2020 1st Bowman Draft Jared Jones BD-70 Rookie Pirates

Description: Track Record: Jones was the Pirates’ third pick in the shortened 2020 draft, but his $2.2 million bonus was the second-highest in their class. He was a two-way talent as an amateur and was a regular on USA Baseball’s national teams. Jones spent all of 2022 at High-A Greensboro, where he racked up a system-high 122.2 innings. His track accelerated in 2023, when he split his season between Double-A Altoona and Triple-A Altoona. His 146 strikeouts were tied at the top of the system with 2022 supplemental first-rounder Thomas Harrington.Scouting Report: In 2022, one of Jones’ biggest focuses was becoming a more mature pitcher and finding a way to respond more constructively to failure. That season, he would let mistakes spiral and begin to overthrow, leading to poor command and big innings for his opponent. A more even keel in 2023 helped Jones blossom, but it wasn’t the only factor. The righthander also altered the way he threw his changeup. Instead of pronating his wrist, he snapped down and through the ball in a way that mimicked his hand action on his four-seam fastball. He also changed the grip on his slider to help him hold its higher-end velocity deeper into games. All together, Jones’ arsenal--fronted by a potentially double-plus mid-90s fastball and a plus high-80s slider and backed by an above-average downer curveball and a fringy changeup--includes weapons for both righties and lefties. After a stellar turn in Double-A, Jones ran into a bit more trouble at Triple-A, where his walk rate dropped but his home run rate rose. He’ll also need to maintain consistency in his delivery, which led to some of his more uneven outings in 2023.The Future: In 2024, Jones will return to Triple-A, where he’ll work to sharpen his command. He should see the big leagues at some point and has the ceiling of a midrotation starter. - Baseball America

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