Rockies sign Alex Escobar to minors deal
Alex Escobar - OF - Colorado Rockies
Feb. 6, 2010 - 1:35 PM ET
Rockies signed OF Alex Escobar to a minor league contract.
The Rockies also signed outfielder Bronson Sardinha and right-hander Chris Gissell. All receive invites to Spring Training. Escobar, a former top prospect of the Mets' organization hasn't appeared in the majors since 2006 as a member of the Nationals. He batted .257/.318/.387 with six home runs and 31 RBI in 230 at-bats for Triple-A Columbus (Nationals) in 2008, but was out of baseball last season.