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Feliz, Phils finalize 2-year, $8.5M deal

San Francisco Giants third baseman Pedro Feliz fields a ground ball to throw out Arizona Diamondbacks' Conor Jackson during the third inning of their Major League baseball game in this June 7, 2007 file photo, in Phoenix. Feliz agreed to a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, a deal reportedly worth about $8.5 million.

Free-agent third baseman Pedro Feliz and the Philadelphia Phillies finalized an $8.5 million, two-year contract Thursday. With the option and performance bonuses, the contract could be worth up to $15 million over three years. “We said from the beginning of our offseason that we would try to improve the club in any way we could,” assistant general manager Ruben Amaro said in a statement.

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