Read More: Aaron Harang (P – LOS), Dana Eveland (P – BAL), Chris Capuano (P – LOS), Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday traded left-handed starting pitcher Dana Eveland to the Baltimore Orioles for a pair of minor leaguers, lefty pitcher Jarret Martin and outfielder Tyler Henson. Moving Eveland freed up a spot on the 40-man roster for Aaron Harang, whom the Dodgers signed to a two-year contract on Thursday morning.

Harang, 28, was a likely candidate to be non-tendered next week anyway, and that was before the Dodgers signed Harang and Chris Capuano, giving them five starting pitchers signed through 2013. Harang was 3-2 with a 3.03 in five starts in September for the Dodgers after making the Triple A All-Star team with the Albuquerque Isotopes.

Martin, 22, was 5-12 with a 4.96 ERA in 31 games, including 18 starts for Class A Delmarva in the South Atlantic League in 2011. He was an 18th round selection in the 2009 draft by Baltimore. Henson, who turns 24 on December 15, hit .247/.313/.321 in Triple A in 2011.

For more Dodgers offseason news and analysis, be sure to read True Blue LA.

What do you guys think about this.

The Washington Nationals’ two recent losing battles — against the National League and the weather — continued in vain Thursday at soggy Nationals Park, where the Nationals lost Game 1 of a doubleheader, 7-4, to the Los Angeles Dodgers before they watched rain wash out the second game, almost certainly for good.

The Nationals canceled Thursday’s second game, originally scheduled for Wednesday, and it will be made up only if the Dodgers remain in playoff contention at the end of the season. Barring that unlikely development — the Dodgers were 11¹/
₂ games out in the NL West entering Thursday night — the Nationals will play only 161 games this season.

What are your opinions.

DENVER — Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp was scratched from Friday night’s starting lineup just before game time with a left hamstring injury, the severity of which wasn’t immediately known, but trainer Stan Conte said through a team spokesman that the decision to remove Kemp was “precautionary.”

Kemp felt mild tightness while running out a seventh-inning double on Thursday night. After participating in pregame workouts on Friday, he felt it again, at which point the decision was made to sit him to avoid risk of making the injury worse.

In a season in which the Dodgers have been decimated by injuries, losing Kemp for any length of time would be their most devastating blow yet. He entered play on Thursday leading the National League with 18 home runs and sitting in second with 53 RBIs, and he has been by far the Dodgers’ most productive offensive player this season.

Kemp was replaced in the lineup by Trent Oeltjen, who was called up from Triple-A Albuquerque on Thursday. Oeltjen was inserted in left field, with Tony Gwynn Jr. moving over from left field to center.

Tony Jackson covers the Dodgers for ESPNLosAngeles.com.

Follow Tony Jackson on Twitter: @dodgerscribe

Subscribe to our feed!.

A savage beating by two men outside Dodgers Stadium has left a San Francisco Giants fan hospitalized and police urging any witnesses to step forward to help identify the attackers.

The beating after Thursday’s season opener between the Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers left the victim in critical but stable condition.

Police late Friday released composite sketches of the two suspects, who were wearing Dodgers clothing. Investigators were also checking to see if any security camera captured the attack, but Detective Larry Burcher said so far they’d found “nothing of great value.”

“We’re very confident there were witnesses, it happened immediately following the game when everybody was coming out,” Burcher said.

Police said the two men began taunting three men in Giants gear with expletives as thousands of baseball fans left the stadium after Thursday night’s 2-1 Dodger victory, Detective T.J. Moore said.

The Giants fans tried to distance themselves from their assailants, and two made it away from them, but one was struck with fists on the back of the head and as he fell, his head hit the ground in Parking Lot 2 on the third base side of the ballpark, Moore said.

Both attackers then kicked the victim, who suffered a head injury, and ran, Moore said. The suspects fled in a four-door sedan driven by a woman with a male child passenger in the vehicle, Moore said.

When the victim’s friends turned around to look for him, they saw him on the ground and made their way back to him.

Police paramedics on bicycles were the first to arrive to help the victim. An ambulance was called and the victim was taken to a nearby hospital, Moore said.

The victim’s name wasn’t released, but KGO radio in San Francisco and the Santa Cruz Sentinel identified him as Bryan Stow, a 42-year-old paramedic from Santa Cruz. His brother-in-law, David Collins, told KGO that Stow, a father of two, has severe head injuries.

“It’s sad,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said before Friday’s game against the Dodgers. “It’s a shame somebody’s in critical condition because of a ball game. When they’re out fighting in the parking lot, we’ve lost sight of what this is all about. Sounds like the guy got blindsided, too.”

The Dodgers said they were co-operating with investigators and wished the victim a speedy recovery.

“It is extremely unfortunate that this incident took place on what was otherwise a great day at DodgerStadium for tens of thousands of fans,” the team said in a statement. “We’re committed to having the most fan and family friendly environment in baseball and will continue to make that a top priority.”

The stadium has been plagued by opening day violence in the past.

In April 2009, a man stabbed his friend in the stadium parking lot after the home opener, in which theDodgers. Arthur Alvarez said he acted in self-defense and was acquitted by a jury.

The West Coast rivalry began on April 18, 1958, the first game played in California after both teams had moved from New York. The Dodgers beat the Giants 6-5 in a game played before nearly 79,000 fans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

“I was disappointed,” new Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said about the Thursday attack. “You don’t want to see that. Everyone likes rivalries, but to me that’s crossing the line.”

