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Chipper: It's Rebound Or Retire In 2010

Chipper Jones is sticking to earlier statements that 2010 could be his final season.

Atlanta's longtime third baseman says that he'll walk away from the game if he doesn't have a bounce back year after a disappointing 2008 campaign.

Braves manager Bobby Cox is among those who don't believe Jones will walk away from two years and $28 million on his contract, which runs through 2012.

"I never took them to heart at all," said Cox of Jones' comments. "He'll play three more years and play them good."

Jones hit .264 in 2009 after leading the National League with a .364 average in 2008.

"It was a true statement," Jones said. "If I don't play this game at the level I want to play it at, then I will walk away from it."

Via ESPN

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Cox Doesn't Believe Chipper's Retirement Talk

Chipp Jones said late in his career-worst 2009 season that if he struggled to a similar degree in 2010, he would retire. This despite a three-year, $42 million contract extension signed one year ago, which starts this season and runs through 2012.

Bobby Cox was asked what he had thought about Jones? comments late last season, which the former National League MVP reiterated recently.

?I never took them to heart at all,? Cox said Thursday. ?He?ll play three more years, and play good.?

Via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Atlanta Signs Shortstop Salcedo

The Braves have signed shortstop Edward Salcedo, 18, of the Dominican Republic to a minor-league contract.

Atlanta says they regard Salcedo as a first-round talent who is projected as a strong offensive and defensive player.

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