After a nearly three-year spending spree, the Dodgers seem to be retrenching this winter. That's in part because they won 94 games last season and return a roster that is largely intact. But it also seems to be part of a wider organizational philosophy to rebuild the minor-league system and eventually bring the payroll under $200 million. Thus far, the only major headlines they've generated since being eliminated by the St. Louis Cardinals in the playoffs involve the front office.