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Written by Zach Sanders
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Monday, 08 February 2010 12:21 |
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Ken Gurnick, MLB.com:
The Dodgers signed 39-year-old outfielder Brian Giles to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Major League camp, the club confirmed.
Giles, an All-Star in 2000 and 2001 while with Pittsburgh, went on the disabled list for the Padres with an arthritic right knee in mid-June last year and never returned. Giles had microfracture surgery on the right knee in 2007.
Remember when Brian Giles was good? In fact, that was just back in 2008 when he posted a 4.8 WAR season. Giles is a career .298 hitter against righties, so he isn't an awful pickup for your bench. However, he isn't good in the field anymore, so will need to play sparingly to be successful. It's not a bad signing, and makes sense for a team trying to save some money this offseason and still compete.
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