Miami Marlins sign Aaron Rowand

The Miami Herald reported on Tuesday that Aaron Rowand was signed to a minor league contract with an offer to Spring Training.  This contract, should Rowand make the Marlins Big League team, will pay him $480k reducing the Giants $12m obligation to him to just north of $11.5m.  With all of that room now in the budget the Giants can, well do almost nothing.  Oh well, it is less than it was.