Spencer Jones

23-Year-Old OutfielderOF
New York Yankees AA
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
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$Signed a $2.88 million contract with the Yankees in July of 2022.
Highest strikeout rate at Double-A
OFNew York Yankees  AA
September 17, 2024
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.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
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.
The Yankees continued their trend of taking lefty-hitting college bats, selecting Jones with the 25th overall pick in last year's draft. Being listed at 6-foot-7, 225 pounds and having posted mammoth exit velocities as an amateur, Jones was a natural fit with the Yankees. Unfortunately, now we have to deal with the lazy left-handed Aaron Judge comparisons. Jones is a good athlete for his size and has advanced power to the opposite field. He slashed .325/.411/.494 with a 10.5 BB%, 18.9 K%, three home runs and 10 steals in 22 games at Single-A, and is already making waves with his batted-ball data. According to Prospects Live, his 90th percentile exit velocity was elite. Jones wouldn't have been available where the Yankees selected him if there weren't hit tool concerns, but his fantasy upside is so high and his pro debut was so strong that it's worth rolling the dice on Jones in the first round of first-year player drafts.
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Makes season debut
OFNew York Yankees  AA
April 14, 2024
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
OFNew York Yankees  AA
Neck
April 7, 2024
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
OFNew York Yankees  AA
March 17, 2024
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
OFNew York Yankees  AA
March 9, 2024
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
OFNew York Yankees  AA
February 27, 2024
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
OFNew York Yankees  AA
July 22, 2024
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.
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