Andruw Jones trade?

by scottyboy10 on May 16, 2009 10:54 AM EDT

I know your initial reaction to this is NOOOOO!!!!!! But hear me out. The Rangers really have no room for him. He is their fifth outfielder and backup DH. On top of that, he is having a pretty good season so far. Granted, he only has 64 AB, but he has 16 walks and 14 strikeouts. Much better than he has been the last two years. He is hitting .297 with a .439 OPB and .594 SLG. He also has 4 home runs so far. Once again, 64 AB, but even through this much time the last two seasons, he completely awful. I know he was awful his last season with us, but can he be any worse than GA? What we need is another OF bat, and he could provide that. But what would we have to give up for him? Jo-Jo and Brandon Jones/Blanco? Or would the Rangers want more? What do you think of the idea? And what would we have to give up for him?

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AJ is bi product of the hitting coach and the launching pad know as in taking average hitters and making them great hitters while they play in texas staduim and once they leave they go back being a non hitting player. Pass on AJ though could take flyier on Byrd though…

by Hanson-Ace on May 16, 2009 11:06 AM EDT reply actions

by BravesFan on May 16, 2009 11:09 AM EDT reply actions

HAHAHA

by Zeus12888 on May 16, 2009 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions

you know, if it weren’t for all the random funny pictures i don’t know if this place would be as fun

"When life gives you lemons, just say 'F*ck the lemons,' and bail."

by Bravely going forward on May 16, 2009 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions

haha

by Smoltz's Beard on May 17, 2009 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions

If he plays better D then Anderson, and is just as incompetant with the bat, I might be willing to give up someone like Marek and maybe Diory Hernandez.

The only justification i have for this is my overwhelming hate for Anderson. I prefer Andruw’s lack of professionalism to Garret’s abundance of it.

hindsight is 20-13 just like Ted William actual vision- ken tremendous

by heapofoatmeal on May 16, 2009 12:23 PM EDT reply actions

No.

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by cbwilk on May 16, 2009 12:24 PM EDT reply actions

Doubt it will happen i think if the braves trade for someone in LF its someone who would be an every day player and not a platoon

by drumzalicious on May 16, 2009 12:33 PM EDT reply actions

HGH perhaps? Don’t be surprised that he was using before—especially when he hit 51 homers—and he is using them now to prop up his stats. He may have stopped doing it a couple of years ago for fear he would get caught and either it ruined him physically or he wasn’t that good in the first place. Now he is going it again because he has a lot to lose or nothing to lose depending on how you look at it—basically it comes down to never playing baseball again.

Look at who has been “caught” so far…

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by proeye on May 16, 2009 6:39 PM EDT reply actions

would that make you happy? if he was using steroids of HGH when he played for the Braves? personally, i think it would be devastating, and without any evidence to back it up, i don’t know why a Braves fan would say some shit like that

"When life gives you lemons, just say 'F*ck the lemons,' and bail."

by Bravely going forward on May 16, 2009 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions

that hurts

wow . . . i kinda dont want to think about any of our homegrown greats possibly using things like HGH and Steroids.

If i ever found out the likes of Smoltz, Glavine, Chipper, Andruw, etc

i would kinda just stop watching baseball

by drumzalicious on May 17, 2009 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Doesn’t anyone think it’s a bit suspicious that he was absolutely HORRIBLE last year and suddenly he is now a stud? Maybe the Rangers know it and they are afraid to play him. I don’t know.

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by proeye on May 16, 2009 6:40 PM EDT reply actions

what is suspicious

about a player putting up awful numbers when they are hurt?

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by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT

by justincredubil02 on May 16, 2009 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions

might be a good idea....

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by dc_allday on May 16, 2009 6:42 PM EDT reply actions

Awful idea. A. Jones using roids would be awful for me. He was my hero!!!!!

by That a boy on May 16, 2009 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions

A Jones Spilts Home vs Away

Home 39 ABs 333/491/718
Away 25 ABs 240/345/400

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by Kdog106883 on May 16, 2009 8:22 PM EDT reply actions

Plus his BABIP is like .040 points above his career average. He’s simply on a hot streak, playing in a good hitters park.

by Smoltz's Beard on May 17, 2009 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Of course his road OPS is still better than anyone in our OF …

by Lennox on May 18, 2009 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions

TP still here

I shudder to think what would happen bringing Andruw back with Pendleton still here as batting coach. Unless the Rangers trade us their hitting coach too, I’d pass on this idea.

by redwards95 on May 17, 2009 7:38 AM EDT reply actions