The Dodgers have a few roster decisions to make before tonight. The deadline for major league teams to set their 40-man rosters is tonight at 9 p.m. PST, in preparation for next month's Rule 5 draft. Any player placed on a 40-man roster as of tonight's deadline is ineligible to be selected.
Those who are eligible to be selected in the Rule 5 draft are essentially those drafted and/or signed in 2006 (if 18 years old or younger when signed) and 2007 (if 19 years or older). If a player gets selected in the Rule 5 draft, the selecting team must keep him on their major league roster (or disabled list) all season, or else they must offer him back to the original team after clearing waivers. Carlos Monasterios was a 2009 Rule 5 pick from the Phillies (via the Mets, in a trade) who stuck with the Dodgers all season in 2010.
The current Dodgers 40-man roster has 35 players:
| Dodgers 40-Man Roster | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 2011 Age* | Service Time | 2011 Salary |
| Pitchers (17) | |||
| Ronald Belisario | 28 | 1.133 | team control |
| Chad Billingsley | 26 | 4.110 | arb eligible |
| Jonathan Broxton | 27 | 5.020 | $7,000,000 |
| Scott Elbert | 25 | 0.100 | team control |
| John Ely | 25 | 0.101 | team control |
| Javy Guerra | 25 | 0.000 | team control |
| Kenley Jansen | 23 | 0.073 | team control |
| Clayton Kershaw | 23 | 2.105 | team control |
| Hong-Chih Kuo | 29 | 4.114 | arb eligible |
| Hiroki Kuroda | 36 | 3.000 | $8,000,000 |
| Brent Leach | 28 | 0.090 | team control |
| Ted Lilly | 35 | 10.102 | $7,500,000 |
| Jon Link | 27 | 0.047 | team control |
| Carlos Monasterios | 25 | 1.000 | team control |
| Travis Schlichting | 26 | 0.143 | team control |
| George Sherrill | 34 | 5.147 | arb eligible |
| Ramon Troncoso | 28 | 2.080 | team control |
| Catchers (2) | |||
| A.J. Ellis | 30 | 1.062 | team control |
| Russell Martin | 28 | 4.150 | arb eligible |
| Infielders (9) | |||
| Casey Blake | 37 | 8.138 | $5,250,000 |
| Jamey Carroll | 37 | 8.020 | $2,500,000 |
| Ivan DeJesus | 24 | 0.000 | team control |
| Rafael Furcal | 33 | 11.000 | $12,000,000 |
| Chin-lung Hu | 27 | 1.016 | team control |
| John Lindsey | 34 | 0.028 | team control |
| James Loney | 27 | 4.012 | arb eligible |
| Russ Mitchell | 26 | 0.028 | team control |
| Ryan Theriot | 31 | 4.118 | arb eligible |
| Outfielders (7) | |||
| Andre Ethier | 29 | 4.153 | $9,250,000 |
| Jay Gibbons | 34 | 7.057 | $650,000 |
| Jamie Hoffmann | 26 | 0.025 | team control |
| Matt Kemp | 26 | 4.049 | $7,100,000 |
| Trent Oeltjen | 28 | 0.087 | team control |
| Xavier Paul | 26 | 1.041 | team control |
| Trayvon Robinson | 23 | 0.000 | team control |
| *age is as of June 30, 2011 | |||
Earlier this month on True Blue LA, Brandon Lennox analyzed the Dodgers minor leagues, and identified Justin Miller, a 2007 draftee, as the only must add. Miller is a 23-year old reliever, not to be confused with the 33-year old reliever of the same name who pitched for the Dodgers in 2010 and signed with Seattle earlier this week. Lennox listed the following players as possible additions to the Dodgers 40-man roster:
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James Adkins P
- Josh Wall P
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Scott Van Slyke OF
- Alfredo Silverio OF
- Matt Wallach C
- Jaime Pedroza IF
- Tim Sexton P
- Geison Aguasviva P
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Alberto Bastardo P
- David Pfeiffer P
- Justin Sellers IF
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