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[h1]Phillies, Feliz agree to two-year contract[/h1]
By Jayson Stark
ESPN.com
(Archive)
Updated: January 28, 2008, 6:48 PM ET
The Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a two-year deal with free-agent third basemanPedro Feliz, pending a physical.
Feliz batted .253 with 20 home runs and 72 RBIs last season with the San FranciscoGiants.
Feliz
The deal includes a team option for 2010, a person familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press on Monday, speaking on condition of anonymitybecause the agreement had not been announced. Feliz will earn about $8.5 million from the contract, according to the AP. With the option and performancebonuses, the contract could be worth up to $15 million over three years.
Feliz will likely replace the trio of Greg Dobbs, Wes Helms and AbrahamNunez that the Phillies used last season. Philadelphia's third basemen batted .255 with 11 homers and 76 RBIs last year. Dobbs and Helms remain on theroster.
Feliz had spent his entire eight-year career with the Giants. He's been a full-time starter since 2004, averaging 21 homers and 84 RBIs. Feliz, whoturns 33 on April 27, is a career .252 hitter with a .288 on-base percentage.
The defending NL East champion Phillies also added outfielders Geoff Jenkins andSo Taguchi and pitcher Chad Durbin in free agency this offseason. They acquired closer Brad Lidge and utility man Eric Bruntlett in a trade with Houston.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3219098
Glad he's not on the Giants anymore. Good riddance.
By Jayson Stark
ESPN.com
(Archive)
Updated: January 28, 2008, 6:48 PM ET
The Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a two-year deal with free-agent third basemanPedro Feliz, pending a physical.
Feliz batted .253 with 20 home runs and 72 RBIs last season with the San FranciscoGiants.
Feliz
The deal includes a team option for 2010, a person familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press on Monday, speaking on condition of anonymitybecause the agreement had not been announced. Feliz will earn about $8.5 million from the contract, according to the AP. With the option and performancebonuses, the contract could be worth up to $15 million over three years.
Feliz will likely replace the trio of Greg Dobbs, Wes Helms and AbrahamNunez that the Phillies used last season. Philadelphia's third basemen batted .255 with 11 homers and 76 RBIs last year. Dobbs and Helms remain on theroster.
Feliz had spent his entire eight-year career with the Giants. He's been a full-time starter since 2004, averaging 21 homers and 84 RBIs. Feliz, whoturns 33 on April 27, is a career .252 hitter with a .288 on-base percentage.
The defending NL East champion Phillies also added outfielders Geoff Jenkins andSo Taguchi and pitcher Chad Durbin in free agency this offseason. They acquired closer Brad Lidge and utility man Eric Bruntlett in a trade with Houston.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3219098
Glad he's not on the Giants anymore. Good riddance.