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Tuesday, December 20, 2005 |
Pickoff Moves
Tons o' stuff, so let's get busy, kids...
Roster Notes
- The Daily News says the Dodgers have given up their pursuit of Reggie Sanders, and that J.D. Drew will be the club's starting right fielder.
- Rotoworld says Jeff Weaver rejected arbitration with the Dodgers.
- Kenny Lofton's $3.85M, one-year contract is expected to be announced today, according to MLB.com.
- Hee Seop Choi has been offered a one-year contract despite the Garciaparra signing. If he rejects it, the Dodgers will not offer arbitration.
- Speaking of Nomar, the recently signed first baseman says he'd like to finish his career in Dodger blue. Stay healthy, Nomar, stay healthy.
- Recently released pitcher Kazuhisa Ishii will probably return to the Japanese Leagues, and in particular, the Yakult Swallows.
- Former Dodger Brian Jordan rejected arbitration with the Braves, and is said to be mulling retirement.
- Oakland signed a one-year, $2.4M deal with former starter Joe Kennedy.
- Kevin Millwood will meet with the Rangers.
Farm System Smackdown
I usually check in on John Sickels' blog about once a week, which is why I get to this organizational smackdown late, which the Dodgers later won. Where is that hot young Dodger team, etc.Ross Newhan On The Dodgers' "Rent-A-Roster"
Ross Newhan nods mostly approvingly at a series of short but relatively expensive veteran signings that provide breathing room for the kids while trading none of them. He does, however, make one interesting note about the Dodgers cutting back on their scouting spending; that farm may be good now, but teams that try to pull such stuff often end up regretting it.Baseblogging Interviews Jon Weisman
What a great interview of Dodger Thoughts' Jon Weisman in Baseblogging today. I have to blush at Jon's commentary about this fine establishment...OOPs! Baseball's Most Overrated Offensive Players
Rich Lederer snarks at baseball's most overrated offensive players, using a simple but fair metric:(Batting Average > League Average) + (On-Base Percentage < League Average) + (Slugging Average < League Average) = Overrated Offensive PlayersNot surprisingly, Darin Erstad shows up on his list, as does the pretty damn funny observation in the comments section here that Erstad is the team's LOGGY -- Low Offense, Gold Glove Yokel. The season is ripe for manger scenes, and here we are with the birth of a new acronym.
Comments:
Good article by J. Crasnick at ESPN.com about the Angels' committment to their youngsters. Unfortunately, the article is subscription only . . . .
# posted by 
: 12/20/2005 09:04:00 AM
: 12/20/2005 09:04:00 AM
I was encouraged by the article. I'd rather see the team go w/ the kids than make some of the boneheaded trades that have been suggested.
# posted by : 12/20/2005 11:44:00 AM
: 12/20/2005 11:44:00 AM
Most interesting thing in the article was the report that Moreno is fully behind Stoneman's "build-from-within" philosophy and is also reluctant to trade a bushel of prospects for a proven star.
# posted by : 12/20/2005 12:22:00 PM
: 12/20/2005 12:22:00 PM
The one disquieting note in Newhan's column about the Azul was the part about the team losing Logan White's top two assistants. How long before another team dangles a big contract in front of Logan White and Frank McCourt fails to match it?
# posted by : 12/20/2005 04:43:00 PM
: 12/20/2005 04:43:00 PMNewer› ‹Older
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