Hollywood Blvd. News – Los Angeles Dodgers Edition
- Updated: November 2, 2014
Dan Haren was 13-11 with a 4.02 earned-run average for the Dodgers in 2014. (Paul Buck / European Pressphoto Agency)
We like to start our day searching the web and reading articles about our beloved LA sports teams. It’s easy to get lost in the depth of the inter web, but luckily for you we have compiled a list of the most interesting and pertinent news stories for your morning reading pleasure. For this edition, let’s dive into the news surrounding the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The World Series has been won and now the focus is on next year:
“Contracts officially expired with the end of the Series, making 121 major leaguers free agents — including seven Dodgers. Or in most cases, soon to be ex-Dodgers.
The group consists of shortstop Hanley Ramirez and six pitchers: Chris Perez, Jamey Wright, Paul Maholm, Roberto Hernandez, Kevin Correia and Josh Beckett.
Chad Billingsley, coming off his second elbow surgery, will likely join the group. The Dodgers have a $3-million buyout on his $14-million option for 2015.
The Dodgers have probably seen the last of all six pitchers, but the intriguing case remains Ramirez.
The Dodgers have until 2 p.m. Monday to make a qualifying offer to Ramirez. If, as expected, they do and he turns the offer down, they would receive a first-round pick from any team that signs him.That’s pretty decent motivation for making the $15.2-million qualifying offer, not to mention the Dodgers could get a transitional year with him at shortstop while waiting to see just how far prospect Corey Seager progresses next season and whether they want to move him to third base.”
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Jason Verrett is undergoing surgery.
“Forget for a moment that Adrian Gonzalez, Juan Uribe and Dee Gordon combined to hit .160 in the division series, or that twice Clayton Kershaw hit the wall or that Yasiel Puig suddenly considered a foul tip a major victory. The bullpen failed, much as it had throughout the year.
So now what to do? Remaking the bullpen would seem high on new kinda-General Manager Andrew Friedman’s to-do list, though it may not be reconstructed as dramatically as some might hope.
Brandon League, Brian Wilson and J.P. Howell are all under contract next season, and presumably, headed back to your friendly bullpen. And safe to say, Kenley Jansen’s not going anywhere.
So if they carry seven relievers that leaves only three openings. Also back under team control are Pedro Baez, Carlos Frias and Scott Elbert – who all made the postseason roster. And then there’s Paco Rodriguez, Jose Dominguez and Yimi Garcia.
Chris Perez, Jamey Wright and Paul Maholm may be on the way out, but otherwise that’s the group that combined to finish the 2014 season with a 3.80 ERA and 1.31 WHIP.
Friedman could trade for bullpen help, though you don’t typically see a lot of middle relievers getting moved. The easiest fix is to sign arms, and there are several interesting ones available.”
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