1st baseman Nomar Garciaparra :clap:
I think he still has a lot to offer. He just got hit by the Cubs jinx.
I think he still has a lot to offer. He just got hit by the Cubs jinx.
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To be honest they needed Damon more then Nomah but what the hell. At least they signed him for only one year. Current lineup?
Furcal (ss)
Garciaparra (1b)
Drew (rf)
Kent (2b)
Mueller (3b)
Cruz Jr (lf)
Werth (cf)??????
Navarro (c)
Need a centerfielder. Werth doesn't hit right handers enough and is a stretch in center. Sign Damon and hell the West could be theirs. Offense if healthy will be good enough but defense certainly a step below two years ago when it was the best in the NL.
Furcal (ss)
Garciaparra (1b)
Drew (rf)
Kent (2b)
Mueller (3b)
Cruz Jr (lf)
Werth (cf)??????
Navarro (c)
Need a centerfielder. Werth doesn't hit right handers enough and is a stretch in center. Sign Damon and hell the West could be theirs. Offense if healthy will be good enough but defense certainly a step below two years ago when it was the best in the NL.
I am not a DOdger fan, in fact I'm a big Angel fan. But I like what they have done so far. It looks like they may have a plan and they are addressing a few things. I don't know what to think about Normar. He doesn't seem to be getting much respect from teams.
nomar is going to play 1b?
I think he might be a better option at 2b and move kent to first. WHat do u dodgers guys think?
o yeah, btw, it looks like the dodgers are taking the yankee approach (big market team) way of doing things.
I think he might be a better option at 2b and move kent to first. WHat do u dodgers guys think?
o yeah, btw, it looks like the dodgers are taking the yankee approach (big market team) way of doing things.
Yes, none of the nine eight position players were originally Dodger draft picks/organizational signings. Werth was originally from the Toronto franchise and Navarro the Yankees. All this talk about their 'wonderful' farm system yet nothing to be seen. Gagne is pretty much it as far as true Dodgers. Still think Aybar can play and is getting cheated. Need a centerfielder still.
Sounds like they are gonna sign Lofton. Can still contribute some offense but is NOT a defensive centerfielder anymore. Anyway, looks like this will be the lineup...
Furcal (ss)
Lofton (cf)
Drew (rf)
Kent (2b)
Garciaparra (1b)
Mueller (3b)
Cruz Jr/Werth (lf)
Navarro (c)
If healthy will be a good offensive team. Best one since 2000 at least. Defense will be below average. Starting pitching still a question mark depending on Weaver but probably average. Bullpen very good if Gagne is healthy. Yancy has been dominant in Winter League I understand.
Furcal (ss)
Lofton (cf)
Drew (rf)
Kent (2b)
Garciaparra (1b)
Mueller (3b)
Cruz Jr/Werth (lf)
Navarro (c)
If healthy will be a good offensive team. Best one since 2000 at least. Defense will be below average. Starting pitching still a question mark depending on Weaver but probably average. Bullpen very good if Gagne is healthy. Yancy has been dominant in Winter League I understand.
The signing of Furcal doesn't look so bad now as this article outlines...
Furcal signing sparked Dodgers
Monday, December 19, 2005
There were harrumphs of frustrations within the baseball industry when the Dodgers gave Rafael Furcal a three-year, $39 million contract a few weeks ago. In and of itself, paying Furcal $13 million per season is extravagant, like leasing a Mercedes instead of a Honda.
But the value of Furcal's deal went beyond the acquisition of a speedy, slashing shortstop. The Dodgers, an organization that had broken down, suddenly looked better to prospective free agents -- a Mercedes organization, so to speak, serious about winning. GM Ned Colletti could call up old pal Bill Mueller and say, Hey, look what we've done, look where we're going.
Mueller reportedly passed up a more significant offer from Pittsburgh to sign with L.A., and then he was in place to tell former teammate Nomar Garciaparra the same thing: Look where we are going. Garciaparra agreed to terms on Saturday, and on Sunday, Kenny Lofton jumped on the bandwagon, as well. You could make a sound argument, on Dec. 19, 2005, that the Dodgers should be the favorites to win the NL West in 2006 (The caveat, of course, is that spring training is still a couple of months away, and there are more moves to make for all the teams in the division).
But what's interesting about what Colletti has done, in changing the direction of the organization, is that the Furcal signing, in the big picture, has helped the Dodgers into a better financial position. The commitments to Mueller and Garciaparra and Lofton are all modest, one year or two years.
