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01-27-2010, 06:01 PM
The New York Yankees have agreed to terms with free agent outfielder Randy Winn on a one-year contract, pending a physical, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.
The contract is worth in the neighborhood of $2 million.
The deal, in all likelihood, ends any chance that Johnny Damon will return to the Yankees. The Yankees now seem set with their outfield for the 2010 season.
The 35-year-old Winn hit .262 in 149 games last season for San Francisco.
Winn could put an end to a novel and unwanted distinction now that he's signed with the Yankees: According to Baseball-reference.com, he has played 1,601 career games without a postseason appearance. That's the longest drought by an active major league player. Texas third baseman Michael Young is second among active players with 1,351 games and no postseason appearance.
Damon and his agent Scott Boras are trying to engage the Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds as possible alternatives, a baseball source told ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick.
Boras has been successful placing many of his clients in Detroit, and the addition of Damon in left field would allow the Tigers to give Carlos Guillen more at-bats at DH.
The Tigers traded leadoff hitter Curtis Granderson to the Yankees in December and lost No. 2 hitter Placido Polanco to the Phillies in free agency, so the top of their batting order is in a state of transition.
Cincinnati's outfield alignment currently consists of Jay Bruce in right field, Drew Stubbs in center field and Chris Dickerson in left. The Reds' leadoff hitters also ranked last in the major leagues with a .650 OPS in 2009.
The catch is, the Reds and Tigers don't appear to have much money left in the budget. Both clubs have been economizing this offseason, and that might be truer than ever now that Cincinnati has signed Cuban pitcher Aroldis Chapman and Detroit has added closer Jose Valverde. Both teams would probably have to get creative to make a run at Damon.
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*Why would they sign Randy Winn???? Johnny Damon is alot better and younger if im not mistaken*
The contract is worth in the neighborhood of $2 million.
The deal, in all likelihood, ends any chance that Johnny Damon will return to the Yankees. The Yankees now seem set with their outfield for the 2010 season.
The 35-year-old Winn hit .262 in 149 games last season for San Francisco.
Winn could put an end to a novel and unwanted distinction now that he's signed with the Yankees: According to Baseball-reference.com, he has played 1,601 career games without a postseason appearance. That's the longest drought by an active major league player. Texas third baseman Michael Young is second among active players with 1,351 games and no postseason appearance.
Damon and his agent Scott Boras are trying to engage the Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds as possible alternatives, a baseball source told ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick.
Boras has been successful placing many of his clients in Detroit, and the addition of Damon in left field would allow the Tigers to give Carlos Guillen more at-bats at DH.
The Tigers traded leadoff hitter Curtis Granderson to the Yankees in December and lost No. 2 hitter Placido Polanco to the Phillies in free agency, so the top of their batting order is in a state of transition.
Cincinnati's outfield alignment currently consists of Jay Bruce in right field, Drew Stubbs in center field and Chris Dickerson in left. The Reds' leadoff hitters also ranked last in the major leagues with a .650 OPS in 2009.
The catch is, the Reds and Tigers don't appear to have much money left in the budget. Both clubs have been economizing this offseason, and that might be truer than ever now that Cincinnati has signed Cuban pitcher Aroldis Chapman and Detroit has added closer Jose Valverde. Both teams would probably have to get creative to make a run at Damon.
[ame="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4863701"]Sources: New York Yankees ink Randy Winn, Johnny Damon left out - ESPN@@AMEPARAM@@http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4863742@@AMEPARAM@@4863742[/ame]
*Why would they sign Randy Winn???? Johnny Damon is alot better and younger if im not mistaken*
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01-28-2010, 02:05 PM
Damon back to Boston??
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