It’s been a long offseason for Johnny Damon, one that he likely won’t want to go through again.

The Detroit Tigers and Johnny Damon reached an agreement on a one-year/$8 million deal on Saturday to end the saga of Damon’s new team. Nearly a month ago, the Yankees called Damon’s bluff and signed Randy Winn to play outfield to replace Damon. That left Johnny and his agent Scott Boras questioning Damon’s worth on the market and whether the 36-year-old was going to find a home worth his liking (money-wise that is).

The Braves and Rays were rumored to be on the prowl for Damon, but there is no way that either had outbid the Tigers and $8 million. Then again, I can guarantee that neither of them outbid because Damon was DEFINITELY in it for the money – so the Tigers put out most.

Grade for Tigers: C; I don’t like this move. A team that lost Curtis Granderson just got a lot older. They need to compete with the youthful Twins and Damon will not be the answer. He hit .282 with 24 homers and 82 RBI in the short porch of Yankee Stadium, but Comerica Park is not as forgiving for longballs.

Another free agent made news on Saturday, but this wasn’t quite as exciting as signing a contract.

Carlos Delgado had surgery this past week on his hip and will not be able to play for four months. That’ll certainly hurt his contract hopes… His agent had high hopes for his client in saying, “The prognosis is that Carlos Delgado will be the Carlos Delgado of old in four months rather than an old Carlos Delgado.” Hahaha….you have got to be kidding me. Delgado is obviously washed up and he should be focusing more on a retirement home rather than rehabilitating. He missed 136 games last season for the Mets and the free agent obviously wants to keep playing to reach 500 homers – he’s at 473 at 37 years old. Will anyone want him? We’ll have to wait and see….

The New York Mets have found their starting catcher, but it’s not someone you would expect. The Mets signed Rod Barajas to a one-year/$1 million contract on Saturday. Barajas had a pretty good year for Toronto last year with 19 homers and 71 RBIs, but he only hit .226 overall. I’m very sure the Mets really wanted Bengie Molina to play catcher in 2010, but he re-signed with the Giants. The Mets are going to be bad……………again.

-Chris