Earlier today we learned that the Dodgers signed infielder Aaron Miles to a minor league contract, and tonight Anthony Jackson of ESPN Los Angeles reports (on Twitter) that he can opt-out of the deal on June 30th. Here's the latest from Chavez Ravine…
- The Dodgers have requested unconditional release waivers on Mike MacDougal, reports MLB.com's Ken Gurnick. The right-hander rejected his minor league assignment and will be released tomorrow if he clears waivers. He was designated for assignment on Thursday.
- Team president and CEO Stan Kasten held a team meeting yesterday to assure players that the new ownership group is committed to "building a first-class organization," writes Gurnick. Kasten said they aim to acquire players that will improve the club, among other things.
- “It’s on the list of one million first things,” said Kasten to Tyler Kepner of The New York Times regarding improvements to Dodger Stadium. Ownership wants to upgrade the 50-year-old stadium and recently renovated the team's family room during a road trip.
Good move on MacDougal was not a good fit for the team.
“Kasten said they aim to acquire players that will improve the club”
Now THAT’S saying something just to hear yourself talk.
Granted talk is cheap, but our previous owner was cheap. So far Kasten has said all the right things. He says he wants to build a winning ball club, not try to squeeze as much performance as possible from a capped payroll. I’ll take that kind of talk over what we had before in an LA minute.
Really don’t understand why the Dodgers resigned MacDougal to begin with. If you look beyond his ERA, his numbers last season were mediocre at best, and he allowed a ridiculous number of inherited runners to score.