Los Angeles Dodgers land Tony Gwynn
The winter meetings in Major League Baseball are gaining momentum, as 30 teams from the National League and the American League, are looking to tie in good players from the free agency. Day two of the meetings just concluded and deals are coming off the
bat, in sublime fashion. The speed with which ball clubs are looking to sign ball stars, has increased and the recent activities in the market, has pushed the pressure onto the negotiations process.
The Washington Nationals dropped first bombshell, signing to jump start the meetings. They acquired top agent, Jayson Werth, from the agency and that move increased the valuation of free agents, in the league. Now with two top ball players heading the free
market, their price tags are expected to materialize, great demands.
Nevertheless, life for many other teams continues to incorporate strategic decisions and the objective for these teams, remains the same. They will be looking to add power, to weak positions in the formation and many ball clubs, have not faltered from their
mission. The Los Angeles Dodgers are very active this season and with the coming of a new manager, in the side, General Manager Ned Colletti is backing his team’s skipper, with new blood. One of the recent signings is expected to be, Tony Gwynn.
The left field player was non-tendered, by the San Diego Padres and he is the son of a, Hall of Famer. His batting average in the last season was hitting .204 and the ratio fell down considerably, after a good run in 2009. He however, did bag 17 base steals.
The figure was his highest for any season.
Colletti commented on the player. He said,
"He's not a big-time bat that would shock the world, but he's somebody I think we really need."
The Dodgers have been closely following a development, in the divorce case between Frank MCourt and Jamie McCourt. When a court ruling, came through recently, Colletti was confronted with the question pertaining to the event. When he was asked if the ruling
would have an effect on the club, he answered with his perspective. He said,
"I don't believe it will. I think its business as usual. I'm operating on the premise that it's the same as yesterday and six months ago and five years ago. I have a very strong assumption of that because nobody has instructed me to change my thought process
at all. They know we're on the verge of signing one guy and perhaps another after that and another after that. Our budget has always had flexibility depending on how the team plays."
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