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SAN DIEGO -- The Padres and David Wells have agreed in principle on a one-year deal, pending a physical exam, club general manager Kevin Towers said on Friday. The contract is for $3 million guaranteed with incentives that can add another $4 million. He'll earn $1 million based on staying healthy, and he'll make about $176,500 per start from starts 11-27.

Wells, 43, is 230-148 in his career across 20 seasons. Limited by knee surgery at the start of the 2006 season, he was 3-5 with a 4.42 ERA in 13 starts -- five after coming to San Diego in an Aug. 31 deal for catcher George Kottaras.