Jon Mark Owings Stats & Scouting Report

Full name Jon Mark Owings
Born 04/04/1985 in Hagerstown, MD
Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 195 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School Gainesville
Drafted in the 17th round (521st overall) by the Atlanta Braves in 2004.

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Georgia's prep ranks consistently fill Atlantic Coast and Southeastern Conference rosters with players, and this year's class should be no exception. OF/3B Jon Mark Owings, the younger brother of Micah, hit .515 with 17 homers for Gainesville High this spring. He has similar offensive tools if not the same kind of raw power of his older brother, and he doesn't have the same kind of arm. He's considered a tough sign as a Clemson commitment.

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Owings was considered a tough sign in 2004 because he was committed to Clemson. But the Braves don't let many players escape from their own backyard, and they took the Gainesville, Ga., product in the 17th round and landed him with top-five-rounds money. His older brother Micah signed with the Diamondbacks as a third-rounder last year. Jon Mark's tools have drawn some comparisons to a poor man's Jeff Francoeur. He has above-average power potential and plays a wide-open, aggressive game that can serve as both a strength and weakness. Like Francoeur, Owings is never going to be among the league leaders in walks. Yet what he lacks in patience he makes up for with his ability to put solid wood on the ball. His pitch recognition needs some refinement, as does his strike-zone judgment as he faces better pitchers. Defensively, Owings does a good job of tracking the ball and covers a lot of ground. His arm strength is above-average and the accuracy of his throws is improving. He'll start the 2006 season in low Class A.