LOS ANGELES -- Dee Gordon glanced at his buzzing phone. The caller ID said, "Ned Colletti."It was mid-December. The conversation he was about to have with the Dodgers general manager had the potential for some heightened awkwardness. Gordon had just gotten back from the Dominican Republic, where he played winter ball at the team's behest so he could improve as a center fielder.Now, Colletti was on the phone with another request.