According to Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle, the Giants have signed Brian Lawrence to a Minor League deal.  He will report to the team’s Minor League Spring Training.

The Minor League deal with pitcher Elmer Dessens fell through, so he won’t be reporting to Spring Training with the team.

Lawrence, 34, has a career 50-63 record with a 4.19 ERA in six Major League seasons.  He last pitched with the New York Mets in 2007, but spent most of his career with the San Diego Padres.

Dessens originally agreed to a Minor League deal on February 8 and would have made $600,00 had he made the team. The 40-year-old was 4-2 with a 2.30 ERA in 53 games last season with the Mets.