By John McMullen
The Phanatic Magazine
The Philadelphia Phillies signed outfielder Geoff Jenkins and pitcher Chad Durbin Thursday.
The 33-year-old Jenkins signed a two-year contract with a mutual vesting option for 2010, while Durbin signed a one-year deal.
Jenkins has spent his entire 10-year major league career with the Milwaukee Brewers and is a .277 career hitter with 212 home runs and 704 RBI in 1,234 games.
He hit .255 with 21 home runs and 64 runs batted in during 132 games last season.
"Geoff gives us that left-handed power bat in the outfield that we were looking for," said general manger Pat Gillick. "He can play right or left field and will give Charlie some lineup options on an everyday basis."
Durbin went 8-7 with a 4.72 earned run average in 36 games (19 starts) for Detroit last season.
"Chad can either be a starter or reliever, so we feel he is a very good addition to our club," said Gillick. "He pitched in both roles very effectively last season."
In parts of eight major league seasons, Durbin is 25-37 with one save and a 5.75 ERA in 114 games for Kansas City (1999-2002), Cleveland (2003-04), Arizona (2004) and Detroit (2006-07).
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