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LEAD: Japan's Uehara agrees on 2-year deal with Orioles: report
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NEW YORK, Jan. 6 (10:32) Kyodo
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(EDS: ADDING DETAILS)
The Baltimore Orioles have agreed in principle on a two-year
deal with Japanese right-hander Koji Uehara, the Baltimore Sun
reported in its online edition Tuesday, quoting industry sources.
The $10 million, incentive-laden deal is pending specific
contract language and a physical, which is expected to occur later
this week, though an appointment in Baltimore has yet to be
scheduled, according to the newspaper.
''The Orioles have filled one vacant spot in their wide-open
rotation while simultaneously opening the door to the Far East,''
Baltimore Sun said, adding that they ''not only want Uehara in the
rotation, but are penciling him in as their No. 2 starter, behind
Jeremy Guthrie.''
Uehara, 33, filed for free agency earlier in the offseason in
the hope of making a move to the major leagues after compiling a
112-62 record with 33 saves and a 3.01 earned run average in 10
seasons with the Giants. |
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