Jeff Weaver News

Rare is the year when the Dodgers lack quality starting pitching. But they might have to delve heavily into the free-agent market to maintain that asset.

Outfielder Manny Ramirez notified the Dodgers on Friday that he's exercising the $20 million option and will return to Los Angeles next season.

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.

Can Giants fans anticipate a Dodgers collapse next year? The answer might be delivered by divorce lawyers.

This year's National League Championship Series was the first back-to-back rematch on the senior circuit since the St.

Posted by Christopher Glotfelty Hiroki Kuroda hadn't pitched since Sept. 28 because of a bulging disk in his neck.

Notes on a baseball playoff scorecard: The Dodgers-Angels Freeway Series is so close I can smell the car fumes.

's first start of the postseason for Los Angeles was a bitterly brief one. Two singles, a double, a triple, a home run.

If the Angels advance to the World Series, one of their players will have a family connection on the National League side.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have added left-handed rookie pitcher Scott Elbert and right-hander Hiroki Kuroda to their roster for the National League championship series and dropped right-handers Jon Garland and Jeff Weaver .

The Dodgers announced their 25-man roster for the National League Championship Series this morning, and it included two changes from their roster for the previous round: Hiroki Kuroda , who was sidelined with a bulging disk in his neck, and left-hander Scott Elbert are in; Jon Garland and Jeff Weaver are out.

Manny Ramirez made it possible for several players to come through to help L.A. pull out an exciting victory over the St.

Ssshhhh, don't let it get out, but the prospect of a Freeway World Series is a tantalizing prospect to Torii Hunter, of all people.

Brothers have playoff connectionWhen Jeff Weaver came out of the Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen into a sticky bases-loaded situation Wednesday night, his little brother down in Orange County was probably even more jittery.

A day before the start of the Dodgers' National League Division Series against the St.

People often confuse pitchers Jered and Jeff Weaver, and the brothers from Simi Valley High like to have fun with those gaffes.

So who needs an ace, anyway? The Cardinals' top gun, Chris Carpenter, struggled with his command Wednesday night and was rocked early by the Dodgers' Matt Kemp.

Published: Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 4:24 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 4:24 p.m. When Jeff Weaver came out of the Los Angeles Dodgers' bullpen into a sticky bases-loaded situation Wednesday night, his little brother down in Orange County was probably even more jittery.

Matt Kemp hit a two-run homer off Chris Carpenter and middle reliever Jeff Weaver escaped a bases-loaded jam, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers take a 5-2 lead over the St.

Matt Kemp hit a two-run homer off Chris Carpenter and middle reliever Jeff Weaver escaped a bases-loaded jam, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers take a 5-2 lead over the St.