The Dodgers' Rotation

Their rotation really isnt that bad once Kuroda gets back. The only week point will be Mcdonald and he could be replaced by Weaver, Milton or Schmidt. Yes I know that doesnt sound to encouraging, but Kershaws ERA will not stay over 5.50 and if they have one guy in their rotation thats a 5+ ERA it shouldnt hur them in the West.

Please trade for some good arms!
after seeing Mcdonald pitch so bad last night, i think he needs to be traded in a package deal.
He couldnt even make it out of the 2nd inning (not the first time).

Package of like Mcdonald, Hu, Repko, and possibly even Dewitt.

Milanokis, do you really have to keep posting your half assed trade proposals? I'm probably not the only one getting sick of it.

Hu can't even bat his weight, Repko hasn't played baseball in ages, and Dewitt is pretty much a league average 2B or light hitting 3B at best. McDonald could get something in a trade, but probably not an ace like you think he commands. Then again, the Dodgers gave up last week's leftovers to get Manny Ramirez.

According to Cot's, the Dodgers are about $18M under last season's payroll.

The idea that Halladay or Oswalt are available is media-fabricated. Don't expect them, or Lee, to change teams this year. About the only above-average starters available are Peavy and Bedard.

Before any of you post your half-assed Halladay offers - it will not happen without AT A MINIMUM Clayton Kershaw coming the Jays way, and you'd still need to add another 2-3 legitimate prospects. Think about that before you start dreaming about a midseason rotation that includes Roy Halladay being traded from a very solid Blue Jays club.

the dodgers love mediocrity!

With all the problems in the rotation and the bullpen, and with a couple of key position players not hitting, the Dodgers are still 15-8. When a team has the second-best record in MLB one month into the season, and is on a pace to win 105 games, then it probably would not be the time to panic -- unless you happen to one of those other teams.

Kuroda will be back. Kershaw will have rookie growing pains, but even after a couple of wobbly starts, we know he still has great stuff. McDonald is an unknown, so we'll see. Little doubt he's going back to the bullpen, probably to be replaced with Weaver. If any of these moves don't work, the Dodgers will go shopping.

BTW, I was at that game last night. Manny hit one to the moon. One of these days, he's going to knock a ball over the pavilion roof. I hope I'm in the house when it happens.

doc halladay the best pitcher in baseball? ummm no.

“While I agree that im sick of his trades, Dewitt would have a CRAPLOAD of trade value, a 22 yr old who was a starting 2B and 3B on a playoff team, who has a 300-20-85/90 career average line.”

DeWitt was starting at third only because Garciaparra and LaRoche were hurt. He stayed there until the team overpaid to replace him with Casey Blake. DeWitt then filled in at 2nd when Kent got injured. He wasn’t really a starting player at either position; he just had to be used there because of a lack of options. Also, he has not carried a 300-20-85/90 line – he holds a .260/.339/.374/.713 mark. His minor league numbers also do not indicate anything that special either. Add in the sheer volume of solid 3B (the position he should be playing) and because Third is a position which should carry power potential, his value is limited. He is young and tradeable, but he will not carry anything close to a “CRAPLOAD” of trade value.

No one player in baseball is worth Kershaw right now, realy, yankeesdodgerslakers4life? Better get off the happy juice cuz he's no better of a prospect than Joba,Buchholz, or Price and if Hanley Ramirez, Albert Pujols, Tim Lincecum, Dustin Pedroia and about 100 other mlb players were offered for Superstar Kershaw your GM Colletti would wet himself making the trade. You sound dumb by even suggesting that he could be better than Halladay. Try being realistic for once!

Joba? Buchholz? Joba still cant hold a rotation spot, even though he should be there. Buchholz barely made the MLB roster. But your right, H. Ramirez, Pujols, Lincecum, and Pedoia would easily take Kershaw. However, how many are going to be traded? anyone? no, i didnt think so.

And for my Kershaw possibly being better than Halladay eventually, why not? They have a similar build, Kershaw is maybe a few inches shorter, but not much. Halladay has an amazing curve and good fastball, as does Kershaw. Kershaw is just 21 and will grow, but can throw 94 throughout the game. the bigger, the harder. therefore, he could throw 96 in a yr or 2, consistenly. He is a lefty, Halladay is a righty. Lefty have much more value than a righty in general. Halladay has an amazing change also, which is a pitch Kershaw learned this yr and has looked better as he continues to throw it. Kershaw had similar success to Lincecum in his first yr, and now look at Lincecum. So saying Kershaw could be better than Halladay in a few yrs isnt unrealasitic at all, espically if he could get tutoring for an ace, like Halladay.

wow... talk about immature.

The dodgers pitching have been facing really bad offensive lineups and they still suck(except for bills), just imagine our piching versus the cardinals ,phils, etc. This team is only built to win the weak ass west, so to all dodger fans don't get your hopes up!

??? who cares?? wins are wins......In the playoffs you need 2 good pitcher and 1 solid 1.Kuroda in the 2nd half of last season was lights out and dominated against the Phils and Cubs in the playoffs!!Bills is pitching like an ace too! Kershaw is up and coming and could be a decent #3 come postseason.So as a Dodger fan i will get my hopes up cause there GREAT bullpen (which is #2 in the N.L) and great offense will help........hater