A.J. Ellis News

Royals second baseman Alberto Callaspo, the subject of offseason trade rumors, was honored Friday afternoon as this year's winner of the Joe Burke Special Achievement Award.

Sunday night, Bob Dutton reported that the Royals are rumored to be interested in shipping Alberto Callaspo to the Los Angeles Dodgers for 28-year-old catcher A.J. Ellis.A Seeing as though Ellis has worked his way up to a grand total of 13 plate appearances in two September call-ups at that advanced an age, it is hard to get overly excited about ...

The next step in the Royals offseason makeover is to acquire a catcher before Dec.

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Austin Peay alumnus A.J. Ellis recorded his first major league hit and RBI in the Los Angeles Dodgers' game against the Rockies on Saturday.

The first of the Dodgers' September callups arrived Tuesday, when left-handed pitcher Scott Elbert, catcher A.J. Ellis and outfielder Jason Repko were recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque.

The thing that stood out to me about the article is the speculation that the Dodgers want Ellis to replace Russell Martin.

Partly because of injuries, but mainly because they are adept at manipulating a roster, the Dodgers have moved 44 players onto and off of the 25-man active list this season.

Friday 28 Aug 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers Minor League Report for August 27, 2009 Friday, August 28, 2009 at 01:27AM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com-LOS ANGELES The Dodgers' minor league report is a weekly window into the Dodgers' minor league system, with updated standings, league leaders, team and individual player stats, and the latest team ...

The Albuquerque Isotopes built up a sizable lead early for Major League veteran Vicente Padilla en route to an 8-4 series-opening win on Saturday night over the Nashville Sounds .

NEXT : at 51s 7:05 p.m. today, KBAD-AM Albuquerque outfielder Mitch Jones enjoyed playing for Las Vegas at Cashman Field, which was constructed in 1983.

TODAY'S PITCHERS: Isotopes TBA vs. 51s RHP T.J. Beam RADIO: KBAD-AM SERIES NOTES: The 51s will play 17 of their next 21 games at home, where they're 30-25 this season.

The woes of the Albuquerque Isotopes' bullpen proved costly, with each 'Topes reliever surrendering at least one run in a 9-5 Tacoma Rainiers come-from-behind victory Tuesday night at Isotopes Park.

Tony Abreu went 5-for-5 with a home run in Albuquerque's 5-2 Pacific Coast League win over Iowa on Monday.

Pierre was Ramirez's stand-in over the Dodgers ' last 50 games, batting .317, scoring 31 runs and stealing 21 bases.

It won't be a heart-to-heart, but rather a simple face-to-face when manager Joe Torre and Manny Ramirez have their expected chat before first pitch at San Diego on Friday.

The Dodgers made a handful of personnel moves Wednesday, in part to prepare the roster for the Friday return of suspended outfielder Manny Ramirez.

Given the wear-and-tear associated with the position, it's not rare for a starting catcher to get an occasional day off.

There was some concern within the White Sox organization that when Aaron Poreda received his big league callup from Double-A Birmingham, he might not throw strikes.

Matt Kemp's three-run homer in the eighth inning made the game closer, but the Dodgers still fell to the White Sox, 10-7. As Dodger Thoughts commenter El Lay Dave notes, the Dodgers allowed six homers in a game for the first time since a 7-4 loss to the Reds on August 2, 2001 .