Ronnie Belliard weighed in at 208 pounds, so his contract with the Dodgers is now guaranteed, writes Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times. Belliard reported to camp weighing 211 pounds, but his $825K contract only became guaranteed once he weighed less than 210 pounds.
The 34-year-old is fighting for playing time in the Dodgers infield. Last year, he played league average defense around the infield for the Nationals and Dodgers, hitting .277/.325/.451 in 287 plate appearances. Belliard is competing for the starting second baseman's job and spending time at the corner infield positions.
Guest 2720
Way to go Ronnie!
Redbirds16
A professional athlete loses 3 pounds after over a month training!
East Coast Bias
Middle Infielder weighing above 200lb. That can’t be good…
flumesalot
next goal: Hit his weight.. (Only S/T, I know!) =)
dire straits
Nooooo! They could have spent that extra cash on an ace.
dire straits
Scratch that, they already have their ace in Padilla. What was I thinking?
Triteon
How many body parts did he cut off to make weight?
bleedDODGERblue
rumor has it Padilla [our opening day starter…….] shot a chunk outta his gut which put him under the 210 mark
Guest 2747
NICE..
bleedDODGERblue
our opening day starter, btw, got lit up today. 5 runs in 5 innings against THE ROYALS
bleedDODGERblue
our opening day starter, btw, got lit up today. 5 runs in 5 innings against THE ROYALS
Guest 2747
NICE..
bleedDODGERblue
rumor has it Padilla [our opening day starter…….] shot a chunk outta his gut which put him under the 210 mark
UnknownPoster
fyi, it was 209, not 210 that he had to weigh in at..
BoSoxSam
That’s what it meant when it said that he had to weigh in UNDER 210 pounds.
UnknownPoster
I was saying I think he had to weigh in under 209… whatever, it doesnt matter.. he made it either way
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UnknownPoster
fyi, it was 209, not 210 that he had to weigh in at..