Cleveland gave Johnny Damon three months to show he still had some gas left in the tank, but the 38-year-old hit just .222 with four homers and a .610 in 64 games and today the Indians designated him for assignment.
Damon has actually been fairly decent since a brutal start, hitting .280 with a .711 OPS in 29 games since mid-June, but even during that stretch his .302 on-base percentage and .409 slugging percentage are hardly solid production for a poor defensive left fielder.
This may be the end of the line for Damon, who hasn?t cracked an .800 OPS since 2009 and no longer has the on-base skills or top-notch speed to really be an asset atop the lineup even when he?s hitting for a decent batting average.
Damon, who has 2,769 hits, 408 steals, and 235 homers during his 18-season career, earned $1.25 million in guaranteed money as a part of a contract signed in mid-April. Cleveland recalled Ezequiel Carrera from Triple-A to replace him.
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