Subscribe to our feed!.

Apr. 1, 2011 11:40 PM
Associated Press

Feel free to leave your comments below.

Published: Thursday, March 17, 2011, 9:46 AM

LOS ANGELES – Former Great Lakes Loons star Dee Gordon was one of the players reassigned and set down from the Los Angeles Dodgers major league training camp.

Other former Loons optioned out included pitcher Javy Guerra and outfielder Trayvon Robinson. Also sent down were Jamie Hoffmann and John Lindsey.

If anybody needs tickets to games, remember to click the tickets link at the top.

Published: Thursday, March 17, 2011, 9:46 AM

LOS ANGELES – Former Great Lakes Loons star Dee Gordon was one of the players reassigned and set down from the Los Angeles Dodgers major league training camp.

Other former Loons optioned out included pitcher Javy Guerra and outfielder Trayvon Robinson. Also sent down were Jamie Hoffmann and John Lindsey.

Feel free to leave your comments below.

Published: Thursday, March 03, 2011, 10:01 AM     Updated: Thursday, March 03, 2011, 10:06 AM

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Former Great Lakes Loons star Clayton Kershaw agreed to a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to an ESPN story.

Kershaw, who played for the Loons in 2007, will receive a $500,000 salary. According to ESPN, the salary is one of the highest for players with less than three years of service time who have yet to become eligible for arbitration.

Kershaw will start on Opening Day for the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 31 against the San Francisco Giants.

Kershaw, who made $440,000 last season was 13-10 with a 2.91 earned run average.

Thanks for reading! .

Published: Thursday, January 20, 2011, 9:23 AM     Updated: Thursday, January 20, 2011, 9:30 AM

MIDLAND – Former Great Lakes Loons shortstop Dee Gordon is among the top shortstop prospects in baseball, according to mlb.com.

Gordon, who is expected to play for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Triple A team, was an all-star shortstop for the Loons in 2009. He is ranked No. 4 among shortstop prospects, according to mlb.com.

Gordon is also a non-roster invitee to the Los Angeles Dodgers major league spring training camp.

mlb.com: 4. Dee Gordon, Dodgers: The son of former big league pitcher Tom Gordon successfully made the jump from Class A to Double-A in 2010 and went to the Futures Game. He’s a tremendous athlete and has plus speed that’s allowed him to steal 126 bases over the past two years. He should be able to hit for average, especially if he improves his plate discipline. That speed works well defensively and he’s got a good arm, though he’s not polished in the field. He’ll move up to Triple-A to refine his skills and wait for that first call.

Thanks for visiting our blog =).

Published: Thursday, December 23, 2010, 10:46 AM     Updated: Thursday, December 23, 2010, 10:52 AM

LOS ANGELES – For the fourth consecutive year, the Los Angeles Dodgers have invited their top prospects to a developmental minicamp at Dodger Stadium, Jan. 7-15.

The list of prospects include many former Great Lakes Loons, including pitchers Rubby De La Rosa, Javy Guerra, Ethan Martin, Aaron Miller, Nathan Eovaldi, Steven Ames and Luis Vasquez.

Also invited are position players Matt Wallach, Gorman Erickson, Dee Gordon, Kyle Russell, Trayvon Robinson, Jerry Sands and Pedro Baez.

Guerra and Robinson will miss three days of the camp because they were invited to attend Major League Baseball’s development program with top prospects from other organizations.

The program is designed to help the prospects acclimate to the majors if and when they make it. The players will also meet with former Dodgers and represent the team at community functions.

It also allows Dodgers coaches to work with the prospects prior to spring training.

Thanks for reading! .

The Los Angeles Dodgers made it official on Thursday by signing right-handed reliever Matt Guerrier to a three-year deal.

Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) – The Los Angeles Dodgers made it official on Thursday by signing right-handed reliever Matt Guerrier to a three-year deal.

Financial terms were not disclosed.

“Matt gives us depth in the bullpen as he’s proven to be a strong performer on a team that contends year in and year out, said Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti. “He’s willing to take the ball in any situation and his track record speaks for itself. We’re excited to have him in the late innings for the next few seasons.”

Guerrier, 32, spent his first seven years in the major leagues with the Twins as a setup man. He pitched in 74 games last season, compiling a 5-7 record with a 3.17 earned run average and one save.

During his career, he has appeared in 393 games and posted a mark of 19-25 with a 3.38 ERA. He has also recorded five saves and 310 strikeouts.

© 2010 The Sports Network

What are your opinions.

LOS ANGELES (AP)—The Los Angeles Dodgers are close to signing reliever Matt Guerrier(notes).

A person with knowledge of the deal confirmed Wednesday to The Associated Press that Guerrier will sign a three-year contract. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because Guerrier must still take a physical on Thursday, when the Dodgers could announce the deal.

The 32-year-old right-hander has spent his entire career with the Minnesota Twins. He had a 3.17 ERA in 74 games last season. Guerrier was even better in 2009, with a 2.36 ERA in 79 games, which led the American League.

Guerrier has a 3.38 ERA during seven seasons in the majors. He’s appeared in at least 73 games in each of the last four years.

The Twins declined to offer arbitration to Guerrier.

Thanks for reading! .

If you like reading our blog, remember to bookmark it.

Feel free to leave your comments below.

Feel free to leave your comments below.