2022 選秀會第 1 輪 25 順位
Spencer Jones (OF, Vanderbilt)
.370/.460.466 12HR (Conference Record, SEC)
曾在19年被天使在31順位選中，但最後去棒球名校 Vanderbilt 當 Vandy Boy。
當時是二刀流的他，曾經開過TJ。而後專心在外野，擊球速度高為一大特點。
即便在各媒體預測中 Jones 都不會在第一輪被選，他將成為NYY農場前十新秀。
更是農場系統 RF/LF 中的第一新秀 (看來不會守CF)。
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MLB Draft 2022: Yankees select Spencer Jones with top pick, 25th overall
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The Yankees selected 6-foot-7 Vanderbilt outfielder Spencer Jones in the
first round.
With their first pick in the 2022 MLB Draft the New York Yankees selected
Spencer Jones with the 25th overall pick. Jones is a 6-foot-7, 225-pound
outfielder from Vanderbilt University. Baseball America rated him as the
49th-best draft prospect, while MLB.com ranks him slightly lower at No. 51.
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This season, Jones put up big numbers playing against quality Southeastern
Conference (SEC) competition with a .370/.460/.644 triple slash in 61 games
and 272 plate appearances. The left-handed hitter recorded 36 extra-base
hits, including 12 home runs on the year.