Kenny G Around the Horn

Incoming, Outgoing — Magic and McCourt Attend Game

mlblogskengurnick1 — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:02:34 +0000

Incoming and outgoing owners Magic Johnson and Frank McCourt were part of a sold-out Opening Day crowd at PETCO Park. Johnson, the face of a group buying the Dodgers and Dodger Stadium for $2.15 billion, made a quick pre-game pass through the clubhouse and said hello to manager Don Mattingly. Johnson also leaned into the dugout from his box seats to congratulate Matt Kemp after his eighth-inning home run. – Ken Gurnick

Kuroda, Colletti Talk

mlblogskengurnick1 — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 07:18:51 +0000

General manager Ned Colletti told pitcher Hiroki Kuroda he would inform him if trade talks for the right-hander took place, according to the Los Angeles Times. Kuroda has not decided if he will waive his no-trade clause.

Kim Ng Leaving Dodgers

mlblogskengurnick1 — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:31:38 +0000

Kim Ng, Dodgers vice president and assistant general manager, is leaving the franchise to become senior vice president of baseball operations with MLB, according to a baseball source. The Dodgers could not confirm the report. Before joining the Dodgers 10 years ago, Ng was vice president and assistant general manager of the Yankees, where she worked with former Dodgers manager Joe Torre, who recently was hired by MLB as executive vice president of baseball operations. – Ken Gurnick

Loney has MRI on Knee

mlblogskengurnick1 — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 18:47:28 +0000

Dodgers first baseman James Loney is having an MRI on his left knee after experiencing stiffness following Friday night’s game, manager Don Mattingly said Saturday. Loney first felt discomfort Thursday while stretching, Mattingly said, but added that the injury is believed “minor because he “has no pain.” “It seems minor, he played last night and had no pain,” Mattingly said. “He knows his body. It’s precautionary, so he knows how to deal with it. Once you know what it is, you can strengthen other areas.” Loney had knee issues in high school, but nothing to impact playing time since the Dodgers drafted him in the first round of 2002. – Ken Gurnick

Kershaw Signs Contract

mlblogskengurnick1 — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:11:30 +0000

Opening Day starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers agreed to a one-year, $500,000 contract for 2011. Kershaw earned $440,000 last year and will not be eligible for salary arbitration until after this season, when his salary figures to multiply. However, with his current service time of two years and 105 days, he had no leverage in negotiations. He received $404,000 in 2009. The Dodgers payroll this year will be approximately $115 million, up from $95 million last year. – Ken Gurnick

Dodgers Sunday Lineup

mlblogskengurnick1 — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:50:13 +0000

Furcal, SS

Blake, 3B

Ethier, RF

Kemp, CF

Uribe, 2B

Loney, 1B

Thames, LF

Gimenez, DH

Barajas, C

Ely, P

Padilla Returns

mlblogskengurnick1 — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 17:46:52 +0000

Vicente Padilla, who underwent surgery Thursday on his throwing arm, returned to Camelback Ranch-Glendale Saturday to begin his rehab and said he hopes to be pitching for the Dodgers by May 1. Padilla had surgery to release a radial nerve entrapped in a muscle in his forearm, a very rare injury for a pitcher. He had a bandage covering a three-inch scar from the bottom of his elbow down and across his forearm, covered in a gauze sleeve, with a removable sling.

“I’m relieved, because I’m sure I can come back 100 percent,” said Padilla, who added that he’s had discomfort for three years. “It feels better.” – Ken Gurnick

Redding Still Pitching

mlblogskengurnick1 — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 15:25:56 +0000

Non-roster pitcher Tim Redding, sick on Friday, is still expected to make the start Saturday against the Giants in Scottsdale. – Ken Gurnick

Today’s Dodgers Lineups

mlblogskengurnick1 — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 15:18:42 +0000

At Giants:

Gwynn, CF; Carroll, SS; Loney, 1B; Barajas, C; Thames, DH; Paul, LF; Kapler, RF, DeJesus, 2B; Denker, 3B.

At Angels:

Hoffman, CF; Navarro, C; Ethier, RF; Kemp, CF; Gibbons, DH; Mitchell, 3B; Sands, 1B; Sellers, 2B; Castro, SS.

Padilla Surgery Goes Well

mlblogskengurnick1 — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:37:10 +0000

Pitcher Vicente Padilla could be throwing in three to four weeks after undergoing surgery Thursday to release an entrapped radial nerve in his throwing arm. Doctors found what they expected in the brief operation, making a small incision to release the nerve from a muscle. Padilla, who had the surgery in Los Angeles, will return to the Dodgers’ Camelback Ranch-Glendale complex Friday to begin his rehab. Padilla has been bothered by the nerve for years and missed two months last year after bruising the nerve. – Ken Gurnick