Andruw Jones placed on waivers?

[Aaron Rowand_never forget]

i got the article here..

Rob Bradford of Massachusett's Eagle-Tribune writes that Andruw Jones has been placed on waivers by the Braves. I discovered this via Buster Olney's blog. Said Olney:

"In any event, I seriously doubt Jones will be playing for anybody but the Braves, despite the fact that in the next week, he'll earn the 10-and-5 right to veto any trade. But we'll soon know if anybody has placed a claim, and whether the Braves are willing to discuss a trade."

Jones makes $13.5MM next season in the last year of his contract. He'll turn 30 in the beginning of the '07 season. Andruw's .350 OBP and .514 SLG are right in line with career norms. Baseball Prospectus expects him to remain at this level until about 2009. Remember, National League teams would get the first crack at Jones if more than one club puts in a claim. I could see the Cardinals and Astros putting in claims. If the Braves can't make a deal with the team that claimed Jones, they can always just pull him back.

For a good summary of how waiver trades work, consult Steve Phillips's article from a year ago.

curtousy of mlbtraderumors.com


what do you guys think about him, i know NL gets 1st crack at him, but he would make a great CF for us..... and a player to be named later can't be a MLB player.......I honestly think kenny will take a crack at him.....


even though brian is swinging a hot bat....


what do you guys think?:confused: :confused:

[TheJourneyman]

He is one of the top CFs in the game offensively and defensively but he will remain a brave for the rest of the year since he was pulled off waivers by the braves.

If, and I honestly hope he stays a Brave, they decide to trade him next year he will decide where he goes since he will be a 10/5 guy. And he will want to go to a contender if he wants to leave.

[SouthSideChamps05]

Yeah, because the Sox need so much offensive help, and our centerfielder Brian Anderson is just horrible defensively. He certainly has no potential or future. If you didnt understand, I was being extremely sarcastic. If you seriously think the sox need Jones, then I dont know if you've even looked at the sox stats. Brian Anderson is our starting cf, and will be for years to come. No one realizees how good of a fielder he is. He will be a better player then Aaron Rowand, and already is just as good as him defensively. Rowand was over agressive, and he made too many mistakes in the field. So keep on dreaming with Jones, but we'd be idiots to give up our talented minor league players for a guy we do not need.

[Chisox73]

I saw this explained on the Eastern Seaboard Programming Network the other day.After the July 31st non-waiver deadline,every single player in MLB goes through the waiver wire,whethere it's Andrew Jones or Joe Blow. It happens every year.