DODGERS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Ronald Belasario hasn't pitched in the Majors since 2010. He missed all of last season because of via issues and now the problem is revealed as a failed drug test. Belasario was busted for snorting some good ol' fashioned nose candy...yep, cocaine. He now faces a 25-game suspension to begin the 2012 season. And like many people that...

Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Ronald Belisario told the L.A. Times that a positive test for cocaine was the reason he remained in Venezuela and skipped playing baseball last season. Belisario said Wednesday that he only tried cocaine once, but can’t remember when he used it or when he tested positive. “I don’t have a problem with any drugs,” he said. The right-hander...

A bankruptcy judge has approved the disclosure statement outlining the Los Angeles Dodgers' proposed bankruptcy reorganization plan. The judge's approval came following a hearing in Delaware on Wednesday. The only creditor allowed to vote on the plan is LA Partners LLC, the parent company of LA Holdco LLC. Holdco, in turn, is the sole member of the Los Angeles Dodgers Holding...

Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Ronald Belisario says a positive test for cocaine was the reason he remained in Venezuela and didn't play in the majors last season. Belisario said Wednesday that he only tried cocaine once, but doesn't remember when he used it or tested positive. The Venezuelan right-hander also said he entered a drug rehabilitation program in 2010, though...

Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Ronald Belisario says a positive test for cocaine was the reason he remained in Venezuela and didn't play in the majors last season. Belisario said Wednesday that he only tried cocaine once, but doesn't remember when he used it or tested positive. The Venezuelan right-hander also said he entered a drug rehabilitation program in 2010, though...

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp doesn't believe he should be given the National League Most Valuable Player Award if the actual winner of the award, Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun loses his appeal of a 50-game suspension for a positive performance-enhancing drug test. "I feel like that would be by default...I wish I would've won it just...

Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports that Peter O’Malley has been eliminated from the Los Angeles Dodgers ownership bidding. Peter O’Malley has withdrawn his bid to buy the Dodgers, two people familiar with the sale process said Tuesday. The decision means the O’Malley family will not reclaim the stewardship of the team it

Peter O'Malley has withdrawn his bid to buy the Dodgers, two people familiar with the sale process said Tuesday. The decision means the O'Malley family will not reclaim the stewardship of the team it owned for nearly half a century, a span during which the Dodgers won all six of their World Series championships. O'Malley declined to comment. The people who confirmed...

With Ryan Braun awaiting his fate for the 2012 MLB season, we are left to wonder what will become of the 2011 National League MVP award if Braun is found guilty of using performance enhancing drugs. Braun won the award with a monster season and insists his failed drug test is a misunderstanding. If his appeal is denied and the league strips his MVP award, would it automatically go...

Say this about Don Mattingly, when he knows what he wants, he gets to it. Either that or hes wise enough to get the obvious out of the way in a hurry. Players had barely completed their first-day greetings at Camelback Ranch spring training camp on Tuesday morning when Mattingly announced Clayton Kershaw would be the Dodgers opening-day starter April 5 in San Diego. In other developments...

Not all the news on the first day catchers and pitchers were officially required to report was of the good variety. LIke spring could ever go that way. Usually, though, it waits until the first practice. However, Manager Don Mattingly told reporters in Phoenix on Tuesday that right-handed reliever Blake Hawksworth would not be ready by opening day after undergoing a second surgery...

MSTI: Things might not be looking up for Juan Uribe in 2012. MLB Trade Rumors: Ned Colletti would like to extend Andre Ethier. My question? Why is he allowed to work on these deals? —– SB Nation: Jon Bois has one of the better posts I’ve seen addressing Jeremy Lin and racism. Deadspin: Speaking of

Die-cut? Check. Short-printed to just 200? Check. Clayton Kershaw? Check and mate.The latest addition to my Kid K Kollection is the above - numbered 102/200 - from 2011 Donruss Elite. Yeah, it's unlicensed, but for a measly $1.36 delivered with free shipping, I don't particularly care.I actually think Panini did a fine job with these, considering the limitations placed upon...

When the Dodgers drafted Blake Smith in the second round of the 2009 draft, they were going against the grain.Many teams saw Smith as a better pitching prospect than hitting prospect, but the Dodgers thought otherwise. It wasn't the first time in the Logan White era the Dodgers have done something this: James Loney was drafted as a first baseman when teams viewed him as a pitcher...

The Dodgers drafted first baseman O'Koyea Dickson in the 12th round of the 2011 draft. He was drafted from a small school northwest of San Francisco -- and they might have found themselves a gem.He's not your prototypical first baseman, checking in at 5-foot-11, 215 pounds, but he made himself known while playing in the Pioneer League in his debut.Dickson, who just turned...