DODGERS: CHANCE TO COME HOME LURES WOLF ECR ALUM RELISHES PLAYING FOR DODGERS.Byline: TONY JACKSON
Anthony (Antonio) Jackson, best known as Tony Jackson Staff Writer If there are any lingering doubts about the health of Randy Wolf's surgically rebuilt left elbow, they apparently don't belong to Randy Wolf Randall Christopher Wolf (born August 22, 1976 in Canoga Park, California) is a left handed pitcher on the Los Angeles Dodgers. Amateur Career Wolf played PONY League Baseball at West Hills, CA. . The free agent and El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
Financial terms were not disclosed, but the deal is believed to carry an $8 million guarantee, a $7 million salary for next season, a $500,000 signing bonus A signing bonus or sign-on bonus is a sum of money paid to a new employee by a company as an incentive to join that company. These are often given as a way of making a compensation package more attractive to the employee e.g. if the annual salary is lower than they desire. and a $500,000 buyout on a $9 million club option for 2008. That option vests if Wolf pitches 180 innings in 2007. Wolf reportedly was offered three-year deals for anywhere from $21 million to $24 million by St. Louis, the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia. He won 69games in eight seasons with the Phillies, his only previous professional organization. But in the end, he jumped at the chance to achieve a lifelong goal. ``If I'm healthy, it's a two-year contract,'' Wolf said. ``I could have gone to the highest bidder HIGHEST BIDDER, contracts. He who, at an auction, offers the greatest price for the property sold. 2. The highest bidder is entitled to have the article sold at his bid, provided there has been no unfairness on his part. . But to me, (that) isn't the important thing. It's (about) going to a place I have always dreamed of playing. I think every kid who grows up in his hometown and loves baseball grows up dreaming of playing for that team. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. how many times I will have that opportunity, so this was an opportunity I couldn't pass up.'' Not this time, anyway. Wolf actually did pass up the chance to join the Dodgers 12 years ago as a high school senior, when they drafted him in the 25th round. He instead went to Pepperdine, a decision that quickly turned to gold. Wolf had a stellar three-year career for the Waves and became the Phillies' second-round pick as a junior. He went on to win 48 games over one four-year stretch that culminated in a National League All-Star season in 2003, when he went 16-10. Now, Wolf will become one of the front three in a Dodgers rotation that already includes Derek Lowe Derek Christopher Lowe[1] (born June 1, 1973 in Dearborn, Michigan)[2] is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He throws and bats right-handed. and Brad Penny Bradley Wayne Penny[1] (born May 24, 1978 in Blackwell, Oklahoma)[2] is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers.[3] Early career and that general manager Ned Colletti Ned Louis Colletti, Jr. is the General Manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Colletti graduated from East Leyden High School in Franklin Park, Illinois and Northern Illinois University. Colletti began his Major League Career in 1982 with the Chicago Cubs. hopes to improve further with the addition of one more proven starter in the coming weeks. Baseball's winter meetings begin Monday in Orlando, Fla. After that career crescendo in 2003, Wolf experienced elbow problems that landed him on the disabled list a total of three times in 2004 and '05. He underwent Tommy John surgery Tommy John surgery, known by doctors as ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (or UCL), is a surgical procedure in which a ligament in the medial elbow is replaced with a tendon from elsewhere in the body (often from the forearm, hamstring, knee, or foot of the on July 1, 2005. He returned in time to make 12 starts in 2006, going 4-0 with a 5.56 ERA, but the Phillies were cautious with him -- he pitched just 56 2/3innings. ``I actually felt 100 percent as far as strength,'' Wolf said. ``My velocity got back to a point it probably hadn't been at in four or five years. The only frustrating thing was my command wasn't exactly where I wanted it. I found myself getting ahead in counts and trying to finish off a hitter with maybe a slider A block of material that holds the read/write head of a magnetic disk. See flying head. , and it would be a ball. ... But I was fortunate to have several teammates who had been through that. It was good to have guys telling me to be patient, that (the command) was going to come, and not to beat myself up over it.'' The Dodgers, whose medical staff examined Wolf, aren't concerned about his health. ``His arm is strong from all we can tell,'' Colletti said. ``That's the first half of it. The second half is who he is and what he is about. We're thrilled to have somebody with his makeup and his character want to be part of this organization.'' Las Vegas taps Bundy: Lorenzo Bundy, a longtime minor-league manager and big- league coach, is expected to be named manager of the Dodgers' Triple-A Las Vegas affiliate. tony.jackson@dailynews.com (818) 713-3675 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: RANDY WOLF Pitcher went 4-0 with a 5.56 ERA last season for the Phillies |
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