[vincesanity82]

Sixty games into the season, Andruw Jones' batting average was still lower than his weight. Please keep in mind, he slimmed down to 225 this season.
That's how bad it has been for the center fielder, who entered Thursday with a hard-to-believe .219 average, second-lowest among all National League players with enough at-bats to qualify for such rankings.Only Marlins catcher Miguel Olivo (.21 was lower.
A 2-for-4 night against the Cubs raised Jones' average to .226.
It's not often that Jones, a 30-year-old with 352 career homers, and Olivo are mentioned in the same sentence. But two months into the season that's the neighborhood where the five-time All-Star's average resides.
Not what anyone, including Jones or agent Scott Boras, could possibly have envisioned from Jones in the final year of his contract. He's eligible for free agency after the season, and Boras has hinted Jones could command a long contract with an annual salary in excess of $20 million.
The way he's going now, that seems unlikely. But those who have witnessed Jones' hitting binges in the past know how quickly he can turn things around. The Braves can only hope he started one Thursday with a leadoff homer in the second inning.
Jones briefly showed signs of a resurgence in late May, but it wasn't enough to bust out of his funk. He was 2-for-19 with no RBIs in his past five games before Thursday, and had hit only .185 (23-for-124) with four homers, 19 RBIs, 12 walks, 31 strikeouts and a .261 on-base percentage in 33 games since May 2.
With Chipper Jones on the disabled list, the Braves hoped the other half of the Jones Boys could again put the team on his back as he has done in the past.
He said last week he felt better at the plate after working on his balance. Manager Bobby Cox said after several games last week that Jones looked like his old self again, with better balance, not collapsing on his back leg.
But it still hasn't ignited any extended offensive binges.
Jones entered the season with a .267 career average, and the only time he hit below .260 in the past nine seasons was 2001 (.251).
With his 10th home run Thursday, he's on pace for 26 homers, after totaling 92 over the past two seasons. He hasn't hit fewer than 26 homers since his first full season in 1997, when he hit .231 with 18 homers.

Team still awaiting a binge by Andruw | ajc.com

[Lefty Noob]

Jones's struggles continue. He's now batting out of the 6th spot and hitting just .205. What's up with the kid?

[suedon70]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Jones's struggles continue. He's now batting out of the 6th spot and hitting just .205. What's up with the kid?

Watched the game last night and at first I thought, "why the heck do they have AJ batting cleanup???" but it ultimately paid off with the 3-run jack, which was the difference maker. Here's hoping he keeps it up....

[Nuke]

Bad timing considering next year is his big free agency year to command big bucks.