Phillies signed INF Josh Fields to a minor league contract. Fields hasn't appeared in the majors since 2010 and failed to earn a promotion last season with the Dodgers' Triple-A affiliate . The former first-round pick will look to reestablish himself in the Phillies organization.

Dodgers signed INF Josh Fields to a minor league contract. Fields left the Rockies' organization last summer in order to join the Yomiuri Giants of Japan's Central League, but he batted just .202 with two homers and 34 RBI over 109 at-bats. Now he's going to give it another try stateside. The 29-year-old hasn't done much at the major-league level since smacking 23 homers with the White Sox in 2007, so he'll likely open the 2012 season at the Triple-A level.

Red Sox acquired RHP Josh Fields and LHP Erik Bedard from the Mariners in Sunday's seven-player trade. Fields, 25, has registered a 3.92 ERA and 39/32 K/BB ratio in 39 innings of relief this season between Double-A and Triple-A. He could turn into a decent middle reliever in the Red Sox system.

Josh Fields confirmed via his Twitter account that he has joined the Yomiuri Giants of Japan's Central League. We learned last week that the Giants were attempting to get Fields out of his contract with the Rockies, so apparently they were able to reach a satisfactory agreement. The 28-year-old was hitting .365/.429/.674 with 11 home runs, 45 RBI and a 1.103 OPS over 203 plate appearances with Triple-A Colorado Springs, but it says something that the Rockies weren't willing to promote him to the major leagues, especially since Ian Stewart proved to be a bust.

According to a report in Sports Hochi, the Yomiuri Giants of Japan's Central League are trying to get Josh Fields out of his contract with the Rockies. The report states that the Giants are "pouring all their effort into agreeing to a contract quickly." Fields, 28, is currently batting .365/.429/.674 with 11 home runs, 45 RBI and a 1.103 OPS over 203 plate appearances with Triple-A Colorado Springs in the hitter-friendly PCL. He was acquired from the Pirates at the end of spring training.