Tag Archives: Andruw Jones

A-Rod 100 percent headed to spring training

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Since re-signing on a 10-year deal four years ago, Alex Rodriguez has been nagged by various injuries, limiting him to just 124 games a year on average during that span. This spring training he is expected to show up "ready to go full speed," David Waldstein of the NY Times reports. This is quite significant as ...

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Yankees finalize 1-year deal with Andruw Jones

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees finally made the Andruw Jones signing official today, finalizing a $2 million one-year deal plus incentives, according to an announcement made by the team. Jones had a .384 OBP and a .923 OPS against left handers and played a decent right and left field last season and the Yankees have re-signed him hoping to ...

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Yankees re-sign Andruw Jones

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees reached an agreement with outfielder Andruw Jones on one-year deal worth $2 million with another possible $1.4 million in incentives, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. The deal is pending a physical. Jones, who will be 35 this April, was brought in to the Yankees last season to hit lefties and provide adequet ...

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Rumors: Yankees still talking with Jones, waiting on Chavez

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

After the season ended Brian Cashman indicated that he would like to re-sign all, or at least most of, the Yankees free agent veterans. Except for Freddy Garcia that hasn't happened yet. They are still in talks with outfielder Andruw Jones, who has also had talks with the Red Sox. But even though they are maintaining ...

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Rumor: Yankees and Jones have not made progress toward contract

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

Both the Yankees and Andruw Jones have expressed a mutual interest in the outfielder returning to the Bronx next year, but so far there has not been any progress toward a contract, according to Mark Feinsand of the NY Daily News. Feinsand added that there are "several" teams that have been interested in Jones this offseason ...

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Rumor: Yankees Want Chavez, Jones, Colon Back

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

The latest on the Yankees three free agent veterans, Eric Chavez, Andruw Jones, and Bartolo Colon is that they have interest in bringing all three back to the Bronx, according to Chad Jennings of the Journal News. They are going to have to wait though as GM Brian Cashman is focused on improving the starting rotation ...

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Rumor: Yankees Want Andruw Jones Back

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees want to bring their own free agent outfielder Andruw Jones back to the Bronx next year as they liked his right handed bat and cohesive force in the clubhouse, according to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated. This isn't exactly new news as Brian Cashman has said that he would like all of his free ...

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State of the Union: Cashman Speaks at the GM Meetings

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

The G.M. meetings are underway Milwaukee this week and reporters met up with him and got a sort of state of the offseason address. Here is what he had to say (via Chad Jennings of the Journal News): Teams have inquired about a number of current Yankees in the majors and minors. Cashman named Nick Swisher, ...

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Yankees Interested in Bringing Jones, Garcia Back in 2012

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

Not much has happened so far this offseason, but that could start to change. Two moves the Yankees seem ready to make is to bring back veterans Andruw Jones and Freddy Garcia. Jones' agent, Scott Boras, spoke with Marc Carig of the Star-Ledger who told him that the Yankees have already had conversations about bringing the ...

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Jorge Posada and 7 More Yankees Become Free Agents

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees had eight players file for free agency today. Those players are Luis Ayala, Eric Chavez, Bartolo Colon, Freddy Garcia, Andruw Jones, Damaso Marte, Sergio Mitre, and Jorge Posada. Of these players, Marte is definitely not coming back. Posada is also likely to retire and it is hard to imagine Mitre comes back. The Yankees ...

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