Huge news: Matt Kemp makes the jump

This is really a huge news coming out of DC this morning: the Dodgers have called up another youngster, Matt Kemp, to play CF today. Kemp has been tearing it up at Double-A Jacksonville to date and I'm very excited to see him being given, though brief, chance to impress at the big league level.

The 21-year old was called up due to JD Drew experiencing some soreness in his shoulder. At the same time the Dodgers were short on OFs anyway, and with some time off every four days to Kenny Lofton, Kemp gets the chance to strike it rich.

The Dodgers, quite understandably, sent down inconsistent Lance Carter to Triple-A Vegas. Next roster move, probably right after the weekend: sending Tim Hamulack down to make room on the roster for whatshisname... yeah right, Eric Gagne ;).

And another good news regarding Jeff Kent, taken out yesterday due to uneasiness in his wrist that prohibited him from swinging the bat without pain. He's officially day to day - based on the information available right now he will not go to the DL. Kent will miss some (2-3?) games, though. Willy Aybar moves over to second, while, at least for the rubber game in Washington, Olmedo Saenz will man third.