LA Daily News - Betemit remains the third option
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... LA Daily News - Betemit remains the third option He also has played dramatically improved defense, not committing an error in any of the first five games while playing one of the most difficult positions. Yes, he s the third option for one of the most difficult positions.
Dodger Thoughts: Will Roster Thoughts Ever End?
Dodger Thoughts —
... there is only one LH starter scheduled in the next 9 games, David Wells, who is slotted to start Friday night for the Padres (they could skip him but that seems unlikely based on his first outing of the year). Other than that start, the Dodgers will face two righthanders for the Rockies after (Jeff) Francis, two tough righthanders in (Jake) Peavy and (Chris) Young for the Padres over the weekend, two righthanders in Arizona next week as well as (Aaron) Cook and (Josh) Fogg for the Rockies in Denver. That bodes well for Ethier, but the pressure will be on him Tuesday night. Meanwhile, Valdez is this year's Cody Ross, who drove in seven runs in one April 2006 game. He has made unexpected spectacular contributions, but that doesn't expand the roster any. Potentially, after Furcal returns, we will see Valdez in a platoon with Wilson Betemit, and the Dodgers dropping Kemp or Ethier down to the minors. But I still can't quite believe it. A few people (such as Tony Jackson of the
