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Free Agent Signings – Metro US

Free Agent Signings

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The 111 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources. For players with minor league contracts, letter agreements for major league contracts are in parentheses:

BALTIMORE (2) — Signed Endy Chavez, of, Texas, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; signed Wilson Betemit, 3b, Detroit, to a $3.25 million, two-year contract.

BOSTON (6) — Announced David Ortiz, dh, has accepted salary arbitration; signed Kelly Shoppach, c, Tampa Bay, to a $1.35 million, one-year contract; signed Nick Punto, inf, St. Louis, to a $3 million, two-year contract; signed Aaron Cook, rhp, Colorado, to a minor league contract ($1.5 million); signed Cody Ross, of, San Francisco, to a $3 million, one-year contract; signed Vicente Padilla, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a minor league contract ($1.5 million).

CLEVELAND (4) — Re-signed Grady Sizemore, of, to a $5 million, one-year contract; signed Jose Lopez, 3b, Miami, to a minor league contract; signed Brad Hawpe, of, San Diego, to a minor league contract; signed Dan Wheeler, rhp, Boston, to a minor league contract ($900,000).

DETROIT (4) — Signed Gerald Laird, c, St. Louis, to a $1 million, one-year contract; re-signed Ramon Santiago, ss, to a $4.2 million, two-year contract; signed Octavio Dotel, rhp, St. Louis, to a $3.5 million, one-year contract; signed Prince Fielder, 1b, Milwaukee, to a $214 million, nine-year contract.

KANSAS CITY (3) — Re-signed Bruce Chen, lhp, to a $9 million, two-year contract; signed Jonathan Broxton, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $4 million, one-year contract; signed Yuniesky Betancourt, ss, Milwaukee, to a $2 million, one-year contract.

LOS ANGELES (3) — Signed Albert Pujols, 1b, St. Louis, to a $240 million, 10-year contract; signed C.J. Wilson, lhp, Texas, to a $77.5 million, five-year contract; signed LaTroy Hawkins, rhp, Milwaukee, to a $3 million, one-year contract.

MINNESOTA (6) — Signed Jamey Carroll, of, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $6.5 million, two-year contract; signed Ryan Doumit, c, Pittsburgh, to a $3 million, one-year contract; re-signed Matt Capps, rhp, to a $4.75 million, one-year contract; signed Josh Willingham, of, Oakland, to a $21 million, three-year contract; signed Jason Marquis, rhp, Arizona, to a $3 million, one-year contract; signed Joel Zumaya, rhp, Detroit, to an $850,000, one-year contract.

NEW YORK (3) — Re-signed Freddy Garcia, rhp, to a $4 million, one-year contract; re-signed Andruw Jones, of, to a $2 million, one-year contract; signed Hiroki Kuroda, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $10 million, one-year contract.

OAKLAND (3) — Re-signed Coco Crisp, of, to a $14 million, two-year contract; signed Bartolo Colon, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $2 million, one-year contract; signed Jonny Gomes, of, Washington, to a $1 million, one-year contract.

SEATTLE (2) — Signed George Sherrill, lhp, Atlanta, to a $1.1 million, one-year contract; signed Kevin Millwood, rhp, Colorado, to a minor league contract ($1 million).

TAMPA BAY (3) — Signed Jose Molina, c, Toronto, to a $1.8 million, one-year contract; signed Fernando Rodney, rhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a $2 million, one-year contract; signed Carlos Pena, 1b, Chicago Cubs, to a $7.25 million, one-year contract.

TEXAS (1) — Signed Joe Nathan, rhp, Minnesota, to a $14.5 million, two-year contract.

TORONTO (3) — Announced Kelly Johnson, 2b, has accepted salary arbitration; signed Darren Oliver, lhp, Texas, to a $4 million, one-year contract; signed Omar Vizquel, ss, Chicago White Sox, to a minor league contract.

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ARIZONA (7) — Re-signed John McDonald, inf, to a $3 million, two-year contract; re-signed Henry Blanco, c, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Willie Bloomquist, inf, to a $3.8 million, two-year contract; re-signed Aaron Hill, 2b, to an $11 million, two-year contract; re-signed Lyle Overbay, 1b, to a $1 million, one-year contract; signed Takashi Saito, rhp, Milwaukee, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; signed Jason Kubel, of, Minnesota, to a $15.5 million, two-year contract.

ATLANTA (1) — Re-signed Jack Wilson, ss-2b, to a $1 million, one-year contract.

CHICAGO (6) — Signed David DeJesus, of, Oakland, to a $10 million, two-year contract; re-signed Reed Johnson, of, to a $1.15 million, one-year contract; signed Paul Maholm, lhp, Pittsburgh, to a $4.75 million, one-year contract; re-signed Kerry Wood, rhp, to a $3 million, one-year contract; signed Trever Miller, lhp, Boston, to a minor league contract ($800,000); re-signed Rodrigo Lopez, rhp, to a minor league contract.

