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rik:
http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20051220&content_id=1284610&vkey=news_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la
Another veteran with a one year deal. He will play CF and bat second.

$do11a biLL$:
damn.. the dodgers are going to be great this season

Javier:
Actually we are basically in the same position we were last year.  Any big injury to Drew and Nomar and Gagne....   .500 or below

rik:
Here's what the opening day batting order is pobably gonna look like.

SS Rafael Furcal
CF Kenny Lofton
RF J.D Drew
2B Jeff Kent
1B Nomar Garciaparra
3B Bill Mueller
LF Jose Cruz JR
C  Dioner Navarro
P  ?

Javier:
Joe Sheehan of Baseball Prospectus had this to say regarding Nomar in 1B.

"Let's make this clear: the Dodgers are replacing (Hee Seop) Choi with a player Choi out-hit last season (and posted comparable numbers to in 2004), a player who's likely going to be inferior defensively, who will cost more money, and carry a greater risk of injury and decline. They're getting a more famous person in the deal, one whose aggressive approach at the plate may play better than Choi's disciplined one, but whose edges are all stylistic."


This team relies too much on their BA, they lose on patience and power.  We are gonna have to be extremely lucky. 

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