RedSox sign Youk; Andruw Jones released; Young agrees to play third

So, it's been a bit since the last update. Here's a lot of news.

The Dodgers released Andruw Jones. This comes as no surprise to anyone after they restructured his deal to defer his salary. After a 2008 season where he could not his his weight, struck out more than two times as many times as he got a hit, and where he hit just one more homerun than CC Sabathia, he would be lucky to find any suitors. Jones is 32 in April. If he agrees to sign for the league minimum, which, he has no reason not to, given the money he's getting from the Dodgers, then he should be a good low-risk high-reward investment.

The RedSox signed Kevin Youkilis to a 4 year, 41.25 million dollar deal. This is a bargain for the RedSox, as Youkilis provides solid defense at first base, and at third. He finished third in MVP voting this past year, hitting 29 HRs, 115 RBIs, and a .312 Average, establishing himself as one of the elite corner infielders in the game today.

Michael Young agrees to play third base. Good. He was acting like a prima donna refusing to shift. There have been many players who have shifted position for the good of their team, and many of them better than Young, chief among them Alex Rodriguez. Also included is Chipper Jones, who moved to LF for a few seasons so the Braves could have Vinny Castilla at third, and Cal Ripken Jr, who moved to third base.

The Whitesox Signed Bartolo Colon to a one year deal. Fitting that the 2005 AL Cy Young Winner signs with the 2005 World Series champs. Colon is 36 in May and has yet to be able to duplicate that success he had in 2005. He has a career ERA over 4. The upside to him is that he has a K to BB ratio of over 2, and career winning percentage of 60.7 %. This trade probably fills void left by Vazquez, though how effective Colon will be, remains to be seen.