Dodgers Sign Lieberthal, Schmidt
December 6, 2006 by Geoff Young
Filed under Hot Stove
The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed catcher Mike Lieberthal and right-hander Jason Schmidt. The Lieberthal deal is for 1 year at an undisclosed amount, with a club option for 2008. Schmidt’s contract is said to be worth $47 million over 3 years — a shade on the pricey side for a 34-year-old pitcher who battled injury problems as recently as 2005, but not terrible in the current market.
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Check out what others are saying about this post...[...] The Dodgers certainly are keeping busy this winter. In the past month, they’ve signed Nomar Garciaparra, Juan Pierre, Randy Wolf, Ramon Martinez, as well as closer Takashi Saito (great move), Mike Lieberthal, Jason Schmidt, and now Gonzalez. It’s hard to tell whether there is a method to Ned Colletti’s madness or if he’s just throwing everything against the proverbial wall and seeing what sticks. [...]