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Free agent outfielder Jose Guillen joined his sixth major league team on Friday when he agreed to a two-year contract with the Anaheim Angels.
Financial terms of the deal, which include a club option for 2006, were not disclosed.
The 28-year-old Guillen is expected to play right field for the Angels with Tim Salmon becoming the designated hitter.
Guillen split last season between Cincinnati and Oakland, hitting .337 with 23 homers and 63 RBI for the Reds and .265 with eight homers and 23 RBI for the Athletics. Guillen led the Athletics with a .455 average in the five-game Division Series loss to the Boston Red Sox.
Originally signed by Pittsburgh at the age of 16, Guillen made his major league debut with the Pirates in 1997 and also has played for Tampa Bay and Arizona. While his throwing arm is considered among the best in baseball, he has yet to reach his full potential as a hitter. The native of the Dominican Republic is a career .270 hitter with 83 homers and 354 RBI.
The Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday signed shortstop Chris Woodward to a one-year, $775,000 contract, avoiding arbitration.
Woodward, 27, batted .261 with seven homers and 45 RBI in a career-high 104 games last season. He split the shortstop duties with veteran Mike Bordick.
In parts of five seasons with the Blue Jays, Woodward has hit .251 with 25 homers and 111 RBI in 282 games.