The world according to Jim:

• We are a week past baseball’s trading deadline, and a week away from the first of two Dodgers-Padres series, with a fortified Little Brother closing in on the defending champs.

So, Dodger fan, are you frightened yet or at least worried about the front office’s inaction last Thursday, when so many late-inning relief pitchers changed hands but only Brock Stewart wound up (back) in Los Angeles? …

• There’s still a long way between now and October, true. But the weekend series next week in Dodger Stadium and the week after in Petco Park could provide a glimpse of how things might look if these teams play in the postseason for the fourth time in six seasons. Will we have to hide our eyes? …

• Oh, and closer Mason Miller said this on the Foul Territory show rega

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