Wilson Valdez sold to Kia Tigers
Meant to post this (much) earlier today, but I forgot. If you're scoring at home, remove infielder Wilson Valdez from your 40-man roster. The Dodgers sold him today to the Kia Tigers of the Korean League. He was with the Dodgers the past two season, most of which he spent lighting up Las Vegas -- he hit a combined .316 for the 51s in 2006 and '07 -- but he wasn't so great when the Dodgers gave him a shot at the big-league level, where he hit just .216 in 41 games, all in 2007. He didn't figure to get much of a shot this year if he had stayed. The Dodgers already have Tony Abreu and probably Chin-lung Hu as backup middle infielders. Roster now at 39.
Tony Jackson is in his fourth season covering the Dodgers for the 
Comments
Great move.
Posted by: Marcel | January 13, 2008 9:53 AM
Great move.
Posted by: silverwidow99 | January 13, 2008 9:55 AM
Sad to see Valdez go, him being winner of the 2007 Spring Training Jason Romano award. Couple quick questions...What say does Valdez have in being sold to Korea? I'm sure he wants to play but can he refuse to go without breaching his contract? Aside from Valdez, do the Dodgers really plan on having Abreu and Hu on the everyday roster so they can sit and watch? Seems they both could use the playing time at Las Vegas.
Posted by: Luke | January 14, 2008 9:18 AM