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Sunday, August 01, 2010

Dodgers Trade Lambo/McDonald for Dotel

Octavio Dotel, 36 years old with 52 baserunners allowed in 40 innings for Pittsburgh this season against 48 strikeouts, comes to Los Angeles as the Dodgers give up on James McDonald and minor-league outfielder Andrew Lambo.

The Dodgers acquired a mediocre reliever, the type they could get on August waivers and gave up two guys who looked promising at not too long ago. McDonald may be as good a pitcher as Dotel is right now already. I went to high school with Lambo so I’m sad to see him leave even if he hasn’t been hitting like he was supposed to.

I am highly upset with Ned Colletti right now.

Bitter Calculus Instructor Posted: August 01, 2010 at 12:00 AM | 7 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. devo Posted: August 01, 2010 at 05:10 AM (#3605346)

Just in case there's anybody left who hasn't seen it yet.

http://www.nomaas.org/images/excitedotel.jpg

2. Vaux, A.B.D. Posted: August 01, 2010 at 06:11 AM (#3605359)

Looks like they traded a future middle reliever and fourth outfielder to me.

3. Tuque

Posted: August 01, 2010 at 07:18 AM (#3605368)

Oh what the ####.

4. Walt Davis Posted: August 01, 2010 at 07:57 PM (#3605593)

Looks like they traded a future middle reliever and fourth outfielder to me.

In Pittsburgh-ese that translates as "3rd starter" and "cleanup hitter".

I kid, perfectly good trade by the Pirates. McDonald's a gamble but an excellent minor-league K-rate (and good ML one so far) means that he mainly needs to learn control. Lambo doesn't look like much so far but some folks here seem reasonably high on him ... and at 6'3" 190 (according to b-r) he's got plenty of room to fill out and add some power (and just 21). But, true, probably neither is likely to be part of the "next good Pirates team" ... unless maybe they live as long as that 104-year-old Puerto Rican guy.

5. Der_K is feeling better now. Posted: September 18, 2010 at 08:26 PM (#3643482)

Dotel flipped for a PTBNL to Colorado. Nice job Pittsburgh.

6. Crispix Attacks Posted: September 18, 2010 at 09:30 PM (#3643514)

McDonald with Pirates:

8 starts, 49 IP
3.47 ERA
44 K, 18 BB
opponents:
.251 / .318 / .352

BAbip .326

7. The Ghost, elitist lollygagging neck-stabber

Posted: September 18, 2010 at 10:01 PM (#3643536)

But, true, probably neither is likely to be part of the "next good Pirates team" ... unless maybe they live as long as that 104-year-old Puerto Rican guy.

How is Julio Franco doing these days?

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