Briefs: Catalanotto agrees to re-sign with Blue Jays

TORONTO -- Outfielder Frank Catalanotto and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed Tuesday to a $2.3 million, one-year contract, a $100,000 raise.

Catalanotto, 29, signed with the Blue Jays last season and hit .299 with a career-high 13 homers and 59 RBI. He also set career highs in runs (83), doubles (34) and extra-base hits (53).

Catalanotto has a career .297 average in seven seasons with 128 doubles, 54 home runs, 241 RBI and a .359 on-base percentage.

He was eligible for salary arbitration -- at five years, 171 days of major league service, he was one day shy of being eligible for free agency.

Catalanotto also spent time with Detroit (1997-99) and Texas (2000-02).

Twins decline $1 million option on Gomez

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Twins declined their $1 million option on Chris Gomez, which makes the utility infielder eligible to become a free agent.

Gomez played in 58 games, batting .251 with one homer and 15 RBI in 175 at-bats as a shortstop, third baseman and second baseman. He made $500,000 this season and gets a $250,000 buyout.

He joined Minnesota this year after playing his first 10 major league seasons with Detroit, San Diego and Tampa Bay.

Left-handers Eddie Guardado and Jesse Orosco, right-hander LaTroy Hawkins, outfielder Shannon Stewart and utility infielder Denny Hocking already have filed for free agency.

Gomez and right-handers Rick Reed and Kenny Rogers also are eligible by the Nov. 9 deadline.

Rockies decline Stynes' option

DENVER -- Infielder Chris Stynes and the Colorado Rockies both declined his $1.25 million mutual option.

Stynes hit .225 in 138 games, playing mostly third base. His .972 fielding percentage at third was second-best in the NL.

He had a $550,000 base salary and earned $200,000 in performance bonuses. Because the option was declined, he gets a $200,000 buyout.

Stynes becomes eligible to file for free agency.

Tigers hire Incaviglia to coach in minors

DETROIT -- Former Tigers player Pete Incaviglia was hired by Detroit as hitting coach of its Double-A Erie farm team.

Rick Sweet was hired as manager of the SeaWolves, and Mike Caldwell will be the pitching coach.

Incaviglia spent 12 years in the major leagues as an outfielder. He had a .246 career batting average and had two stints with the Tigers, hitting .214 in 97 games in 1991 and .071 in seven games in 1998.

Sweet spent the last three seasons as manager of San Diego's Triple-A team in Portland, Ore. He has been a minor-league manager for 16 years following nine years in the major leagues.

Caldwell has been a minor-league coach for 12 years and spent 14 seasons as a pitcher for four major-league teams.

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