Dodgers' Brandon Gomes shares updates on Tarik Skubal, Shoki Oda, Josue De Paula and more

LAS VEGAS — Standing outside of a packed conference room, half a day into General Managers meetings, Los Angeles Dodgers GM Brandon Gomes said none of his conversations leading up to or since arriving in Las Vegas had painted a clear picture of how the free agent or trade markets would play out over this month. The Dodgers are going to take a "business as usual" approach to the offseason, prepared to react whenever those markets reveal themselves. 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