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MINNEAPOLIS -- Jason Marquis spent his entire 12-season career in the National League before becoming a free agent this off-season. With the Minnesota Twins in need of a fifth starter, he figured hed give the other circuit a try. Marquis agreed to a US$3 million, one-year contract with the Twins on Thursday, and now hes eager to take his sinker -- and his dangerous bat -- to the American League full-time. "Other than trying to lobby for some at-bats, I dont think its going to change much," Marquis said. Well, he wont have the pitchers spot in the lineup to face once every nine hitters, but he will get to pitch at spacious Target Field, which has been one of the most difficult parks to hit a homer in during its first two seasons of existence. In the end, the Twins were looking for a veteran to help stabilize the back end of a shaky rotation. They went with Marquis, who missed the last month and a half of last season with a broken right leg after he was hit by a line drive. The 33-year-old Marquis went 8-5 with a 3.95 ERA for the Washington Nationals last season before being traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 30. The right-hander was 0-1 with a 9.53 ERA in three starts for Arizona. "Hes a groundball machine and he throws the ball over the plate," Twins general manager Terry Ryan said. Marquis actually walks 3.5 batters per nine innings, which is a little on the high side, especially by Twins standards. But the sinkerballer induces a ton of grounders, and the Twins were looking for somebody to come in after they traded Kevin Slowey to the Rockies so they could move left-handed starter Brian Duensing to the bullpen. Ryan said that signing Marquis didnt necessarily mean Duensing was moving to the pen, but its clear that is the teams preference. If everyone is healthy coming out of spring training, the Twins think that is the best scenario. "If theyre all healthy, that certainly fortifies our bullpen," Ryan said. The expenditure brings the Twins payroll close to $100 million, which was a soft target the team had before the off-season in its effort to slash about $15 million. "Were closing in," Ryan said. "Weve got a little wiggle room here." Marquis can earn an additional $500,000 in performance bonuses. wholesale jerseys . No exaggeration, the season has been great thus far. A more unpredictable Premier League is better viewing. cheap jerseys From China . JOHNS, N. http://www.overalljersey.com/. Most important, perhaps, it went off without a hitch. Organizers poked a little fun at the now-infamous opening ceremony gaffe that saw only four out of five snowflakes open up into rings, leaving the Olympics logo one ring short. wholesale nfl jerseys . October 23, 1993. The SkyDome. Game Six of the World Series. The Blue Jays vs. the Phillies. Joe Carter vs. cheap jerseys . Kingsbury, from Deux-Montagnes, Que., finished the course with 25.90 points to take gold, while Montreals Bilodeau took silver with 25.60. "The final was pretty strong today," said Kingsbury.ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The Oakland Raiders have officially announced a one-year deal to bring back free agent offensive lineman Khalif Barnes. The team made the announcement on Thursday, a day after Barnes agent said the two sides had agreed on a contract that could pay Barnes up to $2 million this season. After spending most of his firsst two years with the Raiders as a reserve, Barnes started all 16 games at right tackle last year.dddddddddddd The Raiders signed guard Mike Brisiel to a four-year deal worth almost $20 million last week and brought back recently released guard Cooper Carlisle this week as they put together their offensive line. ' ' '