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From Diamong (sic) Leung of the Press-Enterprise:
Shortstop Rafael Furcal has been diagnosed with a bulging disk and has been limited to conditioning exercises, leading Dodgers manager Joe Torre to realize he might not have his leadoff hitter back in three weeks, as he'd been told. ...
(Angel) Berroa, however, is hitting .133 and isn't the best defender either. In the first inning Friday, he botched a rundown play, allowing Detroit's Carlos Guillen to elude a tag by sliding underneath it and returning safely to third base.
Torre said he would give Blake DeWitt a look at shortstop before thinking about turning to All-Star catcher Russell Martin, who has said shortstop is his dream position to play.
But on a night when Andy LaRoche started for the first time at third base, Torre called DeWitt his starter there.
"I'm more apt to move LaRoche around," Torre said. ...
Was it a simple Bison drop in the line-up? Any other winners?
Is that because he thinks LaRoche is more versatile, or because DeWitt has somehow earned the right to stay at 3B?
I don't consider Pierre one because one, he's 30 and two, he's only in his 8th year.
At this point you are only talking about Kent.
It was "fresh off parole, Matt 'The Bison' Kemp".
Beimel also added:
Andre "Neck Beard" Ethier
Jeff "Only Man in MLB Who Should Wear a 'Stache" Kent
Juan "The Only Man in Baseball That Can Wear This [mini] Hat" Pierre
Pierre is clearly thought of in baseball circles as a "veteran", "leader", etc.
DeWitt now OPSing less than Loney, Kemp, and Ethier, though Management no doubt thinks he's hitting the best of the bunch.
And Pierre needs to get out of that leadoff spot.
Torre's as bad as Grady.
8 pitch 1st?
LF-Young
CF-Kemp
RF-Ethier
3B-LaRoche
SS-DeWitt
2B-Kent
1B-Loney
C -Martin
That line-up could score some runs.
Yeah, that's how I read it too.
Infield single up the middle. Kemp beat the throw from Renteria.
No U.S. Open for you this weekend, Shimmin?
Tigers got a steal in the 5th round when they drafted him.
He's going to be a good one.
Cabrera flied out to shallow shortstop.
Can someone please explain what shallow shortstop is?
And yet, you wear pleated pants and leather belts and tucked in shirts and shoes and socks everyday. I don't get it.
No Masters or Wimbledon either? I follow golf and tennis pretty much 4 weeks only a year at most, but they're pretty much mainstays for me (except the Australian Open I guess).
But other sports have pretty numbers too...
That should be engraved on something.
1916 - lost to Red Sox in 5
1920 - lost to Indians in 7 (best of 9 series)
1941, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1977, 1978 - lost to Yankees
1955, 1963, 1981 - beat Yankees
1959 - beat White Sox
1966 - lost to Orioles
1974 - lost to A's, avenged loss in 1988
He's got to score on Pierre.
And 1965 - beat Minnesota (Washington)
Yeah, Thames somehow fell for Pierre's deke and froze between 2nd and 3rd. Dodge(re)d a bullet there.
Martin popped out to short on the first pitch.
Chapter 1: How to Exit Gracefully as a Player
D'oh! My mistake lead to the HR. Clearly.
Club holds an option on Penny for 2009.
The option is for either $8.75m or $9.25m, depending on whom you believe (Cot's Baseball Contracts or MLB4u.com), with a $2m buyout.
Squeezing, and playing the infield in in the 2nd inning with one out of a scoreless tie.
Great try by Ethier.
I know you love Scott Proctor, but he's done.
Ken
PS: So's Sweeney.
Unless Torre knew last July he would be in LA, I doubt he had much to do with the Proctor acquisition.
Kent's DP ball becomes two on base, one out.
Frankly, I'm flabbergasted by our record. How are we only 5 games under .500? It's amazing.
I'm still hoping that if we start playing better we can win, because I can't imagine so many things going wrong all season. Eventually the ship will turn, right? We just need to tread water until we find our power stroke.
Oh thats right. We are the only team in baseball that can manage to spend more then 90% of the other teams, and forget to buy a single power hitter.
