Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti says he's been on the phone trying to improve the team as the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline approaches. "It's a fun time of the year. Because now you get a chance to see who's serious and who isn't," Colletti said. "We make far more calls than we get. It shows we're active. Shows we're trying to be active. We're buying." While Colletti says Los Angeles could take on payroll, the team's finances have come into question. Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and his estranged wife, Jamie, spending nearly $20 million on acrimonious divorce proceedings.