Los Angeles Dodgers GM, Ned Colletti, content with winter meetings
The winter meetings have just concluded and the top teams in Major League Baseball are looking on to the next year for a better performance in the league and hopefully, the playoffs. One man is however content with the meetings, this year, and he is none
other than Ned Colletti. The General Manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers has been pushing to sign back key players to the squad and so far he’s nothing less than pleased.
Some minor teams crept up from a lowly financial state to sign good players, this season and on Sunday, one ball club, in particular was really lucky. The Washington Nationals, who have some of the top minor league prospects, were able to seal the deal on
one of the top players in the free agency. Jayson Werth, who had been with the Philadelphia Phillies for 4 long seasons, signed on with the Nats on a 7 year deal worth $126 million.
That reality was something to give clubs like the Dodgers, hope and the least they could do was sign on the recent free agent players who exited the club. Ted Lily, Jon Garland (San Diego Padres player, last season), Vicente Padilla and Hiroki Kuroda are
all returning pitchers. However, the club added on players and 9 came from the winter meetings. Colletti described the event in great detail.
"I thought it was productive," Ned Colletti said of the four-day meetings. "We're waiting for a few physicals (Tony Gwynn and Dioner Navarro by early next week). While it wasn't real splashy, we filled some needs here. We had done a lot of work before to
get our pitching set and get Juan Uribe for the middle infield, and we're on the verge of adding three important parts to the group. Nothing eye – opening, but it will give us support and depth in those areas."
Colletti is still looking on and in particular, he’d like to see Bill Hall come to the side. The left fielder is growing in demand and he is someone the Dodgers will value greatly if a deal comes through in the coming days
"I'd still like to find a right-handed-hitting outfielder to play left field," the general manager said. "With a little bit of power would be a plus. And if we find the right reliever, we'll continue to add to the pitching depth."
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