Tell me again why the Dodger's don't find it prudent to invest in a weight room?
Sorry about the vent guys. Me very angry.
But even more importantly, why is Penny so consistently terrible this season?
So I checked the box score on my phone earlier and saw the Dodgers go up 4-1 then, and said "Yes! There is a God!" and then came home and saw that Penny isn't even worth a penny and suddenly it was - what the?? = 4-7.
Sheesh.
I reeally wouldn't give up on this game yet though, guys.
Part of the humor of Torre coming to LA was that Torre had "abused" Proctor while with NY, so when Proctor finally escaped Torre's perceived wrath, here comes Joe back to LA, haunting Proctor (in theory).
double
double
double play
According to the Fox press release, Ken Rosenthal was supposed to be at this game, but I haven't seen him yet. He's probably making suggestions to Colletti as we speak.
"Reported to Bengals training camp and participated."
Wha...huh!?
That was the breaking news? I thought he'd been traded or someone broke something.
Sheesh.
I also noticed in one early April game there were shots of Penny in the dugout taking puffs off of an inhaler, by chance is Penny asthmatic? In that early April game Penny seemed to me to be winded quite a bit, could an increase in weight and breathing problems be root causes of his lousy performance?
I'm leaving Scott in, no matter what.
Joe
PS: I'll get Sweeney in today too.
Although my cat did just make a statement of sorts about what he thinks, and it's not pretty.
Be right back.
At least Joe took the time to respond.
Also, most of Berroa's throws tend to sink or tail at the end.
As opposed to EMHCK.
It's really hard to tell when Steiner and Monday are explaining things to you.
Maybe we can trade Berroa and Proctor and Penny for some cows and magic beans.
That last one sounded like Martin's fault though.
In 2005, the Tigers drafted him in the 5th round, and he got only $220,000.
Even when we go above slot we can't get it right.
so your saying its gonna get worse?! this is just sad.
{cry}
{meditate}
It was a bad throw by Berroa, but it's likely the shadows at the plate played a role in it getting away from Martin. It was a funky bounce.
And HCK = Hong-Chih Kuo.
Reminds me when Sportscenter had the tease:
"Are the Patriots looking at Matt Ryan with the 7th overall pick? Tune in to Sportscenter to find out!"
Well, they have Tom Brady, so obviously they aren't. You can't trick me into watching Sportscenter.
That's the classic news tease..."Find out what common every day household items can instantly kill you...
...tonight at 11."
147 Sportscenter's the king of teases that lead nowhere or take forever to discover the pointless answer.
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Huzzah, inning over! The rabid dog has been shot and put out of its misery.
I must respectfully demur on your Proctor decision.
Ken
Who will you put in CF today after pinch-hitting for Kemp with Sweeney?
Yours,
D4P
Buster Posey will need to stick to catching.
We would be so much better off with Hu it might be worth him never getting staightened out at the plate.
Procter and Sweeney are so done that it's going to be interesting seeing how this gets blamed on the young players!
10-7 after a Pierre groundout.
The botched double play ground ball by the Dodger draft pick didn't help him any. 3rd out would have been the SF. On other hand I don't think I've ever seen such a bad call by a 1st base umpire.
And then there was a coaching visit to the mound after Fossum replaced Fossum. No doubt that was the Tigers sending out the coach who is designated to handle existential crises.
And in my opinion you have to play Ethier, you must play Kemp for defense if nothing else, and you have to play Young. We got some offense today, its not their fault we got no pitching.
He's just giving false hope to the non-felines.
I was wondering the same thing. It's either a mistake or some sort of average.
I rewound the DVR and you are correct. I would have loved to see that 0.23 of a hit.
Loney 1b
LaRoche 2b
DeWitt ss
Martin 3b
Young lf
Kemp cf
Ethier rf
Ardoin c
Then package Kent and Lowe to the Rays for Navarro to return at catcher. I'd love to see the Rays stick it to the Sox and Yanks. Seriously. I think it would be a good trade for both sides.
I wouldn't insult any other GMs by offering up Berroa. Just DFA him.
