Brian Roberts agrees to one-year, $2 million contract with Yankees

Five years ago, Brian Roberts’ defection from Baltimore to the Bronx would have been huge news. But following four injury-filled seasons — and an offseason that has seen the Yankees add three big stars for nearly $300 million — the move barely registered on the hot-stove radar.honeycomb party decorationThe Yankees agreed to a one-year deal worth $2 million plus incentives with the 36-year-old second baseman, adding the former Orioles star to the roster as they continue their search to replace Robinson Cano.Roberts wasn’t the only former All-Star to join the Yankees on Tuesday, as lefthanded reliever Matt Thornton agreed to a two-year, $7 million deal to replace Boone Logan in the Bombers’ bullpen.Roberts had spent his entire 13-year career with the Orioles, asserting himself as one of the most productive second basemen in the game between 2004-09. The switch-hitter hit .290 while averaging 12 home runs, 62 RBI, 101 runs scored and 35 stolen bases during that six-year stretch.But injuries have derailed Roberts’ career during the past four seasons, as he played in only 192 games between 2010-13. Roberts has battled abdominal,Abercrombie Cap-AF30048 hip and hamstring injuries as well as a pair of concussions,Custom Teemo hat one of which kept him out for more than a year. 

Brian Roberts, a two-time All-Star second baseman, has been slowed by a variety of injuries over the last four years,Food paper bag wholesale  playing in just 192 games over that span.Brian Roberts, a two-time All-Star second baseman, has been slowed by a variety of injuries over the last four years, playing in just 192 games over that span.Roberts, an All-Star in 2005 and ’07, appeared in 77 games last season — his highest total since ’09 — and although he hit only .249 with eight home runs and 39 RBI, five of those homers came during the final month of the season.The Yankees now have Roberts and Kelly Johnson in the fold as they look to fill vacancies at second and third base. The Yankees are intrigued by Dean Anna, an infield prospect acquired last month from the Padres.A source said the Yankees continue to stay in touch with the agent for Mark Reynolds, who was acquired late last season, although there was “nothing close” between the two sides.tissue paper pom pom wholesale Another veteran possibility is Michael Young, a seven-time All-Star who spent 2000-12 with the Rangers before splitting last season between the Phillies and Dodgers.