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LA Dodgers Trade Juan Pierre To White Sox
The Chicago White Sox on Tuesday agreed to acquire outfielder Juan Pierre(notes) from the Los Angeles Dodgers for two minor league pitchers to be named later.
The Dodgers will pay about half of the $18.5 million that remains on Pierre’s contract over the next two seasons, and the White Sox’s renovation of their outfield – Jermaine [...]
LA Dodgers Winter Meetings Summary
From: Angels Insider
The Dodgers are here mostly because of their questionable arbitration decisions. Despite claims to the contrary, the Dodgers are in cost-cutting mode, and that’s because of owner Frank McCourt’s looming divorce. Obviously, this is a team poised to win now. They barged to the NL’s best regular-season record in 2009, but, if anything, [...]
Los Angeles Dodgers Foolish Not To Offer Randy Wolf Arbitration
From: Tyler’s Articles
Tuesday was a good day for free agent left-hander Randy Wolf. As one of the top starting pitchers available in an extremely weak class, Wolf is looking at a nice pay day this offseason. After the Los Angeles Dodgers refused to offer arbitration to the veteran hurler, though, his value has only gone [...]
LA Dodgers And Vicente Padilla
From: MLB Notebook
Even after Vicente Padilla pulled a Plaxico Burress by shooting himself in the leg, the Dodgers have expressed interest in bringing him back to Los Angeles next season.
I’m not here to debate whether or not someone who shoots themself is smart enough to be a MLB pitcher, but to ask one single question: [...]
LA Dodgers Decline Option On Jon Garland
From: LA Times Blogs
After six appearances totaling 36 1/3 innings — none in the postseason — pitcher Jon Garland has been cut loose by the Dodgers, who declined his $10-million option for 2010 (though the team is free to negotiate a new contract with him). Dylan Hernandez of The Times tweeted the news, and Ken [...]
Don Mattingly Passes On Washington Nationals
From: Yahoo Sports
Former New York Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly really, really wants to be a manager in the big leagues, but he apparently doesn’t want to do it for the Washington Nationals. Rumor has it that Mattingly turned down an offer to interview with the team and help turn it around, according to MLB.com.
There [...]
LA Dodgers Sign Mark Loretta
Mark Loretta
Your LA Dodgers picked up a good utility infielder in Mark Loretta who is a 13 year veteran and two-time all star. Loretta hit .280 last year playing for the Houston Astros and more importantly he played all the infield positions for the Astros.
This is exactly what the Dodgers needs a veteran utility infielder [...]