Jacque Jones
| AB | 4594 |
|---|---|
| AVG | .277 |
| OBP | .326 |
| SLG | .448 |
| HR | 165 |
- Full name Jacque Dewayne Jones
- Born 04/25/1975 in San Diego, CA
- Profile Ht.: 5'10" / Wt.: 205 / Bats: L / Throws: L
- School Southern California
- Debut 06/09/1999
- Drafted in the 2nd round (37th overall) by the Minnesota Twins in 1996.
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Background: The knock on Jones coming out of college was that he didn't have the ideal speed to play center field or the power to play the corners. He punched holes in the power concerns with his fine 1998 season in New Britain's cavernous ballpark. Strengths: Jones hits with power to all fields and has the speed to stretch hits for an extra base. The Twins feel that with a little more work he can be a solid outfielder, especially with his range and routes to the ball. Weaknesses: Jones has yet to see a pitch he didn't think he could hit, and he's missed his share of them. But scouts say he often hits balls out of the strike zone harder than balls in the middle of the plate. Jones needs work on his throwing to become a more complete center fielder. The Future: Minnesota has opened its center field job to see if Jones, Torii Hunter or Chris Latham will claim it. Jones has the most dynamic bat of the trio but will need some more fine-tuning in Triple-A before he is ready for the job.
