With the lack of Braves news, I am moving onto to former Braves players news. Rumor has it, the Mets are interested in acquiring Andruw Jones from Los Angeles and the Dodgers are thrilled to move his $15 million salary elsewhere. Jones hit .158 with 76 strikeouts in 209 at bats in 2008 while spending a large part of the season on the DL but his fast slide to the nether regions of baseball didn’t happen in one year. Jones’ final season with the Braves, 2007, was less than stellar. While he did drive in 94 runs and hit 26 homers, he was batting only .222. Just a year prior he had 41 dingers and in 2005 when he came in second in MVP voting, he knocked 51 out of the park.
If the Mets picked him up, they would move him over to right with Carlos Beltran in center and Ryan Church in left.
I would love nothing more than to see Andruw Jones succeed again, however I’d prefer it not to happen in Queens or against the Braves.
(Photo: Getty Images; source)
UPDATE: According to the New York Post this rumor is false.
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