Dem Bums – A Dodgers Blog

Andre Ethier reported to Spring Training camp a few days early and a few days before his set arbitration hearing. But a day before the hearing, the Dodgers and Ethier agreed on a one-year, $3.1 million contract. Ethier was going to seek $3.75 million in the hearing, and with the Dodgers originally offering $2.65 million, the $3.1 is just about halfway for both.

Also in a Yahoo! Sports article, Brad Penny was quoted saying he was happy to leave the Dodgers. Along with claiming the Dodgers made him pitch more than enough innings while injured, he dropped Larry Bowa’s name, saying he didn’t get along with him and that he would talk about the players to others. Bowa reacted by calling Penny a “lazy underachiever” whom the Dodgers are glad to part with.

Regardless of what’s being said off the field between coaches and former players, the Dodgers are now just a week away from their first Spring Training game.