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The Book on Beau Jones
Prospect Info and Scouting Report
Beau Jones / LHP, TEX
Born 8/25/1986
Metairie,
LA,
USA
School: Destrehan HS
Height 6-1
Weight 195
Bats/Throws L/L
ScoutingBook Combine Ranking (2/9/2012): #488
MiLB.com Season Preview: Unranked or n/a
Scout.com/FOX Sports: Unranked or n/a
ESPN: Unranked or n/a
The Sporting News: Unranked or n/a
Baseball America 2012: Unranked or n/a
Baseball Prospectus: Unranked or n/a
Drafted in the supplemental first round of the 2005 draft, the Braves once considered Beau Jones to be the best prep left-hander in the country. He was acquired by the Rangers as part of the package of prospects that netted the Braves a few months of Mark Teixeira in 2007.
Jones's development has been slower than hoped, but he hasn't been horrible, posting a 3.64 ERA and striking out 54 batters in 62 innings of relief duty at AAA Round Rock last year. He throws his plus fastball with average accuracy and mixes in a very good breaking ball. He's held back by durability issues and some erratic control, but he could see the back of the rotation, or more likely a swingman's role in the bullpen, sometime in 2012.
[ Bio Updated Spring, 2012 ]
| Pitching History | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Age | Lv | Lg | Tm | W | L | GA | GS | IP | H | ER | BB | K | HB | WP | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | |
| 2005 | 18 | Rk | Gulf | Braves | ATL | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 35.0 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 1.171 | 10.5 | 4.1 | 2.56 |
No notes or updates today.