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| Height: 6-1
Weight: 185
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Sep 13, 1983, Fort Scott, KS |
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| September 25, 2008 MLB.com reports that Andy LaRoche will have to battle for the third base job in 2009. "Obviously, it's not been what anybody wants to this point, and I think Andy would be the first to acknowledge that," Huntington said. |
| September 2, 2008 Andy LaRoche has been horrific while with the Pirates, but he did help their cause greatly by hitting a solo home run in the team's 3-2 win over the Reds. |
| August 29, 2008 Andy LaRoche has had a miserable season, and part of it may be that he does not seem to be putting out much of an effort, according to ESPN.com. |
| August 27, 2008 Andy LaRoche returned to the Pirates' lineup today and continued his slide. He was 0-3 at the plate and has no hits in his last 27 at-bats. |
| August 25, 2008 Andy LaRoche is only hitting .169 for the season, and has made six errors in his 17 games with the Pirates, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He is struggling, but Manager John Russell still has faith in him as he said, "He's got a good glove. We need to continue to work his footwork so he's in a better position to throw. It's going to take some work. He still has a lot of development to go through, but the mistakes are correctable. You see the pluses, and the projections are all good." |
| August 22, 2008 Andy LaRoche went 0-for-4 and his average has plummeted to .177 on the season, as the Pirates lost to Milwaukee 10-4. |
| August 18, 2008 Andy LaRoche has been struggling in the field as of late with the Pirates, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He made two errors on ground balls Sunday, giving him four in 12 games with Pittsburgh. Infield instructor Tony Beasley supported him by saying, "Those were not routine plays. This is a good third baseman." |
| August 13, 2008 Andy LaRoche is still struggling after his move to Pittsburgh from L.A., and his 0-for-3 performance in Pittsburgh's 5-2 win over the Reds moved his average down to .176. |
| August 11, 2008 Andy LaRoche, who is out with a bruised right thumb, pinch-hit yesterday, and may be able to start Monday against the Mets, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. |
| August 8, 2008 Andy LaRoche (thumb) will not be in the lineup Friday as hoped, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. |
| August 6, 2008 Andy LaRoche will resume swinging a bat on Friday, and if that goes favorably without any issues, he could play that night, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. |
| August 5, 2008 After injuring his right thumb in Monday night's game, Andy LaRoche's X-rays came back negative. |
| August 4, 2008 Andy LaRoche had a brutal night at the plate, going 0-for-5 with a strikeout and leaving seven men on base in Pittsburgh's loss to Arizona. |
| August 3, 2008 Two newcomers to the Pirates went deep on Sunday as Brandon Moss and B Andy LaRoche each took Cubs pitcher's deep. |
| August 1, 2008 As expected, Andy LaRoche will replace Jose Bautista as the Pirates starting third baseman, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. |
| July 31, 2008 The Pirates have acquired Andy LaRoche as part of the Manny Ramirez deal. |
| July 27, 2008 Andy LaRoche has been optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas, according to the AP. Mark Sweeney was activated from the DL as the corresponding move. |
| July 22, 2008 Andy LaRoche may start at third base for the entire series against Colorado, which the LA Times suggests could be an indication the Dodgers are showcasing him for a potential trade. |
| June 26, 2008 Andy LaRoche made his first start at second base today against the White Sox, according to the LA Daily News. |
| June 21, 2008 Andy LaRoche got his second straight start at third base against a left-hander Saturday. However, manager Joe Torre doesn't want to say there is a strict platoon between LaRoche and Blake DeWitt. "I don't want to say it's a platoon [at third base], because there may be a game where I think Loney has trouble with this particular left-hander, I'll put LaRoche over there and DeWitt'll play," Torre said on MLB.com. "I'm not afraid to have DeWitt hit against left-handers, but his numbers lately against left-handers haven't been as good as the overall number." |
| June 11, 2008 Andy LaRoche made his major league debut on Wednesday night, not at his traditional third base, but at first base, according to MLB.com. "Hopefully, I won't make too much of a fool out of myself," said LaRoche. He didn't look out of place at the plate as he hit a home run. |
| June 11, 2008 Manager Joe Torre plans on playing Andy LaRoche every day against left-handers. "We'll find somebody whose place he'll take against left-handers," Torre said in the LA Times. "Now that he's here, we have to find places to get him enough at-bats so he can help us." |
| June 9, 2008 The Dodgers are expected to recall Andy LaRoche from Triple-A Las Vegas before Tuesday's game, according to MLB.com. LaRoche is expected to serve as a backup to Blake DeWitt at third base, James Loney at first base and even Jeff Kent at second base. |
