Dodgers, Ned Colletti Agree To Long-Term Deal

The only reason that LA wouldn't have retained Coletti was if they wanted White or Ng to take over as GM relatively soon, and they believed that one or both of those executives would get other GM jobs before then.

Obviously White's lack of experience in anything other than scouting is an issue, but Ng appears to be one of the most qualified people in the game that hasn't gotten a shot as the GM somewhere yet.

It's somewhat of a surprise that this got done despite the McCourts impending and probably messy divorce. Now let's see what the payroll is next year, as the Dodgers have a ton of young talent that will be arbitration-eligible for either the first or second time. At least Jason Schmidt will finally be off the books.

"At least Jason Schmidt will finally be off the books."

It's kind of funny the name Jason Schmidt is brought up on a Ned Colletti resigning thread. Oh well, most Gms have an 'opps' signing or trade they regret. I agree the timing of this extension is a bit odd with the divorce. Then again, I'm sure the Dodgers want to show there is some stability in the front office for the offseason.

Problem with Colletti is that he's had more than one "oops" signing - Schmidt, Andruw Jones, Juan Pierre, Nomar's extension, a pair of bad deals with Tampa Bay...of course he's done some good as well, but a mixed bag indeed.

Thanks for clearing that up scribble, I was freaking out over here.

As a Royals fan, I would like Coletti to be our GM. I guarantee he wouldn't of traded for Yuniesky Betancourt, kept Tony Pena Jr on a major league roster for longer than a year, traded JP Howell for Joy Gathright, and I am gonna stop with those. It's just pissing me off

I actually think if Logan White stays on this team will we be fine. The Dodgers have had the ownership group make deals with out consent of the GM, I think McCourt was a key factor in the Jones and Jason Schimdt deal.

Kim Ng will get her shot and I hope she rocks.

I would go into more detail but I have not been on internet since last night and I will not watch any sports outlet until tomorrow.

You act like Santana was going to ever play over Martin, that Bell was even close to the majors, that Steve Johnson was anything more than the coach's kid, and that Tony Abreu ever played a full season.

Blame him for the free agent signings. The trade's he's made were good at the time they were made. If Edwin Jackson was still the big-stage coward and control-less fastball machine he was when he played for us, we'd all think Ned was great.

I know, instead of blaming the man for Jones, Schmidt, Nomar and Pierre, how about we realize Jones screwed himself, Pierre wouldn't have signed for anything less and we needed a CF, Schmidt was old but still good at the time of signing, and that Nomar had just had a great year and was one of our best players and fan favorites.

Congrats, Ned.

"You act like Santana was going to ever play over Martin, that Bell was even close to the majors, that Steve Johnson was anything more than the coach's kid, and that Tony Abreu ever played a full season."

Trading Carlos Santana for Casey Blake is a headache. Seriously, I wouldn't be surprised if Martin is traded in the off-season, he's not that great of a catcher (please don't give me the "2-time all-star" argument).

"Seriously, I wouldn't be surprised if Martin is traded in the off-season, he's not that great of a catcher (please don't give me the "2-time all-star" argument)."

He posted WARs of 5.2 and 4.6 in 2007 and 2008, respectively, and he was still a solid catcher this year in spite of his complete collapse offensively.

You certainly have to be worried about the decline in his power numbers (.176 in 2007, .116 in 2008, .079 in 2009), but even so, he's a patient hitter with good on-base skills, and he's an athletic, plus defender behind the plate.

The Dodgers could still get a lot of talent in return for Martin, although his offensive production in 2010 will definitely be something to look at.

You certainly have to be worried about the decline in his power numbers (.176 in 2007, .116 in 2008, .079 in 2009), but even so, he's a patient hitter with good on-base skills, and he's an athletic, plus defender behind the plate.

The Dodgers could still get a lot of talent in return for Martin, although his offensive production in 2010 will definitely be something to look at.

Posted by: scribbletone | October 20, 2009 at 06:28 PM

I'm not sure he's a plus defender. His arm is average at best and he scares me when the pitcher is going to throw breaking stuff at him because he can't defend the pitch. Check out this:

http://www.drivelinemechanics.com/2009/10/13/1082419/2009-catcher-defense-filling-in

I don't need to talk his offense, you already know what a disappointment it was.

"You act like Santana was going to ever play over Martin, that Bell was even close to the majors, that Steve Johnson was anything more than the coach's kid, and that Tony Abreu ever played a full season."

