Mota Rejoins Dodgers

Assuming he passes his physical Guillermo Mota will be serving a second tour of duty at the Ravine. From dodgers.com:

The Dodgers have agreed to terms with free-agent reliever Guillermo Mota, pending a physical on Tuesday, according to a baseball source.

The signing of Mota would bolster an otherwise youthful bullpen after the losses of veterans Takashi Saito, Joe Beimel, Chan Ho Park and Scott Proctor. The current bullpen consists of closer Jonathan Broxton, Hong-Chih Kuo, Cory Wade, James McDonald, Ramon Troncoso, Eric Stults and possibly Claudio Vargas.

Mota was acquired by the Dodgers from Montreal during Spring Training of 2002 and traded away with Paul Lo Duca and Juan Encarnacion to Florida for Brad Penny and Hee-Seop Choi on July 30, 2004. While with the Dodgers, Mota emerged as the ideal setup man during Eric Gagne's remarkable run as the top closer in the game.

The right-hander hasn't been the same pitcher since being traded away. He had a 2.60 ERA while with the Dodgers, a 4.79 ERA since. He's also served a 50-day suspension for violating MLB's drug policy and bounced from the Marlins to the Indians to the Mets and spent 2008 pitching for Milwaukee.

He was 5-6 for the Brewers, pitching in 58 games with a 4.11 ERA, his lowest ERA since he left the Dodgers. He earned $3.2 million last year.

I miss Joe Beimel already. Let's hope some of that Giovanni Carrara magic rubs off onto Mota.