DODGERS UPDATE: DELLUCCI CONSIDERS DODGERS.Byline: Tony Jackson
Anthony (Antonio) Jackson, best known as Tony Jackson Staff Writer The Dodgers might be closing in on an agreement with free-agent outfielder David Dellucci David Michael Dellucci (born October 31, 1973 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an outfielder for the Cleveland Indians in Major League Baseball. Dellucci graduated from Catholic High in Baton Rouge in 1991. , who has narrowed his list of potential clubs to four and is expected to choose one within the next couple of days. Along with the Dodgers, Dellucci is considering Colorado, Arizona and Texas, for which he batted .242 in 331 at-bats last season. All four clubs are believed to have made one-year offers to Dellucci, a career backup who had a salary of $750,000 with the Rangers last season. Dellucci, 31, has never had more than 416 at-bats in any of his eight major-league seasons. If he joins the Dodgers, it would be as a left-handed bat off the bench and a defensive reserve behind what probably will be a starting outfield of Jayson Werth Jayson Richard Gowan Werth (born May 20, 1979 in Springfield, Illinois) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Philadelphia Phillies. He has usually been a bench player, but injuries to regular right fielder Shane Victorino and his backup Michael , Milton Bradley  This article or section is written like a personal reflection or and may require .Please [ improve this article] by rewriting this article or section in an . and Shawn Green. Dellucci has a career average of .261, with 44 home runs and 224 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 . - Tony Jackson --The Dodgers will move their over-the-air games to KCAL-Channel 9 starting in 2006 under an eight-year contract announced Tuesday. The deal could most affect the Angels, who have been with Channel 9 for years. Their deal for $5.2 million a season with the station runs out after 2005, and it would be difficult for Channel 9 to renew a deal with the Angels and televise tel·e·vise tr. & intr.v. tel·e·vised, tel·e·vis·ing, tel·e·vis·es To broadcast or be broadcast by television. [Back-formation from television. an average of 50 games for both franchises during the same season. KCOP-Channel 13 has been the Dodgers' over-the-air broadcaster the past three years, paying an estimated $8 million in rights fees to the team. The station is operated by former Dodgers ownership group News Corp. and has been trying to divest itself of sports programming. KFWB-AM (980), the Dodgers' radio flagship station, is also part of the KCAL-Channel 9 and KCBS-Channel 2 group owned by Viacom. - Tom Hoffarth Tony Jackson, (818) 713-3675 tony.jackson(at)dailynews.com |
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