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Brad Penny signs one-year deal with Japan’s Softbank Hawks

Found February 05, 2012 on PRO Rumors: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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Brad Penny has signed a one-year deal with Japan's Softbank Hawks, according to the San Diego Tribune.

Last season, Penny went 11-11 last season for the Detroit Tigers with a 5.30 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 31 games while earning $3mm.

Penny's career year came in 2007 with the Dodgers when he went 16-4 with a 3.03 era, while striking out 135 in 208 innings. That year he earned $7.5mm as he was in the second year of a three-year deal he singed in 2006.

Penny has a 119-99 career record and a 4.23 ERA over a 12-year major league career.

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