Oh hell no!

[realmofotalk]

Dylan Hernandez of The LA Times tweets that the Dodgers are in discussions with free agent reliever Luis Ayala about a minor league contract.

Bring back Guillermo Mota, Yhency Brazoban, Chin-Hui Tsao, Elmer Dessens, anybody but that guy!

[Kingdom]

You'll have DirtyKash all over you. Good point.

How about Scott Proctor, mofo.

[Witlon]

Dodgers signed RHP Justin Miller to a minor league contract.

The deal comes with an invitation to spring training. Miller, 32, was 3-3 with a 3.18 earned-run average in 44 appearances for the Giants in 2009. He will earn a base salary of $850,000 if he cracks the Dodgers' roster.

Better? And it makes you wonder how this guy didn't get a major league deal. WHIP was a little high(1.31), but in the past 3 seasons, he's never had an ERA higher than 4.2...

Looks like a good, risk free pickup.

[Luis Ayala]

I don't see why you fellas are saying that this would be a bad signing.

[Foster]

Luis, atleast you ERA here @ BS is good, in Single-A.

[realmofotalk]

I CAUGHT UP with McCourt as he tried to beat the traffic and leave before anyone else. A Parking Lot Attendant knows what it's like when everyone tries to leave at the same time.

I asked him, "What do you think of the Justin Miller signing?"

But all I got was his back as he walked away. First time I can recall sharing the same opinion.
t.j.simers@latimes.com

It probably pains him to pony up for the minor league contract to Justin Miller.

[missionhockey21]

That is hilarious.

[realmofotalk]

The Dodgers have 3-4 teams interested in $$ Juan Pierre and a 3-team deal is being explored to get L.A. a bad-contract starter in return.

The "bad contract" starter the Dodgers might get for Juan Pierre would not be Derek Lowe, a source said. That bridge has burned.

Steve Henson (stevehenson333) on Twitter

Please don't let it be Carlos Silva. Please don't let it be Carlos Silva.

[missionhockey21]

The Mariners are supposedly set to be active... just pray mofo.

[realmofotalk]

I take that back. Silva has $25 million left on his deal, compared to Pierre's $18.5 million. No way in hell McBroke signs off on adding more debt. A more likely swap would be for Dontrelle Willis.

Wait, I don't want to jinx what I just said. I've got an idea.

[realmofotalk]

Among the teams that may have interest, according to sources, are the usually-thrifty Pirates. It's not yet clear how a deal would be constructed, but the Dodgers would likely try to get either Paul Maholm and Zach Duke.

Dodgers hope to deal Pierre, Bucs interested? - CBSSports.com

Must be bogus sources, but I don't care. Anything to downgrade my terror alert.

[realmofotalk]

Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times reports (via Twitter) that the Dodgers have signed Luis Ayala to a minor league contract with an invite to spring training. Hernandez added that should Ayala make L.A.'s major league roster, the reliever will earn $750K, and can earn another $100K based on appearances.

/facepalm

If you're Justin Miller and you can't beat out Luis Ayala for a spot, you might as well retire.

[realmofotalk]

They brought Angel Berroa back on a minor league deal. Even Juan freaking Castro last year maintained a WARP of a even 0.0, which makes Juan Castro statistically the definition of a replacement player. This means Angel Berroa is not a suitable replacement for a replacement player, if that's even possible.

[missionhockey21]

[QUOTE=realmofotalk;473464]Even Juan freaking Castro last year maintained a WARP of a even 0.0, which makes Juan Castro statistically the definition of a replacement player/QUOTE]
That is such a wonderful statistic mofo.