Friday, June 26, 2009

Former Yankee headed to Japan

According to ESPN, former Yankee Andy Phillips has signed a one-year, $400,000 deal with the Hiroshima Carp of the Japanese Central League.
"I'm really looking forward to playing for a team that has a long history in such a great country," Phillips said on the team's official Web site. "I'll do every thing I can to help the team win a championship."
In 203 games as a Yankee Phillips hit .253/.294/.384 with 11 HR and 60 RBI. His best year in pinstripes came in the 2007 season when he hit .292/.338/.373 with 2 HR and 25 RBI in 61 games.

2 Comments:

Anonymous said...

i liked him

Greg Cohen said...

So did I. He's a solid ballplayer, just couldn't hit well enough for power to stay in the majors. He was a big part of that 2007 team.