This buys the necessary time for the forthcoming wave of highly regarded prospects from L.A.'s strong farm system to develop. Mueller, Garciaparra and Lofton are part of the bridge to the future. By 2008, the team will probably belong to players such as Chad Billingsley, Andy LaRoche and Joel Guzman. This is smart business.
There will be complications along the way, inevitably. Garciaparra must learn to play on the right side of the infield, and learn how to throw to second, on steal attempts and double-play grounders, with his feet set, and that could be tough. Cesar Izturis is due back by midseason, and unless injury dictates a solution, somebody is probably going to be traded or out of a job. The Dodgers still need another starting pitcher; re-signing Jeff Weaver is a possibility.
But no matter what else happens, this is going to be a good offseason for the Dodgers, and the change began when Colletti made his first major deal -- paying extra for Furcal, and the badly needed market credibility that came along with him.
The Dodgers' signings make it more likely, it would appear, that the team won't tender contracts to a couple of their veterans, as Tony Jackson reports. Garciaparra will bat fifth, it appears.
Furcal signing sparked Dodgers
Monday, December 19, 2005
There were harrumphs of frustrations within the baseball industry when the Dodgers gave Rafael Furcal a three-year, $39 million contract a few weeks ago. In and of itself, paying Furcal $13 million per season is extravagant, like leasing a Mercedes instead of a Honda.
But the value of Furcal's deal went beyond the acquisition of a speedy, slashing shortstop. The Dodgers, an organization that had broken down, suddenly looked better to prospective free agents -- a Mercedes organization, so to speak, serious about winning. GM Ned Colletti could call up old pal Bill Mueller and say, Hey, look what we've done, look where we're going.
Mueller reportedly passed up a more significant offer from Pittsburgh to sign with L.A., and then he was in place to tell former teammate Nomar Garciaparra the same thing: Look where we are going. Garciaparra agreed to terms on Saturday, and on Sunday, Kenny Lofton jumped on the bandwagon, as well. You could make a sound argument, on Dec. 19, 2005, that the Dodgers should be the favorites to win the NL West in 2006 (The caveat, of course, is that spring training is still a couple of months away, and there are more moves to make for all the teams in the division).
But what's interesting about what Colletti has done, in changing the direction of the organization, is that the Furcal signing, in the big picture, has helped the Dodgers into a better financial position. The commitments to Mueller and Garciaparra and Lofton are all modest, one year or two years.
This buys the necessary time for the forthcoming wave of highly regarded prospects from L.A.'s strong farm system to develop. Mueller, Garciaparra and Lofton are part of the bridge to the future. By 2008, the team will probably belong to players such as Chad Billingsley, Andy LaRoche and Joel Guzman. This is smart business.
There will be complications along the way, inevitably. Garciaparra must learn to play on the right side of the infield, and learn how to throw to second, on steal attempts and double-play grounders, with his feet set, and that could be tough. Cesar Izturis is due back by midseason, and unless injury dictates a solution, somebody is probably going to be traded or out of a job. The Dodgers still need another starting pitcher; re-signing Jeff Weaver is a possibility.
But no matter what else happens, this is going to be a good offseason for the Dodgers, and the change began when Colletti made his first major deal -- paying extra for Furcal, and the badly needed market credibility that came along with him.
The Dodgers' signings make it more likely, it would appear, that the team won't tender contracts to a couple of their veterans, as Tony Jackson reports. Garciaparra will bat fifth, it appears.
boys in blue added brett tomko. with all the new firepower i was wondering where our 15 losses would come from in the rotation. glad to see they addressed that issue.
The Dodgers have agreed to terms with 32-year-old right-hander Brett Tomko on Wednesday.
The 32-year-old right-hander went 8-15 with a 4.14 ERA in 2005 for the San Francisco Giants. Tomko has won double-digit games in five of his nine Major League seasons, and has thrown at least 190 innings in each of the last four. He owns an 81-73 record with a 4.26 ERA in a career that has included stops in Cincinnati, Seattle, San Diego, St. Louis and San Francisco
The Dodgers have agreed to terms with 32-year-old right-hander Brett Tomko on Wednesday.
The 32-year-old right-hander went 8-15 with a 4.14 ERA in 2005 for the San Francisco Giants. Tomko has won double-digit games in five of his nine Major League seasons, and has thrown at least 190 innings in each of the last four. He owns an 81-73 record with a 4.26 ERA in a career that has included stops in Cincinnati, Seattle, San Diego, St. Louis and San Francisco
