The Dodgers have signed
Brian Giles - Brian Giles?!?! - to a
minor league, 1-year deal. Invitation to Spring Training included.
I really don't know what to say anymore, and I've stopped guessing what the hell Ned Colletti is trying to do. My initial thought: Xavier Paul, Brian Barton, Jason Repko, Reed Johnson.
Giles, 39 and a native of El Cajon, CA, has played for 15 seasons, splitting time between Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and San Diego.
The career numbers are actually quite impressive:
.400 OBP, .502 SLG %, 136 OPS+. The man knows how to take a walk. All of this would have been great, if not for the fact that he's 39. Oh, and
he may have beat his girlfriend, while pregnant, causing her to miscarry. Lovely.