It took a while ... almost a year for this to happen. First, the Marlins tried to get him in a trade from the Chicago Cubs, but the deal was pulled because of a guy who had nothing to do with the club. Now, after being released by the Tigers, the Marlins had another shot at him and didn't fail this time, signing Jacque Jones to a free agent deal.The Marlins' fascination with Jones is interesting, since not only did they want him this year when they were good, but they wanted him last year when they were in last place. They're obviously not concerned with the small sample size of his at-bats this season, where his splits in 79 at bats with Detroit read: .165/.244/.253. The numbers the Marlins are most likely looking at are his numbers against righties from '05 to '07, which read like this: .285/.346/.465.
Combine that with the fact that Josh Willingham is battling injuries, Luis Gonzalez is old, and Cody Ross and Alfredo Amezaga are barely hitting their weight, Jones isn't a bad signing for Florida.
