Pirates decline option on
Michaels
Nov/02/08 07:09 PM Filed in:
Jason
Michaels
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The
Pittsburgh Pirates have declined their $2.6
million 2009 option on outfielder Jason Michaels.
The 32-year-old does not get a buyout. Michaels batted
.271 last season.
He was drafted in 1994, 1996, and 1997, but did not
sign, before he was selected by Philadelphia in 1998.
He stayed with the Phillies through 2005 and then went
to the Cleveland Indians before being traded to
Pittsburgh on May 9. He has a career batting average of
.224.
(piratesdaily.com)