Dodgers News and Notes: Ronald Belisario faces 25-game suspension

According to the LA Times, Dodgers reliever Ronald Belisario has a valid visa for the next five years, but before he can make his return, he must serve a 25-game suspension. Belisario violated MLB's drug policy, though the exact details are not known. He last pitched in 2010, when he posted a 5.04 ERA/4.31 FIP over 55 innings.

In other news...despite the fact that Hiroki Kuroda would seem to be a good fit for the Dodgers, he's going to cost too much for the team....and fifteen Dodgers have received invites to developmental mini-camp, which is held for the team's prospects in the second week of January.

• Ronald Belisario suspended for 25 games - latimes.com
  "Reliever Ronald Belisario has received a visa valid for the next five years and is expected to be in Arizona for the start of spring training, but he won’t be on the Dodgers’ opening-day roster."

• Loyal Kuroda too expensive for Dodgers - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
  Hiroki Kuroda fits well with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but Frank McCourt's financial woes continue to dog the franchise.

• Dodgers invite 15 players to developmental minicamp | dodgers.com: News
  "The Dodgers again have announced which farmhands might soon make a Major League impact by inviting them to an annual developmental minicamp, to be held at Dodger Stadium the second week of January."