Helton72
08-29-2007, 01:23 PM
Dodgers claimed RHP Esteban Loaiza off waivers from the Athletics.
Loaiza ended up going 12-9 with a 4.62 ERA in 26 starts after signing a three-year, $21.375 million contract with Oakland. The Dodgers will now take on just over $8.4 million of that, and they'll inherit his $7.5 million option or $375,000 buyout for 2009. Loaiza's arrival will push Eric Stults back to the bullpen, giving the Dodgers a rotation of Brad Penny, Derek Lowe, Chad Billingsley, Loaiza and David Wells. Randy Wolf will be a reliever if he returns next month
Loaiza ended up going 12-9 with a 4.62 ERA in 26 starts after signing a three-year, $21.375 million contract with Oakland. The Dodgers will now take on just over $8.4 million of that, and they'll inherit his $7.5 million option or $375,000 buyout for 2009. Loaiza's arrival will push Eric Stults back to the bullpen, giving the Dodgers a rotation of Brad Penny, Derek Lowe, Chad Billingsley, Loaiza and David Wells. Randy Wolf will be a reliever if he returns next month