The Dodgers have signed 33-year old lefty reliever John Grabow to a minor league deal. Grabow pitched in 58 games (0 starts) for the Cubs last year and he was 3-1 with a 4.76 ERA and a 1.52 WHIP. He has now pitched in 506 games (0 starts) in his first 9 years in the majors and he is 24-19 with 6 saves, a 4.31 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP. Grabow should have a really good shot of making the bullpen next spring.
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December 20, 2011
Former Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda is close to signing a contract with an unnamed team that is not expected to be the Yankees, according to Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports.
Rumor is that Kuroda is looking for a $12-$13 million deal this offseason and he was open to a deal with the Yankees. However, Brown said that when he contacted the Yankees to see if they were the team that was supposedly...
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December 19, 2011
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly decided to take a swing ... at acting.
The six-time All-Star took the stage during an Evansville (Ind.) ballet performance of "The Nutcracker."
Mattingly played Mother Ginger, who is a giant female character who's skirt and petticoats hide more than six children.
After the kids make their way out of the skirt, they dance...
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December 18, 2011
LA Dodgers star Matt Kemp was in attendance on Friday at Power 106′s Cali Christmas concert. Matt also introduced the night’s headliner, Drake. That’s funny right?
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December 19, 2011
The Chicago Cubs selected right handed pitcher Lendy Castillo during the Major League phase of the Rule 5 draft during baseball’s Winter Meetings a few weeks ago. The 22 year old Castillo is a converted infielder from the Dominican Republic. Castillo washed out as an infielder in 2009 when he struggled mightily at the plate in the Rookie level Gulf Coast League. Philadelphia...
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December 19, 2011
Supporters of the arts in Evansville, Illinois are receiving a little something extra in (their) stockings this year thanks to Lori Mattingly. The wife of the Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly, she managed to convince her once famously mustachioed husband to participate in the annual Nutcracker ballet. Appearing on stage as Mother Ginger, complete with giant hoop skirt and...
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December 18, 2011
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December 20, 2011
The Colorado Rockies signed free-agent third baseman Casey Blake to a one-year, $2 million contract.
The deal, announced Tuesday, is pending a physical.
The 38-year-old Blake was limited to only 63 games last season with the Los Angeles Dodgers because of injuries.
Blake is a .264 career hitter with 167 home runs and 616 RBIs.
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December 20, 2011
While Theo and Jed have made some moves this offseason, they have yet to make a trade of an established player for prospects. But one of the keys to selling well is maximizing the value of the Cubs' assets. This post examines the Cubs who might be overvalued by other clubs right now and the Cubs...
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December 21, 2011
As we continue to wonder whether or not Matt Garza will be with the team on Opening Day, it appears as if the Cubs are set to deal one of their other high-profile pitchers to a division rival.
Word has come down that the Cubs are close to a deal with the Cincinnati Reds that would trade reliever Sean Marshall to the Reds in exchange for mainly Travis Wood.
Marshall has not only been...
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December 19, 2011
The Rangers and Blue Jays like Matt Garza and he’s not the only Cubs pitcher about whom other teams are inquiring, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports. Left-hander Sean Marshall is also drawing heavy interest.
The Rangers prefer Gio Gonzalez (four remaining years of team control) to Garza (two remaining years of team control), according to Rosenthal. Garza appeals to the Blue...
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December 18, 2011
The Padres have some interest in acquiring Matt Garza from the Cubs in a package that would include Anthony Rizzo, tweets Jim Bowden of ESPN.com and MLB Network Radio. Based on reports yesterday, it seems both clubs may be interested in working out a trade involving Rizzo.
With Mat Latos now a Cincinnati Red, the Padres' interest in Garza makes some sense, particularly since...
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