Dodgers’ depth of rookie hitters lessens the need for deadline help

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers are expected to acquire a relief pitcher or two before next Wednesday’s trade deadline. The quest to improve the offensive depth on the roster has been a quiet one.
That’s partially a function of the Dodgers’ minor league pipeline, which has provided an unusually steady supply of hitters in 2019. Alex Verdugo carried a .296 batting average – second on the team to Cody Bellinger among qualified hitters – into Wednesday’s game aga