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New York Yankees Hot Stove: Thank God We Did Not Lose Andruw Jones

Found December 31, 2011 on Lady Loves Pinstripes: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Andruw Jones,  Brian Cashman
TEAMS: New York Yankees

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Well, it looks like the New York Yankees are ended 2011 on a positive note, as CBS Jon Heyman tweeted that GM Brain Cashman finally re-sign 10-time Gold Glove winner Andruw Jones. Jones is not the five-time All-Star he once was, but he is well worth the $2 million bucks plus another $1.4 million in incentives the Yankees just gave him for another season. Jones is only 34-years old and still has enough pop and glove to be a sizeable and solid fourth outfielder. And it was puzzling how long the Yankees waited to make sure Jones didn’t wind-up in an opposing team’s dugout, but that seems to fit the bill perfectly for this off-season. Jones posted a .291 average, .416 OBP and .612 slugging during the second-half of 2011. He did that by hitting nine homers, six doubles, 21 RBIs, and drawing 19 walks.(...)Read the rest of New York Yankees Hot Stove: Thank God We Did Not Lose Andruw Jones (159 words) © Kate for Lady Loves Pinstripes, 2011. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.u...
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