The L.A. Dodgers will start Chan Ho Park on Saturday against the Angels. Sure, he’s been somewhat effective out of the bullpen this year, but come on, L.A. I guess the Dodgers aren’t familiar with Park’s history of fleecing teams. Good luck on this one, Torre.
Anyway, get your Angels hitters in your lineups.
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According to Ken Gurnick at MLB.com, the Los Angeles Dodgers finally placed shortstop Rafael Furcal on the 15-day disabled list on Monday. The All-Star SS is suffering from a lower back injury.
According to the piece, the Dodgers are seeking an emergency replacement for Furcal, who it hitting .366 with 34 runs scored so far this season. If […]
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UPDATE: (5/10/08, 11:30am) Yankees manager Joe Girardi doesn’t think David Wells is a good idea. In fact, Girardi RUINED Wells by telling CBS Sportsline, “I don’t know if he’s capable of pitching, still.”
May 9th, 8:45am: As per Mike Puma of The New York Post, 45-year-old southpaw David Wells believes he could add value to the troubled […]
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Sports Illustrated’s Jon Heyman has a piece out today about impending free agent Mark Teixeira. The Braves 1st baseman is, of course, close to cashing in on a phat contract this offseason if he can stay healthy and put together a fine year. The inevitable payload will be a payoff for Teixeira after he risked a lot of cheddar by not […]
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According to Ken Gurnick at MLB.com, Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Andy LaRoche was officially sent back down to the minors on Saturday night. LaRoche, 24, was expected to compete for, and possibly win, the team’s 3B job in Spring Training. But in early March, he suffered a torn ligament in his thumb that required […]
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According to Tony Jackson at the Los Angeles Daily News, the Dodgers released left-handed sidearm reliever Mike Myers. Myers had agreed to pitch for the organization’s AAA affiliate in Vegas until he was called-up to the bigs, but after the Dodgers promoted Cory Wade from AA on Thursday, Myers got the feeling he was never really going to get his […]
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The 2008 payrolls were released earlier this month by Major League Baseball, and there were a few surprises. What isn’t much of a surprise is that the New York Yankees were once again #1 on that list, topping $209 million (yet another payroll record).
Of interest though is that both the Detroit Tigers and New York Mets have leap-froged the […]
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As per MLB.com, the Boston Red Sox have acquired right-handed pitcher Eric Hull from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for minor league shortstop Christian Lara.
Hull had been designated for assignment March 31st by LA. The 28-year-old pitched in 5 games for the Dodgers last year (6.2 IP, 3 ER, 5 K’s) and spent the rest of the season […]
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UPDATE: (4/8, 10:25am EST) - The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that the Phillies will pay Wes Helms’ entire 2008 salary as part of this trade. Not a bad deal for Florida, who will only have to pay Helms’ $750K buyout next winter (or excerise a $3.75M club option, but this is the Marlins so let’s […]
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After dominating the L.A. Dodgers on Saturday, Jake Peavy was forced to answer questions on Sunday about him possibly being a cheater. These allegations came after pictures emerged on the internet of his right hand covered in a brown substance resembling pine tar. Courtesy of Kalsey.com, we have placed a picture of Peavy’s hand below.
Regarding the […]
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UPDATE: (4/3) 3:10pm (EST) - Who knew Marcus Giles could generate so many stories? Well, it looks like Giles really did spurn the Dodgers’ minor league offer. Brian Giles, Marcus’ brother, had said Giles had changed his mind and would play with L.A. in AAA to attempt to make it back to “the bigs”. Marcus’ agent, […]
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According to Ken Mandel at MLB.com, the Philadelphia Phillies desinated third baseman Wes Helms for assignment. The Phils have 10 days to get rid of his contract. The move was done to make room for the newly-acquired Rudy Seanez. Helms obviously became expendable when the organization signed free-agent Pedro Feliz this offseason to play the […]
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According to the Los Angeles Daily News, Dodgers starting pitcher Jason Schmidt is scheduled to throw a bullpen session today. He is re-habbing from shoulder surgery. If all goes according to plan, which is not likely with Schmidt, he “could” be back in a couple of weeks.
The Dodgers have gotten little, if anything, out of their Jason […]
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The LA Times is reporting that the Philadelphia Phillies have signed relief pitcher Rudy Seanez.
The right-hander, who was just released by the Dodgers on Wednesday, will be activated prior to the Phillies’ home game Wednesday against the Washington Nationals.
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According to Tony Jackson of the Los Angeles Daily News, Dodgers manager Joe Torre has officially named youngster Andre Ethier as the team’s starting left-fielder over speedster Juan Pierre. Torre said that Juan Pierre will serve as basically a fourth outfielder, pinch hitter and pinch runner. Pretty expensive bench player, huh? Assuming Ethier makes the […]
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According to Tony Jackson of the LA Daily News, we can add yet another infielder to the medical staff’s treatment list, as Dodger Tony Abreu will now open the season on the disabled list as well. Abreu has a strained grown, and won’t be available to return to the lineup until April 11th (vs. Padres). He […]
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UPDATE: (3/27) 12:11am (EST) - As per rotoworld, the Rockies released Marcus Giles, as they were not able to complete a trade with the Dodgers. Of course, Giles could still sign in L.A. before Opening Day.
