BILL PLASCHKE:  The Dodgers say it all with their silence

I haven’t seen the books. I don’t know the budget. But I recognize the silence.

While other teams noisily scrambled through an Indianapolis hotel this week in hopes of improving themselves, the Dodgers were in an entirely different race.

The Indy 000.

No talk about improving the team through high-priced free agency or expensive trades. No talk about improving the ballpark through needed renovations.

And, most ominous of all, no Randy Wolf or compensation for losing him.

The only move they made at baseball’s winter meetings was to stick their general manager in neutral, announcing that Ned Colletti will be the first Dodgers baseball boss in Los Angeles Dodgers history to report to the money guy—President Dennis Mannion—instead of directly to the main guy, the owner.

“I’ve always believed both sides should work together,” said Colletti.

But working together toward what, exactly?

From the moment this team went directly from Citizens Bank Ballpark to divorce court in October, the Dodgers have continually claimed they would still conduct business as usual.

What happened this week is certainly not usual.

For the average fan, what happened with Wolf should be scarier than any ticket-price increase.

The week was highlighted—or lowlighted—when Wolf signed a three-year, $29.75-million deal with the Milwaukee Brewers.