Not since December had Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman needed to defend a trade like he did Wednesday's six-player swap with the Atlanta Braves.Gone is beloved third baseman Juan Uribe. In are a pair of minor-league pitchers, Ian Thomas and Juan Jaime. A third pitcher, former Dodger Eric Stults, was also part of the Braves' package, but he was immediately designated for assignment and never got a uniform.