http://www.dodgerslocker.com Daily Blog for Los Angeles Dodgers Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:08:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Starting catcher Russell Martin will miss the next 4-6 weeks due to a groin injury. The Dodgers will go with 28-year old righty swinging A.J. Ellis as the starting catcher until Martin is ready to return to action. Ellis played in 8 games for the Dodgers last season ... http://www.dodgerslocker.com/2010/03/08/the-los-angeles-dodgers-will-start-the-2010-season-without-russell-martin/ The Dodgers have signed 37-year old lefty swinging outfielder Garret Anderson to a minor league deal. Anderson played in 135 games for the Braves last season and he was 133 of 496 (.268 avg, .705 OPS) with 52 runs scored, 13 homers and 61 RBIs. He has now ... http://www.dodgerslocker.com/2010/03/04/the-los-angeles-dodgers-sign-garret-anderson/ 27-year old lefty swinging Andre' Ethier stepped up big time for the Dodgers last season especially in the power numbers. Ethier played in 160 games for the Dodgers last season and he was 162 of 596 (.272 avg, .869 OPS) with 92 runs scored, 31 homers, 106 RBIs and ... http://www.dodgerslocker.com/2010/03/02/the-los-angeles-dodgers-appear-well-set-up-in-rf-for-2010/ 25-year old righty swinging Matt Kemp had a true breakout season for the Dodgers in 2009 and they hope he can improve even more in 2010. Kemp played in 159 games for the Dodgers last season and he was 180 of 606 (.297 avg, .842 OPS) with 97 runs ... http://www.dodgerslocker.com/2010/03/02/matt-kemp-looks-to-build-on-his-outstanding-2009-season-for-the-los-angeles-dodgers/ The Dodgers hope that 37-year old righty swinging Manny Ramirez will forget about his suspension of last season and give them at least 140 games in 2010. Ramirez played in 104 games for the Dodgers last season and he was 102 of 352 (.290 avg, .949 OPS) with 62 ... http://www.dodgerslocker.com/2010/03/02/the-los-angeles-dodgers-are-hoping-for-a-full-year-out-of-manny-ramirez-in-2010/ 36-year old righty swinging Casey Blake will be the starter at 3B again in 2010 for the Dodgers. Blake played in 139 games for the Dodgers last season and he was 136 for 485 (.280 avg, .831 OPS) with 84 runs scored, 18 homers, 79 RBIs and 3 stolen ... http://www.dodgerslocker.com/2010/02/20/3b-belongs-to-casey-blake-for-the-los-angeles-dodgers-in-2010/ 32-year old switch hitting Rafael Furcal had a off year in 2009 but I have a feeling that he will rebound in 2010 with the bat. Furcal played in 150 games for the Dodgers last season and he was 165 for 613 (.269 avg, .710 OPS) with 92 runs ... http://www.dodgerslocker.com/2010/02/20/look-for-rafael-furcal-to-rebound-in-2010-for-the-los-angeles-dodgers/ 34-year old righty reliever Eric Gagne has signed a minor league deal with the Dodgers that will pay him $500,000 bucks if he makes the pitching staff plus he can earn potentially another $500,000 bucks in incentives. Gagne pitched in 17 games (all starts) in Independent Ball last season ... http://www.dodgerslocker.com/2010/02/19/eric-gagne-inks-a-minor-league-deal-with-the-los-angeles-dodgers/ The Dodgers have signed 33-year old righty starting pitcher Seth Etherton to a minor league deal. Etherton pitched in 28 games (26 starts) in AAA-ball last season and he was 11-8 with a 5.04 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP. He last pitched in the majors in 2006 with ... http://www.dodgerslocker.com/2010/02/13/the-los-angeles-dodgers-sign-seth-etherton/ The Dodgers brought in a lot of players to compete for the 2B job in 2010. It appears that 34-year old righty swinging Ronnie Belliard will get the bulk of the P.T. at 2B in 2010. He played in 24 games last season for the Dodgers after coming ... http://www.dodgerslocker.com/2010/02/08/the-los-angeles-dodgers-have-a-lot-of-guys-that-can-play-2b/