According to Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun, the Orioles turned down an offer from the Braves for Adam Jones earlier this month. The Braves reportedly offered Martin Prado, Jair Jurrjens and a pitching prospect, but it apparently wasn't enough to pry Jones away. The 26-year-old center fielder earned $3.25 million this season while batting .280/.319/.466 with 25 home runs, 83 RBI, 12 stolen bases and a .785 OPS. His salary could approach $6 million in his second year of arbitration. Connolly doesn't expect the O's to move Jones unless they get a frontline starting pitcher in return.

Steve Melewski of MASNSports.com reports that that Orioles are willing to listen to offers for outfielder Adam Jones. Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports.com says that the O's are telling teams Jones is "off limits," but you'd have to think they would at least entertain offers to see what's out there. Jones would be a fit for the Nationals or any number of teams seeking an upgrade in center field.

The Orioles could be looking to extend Adam Jones, according to Steve Melewski of MASN.com. "I think that we should build around players like Adam Jones,'' VP of baseball operations Dan Duquette said. ''I'm looking forward to meeting him and I've enjoyed watching him play for a couple of years and hopefully we can watch him play here and be part of winning teams." Jones has recently surfaced as a popular name in trade talks that would bring a sizeable return for the Orioles if they were to put him on the market, but Duquette appears to view him as a long term player. A decision on his status with the team is not considered to be forthcoming.

Adam Jones went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Thursday's win over the Tigers. He also stole his 12th base of the season. Jones had been nursing a thumb injury of late, but he's picked up six hits in 12 at-bats in his three games since returning to the lineup, so it appears everything is back to normal. He's batting .284/.324/.470 for the year.

Adam Jones (thumb) is back in the Orioles' starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox. Jones appeared as a defensive replacement during Monday's doubleheader, but has been held out of the starting lineup since September 9 due to a sprained right thumb. He'll bat sixth Tuesday against left-hander Erik Bedard.

Adam Jones returned to action on Monday September 19.

Adam Jones (thumb) will not start the second game of Monday's doubleheader against the Red Sox. Jones appeared as a defensive replacement in the first game, his first game action since September 14, but it's not clear when he'll be ready to return to the starting lineup. Matt Angle will make another start in center field for the nightcap.

Adam Jones (thumb) is out of the Orioles' lineup for the first half of Monday's doubleheader. Jones was diagnosed with a sprained right thumb Saturday after undergoing an MRI and is still battling a sore ankle. The O's have not laid out a timetable for his return. He hasn't started a game since September 9.

An MRI taken Saturday afternoon on Adam Jones' ailing right thumb showed a sprain. Jones has been held out of the Orioles' lineup for the past week, but he expects to return soon and play through the discomfort down the stretch. The young center fielder is batting .280/.320/.463 with 23 homers and 11 stolen bases.

Adam Jones (thumb) is out of the lineup again Saturday. The center fielder has now missed over a week of action due to his thumb malady. Jones underwent an MRI on Saturday afternoon -- the results of which are not yet known.