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Padilla SIgns with Rangers
Padilla, Rangers reach agreement on $34M contract
By Jerry Crasnick
ESPN.com
Vicente Padilla
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Free agent right-hander Vicente Padilla has reached a preliminary agreement on a $34 million, three-year contract with the Texas Rangers, a baseball source said Monday night.
The deal is contingent upon Padilla passing a physical exam, which is expected to be administered in the coming days.
Padilla, a 15-game winner for the Rangers last season, will fill the No. 2 spot in the rotation behind fellow right-hander Kevin Millwood. Padilla attracted interest from several National League clubs, but Texas moved quickly after losing Adam Eaton to the Philadelphia Phillies in free agency.
The 29-year-old Padilla was 15-10 with a 4.50 ERA and 156 strikeouts in 200 innings in 2006. He had spent the previous five seasons in Philadelphia. Padilla is 66-61 in eight major league seasons.
Jerry Crasnick covers Major League Baseball for ESPN Insider.
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