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In the initial installment of the report card, all of the pitchers who have appeared for the Los Angeles Dodgers were evaluated and graded, and in this second portion of the evaluations, the performances of all the position players who have been utilized in the first half of the season will be examined. All of the teams in Major League Baseball with excellent pitching staffs still need to put eight quality ...

Matt Kemp would have never imagined a better start to a baseball season. At the 14-game mark of the 2010 campaign, the Los Angeles Dodgers' center fielder was a terror at the dish, batting .333 with seven home runs and 20 RBI. Calculated over the course of the season, that's a pace of 81 HR and 231 runs batted in. Anyone with a shred of common sense knew that Kemp wouldn't maintain those ...

Now, it seems as if the Los Angeles Dodgers' starting rotation is on the verge of total collapse. Carlos Monasterios, the rookie right-hander who was battling to find himself a spot as the team's fifth starter, has joined fellow starters Chad Billingsley and Charlie Haeger on the disabled list, the Dodgers announced on Friday afternoon. Monasterios (3-2, 3.88 ERA) was sent to the DL with what was described as "a pre-existing blood ...

Just when it seemed as if things were getting brighter for the Los Angeles Dodgers pitching staff, the team was dealt another blow on Tuesday afternoon, when they announced that Chad Billingsley would be placed on the 15-day disabled list with a groin injury. According to team reports, Billingsley suffered the injury sometime during his start in Friday's 10-1 loss against the Los Angeles Angels. The results of an MRI revealed nothing, ...

Whether it was the lack of mystical energy from a magical wizard or just plain being outplayed on the diamond, the Dodgers had a difficult weekend on the home front, as the Los Angeles Angels completed their first ever sweep of the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. James Loney sparked the Dodger bats with two doubles and three RBI late in the series finale on Sunday, but it wan't enough as the Angels held on for ...

The first 40 games of the season are in the books, and when compiling the report card for the Los Angeles Dodgers, the first quarter can pretty much be summed up in two words — roller coaster. Undoubtedly, injuries have plagued the boys in blue already during the young season. At some point or another, the Dodgers have had seven players visit the disabled list, and have heavily relied on bench play ...

At least Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre was able to keep a few arms fresh in the bullpen Sunday afternoon. Despite Clayton Kershaw's brilliant 2-0 win over the Colorado Rockies Sunday, Torre remains uncertain about his starters Tuesday and beyond, as the Dodgers open up a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks Monday. Heading into Saturday night's game, Carlos Monasterios seemed to be the logical candidate to take the hill on Tuesday, but Charlie Haeger failed ...