Free Agents Signings

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MLB Free Agent Signings
January 2, 2004

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:

AMERICAN LEAGUE


ANAHEIM (3) — Signed Kelvim Escobar, rhp, Toronto, to an $18.75 million, three-year contract; signed Bartolo Colon, rhp, Chicago White Sox, to a $51 million, four-year contract; signed Jose Guillen, of, Oakland, to a $6 million, two-year contract.

BALTIMORE (3) — Signed Miguel Tejada, ss, Oakland, to a $72 million, six-year contract; signed Javy Lopez, c, Atlanta, to a $22.5 million, three-year contract; signed Mike DeJean, rhp, St. Louis, to a one-year contract.

BOSTON (4) — Re-signed Mike Timlin, rhp, to a $2.75 million, one-year contract; re-signed Dave McCarty, of, to a minor league contract ($500,000); signed Keith Foulke, rhp, Oakland, to a $25.5 million, four-year contract; signed Pokey Reese, 2b, Pittsburgh, to a $1 million, one-year contract.

CHICAGO (1) — Re-signed Sandy Alomar Jr., c, to a $750,000, one-year contract.

CLEVELAND (2) — Re-signed Jason Bere, rhp, to a minor league contract ($400,000); re-signed Mark Wohlers, rhp, to a minor league contract ($500,000).

DETROIT (5) — Re-signed Dean Palmer, dh, to a minor league contract ($300,000); signed Fernando Vina, 2b, St. Louis, to a $6 million, two-year contract; signed Rondell White, of, Kansas City, to a $6 million, two-year contract; signed Alan Levine, rhp, Kansas City, to a $925,000, one-year contract; signed Mike DeFelice, c, Kansas City, to a $650,000, one-year contract.

KANSAS CITY (10) — Re-signed Kevin Appier, rhp, to a $300,000, one-year contract; re-signed Brian Anderson, lhp, to a $6.5 million, two-year contract; re-signed Curtis Leskanic, rhp, to a $1,375,000, one-year contract; re-signed Joe Randa, 3b, to a $3.75 million, one-year contract; re-signed Jason Grimsley, rhp, to a $1 million, one-year contract; signed Matt Stairs, of, Pittsburgh, to a $1 million, one-year contract; signed Scott Sullivan, rhp, Chicago White Sox, to a $5 million, two-year contract; signed Benito Santiago, c, San Francisco, to a $4.3 million, two-year contract; signed Tony Graffanino, ss, Chicago White Sox, to a $2.2 million, two-year contract; signed Kelly Stinnett, c, Philadelphia, to a $500,000, one-year contract.

MINNESOTA (1) — Re-signed Shannon Stewart, of, to an $18 million, three-year contract.

NEW YORK (9) — Signed Tom Gordon, rhp, Chicago White Sox, to a $7.25 million, two-year contract; re-signed Felix Heredia, lhp, to a $3.85 million, two-year contract; re-signed Ruben Sierra, of, to a $1 million, one-year contract; re-signed John Flaherty, c, to a $775,000, one-year contract; signed Gary Sheffield, of, Atlanta, to a $39 million, three-year contract; signed Paul Quantrill, rhp, Los Angeles, to a $6.4 million, two-year contract; signed Miguel Cairo, 2b, St. Louis, to a $900,000 one-year contract; announced Gabe White, lhp, had accepted salary arbitration; signed Kenny Lofton, of, Chicago Cubs, to a $6.2 million, two-year contract.

OAKLAND (2) — Re-signed Ricardo Rincon, lhp, to a $3.65 million, two-year contract; signed Arthur Rhodes, lhp, Seattle, to a $9.2 million, three-year contract.

SEATTLE (4) — Signed Raul Ibanez, of, Kansas City, to a $13.25 million, three-year contract; re-signed Shigetoshi Hasegawa, rhp, to a $6.3 million, two-year contract; signed Eddie Guardado, lhp, Minnesota, to a $13 million, three-year contract; signed Scott Spiezio, 1b, Anaheim, to a $9.15 million, three-year contract.

TAMPA BAY (4) — Signed Eduardo A. Perez, of, St. Louis, to a $1.7 million, two-year contract; signed Rey Sanchez, ss, Seattle, to a $1 million, one-year contract; signed Jose Cruz Jr., of, San Francisco, to a $6 million, two-year contract; signed Brook Fordyce, c, Baltimore, to a one-year contract.

TEXAS (2) — Signed Andy Fox, inf, Florida, to a minor league contract ($450,000); signed Brian Jordan, of, Los Angeles, to a $1,375,000, one-year contract.

