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Phillies Have Continued Interest In Otsuka

Dec 24, 2007 8:13 AM EST

The Philadelphia Phillies have shown continued interest in right-hander Akinori Otsuka, who missed the final three months of last season with elbow soreness and wasn't tendered a 2008 contract by the Texas Rangers.

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Phils Sign Taguchi To One-Year Deal

Dec 23, 2007 5:26 PM EST

The Phillies completed some last-minute holiday shopping Sunday by signing outfielder So Taguchi to a one-year contract with an option for 2009.

A team official with knowledge of the negotiations confirmed the pact which is believed to be valued at slightly more than $1 million for 2008.

Taguchi, 37, spent the past six seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals batting .290 in 130 games with 15 doubles, three homers and seven stolen bases.

The right-handed-hitting Taguchi has averaged 340 at-bats from 2005-07. He is a .284 hitter in 120 career pinch-hit appearances.

Via MLB.com

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Former Brewers' Outfielder Jenkins Agrees With Phils

Dec 20, 2007 8:47 AM EST

The Philadelphia Phillies and free agent outfielder Geoff Jenkins have reached preliminary agreement on a two-year deal believed to be worth about $13 million, a baseball source told ESPN.com.

The agreement includes a third year vesting option based on plate appearances that could increase Jenkins' total package to $20 million, the source said. The deal could be announced as early as Thursday.

Jenkins, 33, is a .277 career hitter with 212 home runs in 10 seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers. He became a free agent when the Brewers declined his 2008 option of $9 million after the season.

The Phillies, who lost Aaron Rowand to San Francisco through free agency and sent Michael Bourn to Houston in a trade for closer Brad Lidge in November, have been looking for a left-handed bat to share time with Jayson Werth in right field.

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Phillies Dec 2007 Archive

  • Phillies Interested In Cameron

    Philadelphia Inquirer | Dec 16, 2007

    It appears the Phillies are focusing in on free-agent CF Mike Cameron, and remain interested in OF Geoff Jenkins.

  • Phils Have Interest In Texas Castoff Otsuka

    Philadelphia Inquirer | Dec 14, 2007

    The Phillies may have lost Aaron Rowand after he signed a 5-year deal with the San Francisco Giants, but they haven't lost sleep or focus on where their offseason priorities lie.

  • Phillies' Rowand Declines Arbitraton

    MLB.com | Dec 8, 2007

    Aaron Rowand declined the Phillies' offer of arbitration, a procedural move that changes nothing about the free agent's status.

  • Phillies Offer Rowand Salary Arbitration

    MLB.com | Dec 2, 2007

    Aaron Rowand was offered salary arbitration prior to Saturday's 11:59 P.