Dodgers January Rumors and News Recap

The Dodgers have been busy this winter despite what you may be reading elsewhere. For those of you whose lives are too busy to keep with all the rumors and news on a daily basis, this is for you. This is the January monthly recap where you have a chance to get caught up on all that has gone on with one quick look. To keep up with all the latest Dodgers news and rumors easier, I recommend subscribing in a reader to get your daily dosage of Dodgers information.

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The month of January proved to be more productive than last month. Dodgers GM Ned Colletti was able to shore up the rest of the starting roster, and has a few more decisions to make.

I started the month of January with a projected outlook on filling the remaining holes of the Dodgers 25 man roster. Two short weeks later Colletti brought back Brad Ausmus, Ronnie Belliard, and Vicente Padilla on one year deals. With these transactions official, it was time to release volume two of filling the remaining holes.

GM Ned Colletti and his assistant Kim Ng worked together to avoid arbitration with all nine eligible players. The Dodgers were able to hand two year deals to Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier, and Jonathan Broxton.

Matt Kemp and James Loney were two profiled players in the month of January. Both of these guys are going to be keys to the Dodgers success in 2010.


The Dodgers announced their 2010 minicamp participants, some exciting names to watch this year.

We also saw a few rumors regarding Garrett Anderson, Noah Lowry, Eric Gagne, Ben Sheets, and Robb Quinlan. All of these players remain possibilities except for Sheets who recently signed with Oakland Athletics.

A complete list of all the minor league signings was released, I still like Mientkiewicz to make the team.

Finally the options for the fifth spot in the rotation were presented. We all know Eric Stults is gunning for the fifth rotation spot, as he is looking for permanent role in 2010. While Charlie Haeger won the fans vote (and mine) for the fifth rotation spot.

James McDonald	(20%)
Eric Stults	(19%)
Charlie Haeger	(38%)
Josh Lindblom	(20%)