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By: Never Doubt the Power of the Beard « Mike Scioscia's tragic illness

Never Doubt the Power of the Beard « Mike Scioscia's tragic illness — Wed, 19 May 2010 13:57:40 +0000

[...] Amezaga has begun playing games for AA Chattanooga in his return from microfracture surgery. I wasn’t a huge fan of Amezaga when he was signed, but as we’ve seen how the roster construction of the team ended up progressing, I’m [...]

By: The Lesser of Three Evils « Mike Scioscia’s tragic illness

The Lesser of Three Evils « Mike Scioscia’s tragic illness — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:01:22 +0000

[...] Comment TrueBlueLA, citing Ken Rosenthal, confirms something we’ve been worried about since early December: the Dodgers have signed former Marlins utilityman Alfredo Amezaga to a minor-league contract worth [...]

By: So Who’s Next? « Mike Scioscia’s tragic illness

So Who’s Next? « Mike Scioscia’s tragic illness — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:12:22 +0000

[...] name on the list, if only because we know the Dodgers have previously shown interest in him. Remember what I said at the time? What, going after any old 32-year-old who can’t hit isn’t enough, we need to find one who’s [...]

By: Non-Tender Saturday « Mike Scioscia’s tragic illness

Non-Tender Saturday « Mike Scioscia’s tragic illness — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:16:08 +0000

[...] Amezaga, 2B/CF I can’t stand the thought, and I’m only listing him because there’d been reported interest in him last week. Here’s what I said about him at the time: Oh, good lord. What, going after any old [...]

By: Bluefan

Bluefan — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:27:21 +0000

To add another point, he would fill the role that we envisioned Tony Abreu could/would do for 2010 and beyond.

By: Bluefan

Bluefan — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:25:59 +0000

I would like to see what it would take to get Jed Lowrie out of Boston. They know have SS Marco Scutaro and 2B Dustin Pedroia locked up for a few years, plus are locked at 1B/3B with some kind of combination of a Mike Lowell/Kevin Youklis/Victor Martinez/Casey Kotchman.

Francona on MLBNetwork indicated that they signed Scutaro because they couldn’t take the chance on counting on Lowrie to start a SS over a full season with his recent health issues. He would though for us make for a good middle infield combo with Furcal (SS) and DeWitt (2B). He and DeWitt also have the ability to play a solid 3B if needed. Add to him being a switch hitter and he would make the perfect addition to the team.

By: Mike Sharperson Lives!

Mike Sharperson Lives! — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:19:06 +0000

Of course, that Spring we ended up with Blake DeWitt. But you want to be ready if Chin-Lung is a dud and you end up with a Vicente Padilla-type reclaimation miracle.

By: Mike Sharperson Lives!

Mike Sharperson Lives! — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:17:08 +0000

I actually think Chin-Lung Hu CAN’T hit .251. I think the reason you go out and get one, maybe two of these guys for a minor-league contract, or even at 600-800K, is so you have options in the infield. Remember, Furcal was gone all year two years ago, and Nomaaa and Andy LaRoche went down the same DAY in Spring Training. Would I prefer we went after some good infielders? Yes. Will we? No. Does speaking in questions make me sound like Jim Tracy? Don’t answer that.

By: grabarkewitz

grabarkewitz — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:28:30 +0000

Amezaga, Green, who’s next? Are we in on Khalil Greene? Aaron Miles? What other crappy middle infield types will we dumpster dive on? I know it is mostly bs, but with Ned now having to answer to another level of moron, one has to wonder when it will be announced that we resigned Angel Berroa because he is willing to be paid in food stamps.

Yeah, I read Ned’s statements about the payroll, but I doubt that he is totally truthful as his boss(es) have never met a lie they couldn’t tell.

By: A Shot of Haeger

A Shot of Haeger — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:49:05 +0000

Due Diligence when you aren’t in the know has a tendency to make your head explode. I’ll be truthful..I love the baseball offseason more than the offseason of any sport, and I love rumors, but I wonder if maybe columnists and reporters shouldn’t report every single rumor you hear… unles they think the majority of the sports viewing population loves to be disappointed.