They will embark on the 2006 season with a new general manager, a new manager and another overhauled roster, one year after an overhaul of the roster from the division-winning team of the previous year.

Ned Colletti inherited a club that lost 91 games, the second most in Los Angeles Dodgers history. His lineup consisted of 37-year-old Jeff Kent and a laundry list of holes to fill. Here's how he went about it:

Colletti signed free agent Rafael Furcal to bat leadoff and take over shortstop with Gold Glover Cesar Izturis expected to be sidelined until the All-Star break with elbow reconstruction, free agent Bill Mueller was signed to stabilize third base, native Angeleno Nomar Garciaparra returned home to play first base, Kenny Lofton was added to play center field, Sandy Alomar Jr. was moved into the backup catcher role to mentor young catchers Dioner Navarro and Russell Martin and Brett Tomko joined the starting rotation.

Just as notable as the new arrivals are the departures.

Colletti solved the Milton Bradley dilemma by trading the outfielder (and infielder Antonio Perez) to the Oakland A's. He let starting pitcher Jeff Weaver leave via free agency, along with relievers Elmer Dessens and Giovanni Carrara, infielder Jose Valentin and backup catcher Paul Bako. Outfielder Jason Grabowski was sold to Japan, and injured pitchers Wilson Alvarez and Darren Dreifort retired.

Dreifort's farewell brought to a close his five-year, $55 million contract and allowed Colletti to redirect the $13.4 million Dreifort received in 2005 to bolster the roster with healthy players. Also off the books is the $10 million of Shawn Green's 2005 salary that the Dodgers paid.

When he was hired, Colletti listed his roster priorities as third base, outfield, first base and starting pitching. Except for the signing of Furcal, most of those concerns took an immediate, if temporary, back seat to finding a replacement for manager Jim Tracy, which Colletti did when he hired Grady Little at the Winter Meetings.

	Season in Preview A lot can change by Opening Day, but as 2005 becomes 2006, this is who is projected to take the field for the Dodgers:
	SS	Rafael Furcal
	CF	Kenny Lofton
	RF	J.D. Drew
	2B	Jeff Kent
	1B	Nomar Garciaparra
	3B	Bill Mueller
	LF	Jose Cruz Jr.
	C	Dioner Navarro
	SP	Derek Lowe
	SP	Brad Penny
	SP	Odalis Perez
	SP	Brett Tomko
	SP	D.J. Houlton
	CL	Eric Gagne
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After making inquiries about marquee names like Manny Ramirez and Paul Konerko, Colletti focused on shorter-term, more affordable options with proven track records like Mueller, Garciaparra, Lofton and Alomar.

He still has work to do, though, with an unsettled outfield situation (J.D. Drew and Jayson Werth both continue to recover slowly from operations), uncertainty at first base, one or two holes in the starting rotation and no proven left-handed reliever on the roster.

Offseason report card: While other clubs were filling holes, the Dodgers were creating them at manager and general manager, forcing them to spend the winter playing catchup. The acquisition of Furcal provides a leadoff hitter and replacement shortstop in Izturis' absence, Mueller plugs the gaping hole at third base, Garciaparra will bat fifth and protect Kent, Lofton will bat second and Alomar will mentor Navarro and Martin.

Arrivals: SS Rafael Furcal, 1B Nomar Garciaparra, OF Kenny Lofton, C Sandy Alomar Jr., 3B Bill Mueller, RHP Brett Tomko

Departures: LHP Wilson Alvarez, C Paul Bako, OF Milton Bradley, RHP Giovanni Carrara, RHP Elmer Dessens, RHP Darren Dreifort, OF Jason Grabowski, INF Antonio Perez, C Mike Rose, INF Jose Valentin, RHP Jeff Weaver.

Did you know? The Dodgers totaled 1,177 days on the disabled list in 2005, more than any Dodger team in the last 20 years. That led to the use of 20 rookies, the most in baseball, and 130 different lineups.