The Dodgers are continuing their plans for world domination by poaching the surprising players from last year’s NL West contenders having now signed Juan Uribe to a three year, $21 million dollar deal. Ned Colleti must have gathered enough information pointing to Uribe and Jon Garland as the heart and soul of their former clubs and will giggle with devlish delight when the Giants and Padres fade in the July heat next year.
Of course, when two players on the north side of thirty start having surprising years, it’s usually par for the course that their next season will be a little less bright if for no other reason than regression to the mean. Still, it’s nice to see the Dodgers do everything they failed to do last season. Namely, using their abundant wealth to sign players that improve the ball club.
Edgar Renteria and Miguel Tejada, get your agents on the phone. Your asking price just got higher.
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