Spencer Jones

Spencer Jones

24-Year-Old OutfielderOF
New York Yankees AAA
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.
Goes yard in Triple-A debut
OFNew York Yankees  AAA
June 28, 2025
Jones went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's 4-2 win over Worcester on Friday.
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Jones was promoted to Triple-A before Friday's contest, and it didn't take long for him to make an impact, as he smacked a solo homer to center field in his first plate appearance. He did strike out in two of his other plate appearances, and that is an area the 24-year-old prospect will need to work on as he shifts his focus toward a promotion to the majors.
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Minor League Left/Right Batting Splits (AAA)
Since 2023
 
 
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OPS vs RHP
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .000 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Since 2023vs Right 1.218 13 2 2 .333 .385 .833
2025vs Left .000 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2025vs Right 1.397 13 2 2 .333 5.000 .833
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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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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Bumped up to Triple-A
OFNew York Yankees  AAA
June 27, 2025
The Yankees promoted Jones from Double-A Somerset to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, Andy Martino of SNY.tv reports.
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On fire in Double-A
OFNew York Yankees  AAA
June 23, 2025
Jones has a 1.513 OPS with five home runs, 11 RBI, 12 runs and two stolen bases in his past 10 games with Double-A Somerset.
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Returns to minor-league action
OFNew York Yankees  AAA
May 29, 2025
Jones (intercostal) was activated from Double-A Somerset's 7-day injured list Thursday.
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Out with intercostal injury
OFNew York Yankees  AAA
Ribs
May 14, 2025
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that Jones was placed on Double-A Somerset's 7-day injured list May 6 due to an intercostal injury, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
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Reassigned to minors camp
OFNew York Yankees  AAA
March 11, 2025
The Yankees reassigned Jones to minor-league camp Tuesday.
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No longer untouchable
OFNew York Yankees  AAA
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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