TORONTO (3) — Signed Pat Hentgen, rhp, Baltimore, to a $2.2 million, one-year contract; signed Kerry Ligtenberg, rhp, Baltimore, to a $4.5 million, two-year contract; signed Miguel Batista, rhp, Arizona, to a $13.1 million, three-year contract.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ARIZONA (5) — Signed Jesse Orosco, lhp, Minnesota, to a minor league contract ($800,000); re-signed Carlos Baerga, 1b, to a $1 million, one-year contract; signed Brent Mayne, c, Kansas City, to an $800,000, one-year contract; signed Steve Sparks, rhp, Oakland, to a $500,000, one-year contract; signed Shane Reynolds, rhp, Atlanta, to a $1 million, one-year contract.

ATLANTA (4) — Signed John Thomson, rhp, Texas, to a $7 million, two-year contract; signed Eduardo Perez, c, Milwaukee, to a $1.25 million, two-year contract; signed Antonio Alfonseca, rhp, Chicago Cubs, to a $1.35 million, one-year contract; re-signed Julio Franco, 1b, to a minor league contract ($750,000).

CHICAGO (6) — Signed LaTroy Hawkins, rhp, Minnesota, to an $11 million, three-year contract; re-signed Mark Grudzielanek, 2b, to a $2.75 million, one-year contract; re-signed Tom Goodwin, of, to a $650,000 one-year contract; signed Kent Mercker, lhp, Atlanta, to a $1.2 million, one-year contract; signed Todd Hollandsworth, of, Florida, to a $1 million, one-year contract; signed Todd Walker, 2b, Boston, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract.

CINCINNATI (2) — Re-signed Todd Van Poppel, rhp, to a minor league contract ($300,000); signed Cory Lidle, rhp, Toronto, to a $2.75 million, one-year contract.

COLORADO (3) — Re-signed Steve Reed, rhp, to a $625,000, one-year contract; signed Vinny Castilla, 3b, Atlanta, to a $2.1 million, one-year contract; signed Jeromy Burnitz, of, Los Angeles, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract.

FLORIDA (6) — Re-signed Luis Castillo, 2b, to a $16 million, three-year contract; re-signed Mike Mordecai, 3b, to a $425,000, one-year contract; re-signed Lenny Harris, 3b, to a minor league contract ($400,000); re-signed Gerald Williams, of, to a minor league contract ($325,000); re-signed Chad Fox, rhp, to a $1.2 million, one-year contract; signed Armando Benitez, rhp, Seattle, to a $3.5 million, one-year contract.

HOUSTON (4) — Re-signed Dan Miceli, rhp, to a $600,000, one-year contract; re-signed Jose Vizcaino, ss, to a $1.2 million, one-year contract; re-signed Brad Ausmus, c, to a $4 million, two-year contract; signed Andy Pettitte, lhp, New York Yankees, to a $31.5 million, three-year contract.

LOS ANGELES (3) — Re-signed Tom Martin, lhp, to a $3.3 million, two-year contract; re-signed Robin Ventura, 3b, to a one-year contract; re-signed Wilson Alvarez, lhp, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract.

MILWAUKEE (2) — Re-signed Dave Burba, rhp, to a minor league contract ($440,000); signed Ben Grieve, dh, Tampa Bay, to a $700,000, one-year contract.

MONTREAL (2) — Signed Carl Everett, of, Chicago White Sox, to a $7.5 million, two-year contract; signed Tony Batista, 3b, Baltimore, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract.

NEW YORK (2) — Signed Mike Cameron, of, Seattle, to a $19.5 million, three-year contract; re-signed John Franco, lhp, to a $1 million, one-year contract.

PHILADELPHIA (4) — Re-signed Todd Pratt, c, to an $875,000, one-year contract; signed Tim Worrell, rhp, San Francisco, to a $5.5 million, two-year contract; signed Roberto Hernandez, rhp, Atlanta, to a $750,000, one-year contract; announced Kevin Millwood, rgp, had accepted salary arbitration,

PITTSBURGH (1) — Signed Chris Stynes, 3b, Colorado, to a $975,000, one-year contract.

ST. LOUIS (6) — Re-signed Chris Carpenter, rhp, to a $500,000, one-year contract; re-signed Chris Widger, c, to a $500,000, one-year contract; re-signed Steve Kline, lhp, to a $1.7 million, one-year contract; re-signed Cal Eldred, rhp, to a $900,000, one-year contract; signed Jeff Suppan, rhp, Boston, to a $6 million, two-year contract; signed Reggie Sanders, of, Pittsburgh, to a $6 million, two-year contract.

