Randy Winn

If you haven't heard of Randy Winn before, that's because he's been quietly getting his job done with the San Francisco Giants for the past four years. He isn't showy and doesn't crack many homeruns, but he's known as a solid defender with a decent batting average at .262 last season. Randy Winn fits right in with the Giants' roster and their budget. But it looks like the outfielder also fits into the New York Yankees' budget, and with Johnny Damon 's giant four-year $52 million contract up...Read Full Story

Marcus Thames agreed Monday to a minor league contract with the New York Yankees, who also finalized a $1.1 million, one-year deal with Randy Winn to give themselves more left field options. Thames, who turns 33 next month, began his major league career with the Yankees in 2002 and homered on his first big league pitch that June 10 off Arizona's Randy Johnson. Thames was traded to Texas in June 2003 for Ruben Sierra, then let go by the Rangers after the season. He spent the last six seasons...Read Full Story

This month we will be counting down our Top 10 active former Mariners, these are players who we believe would help the Mariners out if they ever dawned an M's uniform again.... source Played for the Mariners from 2003-2005 How the Mariners ended up with him: The Mariners received Winn as compensation for Lou Piniella's exit from Seattle to Tampa Bay Why we miss him: Randy Winn was an all-around solid player for the Mariners. As a switch hitter he was versatile at the plate...Read Full Story

For most of his career, Randy Winn has been the type of player that you can expect to hit about .280 or higher with about 10-20 HR’s and roughly 60-75 RBI’s and a handful of stolen bases. However, last year, possibly showing his age or it could have been a down year, Randy hit below all of those averages. Traditionally Randy hits lefties well, but in 09, he hit a lowly .158, which is without a doubt easy to rebound from, because face it, he can’t go much lower can he?Read Full Story

Randy Winn and the New York Yankees have finalized a $1.1 million, one-year contract. The outfielder can earn an additional $900,000 in performance bonuses based on plate appearances against left-handed pitchers. He would get $100,000 each for 50, 75 and 100, and $150,000 apiece for 125, 150, 175 and 200. The deal, reached Jan. 27 subject to a physical, pretty much eliminated any chance Johnny Damon had of returning to the World Series champions. Winn, who figures to share playing time in...Read Full Story