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December 29, 2008
MLB.com reports that the Mets' interest in Andruw Jones is declining. The trade talks initially took place during the Winter Meetings, and more talks have not been scheduled. |
December 29, 2008
ESPN.com reports that the Mets have some interest in acquiring Andruw Jones from the Dodgers. The 32-year-old has one more year left on his two-year, $36.2 million deal. If he were to land in New York, he would play right field and Carlos Beltran would return to center. |
December 26, 2008
Andruw Jones has enjoyed some success in the first few games of the Dominican Winter League, according to MLB.com. Over five games Jones is hitting just .188, but he has a .409 OBP thanks to six walks, though with eight strikeouts his eye at the plate could still use some work. |
December 16, 2008
Andruw Jones commented on his future, according to the LA Times. Jones said, "After the next season I'll be a free agent again. I have to regain my confidence in the game, get the injury out of my mind and run like normal. That confidence is what I've come to look for with the Aguilas (Dominican League team)."
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October 31, 2008
Andruw Jones said he would like to return to Atlanta and finish his career as a member of the Braves, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He commented, "Ive got one more year in my contract. Hopefully, I can come back to Atlanta. I would love to finish my career here."
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October 10, 2008
Dodgers center fielder Andruw Jones is not with the team as they make their run to the postseason, and will not stand for being a part-time player next year, according to the L.A. Times. "I'm an everyday guy or I need to move out," Jones remarked. |
September 13, 2008
Andruw Jones has been placed on the 60-day DL, according to the AP. He has an injured right knee and indicated he is not feeling well enough to play. Takashi Saito has been activated from the 60-day DL as the corresponding move. |
September 10, 2008
Andruw Jones made his first start in center field for the Dodgers since August 8 for the Dodgers, according to the Los Angeles Times. |
September 1, 2008
Andruw Jones (knee) was activated from the DL on Monday, according to The Sports Network. |
August 24, 2008
Andruw Jones played first base on Saturday in his minor league rehab game and went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, according to MLB.com. Jones was at first in order to protect his knee from further strain. |
August 20, 2008
Andruw Jones missed two games on his rehab assignment after he stepped into a hole on the field, leading to soreness in his knee, according to Dodgers.com. |
August 14, 2008
Andruw Jones will begin his rehab assignment on Saturday, according to the Los Angeles Daily News. |
August 12, 2008
As speculated, Dodgers outfielder Andruw Jones has been put on the 15-day disabled list with an irritated patellar tendon in his right knee, according to the Los Angeles Daily News. |
August 11, 2008
Andruw Jones could be headed to the DL to make room for the returning Nomar Garciaparra on Tuesday, according to the Los Angeles Daily News. |
August 10, 2008
The Dodgers are saying that Andruw Jones is day-to-day because of a tender right knee, according to Dodgers.com. |
August 3, 2008
As he continues to struggle through a horrific season, rumors are starting to leak from the Dodgers organization indicating the team may send outfielder Andruw Jones to the minors, according to the Los Angeles Times. |
July 31, 2008
Andruw Jones continued his embarrassing campaign, going 0-for-4 and striking out once in the Dodgers loss to Arizona. |
July 29, 2008
Andruw Jones came off the bench as a pinch hitter on Monday night to drive in his 13th RBI of the season in the Dodgers 7-6 loss to the Giants. |
July 20, 2008
Andruw Jones was out of Saturday's lineup due to stomach problems that forced him out in the fifth inning of Friday's game, according to the LA Times. He candidly said, "I've had to go to the bathroom quite a few times." |
July 6, 2008
After going 0-for-9 in his return from the DL, Andruw Jones finally got a hit on Sunday. |
July 4, 2008
Andruw Jones was activated off of the DL today, according to The Sports Network. He was hitting just .165 when he went on the DL with torn cartilage in his knee. |
July 3, 2008
According to the Los Angeles Daily News, Andruw Jones will return two weeks early from a bum right knee and join the Dodgers on Friday. |
June 30, 2008
According to the Dodgers' official website, before Andruw Jones underwent knee surgery on May 27, Dodgers manager Joe Torre took the gut-approach to who he would play in center field in Jones' place. Torre said Jones will take back his starting spot in center and Juan Pierre (if healthy) will stay in left field, leaving Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier for right field. |
June 29, 2008
Andruw Jones isn't expected back until after the All-Star break, but he knows where he'll be playing when he's ready. Manager Joe Torre informs MLB.com that Jones will regain his starting job in center field. Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier will form some sort of platoon in right field. Jones is out due to right knee surgery. |
June 21, 2008
Andruw Jones reportedly looked very comfortable while taking batting practice before Friday's game, according to the LA Times. |
June 17, 2008
Andruw Jones, who is coming back from knee surgery, has been hitting at Dodger Stadium and reportedly looks better than he has at any point all season, according to the LA Daily News. There is no word yet on when Jones might begin a rehab assignment. |
June 11, 2008
Andruw Jones took batting practice Tuesday, just two weeks after knee surgery, according to the LA Times. He is likely another two weeks away from a return. |
June 9, 2008
Andruw Jones is ahead of schedule in his recovery from a meniscus tear in his right knee, according to the LA Times. He has already started hitting in the batting cage, and feels like he can run, although the team doesn't want him to yet. |
June 3, 2008
Andruw Jones hopes to return to action before the All-Star break, according to the LA Times. He was relieved that doctors did not find any additional issues during his arthroscopic knee surgery last week, and he said, "When the doctors told me that, it was a good feeling. Because I've always had problems with my patellar tendon. It feels better. The pain that I had in the back, there's not much soreness in there anymore."
