Cards sign Wilson to one-year deal

ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent outfielder Preston Wilson to a one-year contract on Monday, retaining a member of their first World Series championship team in 24 years.

Wilson, 32, batted .243 with eight home runs and 17 RBIs in 32 games with the Cardinals after signing as a free agent in August. He totaled 17 homers and 72 homers last season with St. Louis and Houston, which released him earlier in August.

In his first postseason appearance, Wilson was the Cardinals' primary left fielder and appeared in 13 games -- including all five games in the World Series. He batted .200 in 35 at-bats with two RBIs in the postseason, but had the game-winning RBI double in Game 5 of the NLCS.

Wilson gives the Cardinals outfield depth with the ability to play all three spots. He also provides insurance behind Chris Duncan, who hit 22 homers in about a half-season as a rookie. Wilson and the left-handed hitting Duncan platooned much of the time.

Weaver makes it official

SEATTLE -- Jeff Weaver passed his physical on Monday and finalized a one-year contract with the Seattle Mariners worth $8,325,000.

The deal with the includes $1 million in performance bonuses for the 30-year-old right-hander, who helped the St. Louis win its first World Series title since 1982: $300,000 each for 180 innings or 28 starts, and 190 innings or 30 starts, and $400,000 for 200 innings or 32 starts.

Bonds completes contract

Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants completed a $15.8 million, one-year contract Monday night after the slugger spent hours at the ballpark being examined by team doctors.

A baseball official confirmed the deal, speaking on condition of anonymity because the Giants had not yet announced it.

The contract was finalized nearly two months after the sides reached agreement on financial terms Dec. 7, the final day of baseball's winter meetings. Bonds had to pass a physical, and the parties had to work out complicated language regarding Bonds' behavior and what would happen if the slugger were to be indicted for perjury in his BALCO testimony.

Sosa, Rangers reach deal

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Sammy Sosa and the Texas Rangers wrapped up weeks of negotiations and agreed to a minor league contract that was to be announced today.

The 38-year-old Sosa is fifth on the career list with 588 home runs, but hasn't played in the major leagues since 2005. He will have to go to spring training and earn his spot on the roster.

-- The Associated Press