Archives for the ‘los angeles dodgers’ Category

Non Roster Invitee: Doug Mientkiewicz - Dodgers

By john • Mar 19th, 2009 • Category: doug mientkiewicz, los angeles dodgers, major leagues, non roster invitee

Ten years ago or so I gotta admit. Doug Mientkiewicz was kinda cool. After all he was playing in Minnesota, could field a ball and his name somehow had both w and z in it.
Anyway this season he’s trying to make the Los Angeles Dodgers. Last season he tried the same thing with the Pittsburgh [...]



Orlando moves to LA

By john • Feb 20th, 2009 • Category: los angeles dodgers, major leagues, orlando hudson

The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed second basemen Orlando Hudson. Earlier in the day it was reported that the Dodgers had interest in another Orlando, Orlando Cabrera.
Hudson who played for the Arizona Diamonbaks the last three seasons turned 31 in December and is coming off his third straight season of an OPS above 800.
A three [...]



Minor League News: Eric Milton is still alive

By john • Feb 11th, 2009 • Category: eric milton, los angeles dodgers, minor leagues

Eric Milton is still alive. The left handed pitcher signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers and will join the team for spring training.
If the Dodgers are lucky that is all they or anyone will see of Milton who missed almost all of 2007 and 2008 with injuries.  The fact that Milton [...]



Andruw Jones joins the Braves, awaits contract

By john • Jan 15th, 2009 • Category: andruw jones, atlanta braves, los angeles dodgers, major leagues

It’s done. The Dodgers have released Andruw Jones and now the outfielder is awaiting a contract for 2009. Jones apparently already thinks he’s back with the team after he showed up to a Georgia Tech game wearing the familiar Braves cap.
Jones would battle Josh Anderson and Gregor Blanco for the starting job in center field [...]



Dodgers extend contract offer to Hoffman

By john • Jan 7th, 2009 • Category: los angeles dodgers, major leagues, trevor hoffman

When we reported back in early December that the Los Angeles Dodgers were looking into Trevor Hoffman as a ninth inning option we didn’t expect it to be January when the team made an offer.
The Dodgers offer to 41-year-old pitcher exceeds $4 million according to the Los Angeles Times. The Milwaukee Brewers who also have [...]



LA Times claim Dodgers can save $12 mil by dumping Jones

By john • Jan 1st, 2009 • Category: andruw jones, los angeles dodgers, major leagues

Earlier tonight I came across a blip on rotoworld which suggested that the Dodgers were working out a way to cut ties with outfielder Andruw Jones. Below is the excerpt from the site. Their comments are in italics.
The Los Angeles Times reports that the Dodgers are working on a deal that would allow them to [...]



Dodgers by default for Manny?

By john • Dec 24th, 2008 • Category: los angeles dodgers, major leagues, manny ramirez, new york yankees

When the winter began Manny Ramirez and his agent were out and about talking up his stock and pushing for more years. The Los Angeles Dodgers have not been shy about their desire to bring back the 36-year-old outfielder but only want to do so on a two-year deal.
The Dodgers offered Ramirez a two year [...]



Maddux makes retirement annoucement

By john • Dec 8th, 2008 • Category: atlanta braves, chicago cubs, greg maddux, los angeles dodgers, major leagues, retirements, san diego padres, top story

We’ve known it for a few days but it didn’t exactly make things easier.
Greg Maddux is stepping away from the mound. He’s leaving the ball park and his name will no longer appear in the box score.
Four Cy Youngs, 18 Gold Gloves, and 355 wins (the most since the advent of the five man rotation) [...]



Greg Maddux to annouce retirement on Monday

By john • Dec 5th, 2008 • Category: atlanta braves, chicago cubs, greg maddux, hall of fame, los angeles dodgers, major leagues, retirement, san diego padres, top story

Greg Maddux will officially announce what we all suspected. On Monday the future hall of famer will announce his retirement from baseball. Twenty three years in the big leagues and 355 victories Maddux very well could be the best pitcher anyone reading this ever got to see.
Maddux started his career with the Chicago Cubs in [...]



Dodgers gathering info on Hoffman, deal in works?

By john • Dec 4th, 2008 • Category: los angeles dodgers, major leagues, trevor hoffman

Things keep getting worse of the San Diego Padres in regards to former closer Trevor Hoffman. After the team offered the face of their franchise and the all-time saves leader a measly $4 million they then promptly removed the offer from the table. Now it appears that the Los Angeles Dodgers, a divisional foe, has [...]



Dodgers showing interest in Jack Wilson

By john • Nov 25th, 2008 • Category: chin hung lu, jack wilson, los angeles dodgers, luis rivas, major leagues, pittsburgh pirates

Faced with the reality that Rafael Furcal is on his way out of town the Los Angeles Dodgers are looking for his replacment.
The team is again showing interest in Pittsburgh Pirate shot stop Jack Wilson. Which begs the question of why a team would want to take on a player such as Wilson who has [...]



Maddux to be traded to Dodgers?

By john • Jul 30th, 2008 • Category: greg maddux, los angeles dodgers, major leagues, top story

It may have taken a month to happen but it appears that the Los Angeles Dodgers are talking to the San Diego Padres about acquiring future hall of fame pitcher Greg Maddux.
Maddux has suffered through possibly the worst season of his pro career due entirely to the Padres sterile offensive production. Maddux picked up his [...]



Dodgers release trio of minor leaguers

By john • Jul 25th, 2008 • Category: los angeles dodgers, mark bellhorn, matt riley, minor leagues, ramon martinez

The Los Angeles Dodgers annouced the release of former big leaguers Mark Bellhorn, Ramon Martinez and Matt Riley Thursday night.
Bellhorn had simply struggled to hit at the Double-A level, Martinez was injury prone but surprisingly Riley had been effective.
Riley had signed with the Dodgers in 2007 and had been 2-1 with a 2.88 ERA with [...]



Kershaw sent back to Double-A

By john • Jul 3rd, 2008 • Category: clayton kershaw, jacksonville suns, los angeles dodgers, minor leagues

Clayton Kershaw lasted eight starts in the Los Angeles Dodgers rotation but now the young left hander is heading back to Double-A.
Kershaw was 0-2 with a respectable 4.42 ERA during his first taste of big league action but with the return of both Hiroki Kuroda and Brad Penny there just isn’t room for the 20 [...]



Kershaw gets bombed, Dodgers rally for W

By john • May 30th, 2008 • Category: clayton kershaw, los angeles dodgers, major leagues

Clayton Kershaw lasted just 3 2/3 innings in his start tonight allowing four earned on five hits, walking four and striking out two against the New York Mets.
Kershaw the Dodgers number one prospect recently changed his uniform number from 54 to 22 as well.
The Dodgers later rallied in the eight scoring 5 to over take [...]