Speaking of contracts... theoretically the Dodgers have a lot of money to play with this off-season, with the caveat of course that there will be holes to fill.
Here are the big money contracts that expire after this season.
Furcal
Lowe
Kent
Garciaparra
Penny(but his option will surely be picked up)
Loaiza
That's a lot of payroll coming off the books. However the Dodgers will have to give raises to a lot of the youngsters, Martin, Kemp, Ethier, etc. And will probably entertain the thought of locking them up long term like the Young and Longoria contracts.
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