Yankees prospect Spencer Jones is being raved about by scouts and the media, as he moves closer to his MLB debut
By Jacob Mountz for Yardbarker | July 11th, 2025
Referring to any non-Aaron Judge player as “Aaron Judge” in one form or another is less of a moniker and more of a title, one that merits defending. Up until June, this is one title that Yankees minor leaguer Spencer Jones didn’t quite live up to.
Dubbed the “left-handed Aaron Judge” thanks to his immense power, Jones had only matched (and exceeded) one of the many aspects of Judge’s game (besides the 6-foot-7 height): the sky-high strikeout totals. Last season, Jones hit .259/.366/.452 with 17 home runs in 482 at-bats. His unexciting stat line was accompanied by a staggering 200 strikeouts, a Yankees’ minor league record. The main issue with Jones’ performance was that his power was robbed of its potential due to his inability to make contact.
To start 2025, it was looking like the same story. Jones was bumped from MLB Pipeline’s top 100 prospects list to start the year, found himself whiffing at an unchanged pace, and watched as his trade value declined with his poor numbers. Then, in June, everything… Read More HERE
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