DODGERS PREVIEW
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LAST SEASON
84-78 (first place in NL West)
MANAGER
Joe Torre (second season)
PROJECTED STARTERS
(last season’s NL numbers):
C-Russell Martin (.280, 13 HRs, 69 RBIs)
1B-James Loney (.289, 13, 90)
2B-Orlando Hudson (.305, 8, 41)
3B-Casey Blake (.251, 10, 23)
SS-Rafael Furcal (.357, 5, 16)
LF-Manny Ramirez (.396, 17, 53)
CF-Matt Kemp (.290, 18, 76)
RF-Andre Ethier (.305, 20, 77)
STARTING ROTATION
Chad Billingsley (16-10, 3.14); Hiroki Kuroda (9-10, 3.73); Clayton Kershaw (5-5, 4.26); Randy Wolf (12-12, 4.30); undecided
CLOSER
Jonathan Broxton (3-5, 3.13, 14 saves)
TOP NEWCOMERS
Orlando Hudson, 2b (Arizona); Randy Wolf, LHP (Houston); Guillermo Mota, RHP (Milwaukee); Brad Ausmus, C, (Houston); Mark Loretta, INF (Houston).
NOTABLE DEPARTURES
Nomar Garciaparra; Jeff Kent; Takashi Saito; Derek Lowe; Brad Penny; Andruw Jones; Mark Sweeney; Greg Maddux; Chan Ho Park; Joe Beimel
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