Mark Prior and his hometown San Diego Padres agreed to a $1-million US, one-year contract Wednesday, making him the second post-operative pitcher to join the team in less than a month.
Prior, whose once-promising career has been sidetracked by various injuries, missed the 2007 season after undergoing right shoulder surgery April 24. He last pitched for the Chicago Cubs in 2006, when he made nine starts and went 1-6 with a 7.21 ERA.
Mark Prior, who spent most of last season on the injured list with Chicago, has signed a one-year deal in San Diego.
(Associated Press)
The 27-year-old right-hander, who was 18-6 with a 2.43 ERA in 2003, can earn another $4.5 million in performance bonuses.
Earlier in December, the Padres agreed to a one-year deal with left-hander Randy Wolf, who is coming off shoulder surgery in September.
"Mark Prior is a competitor and is working hard to regain the form that made him one of the great young pitchers in the game," Padres general manager Kevin Towers said. "We are confident he is going to help us in our rotation this season."
Prior was the second pick in the June 2001 draft, out of Southern California. He is 42-29 with a 3.51 ERA in five big league seasons.
Cubs lost interest
He became a free agent when the Cubs declined to offer him a 2008 contract before the Dec. 13 deadline.
In 2003, Prior nearly pitched the Cubs to their first World Series appearance since 1945. He took a 3-0 lead into the eighth inning against Florida in Game 6 of the NL championship series before the Marlins rallied for eight runs and an 8-3 victory at Wrigley Field.
Florida also won Game 7 in Chicago and went on to beat the New York Yankees in the World Series.
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