Dodgers and Tigers Waste no Time in Getting the Offseason Started
The Dodgers trade SP Pedro Astacio to Detroit for 3B Scott Cooper. Looking to improve our performance against right-handed pitcher we deal for Scott Cooper. Cooper is a left-handed hitting third baseman that we expect to take over for Gaetti. The 26 year old Cooper hit .331/.137/105 last year. His +2 defense helped him to a 3.4 WAR in his first full season in the majors.
We paid a high price in Pedro Astacio who's coming off a fantastic rookie season. He went 11-10 with a 151 ERA+ and 81 ERA- in 189.2 innings worth 4.4 WAR.
The Dodgers also pick up minor league outfielder Dave Roberts. Roberts hasn't played yet in his minor league career but speed and base stealing ability is his calling card. Beyond that, he has a decent eye and his known for his work ethic, intelligence and leadership in the clubhouse.
NOTE: Dave Roberts was (partially) randomly selected. The orginal deal (Astacio for Cooper) felt too light for me. I used the random decision maker to select prospects numbered between: 6-10, 11-15, 16-20, 21-25, and 26-30. The random number was 11-15. I looked over those 5 players and decided I'd be most interested in lower minors OFers (that was Roberts or Juan Encarnacion). I was also interested in C Ron Maurer. I put the three in the random decision maker, and it chose Dave Roberts.
The Dodgers also announced the signing of right-handed Korean pitcher Chan-Ho Park (박찬호).
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Chan Ho Park was born in*Gongju, South Korea, on June 30, 1973. As a high school player in South Korea, he won team*Most Valuable Player*honors three consecutive seasons at Gongju High School in Gongju, South Korea.
He also was named the MVP at four national prep tournaments.
Park was a member of the 1992 and 1993*South Korea national baseball team. He posted a 2.76 ERA in helping South Korea earn the silver medal at the*Asian Baseball Championship*in 1993.
He also competed in*1993 Summer Universiade, and led his team to the silver medal.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chan_Ho_Park
Dodgers Come to Agreement with Three Players
We signed agreements with 3 of our arbitration eligible players.
Bill Bean - $150,080
Chris Donnels - $204,080
Kent Mercker - $690,000
Veteran Martinez Comes to Terms
Dennis Martinez re-signs with the Astros for 2 years and $6.7 million. Martinez came back from an injured 1992 in which he only appeared in 4 games to put up a 18-8 130 ERA+, 84 FIP-, 5.1 WAR season last year.