FREE AGENT SIGNINGS

FREE AGENT SIGNINGS
NEW YORK -- The 59 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
ANAHEIM (2) -- Signed Kelvim Escobar, rhp, Toronto, to an $18.75 million, three-year contract; signed Bartolo Colon, rhp, Chicago White Sox, to a $51 million, four-year contract.
BOSTON (2) -- Re-signed Mike Timlin, rhp, to a $2.75 million, one-year contract; re-signed Dave McCarty, of, to a minor league contract ($500,000).
CHICAGO (1) -- Re-signed Sandy Alomar Jr., c, to a $750,000, one-year contract.
CLEVELAND (2) -- Re-signed Jason Bere, rhp, to a minor league contract ($400,000); re-signed Mark Wohlers, rhp, to a minor league contract ($500,000).
DETROIT (2) -- Re-signed Dean Palmer, dh, to a minor league contract ($300,000); signed Fernando Vina, 2b, St. Louis, to a $6 million, two-year contract.
KANSAS CITY (8) -- Re-signed Kevin Appier, rhp, to a $300,000, one-year contract; re-signed Brian Anderson, lhp, to a $6.5 million, two-year contract; re-signed Curtis Leskanic, rhp, to a $1,375,000, one-year contract; re-signed Joe Randa, 3b, to a $3.75 million, one-year contract; re-signed Jason Grimsley, rhp, to a $1 million, one-year contract; signed Matt Stairs, of, Pittsburgh, to a $1 million, one-year contract; signed Scott Sullivan, rhp, Chicago White Sox, to a $5 million, two-year contract; signed Benito Santiago, c, Kansas City, to a $4.3 million, two-year contract.
MINNESOTA (1) -- Re-signed Shannon Stewart, of, to an $18 million, three-year contract.
NEW YORK (3) -- Signed Tom Gordon, rhp, Chicago White Sox, to a $7.25 million, two-year contract; re-signed Felix Heredia, lhp, to a $3.85 million, two-year contract; re-signed Ruben Sierra, of, to a $1 million, one-year contract.
SEATTLE (3) -- Signed Raul Ibanez, of, Kansas City, to a $13.25 million, three-year contract; re-signed Shigetoshi Hasegawa, rhp, to a $6.3 million, two-year contract; signed Eddie Guardado, lhp, Minnesota, to a $13 million, three-year contract.
TAMPA BAY (1) -- Signed Eduardo A. Perez, of, St. Louis, to a $1.7 million, two-year contract.
TEXAS (1) -- Signed Andy Fox, inf, Florida, to a minor league contract ($450,000).
TORONTO (2) -- Signed Pat Hentgen, rhp, Baltimore, to a $2.2 million, one-year contract; signed Kerry Ligtenberg, rhp, Baltimore, to a $4.5 million, two-year contract.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
ARIZONA (2) -- Signed Jesse Orosco, lhp, Minnesota, to a minor league contract ($800,000); re-signed Carlos Baerga, 1b, to a $1 million, one-year contract.
ATLANTA (1) -- Signed John Thomson, rhp, Texas, to a $7 million, two-year contract.
CHICAGO (3) -- Signed LaTroy Hawkins, rhp, Minnesota, to an $11 million, three-year contract; re-signed Mark Grudzielanek, 2b, to a $2.75 million, one-year contract; re-signed Tom Goodwin, of, to a $650,000 one-year contract.
CINCINNATI (1) -- Re-signed Todd Van Poppel, rhp, to a minor league contract ($300,000).
COLORADO (2) --Re-signed Steve Reed, rhp, to a $625,000, one-year contract; signed Vinny Castilla, 3b, Atlanta, to a $2.1 million, one-year contract.
FLORIDA (4) -- Re-signed Luis Castillo, 2b, to a $16 million, three-year contract; re-signed Mike Mordecai, 3b, to a $425,000, one-year contract; re-signed Lenny Harris, 3b, to a minor league contract ($400,000); re-signed Gerald Williams, of, to a minor league contract ($325,000).
