Thursday, January 20, 2011

Yankees and Andruw Jones agree


So for $2 million, the Yankees think he's a good fit as a right-handed-hitting fourth outfielder to complement the left-handed bats of Brett Gardner in left and Curtis Granderson in center.

Jones also started 41 games in right field for the White Sox last year, so he could also spell Nick Swisher in right.

Fifteen years ago, at age 19, Jones crushed two homers in Game 1 of the 1996 World Series, making him just the second visiting player (along with Johnny Bench) to hit two home runs in a World Series game at Yankee Stadium.

After that game, his general manager, John Schuerholz, compared Jones to a young Hank Aaron. But a decade and a half later, the Yankees are just looking for him to be is this year's Marcus Thames.

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