Kuroda agrees to three-year contract
The deal is pending results of a physical examination, which Kuroda took this morning at Centinela Hospital, but it's done and believed to be worth between $36 million to $40 millon. Club officials aren't commenting for now, but two sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed the deal within the past half hour. Expecting more details later in the day, but this is a huge pickup for the Dodgers. Kuroda will fall somewhere in the middle of the rotation, probably the third or fourth spot. Ned Colletti now has filled two of the club's biggest holes (a starting pitcher and a CF) without giving up ANY of the Dodgers' young players.

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Nice pick-up, but if the dollar amounts are correct, it's too much for a middle-of-the-rotation guy. Still, glad they were able to get some depth without having to give up any of the kids!
Posted by: dodgrdog88
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December 15, 2007 1:03 PM
Now if Ned can get rid of Pierre this will be the best offseason for the Dodgers in years.
Posted by: The_Great_Arcade_Fire
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December 15, 2007 1:33 PM