Ladies and gentlemen, hide your fastballs. Spencer Jones is on the way to the Bronx.
According to Francys Romero of BeisbolFR, the Yankees are calling up their towering outfield prospect after Jasson Domínguez unfortunately landed on the injured list following a scary crash into the wall during today’s game. Domínguez stayed down for several minutes before being carted off, and Aaron Boone later confirmed the rookie will miss a few weeks with a low-grade AC sprain in his left shoulder. The good news? Concussion tests have come back negative so far.
The bad news for Triple-A pitchers? They no longer have to deal with Spencer Jones.
Because make no mistake — this guy has been bullying baseballs in Scranton. Through 33 games with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Jones has launched 11 homers, driven in 41 runs, and posted a .958 OPS while looking every bit like the Yankees’ next giant science project gone right. And yes, giant is the key word here. The man is 6-foot-7 and built like Aaron Judge was left in the dryer too long.
The power has always been absurd. Scouts drool over the “65-grade” pop. But what’s changed this year is the approach. Jones reportedly worked in a toe-tap timing mechanism similar to Shohei Ohtani’s, helping trim down the strikeouts and unlock the version of himself Yankees fans have been dreaming about since he was drafted.
This is also exactly why the Yankees added him to the 40-man roster back in November. They knew another team would’ve stolen him in the Rule 5 Draft faster than Boone can overmanage a bullpen.
Now the Yankees finally get their first real look at the kid in the big leagues.
The Martian may be temporarily grounded, but the Yankees are replacing him with a left-handed skyscraper capable of launching baseballs into low Earth orbit. Spencer Jones time has arrived.
Ben Rice, Spencer Jones. Both up in the same lineup? Bencer baby.


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