Matt Kemp News

May 27, 2012 -- John Ely pitched six solid innings and Josh Wall worked a perfect ninth for his 11th save to help the Albuquerque Isotopes to a 7-4 win over visiting Oklahoma City on Saturday night at Isotopes Park.

Jones came into this season with a $6.15 million, one-year contract and would have been eligible for arbitration next winter and for free agency after the 2013 season.

Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since August 2005.

It breaks down this way: He'll get $2M signing bonus; $8.5M in 2013; $13M in 2014 and 2015; $16M in 2016 and 2017; and $17M in 2018.

The Dodgers, for the moment, have formulated a consistent plan for the leadoff position in the batting order.

The Albuquerque Isotopes activated second baseman Alex Castellanos from the disabled list on Saturday afternoon, adding another body to what is fast becoming a crowded roster.

A.J. Ellis, an 18th-round draft pick in 2003, has been the Dodgers' starting catcher since opening day.

It wouldn't have been shocking if the Dodgers' offense sputtered for a while after all their recent injuries.

Ivan De Jesus showed some surprising muscle at the plate and Dee Gordon hung tough turning two.

When Guggenheim Baseball Management took ownership of the Dodgers, there was talk of upgrading the home clubhouse but no specific mention of installing a revolving door.

There have been several MLB regular position players who have started off their seasons on the right foot.

For the first 25 days of May, Norris has been the best pitcher in baseball without question.

The Dodgers activated Jerry Hairston Jr. from the disabled list on Friday, giving them one of their five regular or semi-regular players back that has been lost to the DL in May.

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp and outfielder Juan rivera are both scheduled to appear with the Albuquerque Isotopes this Sunday, May 27 and Monday, May 28 as part of Major League Rehabilitation Assignments.

As speculation and waiting continues on what seems to be a pending contract extension for Orioles center fielder Adam Jones, here's an educated guess on how this will shake out.

In a showdown of the two winningest pitchers in the Pacific Coast League, Albuquerque's Will Savage was below average.

Their success has relied heavily upon the bats of Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier, and A.J. Ellis as well as the arms of Clayton Kershaw and Chris Capuano.

The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner has lost once in his last 20 home outings and will be heavily favored against the Astros in the opener of a three-game set.

In my mind, the "glory" positions in baseball are, and have always been, pitcher, shortstop, and center field.

It's a tale of...well, one city. But two teams. In said city. Did anyone really think that one Los Angeles team would hold the best record in the Majors this far into the season, and the other would be in dead last in their division? But I bet nobody thought it would be the Dodgers with the winningest record in baseball, and the Angels struggling ... (more)