White Sox sign Andruw Jones
by Kinslerhomer on Nov 25, 2009 2:00 PM CST
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RT @dsportsdaily: The Chicago White Sox have signed OF Andruw Jones to a 1-yr contract worth $500,000 and up to an additional $1 million.
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Have fun with that smirking SOB.
I thought it be all warm and shitty, but it just tasted like normal beer. It was still cold.
by RA Dickey on Nov 25, 2009 2:05 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Are Omar and Andruw like a packaged deal now?
You get one you have to take the other?
by MikeEl on Nov 25, 2009 2:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Good Lord
Smart money is on the Chi Sox for Blalock and Eddie’s services too.
That's why they call them business sox
by egriffey on Nov 25, 2009 2:35 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I'm still hoping
we sign Endy Chavez. He’d be a perfect 5th OF.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Nov 25, 2009 2:40 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
God no thanks
The bloggerformelyknownasBigBaddBubbaJ
by NYTXFAN on Nov 25, 2009 6:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
why?
he is consistently ranked as one of the best defensive OFs in baseball and could probably be had for an NRI. Plus his supposed offensive potential wouldn’t lure Warsh into playing him too often.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Nov 25, 2009 8:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
true
but I don’t want to just give Boggs the fifth OF spot. Might as well add some depth in AAA in case someone goes down with an injury. As I’ve said before, Austin Kearns makes some sense as well, and he’s no defensive slouch himself.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Nov 26, 2009 9:55 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Meh
Gentry play just as good D as Chavez and has some upside. Yuck on Kearns.
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
by Kinslerhomer on Nov 26, 2009 12:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
+ 1 Gentry's got a cannon out there...and pretty good range..from what I recall
Good help doesn't come cheap.
- Gil LeBreton
by BigGuns on Nov 26, 2009 12:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
actually i'm glad you said that
I had meant to ask how Gentry grades out defensively.
I mean, we are talking about NRIs and AAA depth here. I’m not going to throw out names like Cameron and Bay. These guys aren’t even taking spots on the 40.
Kearns strikes me as a guy who could eventually rebound, and those are the types you bring in for a ST look.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Nov 26, 2009 1:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
As an NRI, I'm not too opposed to giving him a shot
I just don’t see much value in a 32 year old who has never hit to be our 5th OF when the team could take a chance on someone who has some better potential or at least could serve some other purpose
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on Nov 26, 2009 1:23 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
if you get too big a name
you risk the Andrus Jones/Sammy Sosa situation again, and until we get a manager who understands splits and platoons, it isn’t worth it.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Nov 26, 2009 9:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
How long until the Hawk starts saying "he gone!" when Andruw strikes out?
by Inkara1 on Nov 25, 2009 2:41 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Or when he's released by the team
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Nov 25, 2009 2:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You can put it on the booooard... YES!
Scott Feldman – "The greatest Hawaiian-born Jewish baseball player to ever set foot on the mound."
by Section 339 on Nov 25, 2009 3:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Bwahahaha
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Nov 25, 2009 2:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Jones' '09 Value
Despite his terrible season, Fangraphs still had Jones worth $3.6 million last season.
by Excel Hearts Choi on Nov 25, 2009 3:00 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
That's only how much they say he's worth
They also say Everth Cabrera was worth that much last season which I find baffling since he had a horrible UZR at SS and was only worth .4 wins with his near replacement level offense. Casey Kotchman was also apparently worth 3.6 million last season thanks to his “superb” 1B defense. Because we all know that good 1st base defense is worth a 3.6 million dollar deal.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on Nov 26, 2009 1:27 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I love how people find a way to bitch about a guy who costs $500,000
Thats barely over the rookie minimum. If Ozzie bats him in the 7th hole and gets 10-15 HRs from the guy thats half a mil well spent.
Where we fucked up was hitting him cleanup all the time. With our lineup last year struggling to get on base a low BA/above average SLG isn’t the right guy for cleanup. But in the 7 spot its not that bad.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Nov 25, 2009 3:07 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
Yup
its unbelievable.
