PLAYERS:
Mike MacDougal,
Josh Bard,
Ned Colletti,
James Loney,
Juan Rivera,
Jerry Sands,
Adam Kennedy,
AJ Ellis,
Matt Treanor,
Matt Kemp,
Andre Ethier,
Juan Uribe,
Mark Ellis,
Alfonso Soriano,
Chad Billingsley
TEAMS: Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs
TEAMS: Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs
As with most clubs, the Winter Meetings have been busy for the Dodgers, but while other teams are pursuing impact players, the Dodgers are busy trying to identify the clean garbage at the massive dump.
Ned Colletti revealed that he is looking to upgrade through trade with a position player and would be willing to listen on a reliever.
Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said he met with a handful of clubs at the Winter Meetings on Tuesday looking for “an upgrade, a position player,” but that he would listen if a club offered a late-inning reliever.
Upgrading a position player makes sense, but given the payroll limitations, I doubt it’s anything good.
As far as listening on a late inning reliever, why? That’s honestly one area where the Dodgers seem to have an endless supply of solid arms and the price of relievers this off-season is insane.
In the first case, he still wants another bat. He wouldn’t say at which position, but it would most likely have t...
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