2B Marcus Giles signed a minor-league contract Tuesday with the
Colorado Rockies. I wish him good luck against everyone but the
Friars. He had 10 hits in 19 AB at Coors Field last year.
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"Second baseman Marcus Giles and the NL champion Colorado Rockies
agreed to a minor league contract Tuesday with an invitation to spring
training.
Giles spent last season with the San Diego Padres, batting .229 with
four homers and 39 RBIs in 116 games. He was an All-Star with Atlanta
in 2003, when he hit .316 with 21 homers and 69 RBIs.
In Colorado, Giles could compete for the starting second base job
following the departure of Kaz Matsui, who agreed to a $16.5 million,
three-year deal with Houston last month.
Last season, Giles went 10-for-19 (.526) with two doubles in five
games at Colorado's Coors Field.
The 29-year-old Giles was drafted by the Braves in 1996. He owns a
..277 career batting average with 76 home runs and 187 doubles in
seven major league seasons."
