Feeling Demoted

Ouch, that hurts.

For Blake DeWitt, AJ Ellis, Jason Repko, Xavier Paul, (and most likely Chin-lung Hu) the news of recent Dodgers signings can’t feel too pleasant. Here's some highlights from Ken Gurnick of mlb.com:

• "Now Ronnie Belliard re-joins the mix, appearing to be the incumbent [for] the Dodgers, who appeared headed for Spring Training with Blake DeWitt and free-agent signee Jamey Carroll competing for the starting second-base position."
• Brad Ausmus's "return blocks the promotion of rookie A.J. Ellis."
• "Non-roster invitee Doug Mientkiewicz could make the team as a left-handed pinch-hitter."
• "The Dodgers are still looking to add a left-handed-hitting outfielder to compete with rookie Xavier Paul and Jason Repko. One free agent the Dodgers have had interest in previously is Frank Catalanotto."

Oh, well, I heard Albuquerque has got some great cuisine, though. Please, just don't tell Belly.