15-Day IL
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 7/1/2025
2025 Stats
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0-0
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Most eyes were on the other 22-year-old pitcher on the staff, but Jones more than held his own in his rookie season as one of just four pitchers of that age to work at least 100 major league innings in 2024. Jones made the club out of camp but missed some time over the summer with a Grade 2 lat strain. Jones' ERA was on the high side overall thanks to a below average home-run rate, but that can be forgiven with such a young pitcher. Had Jones not been pitching behind a generational phenom of a pitcher, his season would be looked at in a better light by many. You should be encouraged how Pittsburgh has managed to keep Jones's workload around 125 to 135 innings each of the past three seasons while developing him. We should not expect him to come out working 170-plus innings this season, but the organization has clearly been very deliberate in their management of Jones. The next step will be to find a more usable third pitch, as neither his curveball or changeup are there yet, neither by outcomes nor other underlying indicators. He was still rather split neutral despite the lack of a quality third pitch, which really speaks to how impressive his fastball and slider combination is right now. Read Past Outlooks
Officially placed on injured list
The Pirates placed Jones (elbow) on the 15-day injured list Thursday, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Jones has damage to the UCL in his right elbow but will attempt to treat the injury with rest and rehab rather than surgery. He will be shut down from throwing for six weeks before ramping back up. The righty will be a candidate to be shifted to the 60-day injured list when/if the Pirates need a roster spot, as it's unlikely he'll be back before June.
Jones has damage to the UCL in his right elbow but will attempt to treat the injury with rest and rehab rather than surgery. He will be shut down from throwing for six weeks before ramping back up. The righty will be a candidate to be shifted to the 60-day injured list when/if the Pirates need a roster spot, as it's unlikely he'll be back before June.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-3%
BAA vs LHP
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| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .229 | 75 | 23 | 52 | 8 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .236 | 57 | 16 | 54 | 10 | |||
| 2025vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .229 | 75 | 23 | 52 | 8 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .236 | 57 | 16 | 54 | 10 | |||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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| Since 2023Home | 2.87 | 1.14 | 69.0 | 9.5 | 3.1 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 5.81 | 1.25 | 52.2 | 10.1 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2025Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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| 2024Home | 2.87 | 1.14 | 69.0 | 9.5 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2024Away | 5.81 | 1.25 | 52.2 | 10.1 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Jones went from potential closer-of-the-future in Pittsburgh to a good enough strike thrower and craftsman to project as a high-strikeout starter. His 70-grade four-seamer has excellent ride and sits at 96 mph while touching 100 mph. The 6-foot-1 righty also throws a plus 89-mph slider that touches 94 mph and adequate third and fourth pitches in his curveball and changeup. His 8.9 percent walk rate at Double-A was excellent given his age (21) and electric arsenal. The 9.7 percent walk rate he posted at Triple-A may seem a bit high, but that mark is actually pretty encouraging given his age and the automated balls and strikes system at the top level of the minors. Jones threw 126.1 total innings and could surpass 150 innings in his age-22 season. He is on track to join the big-league rotation sometime this season.
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Formal diagnosis announced
Jones was diagnosed with a UCL sprain to the right elbow Wednesday, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Avoiding surgery, but out long term
Jones won't require surgery on his sore right elbow but he'll be held out from throwing for six weeks and will begin the season on the injured list, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Seeks second opinion on sore elbow
Pirates senior director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Wednesday that Jones has already had imaging on his sore right elbow and is waiting on a second opinion, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.
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Set to miss final spring start
Pirates manager Derek Shelton said Wednesday that Jones experienced elbow discomfort during his most recent bullpen session and won't be able to make his final Grapefruit League start later this week, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Debuts new sinker
Jones threw five sinkers during his first spring training start Tuesday, Kevin Gorman of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.
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Available via trade
The Pirates have made Jones "very available" via trade, Andrew Destin and Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.
ANALYSIS
The report notes that word of Jones' availability was discovered shortly before the Pirates traded fellow starting pitcher Luis Ortiz to the Guardians and it's possible Jones is no longer on the trade block. A trade of Jones would be fairly stunning given the promise he showed in 2024 and the fact that he's under team control cheaply for several more years. Jones held a 4.14 ERA and 132:39 K:BB across 121.2 frames covering 22 starts for Pittsburgh this past season.
The report notes that word of Jones' availability was discovered shortly before the Pirates traded fellow starting pitcher Luis Ortiz to the Guardians and it's possible Jones is no longer on the trade block. A trade of Jones would be fairly stunning given the promise he showed in 2024 and the fact that he's under team control cheaply for several more years. Jones held a 4.14 ERA and 132:39 K:BB across 121.2 frames covering 22 starts for Pittsburgh this past season.