When it comes to Adam Jones, opinions are often plentiful

Nelson Cruz is gone and Nick Markakis may be the next to go. But one outfielder that we know will be a part of the 2015 Orioles is center fielder Adam Jones.

He remains among the best Orioles and one of the top center fielders in the game. While Jones is a lightning rod for criticism and drives some fans crazy when he chases pitches, he filled up the stat sheet again in 2014.

Jones batted .281 with 30 doubles, 29 homers, 96 RBIs and 88 runs. He was voted a starter in the All-Star Game for the third straight year before winning his fourth Gold Glove and third in a row.

ESPN's Buster Olney recently rated the best center fielders in the majors and ranked Jones fourth behind Mike Trout, Andrew McCutchen and Carlos Gomez.

From that article, here are the leaders in wins above replacement (WAR) among center fielders over the last two seasons:

Mike Trout, 16.7
Andrew McCutchen, 14.4
Carlos Gomez, 13.7
Juan Lagares, 9.1
Jacoby Ellsbury, 9.0
Adam Jones, 9.0
Lorenzo Cain, 8.1

Jones has become a fixture in Baltimore, bought a home here and does some solid things in the community.

Jones and the Orioles Charitable Foundation recently made a financial contribution of nearly $45,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Baltimore to completely remodel the Teen Center at the Boys and Girls Club Westport/Winans Homes Center.

The 29-year-old Jones is signed through the 2018 season. He inked an $85.5 million extension in May 2012, a contract that has four years and $62 million remaining.

Jones is not the perfect player, however, and his shortcomings are not glossed over very often, if at all by some fans. Readers here note when his aggressive nature at the plate works against him and Jones' .151 career postseason batting average has drawn criticism.

While Jones' stats were solid in 2014, he has been on a slight decline on the stat sheet over the last couple of years.

Since 2012, his average has dropped from .287 to .285 to .281. I told you the decline was slight. It has been seen in other stat departments as well:

OBP: .334 to .318 to .311
Slugging: .505 to .493 to .469
OPS: .839 to .811 to .780
Runs: 103 to 100 to 88
Walks: 34 to 25 to 19

But last season, Jones became the first O's outfielder to ever post four straight 25-homer seasons.

He also recorded his fourth straight season playing 150 games and posting at least a .280 average, 25 doubles, 25 homers and 80 RBIs. Just two Orioles have ever done that and their names are Cal Ripken Jr. (1983-86) and Eddie Murray (1977-80 and 1982-85).

Yeah, that is strong company.

When it comes to Jones, there is seldom a shortage of opinions. How do you see him now, after 1,032 games as an Oriole?

Is he a flawed star? A team leader? An All-Star? A playoff bust? A still-developing talent?