Baseball Free Agency Update – Who Signed?

Although the major action in baseball free agency hasn’t taken place yet, some baseball free agents have already signed. Which free agents have new contracts? Here’s the list so far:

Ryan Dempster, Chicago Cubs
Dempster re-signed with the Cubs for four years and $52 million.

Edgar Renteria, San Francisco Giants
Renteria left the Detroit Tigers to sign with the Giants for two years and $18.5 million.

Jeremy Affeldt, San Francisco Giants
Affeldt, formerly of the Cincinnati Reds, signed with the Giants for two years and $8 million.

Mike Lincoln, Cincinnati Reds
Lincoln re-signed with the Reds with a contract that will pay him $4 million over two years.

Bob Howry, San Francisco Giants
Howry left the Chicago Cubs to sign with the Giants for one year and $2.75 million.

Doug Brocail, Houston Astros
Brocail re-signed with the Astros for one year and $2.75 million.

Mike Hampton, Houston Astros
Hampton left the Atlanta Braves to sign with the Astros for $2 million over one season.

Russell Branyan, Seattle Mariners
Branyan left the Milwaukee Brewers to sign with the Mariners for one-year, $1.4 million.

Jorge Julio, Milwaukee Brewers
Julio signed with the Brewers for $950K after leaving the Atlanta Braves.