Who will he be the 2nd half spark plug for this year ??

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The New York Yankees' reunion with Alfonso Soriano is likely over after the team designated the struggling outfielder for assignment on Sunday.

Soriano returned to New York midway through last season and sparked the offense with 17 home runs in 58 games.

But Soriano hit just .221 this season with six homers and 23 RBIs in 67 games. He has been splitting time in right field with Ichiro Suzuki since Carlos Beltran was injured but has mostly played sparingly in a crowded outfield. Soriano has not homered since May 17 and has struck out 71 times.

In the final year of an eight-year, $136 million deal he signed with the Chicago Cubs, the 38-year-old Soriano will likely clear waivers and choose to become a free agent.

The Yankees recalled pitcher Bruce Billings from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Billings pitched in one game for New York this season, allowing four runs in four innings on April 25 against the Los Angeles Angels.

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Boston? They need power and as long as the Yankee are paying.....I see them taking a shot

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I think the cubs are paying.

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Think the cubs paid $12M of his $17M last year and the Yankees paid this year.

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I thought I heard someone say that soriano is on the top of the cubs payroll this year?

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Yeah I just checked. Soriano gets $14 million Jackson 13 million and the rest are below that. Soriano is still on top on the cubs salary this year.

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$19M.....shit!

cubs pay $14 M
Yankees $5 M

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

Almost makes you to puke yes?

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This is the last year. Villanueva is in last year making 5. Boom 19 mildo for Shields or. Lester. No excuses this winter tommy boy.

I'm sure Shields would just love to buy into his third perpetually rebuilding team

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