Story byDon StroubleMon, December 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM UTC·2 min readThe Winter Meetings officially kicked off in Orlando Sunday, ushering in Major League Baseball’s busiest part of the offseason. All 30 teams will orchestrate trades and transactions while trying to lure free agents during a four-day period. However, one team may remain surprisingly quiet: The Los Angeles Dodgers. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAccording to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, the Dodgers likely will remain uninvolved in big bidding wars despite their large payroll.“The Dodgers will be thrown into every single rumor because of their massive payroll, and they do have $80 million coming off the books,” Nightengale wrote. “But the reality is that they won’t be involved in the bidding war for any of the biggest stars.”“Oh, they’ll dip their toes in the water for Tucker, Bellinger and Diaz, but they would prefer to grab outfielder Harrison Bader and Suarez.