Andruw Jones A South Sider

Thanksgiving leftovers: good.

Andruw Jones leftovers: bad.

Listen, I love the job Kenny Williams does on the South Side. He’s one of the top general managers in all of baseball. He’s a mover, a shaker and a risk taker…all to be appreciated for.

But adding Andruw Jones to the Sox lineup? Seriously, Kenny. C’mon!

The guy’s been an overweight, out of shape dope since signing a mega $36.2 two-year deal with the Dodgers in ‘07.

He played so poorly in L.A. (.158 average) the Dodgers cut him after just 75 games.

Jones rebounded with the Rangers, but managed similar results…a batting average tittering around .200 with occasional hints of power.

Kenny Williams came calling anyway offering a one-year, $500,000 deal.

I get the move; it’s a low risk/high reward move for the Sox. You take a washed up Jones, put him in hitter friendly US Cellular Field and hope the 32-year-old has enough left in the tank to hit 30-plus home runs and drive in 80-plus.

Maybe Jones bounces back to his All Star ways, maybe not.

Whatever the case, I know Kenny can do better. Besides, with the Sox seemingly wanting to get younger why add a dried out, overweight Jones?

You can’t dislike the deal for the money, Jones was going for bargain-barrel cheap, but there’s no doubt this wasn’t money well spent.