LOS ANGELES — Two weeks ago, when the Dodgers pulled off the blockbuster trade the rest of the league feared was coming and landed Tarik Skubal from the Tigers, the reaction from the wider baseball world was one of doom and gloom. The rich got richer, and baseball’s new version of the Evil Empire was even more equipped to reign supreme over the rest of the league.
But even the Death Star had a fatal flaw. And these days, the Dodgers are full of them.