Spencer Jones

Scouting Report

Jones ranked among the best two-way prospects in the 2019 Draft, but an operation to repair a small fracture in his pitching elbow as a California high school senior and Tommy John surgery following his first season at Vanderbilt made him a full-time outfielder. He didn't become a full-time starter for the Commodores until his junior year, but his combination of size, power and athleticism made him a 2022 first-round pick and earned him a $2,880,800 bonus. He has a monster 2025 season, slashing .274/.362/.571 with 35 homers and 29 steals in 116 games between Double-A and Triple-A while ranking second in the Minors in homers and fifth in slugging. One of the more polarizing prospects in baseball, Jones has at least plus-plus raw power but also huge contact issues that led to alarming strikeout (35 percent) and swing-and-miss (42 percent) rates in 2025. His combination of bat speed and the strength and leverage in his huge 6-foot-7, 240-pound frame allows him to drive balls out of any part of any ballpark, and he launched balls more than ever last season. But he also has a naturally long left-handed swing, chases too many pitches and also has trouble consistently putting strikes in play. His struggles against upper-level southpaws last year (.189 average, 43 percent) also are worrisome. Jones moves better than most players his size, eating up ground with long strides and quickly accelerating to plus speed. He has swiped 97 bases at a 78 percent success rate in his three full pro seasons and is a capable center fielder with average range. Though he didn't record a single outfield assist in 104 starts last year, he has average arm strength.