Los Angeles Dodgers Sign Ortiz, Restovich To Minors

Ken Gurnick is reporting the Dodgers have signed Russ Ortiz and Michael Resovich to minor league deals. They include an invite to Spring Training. Yeah Ortiz is terrible, and no he won't make the team. Ortiz needs more than a miracle to ever pitch for the Dodgers. Sure he will compete for the fourth or fifth outfielder spots that are currently vacant in the Dodgers rotation.  But really, who cares?

The 35-year-old Ortiz hasn't been an effective big leaguer since 2004, and even his minor league performance since then has been atrocious. But this guy won 21 games with Arizona, but that was a long time ago, and now he is 35 years old. He hasn't been able to pitch with an ERA under 5 in half a decade. 2010 will not be the year of Russ Ortiz.

Restovich, at the age of 31, has spent parts of six seasons in the big leagues, most recently with the Nationals in 2007. He's a career .239/.313/.377 hitter in the Majors, but has found some success hitting in the minors. Jason Repko and Xavier Paul remain the favorites despite the signing.