Who In The Hell Is Garrett Jones And Why Is He On The Pirates?
Posted in Baseball News & Sports Updates on July 26th, 2009 by The Baseball Chick – Be the first to comment
Well, I give it 4 weeks until he’s dealt to a real team. I mean, let’s face it, the Pirates have turned themselves into simply another farm team for major league baseball teams.
Well besides the fact that he likes ponies and long walks on the beach, he was drafted in the 14th round by the Atlanta Braves all the way back in 1999. After being released by the Braves, he spent the last 3 years with the Twins’ AAA affiliate. Jones was signed by the Pirates after last season, didn’t make the opening day roster and was called up on June 30th. He batted .307 at AAA Indianapolis with 12 HRs and 49 RBIs in 72 games.
Since then? He’s already hit 10 homeruns, his OBP is .402, his average is .350, his OPS is 1.227 and he is slugging .825. Additionally, he has 3 stolen bases.
The major question is whether this guy is the real deal. After all, he’s already 28, which is a bit old for the typical promising major leaguer to make it up to the show. It’s also a shame that he’s so freaking ugly.
