Parting shot(s) with Andy LaRoche

Andy LaRoche will be back on the roster. With the Dodgers. Perhaps even later this year.

For the time being though, his defensive mistakes seem to have cost him a place on the opening day roster...

The power is there already:

"We think this guy's going to be a great hitter in the major leagues. When his time comes, there's no doubt in my mind he's going to crash right though that door." says Grady Little.

The defense - not quite:

"La Roche's defense remains a concern, as he has committed six errors in only 13 exhibition games. He made five in his entire time in Las Vegas, where team officials could very well send him after camp breaks to get more seasoning."

Not quite yet. It will come. Watch this space.

Let me make it official. With Franquelis Osoria gone from the Dodgers, Andy LaRoche takes over as the main event on the "TALRW": The Andy LaRoche Watch"!