Bill Shaikin of the LA Times stopped by Pro Sports Beat to talk about the China trip and the Dodgers interest in a 3rd baseman, here's just an excerp from that interview.
Todd Kaufmann: Were you surprised that Andre Ethier, Russell Martin and maybe a Kuroda didn't go on the China trip?
Bill Shaikin: No. It is common for established major leaguers to be excused from long spring trips, particularly when a split-squad game is available at home. In regards to Kuroda, the Dodgers did not send him -- or Brad Penny or Chad Billingsley or Derek Lowe -- because the team believed all that travel would have hampered the starting pitchers as they prepared for the regular season.
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