Originally Posted by CincoSeisDos
Go say hi.Originally Posted by bright nikes
Ryan Garko stays in Walnut?
: with LA Cap*
bright nikes is going to be making tacos in the lot on the 18th this month. mini summit time.
youuuu guys ain't ready.
Padilla or Harang?
[h1]Dodgers almost had dream 'pen, but balked[/h1]
[h2]by Ken Rosenthal[/h2]
Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX.
The Dodgers were close to acquiring Padres closer Heath Bell at the non-waiver deadline.
Real close.
The Dodgers offered a multi-player package that the Padres were willing to accept, then had misgivings and chose not to complete the deal, two major-league sources say.
Another source, however, puts the onus for the failed negotiations on the Padres, saying that the team changed the players it wanted from the Dodgers at the end.
The talks had a "lot of momentum," one of the sources says, and continued right up until the non-waiver deadline at 4 p.m. ET on July 31.
Regardless of what happened - or, to be more accurate, did not happen - the Dodgers could use the right-handed Bell.
One of the team's right-handed setup men, Ron Belisario, missed one month with a strained elbow before getting activated on Saturday.
Another, Ramon Troncoso, allowed six runs in a combined 2/3 of an inning in two appearances against the Braves over the weekend.
Now imagine if the Dodgers had acquired Bell.
The combination of Bell and newly acquired lefty George Sherrill would have given the Dodgers a powerful right-left setup tandem in front of closer Jonathan Broxton.
The increased bullpen depth also would have allowed manager Joe Torre to rely less on his starters, who rank 12th in the National League in innings per start.
The Dodgers, who announced Monday that right-hander Chad Billingsley will miss his next turn due to a strained left hamstring, are looking for another starter.
As for the Padres, their trade of right-hander Jake Peavy should make it much easier for them to retain Bell and first baseman Adrian Gonzalez in 2010 and beyond.
The team once again will be open to listening to offers for both this offseason. But the Peavy deal greatly reduced the financial pressure to make such a move.
