Los Angeles Dodgers News

Via Diamond Notes with a h/t to BBTF - Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang, a non-tender candidate, told Taiwanese reporters Thursday that his first choice was to remain with New York.

Boston Red Sox batter Jason Bay flies out against the Toronto Blue Jays during the first inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Toronto, August 22, 2008.

Jason Schmidt filed for free agency last week, surprising a lot of people who thought he had already retired.

It seems unlikely that the Phillies will bring back Pedro next season. By all accounts, Pedro Martinez loved his time with the Phillies, and they loved having him around.

Veteran Minor League slugger Mitch Jones, who played with the Dodgers' Albuquerque affiliate in 2009, was named to the Topps' Triple-A All-Star team as designated hitter.

When the ceremonial first salvo had been tossed in McCourt v. McCourt , the principals in the divorce case, the Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and his erstwhile business partner Jamie McCourt, had at least put to rest a question that had dogged them since they bought the team nearly six years ago.

The Dodgers are holding an "Under the Lights" event Friday night at Dodger Stadium, featuring Matt Kemp, who this week was named winner of Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards as the best offensive and defensive center fielder in the National League.

While Dodgers fans still are coping with a second consecutive playoff loss to the Phillies, they finally received something to feel good about on Wednesday and Thursday.

The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2010 is now in development and will ship in mid November! This year's book will feature articles by THT's staff as well as Bill James, Tom Tango and Craig Wright.

Uncertainty is the most unbecoming characteristic of a baseball team, and right now it has emerged as the best way to describe the state of the Los Angeles Dodgers heading into the offseason, both on the field and off.

The Dodgers have most of what it takes to enter, or even win, the World Series. But they need to be more "clutch." FanGraphs had them ranked first in National League teams in raw hitting ability for 2009.

The most valuable asset in baseball is good pitching. Good, young, controllable pitching could be likened to winning the lottery for a million dollars, and when you go to cash in your ticket, you find out you actually won five million.

So what's going on here? If it's not money, and it's not personal, then it must be pride.

It's hard to believe they're no longer playing baseball. The season is so very short.

Fired Dodgers chief executive Jamie McCourt made a case for her job performance with the team, saying she was handling daily operations even before she was named to lead the franchise in February.

NL players win Gold GlovesJimmy Rollins has won his third consecutive NL Gold Glove, and Phillies teammate Shane Victorino his second straight.

Right-hander Hiroki Kuroda, who has experienced the pain of cancer, will donate $100,000 to the Dodgers' Dream Foundation for the second consecutive year, the club announced on Friday.

NEW YORK, NY --- According to various reports, the Los Angeles Dodgers have contacted the New York Mets about what it will take to acquire 2nd basemen Luis Castillo.

The Dodgers on Wednesday announced their 2010 Cactus League schedule, which opens Friday, March 5, against the Chicago White Sox at Camelback Ranch-Glendale, the complex shared by the two clubs.

This is a July 26, 2009, file photo showing Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman making a play at third base against the San Diego Padres in the fourth inning of a baseball game in Washington.