The key difference between Spencer Jones and Aaron Judge for Yankees
Yes, they're both super tall sluggers.
The key difference between Spencer Jones and Aaron Judge for Yankees originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Spencer Jones and Aaron Judge are both 6-foot-7.
That's the first thing New York Yankees fans are going to hear, over and over, about the slugging outfield prospect who has been promoted to the MLB roster in the aftermath of Jasson Dominguez's injury. Yes, they're both tall, and yes, they both have prodigious power. But there's a key difference that means Jones is far from a guarantee to have a career anything like what Judge has put together.
It's the same reasoning that kept Jones off of top-100 prospect lists before this season. The reality is that Jones swings-and-misses more than Judge ever did in the minor leagues. Judge had 1,532 minor league plate appearances and struck out 380 times.
That's 24. 8% of his trips to the plate ending in strikeouts. Jones has made 1,833 trips to the plate in the minor leagues and struck out 600 times.