Los Angeles Dodgers Trade for Ronnie Belliard

Jayson Stark with the story.

The Dodgers traded minor league pitcher Luis Garcia and a player to be named later to Washington on Sunday for infielder Ronnie Belliard.

Belliard, 34, was hitting only .247 for the Nationals, with a .297 on-base percentage and five homers in 186 at-bats. However, he's heated up over the last few weeks, batting .367 in August, with three homers, a .406 on-base percentage and a .600 slugging percentage.

He is primarily a second baseman, but has played third base and first as well this year. For the Dodgers, he will back up Orlando Hudson, Casey Blake and James Loney, and will provide a bat off the bench.

Belliard also has postseason experience. He was...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Dodgers
Article is property of BleacherReport.com