Braves, Andruw Jones to part ways

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AJC : Braves, Andruw Jones to part ways {RR}
Published 10/2/2007 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
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Andruw Jones, Braves Say Farewell
Published 10/2/2007 by PostmanE at FanHouse
... He may still do that. It just won't be with the Braves: ...

Andruw Jones' Braves Career Over
Published 10/2/2007 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... According to David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Andruw Jones has priced himself out of the Braves' range and will not be returning next year.  O'Brien says Scott Boras' starting point was seven years and nearly $20MM annually.  So basically no discount at all despite Jones' terrible season.  Boras would be a true magician to pull that off. ...

Baseball Today: Wednesday, October 3
Published 10/3/2007 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... WELL, THAT DIDN'T TAKE LONG: Scott Boras won't get the chance to string the Braves along for three months in the Andruw Jones sweepstakes. Atlanta yesterday bid goodbye to its long-time center fielder, saying Boras' initial demands were enough to convince them that no deal could be reached and that they're moving in other directions. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) ...

Who Gets Andruw Jones?
Published 10/3/2007 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... Feeling that winning a money war against slimy agent Scott Boras is right up there with attempting to win a land war in Asia, the Braves decided to cut ties with one-time outfield prodigy Andruw Jones. Boras is looking for a laughable seven-year deal which would pay Jones $20 million per, and the Braves decided to pass. Fear not, Scotty, one of the big-market teams with money to burn will snap him up. (If lack of instant replay is the No. 2 thing about baseball that annoys us, the lack of a salary cap is No. 1. Let’s save this dance for another song. Shall we?) ...

Andruw Jones Is Free but Scott Boras Isn't Happy About It
Published 10/3/2007 by Josh Alper at FanHouse
... a happy man. After all, he's now got a chance at duping some other team into overpaying for a client coming off of his worst season as a major leaguer. But Boras being Boras he can't just move on without slamming John Schuerholz one last time. ...

The Mariano’s Swan Song?
Published 10/3/2007 by Jeff Kallman at The MLB Source
... ALL YOU’LL NEED IS $20 MIL A YEAR—If you want to sign Andruw Jones, that is. So says agent Scott Boras, anyway.  That’d be a phenomenal raise for a guy whose 26 bombs and 94 runs batted in were made to look like Dave Kingman stats with that .222 batting average. ...

Links: The New Official Player Of The Links
Published 10/3/2007 by Lang Whitaker at SLAM Online
... I’m sort of in mourning today because my Braves announced that Andruw Jones is dunzo in the ATL. I read the stor online last night and, honestly, felt a lump in my throat. Andruw’s been my favorite Braves player for over a decade now, and now he’s gone because his agent wants more money. I’ll still root for him, wherever he ends up, but it hurts to see him leave. ...