Towards the end of the week, the Dodgers announced that they'd be restructuring Andruw Jones' contract. The goal is to find a trade partner and since teams are already worried about his expanded waistline and his declining skills (in 2008 he had one of the worst offensive seasons by a non-pitcher that I can ever remember), the Dodgers wanted to try and relieve some of his huge contract and hope someone would take a risk on him. At this point, even that's not looking good. There was some thought that the Reds, who are still talking to Jerry Hairston Jr. and Rocco Baldelli in an attempt to find a right-handed outfield bat, would be a good fit, but John Fay at the Cincinnati Enquirer doesn't think the Reds would want him, even if he were a free agent willing to play for the league minimum.
So is Buster Olney right? Is Jones' career over? I was going to argue that Olney's jumping the gun a bit, but after thinking about it some I'm not so sure he is. Remember, Jones was one of the last of the marquee free agents to sign last year after his terrible contract year in 2007 and there were some whispers he was fading fast even then. He responded by putting on a ton of weight and putting up a ridiculously bad OPS+ of 34. He's too out of shape to play center like he used to and he can't hit at all. Who's going to possibly want this guy?
Olney link via MLB Trade Rumors
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1-13-2009 @ 12:11PM
Melvis Dabian said...
Andruw
Mi brother esaki ta normal ora nos jega e bunita edad di 30anja. Nos ta bira un tiki slow y nos reaction no ta manera ora nos ta nos 20anjanan. Pero esaki ta nos mihor anjanan. Awor hecho cu muchu mas experencia, ta ora pa usa sabiduria ebes di forsa of speed. Ta ora pa corta bo swing, manera por ehempel: Juan Gonzales, Albert Pujols. Forsa bo tin na sobra mi a jega di wak bo djies pone e bat ariba e bala y mande mas di 400 pia. Awoor ta ora di bati riba timing enbes di swing duro wild. Sero e zona di batello, what betreft fildeo e tempo di tira curpa abouw tur ora tambe a pasa, dus ora cu ta conta y nesesario. E otro cos di 30 Anja ta cui bo mester train 3 x mas hopi pa por tin e mesun condition cu tempo bo tabata 25. Pero e factor mas determinante ta confiasa y Fe den bo mes. Ta esey a hasibo grandi y awor bo a perde. Pero mi ta kere cu lo bo ahusta y bira mas grandi ainda.
Saludos di Aruba y hopi extito
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