CINCINNATI (3) — Signed Andrew Brackman, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $500,000, one-year contract; signed Ryan Madson, rhp, Philadelphia, to an $8.5 million, one-year contract; signed Willie Harris, of, New York Mets, to a minor league contract ($800,000).

COLORADO (3) — Signed Ramon Hernandez, c, Cincinnati, to a $6.4 million, two-year contract; signed Michael Cuddyer, of, Minnesota, to a $31.5 million, three-year contract; signed Casey Blake, 3b, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $2 million, one-year contract.

HOUSTON (2) — Signed Chris Snyder, c, Pittsburgh, to a $750,000, one-year contract; signed Zach Duke, lhp, Arizona, to a minor league contract.

LOS ANGELES (10) — Signed Mark Ellis, 2b, Colorado, to an $8.75 million, two-year contract; re-signed Juan Rivera, of, to a $4.5 million, one-year contract; signed Adam Kennedy, 2b, Seattle, to an $800,000, one-year contract; signed Chris Capuano, lhp, New York Mets, to a $10 million, two-year contract; signed Jerry Hairston Jr., inf-of, Milwaukee, to a $6 million, two-year contract; signed Aaron Harang, rhp, San Diego, to a $12 million, two-year contract; signed Josh Bard, c, Seattle, to a minor league contract ($775,000); signed John Grabow, lhp, Chicago Cubs, to a minor league contract ($800,000); re-signed Mike MacDougal, rhp, to a $1 million, one-year contract; signed Matt Treanor, c, Texas, to a $1 million, one-year contract.

MIAMI (4) — Signed Heath Bell, rhp, San Diego, to a $27 million, three-year contract; signed Jose Reyes, ss, New York Mets, to a $106 million, six-year contract; signed Mark Buehrle, lhp, Chicago White Sox, to a $58 million, four-year contract; re-signed Greg Dobbs, 3b, to a $3 million, two-year contract.

MILWAUKEE (5) — Announced Francisco Rodriguez, rhp, has accepted salary arbitration; signed Alex Gonzalez, ss, Atlanta, to a $4.25 million, one-year contract; signed Aramis Ramirez, 3b, Chicago Cubs, to a $36 million, three-year contract; signed Cesar Izturis, ss, Baltimore, to a minor league contract ($875,000); signed Corey Patterson, of, St. Louis, to a minor league contract.

NEW YORK (5) — Signed Jon Rauch, rhp, Toronto, to a $3.5 million, one-year contract; signed Frank Francisco, rhp, Toronto, to a $12 million, two-year contract; re-signed Miguel Batista, rhp, to a minor league contract ($750,000); re-signed Scott Hairston, of, to a $1.1 million, one-year contract; signed Ronny Cedeno, ss, Pittsburgh, to a $1.15 million, one-year contract.

PHILADELPHIA (9) — Signed Jim Thome, 1b, Cleveland, to a $1.25 million, one-year contract; signed Jonathan Papelbon, rhp, Boston, to a $50,000,058, four-year contract; re-signed Brian Schneider, c, to an $800,000, one-year contract; signed Laynce Nix, of; Washington, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract; signed Dontrelle Willis, lhp, Cincinnati, to an $850,000, one-year contract; re-signed Jimmy Rollins, ss, to a $38 million, three-year contract; signed Joel Pineiro, rhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a minor league contract ($1.5 million); signed Juan Pierre, of, Chicago White Sox, to a minor league contract; signed Chad Qualls, rhp, San Diego, to a $1.15 million, one-year contract.

PITTBURGH (4) — Signed Rod Barajas, c, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $4 million, one-year contract; signed Clint Barmes, ss, Houston, to a $10.5 million, two-year contract; signed Nate McLouth, of, Atlanta, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; signed Erik Bedard, lhp, Boston, to a $4.5 million, one-year contract.

ST. LOUIS (3) — Re-signed Rafael Furcal, ss, to a $14 million, two-year contract; signed J.C. Romero, lhp, Colorado, to a $750,000, one-year contract; signed Carlos Beltran, of, San Francisco, to a $26 million, two-year contract.

SAN DIEGO (1) — Signed Mark Kotsay, of, Milwaukee, to a $1.25 million, one-year contract.

WASHINGTON (4) — Re-signed Chien-Ming Wang, rhp, to a $4 million, one-year contract; signed Jason Michaels, of, Houston, to a minor league contract ($800,000); signed Mark DeRosa, 1b, San Francisco, to an $800,000, one-year contract; signed Brad Lidge, rhp, Philadelphia, to a $1 million, one-year contract.

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SOFTBANK HAWKS (1) — Signed OF Wily Mo Pena, of, Seattle to a $4.05 million, two-year contract.