This will come as a surprise to many people, but Rod Barajas won't be a Dodger next year. The veteran catcher has signed a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates, leaving the Dodger backstopping (until Ned Colletti wakes up in a veteran-less sweat) to A.J. Ellis and Tim Federowicz.
Previously ... Remembering 2011: Rod Barajas
Update: Via Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness comes two tidbits: Barajas is getting $4 million in 2012 according to Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports, the latest indication that this is going to be a players' free-agent market, and the Dodgers will receive a compensation draft pick, as noted by the True Blue L.A. crew.
For the curious, here's a list of free-agent catchers, via ESPN.com's MLB free-agent tracker.
Previously ... Remembering 2011: Rod Barajas
Update: Via Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness comes two tidbits: Barajas is getting $4 million in 2012 according to Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports, the latest indication that this is going to be a players' free-agent market, and the Dodgers will receive a compensation draft pick, as noted by the True Blue L.A. crew.
For the curious, here's a list of free-agent catchers, via ESPN.com's MLB free-agent tracker.
ABOUT THIS BLOG
A native of Los Angeles, Jon Weisman has been writing about the Dodgers at Dodger Thoughts since 2002 and thinking deeply about them since the 1970s. He is the author of 100 Things Dodgers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, published in 2009. Weisman began covering sports professionally in 1985, complemented by adventures in writing for and about the screen that have culminated in his current position as a features editor at Variety. Any downtime he can muster will be happily spent with his wife and three young children.
TEAM LEADERS
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| BA | M. Kemp | .359 | ||||||||||
| HR | M. Kemp | 12 | ||||||||||
| RBI | A. Ethier | 40 | ||||||||||
| R | M. Kemp | 29 | ||||||||||
| OPS | M. Kemp | 1.173 | ||||||||||
| ERA | C. Kershaw | 1.90 | ||||||||||
| SO | C. Kershaw | 51 | ||||||||||
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