The fifth starter slot: a place in the pitching rotation always in flux. Most clubs don't feel the need to go out and stabilize the last necessary spot, opting instead to use strategically placed off-days or low-end starters to make ends meet. The Dodgers have a very wide-open spot this year, just ... 20Feb2010 |
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Reed Johnson is now a Dodger. The outfielder will fill a fourth-outfielder role after Juan Pierre was traded to the White Sox. Johnson is a good addition; he plays stellar defense in left-field, where he will presumably see most of his innings, and he has a decent bat. However, the fact that he's a ... 1Feb2010 |
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The Dodgers did their best to shore up the bench, resigning utility-man Ronnie Belliard and catcher Brad Ausmus to one-year deals. Belliard came from Washington in a waiver deal, and proceeded to tear apart opponents. He had a line of .351/.398/.636 while with LA, and supplanted Orlando Hudson as the starting second ... 26Jan2010 |
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The offseason's over for the Dodgers. Sure, they might sign a minor-leaguer here or there, maybe someone to fill up the bench. But with the signing of Vicente Padilla to a one-year, $5.025 million contract, the Dodgers are done. Unless someone falls into their lap, like Orlando Hudson last year, the Boys in Blue will return to their cave, restart ... 21Jan2010 |
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The Dodgers finished their most important task this offseason: locking up all arbitration-eligible players. First it was Matt Kemp and Chad Billingsley. Now, the six others fell in line with them. LA came to terms with James Loney, Jonathan Broxton, George Sherrill, Andre Ethier, Russell Martin, and Hong-Chih Kuo; both Broxton and Ethier agreed to two-year deals that lock up ... 19Jan2010 |
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The Dodgers and Matt Kemp agreed to a two-year deal worth $10.95 million plus incentives, locking the center-fielder up for two arbitration years. Kemp won a Silver Slugger and a Gold Glove last year after a season in which he batted .297 while hitting 26 home runs and stealing 34 ... 15Jan2010 |
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With the unofficial decade coming to an end, a close look should be given to the Dodgers' work. After all, it's not every day that ownership changes, a team that hadn't won a playoff series in 20 years sweeps the NLDS in consecutive years, and the team achieves a staggering amount of attention, from injuries to trades to steroids to ... 28Dec2009 |
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Juan Pierre is a Dodger no more. The speedy outfielder was sent to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for two players to be named later, though the speculation is that John Ely and Jon Link will be shipped to Los Angeles.
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Silence. That's all that came from the Dodgers during baseball's annual Winter Meetings held in Indianapolis this year. Just silence. No trades, no signings, nothing. Just deafening silence. Enough to drive a fan insane. Empty rotation spots, a gaping hole at second, a bench completely devoid of help. Just...silence.
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Tuesday was the deadline to offer arbitration to eligible players, and most of the time the process is just a formality. A free-agent gets arbitration from a team that wants draft-pick compensation if the player signs elsewhere, and the free-agent usually declines to test the market. Last year, all of two players ... 1Dec2009 |
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Joe Torre is in talks with the Dodger management to extend his three-year deal into 2011. Extension talks further complicate the situation of hitting coach Don Mattingly. Mattingly interviewed for the managerial job at Cleveland before losing out to Manny Acta. While the former first-baseman is considered to be the heir-apparent, ... 9Nov2009 |
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As of last Friday, Manny Ramirez is expected to remain a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2010, as the 37 year-old outfielder will not exercise the escape clause in the two-year, $45-million contract he signed last spring according to his agent Scott Boras. Last season, Ramirez hit .290 with 19 ... 9Nov2009 |
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The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3, clinching the World Series title for their 27th title. From the Dodger perspective, the victory signals the official beginning of the offseason, and more importantly the beginning of free agency. The Dodgers have many looming questions, starting with the rotation. While the team has ... 5Nov2009 |
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It was a wild and crazy season. They won 13 straight home games. Manny was suspended for 50 games. They carried the best record in the majors for a while, and hardly ever surrendered the best record in the National League. There were come-from-behinds and blown leads. There were offensive outbursts and deep ... 22Oct2009 |
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The Dodgers are now down 1-3 in the NLCS, basically recreating the series from last year, only switching a few things around. LA wins Game 2 instead of Game 3. LA starts at home, instead of the road. But the Phillies and the Dodgers did not regress fully to last year's pennant ... 20Oct2009 |
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It was no contest as soon as the second inning ended. The Phillies hit Hiroki Kuroda harder than a ton of bricks, and the City of Brotherly Love cruised to a 11-0 drubbing of the Boys in Blue. Cliff Lee dominated from beginning to near end, allowing only three ... 18Oct2009 |
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It was a tight pitching matchup, featuring two pitchers facing their former clubs. Vicente Padilla against his old Philly squad. Pedro Martinez against the Dodger Blue. It was an intense pitcher's duel, but in the end the bullpens were the deciding factor. The Dodgers struck the Phillies' defense and 'pen hard, scratching ... 16Oct2009 |
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In a matchup that was meant to be decided by the bullpens, the Dodgers appeared to have the edge. However, a rare poor outing by George Sherrill cost the Dodgers a game, as LA fell to Philadelphia 8-6, putting them in a 0-1 hole in the best-of-seven series. Clayton Kershaw cruised for ... 15Oct2009 |
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Excellent analysis of Dodgers roster for 2010: http://yallkiltit.wordpress.com/2010/03/06/dodgerblast-spring-training-roster-analysis/ 
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Joey, your right, but what were you thinking was going to happen? whats your point here? you called every UCLA ...
I was at that game as well. Where'd you sit? 
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