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May 27, 2008
Andruw Jones underwent surgery to repair torn cartilage in his right knee Tuesday, according to the AP. The procedure will sideline the outfielder 4-6 weeks. "They fixed what they thought they had to fix," manager Joe Torre said. "He'll start in the next day or so with the rehab that he's going to have to do." |
May 24, 2008
Andruw Jones will have arthroscopic surgery to repair a tear of the medial meniscus in his right knee, according to the LA Daily News. The procedure will sideline him 4-6 weeks. The Dodgers placed Jones on the DL before Saturday's game. Terry Tiffee was recalled to replace him on the roster. |
May 24, 2008
Andruw Jones still hasn't ruled out surgery to fix his injured knee, but he has been able to do agility drills the past couple of days and the swelling has gone down in his injured knee, according to the Los Angeles Times. "If [I] go play and it's really irritated and swells up again and gets . . . to where I can't play with it, we're just going to go ahead and shut it down and get it done," Jones said. |
May 22, 2008
Andruw Jones said that based on the way his ailing knee felt after two days of rest, he felt he could have played on Wednesday, according to the LA Times. Jones, who has torn cartilage and a cyst in his right knee, rode a stationary bicycle for around 10 minutes and spent time hitting off a tee. He rested for about 40 minutes and when he didn't experience any swelling in his knee, went into the batting cage and hit about 60 balls. The plan is for Jones to run the bases and catch fly balls in center field today, which is a day off for the Dodgers. If the swelling that he had Sunday evening doesn't come back, he said he should be ready to play in the Dodgers' series opener against the Cardinals on May 23.
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May 21, 2008
Andruw Jones stated that his swollen right knee felt "much better" on Tuesday, and added that he remained hopeful that he could avoid arthroscopic surgery to repair torn cartilage and remove a cyst that would sideline him for four to six weeks, according to the LA Times.
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May 20, 2008
Andruw Jones underwent an MRI on Monday that revealed a slight cartilage tear in his right knee, according to ESPN.com. The Dodgers will wait a few days to see if the center fielder will have to undergo surgery. Jones said, "Hopefully, I can do surgery in the offseason."
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May 13, 2008
Andruw Jones is not in the Dodgers lineup for the second straight game, according to the Los Angeles Daily News. |
May 11, 2008
The Dodgers spent big money this off-season to add CF Andruw Jones . Now they have to question how poorly that decision has become. Jones went 0-for-3 this evening with two strike outs and one runner left on board. |
May 1, 2008
Andruw Jones is riding the pine today, according to MLB.com. Juan Pierre filled his spot in left field. |
April 28, 2008
According to Fox Sports Andruw Jones is a consideration for the Baseball Hall of Fame. But Jones' career has hit a wall. In 2007 he hit .222 with a .311 on-base percentage. In the early going this season he is hitting .167 with a .274 on-base percentage. |
April 26, 2008
Andruw Jones was forced out of action after the fourth inning during Friday's win against the Rockies due to a left calf contusion, according to the AP. He is listed as day-to-day. |
April 22, 2008
Andruw Jones will ride the pine in favor of Juan Pierre tonight, according to InsideSoCal.com. Jones was dropped to eighth in the Dodgers' lineup in his last appearance, and suitably went 0-for-4. |
April 21, 2008
Andruw Jones, who was dropped to eighth in the batting order on Monday and he responded by going 0-for-4. He is now hitting .159 on the year. |
April 19, 2008
Andruw Jones, following in the footsteps of Prince Fielder, broke a long homerless drought on Saturday as Jones hit his first home run in a Dodgers uniform in his 55th AB. |
April 12, 2008
Andruw Jones scored three runs on Saturday night though he also went 0-for-3 to drop his season average to a sickly .105. |
April 9, 2008
Andruw Jones will ride the pine today in favor of Matt Kemp, according to the LA Daily News. Jones is only hitting .103 over 29 at-bats (with nine strikeouts), and Manager Torre is going with Kemp in center field. |
March 21, 2008
Andruw Jones went 3-for-4 on Friday with two runs and a SB for the Dodgers. Wouldn't it be great to have 26 HR and 94 RBI in a season an be considered an abject failure? Jones did hit .222 last season, an awful number, but motivated by a short 2-year contract does anyone doubt that a .270-35-100 season isn't possible this season? |
March 7, 2008
Andruw Jones took advantage of the strong winds in Vero Beach, Fla on Friday to hit his first homer for the Dodgers. Jones has begun taking off some of the extra weight he reported with in his first season with the Los Angeles and is down 10 pounds from the 240 he reported with in late February.
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February 29, 2008
Andruw Jones has admitted that he's a bit overweight this spring -- he's listed at 240 pounds -- but he told manager joe Torre that he'd work it off, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Jones said he went into the offseason trying to gain weight after hitting just .222 with a slimmer physique in 2007. Let's hope the added weight is more muscle than flab and that he can come through on an improvement on last season's disappointing performance. |
