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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Los Angeles Dodgers continue to stockpile pitchers with long injury histories but considerable upside, signing free-agent reliever Dustin McGowan to a one-year contract Monday.  The deal will pay McGowan $507,500, the major league minimum, with a $1 million bonus if he makes the 25-man roster out of spring training. It includes an additional $1.5 million in performance bonuses. McGowan, 32, was 5-3 with a 4.17 ERA for the Toronto Blue Jays last year, pitching 82 innings in 53 appearances (eight starts). His list of career injuries include Tommy John elbow reconstruction, three shoulder operations, knee surgery, plantar fasciitis and an oblique strain. He also has Type 1 diabetes. "He's another guy who has high upside as a reliever, still has power stuff and is a competitive guy," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "He creates more competition in our camp and just gives us another option." The Dodgers will be without Kenley Jansen for at least a month to start the season after their closer had surgery to remove a growth from his left foot last week. The team has taken risks on several injury-prone pitchers since Andrew Friedman became president of baseball operations, a list that includes Brett Anderson, Brandon McCarthy, Brandon Beachy, Erik Bedard and David Aardsma.
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