Are Dodgers stockpiling closers or preparing to deal relief arm for a starting pitcher?

NASHVILLE - After the first day of the Winter Meetings, the Los Angeles Dodgers are the team that made a big deal and created the biggest set of questions.

The Dodgers lost starter Zack Greinke to Arizona and had arranged a trade for Cincinnati's lefty closer, Aroldis Chapman - until domestic abuse allegations surfaced Monday night, putting the deal in jeopardy. The Dodgers have gone from having the best one-two punch in the rotation - Clayton Kershaw and Greinke - to having the potentially the best one-two punch in the final two innings, Kenley Jansen and Chapman.

It's a similar situation to the Nationals' Drew Storen and Jonathan Papelbon: Two elite closers, one job.

Neither Jansen nor Chapman will want to give up their closer's role a year before each is eligible for free agency. Last year, as closers, the two combined for 196 strikeouts in 118 2/3 innings.

So the questions arise.

Given their weak rotation, are the Dodgers going to build a roster much like Kansas City with an extra-strong bullpen ready to work three or four innings every night?

Or are the Dodgers working out a trade that would send Jansen to another team in exchange for starting pitching?

For now, the Dodgers' rotation has Clayton Kershaw, Hisashi Iwakuma (who has reportedly signed) and Brett Anderson in the top three spots.

More notes and conversations from the hallways of the Opryland Hotel:

* Think former Orioles outfielder Nick Markakis is happy that he signed with Atlanta? The Braves keep downsizing. They look like a team that a ton of young pitching and lineup that could score the fewest runs in the National League. ... Their center fielder is over-the-hill Michael Bourn and their left fielder is Hector Olivia, 30, who has played 24 games in the big leagues. Their third baseman is another 30-year-old old with limited experience, Adonis Garcia, and their catcher A.J. Pierzynski. ... The Braves need bats, and so that's why they are shopping pitcher Shelby Miller and looking at third basemen Trevor Plouffe from Minnesota and Todd Frazier of Cincinnati.

* The Twins continued to say Monday that they need offense and that Plouffe isn't going anywhere. But that presents another problem for them: Where to put Miguel Sano? Sano hit 18 home runs as a rookie DH last season and the Twins signed Byung Ho Park to be their DH. So Sano and his 270 lbs. is projected to play in the outfield, and Twins manager Paul Molitor isn't worried: "He runs fine.''

* The weirdest trade speculation of the day: The Cardinals have checked in with the Nationals about pitcher Stephen Strasburg and wondered if the Nationals would be interested in having second baseman Kolten Wong as part of the deal.

* Seattle's new general manager, Jerry Dipoto has been busy, and when he acquired Wade Miley from Boston, it meant the Mariners' roster retooling continues. Miley is the Mariners' second new starter, joining former National Nate Karns. The Mariners have also added two catchers, including former Oriole Steve Clevenger, three outfielders and a utility infielder. The Mariners' rotation is Felix Hernandez, Taijuan Walker, Karns, Miley and James Paxton.

* Does your team need pitching? If so, the team to call is the Cleveland Indians. The Tribe needs offense and has a surplus of starters, with Carlos Carrasco, Danny Salazar and Trevor Bauer as potential trade chips for a bat.

* The market for first baseman Chris Davis is either non-existent or is a well-kept secret. The biggest competition for the Orioles could be the Angels, who could sign Davis to play first base and make Albert Pujols a DH. The Tigers getting Davis to play left field doesn't make sense. The Tigers already have a strong defensive outfield in Cameron Maybin, Anthony Gose and J.D. Martinez.