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Owner(s) Frank McCourt (through April 30)
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General manager(s) Ned Colletti
Manager(s) Don Mattingly
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The Los Angeles Dodgers 2012 season will be the 123rd for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 55th season in Los Angeles. The Dodgers will be celebrating their Golden Anniversary of Dodger Stadium, their home since 1962.

Contents

Offseason

Ownership situation

The Dodgers muddled ownership situation which had been in question since Frank McCourt's separation from his wife at the end of the 2009 season started to resolve itself. First McCourt and estranged wife Jamie McCourt reached a settlement in their bitter divorce case, in which she gave up her claims on the team for $130 million [1] and then McCourt agreed to a settlement with Major League Baseball where the team would be put up for sale in a bidding process with the bankruptcy court.[2] Several groups of potential owners placed bids on the Dodgers, including Magic Johnson and Mark Walter, Steve Cohen, Rick Caruso and Joe Torre, Stanley Gold, Dennis Gilbert and Larry King, Mark Cuban and Orel Hershiser & Steve Garvey.[3]

On March 27, 2012, it was announced that an agreement had been reached on the sale of the Dodgers between Frank McCourt and Guggenheim Baseball Management LLC, a group of investors fronted by Guggenheim CEO Mark Walter and including former Los Angeles Lakers player Magic Johnson, baseball executive Stan Kasten and film mogul Peter Guber.[4] The total sale price for the Dodgers (which includes Dodgers Stadium) exceeded $2 billion, making the sale the largest for a professional sports team in history, exceeding the approximately $1.5 billion purchase of Manchester United F.C. by Malcolm Glazer in 2005,[5] On the same day, it was also announced that the members of the group will partner McCourt in purchasing the property surrounding the stadium.[6] The sale price of the Dodgers was considered to be far higher than what the team was actually worth at the time of sale. Estimates made by Forbes placed the value of the Dodgers at approximately $1.4 billion, and the winning bid was more than 30% higher than the next highest bid.[7] On April 13, the sale was approved by the bankruptcy court[8] and the deal was finalized on May 1.[9]

Coaching staff

On September 30, 2011 the Dodgers announced that the entire coaching staff would return for the 2012 season. Dave Hansen, who had previously been hired as an interim hitting coach, was officially promoted to hitting coach.[10]

Departing players

The Dodgers got their offseason moves under way on October 4, 2011 when they declined the 2012 options on third baseman Casey Blake and pitcher Jon Garland and outrighted utility player Eugenio Vélez to the minor leagues.[11] The Dodgers other free agents at the end of the 2011 season were pitchers Jonathan Broxton, Hiroki Kuroda, Mike MacDougal and Vicente Padilla, catcher Rod Barajas, infielders Jamey Carroll and Aaron Miles and outfielder Juan Rivera.[12] Outfielder Jamie Hoffmann was claimed off waivers by the Colorado Rockies on December 5.[13] On December 8, the Dodgers traded starting pitcher Dana Eveland to the Baltimore Orioles for two minor leaguers.[14] On December 12, the Dodgers chose not to offer a contract to relief pitcher Hong-Chih Kuo, making him a free agent. Kuo had been the longest tenured Dodger at the time of his release.[15]

Player signings

The Dodgers re-signed outfielder Juan Rivera to a one-year contract with a 2013 option.[16] They filed two of their open spots in rapid succesion on November 15 by signing second baseman Mark Ellis to a two-year contract[17] and backup catcher Matt Treanor to a one-year contract.[18] The Dodgers signed infielder Adam Kennedy to a one-year contract on December 1 to provide some infield depth [19] and they signed veteran starting pitcher Chris Capuano to a two-year contract on December 2 to fill the void left by Kuroda's departure.[20] They added to their bench on December 5 by signing veteran utility player Jerry Hairston, Jr. to a 2-year contract.[21] The Dodgers finished their rebuilding of the rotation on December 8 by signing Aaron Harang to a 2-year contract, with a vesting option.[22] The Dodgers chose to re-sign relief pitcher Mike McDougal, agreeing to a one-year contract (including a 2013 option) with him on January 5.[23] They added another relief pitcher on February 3 by signing veteran Todd Coffey to a one year contract.[24]