HOUSTON (4) -- Re-signed Dan Miceli, rhp, to a $600,000, one-year contract; re-signed Jose Vizcaino, ss, to a $1.2 million, one-year contract; re-signed Brad Aumus, c, to a $4 million, two-year contract; signed Andy Pettitte, lhp, New York Yankees, to a $31.5 million, three-year contract.
LOS ANGELES (2) -- Re-signed Tom Martin, lhp, to a $3.3 million, two-year contract; re-signed Robin Ventura, 3b, to a one-year contract.
MILWAUKEE (1) -- Re-signed Dave Burba, c, to a minor league contract ($440,000).
PHILADELPHIA (2) -- Re-signed Todd Pratt, c, to an $875,000, one-year contract; signed Tim Worrell, rhp, San Francisco, to a $5.5 million, two-year contract.
ST. LOUIS (4) -- Re-signed Chris Carpenter, rhp, to a $500,000, one-year contract; re-signed Chris Widger, c, to a $500,000, one-year contract; re-signed Steve Kline, lhp, to a $1.7 million, one-year contract; re-signed Cal Eldred, rhp, to a $900,000, one-year contract.
SAN DIEGO (1) -- Re-signed Rod Beck, rhp, to a $1.85 million, one-year contract.
SAN FRANCISCO (4) -- Re-signed Dustin Hermanson, rhp, to an $800,000, one-year contract; re-signed Jeffrey Hammonds, of, to a $1 million, one-year contract; re-signed J.T. Snow, 1b, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; signed Michael Tucker, of, Kansas City, to a $3.5 million, two-year contract.
REMAINING FREE AGENTS
NEW YORK (AP) -- The 151 remaining free agents (a-offered arbitration and may negotiate with former teams through Jan. 8; players have until Dec. 19 to accept offers):
AMERICAN LEAGUE
ANAHEIM (2) -- Eric Owens of; Scott Spiezio 1b.
BALTIMORE (7) -- Tony Batista, 3b; Albert Belle, of; Hector Carrasco, rhp; Deivi Cruz, ss; Scott Erickson, rhp; Brook Fordyce, c; a-B.J. Surhoff, dh.
BOSTON (6) -- John Burkett, rhp; Bill Haselman, c; Todd Jones, rhp; Robert Person, rhp; Jeff Suppan, rhp; Todd Walker, 2b.
CHICAGO (3) -- Roberto Alomar, 2b; Carl Everett, of; Tony Graffanino, ss.
CLEVELAND (2) -- Ellis Burks, dh; a-Terry Mulholland, lhp.
DETROIT (2) -- Shane Halter, 3b; Matt Walbeck, c.
KANSAS CITY (8) -- Mike DiFelice, c; Alan Levine, rhp; Jose Lima, rhp; Graeme Lloyd, lhp; Brent Mayne, c; Tom Prince, c; Rondell White, of; Jamey Wright, rhp.
MINNESOTA (4) -- Chris Gomez, 2b; Denny Hocking, 2b; Rick Reed, rhp; Kenny Rogers, lhp.
NEW YORK (6) -- Roger Clemens, rhp; a-John Flaherty, c; Jeff Nelson, rhp; Antonio Osuna, rhp; a-David Wells, lhp; a-Gabe White, lhp.
OAKLAND (5) -- a-Keith Foulke, rhp; Jose Guillen, of; a-Ricardo Rincon, lhp; Steve Sparks, rhp; a-Miguel Tejada, ss.
SEATTLE (7) -- Armando Benitez, rhp; a-Pat Borders, c; Mike Cameron, of; John Mabry, of; Mark McLemore, ss; Arthur Rhodes, lhp; Rey Sanchez, ss.
TAMPA BAY (5) -- Ben Grieve, dh; Travis Lee, 1b; Al Martin, dh; Rey Ordonez, ss; Terry Shumpert, dh.
TEXAS (3) -- Juan Gonzalez, of; Rafael Palmeiro, dh; Ismael Valdes, rhp.
