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[new_royalslider id=”33″] Outfielder Mike Baxter was claimed off waivers from the New York Mets by the Los Angeles Dodgers last October. He came into the spring with little chance of making the Opening Day roster because of the logjam in the Dodgers’ outfield. With Yasiel Puig, Carl Crawford, Andre Ethier, Matt Kemp and Scott Van […] More
[new_royalslider id=”87″] While the Los Angeles Dodges currently hold the largest payroll in all of baseball, general manager Ned Colletti and Stan Kasten have both discussed a desire to maintain a deep farm system. Just two weeks into the regular season, the Dodgers continued to make strides toward doing so. Four days after claiming Carlos Triunfel […] More
[new_royalslider id=”33″] As expected, hours prior to playing their home opener against the San Francisco Giants, the Los Angeles Dodgers activated Matt Kemp from the disabled list. Kemp spent the entire spring recovering from ankle surgery and his return momentarily spells the end for one of the extra outfielders on the team. In order to […] More
2013 stats: 74 games, .189 avg, zero home runs, 4 RBI with New York Mets On October 17, 2013 just as the Los Angeles Dodgers were preparing to fly to St. Louis for Game 6 of the NLCS, they claimed outfielder Mike Baxter from the New York Mets while designating outfielder Alex Castellanos for assignment. […] More
With one or two moves still possibly in the works, the Los Angeles Dodgers major league camp begins tomorrow when pitchers and catchers report to Camelback Ranch to begin preparations for the upcoming season. Most of the spots and positions are stable; however, there will be some battles this spring that’ll determine positions and roster […] More
The Los Angeles Dodgers spent their Friday afternoon re-signing players to avoid arbitration. Mike Baxter signed a one-year deal after being claimed off waivers in mid-October and they signed two more players. Relief pitcher Scott Elbert and catcher Drew Butera were both non-tender candidates and it wasn’t known whether management would extend them offers. However, […] More
The Los Angeles Dodgers shocked many in mid-October when they claimed outfielder Mike Baxter off waivers from the New York Mets and designated outfielder Alex Castellanos for assignment. Baxter, 28, played in only 74 games last season with no home runs and 4 RBI with a less than stellar .189 batting average. His shining moment […] More
With 12 free agents over the winter, the Dodgers will be busy deciding who they’ll retain and let walk to the open market. Contract extensions loom with Clayton Kershaw and Hanley Ramirez as the Dodgers look to build upon a successful 2013 season. However, the Dodgers will also have five players eligible for arbitration as hearings […] More
As the Dodgers prepared to fly to St. Louis for Game 6 tomorrow night, they were busy claiming Mike Baxter from the Mets and designating outfielder Alex Castellanos for assignment. Baxter isn’t eligible for the postseason, nor would he have made the roster even if he was, but it’s an interesting move to say the […] More
