Baseball Guru
02-22-2003, 08:38 PM
By Associated Press
February 22, 2003, 3:23 PM EST
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The New York Mets signed left-hander Donovan Osborne to a minor-league contract Saturday invited him to spring training.
Osborne's contract will pay him $12,500 per month in the minors or $450,000 a year if he makes the major league team.
"I told him I couldn't promise him anything at all and he was still willing to take that sort of opportunity to come in and get an inning or two early when guys aren't stretched out," Mets general manager Steve Phillips said. "It's with an understanding he's not going to get a commitment for a lot of work."
Osborne made 11 relief appearances for the Chicago White Sox last season, going 0-1 with a 6.19 ERA. In his eight-year career with St. Louis and the White Sox, Osborne has a 47-46 record with a 3.96 ERA.
The Mets now have 10 left-handed pitchers in camp.
February 22, 2003, 3:23 PM EST
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The New York Mets signed left-hander Donovan Osborne to a minor-league contract Saturday invited him to spring training.
Osborne's contract will pay him $12,500 per month in the minors or $450,000 a year if he makes the major league team.
"I told him I couldn't promise him anything at all and he was still willing to take that sort of opportunity to come in and get an inning or two early when guys aren't stretched out," Mets general manager Steve Phillips said. "It's with an understanding he's not going to get a commitment for a lot of work."
Osborne made 11 relief appearances for the Chicago White Sox last season, going 0-1 with a 6.19 ERA. In his eight-year career with St. Louis and the White Sox, Osborne has a 47-46 record with a 3.96 ERA.
The Mets now have 10 left-handed pitchers in camp.