This Day In Dodgers History: Andruw Jones Placed On Waivers; Matt Kemp Agrees To 2-Year Contract Extension

"Also on this day in Dodgers history - but in 2010 -- the Dodgers avoided salary arbitration with Matt Kemp by agreeing to a two-year, $10.95 million contract. Kemp was coming off a career season in which he batted .297/.352/.490 with 25 doubles, seven triples, 26 home runs, 101 RBI and 34 stolen bases over 668 plate appearances (162 games). He finished 10th in National League MVP voting that year while also winning his first career Silver Slugger and Gold Glove Awards."

"Jones reported to Spring Training out of shape and struggled before undergoing knee surgery in late May. Jones would return for the start of July but continued to slump and regularly was booed by Dodgers fans following each at-bat. Jones was placed on the disabled list for a second time in August after re-injuring his knee, which effectively ended his season. In 75 games, Jones batted .158/.256/.249 with eight doubles, three home runs and 14 RBI across 238 plate appearances."

"The five-time All-Star went on to sign a Minor League contract with the Texas Rangers after clearing waivers and enjoyed somewhat of a bounce-back year as he hit .214/.323/.459 in 82 games during the 2009 season. Jones then joined the Chicago White Sox for the 2010 season before spending the final two years of his career with the New York Yankees."

Andruw Jones signed a two-year, $36.2 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers after 12 seasons with the Atlanta Braves. He reported to Spring Training out of shape, struggled, and underwent knee surgery in late May. Jones returned in July but continued to slump and was booed, then re-injured his knee and was placed on the disabled list in August, finishing with a .158/.256/.249 line in 75 games. The Dodgers placed him on waivers on Jan. 15, 2009 after he agreed to defer most of the remaining $21.1 million. Jones later signed with the Texas Rangers, then the White Sox, and finished his career with the Yankees. Separately, the Dodgers avoided arbitration with Matt Kemp in 2010 via a two-year, $10.95 million deal following Kemp’s career season.

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