Regular season

Season standings

NL West		 W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Dodgers 32 19 .627 — 21–9 11–10
San Francisco Giants 27 24 .529 5 14–11 13–13
Arizona Diamondbacks 23 28 .451 9 10–15 13–13
Colorado Rockies 21 29 .420 10½ 13–14 8–15
San Diego Padres 17 35 .327 15½ 12–16 5–19


Opening Day Starters
Name Position
Dee Gordon Shortstop
Mark Ellis Second baseman
Matt Kemp Center fielder
Andre Ethier Right fielder
Juan Rivera Left fielder
James Loney First baseman
Juan Uribe Third baseman
A. J. Ellis Catcher
Clayton Kershaw Starting pitcher

April

The Dodgers opened the 2012 season on April 5, 2012 against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Reigning NL Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw started for the Dodgers, despite suffering from severe flu. He pitched three scoreless innings before being replaced by several relief pitchers. Matt Kemp hit his first home run of the season, a 2 run shot, and the Dodgers won 5-3. [25] The Dodgers won the next game as Chad Billingsley pitched 8 1/3 scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts and Andre Ethier drove in 4 runs in the 6-0 victory.[26] The Dodgers rushed to a 5-0 lead on April 7 but the Padres tied it in the fifth when Dodger pitchers walked five, hit one and issued a wild pitch. The Dodgers managed to win 6-5 in 11 innings. Dee Gordon was the star as he went 3-4 with three stolen bases, two walks and two runs scored as well as bringing home catcher A. J. Ellis with the go-ahead single. [27] After starting the season 3-0 for the first time since 1999, the Dodgers dropped the finale of the 4-game opening series to the Padres 8-4 as new addition Aaron Harang struggled in his season debut.[28]

For their home opener, the Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1. Ethier celebrated his 30th birthday by hitting an eighth inning home run for the deciding run. Kershaw recovered from the flu by allowing only one earned run in seven innings of work, while striking out seven.[29] The Dodgers improved to 5-1 on the season by beating the Pirates 4-1 the next day behind another strong start by Billingsley.[30] The Dodgers beat the Pirates again the next night, 3-2, to complete the sweep of the series. The Dodgers 6-1 record to start the season was their best start since 1981. [31] On April 13, Aaron Harang struck out 9 consecutive batters after giving up a single to set the all time Dodgers record against the Padres. The record was previously held by Johnny Podres with 8 in 1962. The streak was stopped by Will Venable when he hit an opposite field homerun. Harang finished one strikeout short of tying Tom Seaver's Major League record of 10 in a row set in 1970 and tied his career high with 13 total strikeouts in the game. The Dodgers won the game 9-8 after the bullpen allowed the Padres to tie the score.[32] The Dodgers continued their hot start by beating the Padres 6-1 behind two home runs by Kemp and one by Ethier. Ted Lilly made his first start of the season and pitched seven dominant innings for the win.[33] The Dodgers swept the Padres with a wild 5-4 win on April 15. After taking a 4-1 lead, partially thanks to Matt Kemp's league leading 6th home run, the Dodgers allowed the Padres to tie the game at 4 heading to the ninth. With two on and no outs in the top of the ninth, Javy Guerra threw the ball inside on Jesús Guzmán, somehow the ball hit his bat and dribbled into fair Territory where A.J. Ellis threw it to third for the start of a triple play, the Dodgers first since 1998. The Padres protested that umpire Dale Scott had signaled that the ball was dead originally before changing his call. In the bottom of the inning, the Dodgers won the game on a walk-off single by Dee Gordon.[34]

The Dodgers opened their next road trip with a 5-4 defeat to the Milwaukee Brewers that snapped the six game win streak. The Brewers won on a walk-off double by George Kottaras off of Javy Guerra in the bottom of the ninth.[35] The Dodgers suffered their second straight defeat in walk-off fashion the next night when Nyjer Morgan scored on a sacrifice fly by Ryan Braun in the bottom of the 10th inning.[36] Matt Kemp hit his seventh home run of the season in the series finale to help the Dodgers avoid the sweep. Two good defensive plays at third base by Jerry Hairston, Jr. helped the Dodgers hold on to a 4-3 victory.[37] The Dodgers next traveled to Houston for a matchup with the Astros. In the opener, the one-two punch of Kemp & Ethier again accounted for all the Dodgers runs in a 3-1 victory.[38] Clayton Kershaw picked up his first win of the season in the next game as he struck out nine and only allowed three hits in seven scoreless innings. Kemp hit his ninth home run of the season and James Loney his first in the Dodgers 5-1 win over the Astros.[39] The Dodgers road trip ended on a sour note as they got pounded by the Astros 12-0. Billingsley allowed nine runs in only 3 1/3 innings, including a grand slam home run by Jordan Schafer.[40]

