Stealing Headlines on Super Bowl Sunday?

Ok, this is getting ridiculous. Now it just seems like all the Dodgers are doing is signing random players to minor-league deals and hope something sticks after they've been thrown at a wall.

The latest victim is Brian Giles, four years too late.

Giles almost became Ned Colletti's very first signing as the Dodgers' GM in the spring of 2006 when Giles opted to return to San Diego at the last minute. Because of that, Colletti wound up signing Rafael Furcal instead.

Now Colletti and Giles have come full circle.

Giles will likely compete to be a fifth outfielder. But because of the Dodgers recent history of carrying 12 pitchers out of Spring Training, the chances of Giles making the team as such is virtually remote and non-existent. He's never played first base either so the chances of him seriously challenging Doug Meintkiewicz for the back-up there is slim to none, as well.

The Dodgers need a legitimate power left-handed bat off the bench. Meintkiewicz doesn't have any power, and Giles left his in Pittsburgh.

So why was Giles signed?

Beats me.

And I'm sure Reed Johnson's wondering the same thing.

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We can also officially say farewell and bon voyage to Orlando Hudson, who signed up with Minnesota late this past week for one year and about $5MM.

I'm particularly disturbed by how the Dodgers shunned him at the end of last season and virtually let him walk without even picking up a phone and saying, "Hey Orlando, we loves ya!"

Send us a postcard from the Twin Cities, O-Dog! You are a true pro!