Jones and the Dodgers reached a preliminary agreement on a $36.2 million, two-year contract late Wednesday as action picked up on the final night of the winter meetings. The deal came hours after Detroit and Florida finished their blockbuster trade that sent All-Stars Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis to the go-for-broke Tigers.
A winner of 10 consecutive Gold Gloves with Atlanta, Jones must pass a physical for the agreement to be completed, a person familiar with the negotiations said, speaking on condition of anonymity because no announcement had been made. The deal would give him the fifth-highest average salary in the major leagues.
Scott Boras, his agent, wouldn't confirm the agreement but sounded as if a deal had fallen into place.
"Being on a competitive team was a very, very important part of his process," he said.
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