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NL East Notes: Andruw, Tejada, Wheeler, Arroyo

By Steve Adams | February 29, 2016 at 12:31pm CDT

The Braves announced today that they’ve hired Andruw Jones as a special assistant to the baseball operations staff. The addition of the recently retired Jones will reunite him with the other most famous Jones in Braves history — former teammate Chipper Jones, who also signed on as a special assistant in the Atlanta front office this winter. “We are very excited to add Andruw to our staff as a special assistant,” said general manager John Coppolella in a press release. ““He is perhaps the most accomplished defensive outfielder in our organization’s history and one of the best in baseball history. He signed at the age of 16 and was developed in this organization. He can offer a lot of experience and knowledge to our young players and we look forward to his contributions.” Per the release, Jones will serve as a spring instructor, specialize in the development of the organization’s young outfielders during the regular season and also assist the front office with its international initiatives.

More from the NL East…

  • Ruben Tejada is on the fringe of the Mets’ roster as the regular season approaches, Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News wrote over the weekend. Ackert cites two club sources in reporting that nothing is guaranteed to Tejada in terms of a roster spot, despite the fact that he’s slated to make $3MM after avoiding arbitration this offseason. (It’s worth noting that arb salaries are not fully guaranteed, so the Mets could cut Tejada and owe him just 30 days of termination pay (roughly one sixth of his salary) so long as he’s let go more than 15 days before Opening Day. Alternatively, they could cut him within 15 days of the season and owe him 45 days’ pay, so long as he’s not on the Opening Day roster. As Ackert notes, the fact that the Mets awarded Tejada an extra day of service last week, essentially permitting him to reach free agency a year sooner than expected, indicates that they don’t consider him much of a future piece. Beyond that, Wilmer Flores can capably serve as the team’s utility infielder, potentially making Tejada redundant.
  • Zack Wheeler threw 10 pitches off a mound this weekend, writes Mike Puma of the New York Post, and while that may seem like a small step in his recovery, it was the first time the right-hander has pitched off a mound since undergoing Tommy John surgery last spring. The original plan for Wheeler was to have him throw off a mound in January, but the medical staff pushed that date back a bit, and Wheeler is on board with the decision.Wheeler is looking at about a 15-month window from surgery to his return, Puma writes, and the Mets will hope that the re-signed Bartolo Colon can handle his rotation spot in the interim.
  • Bronson Arroyo hopes not only to make the Nationals’ roster out of Spring Training, but also to pitch beyond the 2016 season, he tells Tyler Kepner of the New York Times. “I’ve been saying for a long time, I’m going to outlast Papi,” Arroyo playfully told Kepner in reference to his former Red Sox teammate, David Ortiz. “…He might outlast me if I don’t make this club, or if my arm can’t handle the torque of pitching multiple innings. But I’m proud of what I’ve done in this game, man. If I don’t make it out of this camp and this arm just won’t go, I’m completely satisfied with what I’ve done in the game.” Kepner’s piece is a great look at Arroyo and includes his retelling of surprising trades from the D-backs to the Braves and then the Dodgers last season despite knowing he wasn’t able to pitch. Arroyo also discusses his decision to sign with the Nats over the a reunion with the Reds, including what a significant role new manager Dusty Baker (his former Cincinnati skipper) had in that decision.
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  1. Just Another Fan

    6 years ago

    Whatever the Braves do, they better not let Andruw give out diet advice!

    Reply
    • baseballrat

      6 years ago

      When you make 128 mil you can give out as much as advice as you want

      Reply
    • christian18cutshaw

      6 years ago

      He could tell them what NOT to do he’d know a lot about that!

      Reply
      • baseballrat

        6 years ago

        You mean win 9 gold gloves?

        Reply
        • bravesfan

          6 years ago

          10

  2. david722

    6 years ago

    No on this episode with Andruw Jones he’ll give advice on how to make a lot of money with little effort.

    Reply
    • baseballrat

      6 years ago

      He can also talk about being the BEST CF in his era

      Reply
      • CoryM

        6 years ago

        What about a guy who was elected to the HOF this year? Ken Griffey Jr. is one of the best CFs of all time.

        Griffey played 1989-2010
        Jones played 1996-2012

        Reply
        • jtt11

          6 years ago

          The best cf of his era may be a stretch, but it’s not ridiculous. It really depends how you define the word “era”. Jones came into his prime around 99. Griffey was fading around that same time.

          I think it’s more like jones picked up where Griffey left off. And that’s no knock to the kid. Griffey was special. He was one of the generational players. He was the reason why we wore our hats backwards, wanted to play the outfield, and why we’d shell out all of our allowance money to chase after his upper deck rookie. But as his star started to lose the luster (the Cincinnati years) Jonas’s star was on the rise.

      • sn33

        6 years ago

        He was absolutely not better than Jim Edmonds.

        Reply
        • baseballrat

          6 years ago

          You cannot be serious about Edmonds over Jones… WOW

  3. Jason G

    6 years ago

    Thanks, Steve — I am always interested in keeping up with the Joneses!

    Reply
  4. micg

    6 years ago

    Great news!
    Looking forward to seeing Andruw’s infectious smile back in Atlanta!

    Reply
  5. cy25

    6 years ago

    Jones is the best defensive outfielder in history, a plus bat, 400 home runs. And he’ll be lucky to make it past the first ballot.

    Reply
  6. Fred

    6 years ago

    Guy is not a making the hall of fame

    Reply
    • chieftoto

      6 years ago

      And you are an idiot… So have fun with that.

      Reply
      • jtt11

        6 years ago

        No…. He is not making the hall. He is in the hall of very good. Maybe if he had a ring it would push him over that dividing line, but he doesn’t. I think, and this is just my personal opinion, that there is a better case to be made for Kenny lofton or Carlos Beltran than there is for andruw jones.

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  7. jtt11

    6 years ago

    I always likes Bronson. Dispite being a Yankee fan. Maybe it’s because he made a living as a pitcher with out having a mid 90’s fastball, or because of his karate kid like leg kick, or maybe it’s because he just seems like a cool dude. The type of dude that will put together ikea furniture with you and keep you sane while assembling it.

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