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Andruw Jones Placed On Waivers

 

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.

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Cincinnati 	57 	53 	.518 	-

Arizona 55 54 .505 1.5

Los Angeles 55 55 .500 2.0

Colorado 53 55 .491 3.0

Philadelphia 53 56 .486 3.5

Houston 52 57 .477 4.5

San Francisco 52 57 .477 4.5

Milwaukee 52 58 .473 5.0

Florida 51 59 .464 6.0

Atlanta 50 59 .459 6.5

:huh:

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QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Aug 5, 2006 -> 11:29 PM)
Cincinnati 	57 	53 	.518 	-

Arizona 55 54 .505 1.5

Los Angeles 55 55 .500 2.0

Colorado 53 55 .491 3.0

Philadelphia 53 56 .486 3.5

Houston 52 57 .477 4.5

San Francisco 52 57 .477 4.5

Milwaukee 52 58 .473 5.0

Florida 51 59 .464 6.0

Atlanta 50 59 .459 6.5

:huh:

 

Well Arizona just fell to 55-55, so Cincinnati now has a 2 game lead on them and LA. Also, Cincinnati has a 4 game series at home coming up with St. Louis. They are only 2.5 games back, and the Cardinals pitch Jeff Weaver and Jason Marquis in the first 2 games at GABP, the best homer park in the game. St. Louis might show up on this list in the not too distant future.

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