The Los Angeles Dodgers and Andruw Jones have agreed to rework his contract to save the team $12 million off its 2009 payroll, SI.com has learned. The deal likely will lead to Jones playing elsewhere next year.
The Los Angeles Times reported Friday that the sides were working on such an arrangement.
With Jones agreeing to defer more than half his $20 million salary to aid the team, it stands to reason that the team will agree to part ways with him at some point. Jones expressed a desire to the Dodgers that he'd like to play elsewhere in 2009.
The agreement between Jones and the Dodgers could save the club additional monies and perhaps enhance its chances to retain free-agent superstar Manny Ramirez. The Dodgers got company Friday in the chase for Ramirez, as the Giants have joined the bidding.
The Dodgers actually have done a terrific job of paring their payroll already this winter, as they are expected to lose free agents Derek Lowe, Brad Penny, Joe Beimel, Nomar Garciaparra and Jeff Kent.
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Andruw... re-work your deal, but dont expect anything more than a minor league deal from the Montreal Expos.
Yankee27
Castaic , CA
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Good riddance. Better to lose the bloated player that arrive following the bloated contract. Sometimes losing money isn't losing when you rid yourself of the problem. Go Dodgers!
Son of California
Sacramento, CA
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Let's see- who is Jones's agent? Oh yeah, Scott Boras. Same guy who has Manny Ramirez. Coincidence? Methinks not. Something's cooking.......
mipacu56
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Yeah... Manny to the Dodgers, Jones to the Giants
Yankee27
Castaic , CA
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Who thinks the Yankees will sign Andruw Jones to be their center fielder for a year or two to get it ready for AJAX??
1. Damon 2. Jeter 3. Arod 4. Tex 5. Matusi 6. Nady 7. Posada 8. Jones 9. Cano
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jeter2blue
Spring Lake , NJ
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Yeah... Manny to the Dodgers, Jones to the Giants
I really hope the Giants are not that ignorant.
VolquezforPrez
Independence , KY
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I do hope so. I got tired of seeing Jones waddle around in L.A. Let the Giants have him. Hope they have wide doorways in the clubhouse for his blubber....
Daniel9752
Smithfield, NC
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ahhhh.... no
Yankee27
Castaic , CA
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Jones to the SF Giants? That would be a Dodger's fan dream. You think the Dodger's pitchers wouldn't know how to pitch him after watching him hit (I use that term very loosely) last year?
califkid
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how about jones to the mets to play right field?
JoeRocker
Bronx , NY
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How about Jones to the cry-babies red sox, or better jet Manny
Quisquella
Bear , DE
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amazing how MLB players don't see the self inflicted wounds of having Bore **** represent them and so many other similar players to a limited number of teams. Think Manny is happy that Tex is in NY and he's still unsigned (and now with ... ahem ... one less buyer of consequence). Is something being missed here?
bejeezus
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Quizquella, you are retarded. Not only are the Sox not interested ineither of those guys, they're not 'crying', not desperate for either, not spending nearly 500 million to come in 3rd place again.
RedSoxNation916
Sacramento , CA
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True. Your top offseason target wanted nothing to do with Boston. So you'll be saving about $180 million there - and coming in third.
gendisarray
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Boston fans are just mad that the owners were to cheap to shell out another 12 million for TEX. and if you are not desperate why is it that every other day we here a new rumor of the Sox nation inquiring for another bat?
dominicanchipmunk22
Bronx , NY
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Jones should just shoot himself and save of all from having to watch him play next year.
trele6
Richmond , TX
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When you're the Sox and Yankees everyone is usually attributed to you at one time or another. Of course with the Yankees it's true. They routinely have to buy a whole new team to try to stay competitive. The only bat's I've read about the Sox being linked to are Tex and Hanley. (and technically Holliday next year when he's a FA)
And it doesn't take skill or understanding to write huge checks. It takes skill and understanding to build an organization's talent level from low minors on up. Part of that means putting a value to a player and not going above that. It might mean losing out on a guy but considering how hurt Damon has been and how bad his defense is now, and how bad Pedro has been since he left Boston, maybe setting those limits is a good thing.
RedSoxNation916
Sacramento , CA
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I bet Andrew still has life in him. He's young. I wouldn't want to touch his unsightly contract, but did he really lose it all in one year? Is he Dale Murphy or Mark McGuire or Steve Blass? Not only his bat but his fielding as well? It will be interesting to see if anyone will take the risk of paying at least part of hs salary. There's usually a sucker out there.
jamesworthy
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Jones to the Pirates. Make the Bucs an immediate contender.
Ryders
Bowie , MD
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it was a secret joy last season,daily checking the box scores to see how badly the fat lazy Jones had drifted.His numbers set a legendary low,just mindboggling..few players deserve mockery outright like the fat,lazy Jones..poor Dodgers... Jason Schmidt [ who? remember him?] and fat,lazy Jones. Joe Torre must be happy as heck to think about a team that no longer has Jason Stitch, Bad Santa Kent,No-more Garciaparra,and the fat,lazy Jones.
there are some people you PAY to go away in life...the Dodgers think of Jones in that frame of mind,likely Jason the Stitch,too
timmay
Austin , TX
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