UPDATE: (3/25) 6:24am (EST) - Marcus Giles’ agent, Joe Bick, has told the L.A. Times that a deal between the Dodgers […]
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According to rotoworld.com, the Dodgers have released 16-year veteran reliever Rudy Seanez. Seanez has had a rough spring, but he did pitch pretty well for the Dodgers last year (3.79 ERA), and is relatively inexpensive ($550,000, with a $150,000 roster bonus). The total value of the deal, including incentives, could have reached a max of […]
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UPDATE: (3/25) 4:58pm (EST) - As per Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune, the White Sox will open the 2008 season with Crede starting at the hot corner. Josh Fields will be sent down to AAA. A Crede trade should still be expected later in the season. In addition, Juan Uribe will start at 2B.
Mar […]
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Because March Madness shouldn’t just be for college hoops fans…
MLB Fleece Factor introduces the Sweet Sixteen of Offseason MLB Fleeces!
We’ve set up the brackets, and we’re leaving it up to you to determine the winner of this honor…let’s call it the 2008 Offseason Golden Fleece Award!
Here’s a complete set of brackets for you:
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According to Dodgers.mlb.com, Dodgers’ veteran second baseman Jeff Kent took some batting and fielding practice on Saturday, but left early due to some “tightness” in his injured hamstring.
Joe Torre said Kent was “disappointed”. It is not yet known if Kent will be ready for opening day, as the Dodgers do not want to rush Kent to […]
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ESPN.com’s Buster Olney checks in today with some more of his usual great rumors from around baseball:
The Chicago Cubs have a scout possibly watching the Nationals Felipe Lopez. Lopez seems to have lost the team’s second base competition, and could be trade bait. The Cubs, frustrated in their quest for the Orioles’ Brian Roberts, may turn to Lopez […]
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UPDATE: (Mar 22, 1:30pm EST) Ensberg has made the Yankees 40-man roster, according to the Canadian Press.
Mar 20, 10:09pm (EST) -Ken Rosenthal provides us with two more options for the L.A. Dodgers should they look outside the organization to fill their 3rd base hole that was created with the injuries to Andy Laroche and Nomar Garciaparra: […]
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John Paul Morosi of the Detroit Free Press writes that Tigers 3rd baseman Brandon Inge is still “not high on (the Dodgers) list of trade targets.” This news comes despite the recent injury to Nomar Garciaparra (that could keep him out of action early in the year) and the earlier injury to Andy LaRoche (who could […]
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Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Nomar Garciaparra has a broken bone in his right hand and might not be ready for opening day, according to ESPN. Shocker, huh?
The break occurred when Garciaparra was hit by a pitch on March 7th and has caused the former two-time batting champion and constantly injured slugger pain while swinging […]
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Acccording to Tony Jackson for the Orange County Register, “neither Andre Ethier nor Matt Kemp has been told anything specific about what Dodgers officials have planned for them once the regular season begins.” The early speculation from the spring was that Juan Pierre would play in left field, and Matt Kemp would play in right. […]
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UPDATE: (3/15 @ 10:30am EST) - Further showcasing Inge’s versatility, the Tigers played him at shortstop for an inning yesterday. Inge played shortstop at Virginia Commonwealth, but was switched to catcher when the Tigers drafted him.
Despite the injury to third baseman Andy and the fragility of Nomar Garciaparra, the Los Angeles Dodgers still do not seem interested […]
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According to Bill Ladson at MLB.com, a baseball source has confirmed that the Los Angeles Dodgers have expressed some level of interest in outfielder Willie Harris. Harris is having a strong spring, as noted within the piece, with a .407 on-base percentage.
In 117 games for the Braves last season, Harris had a line of .270/.349/.392. He […]
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The Fleece Factor crew continues to work hard to complete in depth previews of all thirty major league teams as the 2008 season quickly approaches. These MLB team outlooks should be finished soon, at which point we will put ourselves on the line and make our own individual predictions. So stay tuned for those!
We have […]
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The Dodgers finished last season two games over .500 (82-80), yet that was only good enough for 4th place in the ultra-compeitive NL West division. Their 82 wins put them 9 games behind the division champion Arizona Diamondbacks, and 6 1/2 games behind the 3rd place San Diego Padres. GM Ned Colletti clearly needed a plan to get his club over the hump, […]
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According to Foxsports, L.A. Dodgers’ closer Takashi Saito reported no pain while throwing a 23-pitch bullpen session on Monday. He is currently recovering from a strained calf muscle. The 38 year-old stopper was able to throw all of his pitches, and is expected to pitch in a simulated game against minor leaguers sometime later this […]
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SI.com’s Jon Heyman gives us the scoop on some juicy rumors from around the league:
It seems the San Francisco Giants clubhouse is much more calm without Barry Bonds around any longer. No real surprise there, since Bonds had a media-circus following his every move. But OF Dave Roberts was outspkoen on the topic, saying, “It’s […]
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are clearly interested in acquiring a 3rd baseman. Joe Crede and Brandon Inge have been mentioned frequently. Recently, Ronnie Belliard and Esteban German have been added to the mix, as written here at the Factor earlier today. The injury to youngster Andy LaRoche seems to have added urgency to the matter, and […]
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We’ve already reported that the Dodgers have been talking internally about adding a third baseman since Andy LaRoche’s injury, which will sideline him approximately 8-10 weeks. But now, according to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, the team is looking for a more versatile infielder who can play third AND second, backing up fragile veterans Nomar Garciaparra […]
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Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal dishes out the latest goods:
The Milwaukee Brewers seem serious about hitting catcher Jason Kendall 9th, after the pitcher. They feel it could help the club score 25-30 more runs this season.
The Dodgers interest in trading for third basemen Joe Crede or Brandon Inge is “all about the budget and whether (owner […]
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