LOS ANGELES - Right-hander Ramon Ortiz and utilityman Alfredo Amezaga have agreed to minor league contracts with the Los Angeles Dodgers, hoping to return to the big leagues.
Ortiz, who turns 37 on March 23, hasn't pitched in the majors since 2007 with Minnesota and Colorado. He was 5-6 with a 3.05 ERA last year in 16 starts and 19 relief appearances for San Francisco's Triple-A Fresno farm team. Ortiz is 84-80 in nine major league seasons.
Amezaga, who turned 32 last month, hit .217 in 69 at-bats for Florida last year, then became a free agent in December when the Marlins decided not to offer him a 2010 contract. He is recovering from microfracture surgery on his left knee last July.
