I know, in the past, I’ve suggested that there’s a good chance Jones still has something in the tank.  But there’s no way, if I’m a GM, I give him anything more than a split contract, a minor league deal if he doesn’t make the 40-man, and a million + incentives if he does.

http://www.the-common-man.com

Calling planet Andruw. Excused from your winter ball team for being unproductive and out of shape, excused from the Dodgers, who are still on the hook for millions in deferred salary, unable to put up even Tony Pena Jr. offensive numbers the past couple of years, you’ll be dang lucky to get a try-out from a desperate slo-pitch softball team. Now we understand why no hitting coach has been able to get Andruw’s attention in recent years. He ain’t here, he’s off in his own galaxy, where habitually swinging at outside breaking balls earns you a bed down with 30 celestial virgins.

There was a year or two when he was driving balls out to right-center and I thought he’d actually fulfill his potential.  Then he reverted back to swinging from his heels, trying to pull everything 400 feet and 50 feet foul.  What a waste of a potential Hall of Fame career.  Wouldn’t be surprised if Jim Bowden gives him a shot in DC.  If he fails, nobody’s watching at the park or on TV.