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Born:
June 9, 1984
St. Louis, MO
Height:
6-3
Weight:
205
Bats:
Right
Throws:
Right
Drafted:
29th round, 2005
How
Acquired: Draft
College: Indiana St.
High
School: Oakville HS (MO)
Photo:
jethawks.com |
Released (March 2009)
Scouting Report:
Jones
had a lot of injury problems in college and thus slipped in the draft. Low
90s fastball tops out at 94 mph. Also throws a 12-6 curveball which sits in
the high 70s, and a good circle change. Strikeout pitcher with
superb control. He has shown a lot of success at the lower levels,
but not on a consistent enough basis. When he's off his game, he
leaves the ball up in the zone and has been knocked around on occasion as
a result. The organization moved him to the bullpen in 2007 but
then back to the rotation in 2008. Fares equally against both
lefties and righties. Considering his repertoire and his K/BB rates, Jones is
a strong candidate to become an effective reliever down the line if he can
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