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QUOTE (Lillian @ Feb 22, 2010 -> 08:35 AM)
There is yet another factor which I forgot to mention. Last year was his first year in the American League. As he gets to know the pitchers better, his familiarity with their 'stuff' should help him to improve upon his first half season in the A.L.

 

On the other side of that coin is that AL pitchers have now had a chance to see him, and they will adjust accordingly.

 

QUOTE (SouthsideDon48 @ Feb 22, 2010 -> 01:33 PM)
Thunderbolt, Jones hit 17 home runs in limited at-bats in Texas. If he had 500 at-bats, he whould've hit 25 homers easily.

 

That's a pretty big 'if,' considering he was hurt at the end of last season.

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QUOTE (SouthsideDon48 @ Feb 22, 2010 -> 01:33 PM)
Thunderbolt, Jones hit 17 home runs in limited at-bats in Texas. If he had 500 at-bats, he whould've hit 25 homers easily.

 

With the exception of his abysmal batting average last year, his hr/rbi numbers would probably look pretty good if he played 140-150 games. Those numbers are also against pitching he's never seen before. Even though Jason Bay did his .293 in his short time with the red sox after being traded in '08, but they can't all be winners!

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QUOTE (greg775 @ Feb 22, 2010 -> 02:41 PM)
Wouldn't Nix have hit 40 home runs if he had 500 at bats? That's all fine and dandy but doesn't mean too much.

 

Nix would have hit about 23 HR and Jones would have hit about 32, and recent history shows that would have been an obvious power outburst from Nix, where Jones on the other hand has dropped 30-40 bombs consistently in his career

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QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Feb 22, 2010 -> 04:55 PM)
Nix would have hit about 23 HR, and recent history shows that would have been an obvious power outburst from him, where Jones on the other hand has dropped 30-40 bombs consistently in his career.

Only Nix is young enough to show this kind of upside, and Jones hasn't put up those numbers, with encouraging peripheral stats, in years.

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QUOTE (MattZakrowski @ Feb 22, 2010 -> 01:50 PM)
A DH with 25 homers, a .214 avg. and a .323 OBP is a bad DH.

Yeah, that's just plain bad. Getting on base is extremely important, especially when you're talking about using a DH low in the lineup. A Jones/Kotsay cocktail is not the same as having a Thome or Blalock. If our DH is going to be batting 8th or 9th, the ability for said DH to get on base and move others on base is paramount.

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QUOTE (everafan @ Feb 23, 2010 -> 10:44 AM)
Anyone suspicious that Jones is reportedly in great shape but there haven't been any pictures?

 

I've seen him on TV in the cage. He looks pretty good. No big gut like the last couple years.

 

I wanted Damon because you know what you're going to get from him. But I'm feeling pretty good about Andruw Jones being serviceable until they can make a trade. And who knows, maybe he'll be a big surprise himself in 2010.

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QUOTE (everafan @ Feb 23, 2010 -> 10:44 AM)
Anyone suspicious that Jones is reportedly in great shape but there haven't been any pictures?

You can see him in the second part of the first Garfein interview listed here. He talks to Jones after his interview with Peavy.

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