Juan Pierre gets minor league deal with Phils

The Phillies haven't completed their off-season shopping in the free agent market, just yet. The latest addition is veteran outfielder Juan Pierre, who agreed to a minor league deal with the Phillies.

You might not realize just how good Juan Pierre is until you take a look at his numbers. The 34-year old outfielder has led the league in at least one offensive category in eight of his 12 seasons in the majors, including leading the American League with 19 sacrifices in 2011.

The Phillies agreed with Pierre on a minor league deal that includes an invitation to spring training.

Over his 12 seasons, Pierre has averaged 51 stolen bases per season, but stole just 27 last season, the lowest since Pierre played in just 51 games in his rookie season. The left-handed hitting Pierre is a career .296 hitter and has played both center field and left field in his career.

Juan Pierre's career stats

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
2000	Colorado	51	200	26	62	2	0	0	20	7	13	15	.310	.353	.320
2001	Colorado	156	617	108	202	26	11	2	55	46	41	29	.327	.378	.415
2002	Colorado	152	592	90	170	20	5	1	35	47	31	52	.287	.332	.343
2003	Florida	162	668	100	204	28	7	1	41	65	55	35	.305	.361	.373
2004	Florida	162	678	100	221	22	12	3	49	45	45	35	.326	.374	.407
2005	Florida	162	656	96	181	19	13	2	47	57	41	45	.276	.326	.354
2006	Chicago Cubs	162	699	87	204	32	13	3	40	58	32	38	.292	.330	.388
2007	Los Angeles Dodgers	162	668	96	196	24	8	0	41	64	33	37	.293	.331	.353
2008	Los Angeles Dodgers	119	375	44	106	10	2	1	28	40	22	24	.283	.327	.328
2009	Los Angeles Dodgers	145	380	57	117	16	8	0	31	30	27	27	.308	.365	.392
2010	Chicago White Sox	160	651	96	179	18	3	1	47	68	45	47	.275	.341	.316
2011	Chicago White Sox	158	639	80	178	17	4	2	50	27	43	41	.279	.329	.327
12 Seasons		1751	6823	980	2020	234	86	16	484	554	428	425	.296	.345	.363

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 1/27/2012.

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