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Los Angelinos de Los Angeles a strengthened batting which encountered difficulties in racing last season, agreed Wednesday to a one-year contract with outfielder Bobby Abreu Venezuelan law.

Abreu will have a basic salary of five million dollars with the possibility of extending it to six million dollars counting incentives, according to several media outlets.


Los Angelinos, champions of the Division of the American League West, they must announce the agreement on Thursday to Abreu and then adopt a physical exam Wednesday.

Abreu, a veteran of 13 seasons in the Major Leagues, won $ 16 million with the New York Yankees last year and is believed to be seeking a contract for three seasons and $ 48 million as a free agent.


The toletero of 34 years, who batted for a .296 average with 100 career home runs and 20 towed last season, will be integrated with a rotation of gardeners, along with designated hitter Torii Hunter, the Dominican Vladimir Guerrero, Juan Rivera, also a Venezuelan Gary Matthews and son.

Rivera signed a contract for three seasons and 12.75 million in December,


Matthews, who was operated on one knee in the recess of the campaign is in its third year of an agreement for five seasons for $ 50 million.

Abreu, who is batting percentage with runners on base 405 and has the ability to extend the accounts in the turns at-bat, offers Angelinos to a patient and left-handed hitter who would Guerrero in right before a line that was one tenth in runs scored in the American League last year.


This season, Abreu came to Barry Bonds and Rickey Henderson as the only players with 200 home runs in his career 300 stolen base and average over .400 with runners on the pads.