Comments on: Andruw Jones finalizes one-year deal with Japanese team

By: unlost1

unlost1 — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:18:23 +0000

do they allow ‘roids over there?

By: papadukes22

papadukes22 — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:44:18 +0000

He should call Tom Selleck “Mr. Baseball”!

By: thebigtim2012

thebigtim2012 — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 01:27:00 +0000

Dude money isn’t everything. Dignity lost is a bitch to get back

By: thereisaparty

thereisaparty — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 23:50:06 +0000

It is like you completely ignored defensive contributions …

By: jwbiii

jwbiii — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 23:41:02 +0000

295/380/540 919 140 OPS+ for Snider
254/337/486 823 111 OPS+ for Jones

These are strikingly comparable?

By: thereisaparty

thereisaparty — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 21:11:57 +0000

And he was an “All-Star impact player for years to come.” From 1998-2006 he was worth at least 5.4 fWAR. Andruw Jones is one of these greats. His rapid decline at the age of 31 skews people’s assessment. His career easily exceeds many CFs who are in the Hall of Fame (especially those of recent inductees Kirby Puckett and Andre Dawson) and is strikingly comparable to Duke Snider’s.

By: tashkalucy

tashkalucy — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 19:46:45 +0000

When this guy came up as a 19 year-old he was smacking the ball around, meanwhile teammates like Maddow and Smoltz were saying the was the best CF they’d ever played with. OK, so maybe not a Willie Mays, but he surely was going to be an All-Star impact player for years to come.

The greats are the greats for a reason…..

By: dondada10

dondada10 — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 18:03:38 +0000

I knew A. Jones fell off, but man I didn’t realize his numbers had been so bad recently.

Still, I’m 27 and Jones is the best fielding centerfielder I have ever seen.

By: fhuizar

fhuizar — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 17:50:04 +0000

Making room for Vernon Wells

By: randygnyc

randygnyc — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 17:23:58 +0000

Japan doesn’t get the chance too often to sign players who have accumulated numbers like Jones. Not quite HOF, but probably the most accomplished player in that country now. Apparently, they feel his resume will make an impact on the fans there. $3.5 million is a huge sum compared to what he could make here. I’m glad he got a chance to continue playing and to get paid. Too bad whatever numbers he does put up don’t get added to his MLB totals.

By: jwbiii

jwbiii — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 17:22:06 +0000

He’ll be making $3.6M.

By: cackalackyank

cackalackyank — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 17:16:28 +0000

Sionara! Don’t let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya!

By: pisano

pisano — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 17:08:12 +0000

This just goes to show there’s a sucker born every day, enjoy Andruw (smilin strikeout) Jones Eagles, his best days are far behind him.

By: raysfan1

raysfan1 — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 17:07:08 +0000

If he had retired after 2007, the line would be .263/.342/.497 with 368 HRs, those 10 GGs, 5 times an All-Star and 60.9 WAR. Of course, he was only 30. Since then, of course, it’s been spectacularly ugly: .210/.316/.424, 66 HRs, and -0.6 WAR.

Best of luck to him. He once looked like a sure thing for the HoF, and I think he would have gotten a lot of support if something like an injury did end his career in 2007. No chance now though.

By: cur68

cur68 — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 17:04:15 +0000

Say “Hi” the Wily Mo Pena, willya Andruw? Enjoy the sushi and good luck.