Pierre: Pinch-runner and bunter extraordinaire.
Jones, if he comes back: Pinch-hitter and late inning defensive substitute.
He had no chance at either guy. At least he made the play at home look close. Larish was 3 steps from 3rd when Matt released the ball.
We've closed to three runs. Why am I still in?
Scott
PS: I think I might burn my glove.
OK, good call. I didn't realize Larish was already so close to 3rd. Heck of an attempt by Martin at the plate.
Yes.
Still looking forward to a modest three game winning streak :)
You seriously think that would be good for the Rays? So they would lose their All-Star to be catcher and downgrade their defense, all the while ,getting older and more expensive. Not exactly the direction they are going in.
RBI single for Renteria, followed by a flyout to end the inning.
Sounds like they really may try Russell at short, instead. Depends on how poorly Berroa fares but he may be on a short leash.
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Would've been nice if the Dodgers had done more than roll over in that last half inning. Against the Tigers pen no game is quite out of reach.
I viewed it more as Proctor taking one for the team.
You could have asked me.
31-37 likely record.
When you look at the payroll, its just been an complete failure from upper management at assembling this team.
Every day Joe Torre makes a list with nine names on it. Today he made one with ten!
That's $2,743.5 per name...!
Penny will pitch okay for awhile, then just seems to give in.
As the game goes on, the hitters take fewer and fewer pitches, as if they've got a car waiting.
And Torre puts in Sweeney for no good reason.
I think it's time to both Phantom DL some guys and DFA a couple of others.
Only about 70 feet short.
1. Shortstop, the most important postition on the infield.
Furcal can't play and is no longer reliable.
Nomar hasn't been a shortstop for a long time and if he can't stay healthy playing third, how can he stay healthy at short?
DeWitt is not a shortstop.
LaRoche is not a shortstop.
If Hu can't play there then the Dodgers need to go outside and get a shortstop.
2. Second Base, Kent has limited mobility and now his offense is declining as well.
Should Kent be playing? If he is going to play he is better suited to first base or really, DH. Is Kent only interested in producing stats at second base to pad his HOF numbers? Take one for the team Kent and demand a trade to the AL where you can DH.
Move DeWitt to second base.
3. Left Field. The left fielder should be able to hit, and hit for some power.
How about Young?
Will any of this happen? Ha!
.245/.296/.272
16 SB (2.8 run value)
5 CS (-2.4 run value)
"Making things happen" since May 5th.
CF - Kemp
RF - Ethier
3B - LaRoche
SS - Hu
2B - DeWitt
1B - Loney
C - Martin
To heck wit' it. Long term solution. With this lineup, We can afford to allow Hu to search for his groove. There won't be that much pressure. His defense will make up. Just do it. Kent pitch hits and DH's at AL parks if any more are scheduled. Nomar = utility infielder? I donno. Something. Just do it. Whut da' hay? Season's 'bout gone anyhow.
#1 (Rick Monday said today Furcal's injury was picked by a round table of baseball experts(?) as the most devastating of '08) I think we all agree. The question is, who? Which shortstop is both good, available and can be acquired?
#3 - I think we all basically agree with that one. Losing Jones, or having Jones stink and then losing him didn't help either.
Okay, well, Saito looked a LOT better to those last three batters. Maybe it was just the rust showing.
Entering the bottom of the 9th on 9/18/06, the Dodgers win expectancy was 5%.
I would doubt that the outfield is set for next year if this trend continues.
There's no way both Ethier and Kemp would come back from a team with a losing record.
{meditate}
{punch a puppy}
How so?
Meaning management would probably make wholesale changes, and one or both of Ethier and Kemp would fetch the most in return.
I take it you don't subscribe to the LA Times.
The breathing persons that are in fact blaming them all reside in (a) Dodger management; or (b) mainstream media outlets.
Check the Dodgers track record! Stop acquiring lousy players! Hold onto the good ones!
1. Billingsley, Lowe, Kuroda, Kershaw, Kuo
2. Martin
3. Loney
4. DeWitt
5. LaRoche
6. Hu
7. Kemp
8. Jones
9. Ethier
262 a) Well, Dodger management is hopefully gone by the end of this year, and b) I said breathing!
