Giovanni Carrara and Olmedo Saenz sign one-year contracts with the Dodgers, while 2005 retiree threat Wilson Alvarez inks nothing less than a two-year deal.

Also, the Jose Valentin signing is official, as is the claim of pitcher Frank Brooks on waivers from Pittsburgh. He's a lefty, with a career minor-league ERA of 3.55 in 227 games (63 starts) and major-league ERA of 4.67 (89 ERA+ where 100 is average) in 11 games, but a nice 18 strikeouts in 17 1/3 innings. Nine walks in that period, unfortunately.

Update: No official word yet about whether the Dodgers non-tendered any players at today's deadline for offering arbitration-eligible players 2005 contracts, but though I haven't seen it elsewhere, Ken Rosenthal is reporting on FoxSports.com that Alex Cora was not offered one. Caution for now: no source.

Meanwhile, former Dodger Dave Roberts, he of the Stolen Base, is on his way to San Diego.

The Angels continue to answer "money" to the question, "How to Win Fans and Influence Media?" by signing shortstop Orlando Cabrera, he of the World Champion Shortstopness, to a four-year, $32-million contract. Rob McMillin has a critique at 6-4-2. Though the Internet seems to be lining up against the signing, I've done no research on my own about Cabrera - I'm just mentioning it for the "Dodgers aren't the only ones to make questionable decisions" file.