Comments on: Big Name Back Up

By: rbj

rbj — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:35:52 +0000

Decent signing. But man, how Andruw has fallen. From sure fire HoFer to 4th outfielder?

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 03:10:13 +0000

i’m totally down with this signing.

[6] yeah, i think he’s going to get a lot of playing. with reachable incentives, he’ll make at least $2.5, methinks.

[7] yup. always #25. i doubt Tex will give it up.

By: OldYanksFan

OldYanksFan — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:57:42 +0000

Gardy hits RHP better, but his splits are not radical. However, I think we will see a semi-platoon with Gritner/Jones, with Brett going in for Jones in the late innings or a RHP reliever.

By: Sliced Bread

Sliced Bread — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:03:30 +0000

[8] not as weird as Chipper Jones in pinstripes, but yeah, weird.

By: RagingTartabull

RagingTartabull — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 23:59:19 +0000

very good deal, but its gonna weeeeeeird seeing him in a Yankee uniform, no?

By: Sliced Bread

Sliced Bread — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 23:55:42 +0000

hasn’t Jones worn #25 his whole career?
would Teix give it up for him?

By: Sliced Bread

Sliced Bread — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 23:48:57 +0000

Jones is a great 4th outfielder. My only concern is that Girardi might use him more than he probably should, you know, just because he’s Andruw Jones.
I think he’s going to get a lot more playing time than Thames received (and why not? he’s a better player). This signing is probably not good news for Gardner. I think Gardner’s going to end up being the 4th outfielder – mostly because who Andruw Jones – was.

By: Greg G

Greg G — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 23:36:27 +0000

He is probably the best 4th outfielder they have had in quite some time, so it was a good signing. This will be interesting to see how the Yanks use their bench this year with so many older players on the roster.

By: RIYank

RIYank — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 23:19:26 +0000

Yeah, good price. [2] His stats last season were good. And he particularly raked against lefties.

By: williamnyy23

williamnyy23 — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 23:17:33 +0000

Jones is a very good signing. He can still play a decent OF and hits lefties very well (http://tinyurl.com/4o47ddv). In other words, he’s a better version of Marcus Thames.

By: Mr OK Jazz Tokyo

Mr OK Jazz Tokyo — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:07:30 +0000

I always Loved watching Andruw Jones play..but man, his stats the last few seasons..PeeeeeEWWWWWWW….

By: vockins

vockins — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:05:28 +0000

That’s a good deal, I think!

I don’t think it’ll save them from finishing fourth in the division, but that’s a good deal!