I wouldn't do it, of course, but you know that would happen.
http://www.mitchellandness.com/images/products/medium/PD78R31N_W.jpg
Awesome.
Eric said what I was going to say, so I now I will just make a reference to something that I was going to say, but was previously said.
Dodgers would be far better off had they done the latter.
But instead they continue their "buy a lottery-ticket" ideal to building a champion!
Why is it so hard to see it doesn't work? How many years of evidence is required?
The answer, sadly, appears to be--->>> more then 20!
Dodgers P Brad Penny, who was once again shelled on Saturday in Detroit, will have an MRI on his right shoulder on Monday.
Penny will fly back to Los Angeles on Sunday to have the tests performed.
Penny said in his previous outing last Sunday in LA that his shoulder was finally feeling a little bit better so obviously this is a step back. He has repeatedly denied pitching this season with an injury but his numbers indicate that this may be a serious issue for the struggling right-hander.
Or it could simply mean the Dodgers do not want to continue to send him out there, and the DL seems the best spot to put him for at least the next 11-12 weeks.
I suggested Penny go on the DL over a month ago only to have it pointed out to me that he was throwing 95 mph.
Perhaps if they DL him, they could also put him on weight watchers? Or is that against the collective bargaining agreement?
Or SlimFast. Brad and Andruw could use a few delicious shakes for breakfast and lunch followed by sensible dinners.
272 I still don't think the Kuroda signing was bad at all. He's been a bit Jekyll and Hyde, but overall I think he'll be better than almost any other free agent pitcher would've been.
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285 - This brings up what will surely be a subject of debate here soon if it isn't already, the whole rehash of how much pitching and hitting coaches mean to a team and whether they deserve to be scapegoated for any failings of the pitchers or hitters. Generally, I think feel they shouldn't shoulder the blame. There are times lately where I wonder if having Mattingly around would've helped, because it seems like he's helped individual hitters when he's been with the team. But I feel like that stuff is generally overblown.
{"accidentally" step on cat}
But, if the job is to help them, but it's not their fault if they are not able to help, then it begs the question what purpose do they really serve?
If that really is the case though, it's pretty good work, if you can get it!
Too bad they are not playing the Dodgers! They could certainly provide one of those "0"s!
Mike Piazza did it twice, Dave Hansen and Shawn Green did it once each.
My fantasy team rejoices.
Besides, then we can all read Rosenthal's column about how badly the Dodgers miss Penny and Kent who despite their pathetic performances this year at least provided "veteran presence in the lineup!"
That should be "interesting."
http://tinyurl.com/3gcz4v
"I knew I probably shouldn't have gone out there,"
I hope Conte, Torre, Colletti, et al take Penny to task for concealing his injury today. Ridiculous.
I mean, if Furcal could OPS .688 while being hurt, why can't Penny provide a 5.88 era while being hurt?
Playing hurt! The most over-rated attribute ever given a player!
There has been a change in Kemp's approach, and I'm pretty sure that it isnt all his doing. Last year he looked to turn on pitches, especially fastballs. Sure, it led to some ugly swings on sliders away and lots of strikeouts, but it obviously was effective. This year, his approach is to take everything the other way, especially by sitting on breaking balls and hitting them inside out. Now he cant hit a fastball (even in fastball counts), and most of his power is gone. I find it sad to see Kemp whiff on an 88 mph 2-0 fastball like he did today. Last year that pitch is crushed down the line for a double. It's really hard to hit home runs when all of them are to center or the opposite way. And even with the change of approach, he is still striking out too much. Give me the strikeouts and the power, please. I'm not sure how much the change of approach is due to Easler or the higher-ups, but if i were to put money on it, it would have to go on those upstairs concerned last year about Matt's k's and inability to hit the breaking ball.
I looked at SS's out there who MAY be tradeable (they may not, this is just conjecture, eliminating players who are obviously too good to even both inquiring about, and other players who are clearly terrible...)
here are some possibilities. Who do you think they would have interest in, and the current team would possibly trade? (And which would you prefer?)
