Honors for Dodgers Scout Nickels
Dodger Midwest Scouting Supervisor Gary Nickels will be inducted into the Midwest Scouts Association Hall of Fame Saturday and the Mid Atlantic Scouts Association Hall of Fame next Saturday. The 2009 season is Nickels’ 38th as a scout and seventh in his current position. Dodgers drafted under his supervision include Chad Billingsley, Clayton Kershaw, Scott Elbert, Blake DeWitt, Cory Wade and A.J. Ellis. — Ken Gurnick