Prior Returns Home to San Diego
Thursday, December 27, 2007by Geoff Young
The Padres have signed right-hander Mark Prior to a 1-year deal worth a guaranteed $1 million plus incentives that vary depending on whom you ask. ESPN's Buster Olney reports that the total package could be worth "over $3 million", while Dan Hayes at the North County Times places the high end at $5.5 million.
Quoth GM Kevin Towers:
Mark Prior is a competitor and is working hard to regain the form that made him one of the great young pitchers in the game.
The good news is that Prior is 27 years old and has name recognition. The bad news ...
