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News: Mark Prior signs with Padres

by Matthew Cerrone on December 26th, 2007 at 1:24 pm

According to Buster Olney at ESPN.com, free-agent RHP Mark Prior has agreed to sign with the Padres.

Update1:37 pm

The deal is for one year, reports Ken Rosenthal at FOXSports.com.

Last week at ESPN.com, Olney explained that Prior may prefer San Diego because he currently lives there, which could be appealing, ‘in what figures to be a transitional year in his career.’

Prior was born in San Diego, and attended Southern Cal.

Meanwhile, later that day, also for ESPN.com, Jerry Crasnick added…

“San Diego is a natural fit for Prior, for lots of reasons other than the weather. Prior went to high school in the city and his family still lives there. Petco Park is a great pitchers’ park, and San Diego’s coaching and training staff has a reputation for working well with pitchers.”