Chad Billingsley

The Los Angeles Dodgers have surged back to the top of the National League's West division on the strength of dominating play at home. Joe Torre's squad will try to maintain its recent success at Dodger Stadium in tonight's continuation of a three-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers. Los Angeles moved to 5-0 on its current 10-game homestand and recorded its seventh straight win as the host with Friday's 5-3 decision over the Brewers Chad Billingsley threw seven strong innings for the surging Dodgers, while recently-acquired Casey Blake went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer on the evening Jeff Kent also collected three hits for ... Read Full Story

Explanation of ratings system and other team previews here LOS ANGELES DODGERS Ranks Overall – 79 points (14th MLB, 7th NL) Starting Rotation – 32 points (10th MLB, 5th NL) Line-Up – 32 points (16th MLB, 10th NL) Bench/Bullpen/Defense – 15 points (T-11th MLB, T-7th NL) Offseason Additions – Andruw Jones, Hiroki Kuroda Offseason Subtractions – Mark Hendrickson, Randy Wolf, Luis Gonzalez Biggest Strength - Bullpen Joe Torre will have to get used to a lot of things moving from NY to LA, but sweating out the 8th and 9th innings will not be one of them. Both their 8th inning (Jonathan Broxton) and ... Read Full Story

Last Season's Record: 82-80 108 Red Stitches Projected Finish: 3rd NL West Major Offseason Acquisitions: - Andrew Jones: CF - Hiroki Kuroda: RHP Major Offseason Losses: - Randy Wolf: LHP - Mark Hendrickson: LHP Bringing Joe Torre over from the Yankees during the offseason sent a wonderful message to the veterans in the Dodger's organization: "Time to start cashing in on that retirement plan". Torre will not put up (for long) with the organizational tendency to give playing time to their rustier parts. Torre coming in will usher in a youth movement in LA. Curious is the decision to sign guys like Jason Schmidt ... Read Full Story

Los Angeles trainer Stan Conte says a CAT scan was negative and Kuroda's only symptom Sunday was a mild headache. He will undergo further tests by neurologist Dr. Vernon Williams on Monday. Kuroda was expected to attend the final game of Los Angeles' series against the Diamondbacks before flying home with the team. Read Full Story

Not great news if you were relying on Latos for fantasy purposes this year, but definitely a positive development for his future. Read Full Story