According to ESPN's Jayson Stark, the Phillies have signed third baseman to a two-year deal (pending a physical).
Feliz, 33 in April, has a career line of .252/.288/.433. The average NL third baseman hit .280/.348/.456 in '07, so Feliz is definitely subpar offensively. On the flip side, the Fielding Bible's panel of experts ranked him the best defensive third baseman in baseball for 2007. Sum it up and you have a player worth roughly three wins above replacement, an improvement over what the Phillies had. Kyle Kendrick may be most appreciative of Feliz's defense, as he is the staff's lead groundballer.
Feliz was a Type B free agent, so the Giants get a sandwich pick for their loss.
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