"This is probably the most significant signing that I've had", said then-Padres general manager Kevin Towers.

This summer, four of dancehall's biggest names put ink to paper in the most significant signing of recent years.

The other significant signing in the close season was left arm spinner Richard Davis from Kent.

This was a significant signing, as up until this traditional music was not on any major label.

They also made some significant signings for the 2006 season.

These were significant signings for an amateur club only in existence for 3 years.

So the meetings that are expected to energize the off-season included a significant signing before some team representatives had even checked into their rooms.

Apart from Buffon, pre-season saw three significant signings.

Chicago executed its third significant free-agent signing of the off season.

Teams made two significant signings of free-agent closers at the meetings.