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Rudy Jones
Relief Pitcher | Free Agents
Pitching He can get groundballs when he needs them in a jam. If you're going in to face Jones, better be wearing plenty of protection. He's wild. You know, some times I think I can throw harder than Jones, and that's saying a lot. Dating back to his days in the minors, Jones has been more effective against righthanders than lefthanders.
Defense & Hitting His pickoff move is merely average. 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. Jones is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Jones has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Free Agents have been known to use Jones as a pinch-runner on occasion.
2010 Outlook What The Free Agents was thinking when they signed Jones to a long contract, is beyond me: this guy flat-out sucks. But if you ask me, I'll pass on Jones.
-- Moostard Nyman
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