Yankees Sign Randy Winn, Means Johnny Damon Now Ex-Bomber

Earlier this past week the Yankees finalized a one year $2 million contract with Randy Winn, formally of the San Francisco Giants.

The move means that Johnny Damon's run as Yankees left fielder will come to an abrupt end, after both sides failed to come to terms on a contract.

Winn is not as good a hitter as Damon is, but he is a serviceable stop gap for whomever the Yankees will target permanently for left field come 2011.

Winn hit .262 with the Giants in 2009, hitting only two homeruns and driving in 51 RBI. His best season came in 2005, while splitting time with the Seattle Mariners and San Francisco Giants, Winn hit .306, corked 20 homers and drove in 65. However, he has never come close to matching that kind of productivity since.

As for Damon, he played a very large roll in the Yankees World Series Championship last season, and his presence at the top of the Yankee order will definitely be missed. Damon has yet to find another suitor, but there are rumors he could go back to the Oakland A's, whom he spent time with in the early '00's.