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Prior Agrees To Terms With PadresMark Prior, cut loose by the Cubs earlier this month, has agreed to terms with the San Diego Padres. Prior receives a one-year major league deal with a $1 million base salary. The contract, which doesn't include an option, contains incentive clauses that could take the total value of the deal to over $3 million. An announcement is expected to come sometime Wednesday. Prior, 27, last pitched in the big leagues in 2006, and had shoulder surgery in April of 2007. The second overall pick in the 2001 draft, Prior went 18-6 for the Cubs in 2003 before experiencing a series of physical problems. He was born in San Diego and lives in San Diego County. It is the Padres' hope that he is able to join a rotation that already includes Jake Peavy, Chris Young, Greg Maddux and Randy Wolf. San Diego Padres Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Padres Make Case As Front-Runners For PriorThe San Diego Padres appear to be the front-runner to sign pitcher Mark Prior, who figures to make a final choice among many offers very soon, perhaps within the next 24-48 hours. The Padres have offered a modest base salary plus a performance bonus package to Prior, according to sources, but other teams continue to talk with Prior; other more aggressive offers could take shape. The former Cub pitcher lives in San Diego County, and in the end he may opt to play for the team located closest to his home in what figures to be a transitional year in his career. After being selected as the No. 2 pick in the 2001 draft, Prior went 41-23 in the first four seasons of his career. But he has had injury problems since 2003, and after pitching in nine games in 2006, he didn't throw in any games last year. The 27-year-old Prior had surgery last Apri l, with Dr. James Andrews repairing his surgery. There were enough questions about Prior's future that the Cubs decided to not tender him a contract for 2008, in spite of the remarkable early success he had in his career. San Diego Padres Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Padres, Barrett Agree To 1-Year Deal, Avoid ArbitrationCatcher Michael Barrett and the Padres have agreed to a $3.5 million, one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. Barrett can make another $750,000 in performance bonuses. San Diego Padres Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Padres Dec 2007 Archive
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