Spencer Jones
23-Year-Old
2024 Stats
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2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
If you just associate power and speed with upside with little consideration for a player's hit tool, Jones is a great prospect to roster in dynasty leagues. However, if you come at the idea of "upside" with a bit more nuance, Jones' flaws are almost as glaring as his strengths, and he projects to hit well below .250 in the majors. His 36.8 percent strikeout rate in 2024 was the highest mark among all qualified Double-A hitters, and he was only seven months younger than the average pitcher he faced. He slashed .259/.336/.452 with a .401 BABIP, 17 home runs and 25 steals in 122 games, and his production picked up (although his strikeout rate remained too high) as the level of competition got watered down later in the year. While Jones' raw power and speed are impressive, the 6-foot-6 lefty slugger's strikeout issues limit his realistic upside, especially in batting average leagues. Read Past Outlooks
Highest strikeout rate at Double-A
Jones is slashing .312/.382/.565 with six home runs, six steals and a 35.8 percent strikeout rate over his last 40 games for Double-A Somerset.
ANALYSIS
Jones' 36.8 percent strikeout rate on the season is the highest mark among all qualified Double-A hitters, and he has been only seven months younger than the average pitcher he has faced. While Jones' raw power and speed are impressive, the 6-foot-6 lefty slugger's strikeout issues limit his realistic upside, especially in batting average leagues.
Jones' 36.8 percent strikeout rate on the season is the highest mark among all qualified Double-A hitters, and he has been only seven months younger than the average pitcher he has faced. While Jones' raw power and speed are impressive, the 6-foot-6 lefty slugger's strikeout issues limit his realistic upside, especially in batting average leagues.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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A 6-foot-6 left-handed slugger with long strides on the bases and in the outfield, Jones' hit tool will be the swing skill. He has been handled with kid gloves since the Yankees selected him with the No. 25 overall pick in 2022, never getting an aggressive assignment and only playing 17 games at Double-A to close out his age-22 season. He had a 29 percent strikeout rate at High-A and a 28.2 percent strikeout rate at Double-A. Jones hasn't shown pronounced lefty/righty splits, so he will either be an everyday player who hits for 30-plus homer power with 10-20 steals or he won't hit enough to play regularly in the majors. He profiles best in left field, which puts even more pressure on his bat. Given his age (turns 23 in May), he won't get the benefit of the doubt if he struggles in a return to Double-A.
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Makes season debut
Jones (neck) played his first game of the season for Double-A Somerset on Saturday, going 2-for-3 with one walk, one double, three runs and one RBI.
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Sitting out due to neck stiffness
Jones isn't in the lineup Sunday for Double-A Somerset for the third straight day due to a stiff neck.
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Continues impressive spring
Jones went 3-for-4 with a pair of home runs, three total runs and four total RBI in Saturday's Spring Breakout game against the Blue Jays.
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Likely to begin season at Double-A
The Yankees reassigned Jones to minor-league camp Tuesday, and he's expected to begin the campaign with Double-A Somerset, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
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Raking in first spring training
Jones drilled a 470-foot homer in his first Grapefruit League at-bat, Jon Heyman of the New York Postreports.
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No longer untouchable
The Yankees are now willing to include Jones in potential trade packages for Garrett Crochet or Tarik Skubal, reports Bob Nightengale of USA Today.
ANALYSIS
New York was unwilling to include the 23-year-old in a deal for Dylan Cease during the offseason, but that outlook has apparently shifted with the summer deadline approaching. Jones is in his first full season at the Double-A level this year and has a .238/.317/.401 slash line and alarming 36.9 percent strikeout rate through 76 games. Crochet and Skubal are the best arms rumored to be available at the deadline, and it remains to be seen if Jones would be included in a trade for anything less than an elite asset with multiple years of team control.
New York was unwilling to include the 23-year-old in a deal for Dylan Cease during the offseason, but that outlook has apparently shifted with the summer deadline approaching. Jones is in his first full season at the Double-A level this year and has a .238/.317/.401 slash line and alarming 36.9 percent strikeout rate through 76 games. Crochet and Skubal are the best arms rumored to be available at the deadline, and it remains to be seen if Jones would be included in a trade for anything less than an elite asset with multiple years of team control.