My (brief) take on the latest Dodger acquisitions

I admit I have been living in another world as of late, but I did not fail to notice the two newest members of the Dodger World, the centerfielder Juan Pierre and the lefty starter Randy Wolf.

I have mixed feelings leaning to "I don't like it" towards Pierre. I just don't see how a five-year deal at 9 mln per could be given to a player that will eventually block the development of the likes of Either, Repko and Kemp and if it came to it - Loney. Why don't just go with the youth movement in the outfield coupled with Marlon Anderson as utility OF and Jayson Werth (if he ever comes back)? I know Pierre is a speedster, but Repko has also been very decent in terms of base running and getting on base when he batted second (behind Furcal) last year.

On the other hand - I like the signing of Wolf to a one-year ca 8 mln contract with a club option. The Dodgers have nothing to lose with him and Wolf makes two pitchers (Mark Hendrickson and Greg Maddux) expendable, which really helps us save money for other (bullpen?) purposes. With Kuo and Wolf in the starting rotation, the Dodgers will have two southpaws next year as opposed to mostly none throughout this past season.

In the scale from zero to five, I would rate the Pierre signing as 2 while the Wolf - 4.