For his price he wasn’t terrible. How he was used was fairly silly though.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
by DJCahill on Nov 25, 2009 3:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I really, really don't get the bitching about Jones here.
Someone really needs to explain it to me. Were there high expectations? Why?
by philkid3 on Nov 25, 2009 8:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think just outlined it below
He hit .194 with a 718 OPS after his first 8 games, while hitting cleanup 51 times.
Although that’s really more of an indictment on the manager than it is Jones.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
by lonestarJon on Nov 25, 2009 9:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, seems like Wash is the one worth more complaining.
by philkid3 on Nov 26, 2009 7:47 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not defending Wash here, but
with the collapse of Hamilton, Davis, Blalock and the catcher’s spot, the batting order pretty much became a mess and there really weren’t a lot of options. For some reason, Cruz didn’t hit well in the 4 hole and after it became apparent that Jones wasn’t going to fill the need, Byrd became the 4 hitter anyway and did well in that role.
by swampdonkey on Nov 26, 2009 8:25 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think it's because
he was overplayed.
"Clearly, the season is over. Fire Daniels, fire Washington, fire Maddux, burn down TBIA." - AJM
by aggierangerfan00 on Nov 25, 2009 9:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
he was fine for basically no cost. His production was worth quite a bit more than they spent on him.
I guess a year from now Kenny Williams will be sniping at Jones for his pudgy smirkyness.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Nov 25, 2009 4:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He was fine until he got really fat again and only swung for the fences
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
by Kinslerhomer on Nov 25, 2009 7:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He was fine for the first two weeks or so
Then he hit .194/.299/.419 over the remaining 74 games.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
by lonestarJon on Nov 25, 2009 7:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Check out the walk rate on that one.
"Nothing we do here has a point" - Czar Morris
by Chase Irwin on Nov 25, 2009 7:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Literally the only value he brought to the team after his first 8 games.
The real disgusting part is a certain someone who shan’t be named hit him cleanup in 51 of those 74 games afterward.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
by lonestarJon on Nov 25, 2009 7:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Andruw Jones and Bartolo Colon...
baby oil, thongs…
Your day has been ruined.
"you stupid motherfucker?!?!!?" - Josey Wales
by cmkelly29 on Nov 25, 2009 3:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
How do you suppose...
I should cope with the Rangers losing both Jones and Rupe in the same day?
What a disaster today has been.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Nov 25, 2009 4:38 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
x
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
by lonestarJon on Nov 25, 2009 5:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
They get a big ol' butterball for thanksgiving
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Nov 25, 2009 7:06 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
Nice
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
by lonestarJon on Nov 25, 2009 7:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I remember mid-June when he rolled to homeplate from about
6 feet away just like a bowling ball. Oh the memories…
"BIg whoop, wanna fight about it?"
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
by lost in space on Nov 25, 2009 7:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
If only he he would have actually turned his swag 'on'.
"Nothing we do here has a point" - Czar Morris
by Chase Irwin on Nov 25, 2009 9:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I had to go to South Side Sox..
to see what the reception for ‘Druw was like, it’s mixed at best. There was a little ribbing about their bench getting a little long in the tooth with Viqzuel and now Jones but some people think ‘Druw is older than he is maybe cus he’s fat and bald. No he just looks old Sox fans, he’s only 32. Also since he’s been around so long I’m sure plays into it.
Good help doesn't come cheap.
- Gil LeBreton
by BigGuns on Nov 25, 2009 9:18 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I like how the guy in the foreground looks incredibly bored
While the other three are yakking it up.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
by lonestarJon on Nov 25, 2009 9:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That first guy is packing
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Nov 25, 2009 9:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The "Resume" factor
It’s funny how the Chicago press is doing what the Texas press did. Rant and rave about how GREAT Andruw WAS. But does it really matter in 2010? He’s certainly lost something.
So glad he’s gone. I’d prefer Tommy Dunbar over Andruw J.
by 3Bagger on Nov 26, 2009 9:56 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
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