Dodgers Sign Todd Coffey
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The Dodgers have signed Todd Coffey to a one-year deal with a club option for
2013, the team announced. He'll earn $1MM in 2013, and the club option is
worth $2.5MM with a $300K buyout for a total guarantee of $1.3MM. The Beverly
Hills Sports Council represents Coffey.
Coffey posted a 3.62 ERA with 6.9 K/9, 3.0 BB/9 and a 43.6% ground ball rate
in 59 2/3 innings for the Nationals in 2011. The 31-year-old owns a 4.08 ERA
with 6.7 K/9, 2.8 BB/9 and a 51% ground ball rate over the course of seven
MLB seasons. He has been considerably more effective against right-handed
hitting as a big league pitcher.
Dodgers GM Ned Colletti had already added relievers Mike MacDougal ($1MM
deal) and John Grabow (minor league deal) to the bullpen mix this offseason.
The Dodgers also signed starters Chris Capuano and Aaron Harang to two-year
contracts. Free agents Luis Ayala, Shawn Camp, Scott Linebrink and Michael
Wuertz are out there for teams seeking right-handed relievers.
Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com first reported news of the agreement while Ken
Rosenthal of FOX Sports and Dylan Hernandez of The Los Angeles Times added
details (all Twitter links).