標籤: Spencer

An MLB prospect expert believes New York Yankees Triple-A star Spencer Jones has a lot of potential. But he also believes that this young player could easily flop in the Bronx.

This week, Jason Dominguez endeared himself to Yankees fans when he went all out to make a catch during a game against the Texas Rangers. In the process of making possibly the best catch of his career, he sprained a low-grade left AC joint in his knee and is expected to be sidelined for several weeks.

To fill his spot on the roster, the Yankees are pulling the trigger on something New York fans have wanted to see for a few years: top star Aaron Judge in the same outfield with stud prospect Spencer Jones. The pair of 6-foot-7 sluggers will now bookend the Yanks’ outfield for the foreseeable future.

Yankees fans have heard about Jones and his big power over the years. He has been a top prospect in their system and has been close to untouchable as a minor leaguer for the franchise. So, expectations are high as he joins a 26-12 team.

Could Spencer Jones be the next Race Hinds?

Baseball America editor-in-chief JJ Cooper spoke after news of his promotion on Friday foul territory show Regarding Jones, prospect experts admitted that Jones “scares” them because, in their time in this role, they have never seen a player with such a wide range of possible career outcomes.

He made it clear that he would never come close to being as good as Judge, but he believed he could become a player who hits 25 to 30 homers in the big leagues. But he also said his performance could be similar to that of Cincinnati Reds prospect Race Hinds. A player who was a beast in the minors but has a .172 average in 51 games played over the last three seasons.

The big reason he’s so unsure about Jones is not just his high strikeout rate that could lead to 0-4 with 4 Ks days, but it’s his miss rate in the zone. Jones is one of the top picks in the minor leagues. Cooper concluded by saying that Spencer Jones’ promotion to the Yankees’ big league roster this week carries “massive potential but also massive risk.”

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從夏季聯賽的新秀到對手白板上的核心人物的旅程很少是平靜的。然而，卡姆·斯賓塞隨著傷痕累累的孟菲斯灰熊隊的崛起，每當這位年輕後衛上場時，氣氛就會發生微妙但明顯的轉變。最初的夏季實驗已經具體化為明確的現實和榮譽徽章。

根據托馬斯·伊薩洛的說法，對手球隊現在將斯賓塞列為主要威脅。

“（斯賓塞）現在是對方球隊球探報告中的特色球員，”伊薩洛指出。 “他們試圖做的事情之一就是限制他的投籃次數。這是一個自然的演變。在夏初，我們已經與卡姆討論過這是可能的前進途徑之一。”

對於一個以射手第一的後衛身份進入聯盟的前二輪秀來說，這是一個有意義的拐點。斯賓塞如此難以對付的原因是他的投籃重力不再是靜態的。他不只是觀察並等待別人創造。這位 NCAA 冠軍現在親自發起了這一優勢，這改變了協防球員的行為方式。

“（斯賓塞）將他的投籃武器化到了一定程度，他可以運球創造機會，”伊薩洛解釋道，“不僅僅是在接球時需要別人為他創造機會。第二部分，一旦這個階段完成，現在他就會得到更多的關注。他在餵球方面做得很好，尤其是（喬克·蘭代爾），他和卡姆配合得很好。”

武器化才是真正的飛躍。當射手可以運球進行引體向上、強行換防並讓防守者追趕他時，地板就會傾斜。突然之間，大人物們必須挺身而出。釘子防守者必須標記。弱側側翼無法緊緊地擁抱射手。斯賓塞的跳投不僅僅是得分，更是得分。它正在創造。

灰熊隊在伊薩洛的領導下嚴重依賴“閱讀和反應”原則。幸運的是，斯賓塞已經成為該生態系統中最乾淨的決策者之一，特別是在板凳上的兩人行動中。

“卡姆找到了喬克，另一位經驗豐富的決策者。所以當（蘭代爾）發現球入袋時，他可以完成比賽或餵給空位射手，”伊薩洛說。 “這是一對非常互補的搭檔。卡姆有時會引發連鎖反應，這很大程度上說明了其他球隊如何看待他。”

此次合作證明了斯賓塞日益增長的球場視野和籃球智慧。斯賓塞不再只是進攻鏈的末端；他是進攻鏈的末端。他經常是發起者，通過讀球來突破防守。這種在防守壓力加大的情況下形成的組織角色，標誌著他在聯盟中的地位不斷上升。對手不再問“他能打敗我們嗎？”並開始問：“我們如何才能活過他？”

對於灰熊隊來說，這種演變來得正是時候。由於孟菲斯隊仍在因傷病、陣容更替以及必須在不完全依賴超級巨星孤立的情況下創造優勢的進攻而形成的身份，擁有一名僅通過威脅投籃就可以創造進攻的後衛是無價的。