SAN DIEGO (4) — Re-signed Rod Beck, rhp, to a $1.85 million, one-year contract; signed Sterling Hitchcock, lhp, St. Louis, to an $800,000, one-year contract; signed Ismael Valdes, rhp, Texas, to an $800,000, one-year contract; signed David Wells, lhp, New York Yankees, to a $1.25 million, one-year contract.

SAN FRANCISCO (4) — Re-signed Dustin Hermanson, rhp, to an $800,000, one-year contract; re-signed Jeffrey Hammonds, of, to a $1 million, one-year contract; re-signed J.T. Snow, 1b, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; signed Michael Tucker, of, Kansas City, to a $3.5 million, two-year contract.

Remaining Free Agents

The 99 remaining free agents (a-may negotiate with former team through Jan. 8):

AMERICAN LEAGUE

ANAHEIM (1) — Eric Owens of.

BALTIMORE (5) — Albert Belle, of; Hector Carrasco, rhp; Deivi Cruz, ss; Scott Erickson, rhp; a-B.J. Surhoff, dh.

BOSTON (4) — John Burkett, rhp; Bill Haselman, c; Todd Jones, rhp; Robert Person, rhp.

CHICAGO (1) — Roberto Alomar, 2b.

CLEVELAND (2) — Ellis Burks, dh; a-Terry Mulholland, lhp.

DETROIT (2) — Shane Halter, 3b; Matt Walbeck, c.

KANSAS CITY (4) — Jose Lima, rhp; Graeme Lloyd, lhp; Tom Prince, c; Jamey Wright, rhp.

MINNESOTA (4) — Chris Gomez, 2b; Denny Hocking, 2b; Rick Reed, rhp; Kenny Rogers, lhp.

NEW YORK (3) — Roger Clemens, rhp; Jeff Nelson, rhp; Antonio Osuna, rhp.

SEATTLE (3) — a-Pat Borders, c; John Mabry, of; Mark McLemore, ss.

TAMPA BAY (4) — Travis Lee, 1b; Al Martin, dh; Rey Ordonez, ss; Terry Shumpert, dh.

TEXAS (2) — Juan Gonzalez, of; Rafael Palmeiro, dh.

TORONTO (1) — Mike Bordick, ss.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ARIZONA (4) — Mark Grace, 1b; Felix Jose, of; Raul Mondesi, of; Mike Myers, lhp.

ATLANTA (4) — Darren Bragg, of; Matt Franco, 1b; Darren Holmes; Greg Maddux, rhp.

CHICAGO (7) — Shawn Estes, lhp; Doug Glanville, of; Mark Guthrie, lhp; Eric Karros, 1b; Troy O'Leary, of; Dave Veres, rhp; Tony Womack, ss.

COLORADO (4) — a-Greg Norton, 3b; Darren Oliver, lhp; a-Mark Sweeney, of; Gregg Zaun, c.

FLORIDA (3) — Rick Helling, rhp; Ivan Rodriguez, c; Ugueth Urbina, rhp.

HOUSTON (4) — Orlando Merced, of; Brian Moehler, rhp; Ron Villone, lhp; Rick White, rhp.

LOS ANGELES (4) — Andy Ashby, rhp; Ron Coomer, 1b; Rickey Henderson, of; Fred McGriff, 1b.

MILWAUKEE (5) — Royce Clayton, ss; Keith Osik, c; Todd Ritchie, rhp; Glendon Rusch, lhp; a-John Vander Wal, of.

MONTREAL (5) — Wil Cordero, 1b; Vladimir Guerrero, of; Jose Mercedes, rhp; Fernando Tatis, 3b; Todd Zeile, 3b.

NEW YORK (3) — Pedro Astacio, rhp; Jay Bell, 2b; Tony Clark, 1b.

PHILADELPHIA (5) — Terry Adams, rhp; Jose Mesa, rhp; a-Dan Plesac, lhp; Turk Wendell, rhp; Mike Williams, rhp.

PITTSBURGH (3) — Pat Meares, 2b; Jeff Reboulet, 2b; Julian Tavarez, rhp.

ST. LOUIS (7) — Jeff Fassero, lhp; Joe Girardi, c; Lance Painter, rhp; a-Orlando Palmeiro, of; Russ Springer, rhp; Garrett Stephenson, rhp; Brett Tomko, rhp.

SAN FRANCISCO (5) — Rich Aurilia, ss; Marvin Benard, of; Andres Galarraga, 1b; Sidney Ponson, rhp; Eric Young, 2b.