Spencer Jones LHP/1B. DOB: 5/14/2001. B-L, T- L. 6'7", 205 lbs. HS(La Costa Canyon(CA)).
Spencer Jones is a tall, wiry, athletic, 2-way player who physically reminds me of Christian Yelich. On the mound, he sports a 93 MPH FB out of an awkward looking delivery. The breaking ball is shard and downward breaking. Changeup is a work in progress but it should work out of his delivery. At the plate, he has a quick, athletic looking swing with big time power potential. His height gives him a bigh ceiling as a hitter, but makes it more difficult to control the strike zone. Fast enough and athletic enough to play OF, maybe even CF. If he goes pro, it will likely be as a pitcher. If he wants to develop on both sides of the ball, he should probably honor his commitment to Vanderbilt. MLB Pipeline has him ranked as the #17 draft prospect while Fangraphs has him at #15.
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Giants acquire RHP Jake Barrett 93.1 IP in the majors 45BB 88K -- Zaidi likes control issues, too!
ReplyDeleteMeet the new boss, same as the old boss.
DeleteAnd to make room for Barrett, the Giants dfa Androenelli (the guy they dfaed Law to get). In essence, Barrett replaces Law.
ReplyDeleteWhat on Earth is Farhan doing? This is just bizarre that he keeps making these seemingly insignificant moves and yet they have 30 million they could spend and still be under the luxery tax! I also read that they were talking with the Yankees about Jacoby Ellsbury which Im pretty sure wont happen but still!! These rumors suck, these transactions suck, and this offseason has totally sucked!
ReplyDeleteNot all anons agree, some don't think that expensive long term commitments are the right thing to do because one player might help but more is needed from 2,3,4,& 5 -- 6, Crawford, although not his best year, actually did a little better than his average.
DeleteIf only one or two of the "stars" beat their average year, one stud outfielder with 10 guaranteed very expensive years won't be the difference maker. I'm OK with not spending OPM if it means throwing good money after bad.
SF is still among the highest payrolls but is mired among the lowest achievers: get out of the hole, don't keep digging.
I don't agree that it's throwing good money after bad. I showed in a recent post that if one or two of the "stars" beat their average year and everyone else is average or even a little below, the Giants are, in fact, very competitive. IMO, that is a situation where you want to be aggressive and try to get some breathing room or room for error.
DeleteIMO, the Giants have zero excuse to not spend at least up to the CBT threshold to stay competitive.