Randy Choate

Daily Dodger in Review: Scott Elbert still on the rise?

2012-12-07 13:02:00

It’s the return of the Daily Dodger in Review after a brief lapse during the winter meetings … SCOTT ELBERT, 27, reliever Final 2012 stats: 1-1, 2.20 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 8.0 strikeouts and 3.6 walks per nine innings in 32 2/3 innings....

Dodgers can't even take a lousy bite out of Nashville

2012-12-06 14:22:00

And then the big, bad new bully swept into baseball’s winter meetings and … did absolutely nothing? That was disappointing. Maybe they were doing that due diligence thing, or being prudent, or just plain smart, but when you half expected...

Dodgers lose left-handed reliever Randy Choate to Cardinals

2012-12-05 16:02:00

They come, they go, and sometimes they come and go in a hurry. Say hasta la vista to left-hander Randy Choate, who reportedly signed a three-year deal with the Cardinals on Wednesday for $7.5 million. Which goes to show you, those Richie Rich...

Daily Dodger in Review: Dee Gordon and the season that never was

2012-11-26 13:14:00

DEE GORDON, 24, shortstop Final 2012 stats: .228 batting average, 38 runs, 32 stolen bases and .280 on-base and .281 slugging percentages in 303 at-bats. Contract status: Under team control. The good: Flashed the speed hoped for, stealing those 32...

Dodgers' proposed TV deal dwarfs what Frank McCourt wanted

2012-11-25 17:36:00

Maybe you’re not a big Bud Selig fan. Maybe you’re still irked about that Milwaukee All-Star game or that he ever allowed the Dodgers to be sold to Frank McCourt or an inability to find a new barber. But say this for Selig, when he dug in...

Daily Dodger in Review: Randy Choate, still left-handed solution?

2012-11-23 16:56:00

Randy Choate, 36, reliever Final 2012 stats: 0-0, 3.03 ERA, one save, 1.22 WHIP, .206 opponent batting average, 80 games and 38 2/3 innings. Contract status: Free agent. The good: His 80 games tied three others for the most relief appearances in the...

Cards score late for 4-2 win over Mets

2013-05-16 07:24:02

Shelby Miller wasn't perfect like he was for the final 27 hitters he faced last Friday. But, even with modest imperfections, he pitched shutout ball again Wednesday night against the New York Mets. This time, however, it was for only 5 2/3 innings and...

Cardinals capitalize on Mets' miscues for victory

2013-05-16 00:00:00

ST. LOUIS _ Shelby Miller wasn't nearly as efficient this time out, but he pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings and the Cardinals got three runs thank to mistakes by the Mets in a 4-2 win on Wednesday night at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals got their second...

Motte begins the long road back

2013-05-11 03:04:02

Jason Motte does almost everything lefthanded. He signs autographs lefthanded. He eats lefthanded. He could almost change a diaper lefthanded before his four-month-old daughter learned how to kick. But he does not pitch lefthanded, and that is why he...

Cards bullpen brings relief in 5-4 win

2013-05-09 03:04:01

As rookie reliever Seth Maness continued to turn pitches into outs at an uncanny rate and buy time for a Cardinals rally Wednesday as a result, several of his teammates sat in the dugout and tried to do the math on the kid's potential. On his first...

Cards demote Rzepczynski in bullpen shakeup

2013-04-30 02:54:04

The Cardinals' prolonged troubles in the bullpen prompted a shakeup Monday that included the demotion of lefty Marc Rzepczynski to Class AAA Memphis and a clear sign that patience is quickly running out as an approach to the struggling relievers....

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Bernie Miklasz column

2013-04-29 06:14:02

In a blah 9-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Cardinals were flatter than Sunday morning's pancakes. Our town's sports media reacted by forming an interrogation circle around tormented reliever Mitchell Boggs, who had nothing to do with the game's...

Randy Choate had success against left-handed batters with the Marlins and Dodgers last season.

2012-11-23 16:56:09

The Dodgers got Ramirez and reliever Randy Choate from Miami, sending minor league pitchers Nathan Eovaldi and Scott McGough in exchange.

2012-07-25 00:00:00