6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog: Dodger Notes

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Wednesday, March 16, 2005

Dodger Notes

Baby, I Kneed You: Eric Gagné's sprained knee is slow coming back to normal, and Dodger trainers are restricting his activities. He hasn't been on a mound since February 24. Alternate closers include Yhency Brazoban and NRI Aquilino Lopez.
Penny, OP Looking Up: Both Penny and Odalis Perez had encouraging bullpen sessions, with Penny throwing 73 pitches and no ill side-effects. Perez tossed 44 and will throw live on Saturday.
Dodgers Have A Lowe Feeling On Opening Day: Derek Lowe is the Dodgers home opening day starter against the Giants. Jeff Weaver will be the number three pitcher, and will make the start on home opening day in Los Angeles, with either Odalis Perez, Kaz Ishii, or Wilson Alvarez sandwiched between.
Edwin Jackson got shelled Monday in action against the Nationals, giving up five runs and six hits in two innings before the game was rained out. Jackson continues to cough up baserunners like phlegm (~~seven in eight innings~~).
Update: Rich Lederer wrote for a clarification on the above number. Putting together the Daily News story above and the MLB.com account of Jackson's most recent start, it would seem that Jackson's line is now 8.1 IP, 7.56 ERA, 7 BB, and 9 hits.
Jayson Werth underwent MRI and CT scans of his wrist to determine how far progressed his healing is. "If everything's OK, it's possible within a week he could be swinging the bat," said Jim Tracy.
Erickson Now Likely: Scott Erickson (and his hot wife) is now an almost certain lock to join the team, despite having a rough outing against the Atlanta Braves. The remaining relivers jostling for a job are Aquilino Lopez, Buddy Carlyle, Ryan Rupe, and possible LOOGYs Kelly Wunsch and Mike Venafro.
Rotation estimation: According to the Daily News, aside from Derek Lowe, the Dodgers will start the season with Brad Penny on the DL (uh oh), and OP will be on a pitch count, which means the team will start the season with twelve pitchers.