■ Dodgers: General Manager Ned Colletti said it's been business as usual running the team despite owner Frank McCourt firing his wife as CEO of the club.
Colletti said that he doesn't anticipate any cutbacks in resources as he tries to mold the team for the 2010 season.
The Dodgers have the most potential players eligible for free agency with 16, including Manny Ramirez, who must decide if he will exercise his $20 million option for next season and return to the Dodgers.
Colletti met Friday with Frank McCourt, Manager Joe Torre, and the coaching and baseball operations staff to discuss the recently concluded season and look ahead to next year.
Frank McCourt fired his estranged wife, Jamie, as chief executive, and recently gave Colletti a long-term contract extension as GM.
■ Diamondbacks: Pitching prospect Jarrod Parker will have Tommy John surgery on his right elbow on Oct. 28.
The team said in a statement that the surgery will be performed by Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala.
Parker, 20, Arizona's first-round pick in 2007, went a combined 5-6 with a 3.14 ERA in 20 starts at Class A Visalia and Class AA Mobile last season.
Parker had been a candidate to join the Diamondbacks' rotation in 2010. The team didn't say when it expected him to pitch again.
■ Yankees: The team might look rock solid, but the concrete at its new stadium is drawing extra scrutiny amid an inquiry of construction companies.
Concrete ramps at the $1.5 billion ballpark have been cracking this summer.
The New York Times reports that the team is trying to determine whether there was something wrong with the cement, or the installation and design of the ramps.
The Yankees were scheduled to host the Los Angeles Angels last night in Game 6 of the American League championship series but the game was rained out.
The inquiry comes after the owners of a company involved in designing the concrete mix were indicted on charges that they either faked or failed to perform some required tests.
A team spokeswoman says the cracks are a cosmetic issue and the ramps are safe.
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