Game over?

Now that the Dodgers have given up on the free-agent market (what, again?) GM Ned Colletti says he’s happy with the notion of a veteran-free team, and is “curious to see” what his youngsters will do next season.

Meanwhile, Dodgers fans are curious to see if the McCourts will adjust ticket, parking and amenities prices downward from the grown-up to the kiddie level, to match the performance quality we’re likely to get.

Dodgers ownership is committed not to winning but to fielding teams on the cheap. If Colletti buys into this hype, he’s as responsible as the McCourts for the inevitable lousy product.

Bonnie Sloane

Los Angeles

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If Ned Colletti stands pat during the off-season, the Dodgers’ season is over before it begins. Joe Torre is not going to bat cleanup. If Colletti signs Aaron Rowand, moves Juan Pierre to left and packages Matt Kemp and prospects for Miguel Cabrera, that would add 61 home runs and 208 RBIs to our anemic offense and allow us to compete with Colorado and Arizona.

Mike Gamboa

Buena Park

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Looks like the McCourts have blown all their money for next season on a guy who won’t pitch, catch or bat -- Joe Torre. The claim that other teams are demanding too much in trade is the same old speech we hear every year around this time and around the trade deadline and every year we end up with the same thing: our prized youngsters watching the playoffs on television along with the rest of us.

Shaya Moshe

Los Angeles

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Dylan Hernandez’s Nov. 27 article has not done much to bolster my confidence in Dodgers ownership and management. The mixed messages from Ned Colletti, the McCourts, and now Joe Torre are only convincing me that the blind are leading the blind.

Torre, although he has never worked with the current nucleus of players, is inexplicably comfortable with the team makeup and is convinced that, despite appearances, the McCourts are “determined to bring a winner” to Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Colletti is “curious” to see what happens this year with the young players.

Curiosity is driving general management? Curiosityball is the heir apparent to Moneyball. You heard it here first.

Kellie Urdang

Sherman Oaks