Sports book information tells us that the Los Angeles Dodgers signed Vicente Padilla on Wednesday, just two days after he was released by the Texas Rangers. Padilla will be listed on the Internet sportsbook board later this month when he makes a start at Colorado.
Sports book odds on the Dodgers have seem them slip in recent weeks. That could be part of the reason Los Angeles signed Padilla. The pitcher did okay with Texas as sportsbook stats tell us, but was said to be a problem in the clubhouse. Padilla was 8-6 with a 4.92 ERA in 18 starts this season as sports book numbers tell us. Sports book facts show that the Dodgers could be looking at Padilla to take the place of right-hander Hiroki Kuroda who was placed on the DL on Wednesday. Online sports betting shows that the Dodgers were also looking at John Smoltz but he signed with St. Louis on Wednesday as sports book info showed.
The Dodgers could be taking a risk with Padilla as sportsbook info indicates. It is not because of the money since the Rangers will have to pay most of his salary as sports betting information indicates, but with the clubhouse influence Padilla could have. Internet sportsbook info tells us that Padilla has been known for throwing at hitters and it upset his own teammates with the Rangers earlier this year. “If he did that on a regular basis on purpose, that’s not something that we do,” Los Angeles manager Joe Torre said. “If someone pitches inside and as a result, somebody gets hit that’s a different story.”
Sports book stats show us that the Dodgers have Chad Billingsley leading their rotation along with Randy Wolf and Clayton Kershaw. Online sports betting info shows that the Dodgers don’t seem to be worried about Padilla’s clubhouse influence. “If he can help us win ballgames, if there’s any issues that come up that are in contradiction to that, then we deal with it. Until that time, he’s going to have a clean slate here,” Torre said.
The Dodgers are listed at 6-1 in sports betting odds to win the World Series at the sports book. The Dodgers had the best record in baseball for a while as Internet sportsbook stats, but that is no longer the case at the sports book. The Dodgers are still given respect though in sports book odds from gamblers who wager regularly at the Internet sportsbook.