baseballthinkfactory.org - 1/4/2009
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Especially since he can now fit into an Art Fleming tuxedo…
Scouts believe his defense is in serious regression, largely because … well, he’s gotten large. “He’s just too heavy to play at the level he used to play at in the outfield,” one scout said on Saturday.
“He’s fat,” said another. ...
sports.espn.go.com - 1/4/2009
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sports.espn.go.com —
Posted by Buster Olney It is strange, but
true, that Andruw Jones' career is in jeopardy, even...
before he turns 32 years old. Even with the Dodgers restructuring his contract so that he is owed about $5 million for 2009, there does not seem to be any ...
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mlbtraderumors.com - 1/2/2009
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mlbtraderumors.com —
T.J. Simers of the L.A. Times has heard
that the Dodgers are working on a buyout deal...
for outfielder Andruw Jones. Simers claims that the buyout would save the team $12MM and "send the guy, who couldn't hit a thing, seeking employment ...
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Dodgers Working On Buyout For Andruw Jones?
theropolitans.com - 1/3/2009
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theropolitans.com —
I know there was a tiny ember of
a rumor a few days ago that was quickly...
shot down, but I'd like to think about the possibility of bringing Andruw Jones on board -- if and only if Luis Castillo is shipped elsewhere (LA).
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Would you take Andruw Jones -- for Luis Castillo?
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Olney On The Obvious: Andruw Jones' Career Might Be Over
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog —
... the kind of numbers that would earn most player an immediate ticket out of baseball -- he struck out 76 times in 209 at-bats, with a .158 batting average. He had many more strikeouts, in fact, than he had hits and walks combined (60). Scouts believe his defense is in serious regression, largely because … well, he's gotten large. "He's just too heavy to play at the level he used to play at in the outfield," one scout said on Saturday.
"He's fat," said another.
Via BTF.
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