I'll just list the current OPS for them, +games played, just for now.
Jed Lowrie (highly unlikely the RedSox would trade him, unless it was a sweet deal): .817
17 G
Ramón Vázquez, Tex: .921; 46 games.
Nick Punto, Min: .738; 24 games. (Would rather have Casilla but don't expect they'd trade him.)
Then there's also Jack Wilson, Pit: .694; 19. One of many SS's they seem to have. He's a vet but could be had cheaply. Would be better than Berroa at least, no?
Too bad Jeff Keppinger's on the DL. Otherwise maybe we could trade them Juan Pierre for him.
I've always wanted Michael Young but he'd be way too expensive too acquire.
Thoughts? Who else? Bobby Crosby seems like someone Beane would consider trading but only if they had a suitable replacement and he might cost too much for what he is, too.
Royals lead Arizona 4-1 in the third. Hochevar vs. Johnson.
Seriously, the best stroke of luck would be to replace both execs at once, although if the pertinent trio agreed to wait it out and try to help their talented core, I suppose that could work.
Who does one cheer for?
It's easy to drop the hatred for Hochevar when you remember this:
If the Dodgers signed him in 2005, they wouldn't have been able to draft Kershaw is 2006.
Isn't his ceiling such that giving up some legitimate talent for him would be justified?
Our most tradeable asset is Derek Lowe, especially with his reputation as a great second-half pitcher. Unfortunately, I think we have to put Furcal in the same part of our minds as Schmidt, someone we might not see again in 2008, someone you cannot count on in any way. And, sadly, someone we can't even think about re-signing. So, given that reality, I don't think it's crazy to recalculate how we're going to approach the SS position. Is Hu really who we want to see out there, full-time, in 2009? If not, then I think it's okay to consider bringing a guy like Young, in his prime, over to the Dodgers and paying a commensurate price.
We know you really need pitching badly. We think you should want all-star pitcher Brad Penny and we'll throw in a prospect too, for Michael Young.
Sincerely,
The Dodgers, c/o Underdog
I'm out of here!
5 years/$80M (2009-13)
Plus he has no-trade protection through 2010.
In other words, no thanks.
1) He is already 31, not really in his prime
2) He is signed through his age 36 season for $16m/yr
3) His defensive +/- MLB rank among SS the past 3 years:
2006: 25th
2007: 29th
2008: 27th
No thanks.
James McDonald - Best available
Jon Meloan - Command issues as a starter
Eric Stults - Solid, but not a long term answer
Justin Orenduff - See above
McDonald has the most upside, though I'm still not sure if he's ready.
I would imagine it would be Park or Kuo to step into Penny's rotation spot, with Park (unfortunately) probably a 2-1 favorite.
Even if it's not good, he is the guy I really felt for watching the the Tomdricksen generation of so called starters go through making millions while this guy did a steady job in Vegas, probably just getting buy for Pillars!
Perhaps Greg Miller (who has done a fine job lately).
Yeah, I would imagine it's Troncoso (or maybe Brazoban -- is he hurt?) to come up.
WOW!
at least in golf, if playing hurt doesn't pan out, you are only hurting yourself, and not an entire organization
I think that is key. As part of a team, everyone has a responsibility to everyone else. I know players feel the need to suck it up for the team, but part of the reason managers earn their money is making tough decisions like this. If Torre doesn't have all the information, he can't do his job.
Does Joe actually think they can be worse defensively than Berroa at ss. Offensively, no one can be more offensive than Berroa, Sweeney, or possibly Pierre. What is going on here--it can't be serving rationality, it can't be serving politics, and it's not serving ownership, it's not serving the fans. What the heck is it serving!
10am - Clay K to the rescue, gets win #1
3pm - Tiger tees off, looking for #14
6pm - Lakers force Game 6
This can be Tiger's Ken Venturi or even Ben Hogan moment (even though I know Tiger's knee injury isn't exactly a near fatal car crash).
What the heck is it serving!
IT'S A COOKBOOK!!!!!
Yellow alert.
(He's on the Braves.)
