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Originally Posted by laker4lifeman
manny forgot the count and thought it was a walk.
[h1]Would Dodgers Trade For Beltre?[/h1]
By Nat Boyle [September 14 at 10:59am CST]
If Casey Blake returns to Cleveland, would the Dodgers be interested in Adrian Beltre? Bill Shaikin of the LA Times points out Beltre still calls Pasadena home.
The 29 year old third basemen is in the midst of this third consecutive 25 homerun season despite a torn ligament in his left thumb. Writes Shaikin:
"Beltre wouldn't mind staying in Seattle, but the Mariners need to hire a general manager and get on with rebuilding. Assuming they do, Beltre would love to come back to the Dodgers. 'If I'm available, I'd be happy to,' he said. 'I don't know what is going to happen. I'd be more than happy to come back to L.A. It's not under my control.'"
Still, the Mariners don't have many trade pieces, need to rebuild, and third base will be in high demand this offseason so Beltre won't come cheap. The Dodgers have given up a lot recently to acquire Manny Ramirez and Greg Maddux and may rather work hard to sign Casey Blake before other teams have a chance. Other options for the Dodgers might be to move Blake Dewitt to third, or pursuing Joe Crede or other less desirable free agents this offseason.
I wouldn't mind having Beltre back. He regrets leaving Los Angeles, and he actually lives in Arcadia. Seattle is poorly run and they will want a package that will help them save face after the Bedard deal blew up in their face.
DeWitt needs to stay at second, he will be a very good 2B, and his bat is better fit for the position. Beltre back, sure, but for what? I wouldn't give them May, De Jesus, McDonald, Elbert, etc.
It depends on whether we resign Furcal. It would make Hu and Abreu expendable and maybe build a package around that. Hu/Abreu along with a Pitcher should be enough.
I don't think we should go after Crede, he has back issues. No more FA's with health issue's, Colletti will stay away from that (Except Furcal). I see Casey Blake going back to Cleveland, and resigning Manny will be a priority. The Dodgers will go after CC, but I could see baseball ops passing if someone else offers a 7 year dea
Dodgers fans, I need some insight on your closer situation for the final 2 weeks of the regular season.
Saito was activated from the DL yesterday. Is he immediately returning to the closer's role? Has Joe stated how he wants to bring him back? Minor league seasons are over, so he didn't go through a rehab assignment, right?
Broxton was a little shaky in August, but he's really settled nicely into the closer's role over the 3 weeks.
It's crunch time in my fantasy baseball money league, I got both Broxton and Saito on my team right now, but I have to drop one of the them before Tuesday night.
Without a doubt, let Saito go. We were all thinking he was done for the SEASON, so him coming back is a surprise to all of us. I hope they limit his use and just save him for the playoffs, but your best bet is to go with Broxton, even though dude ain't cold blooded and he can't control his temper
The Cubs, whose impending sale could change GMs, could move in and make a play for Cashman. Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has expressed his discontent with Ned Colletti and could fire him to reunite his manager with his former GM.
Came across this little tidbit in an article, if this is the case, expect Manny to be locked up for 4 years as the priority
The Cubs, whose impending sale could change GMs, could move in and make a play for Cashman. Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has expressed his discontent with Ned Colletti and could fire him to reunite his manager with his former GM.
Say what?
Official Los Angeles Dodgers Season Thread: (77-72) @ Pittsburgh - Bring on the Cubs
Please stop PMAC. The last thing we need to do is be cocky, we still have a handful of games left and the NL west is never predictable.
Please stop PMAC. The last thing we need to do is be cocky, we still have a handful of games left and the NL west is never predictable.
It doesn't matter, since we might not even play the Cubs. The Brewers are falling apart, they just fired their manager so it looks like theMets/Phillies will win the Wild Card. The Cubs will win the Central and we will win the West.
Seedings:
1. Cubs (Central)
2. Mets/Phillies (East)
3. Dodgers (West)
4. Mets/Phillies/Brewers (Wild Card)
So we could play the Cubs, Mets or Phillies depending on how the last two weeks play out.
As far as Brian Cashman goes....pass on that.