Yankees likely won't call up Spencer Jones
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Jones has been on fire since his Triple-A promotion. He has 13 home runs in 19 games, a .308 batting average and 1.079 OPS in combined high-A and Triple-A action this season, including a three-homer game last week. That’s putting new power on display just as the trade deadline looms in July.
Jones, sporting a new batting stance, hit an opposite-field home run in the top of the first inning. In the top of the third, he did it again, taking a fastball to left field for his 28th home run of the MiLB season and his second of the game. Two innings later, he went to dead center for his third dinger in as many at-bats.
The New York Yankees have already made a handful of trades this season, but there are still some big decisions to be made in the coming days.
"The New York Yankees are open to trading prized outfield prospect Spencer Jones, rival GMs say."
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Yardbarker on MSNHype around Yankees prospect Spencer Jones creating unrealistic expectationsMaking him untouchable in trade talks, frankly, seems to be an absurd position for the Yankees to take, assuming it is their position.
Spencer Jones has been at the center of trade rumors for the New York Yankees of late, but the organization's No. 4 prospect is making a strong case that his only move should be to the Bronx. The 2022 first-round selection (No.
New York Yankees top prospect Spencer Jones is absolutely scorching hot at the plate right now, as he's hit three home runs in the first five innings on Thursday for the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders.