Saturday, December 31, 2011
TGS NY: Source: Yankees keep Andruw Jones
The power-hitting outfielder agreed to terms on a one-year contract on Friday, pending the outcome of a physical. According to a baseball source who spoke to ESPNNewYork.com, Jones will be paid a base salary of $2 million with incentives that could earn him another $1.4 million.
“Andruw had offers of a higher base salary from some other clubs,” said the source. “But he took less money to return to the Yankees. He had a good experience there last season and wanted to come back.”
Seems like a reasonable deal to me. CAIRO doesn’t like Jones much, but it didn’t like him in 2011 either and he had a good year in his role.
| % | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | GDP | HBP | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | BR | BRAR |
| 80% | 270 | 233 | 39 | 60 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 57 | 4 | 4 | .257 | .386 | .536 | .402 | 47 | 16 |
| 65% | 248 | 213 | 33 | 51 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 56 | 5 | 3 | .241 | .356 | .484 | .367 | 37 | 9 |
| Baseline | 225 | 194 | 27 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 55 | 6 | 2 | .224 | .327 | .431 | .332 | 28 | 2 |
| 35% | 203 | 175 | 22 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 53 | 6 | 1 | .207 | .297 | .378 | .298 | 20 | -3 |
| 20% | 180 | 155 | 17 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 50 | 6 | 0 | .190 | .268 | .326 | .263 | 13 | -7 |
BR: Linear weights batting runs
BRAR: BR above replacement level, adjusted for position
I think he’ll be closer to that 65% forecast, particularly if his playing time is concentrated against LHP. So he should be worth about a win.
I wonder who the Yankees will have to trade to squeeze his salary in though?
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