By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
May 17, 2012
Aaron Jones is a guy I liked out of high school. Now it seems like I am not alone. He should go pretty good out of Oregon this year, maybe 5th round would be my guess. You’d need to polish him up as a pro to keep him behind the plate, where I think he’d have more value than in right field. I will give Jones this — many moons ago, after a high school game in his senior year (and I hope, Jones, you remember this, back when we were Baseball Beginnings), we walked back to the parking lot after that playoff game against Hedges. That day, Jones told me he was was bound and determined to blow past the two Area Code catchers, Sabol and Hernandez. I’d say he’s gone a long way toward meeting that goal.
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By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
June 7, 2010
Aaron Jones is one of three catchers in Southern California who will receive good draft consideration. He’s also the least known of the three because he wasn’t at the big summer events, though that’s more of a comment on the system than it is on him. In this draft, you’ve got Jones, Stefan Sabol and Jake Hernandez.
The way I see it, Sabol is the best pure hitter. Hernandez is the best pure defender. Jones has the most power production potential. If you asked me who I think will have the most power with wood in five years, it would be Jones.
Sabol runs well for a catcher, but Jones would surprise you. Sabol is a good athlete, but again, Jones would surprise you. Jones might have a touch more pure arm power than Hernandez, but Hernandez is the quickest receiver and catch-and-throw of the three and the closest to the big leagues defensively. We’ve covered Hernandez and Sabol extensively this spring.
I’m not in the position of having to like one guy of these three guys the most. To be honest, I think you have to like each guy for what he is. There are aspects of all three guys I really like. (more…)
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By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
May 12, 2010
Aaron Jones has a chance to be a right-handed hitting catcher with power and defense. There was another guy from Orange County who did this some years back. Let’s not just drop that name on this guy just yet, but let me assure you of something. The scout who signed him did not accidently find him by the lights of Ameriage Park.
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By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
April 21, 2010
San Clemente catcher Aaron Jones has helped himself this spring with very solid performances. This was my first look at him since the workout at the Compton Academy.
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By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
February 14, 2010
Austin Wilson, Christian Yelich, Tony Wolters and Dominic Ficociello were among the 2010 draft prospects that helped themselves Saturday at the Major League Scouting Bureau’s Southern California Invitational Showcase at the Urban Youth Academy.
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