Cubs signed outfielder Jacque Jones, who had been with the Twins, to a three-year, $16 million contract. Jones should be an upgrade over Jeromy Burnitz, though not as much of one as the Cubs would like. He's only had an 800 OPS once in his career, but that's because the Twins never used him strictly against right-handers, as they should have. In addition to his reasonable offense, he'll play very good defense in right field. All in all, he's worth $5 million per year. It's just up to the Cubs to use him properly. That means sitting him against left-handers and keeping him in the bottom half of the batting order. Dec. 20 - 8:22 pm et
Cubs signed outfielder Jacque Jones, who had been with the Twins, to a three-year, $16 million contract. Jones should be an upgrade over Jeromy Burnitz, though not as much of one as the Cubs would like. He's only had an 800 OPS once in his career, but that's because the Twins never used him strictly against right-handers, as they should have. In addition to his reasonable offense, he'll play very good defense in right field. All in all, he's worth $5 million per year. It's just up to the Cubs to use him properly. That means sitting him against left-handers and keeping him in the bottom half of the batting order. Dec. 20 - 8:22 pm et
Well, he can't be worse than putting Patterson in Right
Jones isn't terrible, he does have good power, but he doesn't fit the cubs void: SOMEONE WHO GETS ON BASE!!!
He will play good D and steal some bases, hit .265, 20 hr, and steal 15-20 bases, so he won't be bad in the 5,6, or 7 spot of the lineup, but they still need another guy who would get on base in front of the big boys.
Last edited by statsman88 on Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:04 pm, edited 2 times in total.
warrick95 wrote:What's the improvement from Corey Patterson (who's younger) again?
He'll play slightly better D, hit for a little better average, and will be a much better team player, as Patterson continues be a "my way or the highway" kind of guy who is terrible but doesn't care.
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by BronXBombers51 » Tue Dec 20, 2005 9:30 pm 
Isn't this the kind of player the Cubs didn't want? Another free-swinger in that lineup?
