Whicker: MLB trade deadline has been kind to the plundering Dodgers

The annual game of Plunder And Blunder is upon us.
The trade deadline arrives at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Rich clubs descend into the yards of the impoverished and steal all their homegrown tomatoes.
If you’re a pretty good player on a really bad club and you’re either bearing down on arbitration or free agency, you likely will gain ground in the standings on Thursday.
Two years ago, when August 31 was still a secondary trade deadline that required waivers, Houston wanted Justin Verlander,