Chipper Jones agrees to $42M, 3-year extension

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - 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.

A six-time All-Star, Jones was the NL's Most Valuable Player in 1999. His .310 career batting average ranks second among switch-hitters, trailing only Frankie Frisch's .316. He has 408 home runs, trailing only Mickey Mantle (536) and Eddie Murray (504) in homers by a switch-hitter.

He is the only switch-hitter with at least 300 homer and a .300 career batting average.

I know Larry is a hitting machine but a three year extension (14M per) for a 36 y/o who has missed 160+ games in the last 4 seasons?

vegas mlb 2009 over/unders

Arizona- 86.5
Atlanta- 85.5
Baltimore- 73.5
Boston- 94.5
Chicago C- 91.5
Chicago W- 79.5
Cincinnati- 80.5
Cleveland- 85.5
Colorado- 77.5
Detroit- 82.5
Florida- 76.5
Houston- 74.5
Kansas City- 75.5
LA Angels- 89.5
LA Dodgers- 82.5
Milwaukee- 80.5
Minnesota- 83.5
NY Mets- 88.5
NY Yankees- 97.5
Oakland- 81.5
Philadelphia- 87.5
Pittsburgh- 69.5
San Diego- 71.5
San Francisco- 80.5
Seattle- 72.5
St. Louis- 82.5
Tampa Bay- 87.5
Texas- 73.5
Toronto- 80.5
Washington- 71.5

lol @ the ones in bold

Rays and Twins are being short-changed while the Braves are receiving too much credit again. I wonder when ppl are going to realize their mystique is gone.