GM thinks Crawford will be ready for opener

Dodgers GM Ned Colletti said Tuesday that he believes Carl Crawford (elbow) will be ready for Opening Day.

Crawford has finally progressed to live game action, even picking up a pair of hits and an RBI in Monday's tilt with the Diamondbacks. He still hasn't manned his position defensively, which is a hurdle that will need to be climbed before he's cleared for Opening Day. But given Colletti's optimism, it appears Crawford might avoid the disabled list after all

Chone Figgins - OF - Marlins

Marlins released INF-OF Chone Figgins.

I hope LA times be nice to Crawford if they want him to play well. 

  Why can't we get guys like that ???????

Jed Lowrie hit his first home run of the spring on Thursday in the A's defeat of the Mariners. Lowrie finished the day 1-for-2 with a walk, two runs scored and two RBI. He is expected to serve as the A's primary third baseman this season, but he could see action at multiple spots on the infield. That multi-position eligibility makes him valuable in fantasy leagues. Mar 7 - 5:41 PM

In response to Iceman4's comment:

wasn't it about this time last year we were hearing the same things? then the UCL troubles and sebsequent DL stint.

In response to Iceman4's comment:

Dodgers could have more combined salary on 2-man DL (Greinke and Ramirez, $32.5m) than Astros on 25-man roster.

Justin Smoak - 1.164OPS in ST so far...

In response to notin's comment:

Well said. Would have been a great guy to take a flyer on, should have approached M's before they designated Carp. M's have enough DH/1B types might have gotten on the cheap, could have been alot of possible upside. Would hve been like the old days when we picked up the likes of Ortiz, Mueller, Bellhorn, and Millar that no one thought was a big deal at the time.

Felix Hernandez gave up one earned run over three innings Tuesday in a loss to the Diamondbacks. Hernandez surrendered only one hit -- a solo home run to Eric Hinske -- and struck out three. He issued one walk. The 26-year-old right-hander will probably be allowed to go four innings in his next Cactus League start. Mar 12 - 7:08 PM  

Paul Goldschmidt has a line of .415/489/.537 in 47 At Bats.

       

I made at least 3 thresds sbout Smoak.  Snother top tsrget I repeatedly suggested was Rick Porcello (snd to my surprise,  many agreed).  Porcello has a 2.50ERA and a 0.778WHIP so far this spring

 

 

Unlike Hernamdez and Goldschmidt, both Smoak and Porcello were reportedavailable this off-season...vai

In response to mef429's comment:

He skipped AAA ball and walked right into the major league from AA.

In response to notin's comment:

I wanted those two guys also, Smoak and Procello.  Porcello is still available but not sure Sox have open spot for him.  Porcello's still young (24) and has 4 full season experience already.  And he's getting better every year starting from his debut.    

In response to seannybboi's comment:

he is a fantastic talent. Going to be a top 1Bman in the league soon enough