“I’m not going to tolerate the numbers I have right now for very long,” Jones told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “I’m certainly not going to stick around for a big contract if I’m not having fun and not producing.”
He left himself an out though.
“I’m not saying I’m retiring at the end of this year or the end of next year, but if I become an average player, I’m not sticking around,” he said. “I’m not going to hamstring the ballclub with the money I’m making, and I’m not going to be happy being a mediocre player.”
My guess is that he’s just blowing off steam after going through a nasty slump. He’s hit .117 in the last 23 games. He has two more years of a lucrative contract left. I doubt he’ll walk away from that.