The Dodgers returned home on April 23 and remained undefeated at Dodger Stadium by beating the Atlanta Braves 7-2. Juan Uribe tied a career high with four hits and drove in three runs in the win.[41] They picked up their first home loss of the season the next night, as Martín Prado hit a tie breaking RBI triple off of Javy Guerra in the ninth to set up the Braves 4-3 win.[42] The Dodgers lost again the next night as Guerra gave up three runs in the ninth inning and the Braves came back to win 4-2 despite Matt Kemp's 10th homerun of the season, which tied Gary Sheffield's club record for home runs in April set in 2000.[43] The Washington Nationals came to town next and the Dodgers won the opener 3-2 as ace Clayton Kershaw allowed only two runs in eight innings for his 12th straight win at Dodger Stadium. A two run home run by Andre Ethier accounted for most of the offense.[44] On April 28, Billingsley matched up against Stephen Strasburg and both pitched well, allowing one run each in seven innings of work. 19 year old 2010 top draft pick Bryce Harper made his Major League debut for the Nationals, crushing a double for his first hit and driving in a run on a sacrifice fly to put the Nationals up in the ninth but the Dodgers came back to tie it in the bottom of the ninth. Matt Kemp crushed a walk-off home run off Tom Gorzelanny for the 4-3 win. It was Kemp's 11th home run of the season, breaking Sheffield's club record.[45] The Dodgers completed the sweep of the Nationals when James Loney's two RBI single backed Chris Capuano's 6 2/3 shutout innings in a 2-0 victory in the finale of the homestand.[46]

The Dodgers ended the month of April in Denver with a road game against the Colorado Rockies. Kemp hit his league leading 12th home run early but the Rockies won 6-2 after Rockies relief pitchers struck out Kemp and Ethier with the bases loaded in the seventh inning. The Dodgers 16 wins in April was their most since the 1984 season.[47]

May

The month of May ushered in a new era for the Dodgers as the sale of the team by Frank McCourt to Guggenheim Baseball Management was finalized. [48] The Dodgers then won their first game under the new management that night against the Rockies. Ted Lilly worked six strong innings and the Dodgers built a 7-0 lead thanks to homers by Dee Gordon (the first of his career) and Andre Ethier and then held on to win 7-6 after the bullpen allowed the Rockies to catch up. Javy Guerra picked up his eighth save to preserve the win.[49] The Dodgers lost the final game of the series against the Rockies, 8-5, when Jason Giambi hit a walk-off three-run homer against Scott Elbert.[50] Jerry Hairston, Jr. fell a double short of the cycle in the opener of a series against the Chicago Cubs on May 4 but the Dodgers still lost 5-4.[51] Chris Capuano pitched seven scoreless innings the next day and the Dodgers ended their brief two-game losing streak with a 5-1 win.[52] Another costly blown save by Javy Guerra cost the Dodgers in the finale, which they lost 4-3 when Jamey Wright walked in the winning run in the 11th inning.[53]

The Dodgers returned home for their first homestand under the new ownership and beat the San Francisco Giants 9-1.[54] The next night, Clayton Kershaw gave up a two-run homer to Brett Pill in the second inning before settling down to pitch eight strong innings, but the Dodgers were unable to get runs in against Ryan Vogelsong and lost 2-1.[55] A three-run pinch hit triple by Tony Gwynn, Jr. gave the Dodgers the lead in the series finale against the Giants and they held on to win 6-2.[56] On May 11, Capuano improved his record to 5-0, while allowing just one run on four hits in seven innings. Mark Ellis, Juan Uribe and Andre Ethier provided the offense as each hit a home run in the clubs 7-3 win over the Rockies.[57] Aaron Harang allowed just one run in eight innings on May 12 and Tony Gwynn, Jr. came through again with a pinch hit RBI to drive in the winning run in the Dodgers 2-1 victory over the Rockies.[58] The Dodgers completed the sweep of the Rockies thanks to a 3-RBI double by Bobby Abreu and a 3-run homer by A. J. Ellis that led the team to a 11-5 win in the series finale.[59] Kershaw pitched seven scoreless innings to outduel Ian Kennedy on May 14, as the Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1.[60]Chad Billingsley struggled and the Dodgers had difficulty scoring in the finale of the homestand, losing to the Diamondbacks 5-1 and snapping their five game winning streak.[61]

