SAN DIEGO -- The Los Angeles Angels, looking to patch several holes in their pitching staff, signed right-handed reliever Carlos Estevez to a two-year, $13.5 million contract on Monday, the first full day of Major League Baseball's Winter Meetings.
Estevez, 29, is the latest reliever to benefit from what has evolved into an expensive market, with big contracts handed out to high-end free agents like Edwin Diaz ($102 million over five years with the New York Mets) and middle-tier ones like Rafael Montero ($34.5 million over three years).