The Florida Marlins sign Austin Kearns
The Marlins have signed 31-year old righty swinging outfielder Austin Kearns to a minor league deal. He played in 57 games for the Indians last year and he was 30 for 150 (.200 avg, .589 OPS) with 18 runs scored, 2 homers and 7 RBIs. Kearns has now played in 1,019 games in his first 10 years in the majors and he is 873 for 3,432 (.254 avg, .767 OPS) with 498 runs scored, 117 homers, 478 RBIs and 31 stolen bases. Kearns will get a shot to win a bench job this spring.
