Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Left Side Of Infield Still A Concern For Dodgers

The Dodgers entered the offseason a little sooner than they expected, but they have already hit the ground running in terms of their offseason planning. While they must await the results of medical exams on both Matt Kemp and Chad Billingsley, they have a pretty good idea of how they expect to attack the offseason, and that is to get after starting pitching. That is a good goal ? with Billingsley and Ted Lilly potentially unavailable at the start of the season, and Aaron Harang potentially not good at any time, Los Angeles could use some reinforcements. But general manager Ned Colletti is also planning, at this juncture, to run with the combo of Luis Cruz at third and Hanley Ramirez at shortstop next season. This is a mistake.

The Dodgers were impressed by Cruz down the stretch, and following the ineffectiveness of Dee Gordon the hip injury to Jerry Hairston and Juan Uribe?s general Juan Uribeness, Cruz was a boon for the club on the left side of the infield. The 28-year old ...

Source: http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/left_side_of_infield_still_a_concern_for_dodgers/11909224

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