Offseason 2008: Dodgers Sign Randy Wolf

The Dodgers added an arm to their rotation Thursday, by signing Randy Wolf to a one year deal worth $5 million.

This is Wolf's second stint with the Dodgers. He went 9-6 in 18 starts in 2007 for the Dodgers.

I'm all for this signing for a few reasons. For one, it ends the constant speculation that we will sign Randy Wolf. We signed him, now the speculation can end. That works well...

Also, it gives us a good set of arms at the top of our rotation. It means (at least as long as Wolf is healthy) that we have four bona fide starters in the rotation and we won't have to rely on Shawn Estes or Claudio Vargas that much.

Finally, it's a cheap and short term contract. If Wolf pans out, good, we can resign him next offseason. If he gets hurt though, or pitches badly, we aren't paying him that much, and his contract will be done by the end of the season.

Either way, it's a pretty good signing.