{"id":44716,"date":"2025-04-28T08:02:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T08:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=44716"},"modified":"2025-04-28T08:02:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T08:02:01","slug":"yankees-prospect-posts-minor-league-leading-power-numbers-to-refute-analysts-claim-of-fallen-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=44716","title":{"rendered":"Yankees Prospect Posts Minor League-Leading Power Numbers to Refute Analyst\u2019s Claim of \u2018Fallen\u2019 Value"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"has-video wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Spencer-Jones.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Spencer-Jones.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Spencer-Jones.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Spencer-Jones.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Spencer Jones\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"632\" data-dom-ready-time=\"727\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sometimes, a national pundit covering MLB will make a comment that leaves you wondering, \u201cWhere did that come from?\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">a recent article for ESPN.com<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, David Schoenfield gave an \u201cEarly MLB 2025 trade deadline preview for all 30 teams.\u201d In his analysis of the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">New York Yankees<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Schoenfield notes the likelihood of New York attempting to pick up a starting pitcher, which is news to pretty much nobody. It has been well established that, with the long-term losses to injury of Gerrit Cole and Luis Gil, the Yankees\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">need to shore up their rotation<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0if they are going to successfully defend their AL Championship title.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But in his discussion of the trade chips that New York can use to make a deal of substance, Schoenfield made an interesting observation, stating that the tradability of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Spencer Jones<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the team\u2019s No. 2 prospect<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, \u201chas fallen.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Schoenfield supplied nothing further to justify the comment. No indication was given as to why he feels Jones may not be as valuable to potential trade partners.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Spencer Jones Boosts Power Numbers in Second Double-A Season<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"8567981269fdbc1cbcef2e5eb30d9192\" class=\"embed_container\">\n<div class=\"lazy-embed lazy-embed--ssr embed-instagram-com lazy-embed--loaded\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DIwwUTySgGY\/\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DIwwUTySgGY\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=820&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fheavy.com&amp;rp=%2Fsports%2Fmlb%2Fnew-york-yankees%2Fspencer-jones-leads-minors-in-homers%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A6866.399999976158%7D\" height=\"1186\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Yankees\u2019 first-round pick (25<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0overall) in 2022, Jones is off to a bit of a slow start offensively for the Double-A Somerset Patriots, with 17 hits and 31 strikeouts in his first 21 games. However, seven of those hits have gone over the fence,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">which is\u00a0tied for the lead\u00a0among all minor league players<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and the 6-foot-7, left-handed swinging outfielder has posted a .901 OPS, well above his career mark of .806.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Last season at Somerset, Jones didn\u2019t hit his seventh home run of the season until June 25, in the team\u2019s 59<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0game; this year, he connected for homer No. 7 in game No. 18. And in a recent episode of\u00a0the Fireside Yankees podcast, as part of the Empire Sports Media network, Ryan Garcia noted that several of Jones\u2019 recent blasts were hit with an exit velocity of 111 mph or higher.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cSo really, really, really encouraging there in terms of damage output,\u201d Garcia said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cSpencer Jones\u2019s power is relatively unmatched. There are very few hitters who can do damage at the rate that Spencer Jones does damage. We all know the strikeout issues are the problem . . . but if he continues to hit the ball in the air the way he did, we could be having some fun conversation about Spencer Jones midway through the season.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Spencer Jones Benefits From New Batting Stance, Makes Case for Triple-A Promotion<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"417cd4838a8fc89aeab5222e1484e49a\" class=\"embed_container\">\n<div class=\"lazy-embed lazy-embed--ssr embed-instagram-com lazy-embed--loaded\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DIyksj1uYBs\/\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-1\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DIyksj1uYBs\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=820&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fheavy.com&amp;rp=%2Fsports%2Fmlb%2Fnew-york-yankees%2Fspencer-jones-leads-minors-in-homers%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A6870.300000011921%7D\" height=\"1221\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Garcia also stressed how much improvement Jones has made defensively.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI want to really emphasize just how good the glove is, because the glove [has been] remarkable,\u201d he said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Writing for Yanks Go Yard, the New York-focused FanSided site,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Adam Weinrib noted<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0that Jones made some significant alterations to his batting stance since last season, starting off much more open and with a slight crouch. The changes appear to have spurred Jones\u2019 league-best power surge, which Weinrib stated when added to his elite defense and superb speed, boosts the case for Jones to be promoted to Triple-A.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Sometimes, a national pundit covering MLB will make a comment that leaves you wondering, \u201cWhere did that come from?\u201d\u00a0 In\u00a0a recent article for ESPN.com, David Schoenfield&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":44717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Yankees Prospect Posts Minor League-Leading Power Numbers to Refute Analyst\u2019s Claim of \u2018Fallen\u2019 Value - 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