Blog Kiosk: 12/21/2017 - Dodgers Links - Some Odds and Ends
Yasiel Puig's European vacation continues unabated. You can check out pics of him at the Roman Coliseum here.
Photo above via Puig on twitter. Below are more links to check out:
- This Day in Dodgers History: In 1989 the Dodgers signed both veteran outfielder Hubie Brooks and reliever Mike Maddux as free agents. In 2001 the Dodgers re-signed free agent starting pitcher Hideo Nomo - he had been traded by the Dodgers in 1998.
- Happy Birthday, Buddy Carlyle,
- Via Teddy Feinberg at Bakersfield.com; "Cody Bellinger will be keynote speaker at CSUB Hot Stove Dinner." This event will be on January 20th at the Kern County Fair and Event Center.
- The Tom Koehler signing is officially done. Via a tweet from Jeff Passan:
Source: Tom Koehler's one-year deal with the Dodgers is for $2 million and includes bonuses for games pitched or started. The hope is he's this year's Joe Blanton or Brandon Morrow: a longtime starter who cottons to relief work and sees his stuff play up.— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 20, 2017
| (pic via @Dodgers on twitter) |
- Via Chris Landers at Cut4; "Dave Roberts hung out with Shaq at Kobe Bryant's number retirement ceremony."
- Via Lindsay Kramer at Syracuse.com; "Auburn's Tim Locastro more excited than ever to unwrap a new baseball season." You should expect to see Tim in LA at some point next season.
Locastro has always been a scrappy player who hasn't needed much motivation to create havoc on the baseball field, but his weekend in a Dodgers uniform has invigorated him even more. He ended the season on Los Angeles' 40-man roster, which was a first for him and strengthens his status heading into 2018 spring training with the team."It's just feeling how close you are right now. It's in site,'' Locastro said of a possible major league spot. "You can't let yourself down at all. This is what you aim for. You are so close, you want to keep it going. You don't want to settle for where you are. You are more hungry than ever.''