Post by kbritt on Dec 16, 2010 21:03:01 GMT -5
The busy Detroit Tigers have addressed another need.
Magglio Ordonez(notes) and the Tigers have agreed to a $10 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal hadn’t been announced, said the deal first reported by SI.com includes potential award bonuses.
Detroit declined Ordonez’s $15 million option in October, but wanted the six-time All-Star back for a seventh season if he appeared to be healthy after breaking his right ankle in July and needing season-ending surgery. The outfielder turns 37 next month.
Ordonez has hit .312 with 289 homers and 1,204 RBIs over 14 seasons with the Tigers and Chicago White Sox.
His American League-pennant winning homer four years ago lifted Detroit to its first World Series appearance since 1984. He hit a league-best .363 in 2007 and finished second in AL MVP voting.
Ordonez hit .303 with 12 homers and 59 RBIs in 84 games last season. He became the sixth Venezuelan to reach the 2,000-hit milestone and joined Omar Vizquel(notes), Luis Aparicio, Andres Galarraga, Dave Concepcion and Bobby Abreu(notes).
Magglio Ordonez(notes) and the Tigers have agreed to a $10 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal hadn’t been announced, said the deal first reported by SI.com includes potential award bonuses.
Detroit declined Ordonez’s $15 million option in October, but wanted the six-time All-Star back for a seventh season if he appeared to be healthy after breaking his right ankle in July and needing season-ending surgery. The outfielder turns 37 next month.
Ordonez has hit .312 with 289 homers and 1,204 RBIs over 14 seasons with the Tigers and Chicago White Sox.
His American League-pennant winning homer four years ago lifted Detroit to its first World Series appearance since 1984. He hit a league-best .363 in 2007 and finished second in AL MVP voting.
Ordonez hit .303 with 12 homers and 59 RBIs in 84 games last season. He became the sixth Venezuelan to reach the 2,000-hit milestone and joined Omar Vizquel(notes), Luis Aparicio, Andres Galarraga, Dave Concepcion and Bobby Abreu(notes).