After taking on all those ridiculous contracts, the Dodgers would like to shed one

Good times.

October 30, 2012 at 5:24PM

Maybe the money isn't endless in Los Angeles. The Dodgers, who committed more than a quarter billion dollars in a questionable deal to get Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford (and Nick Punto) from the Red Sox, are now apparently trying to get out from under the 5-year, $85 million contract of Andre Ethier, a nice player who should be making about two-thirds of what he makes.

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Good luck with that, Los Angeles.

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Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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