With their lineup beset by injuries to key players, the Dodgers started a quick two game road trip to San Diego with a 4-2 loss to the Padres.[62] Aaron Harang pitched seven shutout innings as the Dodgers won big the next night, 8-1.[63]

Back home for a weekend matchup with the NL Central leading St. Louis Cardinals, the Dodgers managed to survive a blown save by closer Kenley Jansen and won in the bottom of the ninth when Fernando Salas walked A.J. Ellis with the bases loaded. The Dodgers won 6-5.[64] Kershaw pitched a complete game shut out on May 19, the fourth of his career, as the Dodgers beat the Cardinals 6-0.[65] Scott Van Slyke hit his first career home run on May 20, a three-run shot in the bottom of the seventh to lead the Dodgers to a 6-5 victory and a sweep of the Cardinals.[66]

The Dodgers beat the Diamondbacks 6-1 on May 22 at Chase Field as their win streak reached five games. Matt Treanor, James Loney and Ethier all homered in the win as Chris Capuano picked up his team leading sixth victory.[67] In the next game, the Dodgers fell behind 6-1 after 6 innings, then rallied for 5 runs of the Arizona bullpen to tie the game in the 7th. Lyle Overbay, who was 4-4 in the game, hit a solo homer in the 8th off Josh Lindblom to put the Diamondbacks back ahead. However the Dodgers went ahead 8-7 thanks to a 2 RBI double by Iván DeJesús, Jr. in the top of the ninth off Diamondbacks closer J. J. Putz. Kenley Jansen induced a game ending double play to preserve the Dodgers sixth straight victory.[68] The streak ended the next night, as did Ted Lilly's personal eight-game winning steak, as Lilly was shelled for 8 runs on 9 hits and 5 walks over 3 1/3 innings and the Dodgers were crushed 11-4 by the Diamondbacks.[69]

Back home to play the Houston Astros on May 25, Kershaw allowed a 2 run homer to J. D. Martinez in the third inning and were unable to overcome it in a 3-1 defeat.[70] The following day, L.A. again managed to avoid losing three in a row as A. J. Ellis hit a three-run walk-off homer in a 6-3 victory.[71] The Dodgers beat the Astros on May 27, 5-1 behind Chris Capuano who allowed only two hits in seven innings. Jerry Hairston, Jr. had 5 hits in 5 at-bats and backup catcher Matt Treanor homered in the win.[72] The Dodgers bats were silent on Memorial Day as they only scored two runs against Milwaukee Brewers starter Shaun Marcum and lost 3-2.[73] Nathan Eovaldi made his first start for the Dodgers (replacing the injured Ted Lilly) on May 29 and promptly allowed a two-run homer by Ryan Braun in the top of the 1st, which was all the Brewers needed to defeat the Dodgers 2-1.[74] The Dodgers lost their third straight game (for the first time in the 2012 season) when they fell to the Brewers 6-3 the next day. In only his second day back after spending 15 days on the disabled list, Matt Kemp re-injured his left hamstring while scoring in the 1st inning.[75] After receiving the news that Kemp would likely be out for all of June, the Dodgers meekly lost to the Brewers 6-2 to end the homestand. The series marked the first time the Dodgers were swept in a four-game series at home since 1993 and the first time they were ever swept by the Brewers in any series.[76]

