With Hiroki Kuroda likely heading to the DL, the Dodgers have a renewed interest in Vicente Padilla, who was recently released by the Rangers.
Padilla had previously shown interest in the Dodgers, but the feeling wasn't mutual. But, that was before Kuroda started experiencing post-concussion symptoms after being hit in the head by a liner in Arizona on Saturday.
Once considered a promising young pitcher, Padilla hasn't had a good season since posting a 14-12 record with a 3.62 ERA with the Phillies in 2003. Sure, he won double-digit games in '06 and '08, but that's a product of the big Rangers' offense by his side.
Needless to say, I'm not very high on him. He's 8-6 this year, but with a whopping 4.92 ERA. That can be lowered in the National League, but who knows by how much.
The good news is that if he is signed and flops, the Dodgers only owe $100,000 of his $12 million salary, so I'm sure that's part of the motivation for possibly signing him.
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