You have been posting here for a while, as long as I can remember, but this has to be one of the dumbest paragraphs written...

Trading Carlos Santana was the dumbest move made in the last 15 years in all of baseball. Sanatana is one of the best catcher prospects in the game. He has power and contact and needed to work on his game calling. He has worked on it and is one of the best catching prospects in the game, accept it. Even if we wanted to trade him, what we got in return was even worse.

Similar thing with Bell. He is probably 2 years away, but was probably our 3B of the future. And his projection fit perfectly with Blakes contract. Once again, its the amount we got for the player, not just trading him.

"Question for Dodgers fans:

If the McCourts are divorcing then doesn't that mean a reduced payroll for the future?

If this is the case then can Colletti be trusted with a reduced payroll? I mean, the only reason the terrible signings of Jones, Pierre, Schmidt and company haven't been hugely detrimental to the Dodgers is because of their large payroll.

He has made pretty good smaller type deals this season (Hudson and Padilla come to mind) but I don't think the Dodgers can afford another mishap like those big signings unlike before."

No one knows. it depends on who owns the team(Frank says he owns 100%, Jaime says its 50/50) and if they are willing to work together for the team. Remember Wolfgang Puck. He got a divorce with his wife, but they worked together to keep the resturants going....

DodgerJulio, how can you say you would think they wont be active? They have a legit shot at Lackey. The can resign Padilla and Wolf. They have arb hearings with Martin, Kemp, Loney, Ethier, Broxton, Billz, etc. We could even get Figgins(unlikely) for 2B. Like last yr, this is a very big offseason. I think a lot of extensions should happen this yr, espically Kemp, Ethier, Martin and Billz(while their value may be a little lower).

Regarding Martin, are you insane? He is probably the best at calling a game and blocking pitches. You guys want a stat? Since Honeycutt and Martin have come to the MLB team, the team ERA has decreased every year, including leading the majors this yr.

scribble, something that really hurt Martin's power was a training course he had over the winter. He lost 30 pounds, but he also lost his power... His swing has been affected by Mattingly as well. Mattingly's style is waiting for his pitch. Martin was already doing this and waiting longer hurt his ability to hit his pitch. Many times, he'd miss his pitch and be forced to swing at bad pitches...

Look at these links about Martin, the people who want to get rid of him will be surprised...

http://www.memoriesofkevinmalone.com/2009/08/baseball-america-ranks-best-tools.html

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/split.cgi?t=p&team=LAD&year=2009#catch

http://www.memoriesofkevinmalone.com/2009/05/russell-martin-throwing-ability_16.html

"DodgerJulio, how can you say you would think they wont be active? They have a legit shot at Lackey. The can resign Padilla and Wolf. They have arb hearings with Martin, Kemp, Loney, Ethier, Broxton, Billz, etc. We could even get Figgins(unlikely) for 2B. Like last yr, this is a very big offseason. I think a lot of extensions should happen this yr, espically Kemp, Ethier, Martin and Billz(while their value may be a little lower)."

Exactly, all those players who are now available for arbitration will get a raise. And why on earth would you want Lackey? Lackey wants at least 70 million. I'll go for Harden for a year and 5 million, and I'll offer arbitration for Wolf. I don't know what the Dodgers are going to do with Hudson and his wrist made out of glass, I don't know if they'll offer him arbitration. Maybe he'll sign with the Nats.

"When I think of the Cliff Lee trade, I still can't believe how hosed Cleveland got for trading Lee."

And you know this how? I would think we'd want to wait and see how the guys that the Indians received develop, but that's just me.

"Trading Carlos Santana was the dumbest move made in the last 15 years in all of baseball. Sanatana is one of the best catcher prospects in the game. He has power and contact and needed to work on his game calling. He has worked on it and is one of the best catching prospects in the game, accept it. Even if we wanted to trade him, what we got in return was even worse. "

Really? Is that because Santana is dominating in the big leagues right now? Sure, Casey Blake is no A-Rod, but he's brought needed stability to the hot cornder, something the Dodgers haven't had since Adrian Beltre. "Worst move in the last last 15 years"? Worse than the Colon to CLE trade? Worst than Piazza from LA to Florida? Host of others...

As for the Dodgers payroll, it's pure speculation at this point. Should the McCourts divorce (not final from what I hear), will they really let the team run into the ground by slashing payroll? That takes money right out of their pockets should they be forced to sell the team.

what just what he has planned during the offseason ? is he going to get manny,bay,lackey,or some other great guy whats just see.