Andruw Jones heading out west, soon to be wearing Dodger blue
The Los Angeles Dodgers continue to make some big off-season moves, this time they are bringing in center fielder Andruw Jones. Last night a preliminary agreement was reached with Jones that would give him $36.2 million and 2 years - which would give Jones the fifth-highest average salary in the major leagues.
Jones is a five time all-star who has one 10 straight Gold Gloves but is going off a horrible season where he only batted .222 but had 26 home runs and 94 RBI’s. Jones is a career .263 hitter so you don’t look to him for average, he does usually give a good deal more pop at the plate. Jones hit a career high 51 homers and 123 RBI’s in 2005 when he was named the NL MVP.
I would have guess that a team who singed Jones would have gotten a discount or put more performance bonuses into the contract based on last year. But, obviously the Dodgers are looking at Jones’ previous stats and the potential power he can bring to a club that needs all they can get.
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