Tony Jackson chronicles Ronald Belisario finally arriving at Camelback Ranch.
…Dodgers assistant general manager Kim Ng said Belisario can be kept on the restricted list for up to 30 days after being placed there on Friday, meaning he has to be either activated or waived — he is out of minor league options — by April 25.
Belisario is expected to dress in the major league clubhouse until the team breaks camp on Wednesday, but his activity will take place in minor league camp.
“We have to see what kind of shape he is in,” Ng said. “After determining that, then he will probably be on the other side.”
Other than saying hello to a couple of reporters in the parking lot, Belisario declined to speak with reporters until Sunday morning. …
Colletti was asked minutes before Belisario’s arrival whether the pitcher’s strange behavior might signify a deeper problem.
“It certainly makes you wonder,” he said. “But he is obviously a talent.” …
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- Following up on the tea leaves, which I posted on the fly from my cellphone and couldn’t comment on: It sure seemed as if Joe Torre was hinting at the possibility that Blake DeWitt would go to the minors for roster reasons. (And no, I wouldn’t agree with any decision that would send DeWitt down to preserve Nick Green.) I wouldn’t assume DeWitt won’t start at second base, but I wouldn’t quite lock it in, either.
- And, when Charlie Haeger and Florida (site of the Dodgers’ fifth-starter debut) were mentioned in the same sentence, you got the feeling that Torre was liking the idea of Haeger in the rotation, and today’s 5 1/3 shutout innings probably made him like it just a little more. Mike Petriello of Mike Scioscia’s Tragic Illness arrived at Camelback this weekend and posted a first-hand account of Haeger today.
- Dodger Thoughts commenter BHSportsGuy wrote a worthy piece for True Blue L.A. about the effect of the divorce litigation on the Dodgers.
- UCLA baseball is now a mesmerizing 20-0.
- A few months before his 60-homer 1927 season began, Babe Ruth was arrested in Long Beach – and Steve Harvey of the Times tells the story.
