Dodger sign a bazillion nobodies and one Brazoban

by Phil Gurnee on Jan 8, 2009 1:05 PM PST Comment 11 comments

This spring at least one of these players will be touted as having figured everything out. Here is the list per Bill Shaikin but after a quick glimpse I don't see any possible Wilson Alveraz's here. Do you?

[Update]

Dodger Blog LA Dodger Talk breaksdown each player so we don't have to.

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Dodger Blues is going to have a field day with the re-signing of Juan Castro.

Dodger Fever: Catch it every summer; head to the ER every October.

by Tango and Cash on Jan 8, 2009 3:26 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Why is that?

by Brendan Scolari on Jan 8, 2009 7:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

They are not big fans, let’s just say. If you check the homepage, they’ve already updated it with the announcement of the Castro signing.

Dodger Fever: Catch it every summer; head to the ER every October.

by Tango and Cash on Jan 9, 2009 11:49 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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Are they fans of anything the Dodgers do?

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Jan 9, 2009 2:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

yup

I agree, WTF do we need Juan Castro for?

Guys like Strickland, Edgar Martinez, and Val Pascucci will fit nicely in Albuquerque. It’s going to be weird not saying Las Vegas anymore.

I can’t see why we had to get so many left handed relievers though. I guess its better that one or two might pan out instead of splurging on Beimel or any of the other available free agents. I guess…

by Dusto_Magnifico on Jan 8, 2009 3:55 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Its a minor league deal, it can't exactly hurt

by Brendan Scolari on Jan 8, 2009 7:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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It could hurt. I could easily see them picking Castro over Hu for the major league roster. We know Castro is a useless bat on the roster, we don’t know what Hu could bring.

What I fully expect is that with Furcal here for three years, they will send Hu down to AAA to improve his value and then deal him for some worthless player sticking us with Castro on the major league roster. Then when Furcal gets hurt we will be screwed again.

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Jan 9, 2009 2:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

What are the Dodgers going to do with DeJesus then? Another year tearing up AA pitching?

by Tripon on Jan 9, 2009 7:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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He certainly could use another year in the minors. Tearing up Puerto Rican pitching is no big deal and if the scouting reports are correct it sounds like he’s moving to 2nd anyway. He made some huge strides last year but additional strides in gap power would be nice.

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Jan 9, 2009 10:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Ah

well I guess there’s that. I (I guess stupidly) think about signings as if I were the GM, so these ridiculous scenarios never play out in my head. That sounds very bad.

by Brendan Scolari on Jan 9, 2009 9:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs