Passion Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 After going with a big 0-5, 5 K performance yesterday; Jones is currently sporting the following overall splits: .212/.333/.397/.730 51 SO 26 BB 6 HR 30 RBI The RBI total is pretty surprising/impressive considering how poorly he has hit. He has been downright awful in May: .147/.227/.221/.448 25 SO 7 BB 1 HR 11 RBI I hope he gets on track and he more than less will with a ton of season left, but yesterday was the worst I think I've ever seen him. He had no clue where the ball was at all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 He's been playing with a back injury, maybe he should be DL'd and let it heal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furcalchick Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 andruw jones seems to have this habit of not going to the dl and playing hurt, so him going to the dl is unlikely unless it gets worse. but his problem is actually because his swing is TERRIBLE right now. he's always having home run cuts or weak swings and his batting stance is awful. alot of braves fans are getting tired of him, especially with his comments earlier in the year. expect boos tuesday night (game is on tbs). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankeefan21 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 andruw jones seems to have this habit of not going to the dl and playing hurt, so him going to the dl is unlikely unless it gets worse. but his problem is actually because his swing is TERRIBLE right now. he's always having home run cuts or weak swings and his batting stance is awful. alot of braves fans are getting tired of him, especially with his comments earlier in the year. expect boos tuesday night (game is on tbs). Well, his bad swing can probably be attributed to his bad back. I've never been an Andruw Jones fan, but he is too good of a player to stay in a funk like this for long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louiecastillo1 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 hopefully the rest of the braves will join him in a funk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabrerafan Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I haven't seen Jones play much, but when I have, he literally falls over when he swings. He needs to shorten the swing, and try going to the opposite field more. But from what I've read, he's apparently said he's "a pull hitter." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSwift25 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Contract year, too. Dude'll still get paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonDigital Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I'm really upset AJ is slumping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markickass21 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Hopefully he pulls it together at 30 he should be in the prime of his career Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passion Posted May 21, 2007 Author Share Posted May 21, 2007 He's got more mileage on him at 30 then 90% of most guys at the same age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy42Jack0 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 andruw jones seems to have this habit of not going to the dl and playing hurt, so him going to the dl is unlikely unless it gets worse. but his problem is actually because his swing is TERRIBLE right now. he's always having home run cuts or weak swings and his batting stance is awful. alot of braves fans are getting tired of him, especially with his comments earlier in the year. expect boos tuesday night (game is on tbs). Well, his bad swing can probably be attributed to his bad back. I've never been an Andruw Jones fan, but he is too good of a player to stay in a funk like this for long. i disagree...offensively...for his potential when he came up...he has always been in a funk...he tries to hit mickey mantle sized moon shots every time up...which is why his career average is around what? .270...this is nothing new from him...if his defense slumped, then id be worried Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirspud Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 andruw jones seems to have this habit of not going to the dl and playing hurt, so him going to the dl is unlikely unless it gets worse. but his problem is actually because his swing is TERRIBLE right now. he's always having home run cuts or weak swings and his batting stance is awful. alot of braves fans are getting tired of him, especially with his comments earlier in the year. expect boos tuesday night (game is on tbs). Well, his bad swing can probably be attributed to his bad back. I've never been an Andruw Jones fan, but he is too good of a player to stay in a funk like this for long. i disagree...offensively...for his potential when he came up...he has always been in a funk...he tries to hit mickey mantle sized moon shots every time up...which is why his career average is around what? .270...this is nothing new from him...if his defense slumped, then id be worried I don't think Andruw Jones ever truly met expectations offensively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Night Phantom Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 And yet he'll probably still retire with 500-600 HR. He's not going to put up a platinum sombrero every night, but Hollywood K's a lot. He's always had issues with low pitches anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passion Posted May 22, 2007 Author Share Posted May 22, 2007 You could throw him 92 down the fat part of the plate and he would be frozen by it right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankeefan21 Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 andruw jones seems to have this habit of not going to the dl and playing hurt, so him going to the dl is unlikely unless it gets worse. but his problem is actually because his swing is TERRIBLE right now. he's always having home run cuts or weak swings and his batting stance is awful. alot of braves fans are getting tired of him, especially with his comments earlier in the year. expect boos tuesday night (game is on tbs). Well, his bad swing can probably be attributed to his bad back. I've never been an Andruw Jones fan, but he is too good of a player to stay in a funk like this for long. i disagree...offensively...for his potential when he came up...he has always been in a funk...he tries to hit mickey mantle sized moon shots every time up...which is why his career average is around what? .270...this is nothing new from him...if his defense slumped, then id be worried I don't think Andruw Jones ever truly met expectations offensively. Fair enough. The weird thing about Andruw is that he'll K 120 times in a season but he'll also drive in 130 runs and score 100 more. As JimmyJack pointed out, he's really in there for his stellar D [even if he's a bit of a hotdog] and who knows how many runs he saves in the OF with his leather. I think he's one of those guys like Soriano who got rushed through the minors and was expected to compete at the ML level too quickly instead of being developed in AA or AAA ball. These guys are getting along on raw talent alone. I still say he comes out of this and finishes the season with a .260/.270 avg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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