Hot Stove notes and other stuff...

Notes from the Hot Stove By Dave Regan Nov. 20, 2011 If you’ve yet to do your Christmas shopping for your daughter/niece, I invite you to consider the cursing doll. A few deals this week… Dodgers sign 2B Mark Ellis to a two-year, $8.75 million deal, C Matt Treanor to a one-year $1 million deal, and extend OF Matt Kemp via an eight-year $160 million deal. Busy offseason so far for the Dodgers, but expect this to be the high point. Kemp’s deal was driven by Bud Selig’s desire to make the team more marketable once the auction ensues. It’s a ton of money to invest in “Hollywood” Kemp, but from a fan standpoint, it had to be done. Ellis just adds to the team’s collection of mediocre infielders, but at least the glove is solid. At catcher, the Dodgers are committing to A.J. Ellis and his OBP skills here. Hopefully he’ll see 300+ at-bats. He’s NL-only worthy. Twins sign C/1B/DH Ryan Doumit to a one-year $3 million deal and...