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Found December 07, 2011 on Dodgers Rumors: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Josh Bard,  AJ Ellis,  Matt Treanor,  Tim Federowicz
TEAMS: Seattle Mariners,  Los Angeles Dodgers

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The Dodgers have agreed to sign Josh Bard to a one-year deal worth about $750K, tweets Jon Heyman. Dylan Hernandez tweets that it's a minor league contract, oh thank God! Hernandez is also tweeting that the Dodgers are still talking to other catchers and the Bard deal is "not a slam dunk." Not sure what is going on here, but apparently A.J. Ellis, Matt Treanor, and Tim Federowicz isn't enough. Bard, 33, has found some success in parts of ten scattered seasons in the majors, he has a career OPS of .705, but Bard has been on a downward spiral over the past few years. Since 2008, he has hit .217/.282/.332 in 711 plate appearances.
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