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J.D. Drew has a sore right shoulder and Jeff Kent has a sprained left wrist, according to Pete Kerzel at MLB.com. It doesn't sound as if Drew's injury is serious enough for the disabled list, and Kent may also be day-to-day. (He will be examined before Sunday's game.) In any case, the Dodgers will need more backup to make sure these guys are allowed to recuperate properly and to field the best possible team in any given inning that they're absent. So it's emphatically time now to return relief pitcher Lance Carter to the minor leagues and call up a sixth reserve player.
Though the first look may be to Las Vegas, Nate Purcell noted in today's game chat that AA stars Andy LaRoche and Matt Kemp did not play in Jacksonville's 1-0 victory over Huntsville this afternoon.
In 5 2/3 innings of work, Erickson has one strikeout and one home run allowed, maintaining his typical ratio.
Delwyn is hitting 300/360/440 which is pretty good but he is playing in Vegas. He usually is a slow starter so by calling him up now the Dodgers might catch as he heats up. Also his defense is spotty but the Dodgers already have utility/defensive guys like Martinez and Robles on the roster so they have no need to replicate that. As far as other options LaRoche has been hot lately, but he just doesn't show enough power, he plays 3rd which would mean Aybar could move to second, but they could do the same with Nomar or Saenz. Kemp I just don't beleive is ready, defensively and power wise he'd be fine, but he is just beginning to learn some plate discipline.
Of course, the Dodgers could offer Gio Cararra in return to sweeten the deal!
I don't beleive the Dodgers need anoth high paid OF on the downside of his career... they already have Cruz and Lofton and Ledee... also that doesn't help the if Kent needs an extended rest. Why not call up Delwyn and when Repko or Werth(?)are ready, you can always send one of them back down.
Lowe (3-3) posted his second win in a row, cruising along until the seventh when three hits in a row produced a run and put runners on first and second with none out. Not known for holding runners well, Lowe froze Ryan Zimmerman with a slick pickoff move that killed the rally.
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Danys Baez and Takashi Saito each pitched a scoreless inning and the Dodgers bounced back from the loss Friday that ended their seven-game winning streak.
Heard that Kent got Kent... :(
We could really use Brandon Phillips right now. I'd probably use Oscar Robles at 2B.
Though the players I listed aren't way above average or cheap, they represent upgrades over Lofton, Cruz, and Ledee for sure.
Jeff Kent (with all of his salary paid, but $2.5 million including next season), Cesar Izturis, Andy Laroche, Dioner Navarro for Carl Crawford. The D-rays can then move Cantu to 1B.
21 - Why on earth would TB ever want Kent with Cantu holding down 2B at Utley-ian offensive levels?
Laroche, Navarro, and perhaps Loney for Delmon though...then you may have something to build off of...
Bingo.
Besides having a kind of weak arm, I don't see why Crawford can't play CF. I'm pretty sure the main reason why he's played left is because they have Baldelli is center.
Even baseball prospectus likes him, so I don't see why people here would dislike him. He's never going to be a walker, but once he develops a little more power, he should be walking around 50 times a year.
Furcal SS
Vidro 2B
Drew RF
Nomar 1B
Crawford CF
Aybar 3B
Cruz/Guzman LF
Martin C
Beyond just saying the guy's screwing up, anyone have ideas WHY? Trying too hard, lost his stuff, mechanical flaws, what? A guy can lose it pretty quick, but he seemed like he still had at least a semblance of "it" in spring.
Saw where Baez's problems might be caused by not getting his legs into pitches very well and not finishing pitches, causing ball to flatten out. Right? Who knows?
But at least it's specific things rather than just saying the guy stinks; that's what I'd like to know about Carter.
Good question, I know I wouldn't want him around my team.
They could always pawn off Kent to another team for more prospects (and keep a lot of the cash).
1-I had always suspected that Izturis was a steroid user. His Tommy John surgery convinced me. Has any other NON pitcher ever needed it?
2-Nomar- he seems to be rather "leaner" now than last year- & with only warning track power now. Why? The LA media is way too forgiving.
Also, I was at the Houston day game a couple weeks ago. Although he has only one error, his failure to make an easy scoop at first cost them the game.
I was going to say just one of the worst ever, period, but he's in the majors and he isn't Alex Sanchez.
vr, Xei
I hope LaRoche and Kemp get promoted to AAA then I wont have to bother with watching Truby at 3B and Weber/Duncan manning CF.
Some really drunk guys were heckling Guzman at his first at-bat because he was swinging at really bad pitches. They were also heckling the pitcher at the same time for throwing said bad pitches. Guzman looked toward them seemed a lil bothered by it but shook it off and swung at the next pitch--another bad ball almost in the dirt, but he golfed at it for a weak chopping infield hit. One of the drunk guy kept cheering for the Brewers. The other three had to remind him that the Brewers werent here. By the 5th inning he was so drunk he lit up a pall mall in his seat. They had remembered to go to the smoking section two innings earlier.
I did have some interactions with the guys in the bullpen. I asked Gagne how his elbow felt while he was getting some water and he gave me a casual "very good" without looking up at me. I got Kuo's attention as well, but couldn't think of anything clever to say so I just gave him a thumbs up which made him smile. Good lord is he big.
Glad for the Dodgers win yesterday; I've been taking an inordinate amount of grief since friday pm.
Did the broadcast cover Zach Day -- whose pitched well since being picked up off waivers -- likely gone for the year. Sore luck Nats on pitching injuries this year.
Jose Guillen to the DL and still no Ryan Church. Instead, he gets sent from AA ("close to the big club") "up" to AAA (in NO). Um sure, Jim. Whatever.
Danys Baez is Abu Ghraib on a grass field. hahaha.
Or is it not OK to laugh at that?
capdodger, is your local packie Chats?
I wonder who will get called up to Jacksonville if Kemp did get promoted.Maybe Xavier Paul with Pedroza going to Vero Beach.
It's Cleveland Park Liquor and Wines. Very helpful people with a very big selection of wines, spirits and beers.
Has Kemp been up for a cup before or is this his first shot? Either way, I'm looking forward to seeing it.
But in both appearances back in LA, the first 3 runners reached base. ERA now 8.49. "I feel fine. I just need a good inning to get going," item quoted him.
Going, all right...going back to the 51s....
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