Offseason

The Todd Coffey signing has caused a ripple effect in the Dodger roster. In order to make room for Todd Coffey, someone must be let go from the 40 man roster, which is currently full at the moment. So today I will look at the Dodgers current 40 man roster and see where we can trim and tuck and what dead weight we can shed from the roster. So let’s take a look and see, who are the candidates to get the axe?

Here is some Hot Stove news in February Dodger fans. The Dodgers have signed pitcher Todd Coffey. According to Ken Rosenthal on twitter Kem Rosenthal Tweet The deal is for one year worth 1.3 million dollars and includes a club option for 2013. As you may or may not know, Coffey is the big relief pitcher that sprints out of the bullpen. He pitched for the Nationals last season, and every time he was called into pitch he is well known for sprinting out of the bullpen, most of the time to the WWF’s Ultimate Warrior song.

Injuries are a big part of Baseball and all sports. Teams try and avoid them, but no matter how hard anyone tries, no one is exempted from the injury bug. It’s unavoidable. Injuries are going to happen in some form, which is why all major league teams carry a medical staff and have team physicians. Players are regularly examined by team doctors throughout the season. Injuries are just a natural part of Baseball life. The best you can be is prepared for when they happen. The Dodgers were unequipped to handle the heavy amount of injuries that befell them in [...]

Attention Dodger fans, attention, we have a Belisario sighting! Ronald Belisario has arrived to spring training several weeks early. That’s how he rolls. He’s either several weeks early, several weeks late, or he doesn’t show up at all. Ronald Belisario is either a month late or a dollar short. There is no happy medium with him. He was seen at the Dodger’s spring training complex in Camelback Ranch, Glendale, Arizona working out and preparing for the upcoming season. He is just a tad bit early though. It seems Belisario just can’t get it right. If he doesn’t repeat his vanishing [...]

We actually have some Dodger news that’s not about the sale. The Dodgers have made an acquisition. The Dodgers have signed outfielder Chris Pettit to a minor league deal according to Jerry Crasnick, Jerry Crasnick Tweet. Pettit is a 27-year old outfielder that was originally drafted by the Angels in the 19th round of the 2006 amateur draft. Pettit is 6’0, 200 pounds, and a right handed hitter. Pettit is from Southern California, born in Pasadena. Pettit attended San Dimas High School, and was named male Scholar-Athlete of the year in 2002. He went to Loyola Marymount University, and then was drafted [...]

Guys, I would be remiss in my duties, if I did not mention, that today is Jackie Robinson’s birthday. Jackie was born on January 31, 1919. He would have been 93 years old today. While were thinking about Jackie’s birthday, we can also take a look back at the 50th anniversary of his hall of fame induction back in 1962. While we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dodger Stadium, it is also the 65th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s first season breaking Baseball’s color barrier. Jackie, we salute you, happy birthday! Check out our Hall of fame tribute to Jackie here [...]

I remember as a kid, a few weeks before the start of spring training, every year our Uncle Mark would mail us Dodger schedules for the upcoming season. They were small printed out schedules about the size of a Baseball card, and they would fold out to reveal TV times, giveaway dates, and the entire regular season schedule. Stacie and I would rip open those schedules like we were opening presents on Christmas day. Our eyes would light up, as we read through the Annual Unocal 76 Dodger pocket schedules. Now in present day, we are about a month away from [...]

I guess Mike Petriello of MSTI feels the same way as I do. I was happy that we can finally move on from the Prince Fielder story, but then this broke today over the inter-webs. Jon Heyman reports that the Dodgers did make an offer to Prince Fielder. Apparently the Dodgers offer was for seven years and about 160 million, which is well short of the 10 year 214 million dollar contract he got from Detroit. What does this mean?……

Well Dodger fans, agent Scott Boras got his man alright. News just broke all over the world. Prince Fielder has signed with the Detroit Tigers for a mega-deal for nine years and 214 million dollars. WOW. Well that does that right? Time to move on. We never had a chance anyways. I’m talking about a tweet from Joel Sherman, that I’m not even going to link to now, that said the Dodgers might be in play to sign Fielder. I knew instantly that it was likely bogus. The Dodgers had no chance to sign Fielder. Or did they……

There is an old saying, “keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.” We’re getting close to the start of spring training, and it would be a good idea to know our enemies. There has been a lot of hot stove activity in our division. Let’s take a quick look at the comings and goings in our division. It’s time to handicap the 2012 NL west.