Here are a few Dodger stories for all you people who bleed Dodger blue, compliments of Tony Jackson of ESPN.com:

• Dodgers reliever Ronald Belisario is expecting to receive his U.S. visa either Sunday or Monday and will fly to Phoenix for spring training the following day, a Venezuelan source said Saturday night on the condition of anonymity.  Belisario would have had a guaranteed spot in the Dodgers’ season-opening bullpen if he had arrived in camp on time or close to on time. But he already has missed about two-thirds of the spring, and club officials have no idea whether he has been on a regular throwing program.  Belisario had an outstanding rookie season last year, posting a 2.04 ERA in 69 appearances after the Dodgers signed him as a six-year, minor league free agent last winter. Previously, Belisario had logged time with the Florida and Pittsburgh organizations but had never pitched above the Double-A level.
• Two of several candidates for the fifth starter’s job continued to state their cases against the Rangers. Each went four innings.  Right-hander Josh Towers gave up a double, a triple and a home run but retired all of the other 12 batters he faced. And righty Ramon Ortiz finally gave up his first run of the spring after pitching nine shutout innings, but he also had a strong outing.  Towers has given up three runs in nine innings this spring, including a start in Taiwan, and Ortiz has given up two runs in 13 innings.
• The other candidates for the job are right-hander Russ Ortiz, left-hander Eric Stults, knuckleballer Charlie Haeger and Rule 5 pick Carlos Monasterios. Both Stults and Haeger are on the 40-man roster and are out of minor league options. Torre said Ramon Ortiz, Russ Ortiz and Haeger all could be candidates for the bullpen as well.  Monasterios will possibly end up in the bullpen as maybe the long relieve (Sorry Jeff Weaver) as he has to be on the major league roster or he will be returned to the  Phillies.  Monasterios has pitched 8 innings with 5 strikeouts and has not allowed a run.  Monasterios if more  of a fit for the bullpen at this point as Torre has made it known that he would prefer to have a veteran rounding out the rotation.
• It also appears the Dodgers are trying to find a trade partner for Eric Stults, Jason Repko and Chin-lung Hu.  This could signal that the Dodgers will go with someone else other Stults for the last rotation spot.  This also could signal that the Dodgers need 40 man roster spots and they do not view these three in the future plans.