IMO
He is worth a max of a 2nd in a vacuum, or like a 3rd and a 2025 7th which bumps into a higher pick if Vatrano pots 30, something like that.
He is worth something more for max retention 3 years, but that is only 1.825 per, not some crazy #. Obv, yes a legit backscratch, but not an inflated #
ANA needs D/d prospects. Has handful of gifted young Fs, more needed.
Jones was a 3rd rounder 1 yr elc -> rfa
Is not a poor man's, but a destitute man's Fox.
Howev, even by that critical yardstick, there is legit value.
NY is married to actual Fox on long term contract, he goes nowhere
Jones is surplus
Jones + rights to unsigned NYR property, C, prospect BMB (Bryce McConnell-Barker), 3rd rounder, 6'1, 194 [no cap hit]
+ an acceptable pick
for
Vatrano at half