Comments on: Would Jones be worth a look?

By: DaJaun

DaJaun — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:00:08 +0000

The Yankees will still suck next year.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:59:45 +0000

Why not take a shot on Andruw Jones what do the Yankees really have to lose? Give him a minor league deal see what he has to offer in spring training. Maybe he has a little motivation in him after being such a bust for the Dodgers and can get back to his old form. It’s not like the Yankees haven’t wasted money before!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:51:07 +0000

ANSKY… Same as the poker player?

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:41:15 +0000

Paulie . Rowand is better than Melky and Gardner put together . As for Jones. . i don’t see the harm in giving him a minor league contract . . and rolling the dice . can’t hurt

By: BrooklynPaulie

BrooklynPaulie — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:32:14 +0000

No way!!!! This guy wouldn’t be worth the league minimum if he produced, both defensively and offensively, as he has the past 2 seasons. Funny how his performance has suffered since MLB had its “come to Jesus” reckoning with the steroid issue.
Another thing floating around out there is the possibility that the Yanks could be interested in trading for Aron Rowand. Why??? The guy is a good defender, but lacks the plate skills to justify such a trade. Give Melky and Gardner a shot. They could both offer the same as Rowand, playing the position well while offering uncertainty at the plate.

By: Irabu's Son

Irabu's Son — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:05:14 +0000

TRADE FOR RANDY WINN

By: Ramondo Stallings

Ramondo Stallings — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:12:04 +0000

It absolutely amazes me that AJ has let himself go to the point of becoming a scrub. Do you remember him in the World Series in 96? He was a beast and his future looked so bright. Now at 32 he should be working on becoming a great to HOF player but instead he has fallen bad. Do I want the Yankees to give him a shot…NO but I do hope he sees that he has come to the “crossroad” in his career. He is wasting his God given talent and as my mom use to say “you better use it or God will take it away”! Lets hope that he finds himself back to being a productive player…well productive against other teams not the Yanks.

By: Old Ranger

Old Ranger — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:00:42 +0000

CB
January 5th, 2009 at 1:01 am
“Use the stats to help your head and eyes. If you have only seen them play on TV, then of course you have to go by stats only.”

I never go by stats alone. Anyone who knows statistics thoroughly knows not to do so.

What’s ironic about you bringing this up is that it was you in fact who cited statistics as evidence for both Melky (his winter ball stats) and Gardner (his second call up stats and
projections).

You were going by his statistics. You were the one inappropriately touting Gardner’s projections.
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CB…1st of all, you are one of the 12/15 top posters on this blog. That is why I questioned you. Sorry to have misjudged your use of stats. Most stat people just throw stats out as the end all to any discusion. That is why I put them out there.
Have you been watching Brett play in PERSON, is the big question? Following someones progress and watching them in person are two different things. I’ve seen a plethora of his games over the years, that is what I do all summer…other then fishing.
If you have, you will have noticed he is (after working with Long) using the lower half of his body when hitting. Before, he only slapped at the ball. Again, if you look at his 2nd call up, or watched him play you may have noticed it.

By: joeman

joeman — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:12:21 +0000

at a discount wouldn’t David Eckstein be a better utility player than Cody Ransom for the infield ?

By: Matthew Cohen

Matthew Cohen — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:44:44 +0000

In a word … no