Cubs Sign Jacque Jones

[RynMan]

:-? Isn't this the kind of player the Cubs didn't want? Another free-swinger in that lineup?

Yep.

[Mustangs989]

I wish I could explain the reasoning for signing him to 3 years but honestly I can't...not pleased with this signing at all.

[RugbyD]

I wish I could explain the reasoning for signing him to 3 years but honestly I can't...not pleased with this signing at all.

me neither, but i'm struggling to think of a better option. it'll be interesting to see what C-Patt gets dealt for. he's too valuable to other teams for the cubs to use him as a 4th OF

[Music2004Man]

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

It sounds like they might only see him as a platoon player. If that's the case then I don't think he's a good signing at all at alittle over 5 mil a year. I guess if you look at the alternatives already in the Cubs outfield he might be an improvement.....

[JTWood]

Thank God! I thought he was going to end up with the Cardinals in an even worse contract.

[RynMan]

me neither, but i'm struggling to think of a better option.

Reggie Sanders for 2 years?

[The Cow]

So that is what a run of the mill OF is worth

[JoeSoCal]

Seems like a solid signing to me. He is nothing extraordinary, but at 5.5 mil a year...pretty serviceable.

[dcskater619]

I wish I could explain the reasoning for signing him to 3 years but honestly I can't...not pleased with this signing at all.

me neither, but i'm struggling to think of a better option. it'll be interesting to see what C-Patt gets dealt for. he's too valuable to other teams for the cubs to use him as a 4th OF

the cubs know they cant get what they feel his value is, so for now he will be a 4th outfielder and probably play over jones vs left handers and sometimes play for murton..or if murton fails, patterson takes over..im happy theyre keeping him with his 5 tool potential and the situation the outfield is in now.

[Half Massed]

Well I wouldn't be too thrilled if I was a Cub's fan, but it's nothing too bad. There were definitely worse options out there.