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Los Angeles Dodgers send six former Great Lakes…

hayleysk — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 07:17:16 +0000

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers will send nine players to the Arizona Fall League, including six former Great Lakes Loons.

Five of the former Loons – reliever Steven Ames, reliever Cole St. Clair, starter Josh Wall, catcher Gorman Erickson and outfielder Kyle Russell – will play for the Salt River Rafters.

Former Loon outfielder Angelo Songco will play for the Surprise Sagauros.

Other Dodgers prospects in the league include pitcher Stephen Fife, infielder Jake Lemmerman and outfielder Alex Castellanos.

Songco and Russell are “taxi squad” players. They can only play on Wednesdays and Saturdays unless otherwise needed.

espn.com: all but Russell presently are with Double-A Chattanooga. Russell, the team’s third-round pick in 2008, also was with the Lookouts until being promoted to Triple-A Albuquerque late last week.

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Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Kyle Russell named Southern League Hitter of the Week

TiPCrabivajar — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:24:31 +0000

CHATTANOOGA – Former Great Lakes Loons outfielder Kyle Russell was named the Southern League Hitter of the Week after a strong week for Double A Chattanooga.

In just three games, Russell had 10 RBIs, eight runs, six doubles and four homers in 14 at-bats from May 23-25. For the week, Russell had 10 extra-base hits, 29 total bases, four homers and a slugging percentage of 1.115.

Russell played for the Loons in 2009 and earned co-Most Valuable Player honors in the Midwest League with Loons teammate Dee Gordon.

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Arbitration Eligibles: Los Angeles Dodgers

rooferguyxxunow — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:10:29 +0000

The Dodgers are next in our arbitration eligibles series. First time: None Second time: Chad Billingsley, James Loney, Ryan Theriot, Hong-Chih Kuo Third time: Russell Martin Fourth time: George Sherrill Billingsley and Kuo will certainly be tendered contracts this offseason. Billingsley trimmed walks, home runs, and ERA this year and is operating from a strong first-time salary of $3.85MM …

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Martin no longer using crutches

PsyProrbFoppy — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 21:40:00 +0000

Dodgers catcher Russell Martin was evaluated on Friday and told that he no longer needed crutches as the fracture in his right hip heals. Martin said he has already begun using an exercise bike.

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Martin hoping to be off crutches after evaluation

Playmnlelty — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 02:42:29 +0000

At the six-week mark since he went on crutches, Dodgers catcher Russell Martin was evaluated on Friday.

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Mitchell makes big league debut for Dodgers

amikaws — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:15:57 +0000

The slumping Dodgers offense led to Russell Mitchell making his Major League debut Wednesday night as the starting first baseman against the Padres.

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Martin to have hip rescanned; Furcal 'upbeat'

partyvity — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:09:23 +0000

Disabled catcher Russell Martin is expected to have his broken right hip rescanned next week to determine if the fracture is healing properly.

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Dodgers lacking offense from catchers

AideleDic — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:58:51 +0000

Catcher Russell Martin's diminishing offense has been under scrutiny for the past two seasons. But since he went on the disabled list Aug

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No surgery for Martin for at least three weeks

info — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:45:36 +0000

Three specialists agree that Dodgers catcher Russell Martin will not have surgery, at least for the next three weeks while his broken hip heals, the club announced Tuesday night.

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Prognosis for Martin's hip is 'promising'

vanyparty — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 02:12:55 +0000

Packets of test results from Russell Martin's seriously injured right hip have been sent to three specialists, but from their preliminary input, the Dodgers are expecting the catcher will avoid surgery, at least initially.

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Dodgers’ Martin likely to miss rest of season

amikaws — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:47:51 +0000

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre said Thursday he expects Canadian catcher Russell Martin to miss the rest of the season after he tore the labrum in his right hip while tagging up on a fly ball Tuesday night.

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DODGERS NOTEBOOK: Martin’s injury similar to Bo Jackson’s

jos — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:51:26 +0000

LOS ANGELES – Russell Martin maneuvered his way through the Dodgers clubhouse about an hour before the start of Thursday’s game. His teammates offered words of encouragement as he passed by their lockers and used crutches for every step.

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DODGERS NOTEBOOK: Martin’s injury similar to Bo Jackson’s

VasiliyMolchanov — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:51:26 +0000

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Out for year, Martin awaits word on surgery

CouttTugmit — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 03:48:00 +0000

Doctors got Dodgers catcher Russell Martin's attention when they mentioned his hip injury and Bo Jackson in the same sentence.

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Dodgers’ Martin possibly done for season

mihatatu — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 03:47:01 +0000

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Russell Martin will likely miss the remainder of the regular season with a torn labrum in his right hip.

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