DODGERS NOTEBOOK: TRADE BRINGS IN MORE MINOR HELP.Byline: Tony Jackson
Anthony (Antonio) Jackson, best known as Tony Jackson Staff Writer VIERA, Fla. - The Dodgers announced their third minor trade in less than a week Thursday, acquiring Triple-A outfielder Cody Ross Cody Joseph Ross (born December 23, 1980, in Portales, New Mexico), is an outfielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Florida Marlins (2006-present). He was traded to the Marlins from the Reds for cash or a player to be named later. from the Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan. The Tigers are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Tigers have played in Comerica Park. for left-hander Steve Colyer Steve Colyer (born February 22, 1979) is a relief pitcher who currently plays for the Atlanta Braves. He attended Meramec College, and has a career ERA of 5.05.He played for the Detroit Tigers, and the Los Angeles Dodgers before he played for the Atlanta Braves. and either a player to be named later The concept of the "player to be named later" is most often associated with Major League Baseball trades. The "player to be named later" (PTBNL) is generally used to postpone a trade's final conditions or terms. This is often done for two reasons. or cash. Ross comes off a season in which he slugged 20 homers at Toledo and was named the Tigers' Minor League Player of the Year. The 23-year-old, primarily a right fielder right fielder n. Baseball The player who defends right field. Noun 1. right fielder - the person who plays right field outfielder - (baseball) a person who plays in the outfield , will begin the season at Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . But he might not stay there long. ``He's a younger kid, but we think he's close to being major-league ready,'' Dodgers general manager Paul DePodesta said. ``He had a very successful year in Triple-A.'' Although Ross has occasional power, his primary weapon is speed. He has reached double figures in stolen bases each of his four full seasons in the minors. Ross made his major-league debut last July, playing in six games for the woeful woe·ful also wo·ful adj. 1. Affected by or full of woe; mournful. 2. Causing or involving woe. 3. Deplorably bad or wretched: Tigers. He has a career minor-league average of .273 over five seasons, with 65 home runs and 299 RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in . Ross will report immediately to the Dodgers' spring-training complex in Vero Beach, Fla., then break camp next week with the 51s. ``I never thought I was going to be a Dodger,'' said Ross, who grew up in Carlsbad, N.M. ``Now that I am, I think it's great. They have a long history. They're on the West Coast, and I'm from that part of the country. There is a logjam log·jam n. 1. An immovable mass of floating logs crowded together. 2. A deadlock, as in negotiations; an impasse. Noun 1. over here, and I think I'll get a better chance over there.'' Ross joins infielder Jason Grabowski and outfielder Jayson Werth as players who the Dodgers acquired in this final week of spring training. Grabowski and Werth will begin the season in the big leagues, but Ross has minor-league options remaining. The Dodgers probably will open the season with Werth and Jason Romano as their fourth and fifth outfielders, although the roster won't be finalized until Saturday night. Colyer wasn't going to make the Dodgers' opening-day roster, but he is a lock to make the Tigers'. Detroit GM Dave Dombrowski said he considers Colyer a potential No. 1 left-handed reliever in the big leagues. --Mota struggles: Dodgers reliever Guillermo Mota made his second appearance since missing three weeks with biceps and triceps triceps, any muscle having three heads, or points of attachment, but especially the triceps brachii at the back of the upper arm. One head originates on the shoulder blade and two on the upper-arm bone, or humerus. tendinitis. This one wasn't memorable. Mota came in to start the seventh inning, faced seven batters, didn't retire any of them and was charged with six earned runs. `He just needs to (pitch more),'' Dodgers manager Jim Tracy said. ``We're not really interested in results. We're interested mainly in seeing that he has no loss of velocity and that he's OK physically. Obviously, he'll get another time out there (before opening day).'' Given that Mota clearly is trying to find himself after missing so much time, the question is whether one more exhibition appearance will be enough. The answer is that with reliever Paul Shuey set to open the season on the disabled list with a ruptured tendon in his right thumb, it will have to be. ``What we're seeing is (Mota) getting closer and closer to where he needs to be,'' Tracy said. ``He made a couple of mistakes today in no-ball, two-strike counts where he didn't put the pitch where he needed to. But as far as stuff and arm speed, we feel confident those were where they needed to be.'' --Down time: Shuey, who had experienced no problems this spring with his surgically repaired right hip, was visibly frustrated by his latest setback. The freak injury happened during a pitchers' defensive drill, when he ducked out of the way of a thrown ball and jammed his thumb into the ground. Shuey, who is to meet with hand specialist Dr. Norman Zemel today in Los Angeles, will have surgery and miss at least six to eight weeks. ``It's a pretty big letdown,'' Shuey said. ``I was finally able to hit some spots with my fastball and starting to think I could be effective and do the job. And then, I pretty much had the rug pulled out from under me.'' Tony Jackson,(818)713-3675 tony.jackson(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): box Box: BEYOND THE BOX SCORE |
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