He's past his prime. We all know that and he knows that. That is why Braves great Chipper Jones is considering retiring after this season.
Jones is batting just .228 with 3 homers and 22 RBI's. He's 38-years old and the fact that he is thinking of hanging up the spikes is a good thing. He doesn't want to hang on just for the sake of hanging on.
If he does leave after this season, he'll exit with more than 430 home runs, around 1,500 RBI's,2,500 hits and a batting average slightly over .300. Does that make him a Hall of Famer? In my book it does.
Here's an interesting tidbit.
If Jones does retire after this season, he will have played his entire, 16-year career under one manager, Bobby Cox who is leaving after this season.
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