Andruw Jones

The New York Yankees have agreed to a contract with Andruw Jones, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports.  The deal includes a $2 million base salary plus incentives of about $1.4 million.  The official contract is pending a physical. Image by Keith Allison under the Creative Commons License.

As the team who pays more in salaries in the Major Leagues, this data was fun to look over (and hopefully to read). But before we start trashing the Yankees for spending so much money, let me say a couple of things. I think the Yankees had a productive off-season last year by picking up [...]

Last night the Dodgers moved into .500 territory (72-72) for the first time since May 2nd. But for the Dodgers and their fans, the season is over as they are 12 games back of Arizona with only 17 (including today) left to play. This means a very important offseason awaits the Dodgers who have now [...]

The Los Angeles Dodgers filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, according to several news sources including Ken Gurnick of MLB.com and ESPN.  The team blames Major League Baseball for refusing to approve a multibillion-dollar TV deal that would have kept the team afloat. The filing allows the team to receive $150 million in debtor-in-possession financing that [...]

After reading the headline you might think I lost my mind, and you’re probably right, but this title actually makes a lot of sense. Yesterday, Yankees starter Freddy Garcia worked  7 innings while allowing just three runs and nine hits leaving his record at 4-4 with a 3.34 ERA in 56.2 innings through 10 games, 9 starts. The [...]

The New York Yankees are still putting together their bench, but general manager Brian Cashman is optimistic that they already have the pieces. “If everyone stays healthy, we have the potential of a real good bench going forward to open the season,” Cashman said this week, as reported by Marc Carig of The Star-Ledger. Carig said [...]

According to Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Enquirer, The Phillies have claimed Brian Schlitter off waivers and have designated Andrew Carpenter for assignment. Schlitter, 25, was designated for assignment by the New York Yankees on February 14 in order to make room for outfielder Andruw Jones on their 40-man roster.  Schlitter pitched in seven games for [...]

In an announcement by the team, the New York Yankees have officially signed outfielder Andruw Jones.  In a corresponding move to make room on the 40-man roster, the team designated Brian Schlitter for assignment. The 33-year-old Jones agreed to a one-year deal on January 20 for $2 million plus a possible $1.2 million in performance bonuses. Jones [...]

10. Orioles- The Orioles hit many speed bumps this off-season as they were turned down by many free agents but in the end, were able to together a decent offseason.  They traded for J.J. Hardy and also traded for Mark Reynolds.  The Orioles didn’t stop their as they also signed Derek Lee who [...]

According to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated, the Yankees have agreed to terms with free agent outfielder Andruw Jones for $2 million plus $1.2 million in performance bonuses. Jones’ agent, Scott Boras, was in New York for the press conference of his other client, Rafael Soriano, so it’s likely the sides hammered out the final details [...]