Mar 31, 2009 10:29 AM EST
The Dodgers have signed left-handed reliever Will Ohman to a one-year minor league contract.
Ohman will reportedly receive $1.35 million guaranteed in the deal and can earn an additional $425,000 in performance bonuses.
The Dodgers claim they hold a team option for a second season.
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Mike Piazza is among a handful of players that have been singled out as a steroid user in a new book by Jeff Pearlman, and Tommy Lasorda has rushed to the former catcher's defense.
"I don't believe that at all," said Lasorda. "He worked so hard. I saw him in the weight room working out all the time. Whatever (is in the book) is hearsay. I just don't believe it. He comes from a family that's full of good people.
"I wouldn't comment on it if I didn't feel strongly about it. He has too much to lose. And he's such a nice young man. He goes to church, he's got a nice family. I know him. I know what kind of man he is and I just don't believe it."
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Pedro Martinez is reaching out to prospective suitors, but finding little interest in his $5 million-plus asking price.
The Royals, before signing free-agent right-hander Sidney Ponson to a minor-league contract, rejected an overture from Martinez because they were unable to afford him, major-league sources say.
Several of Martinez's friends, including the Dodgers' Manny Ramirez, have told him that he needs to be more realistic with his salary desires, sources say.
The Dodgers would be interested in Martinez if he dropped his price dropped to the $1 million to $2 million level.
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Dodgers Mar 2009 Archive
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Los Angeles Daily News | Mar 25, 2009
Jason Schmidt pitched three innings against the Brewers on Tuesday, allowing two runs on six hits, and the Dodgers are still unsure of what to do with him.
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ESPN | Mar 24, 2009
Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has named Don Newcombe a special adviser to the chairman of the team.
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Los Angeles Times | Mar 23, 2009
Manny Ramirez claims that his injured hamstring feels fine, and that he feels young once again.
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MLB.com | Mar 19, 2009
Yhency Brazoban was released by the Dodgers on Thursday.
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MLB.com | Mar 18, 2009
The Dodgers still lack a fifth starter, with has allowed rumors that Pedro Martinez will return to the team to increase.
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Los Angeles Daily News | Mar 17, 2009
Jason Schmidt, who has been a huge bust after signing a huge contract with the Dodgers, just wants to get back out on the mound and pitch.
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ESPN | Mar 17, 2009
Dodgers manager Joe Torre says that Manny Ramirez will be limited to hitting when he returns from a strained hamstring.
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MLB.com | Mar 16, 2009
The Dodgers are taking a cautious approach with Manny Ramirez's tweaked hamstring, and he will be held out of action for at least this week.
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Boston Herald | Mar 16, 2009
Jonathan Papelbon called Manny Ramirez a "cancer" recently, but not all of his former teammates feel that way.
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ESPN | Mar 15, 2009
Manny Ramirez aggravated his sore left hamstring on Sunday while playing in the outfield for the first time this spring.
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MLB.com | Mar 15, 2009
Pedro Martinez has looked impressive this spring, and has garnered more attention from teams than expected heading into the final weeks of Spring Training.
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MLB.com | Mar 14, 2009
Free-agent reliever Joe Beimel, who is believed to have offers from the A's, Rockies, Dodgers and Rockies, is reportedly close to choosing a team.
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ESPN | Mar 14, 2009
Manny Ramirez's spring debut for the Dodgers was a media circus on Friday, so much so that his teammates questioned all the attention.
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Los Angeles Times | Mar 13, 2009
Dodgers manager Joe Torre has defended slugger Manny Ramirez, who has been criticized by former Red Sox teammates for having a negative presence in the clubhouse.
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Yahoo! Sports | Mar 13, 2009
Manny Ramirez pushed back his spring debut on Thursday, missing the Dodgers' exhibition against South Korea because of tightness in his left hamstring.
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MLB.com | Mar 12, 2009
Jonathan Papelbon had strong words about former teammate Manny Ramirez in an interview in Esquire magazine's April issue.
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Los Angeles Times | Mar 12, 2009
Pedro Martinez came up with the Dodgers and it's possible that he could return to the club for the 2009 season.
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MLB.com | Mar 11, 2009
Dodgers manager Joe Torre has confirmed that Manny Ramirez will make his spring debut for the team on Thursday's game.
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Los Angeles Times | Mar 10, 2009
Andruw Jones has expressed some sorrow for the disappointing season he had with the Dodgers last season after signing a $36.2 million contract.
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ESPN | Mar 10, 2009
The $45 million that Manny Ramirez will earn over the next two seasons with the Dodgers reportedly won't be fully paid until June 2013.
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Los Angeles Times | Mar 9, 2009
Matt Kemp has been hearing grumblings that he is capable of posting a 40-40 season.
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Newsday | Mar 8, 2009
Manny Ramirez is settled with the Dodgers now, having re-signed with the team last week, but a person close to the situation has told Newsday that he spent most of free agency "freaking out."
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ESPN | Mar 7, 2009
Dodgers manager Joe Torre has revealed that Manny Ramirez is tentatively scheduled to play in his first exhibition game of the spring on Thursday.
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Los Angeles Times | Mar 6, 2009
Juan Pierre is owed $28.5 million over the next three years.
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Los Angeles Times | Mar 6, 2009
Dodgers' owner Frank McCourt praised GM Ned Colletti with how he's handled the winter moves.
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Los Angeles Daily News | Mar 5, 2009
Not surprisingly, Dodgers manager Joe Torre says that Manny Ramirez, having finally officially re-signed with the team, will bat either third or fourth in the lineup.
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Los Angeles Times | Mar 5, 2009
Juan Pierre believed that the Dodgers would re-sign Manny Ramirez, but he doesn't know what the move means for his future with the team.
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ESPN | Mar 5, 2009
Manny Ramirez has put his Boston condo on the market for $8.5 million.
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Los Angeles Times | Mar 4, 2009
Manny Ramirez took some shots at fans of the Red Sox on Wednesday, saying that the fans in Los Angeles treated him better than only others.
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Christopher Reina/RealGM | Mar 3, 2009
With a contract that was just $8.8M less than the one they gave Andruw Jones a year ago, Manny Ramirez will remain with the Dodgers.
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ESPN | Mar 3, 2009
Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers have finally agreed to terms on a two-year deal worth $45 million, according to a source.
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AP | Mar 2, 2009
Dodgers owner Frank McCourt said Sunday that negotiations with Manny Ramirez will have to start again from scratch.
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Los Angeles Daily News | Mar 1, 2009
The Dodgers believe Scott Boras may not actually be taking their offers back to Manny Ramirez and so that's the reason why they have been negotiating in the media.
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MLB.com | Mar 1, 2009
There has been little movement in the talks between the Dodgers and free agent Manny Ramirez.