Game log

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2012 Game Log
May (16–12)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
24 May 1 @ Rockies W 7–6 Lilly (3–0) Chacin (0–3) Guerra (8) 26,211 17–7
25 May 2 @ Rockies L 5–8 Betancourt (1–0) Wright (1–1) 30,276 17–8
26 May 4 @ Cubs L 4–5 Maholm (3–2) Billingsley (2–2) Dolis (2) 37,332 17–9
27 May 5 @ Cubs W 5–1 Capuano (4–0) Volstad (0–4) 39,874 18–9
28 May 6 @ Cubs L 3–4 (11) Dolis (2–2) Wright (1–2) 38,125 18–10
29 May 7 Giants W 9–1 Lilly (4–0) Zito (1–1) 43,713 19–10
30 May 8 Giants L 1–2 Vogelsong (1–2) Kershaw (2–1) Casilla (6) 32,799 19–11
31 May 9 Giants W 6–2 Wright (2–2) Lincecum (2–3) 33,993 20–11
32 May 11 Rockies W 7–3 Capuano (5–0) Moyer (1–3) 35,591 21–11
33 May 12 Rockies W 2–1 Harang (2–2) Outman (0–1) Jansen (3) 33,735 22–11
34 May 13 Rockies W 11–5 Lilly (5–0) White (0–2) 49,124 23–11
35 May 14 Diamondbacks W 3–1 Kershaw (3–1) Kennedy (3–3) Jansen (4) 24,312 24–11
36 May 15 Diamondbacks L 1–5 Miley (4–1) Billingsley (2–3) 47,077 24–12
37 May 16 @ Padres L 2–4 Richard (2–5) Capuano (5–1) Thayer (4) 21,019 24–13
38 May 17 @ Padres W 8–1 Harang (3–2) Volquez (2–3) 27,883 25–13
39 May 18 Cardinals W 6–5 Jansen (3–0) Salas (0–2) 40,906 26–13
40 May 19 Cardinals W 6–0 Kershaw (4–1) Westbrook (4–3) 39,383 27–13
41 May 20 Cardinals W 6–5 Guerra (2–3) Rzepczynski (0–2) Jansen (5) 44,005 28–13
42 May 21 @ Diamondbacks W 6–1 Capuano (6–1) Corbin (2–3) 24,768 29–13
43 May 22 @ Diamondbacks W 8–7 Lindblom (2–0) Putz (0–3) Jansen (6) 25,738 30–13
44 May 23 @ Diamondbacks L 4–11 Saunders (3–3) Lilly (5–1) 27,645 30–14
45 May 25 Astros L 1–3 Harrell (4–3) Kershaw (4–2) Myers (12) 36,283 30–15
46 May 26 Astros W 6–3 Jansen (4–0) Wright (0–1) 36,561 31–15
47 May 27 Astros W 5–1 Capuano (7–1) Happ (4–4) 33,306 32–15
48 May 28 Brewers L 2–3 Marcum (3–3) Harang (3–3) Axford (8) 38,016 32–16
49 May 29 Brewers L 1–2 Fiers (1–0) Eovaldi (0–1) Axford (9) 51,137 32–17
50 May 30 Brewers L 3–6 Gallardo (4–4) Kershaw (4–3) Axford (10) 25,509 32–18
51 May 31 Brewers L 2–6 Greinke (6–2) Billingsley (2–4) 26,773 32–19

Current roster

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Pitchers

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60-day disabled list


25 Active, 15 Inactive

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Roster updated May 31, 2012
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Player stats

Batting (as of May 27, 2012)

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; SB = Stolen Bases; Avg. = Batting Average; OBP = On Base Percentage; SLG = Slugging; OPS = On Base + Slugging

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Ethier, AndreAndre Ethier 46 172 27 54 14 1 9 41 15 41 0 .314 .373 .564 .937
Gordon, DeeDee Gordon 42 163 19 37 6 0 1 10 10 30 14 .227 .269 .282 .551
Loney, JamesJames Loney 46 144 13 38 11 0 2 15 16 21 0 .264 .338 .382 .719
Ellis, MarkMark Ellis 37 132 27 36 4 1 2 9 18 18 3 .273 .373 .364 .736
Ellis, A. J.A. J. Ellis 37 120 17 38 7 1 5 23 26 27 0 .317 .442 .517 .959
Kemp, MattMatt Kemp 34 117 29 42 5 1 12 28 20 29 2 .359 .446 .726 1.173
Gwynn, Jr., TonyTony Gwynn, Jr. 45 110 13 32 4 2 0 14 7 18 4 .291 .333 .364 .697
Rivera, JuanJuan Rivera 25 81 9 20 3 0 2 13 4 4 0 .247 .276 .358 .634
Uribe, JuanJuan Uribe 25 80 8 20 4 0 1 10 5 15 0 .250 .302 .338 .640
Kennedy, AdamAdam Kennedy 36 66 9 15 3 1 0 6 11 15 0 .227 .329 .303 .632
Hairston, Jr., JerryJerry Hairston, Jr. 22 63 4 24 4 1 1 6 6 5 1 .381 .458 .524 .982
Abreu, BobbyBobby Abreu 21 55 11 18 5 1 0 7 12 15 0 .327 .448 .455 .902
Sellers, JustinJustin Sellers 19 44 6 9 3 1 1 2 5 14 0 .205 .286 .386 .672
Herrera, ElianElian Herrera 11 38 8 13 3 0 0 2 5 8 0 .342 .419 .421 .840
Treanor, MarkMark Treanor 10 31 5 9 1 1 2 5 3 5 0 .290 .333 .581 .914
Van Slyke, ScottScott Van Slyke 14 22 2 3 1 0 1 6 1 8 1 .136 .174 .318 .492
Sands, JerryJerry Sands 8 20 2 4 2 0 0 1 1 8 0 .200 .238 .300 .538
DeJesús, Jr., IvánIván DeJesús, Jr. 6 11 2 3 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 .273 .308 .364 .671

