News that the Dodgers are zeroing in on a deal with slick-fielding Cuban shortstop Erisbel Arruebarruena -- which is easier done than said -- raises a couple of points that pertain to now and to the near-term future.First, it proves, yet again, that the Dodgers will continue to push and pull against the MLB thrust to constrain teams from driving up the cost of players. Because Arruebarruena is 23 and has played six seasons in the Cuban professional league, his deal -- which Enrique Rojas estimates at $25 million -- will not count against international spending limits.