Hidden Gems: Fantasy Baseball Players Poised for Explosive Value Surges at the MLB Trade Deadline
Spencer Jones – OF, New York Yankees
Speaking of loud raw tools, there is no prospect with more helium right now than Jones, who has hit .400/.457/.950 in 19 games at Triple-A with 13 home runs and six steals. There is not much negative you can say about that line; however, there are still real concerns with Jones’ approach. Even in this torrid 19-game stretch, Jones has a 17.4% swinging strike rate and a 66.8% contact rate. He’s just swinging nearly 53% of the time, so even though he swings at misses, he gets so many cracks at it that he eventually clobbers a baseball. That approach may work at Triple-A, but players with contact rates under 70% in the minors often struggle a lot against big league pitching. Rece Hinds, for example, has a 68.6% contact rate and 17.2% SwStr% at Triple-A this season. Those are almost identical contact metrics to Jones. The Yankees prospect obviously has more potential and is a good defender in the outfield as well, but his contact profile has some glaring red flags that might get exposed at the big league level in New York or if they move him at the deadline.
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