DODGERS NEWS/RUMORS/INJURIES Thread

TJ surgery damn

 

Kershaw
Grienke
Ryu
Haren
Beckett
Maholm
Fife
Magill
Lee?

and eventually Billingsley.

I'm not worried about our depth at this point

 

Sucks ass for Stripling, he may not be needed this year, but he has a bright future and I hope this doesn't derail him.

 

According to Peter Gammons, the Rays came to the Dodgers and asked for Urias, Seager and Pederson in return for Price. Shocked they couldn't put something together .

 

Just reading that made me want to vomit. Thank God we have some brains in the FO now.

 

LMFAO 3 top 50 prospects
Get out

The price (pun intended) for a TORP is something like one A level spec and 2 B level
So Pederson/Lee/Reed would have been more reasonable

 

Spring decisions are coming into focus

March, 5, 2014
By Mark Saxon
The Dodgers are only 11 days from boarding their flight for Sydney and only 17 days from opening their 2014 season, so decisions are coming faster than in a normal spring. With the clock ticking on the key position battles, here is a look at some of the more interesting story lines shaping up:

Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti is a hoarder of pitching

That, of course, makes him no different than most GMs, who acquire as many quality arms as they can, hoping one little adjustment can turn them into a serviceable major-league pitcher. Colletti just carries it to extremes.

A year ago, Colletti looked like he had found a diamond in the rough when he signed declining closer Kevin Gregg to a minor-league deal and invited him to camp. Gregg was the most dominant reliever the Dodgers had all spring, pitching to a .088 ERA in 11 spring innings.

The Dodgers, however, couldn’t find a roster spot for him and released him shortly before Opening Day. Gregg probably could have come in handy, particularly while Brandon League was imploding early in the season. He wound up as the closer for the Chicago Cubs. On a really bad team, he saved 33 games.

A similar roster conundrum could be brewing with Seth Rosin. The Dodgers acquired Rosin from the New York Mets shortly after the Mets took him from the Philadelphia Phillies in the Rule 5 draft. Rosin, a hulking 6-foot-6 right-hander, has been working with Dodgers pitching coaches on using his lower half to drive off the mound, which could give him a few extra ticks of velocity.

It looks like it might be working. In five scoreless innings, Rosin has struck out eight batters. What if he keeps mowing down hitters for another 10 days?

The Dodgers have a bullpen packed with guaranteed contracts, plus some young relievers like Paco Rodriguez and Chris Withrow who merit opportunities. If Rosin doesn’t land on the Dodgers’ Opening Day roster, they would have to designate him for assignment, which means he could end up back with the Phillies or be taken off waivers by another team.

Second base is still a pile-up

The most wide open competition in camp has gotten just a bit more contained. It appears more and more likely that Alex Guerrero will begin the season at Triple-A Albuquerque so he can continue the transition from shortstop and get his swing back up to speed after a year away from the game.

It looks like the Dodgers will open the season using a platoon at second base involving either Dee Gordon or Chone Figgins as the lefty half and Justin Turner, Brendan Harris or Miguel Rojas as the righty half.

Gordon has done the most to earn his spot this spring, playing strong defense at second and showing a little more power after packing on 13 pounds of muscle. He has two doubles, three stolen bases and hit a home run in an intrasquad game. Figgins brings greater versatility because he can play above-average third base, but he’ll have to prove he can hit after two dismal seasons in Seattle. Figgins is batting .154 in 13 at-bats.

Of the righties, Rojas is the best defender. Harris and Turner are steady and versatile without having major offensive upside. A good guess would be a Gordon-Turner platoon in Australia.

The outfield looks settled… for now

Matt Kemp isn’t going to be ready for Australia. In fact, the Dodgers aren’t even sure if he’ll play in any of their exhibition games, which include three games in Southern California against the Angels at the end of the month. They say Kemp is in stage 5 of a 7-step recovery from ankle surgery, but they’ve given no details on what the final two hurdles are.

So, the four-outfielder conundrum is on-hold for the time being. Presuming all of them get through the spring healthy, Carl Crawford will start in left field, Andre Ethier will start in center and Yasiel Puig will start in right.

It appears likely that Kemp’s rehab will spill into April. His first games figure to be against minor-leaguers in extended spring training and, possibly, the regular season. If he feels good in a month or so, let the who-gets-traded debate begin!

 

I wish I could like this a million times. I am in love with how the front office is operating now, with all the talent they've brought in to the management and scouting potions. Even Ned can't fuck this up lol. Just kidding, I'll give Ned credit too. He deserves it. He's come a long way from his first few years here...but Stan Kasten and all his connections in the biz that he has brought on to the Dodgers have just been fantastic. Also, talent we already had like Logan White can finally spread their wings and fly. So happy with our situation.

 

Guerra DFA'd, Chode Figgins added to the 40 man roster

This is some bullshit, Chode Figgins is done smh

 

Figgins is probably here until Kemp comes back.

 

I hope this is correct. He has been terrible both at the plate and in the field all Spring. The dude looks washed up.

 

For now I imagine it's just because he's versatile. Turner should be able to be that guy for us once our roster is full.

 

Chode sucks, give me Rojas over him all day.

 

Extremely interesting rumors.
Unfortunately, except for the fact that the reserve player pool (bench) is a head scratcher coming in with a huge payroll like that.
Just another chink in the over-rated GM armor, as he has gotten credit and plaudits for years now, and what the fuck have we done? get to the playoffs? So did lots of other teams with a lot less on paper, and spending a lot less paper, too.
I'd rather have a player like Pence, who produces, then 20 millionaire Cubans who may or may not live up to the hype.
If they all come to fruition, then he will be the genius, finally, so many say he is/was.
But Rosenthat makes a very good point on the shortcomings, the very basic shortcomings of the team. Maybe the substantial pluses we have will override them...I hope so.
I wonder though, if we bridesmaid out again, as usual, will Ned finally be gone? Probably get an extension....nothing like being "elite".

 

Do you think Ned decided to go out and shell out millions for the Cubans? Or do you think Ned was told to go out and shell out millions for the Cubans? Does it make a difference in your thought process?

 

Btw, Pence basically just had his career year and he will regress, IMO. Pence gets $18.5 million this year, by comparison Kemp gets $21 million.

Interesting side note, one of the 3 players Philly got in return for Pence? Seth Rosin.