L.A. Dodgers Discussion-2006

[Olson-for-Heisman]

With last season's misery behind us and spring training looming, it's time for Dodger fans to look at this upcoming season. With new acquisitions and the Dodgers becoming a major aquantity in FA, we look toward the new season and to once again claim the top of the very mediocre NL West.

To recap the major offseason transactions:

December:
- OF Milton Brady and SS/IF Antonio Perez traded to the Oakland Athletics for OF Andre Ethier.
- Signed 3B Bill Mueller.
- Signed SS Rafael Furcal.
- Signed SS/1B Nomar Garciaparra.
- Signed CF Kenny Lofton.

January:
-Signed RHP Brett Tomko.
-Traded RHP's Steve Schmoll and Duaner Sanchez to New York Mets for RHSP Jae Seo and RHP Tim Hamulack.
-Traded P's Edwin Jackson and Chuck Tiffany to Tampa Bay Devil Rays for RHP's Danys Baez and Lance Carter.

February:
-RHP Darren Dreifort retires.

Projected Starting Roster:
C: D. Navarro
1B: N. Garciaparra
2B: J. Kent
SS: R. Furcal
3B: B. Mueller
LF: J. Cruz
CF: K. Lofton
RF: J.Drew

Rotation:
1. D. Lowe
2. B. Penny
3. O. Perez
4. B. Tomko
5. J. Seo

Bullpen:
1. E. Gagne(Closer)
2. Y. Brazoban
3. D. Baez
4. L. Carter
5. H. Kuo
5. J. Broxton

DH:
1. H. Choi
2. O. Saenz

Depth Chart:

Pitchers
No. Player Pos Bat Thw Ht Wt DOB Birthplace Experience
10 Danys Báez RP R R 6-3 225 9/10/77 Pinar del Rio, Cuba 5
43 Yhency Brazobán RP R R 6-1 170 6/11/80 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2
51 Jonathan Broxton RP R R 6-4 240 6/16/84 Augusta, GA R
36 Lance Carter RP R R 6-1 190 12/18/74 Bradenton, FL 7
38 Eric Gagne RP R R 6-2 234 1/7/76 Montreal, PQ 7
46 Tim Hamulack RP L L 6-4 220 11/14/76 Ithaca, NY R
27 D.J. Houlton SP/RP R R 6-4 220 8/12/79 Fullerton, CA 1
56 Hong-Chih Kuo RP L L 6-0 200 7/23/81 Tainan City, Taiwan R
23 Derek Lowe SP R R 6-6 210 6/1/73 Dearborn, MI 9
62 Greg Miller RP L L 6-5 190 11/3/84 Orange, CA R
57 Franquelis Osoria RP R R 6-0 165 9/12/81 Santiago, Dominican Republic 1
31 Brad Penny SP R R 6-4 250 5/24/78 Broken Arrow, OK 6
45 Odalis Pérez SP L L 6-0 222 6/7/77 Las Matas de Farfan, Dominican Republic 8
26 Jae Seo SP R R 6-1 215 5/24/77 Kwanju, South Korea 4
35 Brett Tomko SP R R 6-4 227 4/7/73 Euclid, OH 9

Catchers
No. Player Pos Bat Thw Ht Wt DOB Birthplace Exp
25 Sandy Alomar Jr. C R R 6-5 235 6/18/66 Salinas, Puerto Rico 18
70 Russ Martin C R R 5-11 202 2/15/83 East York, ON R
41 Dioner Navarro C S R 5-10 190 2/9/84 Caracas, Venezuela 2

Infielders
No. Player Pos Bat Thw Ht Wt DOB Birthplace Exp
49 Willy Aybar 3B S R 6-0 175 3/9/83 Bani, Dominican Republic R

18 Hee-Seop Choi 1B L L 6-5 240 3/16/79 Chun-Nam, South Korea 4

15 Rafael Furcal SS S R 5-10 175 8/24/78 Loma de Cabrera, Dominican Republic 6

5 Nomar Garciaparra 1B/SS R R 6-0 190 7/23/73 Whittier, CA 10

54 Joel Guzman SS R R 6-6 225 11/24/84 Quisqueya, Dominican Republic R

3 César Izturis SS S R 5-9 180 2/10/80 Barquisimeto, Venezuela 5

12 Jeff Kent 2B R R 6-1 210 3/7/68 Bellflower, CA
14

11 Bill Mueller 3B S R 5-10 180 3/17/71 Maryland Heights, MO 10

13 Oscar Robles 3B/SS L R 5-11 155 4/9/76 Tijuana, Mexico 1

8 Olmedo Sáenz 1B/3B R R 5-11 221 10/8/70 Chitre Herrera, Panama 12

Outfielders
No. Player Pos Bat Thw Ht Wt DOB Birthplace Exp
22 José Cruz CF S R 6-0 210 4/19/74 Arroyo, Puerto Rico 9
7 J.D. Drew RF/CF L R 6-1 200 11/20/75 Valdosta, GA 8
33 Ricky Ledee LF L L 6-1 216 11/22/73 Ponce, Puerto Rico 8
6 Kenny Lofton CF L L 6-0 190 5/31/67 East Chicago, IN 15
17 Jason Repko LF/CF R R 5-11 175 12/27/80 East Chicago, IN 1
54 Cody Ross RF R L 5-11 180 12/23/80 Portales, NM R
28 Jayson Werth RF/LF R R 6-5 210 5/20/79 Springfield, IL 4

[DTX3]

Come on no Dodger fans here at all? Dodgers tied with Astros 3-3 in the bottom of the 9th.

[DTX3]

Still 3-3 at the top of the 13th...this game is so tight right now.

[Olson-for-Heisman]

11 game winning streak!

No Dodger fans on OS I guess....

[Olson-for-Heisman]

And the Dodgers win again...it's becoming a habit almost.

[Olson-for-Heisman]

We're heading to the playoffs.

[Rag3vsW0rld]

Wow, I'm surprised that there's only a couple of Dodger fans here.

[Nyrican127]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rag3vsW0rld

Wow, I'm surprised that there's only a couple of Dodger fans here.

most of them stayed in Brooklyn. maybe a few will come out and support their team.

[Olson-for-Heisman]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nyrican127

most of them stayed in Brooklyn. maybe a few will come out and support their team.

[Scottdau]

Quote: Originally Posted by Olson-for-Heisman

Olson makes up for a 1000 fans! The way he comes in to other teams thread and laughs. lol Any ways your team is looking good Olson. I don't think they will beat the Mets, but you never know.