Dodgers To Release Andruw Jones On Thursday Morning!

by AlRoBraves95 on Jan 14, 2009 9:34 PM EST Comment 32 comments

According to Ken Gurnick of MLB.com, the Dodgers are expected to officialy release Andruw Jones Thursday morning. Jones, you'll remember, agreed to defer the $21.1MM remaining on his contract back in early January to open up payroll for the Dodgers, and for a chance at a fresh start with a new team. The Dodgers have reportedly discussed a few potential trades this week, but all talks have apparently fallen flat. He has expressed interest in returning to the Braves.

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by the time i get home from class tomorrow night, i expect to see that we’ve signed him for the league minimum

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by bigjoe on Jan 14, 2009 9:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I hope so

"Fools rush in where fools have been before"

by jeg on Jan 14, 2009 9:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I don’t think we’re in that much of a hurry. I think we’ll eventually sign him, but I wonder if it will be a minor league contract. There’s no reason for the Braves to use a roster spot on him.

by gondeee on Jan 14, 2009 10:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

… no reason to use a roster spot on him at this point. If he proves he can come back during spring training, then we can add him to the roster.

by gondeee on Jan 14, 2009 10:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Good Point

Thats a good point by gondee! Invite him to Spring Training and make him earn his roster spot. Come to camp in shape and ready to play. The beauty of this whole thing is we can sign Andrew at the League Mimimum and if struggles we can sit him or release him and give way for Scafer, Hernandez or B. Jones..

by AlRoBraves95 on Jan 14, 2009 10:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I doubt Gorkys is going to be ready for big-league action this year.

by mattdiaz4life on Jan 14, 2009 10:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

and brandon jones is playing center field never in a million years

also, you can’t spell his name right. its not like he debuted 12 years ago

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by bigjoe on Jan 14, 2009 10:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The Braves should require...

a weekly weigh-in even if he can make the team out of ST. He seems to have the Big Papi / Prince Fielder metabolism.

by BBFAN46 on Jan 15, 2009 9:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

let's not get carried away here

A Jones is no where NEAR the size of those two.

"Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill -

by justincredubil02 on Jan 15, 2009 10:24 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

No, but...

it could be just a matter of time!

by BBFAN46 on Jan 15, 2009 12:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

With what he’s done over the past two years on the field, I’d be incensed if they gave him a major league deal. He only deserves a minor league deal and an invitation to spring camp.

Oh, Bobby.

by sdp on Jan 14, 2009 11:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, for all the ANDRUW ADVOCATING i’ve been doing, i don’t think i’ve ever said MAJOR LEAGUE DEAL GUARANTEED ROSTER SPOT. make him work for it

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by bigjoe on Jan 15, 2009 12:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I can’t imagine andruw wanting to play anywhere else at this point. He knows the faithfull fans in atlanta will be patient with his progress. He won’t get that support elsewhere, especially in New York. He’ll be back even if its a minor league deal.

by another on Jan 15, 2009 10:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Let me be the first to say

WELCOME HOME ANDRUW

by KAPTHENEWBIE on Jan 14, 2009 9:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

i cant wait for Andruw to bounce back with the Braves!
i’ll be cheering him on during spring training

i hated to see him go after a horrible season, but i believe he can come back and with Andruw and our other OF we’re going to get, the Braves will be right up there with the Phils and mets

by bravesfan1047 on Jan 14, 2009 10:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Andruw was wearing a Braves hat at a college basketball game!

mlbtraderumors.com reports:
“8:29pm: Several e-mailers have pointed out that Andruw Jones is in attendance at the Duke-Georgia Tech men’s basketball game and is wearing an Atlanta Braves hat. Interesting, eh?”

I don’t know about you, but I’m excited. I hope Atlanta signs him.

by nick9314 on Jan 14, 2009 10:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Well, he did play with the Braves for 11 years. I wouldn’t be so surprised to see him wearing a darned Braves hat.

Oh, Bobby.

by sdp on Jan 14, 2009 11:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

If Andruw has a starting job for the Braves this coming year something will have gone very wrong. I have zero faith in him being able to resurrect his career.

by soup du jour on Jan 14, 2009 11:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

If Andruw is in shape and signs at the league minimum, I think his defense alone makes him worth it. Maybe start him out in a platoon with Anderson or Blanco to see if he can get his swing back.

by Lennox on Jan 15, 2009 12:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

If he’s starting with the braves this year, it means he’s earned it – and obviously we would all be fine with that.

by VegasAces on Jan 16, 2009 10:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Alot of players have.....

bounced back from bad years. Why not Andruw. I look forward to him playing for 400k and having a decent season. We have nothing to lose and everything to gain. I think I will actually be upset if we don’t give him a shot!

by coachg3 on Jan 16, 2009 10:25 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

It sounds like he isn’t interested in a minor league deal, so if we do sign him to a league minimum contract who gets kicked off the current roster?

I guess I should be one to talk.
There's nights that I can't even walk.
There's days I couldn't give a fuck.
And in between is where I'm stuck.

by Smoltz's Beard on Jan 16, 2009 11:07 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

We kinda discussed this yesterday…Logan, O’Flaherty, Ridgway, Hernandez

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by bigjoe on Jan 16, 2009 11:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

My vote would be Ridgeway

We are pretty deep at SP/long relief now, so he would be missed the least. I am interested in seeing what Logan and O’Flaherty can do this year in ST and Hernandez needs to be protected.

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by justincredubil02 on Jan 16, 2009 11:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I’m rusty when it comes to the rules of swapping players between the majors and the minors…would we lose any of those players in that case? Are they “out of options” as they say?

I do agree with your general line of thinking.

I guess I should be one to talk.
There's nights that I can't even walk.
There's days I couldn't give a fuck.
And in between is where I'm stuck.

by Smoltz's Beard on Jan 16, 2009 11:43 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

If it is Ridgeway

I think he was only called up once or twice, so even if he does have that clause, he should have a few callups to go before he is free.

"Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill -

by justincredubil02 on Jan 16, 2009 11:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

If you’re taking somebody off the 40 man roster, they have to pass through waivers, so there’s always the chance you could lose them.

Aside from that, after a certain amount of playing time, (I’m not sure how much, but it’s something more than a season’s worth of games, definitely they can do it if they have more than 6 years in the minors and thus would be able to be a minor league free agent anyway) a player can elect free agency rather than be outrighted to the minors. I don’t think this applies to any of the guys we’ve mentioned though.

I really can’t see them chancing losing a player to put Andruw on the roster.

by cbwilk on Jan 16, 2009 11:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

You only lose an option if you’re called up/down when theres not an injury

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by bigjoe on Jan 16, 2009 12:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks guys.

I guess I should be one to talk.
There's nights that I can't even walk.
There's days I couldn't give a fuck.
And in between is where I'm stuck.

by Smoltz's Beard on Jan 16, 2009 12:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Actually, they changed the way options work a few years back. You used to get a finite number that could only be used within your first three years. Now, you get unlimited options on a player for his first four years in the majors. Now that I’ve written that I’m thinking it may still only be three, but the unlimited part is right; you can send a guy up and down as many times as you want.

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by cbwilk on Jan 16, 2009 12:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs