With the Braves Jonesin' for an outfielder, why not put a Jones in where a Jones is now out?

"Out with the old and in with the new" seems to be Frank Wren's stance as he takes over as the General Manager of one of the oldest and most successful Major League franchises. He will be the successor to his mentor, John Schuerholz, who has been promoted to president of the Atlanta Braves.

Under his lead, the Braves have lost outfielders Andruw Jones and Willie Harris, infielders Edgar Renteria, Pete Orr, Willy Aybar, minor-leaguer Chase Fontaine, and pitchers Chad Paronto, Oscar Villarreal, Lance Cormier, Jose Ascanio, Joey Devine, and minor-leaguer Jamie Richmond.

Some key additions can be attributed to Wren as well, including outfielders Mark Kotsay, Gorkys Hernandez, Josh Anderson, pitchers Tom Glavine, Jair Jurrjens, Will Ohman, Jeff Ridgway, Chris Resop, infielder Omar Infante, and catcher Javy Lopez.

Javy Lopez and Tom Glavine will be in for their second tour of Atlanta. Some of the moves were made via trade, and some were releases or free agent acquisitions.

With the departure of five time All-Star Andruw Jones, the Braves have a gaping hole in their outfield, that's for sure. A ten time gold-glove winner while roaming the outfield at Turner, Jones has compiled a career .263 BA while mashing 368 round-trippers and 1,117 RBI. Andruw had started his career for the Braves when he was 18 and now ends at the age of 30. Jones whaled home runs in his first two World Series batting appearances.

He spent his entire 12-year career in Atlanta before they decided against offering him a new contract this offseason. He was coming off the worst offensive year of his career, hitting just .222 with 26 dingers and 94 RBI.

A midseason move bringing the first-sacking switch hitting slugging Mark Teixeira to the ATL, who needed a big contract after this year, might have influenced the decision to let the Curacao native go. Teixeira's contract could be a more lucrative deal in the long run, if they do decide to offer him one.

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