Pitching (as of May 27, 2012)

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K
Kershaw, ClaytonClayton Kershaw 4 2 1.97 10 10 0 68.2 47 17 15 15 57
Capuano, ChrisChris Capuano 7 1 2.14 10 10 0 63.0 42 16 15 21 58
Billingsley, ChadChad Billingsley 2 3 3.88 10 10 0 55.2 58 30 24 23 52
Harang, AaronAaron Harang 3 2 4.36 9 9 0 53.2 55 27 26 18 46
Lilly, TedTed Lilly 5 1 3.14 8 8 0 48.2 36 23 17 19 31
Lindblom, JoshJosh Lindblom 2 0 2.22 22 0 0 24.1 17 6 6 9 23
Jansen, KenleyKenley Jansen 4 0 2.25 23 0 6 24.0 12 6 6 9 36
Guerra, JavyJavy Guerra 2 3 3.22 24 0 8 22.1 22 8 8 9 19
Wright, JameyJamey Wright 2 2 4.58 16 0 0 19.2 15 10 10 12 24
Elbert, ScottScott Elbert 0 0 4.38 19 0 0 12.1 17 6 6 3 13
Belisario, RonaldRonald Belisario 0 0 0.96 10 0 0 9.1 5 1 1 6 8
Guerrier, MattMatt Guerrier 0 1 2.70 7 0 0 6.2 3 2 2 5 4
Coffey, ToddTodd Coffey 1 0 8.53 9 0 0 6.1 10 7 6 5 5
MacDougal, MikeMike MacDougal 0 0 7.94 7 0 0 5.2 9 5 5 6 4

Awards and honors

Transactions

April 2012

  • On April 14, placed RHP Todd Coffey on the 15-day disabled list and activated LHP Ted Lilly from the 15-day disabled list.[81]
  • On April 24, placed RHP Matt Guerrier on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 19, and purchased the contract of LHP Michael Antonini from AAA Albuquerque.[82]
  • On April 30, activated RHP Todd Coffey from the 15-day disabled list.[84]

May 2012

  • On May 7, reinstated IF Ivan DeJesus Jr. from the disabled list and optioned him to AAA Albuquerque.[87]
  • On May 25, reinstated IF Jerry Hairston Jr. from the 15-day disabled list, and placed IF Justin Sellers on the 15-day disabled list (bulging back disk) retroactive to May 23.[92]
  • On May 28, placed LHP Ted Lilly on the 15-day disabled list (shoulder inflammation) and recalled LHP Michael Antonini from AAA Albuquerque.[93]

Farm system

As of May 27, 2012

Level		 Team League Manager W L Position
AAA Albuquerque Isotopes Pacific Coast League Lorenzo Bundy 29 22 1st Place in PCL American South
AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League Carlos Subero 25 25 3rd Place in Southern League North
4.0 GB
High A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes California League Juan Bustabad 23 27 Last place in California League South
5.0 GB
A Great Lakes Loons Midwest League John Shoemaker 26 24 3rd Place in Midwest League East
9.5 GB
Rookie Ogden Raptors Pioneer League Damon Berryhill Season starts
June 18
Rookie Arizona League Dodgers Arizona League Matt Martin Season starts
June 21
Rookie DSL Dodgers Dominican Summer League Pedro Mega Season starts
June 2

Minor League statistical leaders

Batting

Pitching

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