Indians sign Pavano

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Indians Sign Carl Pavano

By Tim Dierkes [January 6 at 2:21pm CST]

2:21pm: Crasnick says the Indians signed Pavano to a one-year deal. He gets $1.5MM guaranteed plus another $5.3MM in possible incentives, according to Troy Renck.

 

12:40pm: MLB.com's Joe Frisaro says Pavano "has also been weighing a possible return to the Marlins," but the Indians are the "clear frontrunner."

 

12:30pm: ESPN's Jerry Crasnick says the Indians "have emerged as a strong candidate" to sign Pavano. He may seek a contract similar to Hampton's.

 

11:03am: According to ESPN's Buster Olney, the Indians are in serious discussions with free agent starter Carl Pavano. Pavano will visit Cleveland soon and a deal could be wrapped up quickly. We'll have to see if Pavano can come close to the $2MM guaranteed Mike Hampton received from the Astros.

 

Good luck with that one.

[cubsfan26]

I actually always liked Pavano, and wouldn't have mind if the Cubs signed him to a minor league deal. But there's no way I'd give him 1.5m for 09.