Free Agent Signings
01.16.06 (9:54 am) [edit]
Re-signed Tony Graffanino, 2b, to a $2.05 million, one-year contract; signed Rudy Seanez, rhp, San Diego, to a $2.1 million, one-year contract; signed John Flaherty, c, New York Yankees, to a $650,000, one-year contract; signed J.T. Snow, 1b, San Francisco, to a $2 million, one-year contract.
CHICAGO (1) - Re-signed Paul Konerko, 1b, to a $60 million, five-year contract.
CLEVELAND (9) - Signed Paul Byrd, rhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a $14.25 million, two-year contract; re-signed Bob Wickman, rhp, to a $5 million, one-year contract; signed Lou Merloni, 3b, Los Angeles Angels, to a minor league contract ($500,000); signed Steve Karsay, rhp, Texas, to a minor league contract ($600,000); signed Danny Graves, rhp, New York Mets, to a minor league contract ($600,000); signed Einar Diaz, c, St. Louis, to a minor league contract ($625,000); signed Jason Johnson, rhp, Detroit, to a $4 million, one-year contract; signed Todd Hollandsworth, of, Atlanta, to a minor league contract ($900,000); signed Eduardo A. Perez, 1b, Tampa Bay, to a $1,825,000, one-year contract.
DETROIT (3) - Signed Todd Jones, rhp, Florida, to an $11 million, two-year contract; signed Kenny Rogers, lhp, Texas, to a $16 million, two-year contract; signed Matt Mantei, rhp, Boston, to a minor league contract ($575,000).
KANSAS CITY (8) - Re-signed Joe McEwing, 3b, to a minor league contract ($650,000); signed Elmer Dessens, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $3.4 million, two-year contract; signed Scott Elarton, rhp, Cleveland, to a two-year contract; signed Mark Grudzielanek, 2b, St. Louis, to a $4 million, one-year contract; signed Doug Mientkiewicz, 1b, New York Mets, to a $1.85 million, one-year contract; signed Paul Bako, c, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $700,000, one-year contract; signed Reggie Sanders, of, St. Louis, to a $10 million, two-year contract; signed Joe Mays, rhp, Minnesota, to a $1 million, one-year contract.
LOS ANGELES (2) - Signed Hector Carrasco, rhp, Washington, to a $6.1 million, two-year contract; re-signed Tim Salmon, dh, to a minor league contract ($400,000).
MINNESOTA (1) - Signed Rondell White, of, Detroit, to a $3.25 million, one-year contract.
NEW YORK (8) - Signed Kyle Farnsworth, rhp, Atlanta, to a $17 million, three-year contract; signed Mike Myers, lhp, Boston, to a $2.4 million, two-year contract; re-signed Bernie Williams, of, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; signed Johnny Damon, of, Boston, to a $52 million, four-year contract; signed Octavio Dotel, rhp, Oakland, to a $2 million, one-year contract; re-signed Ramiro Mendoza, rhp, to a minor league contract ($850,000); signed Miguel Cairo, 2b, New York Mets, to a $1 million, one-year contract; re-signed Al Leiter, lhp, to a minor league contract ($1.5 million).
OAKLAND (2) - Signed Esteban Loaiza, rhp, Washington, to a $21,375,000, three-year contract; signed Raul Casanova, c, Chicago White Sox, to a minor league contract ($375,000).
SEATTLE (4) - Re-signed Jamie Moyer, lhp, to a $5.5 million, one-year contract; signed Carl Everett, dh, Chicago White Sox, to a $4 million, one-year contract; signed Jarrod Washburn, lhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a $37 million, four-year contract; signed Matt Lawton, of, New York Yankees, to a $400,000, one-year contract.
TAMPA BAY (2) - Announced Travis Lee, 1b, accepted salary arbitration; signed Dan Miceli, rhp, Colorado, to a $1.5 million, two-year contract.
TEXAS (3) - Re-signed John Wasdin, rhp, to a $600,000, one-year contract; signed Kevin Millwood, rhp, Cleveland, to a $60 million, five-year contract; signed Brian Anderson, lhp, Kansas City, to a minor league contract ($650,000).
TORONTO (2) - Signed B.J. Ryan, lhp, Baltimore, to a $47 million, five-year contract; signed A.J. Burnett, rhp, Florida, to a $55 million, five-year contract.