Or
Kershaw gets Miggied
Tiger reinjures his knee
Celtics win the title in our house
Stand down.
Would the Dodgers qualify for low interest FEMA loans to help rebuild the team then?
In other news, we saw a fun French (Freedom?) film tonight called "Priceless". I would think it'd be a good "date" film, if you're into that sorta thing.
Phil Jackson likes Kobe Bryant's attitude
Coach says his star player was 'uplifting' after Game 5 debacle
"The news might get worse for the Dodgers. It was learned that Chan Ho Park, a possible replacement for Penny, has been unavailable to pitch out of the bullpen for the past two days after feeling a pinch in the back of his shoulder during his previous outing. He feels better, but still feels a little something when throwing his slider. For what it's worth, Park says he's available to pitch."
We have enough young talent that someone can still suddenly breakout, but it's really time to start worrying.
1987
1 & 2) Signed Pedro Astacio as an amateur FA (Dominican Republic)
>> traded to Colorado in 1997 for Eric Young
>> who was traded to the Cubs with Ismael Valdez in 1999 for Terry Adams, Brian Stephenson, and Chad Ricketts
>> Ricketts was traded with Luke Prokopec to Toronto in 2001 for Cesar Izturis and Paul Quantrill
>> Quantrill signed as a Type A FA with the Yankees in 2004; as compensation the Dodgers selected Blake DeWitt (round 1) and Justin Orenduff (sandwich pick)
1988
3) Signed Raul Mondesi as an amateur FA (Dominican Republic), June 6
>> traded with Pedro Borbon (see below) to Toronto in 1999 for Shawn Green and Jorge Nunez
>>Nunez was traded with Matt Herges (see below) to Montreal in 2002 for Wilkin Ruan and Guillermo Mota
>>Mota was traded with Paul LoDuca (see below) and Juan Encarnacion (see below) to Florida in 2004 for Hee Seop Choi, Billy Murphy, and Brad Penny
1991
1 & 2) Signed Ismael Valdez as an amateur FA - Mexico (see Astacio for the link to DeWitt & Orenduff)
1992
3) Signed Matt Herges as an undrafted FA (see Mondesi above for the link to Penny)
1993
3) Drafted Paul LoDuca, round 25 (see Mondesi above for the link to Penny)
1994
4) Signed Chan Ho Park as an amateur FA (South Korea)
>> Park signed with Texas in 2002 as a Type A FA; resulting compensation sandwich pick was Greg Miller
1996
5) Signed Luke Allen as an undrafted FA
>>was traded to Colorado in 2003 for Jason Romano
>>who was traded to Tampa Bay in 2004 for Antonio Perez
>>who was traded with Milton Bradley (see below) to Oakland in 2006 for Andre Ethier
1998
6) Signed Kevin Brown as a FA, December 12
>>traded for Jeff Weaver, Brandon Weeden, Yhency Brazoban, and cash in 2003
3) Signed Pedro Borbon as a FA, December 30 (see Mondesi link above)
1999
7) Drafted Jason Repko, round 1
8) Signed Hong-Chih Kuo as an amateur FA (Taiwan), June 19
2000
9) Signed Willy Aybar as an amateur FA (Dominican Republic), January 31
>>traded with Danys Baez (see below) to Atlanta in 2006 for Wilson Betemit
>>Betemit was traded in 2007 to the Yankees for Scott Proctor
3) Drafted Travis Ezi, round 12
>>traded to Florida in 2003 for Juan Encarnacion (see Mondesi above for link to Penny)
5) Signed Franklin Gutierrez as an amateur FA (Venezuela), November 18
>>who was traded to Cleveland in 2004 for Milton Bradley (see above for link to Ethier)
2001
9) Drafted Edwin Jackson, round 6
>>traded with Chuck Tiffany (see below) to Tampa Bay in 2006 for Danys Baez (see above) and All-Star Lance Carter
2002
10) Drafted James Loney, round 1
11) Drafted Jonathan Broxton, round 2
12) Drafted Delwyn Young, round 4
13) Drafted James McDonald, round 11
14) Drafted Eric Stults, round 15
15) Drafted Russell Martin, round 17
16) Signed Ramon Troncoso as an amateur FA (Dominican Republic), June 20
