50. Chris Jones - Left-handed Pitcher
Born: 09/19/1988 - Height: 6'2" - Weight: 165 - Bats: Left - Throws: Left
| Year | Age | Team | Lvl | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | K | BB/9 | K/9 | WHIP |
| 2007 | 18 | GCL Indians | R | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4.9 | 12.3 | 1.64 |
| 2008 | 19 | GCL Indians | R | 3 | 4 | 3.10 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 52.1 | 44 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 36 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 1.22 |
| Career | 3 | 4 | 3.05 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 56.0 | 48 | 19 | 4 | 22 | 41 | 3.5 | 6.6 | 1.25 |
History: Jones was a 15th round pick in the 2007 Draft out of Gaither High School (FL). Strengths & Opportunities: Jones is a slender left-handed pitcher whose fastball sits around 90-91 MPH with good arm side tail. While he relies on a steady diet of fastballs and changeups, his out pitch is clearly his curveball which projects as a plus pitch. When he needs to make a big pitch, he relies on his curveball. His changeup projects as an average pitch with good sink and fade.
Jones was pegged for the Single-A Lake County rotation to start the 2008 season, but an arm injury held him back in spring training and resulted in him rehabbing it the rest of the year and instead getting in some action in the Gulf Coast League. By the end of the season all pitch restrictions were lifted and he was up to a normal pitch count. He has made a lot of improvements in the year-plus he has been in the organization, and he is still trying to acclimate to professional baseball. He is now learning that it is more than just showing up on the day you pitch and that there is work that goes in between those five days. The Indians did some work with his windup as his hands were real jerky through it, so to alleviate the problem they changed it to a much smoother windup over his head. As a young pitcher barely a year out of high school, he is going through the growth process in the lower levels of the minor leagues with developing as a pitcher while at the same time developing physically. In the last year he has gained a lot of weight and is in the best shape of his career.
Outlook: Jones finished the 2008 season strong and looks poised to crack the Lake County rotation this coming season provided he is healthy.
Photo courtesy of Ken Carr
Chris Jones MinorLeagueBaseball.com stats page
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