Jason Schmidt News

Jerry Hairston Jr., the last remaining Yankees position player eligible for free agency, declared on Tuesday, one of three players to do so on a day the march of free agents slowed to a crawl.

Pitcher Jason Schmidt and catcher Gregg Zaun were the only two players to file for free agency Wednesday, bringing the total who have filed to 156.

Infielders Juan Castro and Mark Loretta and reliever Will Ohman filed for free agency Monday, leaving Jason Schmidt as the only Dodgers player eligible for free agency yet to file.

On Friday, Manny Ramirez informed the Dodgers that he will stay for the 2010 season.

One thing the Dodgers have stressed under the current ownership is entertainment, and it sure looks like it will be an entertaining offseason.

Ita s not a fun time to be a Los Angeles Dodgers fan. Just ask, well, anyone. The Dodgers have finally come to the realization that theya re imposters.

Reporting from New York - With the fight for ownership of the Dodgers expected to hit the courts this week, the commissioner's office is monitoring the proceedings but expecting little effect on the daily operations of the club.

Key offseason issues facing the Dodgers: Manager: Joe Torre completed his second year with the Dodgers and has said 2010 will be his final season.

Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti, who was rewarded with a multiyear contract extension, takes pride in what his team accomplished in 2009 but knows the Philadelphia Phillies - their National League Championship Series nemeses each of the last two years - aren't going away.

The Dodgers have reached an agreement on a multiyear contract extension with General Manager Ned Colletti.

It could be a "Freeway Series," between Los Angeles and Anaheim for two southern California teams.

Dodgers GM deserves credit for getting the team to this point. When I didn't see the Parking Lot Attendant sitting beside the Dodgers' dugout Wednesday as he was a night earlier, I was worried maybe he couldn't afford a hotel room here.

"More than ever," insists MLB.com's Barry M. Bloom , "the Dodgers need some continuity and G.M. Ned Colletti will provide them that if he's given a long-term deal." Thus, along with eulogizing Mary Travers and quoting Bob Dylan's "Blownin' In The Wind" in its entirety, Bloom argues LA's third post-season appearance in 4 seasons demands a contract ...

As the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner and the possessor of a .709 career winning percentage , Tim Lincecum has absolutely nothing to prove.

The Big Freak about to take down Big Six? San Francisco right-hander Tim "The Freak" Lincecum is bearing down on one of the oldest records on Major League books, Christy "Big Six" Mathewson's franchise mark of 267 strikeouts for the 1903 New York Giants.

The San Francisco Giants had stormed into Chavez Ravine the night before, winning the first game of their season-ending, three-game series against Los Angeles to cut their deficit in the National League West to two games while remaining tied with the Astros atop the wild-card standings.

The standings aren't appreciably different, but for the Giants, the division title is now officially in play.

Posted by Evan Brunell Thursday, the Dodgers transferred Jason Schmidt to the 60-day disabled list.

Vicente Padilla returned to the National League when the Los Angeles Dodgers purchased his contract from Triple-A Albuquerque and sent him to the mound for their series finale against Colorado.

Reporting from Denver - Jason Schmidt was placed to the 60-day disabled list today to clear room on the 40-man roster for recently acquired Vicente Padilla, a move that most likely signaled the end of Schmidt's 14-year major-league career.