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Wednesday, December 20, 2006

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The Padres have called a 1:30 PST press conference to presumably announce the signing of second baseman Marcus Giles.

Rod Barajas has agreed to terms with Philadelphia on a one-year deal with an option for a second year, pending a physical.

Outfielder
Jayson Werth joined the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday agreeing to an $850,000, one-year contract with the chance to earn $150,000 more in performance bonuses.

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced yesterday that they agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher Masumi Kuwata on a minor league contract, with an invitation to major league spring training. Kuwata, 38, is a 20-year veteran of the Japanese Central League, having played with the Yomiuri Giants since 1986. In that time, he has recorded 173 wins in 442 career games. His win total is tied for 37th on the all-time list while his 2761.2 innings pitched ranks 35th. He also threw 118 complete games, including 21 shutouts.

The Cubs finalized their deal on Tuesday with pitcher
Jason Marquis, signing him to a three-year, $21 million contract.


posted by Joe Hamrahi at 1:09 PM  

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