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Dodgers Acquire Dotel from Pirates

Published on July 31, 2010 under Southern League (SL1)
Chattanooga Lookouts News Release


LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Dodgers announced today that they have acquired right-handed pitcher Octavio Dotel and cash considerations from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for right-handed pitcher James McDonald and minor league outfielder Andrew Lambo. General Manager Ned Colletti made the announcement.

"Octavio gives us another veteran pitcher who has saved a lot of games in the big leagues and is used to pitching late in the game," said Colletti. "With two All-Stars in Broxton and Kuo, in addition to our other veteran arms, this gives us a solid, experienced bullpen."

Dotel, 36, has served as the Pirates' closer this season, notching 21 saves in 26 opportunities with a 4.28 ERA in 41 games. In 12 Major League seasons, he has a 3.65 ERA and 104 saves while posting a 48-41 record. He saved a career-high 36 games in 2004.

Dotel has appeared in the postseason three times - in 1999 with the Mets, 2001 with the Astros and 2008 with the White Sox.

McDonald, 25, was 0-1 with an 8.22 ERA in four games (one start) this season for Los Angeles. He was 6-1 with a 4.41 ERA in 12 starts for Triple-A Albuquerque this season prior to being called up. In parts of three seasons with the Dodgers, the Long Beach native was 5-6 with a 4.11 ERA in 53 games (five starts).

Lambo, who turns 22 on Aug. 11, was batting .271 with four homers and 25 RBI in 47 games for Double-A Chattanooga. The Newbury Park, CA native missed 50 games this season after a second positive test for a drug of abuse in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

In addition to today's acquisitions of Ted Lilly, Ryan Theriot and Dotel, Colletti has added numerous players at or around the trade deadline in his five years as General Manager, including Manny Ramirez, Greg Maddux, Casey Blake, George Sherrill, Jim Thome, Ronnie Belliard and Jon Garland.

The two-time defending National League West Division Champion Los Angeles Dodgers, pioneers in sport and world culture, have won more games, more pennants, and more World Series than any other club in the National League since moving to Los Angeles. Since the start of the modern era in baseball, the Dodgers of Brooklyn and Los Angeles, combined, have a cumulative attendance of more than 185 million, the highest total in the history of baseball or any other sport. Visit the Dodgers on the Internet at www.dodgers.com. For media information, visit www.dodgerspressbox.com.

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