Jays Add Molina

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Gold Glove catcher Bengie Molina to a one year $5 million contract. The Jays will pay Molina a $1.5 million signing bonus and a $3 million salary this year under the agreement. The deal also contains a $7.5 million mutual option for 2007 with a $500,000 buyout.

Molina spent his first eight years with the Los Angeles Angels, hitting a career-best .295 last season while swatting 15 home runs and 69 RBI. Molina has a strong glove, winning the Gold Glove Awards in 2002 and 2003.

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Feburary 7, 2006

[edit] Sources

• ESPN

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Awrigh01All-Star

1397 days ago

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Looks like a good deal for the Jays. If the Mets had some patience, they would have reaped the benefits.

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Anonymous Fanatic #1

1397 days ago

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It really is annoying because he seems better than LoDuca in all categories, but we (the Mets) offered him more and he wouldn't take it so I guess it's his loss.

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Anonymous Fanatic #2

1395 days ago

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Jays are looking good this year.

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Patrickburke1980All-American

1392 days ago

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It's Omar Minaya's aggressive nature working against him. What got us Pedro and Wagner has cost us Molina and getting reamed on a couple other trades, ie. we could have gotten SO MUCH MORE for cameron than we did. Overall though, Omar has done a great job. I can't wait to see this team next year.

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