Torre to manage Dodgers; Mattingly will be his bench coach

I think it could be true Brian, but there are other teams that might be more interest in A-Rod in LA.But with Torre in LA, the Dodgers may be a great destination for A-Rod.</p>

 

And I have read that Boras' offices are in L.A. and that might increase the odds of him going there.</p>

 

It makes sense to me Arod goes there. They need a slugger and a big name badly. Then they still have flexibility to put things around him with the prospects they can offer teams.</p>

 

It's official:</p>

Torre succeeds Little as Dodgers manager</p>

Joe Torre was hired Thursday to manage the Los Angeles Dodgers, taking the job two weeks after walking away from the New York Yankees.</p>

Torre's contract is for three years and slightly more than $13 million, ESPN.com's Jayson Stark reports, citing a baseball official who has seen the deal.</p>

Torre moved from one storied franchise to another, taking over a team that finished fourth in the NL West this season and last won the World Series in 1988.</p>

"Joe Torre is one of the most respected men in the game of baseball," said Dodger owner and chairman Frank McCourt. "As a player, a broadcaster, a manager and in his life off the field, Joe is a winner through and through. As we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Dodgers moving to Los Angeles, we will again have a Hall of Fame caliber manager at the helm. Joe's dedication, desire and ability will help lead the Dodgers to our ultimate goal -- a world championship."</p>

The 67-year-old Torre becomes the Dodgers' eighth manager since they moved west from Brooklyn for the 1958 season. Torre grew up in Brooklyn, rooting for the rival New York Giants and detesting the Dodgers.</p>

"As a kid growing up, you didn't like them," Torre said on WFAN radio in New York less than an hour before the hiring was announced. "As a player, to me the Dodgers were the Yankees of the National League because ... you either loved them or you hated them."</p>