No Andruw Jones Trade In The Works

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bad management strikes again

Bedard's arm near detached from his body last year and the Dodgers are going to cough up Loney and Hu for him?

I think not!

The Dodger contract with Andruw is for $18 mil? So, the deal makes sense for the Mets if the Dodgers send Blimpy along with a suitcase full of $20 mil. Then, they can put roller skates on him and make him their batboy. It might put a couple extra fans in the seats, plus they could sell some size XXXL Blimpy jerseys.

Not a great baseball deal, but a shrewd marketing move.

I'll believe this when I see it. Earlier this season Omar was supposed to be considering trading for Juan Pierre, which possibly makes even less sense than trading for Andruw. Sorry Dodger fans, Omar is not bailing you out from those heinous contracts. Luis Castillo's contract is bad, but it's not Andruw Jones-Juan Pierre level bad.

therman,

Actually, Andruw's decline started in May 2007. He may be in better shape in 2009, which should take some pressure off his knees and his back, but offensively, he's now Dave Kingman. Swing hard at everything and hope to make contact.

I have a feeling that the only thing that jones needed was to be traded and he would do good but I hope it turns out bad for the mets

Wow, metsobsessed is an idiot.

Also, hahaha please take him.

metsobsessed is an idiot... not only because of his name but also because of his opinions.

Spelling AndrEw Jones like that makes you an idiot... And Andruw is an idiot because he spells his name that way... this has gotten waaay off topic!

Dodgers should trade Jones for nothing but salary relief.

as a braves fan, it was tough to see andruw go thru this. He was once a star player and became this, i really feel bad for the guy.

Mets fans, you really have no reason to hate since he drilled you guys for much of the past decade.

Definitely do not see this making sense for the Mets.

Now if he is in shape, I could see a deal with the Yankees, where they move Matsui for Jones and the Dodgers make up the difference in dollars.

Basically, the Dodgers would get the corner OF bat they need and the Yanks the CF they need.

i agree with nymforlife. if the dodgers eat 20mil (which i highly doubt they will) for a straight up trade with castillo(another unlikely part of the deal), then your paying 2mil for jones which could potentially clear up room for either two starters or one starter and hudson or one starter and manny....

"If the Mets were to acquire Jones, then Mets ownership is just downright stupid.

They're not willing to pay big money for Manny who is one of, if not the best hitter in the league, but big money for a garbage player in Jones. It makes no sense."

You seem to be missing the blindingly obvious point that they would not be paying anything that could be mistaken for big bucks for Andruw Jones.

The only way I'd do the deal is if the Dodgers take Castillo and his contract, and they pay Jones's contract. Otherwise, no deal.

The deal would allow the Mets to trade for Hudson. Jones is in a walk year, so he might be motivated, plus I heard he claims to be healthy and to have lost weight. It's a swap of bad contracts and I think the Mets would be better off, so Omar should make the move.

Buster Olney was wrong? Get out of here...

Why would anyone want Andruw Jones hes not good anymore the only reason he is still in the majors is because of his name.

Jones has broken down so much...

How about Jones to the Yanks for Igawa? LOL! Thats about the only way I'd take him off their hands.

"I hate people who talk like that makes all mets fan look like edoits please know thier are smart mets fan out thier"

Maybe you shouldn't be the group spokesperson. You aren't helping matters.

Dear Omar,

Thanks for reading and listening to the advice in my previous post.

You DID drop the phone!
Love ya!

Hugs,
Desiree'

When I watch a Dodgers game, it looks as if Albert Haynesworth is playing centerfield for them.

I'd like to see the Dodgers trade Pierre to Toronto for bullpen help like Scott Downs. Then Jays deal Rios to S.F. for Matt Cain. Toronto needs a leadoff hitter like Pierre and Cain is a nice replacement for Burnett.

Assuming the rumors of the Yanks going after Man-NY are true, and I for one am not convinced, would the Dodgers be willing to make the following trade?

Andru Jones, Ivan DeJesus and Xavier Paul/Delwyn Young

for

Xavier Nady and Kei Igawa

Dodgers Perspective:
-A bad contract for bad contract deal (JOnes vs Igawa). Jones's, with salars and signing bonuses due in 09 and '10, is owed another $22 mil. Igawa is owed 3/12- Dodgers rid themselves of Jones and come out $10 mil saved over the long haul, and $18 mil saved from 09 to put towards a front line pitcher.

-Nady can play LF and RF, and can give you a solid bat in the line-up. He'll never be confused as Man-NY but can be productive for 1 year before becoming a FA.

-Igawa is a 29 yr olf lefty, who performed well in AAA (14-6, 3.45 in 156 inn, 117 strikeouts /45 walks). AAA isn't mlb, but away from the bright lights of NY and the AL East, he can be a serviceable 5th starter. And hey the Dodgers are getting rid of Andru Jones right?

-Rafael Furcal now blocks the promotion of DeJesus for the next few years. Even if he goes down with injuries, the DOdgers still have other options at SS (Chin-Lung Hu).

Yankees Perspective:
-Ivan DeJesus can graduate to a possible replacement for Jeter at SS.

-Xavier Paul or Delwyn Young are both decent young players who, IMO, don't figure big into the Dodgers future plans. Gives the Yanks another option to put into the mix for our 2010 OF plans.

-Andru Jones..........we get rid of Igawa and who knows, maybe a motivated Jones has a solid year. If not, he becomes the worlds most expensive AAA player.

I would love to know who they seem to think is interested enough in Castillo to make a 50/50 chance of him being dumped.....and what it would take to facilitate a trade.

Remember when Andruw Jones hit 51 homeruns in 2006?
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I'm molesting oxes nowwwwwwwwww!

You're right, the Yanks don't need Jones, but they don't need Igawa for 3/12 either. And the deal would only be done if Man-NY were coming to NY. Just figured the only way the Yanks would get DeJesus was if he were attached to Jones whom they are desperate to get rid of. If he has a great spring training then you go with Man-NY @ DH, Damon in LF, Jones in CF and Swisher in RF and you would still have to move Matsui anyway (seeing as how rumors swirled they wanted to move 2 OF's). You keep either Cabrera or Gardner and demote the other. The money would still be the same regardless of how Jones fared (Jones 18 = Nady's 5-7 mil and Igawas $12 mil). No big deal. Just throwing it out there.

A Castillo-for-Jones swap makes a lot of sense for both teams. If I understand correctly, gets paid $15M salary next year + $7.1M in bonus money over the next two years. Castillo gets $6M per year for the next three years. If the Dodgers remain responsible for the bonus money, the trade basically is like a loan for them - they'll pay $6M per year for the next 3 years, while the Mets will pay $15M next year and be done with it.

The players are pretty much incidental, with both teams figuring they have a better chance to get some shred of value out of the guy they get in the deal. Andruw has way more upside, but also a much lower chance of realizing that value than Castillo has of rebounding from an injury-filled '08.

Going to the Mets would be the best thing Andruw has done for the Braves in years.