Dave Jones  
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
He's got a really stong arm, so he can blow it by you on occasion. Jones can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. Jones has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. Jones's fastball is a tick above average, in the 90-91 MPH range on most nights. He tends to work slowly when in a jam, which just makes his problems worse by lulling his fielders to sleep. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! If he ever adds a pitch to throw to lefties, he could make a big leap forward.

Defense & Hitting
He's average in terms of controlling the running game. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position.

          -- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout
 

 

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2003 MOS 92 69 76 72 47 34 46 45 52 51 48 57 0 49 0 0 31 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 56 327
2004 ATL 90 69 76 72 47 34 46 45 52 51 51 57 0 49 0 0 33 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 56 324
2005 ROM 90 69 75 72 47 34 46 45 52 51 51 57 0 49 0 0 34 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 56 323
2006 ROM 90 69 75 72 47 34 46 45 52 51 51 57 0 49 0 0 34 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 56 323
2007 ROM 92 70 76 71 47 34 46 45 52 51 51 57 0 49 0 0 35 3 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 55 326
2008 FA 92 68 76 70 47 34 46 45 52 51 51 57 0 49 0 0 36 4 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 54 322
2009 FA 90 68 75 70 47 34 46 45 52 51 51 57 0 49 0 0 37 5 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 53 317
Ratings Delta   -2   -1                           +1 +1           -1 -5
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Tue May 10 16:22:47 EDT 2005

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.