Spencer Jones AAA Grand Slam is starting to create some discussion with the Yankees
After being left off the Major League roster to start the season, a rising prospect is inching his way up the ladder.
Spencer Jones AAA Grand Slam is starting to create some discussion with the Yankees originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The New York Yankees are off to a hot start, at 7-2 on the year.
Everything seems to be firing on all cylinders, and major changes to the lineup, rotation, and bullpen are not really a top priority at the moment. But there is something happening at the Minor League level that is brewing some discussion around the Bronx Bombers. Outfielder Spencer Jones, who was surprisingly left off the main roster after a stellar Spring Training, is at the Triple-A level with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
His most recent blast at the plate reveals his potential catapult into the majors, sooner rather than later. In the 16-5 win against Rochester, Jones was a key part of it with a monstrous 44-degree launch angle Grand Slam at the top of the 5th inning. At 108.
8 miles per hour off the bat, that thing was zipped out of the ballpark. It was his only hit on the day, but the strikeouts continue to be a problem. He has seven hits on the season, with three of them being doubles, and then the two home runs.