The benevolence of Dodgers' spending is epitomized with new troubling Andrew Toles situation

Andrew Toles was an electric player during his all-too-brief stint with the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2016-18, particularly in his rookie campaign when he posted a 131 wRC+ and looked like the team's left fielder of the future.

Unfortunately, serious mental health afflictions took their toll, and he was out of professional baseball after 2018. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, Toles ran into some trouble with the law before being placed in the full-time care of his father, Alvin. Since 2019, the Dodgers have renewed Toles' contract every year, keeping him on the restricted list so that he could maintain access to the MLBPA's healthcare policy.

Unfortunately, that procedure hit a snag recently, as Toles is no longer eligible to be placed on MLB's restricted list after seven inactive seasons.

“We’ve been in contact with the Toles family and have worked together on how to best move forward,” the Dodgers said in a statement to the Los Angeles Times. “Continuing with the previous setup was no longer possible due to eligibility. The Toles family has asked that Andrew’s privacy be respected. Out of respect to the Toles family, we will not comment any further.”

Dodgers continue to support Andrew Toles' mental health journey despite rostering snafu

The organization's continued support for their former player has always gone under the radar, mostly because the team keeps it private out of respect to Toles' family. There have been reports in previous years about the former outfielder's detiorarating condition, with the hope being that he'd return to being "a functioning member of society" if treatment went well.

Because of that history, don't expect the Dodgers to make any big announcements about how they ultimately decide to proceed. They did confirm to the LA Times that a plan will be put in place to ensure that Toles is taken care of, though exactly what levers they can pull without violating any MLB rules is unclear.

You can draw some conclusions about the Dodgers taking care of their own. There's also something to say about the team using their vast financial resources to better lives off the field, rather than just spending on talent that's playing on it.

Really, though, the most important takeaway is the most obvious: Andrew Toles, the human being, is suffering. The Dodgers are doing what they can to help him without circumventing any rules. If that's not indicative of what this organization stands for, nothing is.