How The West Was Won (or Lost)

All roads to the World Series go through your bullpen. The Dodgers bullpen is struggling right now. Instead of trading for bullpen help or reaching into the minors for some fresh arms, the Dodgers trade for second baseman Chase Utley to take the place of injured Howie Kendrick. Utley was batting around .220 at the time of the trade and is winding his career down. The rest of baseball has figured out that your team will only go as far as your bullpen takes you. That is why the Kansas City Royals almost won the World Series last year. Why can't the Dodgers brass figure it out?