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The Dodgers did their best to shore up the bench, resigning utility-man Ronnie Belliard and catcher Brad Ausmus to one-year deals. Belliard came from Washington in a waiver deal, and proceeded to tear apart opponents. He had a line of .351/.398/.636 while with LA, and supplanted Orlando Hudson as the starting second baseman in the playoffs. Belliard had a memorable moment in the NLDS when he singled to score Juan Pierre in the bottom of the ninth of Game Two with the Dodgers down by one.
Ausmus brought stability to the backup catcher role, and his bat was just icing on the cake; the career .252 hitter batted .295 with the Dodgers, the highest batting average of his 17-year career.
According to Ken Gurnick, the Dodgers are looking to add a left-handed outfielder to the bench. They can choose between Garret Anderson, a product of Kennedy High in Granada Hills, Jim Edmonds, the eight-time Gold Glove winner, or even Gary Sheffield, who spent some of his better seasons wearing the Blue.
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