Tigers designate Jacque Jones for assignment

 
DETROIT (AP) -- Jacque Jones was cut Monday by the Detroit Tigers, who had promised a lineup shakeup... [link]

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Jacque Jones designated for assignment

DETROIT -- The first of the drastic changes has come. The Tigers have designated Jacque Jones for assignment, and they've purchased the contract of outfielder Matt Joyce from Triple-A Toledo. Jones had just one hit in his last 29 at-bats, and he was ...
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Tigers Release Jacque Jones

According to Jon Paul Morosi of the Detroit Free Press , the Tigers released outfielder Jacque Jones today.  More in a bit.
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Tigers designate Jacque Jones; Sheffield goes to left field

As part of the lineup changes promised by Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland, Gary Sheffield will move to left field -- at Sheffield's request. Sheffield takes the spot of Jacque Jones, who was designated for assignment. "I'm a better baseball player than I am a DH, " Sheffield said prior to Monday night's game against the Boston Red Sox. Sheffield said he never got comfortable in the ...
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Tigers cut Jacque Jones; Sheffield to LF | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Editor's note: Story updated at 4:24 p.m. In one change to their everyday lineup, the Tigers announced today that they have cut outfielder Jacque Jones and purchased the contract of Matt Joyce from Triple-A Toledo. Jones, who was designated for ...
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The Official Site of The Detroit Tigers: News: Tigers part ways with struggling Jones

DETROIT -- The Tigers knew Jacque Jones' history of slow starts when they traded for him last fall, and they were willing to take the risk. They couldn't anticipate that most of the lineup would be struggling alongside him. If Jones heats up for ...
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Tigers designate outfielder Jacque Jones for assignment
Jacque Jones was cut Monday by the Detroit Tigers, who had promised a lineup shakeup going into a homestand against the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.