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Power-hitting 2006 Dodger draft pick Andy D'Alessio will not be signing with the team, he told Derek Redd of the Anderson Independent-Mail:
D'Alessio, Clemson University's junior ABCA second-team All-American first baseman and a 10th-round pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers, has decided not to sign with Los Angeles and return to Clemson for his senior year.
The way the sentence is constructed, it sounds like he's giving up the Dodgers and college. But the bottom line is, he's not going to L.A.
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The money Los Angeles offered was not enough to entice him to sign, D'Alessio said. He had hoped for a $100,000 signing bonus, but the Dodgers offered $60,000, a number much lower than what was offered by the Cincinnati Reds when they chose D'Alessio in the 10th round after D'Alessio's senior year at Barron Collier.
D'Alessio knows his bargaining power will take a hit as a senior signee, but he said the money he'll be offered as a senior won't be much less that what he was offered this year. And the prospect of finishing his degree in business management tantalized him.
I can respect that.
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Longtime sportswriter Lewis Leader presents a 25-man roster of those who have played for both the Dodgers and Angels in this freelance piece for the Times.
They've shared or competed for the affections of Southern Californians since 1961, coexisted in the same stadium — one calling it Dodger Stadium and the other Chavez Ravine — from 1962 through 1965, and, again, jointly use the prefix Los Angeles.
Since 1961, the Angels' first season as an expansion franchise and the Dodgers' fourth after relocating from Brooklyn, 81 players have played with both clubs, Aaron Sele the most recent.
The list stretches alphabetically from Don Aase to Geoff Zahn. It includes Hall of Famers Don Sutton, Frank Robinson, Hoyt Wilhelm and Eddie Murray, and some whose local stays you might have missed altogether. Consider Bobby Darwin. He played in one game for the Angels in 1962 and 17 with the Dodgers in 1969 and 1971. Remarkably, he pitched and played the outfield.
Included are numerous pitchers and outfielders who had solid careers with each club, but few middle infielders. In forming a squad of 25 who performed with both teams, the first criterion was that each member had some significant role with each team. That wasn't always possible, however, and personal favorites soon came into play. ...
Jeff Weaver did not make the team.
I don't hold it against him or anything, I just don't believe for a moment that school is the reason he's not turning pro.
But sure, it could be a public posture I suppose.
We need an all-time Dodgers "initials don't match the real name" team. So far the roster includes Landreaux, D.J. Houlton, and J.D. Drew.
But if he can duplicate or improve his numbers next year maybe he will get a bigger bonus. A review of Baseball America's list of bonuses paid for the first 10 rounds in the last 3 years shows that the $60K is a little above average, only 4 players got above $100K.
A'lessio will have move up a few more rounds to get $100K next year.
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Who is going first Frank or Bowden?
If I were Kevin Towers, I might start sprucing up my resume.
BTW, with the money this will save the McCourts, he can start adding more restrooms.
As I recall, that team also had Albie Pearson on it, who was a pretty small guy. The sportswriters and photographers had a lot of fun putting Pearson & Bilko together.
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