Dodgers purchased the contract of RHP Luis Guerra from Double-A Chattanooga.
Guerra, 24, was 6-2 with a 2.60 ERA in 51 relief appearances between Class A Great Lakes and Double-A Chattanooga in 2009. He was the Dodgers fourth-round pick in 2004.
Dodgers purchased the contracts of SS Ivan DeJesus Jr, OF Trayvon Robinson and RHP Kenley Jansen.
The roster moves ensure that the trio will not be selected in the Rule 5 draft. DeJesus, 23, is arguably the most highly-regarded of the three, however he missed nearly the entire 2009 season after breaking his left leg during spring training. Robinson, 22, enjoyed a breakout season in 2009, batting .300/.373/.493 with 17 home runs and 64 RBI between Class A Inland Empire and Double-A Chattanooga. Jansen, 22, just recently made the switch from catcher to pitcher, but struck out 19 batters in 11.2 innings with Class A Inland Empire.
Joe Torre is in discussions to manage the Dodgers beyond 2010, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.
"I had some discussion about possibly extending another year, but that's still discussion now," said Torre at a charity event on Friday night in New York. "In fact, I talked to Ned [Colletti, general manager] today. I just told him I wanted a couple of weeks to think more about it." Next season is the final year of Torre's three-year contract with the Dodgers.
Jim Thome said Thursday that he would love to return to the White Sox.
"Everyone knows my feelings toward the White Sox," the Peoria, Illinois native said Thursday. "I enjoyed it here. It's home." Thome, 39, is limited to DHing at this point in his 19-year career, but batted a respecatable .249/.366/.481 in 2009 with 23 homers and 77 RBI in 434 plate appearances.
Jason Schmidt will likely retire, reports Ken Gurnick of MLB.com.
Schmidt filed for free agency on Wednesday, but said he isn't planning to pitch next year and is likely to retire. Schmidt went 2-2 with a 5.61 ERA in four starts in 2009, but was hampered by problems with his surgically-repaired right shoulder in August.
According to Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times, Orlando Hudson says he hasn't had any contact with the Dodgers since the season ended.
Hudson said he "wouldn't close the door" on a possible return, but that seems highly unlikely after the team soured on him down the stretch. The newly-minted Gold Glove second baseman is a Type A free agent, so expect the Dodgers to offer him arbitration in order to net the two draft picks.
Jeff Fletcher of AOL Fanhouse reports that Orlando Hudson has won a Gold Glove for the National League.
The full list of winners won't be announced until later today, but if Fletcher is correct, this will be Hudson's fourth Gold Glove award. Hudson would win despite being displaced in the Dodgers' starting lineup by Ronnie Belliard. Though advanced defensive metrics suggest that Hudson's defense has begun to decline, the award will make for a nice talking point as he reaches free agency.
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