McCourt v. McCourt

user-pic
McCourts.jpg

Even though the Dodgers have won four games in a row, we are still 4.5 games behind Philadelphia, and there are three other teams ahead of us in the chase. The only thing this winning streak does is prevent us from dealing Manny Ramirez to the White Sox for a prospect and cost us the rest of his salary.

 

But the real battle for the Dodgers starts on Monday in L.A. Superior Court, when Frank and Jamie McCourt start pleading their case for who own the Dodgers?...Owns! Owns! After 30 years of marriage the couple will square off with Judge Scott Gordon presiding, and for me this will be the most followed case since the O.J. trial (the first one). Their arguments are quite simple, Frank says he is the sole owner of the Dodgers and Jamie says she owns half. But their reasoning behind their arguments is where it gets messy and complicated.

During the World Series last year in 2009 it was announced that the couple was splitting and shortly after Jamie was fired from her position with the Dodgers for having an inappropriate relationship with a company employee.



Here is what we already know:

He already has a 90-93 mph fastball with room for more projection in his 6-foot-4, 195-pound frame. He also throws a sharp slider and a changeup that needs work but shows promise. Unlike many two-sport stars, he has a lot of polish. Lee has a clean delivery that he repeats, enabling him to throw strikes with ease. (Baseball America)

My computer crashed (again) which kept me from posting for a couple of weeks, then law school started which is draining me for most of my time.
Both of those things suck, but you know what sucks more? The Dodgers.
Some questions have been posed to me over the last couple of weeks and some things have happened. Let's delve into it...

Dodger deadline moves

user-pic
The deadline came and went. I'm not excited.

Manny's impact

user-pic
With the Dodgers actively pursuing outfield help, what does that say about the expected impact of Manny Ramirez?

Payroll breakdown

user-pic
Here is what the Dodgers payroll for this year and next year looks like.

Can the Dodgers afford Oswalt?

user-pic
With the news that the Cardinals aren't optimistic about acquiring Roy Oswalt from Houston and with the word being he doesn't want to go to Philadelphia, the Dodgers might be lucky enough to be considered the favorites at the moment.
The Dodgers certainly could lineup the prospects to send to the Astros, if they want to, but the question is can the Dodgers afford Oswalt?

Trade deadline moves...if any

user-pic
If you look at the National League race right now, it doesn't look great. There's a lot of time left, and I don't think the Dodgers are out of it, but what does being six games back and trailing two teams with a week to go in July mean?

Assessing the Farm System

user-pic
Props to LaSorda for laying most of the groundwork on this. I pay pretty close attention to the farm teams, and him and I were pretty much spot on as far as our thoughts on the scores for the top 20 (well, I pushed it to 21) prospects.