Unknøwn Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 CHICAGO (AP) - Andruw Jones agreed Wednesday to a $500,000, one-year contract with the Chicago White Sox.Jones hit .214 with 17 homers and 43 RBIs in 82 games with Texas this year while making 53 starts as the designated hitter, 12 in left field, five in right field and four at first base.A five-time All-Star who has slumped in recent years, Jones was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers in January and signed with the Rangers the following month.He agreed to a $36.2 million, two-year contract with Los Angeles in December 2007. Now 32, he can make an additional $1 million in performance bonuses under his agreement with the White Sox."This is an opportunity to add a power bat to the roster while improving our outfield depth," White Sox general manager Kenny Williams said. "With the addition of Andruw, Mark Kotsay and Omar Vizquel, we feel our bench is taking shape to be a strong asset heading into the 2010 season."Vizquel, a 42-year-old infielder, agreed Monday to a one-year deal. Earlier, the White Sox re-signed Kotsay, another utility player who can play the infield and outfield.Jones is a career .257 hitter with 388 homers and 1,174 RBIs. He earned Gold Gloves in his final 10 seasons with Atlanta while playing for the Braves from 1996-07 and has seven seasons of at least 30 homers, including a career-high 51 in 2005. He has also had five 100-RBI seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconsd56 Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Its amazing how quickly he fell off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTRaines92 Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 I hope he can turn it around, do you guys think he is done for good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K26dp Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 He's still fairly young. If Ruben Sierra can hang on as long as he did, then Andruw Jones can too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falconsfan567 Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 He's still fairly young. If Ruben Sierra can hang on as long as he did, then Andruw Jones can too.I just don't believe Andruw is as young as he says he is. I believe he is at least 2 years older than he says he is. Remember Tejada had everyone fooled for years and he was 2 years older than he said he was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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