Rumor: Conine to Cubs for Jacque Jones and spect

[redsrbetter]

Will Carroll reports:

Carroll reports that the Cubs could swap Jacque Jones and a prospect for Jeff Conine. Perhaps such a move would be in tandem with Adam Dunn leaving Cincinnati. The Cubs might want to hold on to Jones though; he's playing well lately.

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Jones is owed $5 million for 2008 I believe. Then his contract is over. That is a lot of money going to someone who only has a .305 OBP this season. His career numbers are not much better either (.327).

So if Krivsky is looking at this, he may be looking for a Dunn replacement as a stopgap until Bruce gets the callup. I can understand a stopgap, but not at that price for no talent. Hopper/Freel will bring you close to his caliber defense and Hopper will definitely hit better.

Makes no sense to me and the part that scares me is that Jones is a prior Twinkie.

[NFLman2033]

yeah i agree.. Jones is a guy who have never really put it all together.. and as a stop gap goes.. the age old rule that OF's are a dime a dozen.. we could stick about anyone in there..

[redsrbetter]

I think we have better in-house options with Freel and Hopper

[brewersfan19]

Yeah, I think the Reds would be doing the Cubs a favor by making that trade.

[Slyder]

The only way I take Jones is if the Cubs have bidders for Jones. Then we spin Jones off for whatever. Otherwise I, unless the value of the spect dramatically increases, tell the Cubs go away.

[brewersfan19]

YOU TELL SLYDER. NICE JOB. I LIKE IT WHEN A FAN SPEAKS THEIR MIND!

[Newman4]

Depends on the prospect to me. Neither Jones nor Conine impress me much.

[Jr's Boy]

Waste of a trade.I don't want to see Jones on this team.

[scarfire]

JJ isn't what I thought when he first signed with the Cubs. I don't it would ever work out either way.

[NFLman2033]

Waste of a trade.I don't want to see Jones on this team.








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