When the deal was believed to be in the $2 million range, people were upset because another outfielder the Yankees had been targeting, Reed Johnson, signed with the Dodgers for less than half of that—$800,000 plus incentives. On top of the money issue, there was also the fact that the Yankees were supposedly looking for a right-handed hitter to balance out left-handed outfielders Curtis Granderson and Brett Gardner. Winn paled in comparison to Johnson and was coming off a terrible year ...
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Randy Winn’s Left-Handed Contract with the New York Yankees
style="text-align: justify;">The Yankees officially announced the signing of outfielder Randy Winn yesterday. The deal has a $1.1 million base salary plus incentives instead of the $2 million deal that had been reported since his signing.