December started easily enough. The Dodgers traded Starting pitcher Matt Magill to the Cincinnati Reds for outfielder Chris Heisey. Magill had made a few spot starts for the Dodgers over the past couple of seasons but was never going to crack the Dodgers rotation. Chris Heisey just adds to the Dodgers glut in the outfield and I only see him as a spot starter and a bat off the bench if he even sticks with the team.
The Dodgers next traded Drew Butera to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for the world famous Player To Be Named Later. Butera is a modern day Bob Uecker with a sub .200 Batting Average and a career back up. He did come up with a few big hits for the Dodgers last season but by the end of the year his average was in the .180's and he had 3 homeruns and 14 RBI's.
The Dodgers picked up catcher Rod Lavarnway off waivers from the Boston Red Sox shortly after this. Lavarnway was the Catcher the Dodgers really wanted when they acquired Tim Fedorowicz a few seasons ago in a trade with the Red Sox. The Dodgers subsequently lost Lavarnway to the Chicago Cubs about a week later who then turned around and lost him to the Baltimore Orioles a few days after that. Three teams in about a week and never even picked up a glove or a bat.
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Not the Same Dodgers- Part One
The Dodgers went out meekly against the St. Louis Cardinals in October and that was hard for me to deal with. Clayton Kershaw added to his string of post season non-successes (failures is such a harsh word and I cannot use that when it comes to Kershaw) losing twice to the Cardinals after winning the CY Young and the Most Valuable Player Awards.
After two straight dismal post seasons and watching the San Francisco Giants win the World Series this past year, a Dodgers makeover was in order. Ned Colletti was out (it was about time) and a new President of Baseball Operations was named, Andrew Friedman. He had turned the Tampa Bay Rays franchise around and into an playoff contender despite always having one of the lowest payrolls in Major League Baseball. He wasted no time in remolding the Dodgers in the month of December.
After two straight dismal post seasons and watching the San Francisco Giants win the World Series this past year, a Dodgers makeover was in order. Ned Colletti was out (it was about time) and a new President of Baseball Operations was named, Andrew Friedman. He had turned the Tampa Bay Rays franchise around and into an playoff contender despite always having one of the lowest payrolls in Major League Baseball. He wasted no time in remolding the Dodgers in the month of December.
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