Call this one a hunch. The Dodgers brought in Vicente Padilla from the Rangers last week. This could be a brilliant move by Ned Colletti, as Padilla is an established veteran who could really add to the rotation.

That’s the upside. The downside is that he has a history of pitching inside, and most recently for being a “head hunter” and purposly throwing at people. Different people have different accounts, but part of the reason he was released by Texas was because of his attitude in the clubhouse and his history of throwing at people.

So – you do the math. You have a guy who naturally throws inside, probably does throw at people when he feels they deserve it, and now will be pitching for the Dodgers against the Giants later this month in a heated rivalry.

Yeah. It’s going to happen. There have already been two bench clearing skirmishes in the last two years, so I can easily see a third.

Hopefully Vincente will pitch well and add a little energy to the boys in the blue. They are slipping a little and the Rockies are coming too fast. The Dodgers need Manny and their offense to come around, and they need to at least take the last game with Colorado this week. They played well last night, now they just need to finish tonight and win the series to prove they are still the better team.

So you heard it hear first. Vincente Padilla will cause a brawl with the Giants…even if he isn’t trying to.

Vincente Padilla - L.A. Times

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