Los Angeles Dodgers: Five greatest free agent signings of all-time

4. Jeff Kent comes home

In the winter of 2004, a former rival with the Giants decided to come home and play for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Jeff Kent, a Southern California native, signed a three-year deal to play second base for the Dodgers.

Kent started off strong, leading the Dodgers in every major batting category in his first year with the team, hitting 29 home runs and driving in 105 runs. He represented the Dodgers at the All-Star Game and won the Silver Slugger award at the end of the season.

In 2006 time began to catch up with Kent and the rest of his tenure with the team was plagued by injuries and he was never able to match his first season with the team. Before retiring after the 2008 season Kent did provide some memorable moments.

In 2006 Kent started a rally against the San Diego Padres by hitting a home run down by four runs in the ninth. The Dodgers would hit 3 more home runs in a row to tie the game they would win in extra innings. In the 2006 NLDS against the New York Mets he hit an incredible .615 in a series loss.

Kent hit the most home runs as a second baseman in major league history, his last number 377 for the Dodgers against his former team the rival Giants.