Some players don't appear inclined to consider the Dodgers as a free agent destination this winter due to the team's ownership and financial issues. "It's a lot sad, with nobody being there," Padres closer Heath Bell said. "When I was a kid, the Dodgers could have been really bad and there would still be people in the stands. Now there's nobody." The Dodgers will have holes to fill this winter, lots of them. However, with the team's bankruptcy case scheduled to extend into January, it is uncertain how much money the team will have to spend. "What visiting players are saying to me is, 'It's different.' That spreads around the league," said agent Scott Boras. "L.A. was always a place where there were 40,000 fans in the stands. The Dodgers were always one of the top five teams in spending. In the player community, both of those dynamics have changed. Players are shocked by it." Luis Gonzalez, who played for the Dodgers in 2007, said he believed the off-field drama would influence prospective free agents. "It plays a huge factor," Gonzalez said. "I think there's a lot of insecurity. If you're a big-time free agent, there's a lot of instability there right now. "It's hard for any agent to want your client to go there, especially thinking about how much money they owe their former players."