Why was jacoby jones released

View all AL Central Sites. More AL West News ». View all AL West Sites. More NL East News ». View all NL East Sites. More NL Central News ». View all NL Central Sites. Not shocked to see Jones released. With the Ravens needing to focus on signing big-ticket free agents such as wide receiver Torrey Smith , running back Justin Forsett and defensive lineman Haloti Ngata, Jones may have been a luxury they could no longer afford.

Due to Jones' obvious special teams impact, however, he shouldn't remain on the open market for long. Follow MikeChiari on Twitter. Enjoy our content? Appearing in just five games this season, Jones had five punt returns for minus-four yards.

The Chargers as a team have just one punt-return yard this whole season and are on pace to set the NFL record for fewest return yards. Louis Cardinals hold the league record with just Additionally, righty Michael Fulmer has been placed on the day injured list, retroactive to June 3, with a right shoulder strain. Acquired from the Pirates at the trade deadline in exchange for Joakim Soria , Jones has appeared in the big leagues with Detroit in each of the past six seasons.

Altogether, Jones managed just a. The Tigers gambled he could play a full-time center field after that season, although the metrics all suggest he dropped off rather significantly in that regard between Jones has proven similarly inconsistent on the other side of the ball. Despite always-lofty strikeout rates, the right-handed hitter has occasionally shown enough thump to be a productive hitter. That was particularly true in , when Jones hit.

For as strong as Jones began the season, he opened with an absolutely dismal start at the plate. He hit just. The Tigers will now have a week to trade Jones or place him on outright waivers. The more probable outcome is that Jones will clear waivers and be sent outright to Toledo. As a player with between three and five years of MLB service time, Jones technically has the right to refuse a minor league assignment and elect free agency. Doing so, however, would require forfeiting the remainder of his guaranteed salary, so Jones would almost certainly accept an outright assignment and look to play his way back to Detroit at some point this season.

Foley, a year-old reliever, is now in line to make his major league debut. Jones will definitely get picked up. But yeah, he was given a game suspension that November. That should give him the motivation he needs to return to the Tigers.

Weed is still Illegal in Ohio. Not with that salary. His terrible hitting followed him to Toledo when he was demoted last month. Actually glad to see this happen.