Quick weekend update
by meercatjohn on Mar 23, 2009 8:13 AM PDT
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Print1. James McDonald finally saw the writing on the wall and realized that he could be the fifth starter if he got his stuff together. Boy did he ever as he threw 3 perfect innings after he walked the 2nd batter.
2. Josh Lindblom has pushed himself into the bullpen equation with another excellent performance on Friday night. Those of us with MLB.TV got to see him deliver some nasty stuff to the KC hitters. If he isn't on the team come April it appears it is just a matter of time before we see his stuff this summer.
3. As expected from the day he arrived in camp Shawn Estes was cut. The only downside of Estes being in camp was that he was taking innings from other pitchers. I hate to see the end of careers but I think Estes's major league career is at end, even though he doesn't seem to realize it. To his credit he did realize that going to our AAA team was not a good thing for him.
4. We heard some brief rumors that Juan Pierre might be headed to the White Sox. They still need a centerfielder and lead off hitter and Juan fits the bill but nothing happened and as of today he's still a Dodger.
5. Valentino Pascucci was also reassigned along with Hector Luna, Mitch Jones, Nick DeBarr, Stephen Randolph, and knuckleballer Charlie Haeger. Haeger is someone who might blossom under Hough. Pascucci would make a good option for a team who needs a RH platoon partner at 1st base. The Dodgers already have Loretta and Blake who can play 1st base so he didn't have much of a chance to stick.
6. Dodger Stadiujm should be rocking tonight when Korea and Japan tangle for the WBC 2009 championship.
7. Dodger Thoughts has the lowdown on the Peter O'Malley visit to Brooklyn via a first hand perspective of one of his readers.
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McD and Lindblom
Yeah—-both guys seem to be the real deal, especially Lindblom. I think we will see him in the majors this year, perhaps in the bullpen so the coaches and mgr. can see what he has on a consistent basis, sort of what they did with Billingsley. He looked great against KC. I like our pitching—-and I especially like Wolf in the middle. Aside from his talent, I like his attitude, as well. Sounds like, to quote my ancestors, a mensch.
"It's a cookbook!"---The Twilight Zone
I'd say it depends on who the free agent is though.
And you have to consider that we might also get draft picks back when we let those guys leave.
by Brendan Scolari on Mar 23, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm excited to see Lindblom at some point
Hopefully he can make it to the majors in 2009.
How awesome would it be to trade Pierre to the Sox and only be on the hook for half of his contract or something? Maybe they would give us something decent in return and then we could keep Delwyn.
Speaking of which, I don’t see the point of keeping Eye Chart over Delwyn but that seems to be the way Torre is leaning.
by Brendan Scolari on Mar 23, 2009 11:10 AM PDT reply actions
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With the emergence of Xavier Paul as a better overall player then D Young I I think I’d keep Eye Chart over D Young. I’d hate to get nothing for him but it is not like he has much value in the league and he’s not going to build his value by being our pinch hitter.
Even if we move Juan Pierre I can’t see D Young being the 4th outfielder because it is not like he’s an adequate defensive replacement. Paul can play all three outfield positions and help on the basepaths.
by meercatjohn on Mar 23, 2009 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Re Delwyn
Have to admit that I have mixed feelings about him. To ask him to be a pinch-hitter all the time is to give him the hardest job in baseball. I’d like to see him catch on someplace so we could see if we had something in him or not. Haven’t really seen enough (and he hasn’t played enough) to see if he would be a liability in the OF.
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