| June 9, 2008 Andy LaRoche was taken out of a game on Saturday after being hit by a pitch on the middle finger of his right hand, but X-rays were negative and LaRoche returned to action on Sunday, according to the LA Times. |
| June 8, 2008 With the Dodgers designating corner infielder Terry Tiffee for assignment, the team is facing problems with a a lack of personnel and may turn to Andy LaRoche to as the likely answer, according to MLB.com. |
| May 28, 2008 Andy LaRoche has begun playing first base in an effort to increase his versatility. "We're going to move him all over the infield with the anticipation that when he comes up to this level, that if we want to get [starting first baseman James] Loney out of there against a certain left-hander, we can do that," manager Joe Torre informs the Los Angeles Times. "It's just more options for us." LaRoche may also try his hand at second base. |
| May 12, 2008 Andy LaRoche hit his second home run in as many games for Triple-A Las Vegas on Sunday. |
| May 3, 2008 Andy LaRoche hit .318 over six games at Double-A Jacksonville and on Tuesday was moved up to Triple-A Las Vegas, where he was hitting .154 with one home run over four games, according to MLB.com. He was optioned to Las Vegas. |
| April 22, 2008 Andy LaRoche could start a minor league rehab assignment on Wednesday, according to the LA Times. |
| April 16, 2008 Andy LaRoche took another step toward returning to the Dodgers, as he made throws from the infield on Monday afternoon, according to MLB.com. He said, "I just threw it across the diamond, third to first, nothing really difficult, and it felt good. It was better than I expected. I'm three weeks ahead of schedule right now, so it's come along real well." He is on pace to return sometime in May, as he continues to recover from his thumb surgery. |
| April 14, 2008 Andy LaRoche is advising the team to send him to extended spring training in Vero Beach, Fla., when the Dodgers travel to Atlanta, according to the LA Times. He has been throwing a baseball for the last three days and will attempt to throw across the diamond today. But he noted that he feels a lack of strength in his hand when hitting. |
| April 12, 2008 Andy LaRoche continues to make favorable progress in his recovery from thumb surgery, according to the LA Times. He reportedly participated in two rounds of batting practice and threw a baseball Friday, the first time he has done either since tearing a ligament in his right thumb on March 7. He commented, "No pain at all. I want to stay out here all day, but I've still got to stay patient. Nature still has to take its course." His rehab is now two weeks ahead of schedule. |
| April 9, 2008 Andy LaRoche has begun hitting off of a tee, according to the LA Daily News. He also said that he could hit light toss today. Following his thumb surgery on March 10, LaRoche was expected to be out for a minimum of six weeks. |
| April 2, 2008 Andy LaRoche had his cast removed on Tuesday, according to the LA Times. He had the cast and three pins removed from his surgically repaired right thumb on Tuesday, and an X-ray revealed that his torn tendon has healed favorably. LaRoche took ground balls during pregame warmups, but stated that he didn't know when he would be able to hit or throw again. Following his surgery on March 10, LaRoche was expected to be out for a minimum of six weeks. |
| March 30, 2008 Andy LaRoche is expected to be placed on the 15-day DL at the start of the season, according to MLB.com. He stated that he will have pins removed from his thumb on Tuesday, three weeks after surgery to fix a torn ligament in his right thumb. Blake DeWitt is expected to open the season at third base, as Garciaparra is headed to the DL additionally. |
| March 14, 2008 3B Andy LaRoche , nursing a torn ligament in his right thumb, should get his soft cast off in just over two weeks and begin rehabbing, likely in extended spring training in Vero Beach, according to the Associated Press. The injury, along with the concerns of failing durability that might befall Jeff Kent, is feeding rumors that state the Dodgers are seeking to make a trade to bring a versatile infielder into the fold. Today's timeline shows the team is laying plans, but the future remains uncertain. |
| March 10, 2008 The injury of Andy LaRoche and the age and durability of Jeff Kent and Garciaparra has the Dodgers in the market for a versatile infielder, according to Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com. So far Ronnie Belliard and Esteban German have been named, as well as Delwyn Young. |
| March 7, 2008 Andy LaRoche has torn the ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb during action on Friday and will miss 8-10 weeks, according to the LA Daily News. Nomar Garciaparra will likely move up on fantasy draft boards for now. |
| January 17, 2008 GM Ned Coletti said that Andy LaRoche and Nomar Garciaparra will battle for the third base job this spring, and at this point no one has a leg up in the competition. "Andy and Nomar give us two great options at third base, and we're going to let them figure it out," Coletti told the LA Times. The GM also said that there's a good chance LaRoche will make the team even if he doesn't beat Garciaparra out for the starting job. "He's almost going to have to not make the club. It's a pretty good spot to be in." |