17) Signed Mario Alvarez as an amateur FA (Dominican Republic)
18) Signed Tony Abreu as an amateur FA (Dominican Republic), October 17
2003
19) Signed Chin-Lung Hu as an amateur FA (Taiwan), January 31
20) Drafted Chad Billingsley, round 1
9) Drafted Chuck Tiffany (see above), round 2
21) Drafted Xavier Paul, round 4
22) Drafted Matt Kemp, round 6
23) Drafted Lucas May, round 8
24) Drafted Travis Denker, round 21
>>traded to SF in 2007 for Mark Sweeney
25) Drafted Andy LaRoche, round 39
26) Signed Juan Rivera as an undrafted FA, July 21
>>traded to Kansas City in 2008 for Angel Berroa
2004
27) Drafted Cory Wade, round 10
28) Signed Jeff Kent as a FA, December 15
2005
29) Signed Derek Lowe as a FA, January 11
30) Drafted Jonathan Meloan, round 5
31) Signed Rafael Furcal as a FA, December 19
32) Signed Nomar Garciaparra as a FA, December 19
2006
33) Signed Joe Beimel as a minor league FA, January 25
34) Signed Takashi Saito as a minor league FA, February 7
35) Drafted Clayton Kershaw, round 1
36) Signed Juan Pierre as a FA, November 22
37) Signed Jason Schmidt as a FA, December 8
2007
38) Signed Chan-Ho Park as a minor league FA, November 8
39) Signed Andruw Jones as a FA, December 6
40) Signed Danny Ardoin as a minor league FA, December 12
41) Signed Hiroki Kuroda as a FA, December 15
42) Signed Gary Bennett as a FA, December 17
2008
43) Signed Luis Maza as a minor league FA, February
Who then?
If not Hu, then.
Put on your GM hats, people!
Berroa will get the next two weeks until Nomar gets back. Then Nomar will play SS for a few weeks until he gets hurt. By then (All-Star break or so), either Hu will be ready to come back up or the club will be out of contention so Hu can come back up anyway.
I'm not opposed to trying DeWitt or LaRoche at SS either.
Some of the drafts are also encouraging.
Y. Betancourt of Seattle?
However, when Jones comes back, if he can perform, then Hu should be good enough, No?
Kemp, Jones, Ethier
LaRoche, Hu, DeWitt, Loney
Martin
No Trades necessary with this.
1. Univ Michigan
2. Miami, Ohio
3. Univ of Toledo
vr, Xei
I like the fact that, indirectly, Pedro Astacio and Raul Mondesi are still contributing to the Dodgers.
353 Seems most like scenario, and fairly safe, but also hard to see helping very much.
Trying DeWitt or LaRoche at short couldn't hurt either, but I don't know if either of them can be a fit there.
Sheffield was then traded to the Braves in 2002 for Odalis Perez, Brian Jordan, and Andrew Brown.
Andrew Brown was then sent with Franklin Gutierrez to the Indians in exchange for Milton Bradley in '04.
Finally, Milton Bradley was packaged with Antonio Perez and traded to the Oakland A's for Andre Ethier in '05.
Not that any of us are actually GMs, but as something to consider or think about. Or wile away the hours until the team fully implodes.
The University of Michigan runs far ahead of the other two schools.
I'm not certain about the business school, but I would be surprised if Miami U or Toledo were comparable.
Michigan looks pretty good.
US News & World rankings here:
http://tinyurl.com/6xj7mu
You're right! Egregious error on my part, since Piazza's discussion sparked discussion of his link to Ethier, which in part led me to research that list!!!
lol
The consolation? Well, for those fantasy teams with the DL space required, when Penny was dropped a while ago, J. Johnson and A. Sanchez were added and then DL'd, and so the Marlins and some of my fantasy teams have their replacement players in waiting [and we went off the sinking LAD Brad Penny with dignity, and with J. Johnson and A. Sanchez, and either A. Galarraga or G. Smith].
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