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CINCINNATI -- Free agent Eric Milton and Cincinnati agreed to a three-year deal Monday as the Reds kept revamping their pitching staff.
Eric Milton
Starting Pitcher
Philadelphia Phillies
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2004 SEASON STATISTICS
GM W L Sv K ERA
34 14 6 0 161 4.75
Milton, 29, led Philadelphia in wins, starts and strikeouts last season, going 14-6 with a 4.75 ERA in 34 starts. He struck out 171.
The signing gives the Reds a proven left-hander in a rotation that desperately needed one.
Milton went 71-57 with a 4.76 ERA in 200 appearances with Minnesota and Philadelphia. He made the AL All-Star team in 2001, and went 1-0 with a 1.65 ERA with the Twins in the 2002 and 2003 playoffs.
Milton also pitched the fifth no-hitter in Twins' history on Sept. 11, 1999, striking out a career-high 13 Angels.
The Reds have spent the offseason overhauling their bullpen and rotation on a limited budget. They kept Paul Wilson, their top starter last season, by giving him a two-year deal, and acquired right-hander Ramon Ortiz from Anaheim.
Cincinnati has added David Weathers, Ben Weber and Kent Mercker to the bullpen.