LostInBoston Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 The Dodgers have made three trades in the past four days. Each one has been trading away a minor league pitching prospect for an equal caliber minor league outfield prospect. Looks like they're looking towards the future and not looking to trade away a prime prospect/major leaguer for a big bat... I wish we could've gotten something done for Edwin Jackson - that guy's gonna be great.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 The Dodgers have made three trades in the past four days. Each one has been trading away a minor league pitching prospect for an equal caliber minor league outfield prospect. Looks like they're looking towards the future and not looking to trade away a prime prospect/major leaguer for a big bat... I wish we could've gotten something done for Edwin Jackson - that guy's gonna be great.... Help us out here.......... what trades have they made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KipWellsFan Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 Help us out here.......... what trades have they made? lol nothing too important I'd also add that Edwin Jackson has been brudal this spring and Lima and Alvarez may bump him off the roster to begin the season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostInBoston Posted April 2, 2004 Author Share Posted April 2, 2004 This is culled from several sources... Detroit Tigers outfielder Cody Ross was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday for left-handed pitcher Steve Colyer and a player to be named. Colyer had a 2.75 ERA in 13 appearances with Los Angeles in 2003. The 25-year-old pitcher also appeared in 44 games with the Dodgers' Class AAA affiliate in Las Vegas, where he was 2-3 with a 3.21 ERA and 23 saves -- third most in the Pacific Coast League. Ross, 23, batted .211 with a home run and five RBI in two stints with the Tigers last season. He hit .287 with 20 home runs and 61 RBI at Class AAA Toledo and will open this season at the Dodgers' Triple-A affiliate in Las Vegas. ``We gave up a good player to get a good player,'' Dodgers manager Jim Tracy said. ``We feel Cody has a chance to be an everyday player at the major league level in a relatively short period of time,'' Dodgers general manager Paul DePodesta said. The Ross acquisition was DePodesta's third trade in the last four days. The Dodgers received utilityman Jason Grabowski from Oakland for cash considerations on Monday and acquired outfielder Jayson Werth from Toronto for minor league pitcher Jason Frasor on Tuesday. Both Grabowski and Werth will begin the season on the Dodgers' major-league roster. Grabowski, who was hitting .357 with one home run and five RBI this spring, is joining his fourth organization. He was claimed by Oakland from Seattle in the 2001 Rule 5 draft and appeared in 12 games over two seasons, going 3-for-16 with one RBI. Werth hit .234 with two homers and 16 RBIs with Toronto last season. Werth was hitting .207 with four homers and four RBIs this spring. Frasor, a right-hander who split time with Class-A Vero Beach and Double-A Jacksonville last season, went a combined 2-0 with 23 saves and a 2.51 ERA in 50 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 They have made 3. Coyler is a pretty solid reliever. I like his upside and I think the Tigers will like him. But Depodesta has said some pretty good things about the guys he's gotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 I'll bet those moves have the Dodgers faithful and the LA media crowing over their new GM. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MnSoxFan Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 Rex, is it true Lackaff was released, I tried to find the info in the chat, could not. BillSharp or UNS said it was mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDsDirtySox Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 Jason Werth is a graduate of Chatam Glenwood High School Illinois. He has been a "top" prospect in the Blue Jays organization for the past 7 years, but could never crack the team as a fourth outfielder. Originally drafted as a catcher, I would compare Werth's game to that of Jason Kendall. He just has never taken that next step. I don't see this as a great move for the Dodgers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 I'll bet those moves have the Dodgers faithful and the LA media crowing over their new GM. LOL No, my dad is so pissed at Selig for letting the McCourts become the owners. Peter O'Malley has ripped the ownership and said some negative things just before the McCourts took over. For anyone familiar with O'Malley, he almost never says anything bad about people running the Dodgers. The second that was said, my dad, who already hated the idea of McCourts ownership (Cause he's pretty much a phony...got lucky on one piece of land). McCourt is singlehandedly destroying the Dodgers. I think he thinks that Depodesta can bring some of the magic that Billy Beane has. I think Depodesta is a good baseball guy, but the Dodgers are in real trouble. Heck, McCourts wife, also known as the president, went on a tyraid about how big of a joke the Dodgers were in terms of sales of their suites and such. Then she was informed that the Dodgers were the best in baseball. The Dodgers well known, and probably the best marketing guy in all of baseball, stepped down after the McCourts offered 1st class airfare to their spring training facility for all announcers....except Fernando, who is their spanish announcer. The Dodgers marketing guy worked hard to get Fernando back in the organization and he told Fernando he'd go first class as well. After that happened, the McCourts went off on the marketing guy and he walked off. He would be a great hire for the Sox and now the Dodgers are scrambling to get him back but hopefully he sticks with whats right and tells the McCourts to :fyou off. Absolute joke....and Selig forced it through. I had said it from day one though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 Do we have a "f*** the Dodgers" smiley? I've always hated them damn near as much as I do the Yankees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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