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Xavier Paul / Paul (leg) has been activated from the 60-day DL.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:08:12 EDT

Paul (leg) has been activated from the 60-day DL. [...]

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Chad Billingsley / Buzz: The Dodgers want Roy Halladay

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:20:01 EDT

Bob Nightingale of USA Today believes the Dodgers are focused on trying to acquire RHP Roy Halladay from the Blue Jays, as they look to find an ace.According to Nightingale, “The Dodgers would have to give up Chad Billingsley and others.”Last weekend, on WFAN, SI.com’s Jon Heyman said Halladay wants to sign his next long-term [...]

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Chad Billingsley / Dodgers focused on Halladay

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:24:01 EDT

Add the Dodgers to the list of contenders looking to acquire ace Roy Halladay this offseason. Bob Nightengale tweets that the team is focusing on the potential acquisition of the former Cy Young.

Our View: The thought is that the Dodgers would have to give up Chad Billingsley and others to land Halladay. The Dodgers need a No. 1 guy, but the only free agent that carries that tag is John Lackey.

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Russell Martin / Martin batted a disappointing .250/.352/.329 in 2009, the second consecutive season his OPS has experienced

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:00:42 EDT

Martin batted a disappointing .250/.352/.329 in 2009, the second consecutive season his OPS has experienced a drop-off. [...]

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James Loney / Loney finished with a .281/.357/.399 line, including 13 homers and 90 RBIs.

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:56:17 EDT

Loney finished with a .281/.357/.399 line, including 13 homers and 90 RBIs. [...]

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Hiroki Kuroda / Kuroda finished 8-7 with a 3.76 ERA, but was limited to just 117.1 innings due to oblique, concussion,

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:48:11 EDT

Kuroda finished 8-7 with a 3.76 ERA, but was limited to just 117.1 innings due to oblique, concussion, and neck injuries. [...]

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Matt Kemp / Joe Torre is in discussions to manage the Dodgers beyond 2010, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports. "I

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:44:13 EDT

Joe Torre is in discussions to manage the Dodgers beyond 2010, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports. "I had some discussion about possibly extending another year, but that's still discussion now," said Torre at a charity event on Friday night in New York. [...]

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Matt Kemp / Kemp had another solid season, batting .297/.352/.490 with 26 home runs, 101 RBI and 34 stolen bases.

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:20:11 EDT

Kemp had another solid season, batting .297/.352/.490 with 26 home runs, 101 RBI and 34 stolen bases. [...]

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Jason Schmidt / Schmidt likely to retire

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:52:02 EDT

According to MLBlogs.com, Jason Schmidt is likely to retire this offseason.

Our View: Schmidt currently has no plans to pitch next year, even though he filed for free agency on Wednesday, and it's not likely that his services would garner many interested parties. The once dominant starter went just 2-2 with a 5.61 ERA in four starts last season, and was severely limited once again by his practically bionic shoulder that has seen multiple surgeries. It was a solid career, but Schmidt likely should have hung up the spikes seasons ago.

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Jason Schmidt / Jason Schmidt will likely retire, reports Ken Gurnick of MLB.com. Schmidt filed for free agency on Wednesday,

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:48:13 EDT

Jason Schmidt will likely retire, reports Ken Gurnick of MLB.com. Schmidt filed for free agency on Wednesday, but said he isn't planning to pitch next year and is likely to retire. [...]

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Juan Pierre / Buzz: Dodgers seek a 2B, contact Mets about Castillo

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:12:01 EDT

In a post to Twitter today, Buster Olney of ESPN.com said, “The Dodgers aggressively seeking a second baseman.”Meanwhile, Jon Heyman of SI.com believes the Dodgers have contacted the Mets about 2B Luis Castillo, as have other teams.Heyman thinks the Mets should consider sending Castillo to the Dodgers for OF Juan Pierre.The 32–year-old Pierre will earn $10 [...]

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Hong-Chih Kuo / Kuo missed nearly three months of the season with elbow problems, but upon returning in late-July, posted

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:32:11 EDT

Kuo missed nearly three months of the season with elbow problems, but upon returning in late-July, posted a 2.19 ERA the rest of the way to finish with a 3.00 mark in 30 innings. [...]

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Matt Kemp / Kemp had another solid season, batting .297/.352/.490 with 26 home runs, 101 RBI, and 34 stolen bases.

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:28:15 EDT

Kemp had another solid season, batting .297/.352/.490 with 26 home runs, 101 RBI, and 34 stolen bases. [...]

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Clayton Kershaw / In his first full season, Kershaw finished 8-8 with a 2.79 ERA and 185 strikeouts in 171 innings.

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:28:15 EDT

In his first full season, Kershaw finished 8-8 with a 2.79 ERA and 185 strikeouts in 171 innings. [...]

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Chin-lung Hu / Hu spent the majority of 2009 in Triple-A Albuquerque, batting .291/.330/.389 with 14 stolen bases.

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:28:12 EDT

Hu spent the majority of 2009 in Triple-A Albuquerque, batting .291/.330/.389 with 14 stolen bases. [...]

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