Dodgers Notes

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How in the **** does someone get that big in such little time!!

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The Los Angeles Dodgers knew Jason Schmidt had a rotator cuff injury when they signed him to a contract worth a guaranteed $47 million, the club acknowledged in a court filing this week.

I guess Ned can't ever use the excuse that Stan Conte never told him that Schmidt was damaged goods.

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Ken Gurnick, of MLB.com, reports the Los Angeles Dodgers are considering free-agent SP Randy Wolf (Astros).

I approve. We can do a lot worse for a No. 3 starter. At least he doesn't allow many balls to be hit over the wall.

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The Los Angeles Times reports that the Dodgers have signed Claudio Vargas "to an incentive-laden, one-year deal." According to the newspaper, Vargas will make $400,000 in base salary and can earn an additional $1.4 million in incentives. Vargas went 3-2 with a 4.62 ERA in 37 innings for the Mets before being designated for assignment in July and finishing the season at Triple-A.

AAA is likely to be where Vargas plays again but he might have a shot at the rotation if the Dodgers don't add any starters.

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Vargas used to be mentioned in the same breath as A.J. Burnett and Brad Penny in the subject of Marlins pitching prospects. Now we know he's just a guy who has good stuff, good control, but serves up home runs with the worst of them. Not a bad move to give McDizzle some competition in spring training, but something still needs to be done to replace Lowe.