LOS ANGELES -- In the absence of Rafael Furcal, the Dodgers moved to bolster their shortstop depth on Friday by trading for 2003 American League Rookie of the Year Award winner Angel Berroa, sending Class A shortstop Juan Rivera to Kansas City.
Technically, Berroa was assigned to Triple-A Las Vegas, but that is procedural to avoid the club being shorthanded Friday night. He is expected to be promoted to the Dodgers as soon as Saturday, most likely with Chin-lung Hu being sent to play every day at Triple-A.