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It looks like Mark Prior is going to get a chance to see if he can make it back to the majors. The Rangers announced Friday they have agreed to terms with the injury-plagued right-hander on a minor league deal. He'll join Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday. They don't expect him to contribute in what remains of the 2010 season, but he likely will have a chance to show his stuff next spring.
Prior, who turns 30 on Tuesday, has made a comeback as a reliever with the independent Orange County Flyers (as chronicled here by FanHouse's Tom Krasovic) and put up some impressive numbers out of the bullpen. In 11 innings over nine relief appearances for the Flyers, he has allowed only one unearned run while walking five and striking out 22.
Prior hasn't thrown a pitch in the majors since Aug. 10, 2006, the last of the 106 starts he made for the Cubs before descending into the disabled list netherworld.
He collected more than $4.5 million from the Cubs and Padres the next two seasons but was unable to get himself healthy enough to pitch. He signed a minor league deal with San Diego last spring but was released in August.
The Rangers really have nothing to lose in signing Prior to a minor league contract, and it can't hurt that he'll have a chance to work with renowned pitching coach Mike Maddux as he attempts his latest comeback. If Prior does make it back, five years later, it will be a heck of a story in 2011.
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