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Oft-injured former All-Star Mark Prior has agreed to a minor-league deal with the Texas Rangers.
The team says Prior will sign the contract Saturday and report to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Prior will turn 30 on Tuesday and hasn't pitched in a big league game since 2006.
Shoulder problems caused him to miss all of 2007 and 2008 and he spent last year in the farm system of his hometown San Diego Padres. He signed with the Orange County Flyers of the independent Golden Baseball League in August and has allowed one unearned run in nine relief appearances.
Prior's five-year run with the Cubs ended in 2006. The right-hander had a 42-29 record and a 3.51 ERA in 106 starts. He made the NL All-Star team in 2003, when he was 18-6.
Oft-injured former All-Star Mark Prior has agreed to a minor-league deal with the Texas Rangers.
The team says Prior will sign the contract Saturday and report to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Prior will turn 30 on Tuesday and hasn't pitched in a big league game since 2006.
Shoulder problems caused him to miss all of 2007 and 2008 and he spent last year in the farm system of his hometown San Diego Padres. He signed with the Orange County Flyers of the independent Golden Baseball League in August and has allowed one unearned run in nine relief appearances.
Prior's five-year run with the Cubs ended in 2006. The right-hander had a 42-29 record and a 3.51 ERA in 106 starts. He made the NL All-Star team in 2003, when he was 18-6.
Great news! was hoping he sign with the Cubs again, this is great!
I really hope that this is a comeback for Prior. He certainly has shown that he isn't considering himself finished.