Former Los Angeles Dodgers starter Jeff Weaver (14-11, 4.22) agrees to a one-year contract with the other team with Los Angeles in its name. The deal for the last major player left on the free agent market is worth $8,325,000, and the 29-year-old right-hander can earn an additional $600,000 in performance bonuses for innings pitched and game starts with the Angels.

According to Adam Katz, Sammy Sosa’s agent, the 37-year-old slugger probably will retire 11 round trippers shy of becoming the fifth major leaguer to hit 600 home runs. Earlier, the Dominican outfielder rejected a non-guaranteed contract from the Nationals that included performance bonuses.

Adam Dunn avoids arbitration by signing a two-year, $18 million contract with the Cincinnati Reds.

According to an attorney, Anaheim City officials plan to ask a judge to order the Angels to drop “Los Angeles” from their name despite last week’s jury ruling that the team did not breach a contract by calling itself the “Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim”.

2006 – The Chicago Cubs and pitcher Carlos Zambrano agree to terms on a one-year contract; first baseman Shea Hillenbrand and pitcher Pete Walker sign with the Toronto Blue Jays on one-year contracts, and the Washington Nationals sell the contract of infielder Jamey Carroll to the Colorado Rockies.

Free agent C Bengie Molina who hit .295 with 15 homers and 69 RBI for the Angels last year, comes to terms on a $5 million, one-year deal with the Toronto Blue Jays with a $7.5 million mutual option for 2007 and a $500,000 buyout clause. Along with starter A.J. Burnett and closer B.J. Ryan, third baseman Troy Glaus and first baseman Lyle Overbay, the 31-year-old Gold Glove catcher becomes the latest blue chip player to join Toronto during the off-season.