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Thursday, December 22, 2005 |
Roster Notes
Oh, God, not again! Yes, yes, again!
- The Times reports that the Dodgers have inexplicably hired fifth starter Brett Tomko for two years and $8.7M, with a $1M buyout and a club option for a third year. "He's not worth this kind of money," opines Rotoworld, but that was before this horrendous offseason. I suppose this means Jeff Weaver won't be coming back to the Dodgers, though the article says they're continuing negotiations. "Guests, like fish, smell bad after three days," said Benjamin Franklin, and to that list we can add the Dodger rotation.
- The Dodgers are also talking to Weaver's agent, Scott Boras, about Kevin Millwood. Other options include Byung-Hyun Kim, left-handed-dead-fish Shawn Estes, and possible trade options with the White Sox, who have put Jon Garland on the block. The Sox are thought to want top pitching prospects from the Dodgers in return, and Ned Colletti isn't interested in moving any.
- Finally, the Dodgers re-signed a pair of outfielders from their AA Jacksonville squad, Jon Weber and Tydus Meadows, to minor league contracts.
- Those who worried (Seitz, this means you) that the acquisition of Edgardo Alfonso meant subtracting playing time from Dallas McPherson needn't do so. According to the Times --
"It gives us one more alternative in case Dallas is not 100%, but I don't suspect he won't be — so far, everyone says he's on schedule," said Stoneman, who added that he does not consider Alfonzo a candidate for designated hitter.
- The New York Post is reporting that Manny Ramirez is using the excuse of Johnny Damon's exit to try and apply pressure on the front office to trade him. I agree with Rotoworld in that this means the Sox are more likely to keep him rather than trade him.
- Oops! The Blue Jays really aren't interested in Bengie Molina after all.
- Ramon Ortiz has an offer on the table from the Washington Nationals. Certain arson-related activities come to mind when thinking of the Rockies alleged interest in the combustable righty in Colorado's thin air.
- Ryan Franklin has decided to spurn his former employer now that he's allegedly received inquiries from 14 clubs. But that's not the worst of it; I can fairly see Lookout Landing erecting the scaffolding of the gibbet upon which to hang Bill Bavasi for the rumored pursuit of even worse replacement Kaz Ishii.
- The Padres have extended contracts to Mark Bellhorn, and relievers Dewon Brazelton and Brian Sikorski, the latter having played in the Japanese leagues of late.
- The Diamondbacks' interest in Jeff DaVanon appears to be real, as the team has indeed extended a two-year offer to the recently cut Angel. Boy, you wonder what he could do in Arizona's (thinner) air and their hitter-friendly park... especially as a starter for Pete's sake.
- Much as I may pay attention to the Cubs because of Helen's interest in them, I find them decreasingly compelling because of Jim Hendry's wrong-headed attempts to retool year after year. If the rumor of a Mark Prior for Miguel Tejada swap is true, it could easily go down as one of the worst deals in franchise history -- or one of the best. Prior hasn't shown a proclivity for health, while Tejada has (five straight 162-game seasons!), and is productive at the same time.
Comments:
Tomko doesn't seem too bad for a back-of-the-rotation guy to me. And the Dodgers are in dire straits, so they pretty much have to overpay for every free agent they're gonna get.
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: 12/22/2005 10:26:00 AM
: 12/22/2005 10:26:00 AM
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