George Sherrill News

Reporting from Indianapolis - In response to widespread speculation that financial troubles could significantly compromise the quality of the Dodgers' on-field product next season, General Manager Ned Colletti said on the opening day of baseball's winter meetings that the club intends to spend at least as much on players as it did last season.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher George Sherrill throws against the St. Louis Cardinals in the ninth inning of Game 2 of the National League Division Series against the St.

It's the farm system that keeps on giving. The Orioles may have gone through a barren patch in the early part of the decade when they didn't have much homegrown talent, but they've struck it rich in recent seasons and still have a bumper crop of highly rated prospects poised to get their shot at the big leagues.

25, 2009. The Dodgers were rumored to be in on the Roy Halladay trade talks last July, but ended up bolstering their bullpen instead by trading for George Sherrill .

While the Orioles remain interested in re-signing Mark Hendrickson, a deal will not get done during the team's exclusive negotiating window with the free-agent pitcher.

For most of their careers, Baltimore's Josh Bell and Brandon Snyder have been known as defensive liabilities.

The World Series may still be fresh in your mind, but MLB GMs are already focusing on next season.

Brandon Waring , 1B /3B 11. Cameron Coffey, RHP Four More: 12. Steve Johnson, RHP: Along with Bell, Johnson was also acquired from the Dodgers in the George Sherrill deal.

With Chad Billingsley slipping on icy ground and breaking his leg last November and Vicente Padilla inviting a bullet into his leg this November, I'm eager to know what interesting leg injury will befall a Dodger pitcher next November.

Brandon Snyder just wanted to know what it would be like to step into the shoes of a perceived god in some eyes.

How quickly the perception of a team's season can change. After another successful regular season the Dodgers ran smack dab into their nemesis - " the Phillies - " and promptly folded faster than their owners' marriage.

The $8 million club option on third baseman Melvin Mora's contract likely won't be picked up, and first base is currently wide open, so the Orioles will probably be in the market for some corner infield help this offseason.

Joe Torre can't watch as the Dodgers run out of outs in the NLCS against the Phillies for the second straight season.

Meanwhile, the Phillies have momentum, home-field advantage for the clincher, Cole Hamels and Cliff Lee.

Ned Colletti agreed yesterday to a long-term extension to remain general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Some of the highs and lows of watching Dodgers-Phillies Game 5. Say hey "It's do or die for the Dodgers in Game 5." That was the opening of the final TBS NLCS telecast by lead announcer Chip Caray.

The Dodgers must feel like there's nothing they can do right. One night they get blown out, the next they lose close.

David Waldstein and Ben Shpigel covered Game 4 of the National League championship series from Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.

The Los Angeles Dodgers today announced that they have agreed to a long-term contract extension for General Manager Ned Colletti.

I've seen the talk that but for Chase Utley's error in Game 2, the Phillies would be poised for a dominating sweep of the Dodgers in the National League Championship Series.