The Dodgers have designated 26-year old righty swinging 3B Russell Mitchell for assignment. Mitchell played in 25 games for the Dodgers last year and he was 8 for 51 (.157 avg, .553 OPS) with 5 runs scored, 2 homers and 3 RBIs. He played in 40 games in his first two years with the Dodgers and he was 14 for 93 (.151 avg, .498 OPS) with 8 runs scored, 4 homers and 7 RBIs. Mitchell has played 9 years in the minors for the Dodgers and he has had no success at the major league level. They aren’t going to miss him at all going forward.

UPDATE: (2/11/2012) - The Dodgers have outrighted Russell Mitchell to AAA-ball as he cleared waivers.