The San Diego Padres have signed catcher Josh Bard to a one year contract worth $2.2 million dollars. Bard will more then likely be the everyday catcher for the Padres and deserved the pay raise. He was hoping to get $2.5 million through salary arbitration, but had to settle with $2.2 million as the Padres met him halfway between his asking price, and what they wanted to pay him.
The San Diego Padres and shortstop Khalil Greene have finalized a two year contract that will pay Greene $11 million dollars. Greene was rumored a few times in the off season to possibly being traded to the Chicago Cubs, but nothing ever happened with that deal.
Greene will now be under the Padres control for the next two years, and then he will be open to free agency. The Padres had hoped to sign him to a three or four year deal, but settled on two. Good signing for both Greene and the Padres I think.
Veteran first basemen Tony Clark has a new team after agreeing on a one year contract with the SanDiego Padres . The contract will pay Clark $900,000 for the 2008 season. I wouldn’t expect much out of Clark other then some pitch hitting opportunities and filling it at first base one a week maybe.
Clark just isn’t the player he used to be and is getting up there in age. For $900,000 it won’t hurt the team so I won’t say it is a terrible signing. Just don’t expect Clark to provide a big spark for this team.
