Would Andruw Jones Solve the Yankees Centerfield Problem?

(Zell's Pinstripe Blog)

I am far from a Andruw Jones fan, but there has been recent rumors going around that the Yankees could go after him.

There has been a lot of complaints by Yankee fans about having Melky Cabrera or Brett Gardner starting in center field. I have no problem with it, and I wouldn’t mind seeing the two compete for the job in Spring Training. The Dodgers want to get rid of Jones as soon as possible and they reached a restructured deal that will most likely lead to his departure.

Andruw is still young at 32, but he has sure aged quickly. He has been absolutely horrible the last two seasons and he is out of shape.  He hit .222 in ‘07 and .158 in ‘08. In 2006, Jones had one of the best seasons in his career, in which he finished 11th in the MVP voting. Not only that...he is a 10-time Gold Glover.

I would stay away from him anyway. The only thing that would make sense would be signing Andruw to a minor-league contract. If he can make a comeback then that’s great, and if he can’t the Yankees don’t really lose anything from it.

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