Andruw Wants To Return To Atlanta

hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha what a clown

Andruw Jones = EPIC FAIL.

That was good, whoever came up with that rumor. The Braves can find better than Andruw unless the Dodgers are will to fork up some COIN.

Although he has always been one of my favorite Braves!

I think the Dodgers are stuck with him because of the ungodly amount of money he is making. Nobody is going to throw that much money towards an outfielder coming off his worst season of his career. Actually one of the worst seasons of anybody's career. Also, lets not forget Andruw Jones underwent a couple surgeries on a knee which may hinder his defensive capabilities.

Andruw Jones, pfft! What a clown. How frustrating it was to see him take at-bats away from Ethier and Kemp this year. If only the MLB contracts were like those of the NFL were teams could cut players without paying them a dime.

Pierre, Schmidt, Kent, Garciapparra and this jerk Jones would've been dropped.

Thanks, but no thanks. We already have an Andruw named Jeff Francoeur. Maybe if he loses 100lbs, learns to hit, and LA eats his salary, I would be amenable to letting him audition in spring training.

I'm not the type who gets angry at athletes but Andruw Jones pisses me off.

He shows up to camp 30 lbs overweight, doesn't put any work in, putzs around during his surgery rehab, and has the gall to complain?

I cheered for him the first half of his half season out of pity, I will boo him out of disgust now.

Give Andruw a break surfacetear, 2009 will be his last season.

ok, here goes my two cents for the braves offseason:
trade francoeur to the royals for some starting pitching and put andruw in right field (after the dodgers eat 10 mil of his salary), bring schafer to play center, and trade for maggs to play left. then, put diaz in the position he needs to be in (role player/backup), trade kj, tyler flowers, and a couple of low level prospects for peavy, sign smoltz to an incentive laden deal at 10 mil max, and acquire a legit #2 starter.
andruw would be a risk but i would rather see andruw in right field than francoeur. at least we would have the best defensive outfield in the majors.
here's how the starters would look:
schafer
escobar
chipper
maggs
mccann
andruw
kotchman
prado

peavy
#2 starter
jurrjens
campillo
smoltz/hanson/morton/reyes

i like it.
i am not on board with andruw being done. he has become lethargic and lazy. if he has any self-worth left, he will work his butt off this year and have a productive 2009. let's hope, for the team that chooses to hire him, that this is true.

however, the above scenario is my 2nd choice. my first choice would be to "rebuild the fan-base". the braves need some controversy in the clubhouse to stir up a stagnant fan-base. sign manny ramirez!! he'll put people in the stands, be ridiculous, piss people off, and make the braves organization something it hasnt been in 10 years: exciting.

Ryan C,

Braves can't afford Manny, if they want good starting pitching. I think Braves should go after Lowe or Burnett. Trade for Maggs.

"I don't think he'll be listening to Scott Boras again."

Huh? Boras made him $36 million for being a total flop. Why not listen to him?

On signing Andruw, it must be like millions of fans vs. one fan on to sign him again.

"I'd rather have Zito's contract from start to finish than this one from start to finish. $15 m for nothing next year: makes me happy knowing the Dodgers are paying the check."

Well then you're just plain stupid aren't ya.

Why does it seem that Wren/Cox want to get rid of Escobar? He's a good offensive player with a strong arm. Is he too slow? Or too cocky? I've been hearing they wouldn't be against parting with him and I wonder why.

Jones has no leverage here. If he formally requests a trade, the Dodgers have to make a good-faith effort to deal him, but it will never hold up in court that they're required to pay his full salary to play somewhere else. Paying his full salary (or nearly all of it) is what would be required to foist him upon some other team, so this is a non-story.

Basically, Andruw Jones is looking for a reason not to work out. He enjoys his twinkies, and a guaranteed starting spot will mean he can eat twinkies all Winter. If he stays on the Dodgers with free agency looming thereafter, he'll forgo any shot to up his stock unless he comes into camp in fantastic shape. Sorry fatty, ya blew it when you waddled in pushing 260.

Andruw's gonna have to show he wants to play first. He wasn't worth 1/16th of what he was paid last year. The Dodgers are gonna have to pick up the majority of that paycheck if he comes over to Atlanta. Personally, I don't want him even at a discount. He has the worst work ethic I have ever seen in any professional athlete in any sport.

I wish Escobar will go to Detriot, he's one of the most cockiest people in baseball.

I know everyone is against having AJ back! and i can fully understand that, Here is my thing with him though. Yes he hit way below the mendoza line in a horrible year, LA just wants to get rid of him and they would eat most of his contract so why not give them a nobody minor leaguer and pick him up and have him basically audtion to make the team? You see it time and time again an athlete who gets to big for his own good and has to be humbled. What if AJ can come back for basically nothing and he produces 20-30 hrs with his 250-260 BA he had with us for all those years. What did mark kotsay do that impressed everyone, Franceour what did he do? How about Diaz, or Norton or outfield sucked. It was the worst in MLB., Am i wrong? WHy not take a chance? How many times have we done that and seen somebody ressurect their carrer? Neagle, Burkett, Wright. Sometimes we you have to take a chance, He has one bad year with the braves and everyone freaks out and kicks him out of town. If the time comes that we do take AJ back then i will welcome him back with open arms but want to see results. If he doesnt produce then get him out of town.

As far as Escobar goes, He produced pretty well last year and has a bright future. So does have the braves minor league organzation. Guys like prado, herandez who both play middle infield. With Infantes numbers last year some say he can be an everyday player. With Peavy, Maggs and others available on the trade market why not put out Escobars name he could be great trade bait.

One other thing of note why not try for Juan Rivera in Left field hes a guy whos gonna give 15/75/270 a year. Hes young inexpensive and has pretty good speed.

andruw would be a risk but i would rather see andruw in right field than francoeur. at least we would have the best defensive outfield in the majors.
Ryan C. how do you begin to explain that any outfield with AJ would be the best defensive in MLB?
Toronto's with Lind/Wells /Rios is far better!!

LMFAO.

Andruw has zero leverage here.

cottster,
putting andruw in right field (a slimmer and in shape andruw), along with schafer in center, and maggs in left would be a hell of a defensive outfield. despite what you might believe, even an overweight andruw jones is better in center field than most center fielders. him in right field, an "offense first" position, would put him well above average.

from 1998-2007, andruw was either 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in the NL in outfield putouts (1st 6 times, 2nd 3 times, and 3rd once). yes he's fat, and yes he is lethargic, but his jumps are still the best in the game (he finished first in 2007 even when he was chubby).
is that enough proof? now, take that production and move it to right and you have 3 above average arms and gloves at 3 positions.

I think that Andrew is probably the worst player in the MLB

I say give him a shot, even in his last few years the defense was still strong, and if he just comes back half as strong as he was in the past and only hits 15-20 homers he has surpassed the entire outfield total from last year

The Dodgers aren't going to just give away Jones for a nothing minor leaguer, nor are they going to eat $10 mil. to get him off the team. At worst, they'll do what they did last season and stash Jones in AAA until he starts hitting, claiming another "injury". If he can't straighten out his swing by the time Spring Training and a month of AAA is done (or however long the maximum rehab time is), he'll be disabled with another "knee injury" for a few weeks, then put back in AAA games.
At worst, he's a defensive replacement. If he wants to be a starter, he'll have to earn it with the bat.