Giles / Takahashi

While most Dodger fans were sleeping, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com broke the news that the Dodgers had signed Brian Giles to a minor league contract. {linked here}

That didn't caught my attention but this did...

According to Sports Nippon, the Dodgers have offered a Minor League contract to Japanese left-hander Hisanori Takahashi, but do not have the Major League roster spot the 35-year-old is seeking.

I talked about Takahashi last week. {linked here}