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Memories Of Kevin Malone:
Ken Gurnick has the rather boring details on the
Dodgers' involvement in the Rule 5 Draft.
"The Dodgers neither gained nor lost any players in the Major League portion of Thursday's Rule 5 Draft at the Winter Meetings.
In the Triple-A phase, the Dodgers selected infielder Anthony Hatch from ...
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Ken Gurnick has the rather boring details on the Dodgers' involvement in the Rule 5 Draft.
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