Corey Brock of MLB.com confirms that free agent Matt Stairs has signed a Minor League contract with the San Diego Padres with an invite to Spring Training. He says that Stairs is likely going to be a left-handed bat off the bench and the road DH during Interleague.

Stairs shed 31 pounds this winter while searching for a job at age 41. He’s down to 199 from 230, the lightest he’s been in about 15 years. Stairs felt that he needed to lose weight to enhance his mobility in the field.

Stairs hit .194 (20 for 103) with 5 home runs and 17 RBIs in 2009 with the Phillies.

You can see Matt Stairs’ contract history and statistics here.

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