Next Few Weeks Will Be Telling For Andruw
On MLB Trade Rumors today, Howard Megdal looks at possible destinations for Andruw Jones. Signed for jut $500K this winter, Jones has easily been the best free agent bargain. He leads all AL outfielders with a .427 wOBA, and has already produced over 1 WAR. If, as Megdal suggests, the White Sox will seek to cash in their Jones pick for some prospects, they might want to act quickly. We’ve seen this type of production from Andruw before, only to see it decline later in the season.
Although he produced above-average numbers in a general sense, Jones was a disappointment for Texas last season. No, a .338 wOBA isn’t bad, at least for most players. Jones, however, spent most of his time at DH. In only 17 games and 148.2 innings did he play the outfield. He has already topped those marks this year, which makes his production seem even better. The season is still young, though, and Jones has just 111 PA. There is still time for his production to fall.
Why so pessimistic? Because at this exact point last season, 111 PA, Andruw’s production ceased. For those first 111 PA he hit .278/.405/.544, which amounts to a wOBA, .424, that is nearly identical to his mark this year. Yet from his 112th PA through his 331st, he produced very little. His triple slash sat at .183/.282/.419, a .320 wOBA. His only saving grace was power, as he hit 12 home runs and produced a .236 ISO during that span. Other than that, though, he showed few redeeming qualities.
While we can’t say for certain that Andruw’s production for the rest of the season will mimic his efforts from last year, it’s also probably not a good idea to place any bets on it. He’s surely talented, as he showed during his years, minus 2007, with Atlanta. Even though he’s been in the league 15 seasons, he’s still just 33 years old. He could certainly continue producing throughout 2010, whether it be for the White Sox or a contending team.
Yet even if he avoids the drop-off he experienced last year, there’s almost no chance he continues at his current pace. Even during his prime years he never produced a .400 wOBA. His peak year came in 2000, when he produced a .390 mark. He came close, too, in 2005, when he hit 51 home runs and produced a .382 wOBA. He might be able to help a contending team, but it won’t be with the numbers he’s producing now.
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Andruw looks a LOT fitter than previous seasons. I think he will post decent numbers the rest of the way.
He was way out of shape in previous years and he finally decided to step it up and get fit.
Do you mean 17 GAMES and 148 innings?
Nobody is giving up much in the way in prospects this early in the season, they have the same data you do.
The stolen bases total is telling. He’s in great shape. And, he seems to be enjoying this hot streak quite a bit, something I really don’t know what to make of.
For many years, I’ve been down on Andruw Jones. In recent seasons, he seemed like he was on a lazy fast track to early retirement.
One very big thing is different about Jones this season that is not accounted for in the stats. He has dropped a significant amount of weight. I had the opportunity to see him play last month, and I could not believe how fit he looked. I can say with confidence this the trimmest I have seen Jones since he was 19, no exaggeration. He clearly put in a lot of work in the offseason, I’m guessing a lot of cardio, because he didn’t bulk up—he just got leaner.
I believe the reason for his dramatic decline in his post 2007 numbers was his expanding waistline. The man that was once the top defensive CF in the game with a compelling blend of speed and power had deteriorated into chubby, sloppy, somewhat aimless player.
Andruw Jones is fit, plays in a HR-hitters park, and will continue to do well this year. Will he it 50 HRs? No. But, barring injury, I’d pencil him in for .260, 36 HR, 90 RBI, give or take 10% in each category contingent on where/if he is traded. Count on it. This is one rare case where we have to look outside the numbers, gentlemen.
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As has been pointed out, he looks a lot more fit so maybe he can sustain aomething close to comeback player of the year numbers.
I doubt the White Sox move him this early. They show a peculiar and often frustrating stubbornness to ever admit they are out of it or rebuilding. They are more likely to sign him to an extension than to use him to pick up prospects.
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