Several noteworthy things to pass along here on Lasorda’s Lair, as the Dodgers are starting to make a little noise in terms of free agency. While the noise isn’t particularly loud, it is noise nonetheless. LA has officially signed second baseman Jamey Carroll, and may be exploring a trade for Reds’ pitcher Aaron Harang.

There have been some rumors heating up that the Dodgers could have some type of interest in former Yankees’ pitcher Chien-Ming Wang.

The winter meetings are officially over, and Dodger management has left with pretty much the same thing they went in with: a disorganized roster. Which brings me to ask……what the hell is going on?

Some big news today regarding the Dodgers’ pitching staff, as the Milwaukee Brewers have officially made an offer to Randy Wolf, and it looks like we’ll find out sometime today whether or not Wolf will accept the deal or not.

Some interesting off-season news today, as there are rumors out there that the Dodgers have inquired about the Marlins’ Alfredo Amezaga.

Well I just saw a story that will probably get a mixed reaction from Dodgers’ fans, although I would seriously doubt that there are Dodger fans that want to see Juan Pierre leave Los Angeles. However, there are Dodger fans that would rather see Pierre in the outfield instead of Manny Ramirez, but that’s a different debate for a different day.

As free agency moves forward this off-season, there will undoubtedly be some questions and concerns when it comes to the Los Angeles Dodgers, due to the whole McCourt divorce mess. Well, people are already concerned after the Dodgers decided not to offer arbitration to their free agents.

As the days progress, it’s seeming more and more like free agent Roy Halladay will sign with someone other than the Los Angeles Dodgers. So while we talked about the possibility of Halladay coming to LA a few days ago, we might as well go ahead and turn our attention to other options in terms of starting pitching.

The speculation has already begun that the two teams who are very interested in the Blue Jays’ Roy Halladay are both from the state of California. That would be the Angels and the Dodgers. And while there have been rumors that the Dodgers will send Chad Billingsley to Toronto in exchange for Halladay, it’s starting to look like that is highly unlikely.

While I love baseball season, and love watching my favorite team play (I think you all know who that is), it’s hard to beat the excitement of the free for all that is the MLB off-season. It’s a time where teams will either make the big signing that will catapult them into contention for a pennant, or it will be where teams completely unload their roster and start things anew. Either way, watching as guys go from place to place, or well, from Boston to New York which is usually the case, it’s always intriguing.