Braves cut ties with free-agent-to-be Andruw Jones

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Braves cut ties with free-agent-to-be Andruw Jones
kcudah kcudah posted 10/2/2007 from sportsillustrated.cnn.com [flag]
The Braves will not try to re-sign Andruw Jones, general manager John Schuerholz said Tuesday, deciding they couldn't afford to keep the perennial Gold Glove center fielder who has spent his entire career in Atlanta. The move was not unexpected as Jones completed the final year of a $75 million contract. He made $13.5 million this season, and the Braves plan to use that on bolstering their ... [link]

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Braves Cut Ties with Andruw Jones
Published 10/3/2007 by Steve Sax at Sons of Steve Garvey
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The Weekly Shakedown
Published 10/5/2007 at Shakedownsports.com
... —The Braves have announced that they will cut ties with longtime center fielder Andruw Jones. That means once the playoffs end, Jones will have to sift through numerous laughably low free agent offers and find a new team. Until then he will keep himself busy with his annual “Bad Fundamentals Camp”, a two month clinic where Jones teaches kids how to catch with one hand and lunge at sliders down and away. ...

Should The Royals Sign Andruw Jones?
Published 10/8/2007 by Craig Brown at Royals Authority
... With the announcement that the Braves weren’t interested in retaining the services of Andruw Jones, it most likely piqued the interest of more than one team. ...

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