Yankees May Already Have Pieces in Place to Cover for Injured Starters
While speculation swirls over who the New York Yankees might pursue should Giancarlo Stanton and/or DJ LeMahieu miss a significant portion of the season, a few of the team’s top prospects have been making a case for an increase in playing time.
On Tuesday, it was Spencer Jones.
In a 12-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies, the outfielder went 3-for-3 out of the No. 9 spot in the Yankees order, finishing a triple shy of the cycle. Facing Phillies ace Zack Wheeler in the second inning, Jones ripped an RBI double into the right-field corner. One inning later, he blasted a two-striker slider from Phillies right-hander Cody Stashak over the fence for a three-run home run.
Recently named the team’s No. 3 prospect, Jones worked on a change in his swing during the offseason, and he is batting .429 this spring with a 1.500 OPS. Fantasy baseball draft analyst Andrew DeCeglie posted about Jones’s game on X (formerly Twitter), saying, “Spencer Jones continues to impress and prove the doubters wrong!”
Don’t count Yankees manager Aaron Boone among the doubters, as he believes the 6-foot-6, 235-pounder has “enormous” potential with the enticing combination of power, defense and speed.
