Hairston returning to Reds
Free agent Jerry Hairston Jr. is returning to the Reds. A baseball source told MLB.com that Hairston and the club agreed to terms on a one-year contract worth a guaranteed $2 million on Tuesday. It's an incentive laden deal that could be worth up to $4 million.
An announcement is expected on Wednesday. The Royals and Cardinals were the other teams competing for Hairston's services.
It appears that Cincinnati plans to make Hairston its starting shortstop this season because Alex Gonzalez won't be ready.
--- Mark Sheldon
When are the Reds going to give up on Gonzalez? Hairston Jr. is nothing but a stop gap and not the SS of the future that the Reds seriously need to start looking for.
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