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Danys Baez signs two-year contract with Phillies
by Chester Snipes 12/31/09
The Phillies have added another arm to the bullpen in the name of Danys Baez. It has been reported that the Phillies have signed the right-hander Danys Baez to a two year contract, pending a physical. 32-year-old Baez went 4-6 with a 4.02 ERA in 59 appearances last season with the Baltimore Orioles. His career record is 39-46 with a 4.04 ERA and he has 114 career saves. Prior to the Orioles, Baez spent three years with the Cleveland Indians where he was a starter in 2002 and two years with the Tampa Bay Rays in which he notched a career-high 41 in 2005. He was 0-6 with a 6.44 ERA in 53 appearances with the Orioles in 2008.
Baez will join a bullpen of Brad Lidge, Ryan Madson, J.C. Romero and Chad Durbin, leaving two spots to be filled. The signing of Baez means that Chan Ho Park is all but gone. One of the spots might be filled by Scott Eyre, but Todd Zolecki is claiming that the Phillies will only offer him a minor league contract. After the season, Eyre said basically that he would return wearing Phillies red, or not at all, so we will see what happens with this story.
Ruben Amaro had mentioned a while ago that he would not be opposed to allowing young guys like Sergio Escalona and Antonio Bastardo to pitch in the bullpen. That might end up being the case.
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