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The most unfortunate thing for LA Dodgers fans this off-season has been the sad state of affairs that is the Los Angeles Dodgers…
The biggest piece of news coming out of the Los Angeles Dodgers camp this off-season has been that Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp is dating Rihanna… The LA Dodgers have basically signed nobody, literally, and they’ve let go of some talented players.
Let’s first look at who’s gone…
Randy Wolf is gone and not that I expect him to repeat what he did last year but he was the closest thing to an ace the Dodgers had last year and they’re not picking up anybody to replace him.
The Dodgers haven’t had an ace since they let Derek Lowe walk to Atlanta and neither Chad Billingsley or Clayton Kershaw will be ready to be an ace this year. So the most Dodger fans can hope for this year is a National League West division title because they won’t have the pitching to win the playoffs.
The Los Angeles Dodgers also let Orlando Hudson walk and this guy was a great catalyst at the top of the lineup for them this past season. Anytime you lose a .300 hitting second baseman you’re going to shorten your lineup. Dodger fans can look forward to Blake DeWitt hitting in the 8th spot and batting .250 this season. I have nothing against DeWitt but I’d like to see the guy produce in the minors before he’s given a starting jobs at the major league level…
The Dodgers also traded back up outfielder Juan Pierre away and while that doesn’t seem like much remember what Pierre did for the Dodgers the past couple of season when Manny Ramirez and Rafael Furcal went down.
In particular remember what he did when Furcal went down because Furcal is getting older and when he goes down again (and he will) the Dodgers won’t have anybody to get on base and wreak havoc at the top of the lineup meaning they won’t be able to score runs and that’s going to be a problem with this team. Read the rest at: Dodgers Apparel | Off Season report
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