Update 08:20am PST: Dejan Kovacevic Tweets that the signing is official.

Update 1/13 00:30am PST: According to Kovacevic, Church’s agreement has a guaranteed base salary of $1.5 million, plus as much as $1.32 million in performance bonuses:  $75,000 each for 350, 375 and 400 plate appearances; $125,000 each for 425, 450 and 475 plate appearances; and $180,000 each for 500, 550, 575 and 600 plate appearances.  It is unlikely that Church will receive all the incentives since he will be on the team in a reserve role.

Church has passed his physical on Tuesday, 1/12.

Update 04:25am PST: According to Kovacevic, The physical for Church is scheduled for today.  Signing could follow soon after.

According to Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Pittsburgh Pirates and free-agent outfielder Ryan Church have agreed to a contract pending a physical.  The physical will be more than a formality given that Church had issues with his back last season.  The terms of the deal were not available.

If Church joins the Pirates, he will join an outfield that includes center fielder Andrew McCutchen and left fielder Lastings Milledge.  Church will likely play right field, where he is most experienced.

Church, 31, split time with the Mets and Braves in 2009.  Atlanta acquired Church when they traded outfielder Jeff Francoeur to the Mets last July.  In 111 games in 2009 with the Braves and Mets, Church hit 4 home runs with 40 RBIs and had a .273 batting average.

You can see Ryan Church’s contract history and statistics here.