Comments on: Cubs Ship Jacque Jones to Detroit

By: Operation Center Field: Acquiring Targets

Operation Center Field: Acquiring Targets — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:15:55 +0000

[...] had Jacque Jones here, but he’s since been traded. Also, the Astros have acquired a center fielder, leaving Scott in no-man’s land. I’m [...]

By: Geoff Young

Geoff Young — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:23:25 +0000

I think you’ve got it about right. Jones shouldn’t be a big piece of the Tigers puzzle next year, but he’s not a bad buy-low gamble. As for Andruw, between Granderson and Cameron Maybin, I’m not sure Detroit has much need for a center fielder. It will be interesting to see where Andruw ends up, though…

By: DOUG FULKERSON

DOUG FULKERSON — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:29:50 +0000

It sounds like the Tigers are rolling the dice. If Jones stays true to form, he’s no less, maybe a little more, of a threat than Infante was. If Jones can fix what’s wrong over the off season, or during spring training, it’s icing on the cake. I wouldn’t call it a bad trade, but I doubt Jim Leyland was doing cartwheels when he heard. I’m not overly familiar with the Tigers front office, but I’m a little surprised that if they wanted to gamble on an outfielder named Jones they didn’t try for Andruw. Even having to deal with Scott Boras, they might have been able to work out a short term bargain. But if I really knew anything about baseball I wouldn’t be living in a basketball state.