Thread: Official Dodgers offseason thread.

Originally Posted by Liceroni

Russell Martin was at the Kings game last night, sporting Kings colors.

Heidi interviewed him during the 3rd.

Hopefully Thunder Thigh's legs don't get any larger while he's holed up on the couch for the next few weeks.

Gammons blogged about hte Dodgers. Nothing really interesting, figured I'd post it up though.

Originally Posted by Peter Gammons

Dodgers GM Ned Colletti says Chad Billingsley "is expected to be ready before spring training," after the starter slipped on ice in Reading, Pa., and suffered a broken left fibula.

"It doesn't change anything for the Dodgers," Colletti said.

Likely to lose Derek Lowe and Brad Penny to free agency and Greg Maddux to retirement, the Dodgers seem thin in starting pitching, with Clayton Kershaw, Hiroki Kuroda, James McDonald and Jason Schmidt. And no one knows about the uncertain future of closer Takashi Saito.

Will the Dodgers jump hard on CC Sabathia? Will they try to reopen talks on Jake Peavy? Will they move on Ben Sheets or A.J. Burnett? To go into spring training without adding a veteran starter may be a big gamble, although they still reside in the subpar NL West. Colletti will see what unfurls over the next few days.

The next 10 days will be significant as the Sabathia Sweepstakes picks up pace. Colletti knows that if he gets close to the Yankees' offer, he has a legitimate shot at the prize of this offseason. The fact that Billingsley got hurt before Thanksgiving may be a blessing in one sense. Then again, it may force the Dodgers to offer Sabathia a larger deal than they ever imagined.

The Dodgers reportedly are again interested in trading for Jack Wilson.

The Dodgers contemplated adding Wilson at midseason following Rafael Furcal's back surgery, but no agreement with the Pirates could be reached. Any deal could involve Chin-Lung Hu going to Pittsburgh and replacing Wilson next season.



From Rotoworld

The Dodgers, seeking a possible replacement for free-agent shortstop Rafael Furcal, balked at the Pirates' asking price for shortstop Jack Wilson during recent trade talks, according to major-league sources.The Pirates, who are discussing Wilson with several teams, wanted Dodgers shortstop Chin-Lung Hu and two other young players, sources say.

FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Sources: Dodgers seek Pirates SS, balk at price

Pettitte to LA? Would make sense on a couple levels, maybe a 1 or 2 year deal. He's not an ace anymore, but I'd rather go this direction than Randy Johnson.

FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Sources: Pettitte talking to Torre, Dodgers

Jack Wilson? Ugh.

Pettitte??

Hmmm...

I think the McCourts should start stocking up on the letter "T" at the jersey personalization booths.

Originally Posted by pb2k

FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Sources: Dodgers seek Pirates SS, balk at price

Retarded, absolutely retarded.