Is ‘Phase Two’ all about payroll reduction?

LOS ANGELES -- In the words of team president Stan Kasten, the Dodgers have entered the second phase of the ownership group's plans when it bought the team.The first phase involved restoring the credibility of the franchise after years of neglect under previous owner Frank McCourt and ramping up excitement for the launch of the team's TV channel. That phase was amazingly expensive. The Dodgers signed some of the biggest contracts in sports history and pulled the trigger on the priciest trade baseball had ever seen.