Major League Baseball

Dodgers bring back Padilla for one year, $5M

Published Jan. 21, 2010 12:00 a.m. ET

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The Los Angeles Dodgers have re-signed right-hander Vicente Padilla to a one-year contract after his outstanding performance down the stretch last season.

The deal is worth $5.025 million, according to FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi.

The Dodgers picked up Padilla last Aug. 19 after the Texas Rangers abruptly released their No. 2 starter. Padilla went 4-0 with a 3.20 ERA in seven starts for Los Angeles, bolstering the NL West champions' inconsistent rotation.

Padilla then allowed just one earned run over 14 1/3 innings in his first two career playoff appearances for the Dodgers before losing Game 5 of the NL Championship Series to Philadelphia.

The Nicaraguan pitcher is 98-85 with a 4.03 ERA in his 11-year career with Arizona, Philadelphia, Texas and Los Angeles.