Andruw Jones to Play First

Too many swings like this have taken their toll.

While in AAA Las Vegas, Andruw Jones has begun to play first base, and it has been reported that he could play there in the majors. My question becomes, "Why did you not trade James Loney for Mark Teixeira?" If you're going to bench him for Andruw, then you might as well have gotten something for him. Tex probably could have played a better center field or a better left field than Manny. Hell, you could have had both Teixeira and Manny. Does any of this make sense to anyone else? Loney has hit and done much better than Andruw, and yet because they are paying Andruw $18 million next season, they are thinking about benching a good, young player for Andruw who is too stubborn to see the right side of the field. This is when the whole "investment theory" is dumb. Just because you were dumb enough to give him a big contract doesn't mean he should start over someone making less money. Just admit your mistake and move on. I'll be the first to admit that GM's will make mistakes mainly due to luck, and I'd be happy to chalk a few up as such if the stupid GM would just recognize he made a mistake. When he doesn't admit it and keeps starting the player, then he is stupid.