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Magglio Ordonez is "Close to retirement" (Mid West Sports Fan)
Or so says his Twitter feed. Ordonez, like another former White Sox
rightfielder, had attached some preconditions to the continuation of his
career, namely that he would only accept a guaranteed major league contract.
Considering his less than impressive 2011 season - .255/.303/.331 in 337 plate
appearances - as well as his inability to play in the field, no team was
likely to offer him what he wanted. And with a week and a half until the start
of the regular season, Maggs appears to have accepted that this is the end.
While he'll retire a Tiger, he spent the majority of his career with the White
Sox. And that White Sox career almost never happened. The Houston Astros had
signed Ordonez to their Venezuelan academy as a 16 year old in 1990. However,
they could not find a position for him and elected not to sign him to a
professional contract. The White Sox swooped in and signed him the following
year as an amateur free agent.
He reached the majors in August 1997 and, with an impressive last month, all
but assured that he would be taking over rightfield the next season. ...
Mid West Sports Fan
