Late Innings

Larry, a.k.a. Chipper Jones gets a new contract today:

Chipper Jones and the Atlanta Braves agreed Tuesday to a $42 million, three-year contract extension through 2012, a deal with an option that could become worth up to $61 million over four seasons. The agreement virtually guarantees that the 36-year-old Jones will play his entire career in an Atlanta uniform.

I saw the news about this late last night, and was spending the whole evening trying to think of a dollar amount. Yes, 42MM is well below market value, and I expected it to be closer to the 54MM that Ryan Howard got from the Phillies this year. On the whole I love this move, and am glad to see that Jones will remain with the Braves for the rest of his career. I know he’s injury prone, but over the last two years, he’s been worth 15 WAR. Good god.