Is Andruw Jones A Hall Of Famer?

JackWESQ

ESPN's Buster Olney wonders here whether Andruw Jones' career is in jeopardy (I think it is) and, if so, whether he is a Hall of Famer? Uh, how about a H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks heck no! I don't think anyone has fallen faster and harder than Jones in the history of MLB, to wit:

2006 - 41 HRs and 129 RBIs and 126 OPS+
2007 - 26 HRs and 94 RBIs and 88 OPS+
2008 - 3 HRs and 14 RBIs and 34 OPS+

Wow.

/s/ JackWESQ

Caveat: Jones' career is not in jeopardy if he is willing to accept a non-roster invite to spring training

grote15

Good career, but definitely NOT a HOFer, IMO.

Dboneesq

Was/Is he a very good player? YES

In the HOF - NO FRIGGIN WAY!

As we say in New Yawk - FUGGHEDABOUDIT!

SDSportsFan

Not no, but H-e-double-toothpicks No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





Steve

joestalin

If you have to ask, he isn't

Goot

It's really a shame the way his career has ended up. If he had even maintained the dismal numbers he put up in '07, he would have been well on his way to 500+ HRs.

dallasactuary

While I agree that he is not a HOFer, I think he deserves more respect and consideration than h-e-double hockey sticks, no.

His hitting wasn't HOF caliber except for a couple of years, but it wasn't that far off, either. But his fielding was as good as it gets - possibly the best ever - and that should at least make people stop and appreciate what he brought to the game. There are dozens of people in the HOF and doubtless many more on the way who will all be quietly forgotten over time because nothing about them was really all that special; Andruw Jones in CF was special. If he'd managed five more seasons at even his pre-2005 level I think he would have been a bona fide HOFer.

larryallen73

He's no Jim Rice, Dave kingman or Gene Tenace!

Mickey71

It's been stated by some top respected baseball guys that Jones is the best ever in Centerfield. That's a lofty statement. He needs to get his offense back. I'm wondering if there are any locker room rumors as to his decline being so dramatic. Home runs were down by the league leaders last year. How many led the A.L.
Mickey71

perkdog

<< <i>He's no Jim Rice, Dave kingman or Gene Tenace! >>




And not even remotely close to Ron Santo either.

jdip9

<<He's not even remotely the borderline HoFer that Olney suggests.>>

yawie99

If his career trajectory had a more gentle downward slope, I'd probably say yes. But given his total collapse in production, I'm with the "no way" crowd.

fiveniner

NOPE!

bman90278

Based on his career right now, I would say a Big NO. If he could have had ok year during 2007 and 2008 and then had another 5 to 6 great years at the plate and a few more golden gloves, that could be another story. The latest I read on Jones is that he is stinking it up in winter league ball right now and that the Dodgers want to give him away with his new restructured contract.

Brian

IchiroDeported

went down hill fast when he got off the roids.