Thread: Official Dodgers 2010 Spring Training Thread

Originally Posted by SuperCalo2000

As a reserve to spell Manny, you could do lots worse than a pro like Anderson.

Great!

Can he pitch???????

Originally Posted by TonySCV

God... the air has been sucked out of the upcoming season already and it hasn't even started yet.

Originally Posted by BIG JOE

srsly, this is depressing.

Let's hope the Kings go REALLY deep in the playoffs, for various reasons.

It may have only been the first game of spring, but looks like we got a glimpse of what could be the regular lineup for Los Dodgers today:

1. Furcal
2. Kemp
3. Ethier
4. Ramirez
5. Loney
6. Blake
7. DeWitt (or Belliard if he wins the 2B job)
8. Martin
9. Pitcher

If Belliard does win the 2B job, I could see Torre moving him up to the #2 spot, dropping Kemp to 5th and moving Loney and Blake down a notch. That would strengthen the bottom of the lineup, which to me is a little weak 6-9 in the configuration above.

Originally Posted by Frolov24

It may have only been the first game of spring, but looks like we got a glimpse of what could be the regular lineup for Los Dodgers today:

1. Furcal
2. Kemp
3. Ethier
4. Ramirez
5. Loney
6. Blake
7. DeWitt (or Belliard if he wins the 2B job)
8. Martin
9. Pitcher

If Belliard does win the 2B job, I could see Torre moving him up to the #2 spot, dropping Kemp to 5th and moving Loney and Blake down a notch. That would strengthen the bottom of the lineup, which to me is a little weak 6-9 in the configuration above.

If Martin can regain his stroke we'll be more than fine. If not, we've got problems.

This team still lacks the samething that kept them from the WS.......pitching.
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Originally Posted by FlyinKIng

This team still lacks the samething that kept them from the WS.......pitching.
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Bills is the key. If he can bounce back and establish himself as a consistent top of the rotation guy again, the rest of the rotation should work itself out.

Originally Posted by SuperCalo2000

As a reserve to spell Manny, you could do lots worse than a pro like Anderson.

Isn't that what they signed Reed Johnson for? Looks like Giles and Anderson would be fighting for a pinch hitting spot if anything. One if not both of them isn't making the team.

Originally Posted by Kubrick

Bills is the key. If he can bounce back and establish himself as a consistent top of the rotation guy again, the rest of the rotation should work itself out.

Agreed, and I think that will happen. Kershaw, Bills, Kuroda is a nice 1-2-3. Padilla is a serviceable 4. I'd love to see McDonald step up and own the 5 spot but we'll probably see a rotation of Stults, McDonald, and Haeger in their all season.

Dodgers catcher Russell Martin will miss 4-6 weeks with a groin pull, according to Dodgers manager Joe Torre.

Martin to be sidelined four to six weeks | dodgers.com: News