DODGERS

LOS ANGELES DODGERS


TOP 10 PICKS
(20TH SELECTION)

J VOTTO
M CAIN
R HOWARD
C SANTANA
J GARCIA
M STANTON
P SANDOVAL
R SORIANO
DO BROWN
A RHODES
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OPENING DAY ROSTERS

LA

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SP
18 M CAIN
54 J GARCIA
33 C RICHARD
44 C TILLMAN
49 W LeBLANC

RP
23 N KARANITZ
25 Z BRADDOCK
47 T BYRDAK
36 R GASPAR
29 R SORIANO
57 A RHODES
40 T SAITO

C
28 W GOMEZ
41 C SANTANA

IF
45 J VOTTO
3 R HOWARAD
43 M CAIRO
10 A CONNER
38 A FERNANDEZ
7 P SANDOVAL
13 S CAIRO

OF
9 DO BROWN
22 B STARKS
27 M STANTON
11 B GARDNER
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AAA

SP
56 M MINOR
59 A SANABIA
30 T WOOD
26 B LAYFIELD
33 S PAULSON

RP
19 F MEADOWS
7 R RUSSELL
54 J MARTINEZ
21 P RINCON
13 C PARKER
6 B STEEN

C
25 C ESPINOSA
31 R WHITE

IF
10 C SANDOVAL
17 K KENDRICK
15 T GRISSOM
28 R FINN
8 D VICIEDO
12 J GOFF

OF
18 N CASE
16 M WATSON
4 O VALDEZ
27 D JENNINGS
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AA
33 J ANDERSON
36 P TEJADA
14 B WINTERS
21 O SANTOS
1 L SPRINGER

RP
22 G JUDD
35 D McDONALD
11 S BRADLEY
7 H RIVERA
31 P BARRETTO
5 M DE LOS SANTOS
37 L HALEY
13 G CHAVEZ

C
6 H LEDBETTER
23 M BRITO

IF
80 I BARRIOS
30 N CRAIG
34 L HANCOCK
20 D SALAS
17 R DELGAUDIO

OF
32 B MORALES
24 P JERNIGAN
10 R SAMUELS
38 J McDERMOTT
PP L SPURGEON
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A
SP
19 E ROSALES
20 E HARRIS
14 K PERALTA
3 B JOHNS

C
5 B BUSCHER
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SCHEDULE
MARCH 31-APRIL3
VS SF
3-11, 7-3




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KEY TRANSACTIONS





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2011 PREVIEW

WILL HAVE TO BATTLE EARLY TO KEEP AFLOAT IN NL WEST. AFTER AN OPENING-DAY HOMESTAND RUNS FOR THREE GAMES AGAINST THE GIANTS, ROOAD TRIPS TO COLORADO, SAN DIEGO AND SAN FRANCISCO LOOM.

THE DODGERS RETURN HOME TO TANGLE WITH THE CARDS IN A FOUR-GAME SERIES AND THE BRAVES COME TO TOWN FOR A THREE-GAME SET, BUT THEN IT'S A CROSS-COUNTRY SWING TO MEET THE CUBS FOLLOWED BY A TRIP NEAR THAT OTHER OCEAN TO FACE THE MARLINS.

CATCHER COULD BE A TROUBLESOME POSITION IF CARLOS SANTANA FAILS TO MEASURE UP TO THE HYPE. AARON CONNER, JUST 18, EARNED THE 3B SPOT, OPENING UP A SLOT FOR CF BRAD STARKS.

IF CONNER STRUGGLES IN THE FIELD, HE'LL MOVE BACK TO THE OUTFIELD, COSTING DOMINIC BROWN, MIKE STANTON OR BRETT GARDNER PLAYING TIME AS RYAN HOWARD AND JOEY VOTTO HAVE 1B/DH COVERED.

MATT CAIN IS A TOP-10 PITCHER AND JAIME GARCIA COMES OFF A STRONG 2010. CLAYTON RICHARD, 27, MUST STEP UP ALONG WITH CHRIS TILLMAN AND WADE LeBLANC.

PREDUCTED RECORD: 84-78
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