TORONTO (2) -- Mike Bordick, ss; Cory Lidle, rhp.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
ARIZONA (5) -- Miguel Batista, rhp; Mark Grace, 1b; Felix Jose, of; Raul Mondesi, of; Mike Myers, lhp.
ATLANTA (10) -- Darren Bragg, of; a-Julio Franco, 1b; Matt Franco, 1b; Roberto Hernandez, rhp; Darren Holmes; Javy Lopez, c; Greg Maddux, rhp; Kent Mercker, lhp; Shane Reynolds, rhp; Gary Sheffield, of.
CHICAGO (9) -- Antonio Alfonseca, rhp; Shawn Estes, lhp; Doug Glanville, of; Mark Guthrie, lhp; Eric Karros, 1b; Kenny Lofton, of; Troy O'Leary, of; Dave Veres, rhp; Tony Womack, ss.
COLORADO (5) -- a-Greg Norton, 3b; Darren Oliver, lhp; Chris Stynes, 3b; a-Mark Sweeney, of; Gregg Zaun, c.
FLORIDA (5) -- Chad Fox, rhp; Rick Helling, rhp; Todd Hollandsworth, of; Ivan Rodriguez, c; Ugueth Urbina, rhp.
HOUSTON (4) -- Orlando Merced, of; Brian Moehler, rhp; Ron Villone, lhp; Rick White, rhp.
LOS ANGELES (8) -- a-Wilson Alvarez, lhp; Andy Ashby, rhp; Jeromy Burnitz, of; Ron Coomer, 1b; Rickey Henderson, of; Brian Jordan, of; Fred McGriff, 1b; a-Paul Quantrill, rhp.
MILWAUKEE (6) -- Royce Clayton, ss; Keith Osik, c; a-Eduardo Perez, c; Todd Ritchie, rhp; Glendon Rusch, lhp; a-John Vander Wal, of.
MONTREAL (5) -- Wil Cordero, 1b; Vladimir Guerrero, of; Jose Mercedes, rhp; Fernando Tatis, 3b; Todd Zeile, 3b.
NEW YORK (4) -- Pedro Astacio, rhp; Jay Bell, 2b; Tony Clark, 1b; a-John Franco, lhp.
PHILADELPHIA (7) -- Terry Adams, rhp; Jose Mesa, rhp; a-Kevin Millwood, rhp; a-Dan Plesac, lhp; Kelly Stinnett, c; Turk Wendell, rhp; Mike Williams, rhp.
PITTSBURGH (5) -- Pat Meares, 2b; Jeff Reboulet, 2b; Pokey Reese, 2b; Reggie Sanders, of; Julian Tavarez, rhp.
ST. LOUIS (11) -- Miguel Cairo, 2b; Mike DeJean, rhp; Jeff Fassero, lhp; Joe Girardi, c; Sterling Hitchcock, lhp; Lance Painter, rhp; a-Orlando Palmeiro, of; Russ Springer, rhp; Garrett Stephenson, rhp; Brett Tomko, rhp.
SAN FRANCISCO (6) -- Rich Aurilia, ss; Marvin Benard, of; Jose Cruz Jr., of; Andres Galarraga, 1b; Sidney Ponson, rhp; Eric Young, 2b.
UPDATE
AMERICAN LEAGUE
CHICAGO WHITE SOX--Agreed to terms with LHP Mark Buehrle on a three-year contract.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS--Agreed to terms with C Benito Santiago on a two-year contract.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS--Named Dave Groeschner athletic trainer.
HOUSTON ASTROS--Agreed to terms with LHP Andy Pettitte on a three-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES--Announced the retirement of LHP Dan Plesac.
SAN DIEGO PADRES--Released INF Donaldo Mendez.
CENTRAL LEAGUE
SHREVEPORT SPORTS--Announced they have sold the contract of 3B Tony Schifano to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
NORTHERN LEAGUE
SIOUX FALLS CANARIES--Signed RHP Derrick Patrick Lopez.