The new Los Angeles Dodgers President of Baseball Operations, Andrew Friedman, wasted very little time putting his stamp on the Dodgers in the month of December.
It started out with a fairly minor trade of pitcher Matt Magill to the Cincinnati Reds for Outfielder Chris Heisey. Magill had a few major league starts under his belt but was really not in the Dodgers immediate future plans. Chris Heisey was a spot starter in the Outfield for the Reds and a right-handed bat off the bench. The Dodgers have a glut of outfielders so I am curious as to what they will do with Heisey going into Spring Training.
The Dodgers then traded Backup Catcher Drew Butera to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for the infamous Player To Be Named Later and Butera was I believe what they refer to as a career backup, a modern day Bob Uecker.
The Dodgers picked up Catcher Rod Lavarnway off Waivers from the Red Sox a few days later then lost Lavarnway to the Chicago Cubs a few days after that and the Cubs lost him to the Baltimore Orioles a few days after that. That is four teams in about two weeks. I wonder what the record is?
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Not The Same Dodgers- Part Two
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.
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.
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