Thread: 2b chatter

Whatever the cheapest option is, the Dodgers will take.  So Dewitt will be the starting 2nd baseman.  Belliard could platoon there, he's not an everyday option.  No way he can play everyday.  Dewitt sucks, but he's cheap.     I hear your fustration going the cheap way and I even find it hard to bellieve that a big market team such as LA would nickel and dime so much.  But thats what this owner ship is doing.  But if you...

Owed 17M for two years with a 3rd yr option. Value wise he is the best choice. Any other 2B worth getting will end up being just as expensive.    Put down the pipe and walk away.

Owed 17M for two years with a 3rd yr option. Value wise he is the best choice. Any other 2B worth getting will end up being just as expensive.

I like DeWitt.  I think that would be a viable option as long as we have an insurance plan.  Belliard most likely.  DeWitt is also nice to have on the bench because he can play more than one position and has a left handed bat.

From Dodger thoughts and elsewhere...... But there are some who think DeWitt actually is the answer.  For a few weeks now, I've saved this comment from Dodger Thoughts reader CanuckDodger. It might not be the last word, but it has words worth considering. You asked me what makes me so confident in Dewitt's offense. A couple of things. First, let's deal with the issue of his Triple A numbers this year. I think the most relevant...

I too like Blake DeWitt.  The guy I would really like to see us acquire would be Dan Uggla of the Marlins.  He is still under the Marlins control so the Dodgers would have to trade for him. I'd start Uggla at 2B and DeWitt at 3B.  Blake would come off the bench.

I too like Blake DeWitt.  The guy I would really like to see us acquire would be Dan Uggla of the Marlins.  He is still under the Marlins control so the Dodgers would have to trade for him. I'd start Uggla at 2B and DeWitt at 3B.  Blake would come off the bench.    This just in. Uggla means "owl" in Swedish.    Why do you even respond to Dave? Not enough "pillow talk?"

Dodgers also have a prospect who should be ready at 2B in a year or two - Jamie Pedroza. Hit 15 home runs and stole 35 bases in A ball this year. Lets see what he can do in double A next year before we sign someone else to a big contract. Going to need some young guys to come up to offset the big contracts that guys like Kemp, Ethier, Martin, Kershaw, etc. are going to demand.

Whatever the cheapest option is, the Dodgers will take.  So Dewitt will be the starting 2nd baseman.  Belliard could platoon there, he's not an everyday option.  No way he can play everyday.  Dewitt sucks, but he's cheap.

I don't understand the issue with 2B.  Isn't Belliard a good option for that position next year?  He didn't bring the defense that Hudson brought, but he had some nice pop in his bat - and he is very inexpensive - an eleven year veteran at just under $2M per year.  That's the kind of veteran that the Dodgers can afford. The Dodgers may have very limited funds due to this whole McCourt thing.  I can't imagine us...