Headlines

  • Bryce Harper Fractures Left Thumb
  • Phillies Select Mark Appel
  • Daniel Hudson Suffers Season-Ending ACL Injury
  • Salvador Perez Undergoes Thumb Surgery
  • Cubs Designate Jonathan Villar For Assignment
  • Yankees, Aaron Judge Avoid Arbitration
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

MLB Trade Rumors

  • Home
  • Teams
    • AL East
      • Baltimore Orioles
      • Boston Red Sox
      • New York Yankees
      • Tampa Bay Rays
      • Toronto Blue Jays
    • AL Central
      • Chicago White Sox
      • Cleveland Guardians
      • Detroit Tigers
      • Kansas City Royals
      • Minnesota Twins
    • AL West
      • Houston Astros
      • Los Angeles Angels
      • Oakland Athletics
      • Seattle Mariners
      • Texas Rangers
    • NL East
      • Atlanta Braves
      • Miami Marlins
      • New York Mets
      • Philadelphia Phillies
      • Washington Nationals
    • NL Central
      • Chicago Cubs
      • Cincinnati Reds
      • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Pittsburgh Pirates
      • St. Louis Cardinals
    • NL West
      • Arizona Diamondbacks
      • Colorado Rockies
      • Los Angeles Dodgers
      • San Diego Padres
      • San Francisco Giants
  • About
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Tim Dierkes
    • Writing team
    • Advertise
    • Archives
  • Contact
  • Tools
    • 2021-22 MLB Free Agent Tracker
    • 2021-22 MLB Free Agent List
    • 2022-23 MLB Free Agent List
    • Top 50 Free Agents
    • Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2022
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Arbitration Tracker
    • Agency Database
  • NBA/NFL/NHL
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • App
  • Chats
Go To Pro Hockey Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

Royals Release JaCoby Jones

By Anthony Franco | June 14, 2022 at 10:04pm CDT

The Royals are releasing outfielder JaCoby Jones from his minor league contract, reports Anne Rogers of MLB.com (Twitter link). The 30-year-old had been with their top affiliate in Omaha after signing a non-roster deal over the offseason.

Jones struggled at the dish over his stint with the Storm Chasers. He suited up in 38 games but hit only .214/.270/.357 with four home runs through 137 trips to the plate. Perhaps even more concerning than the slash line is that he struck out in just over 40% of his plate appearances while only drawing a walk 6.6% of the time. Kansas City added former Phillies outfielder Roman Quinn to the organization on a minors pact last week, and it seems he’ll step in as a center field-capable depth option in Omaha.

While Jones didn’t reach the big leagues with the Royals, he suited up with the division-rival Tigers in each season from 2016-21. A former third-round draftee of the Pirates, the LSU product was Detroit’s primary center fielder for a few seasons. He flashed some power potential and rated well defensively at times, but he posted a higher than average strikeout percentage in every year of his career. Detroit began to curtail his playing time in recent years and eventually outrighted him off their 40-man roster last June.

Jones heads back to free agency in search of a new opportunity. He’ll certainly again be limited to minor league offers after his rough stretch in Omaha, but it seems likely he’ll catch on somewhere as a depth option based on his raw power and athleticism.

Share 0 Retweet 15 Send via email0

Kansas City Royals Transactions JaCoby Jones

Latest On Fernando Tatis Jr.
Main
Trade Candidate: Brandon Drury
View Comments (22)

Comments

  1. GoRav114

    2 weeks ago

    Not every career ends when the player wants. He was fun to watch at times but I can’t imagine he ever sniffs a big league roster again. Time to head over seas

    Reply
    • Melinda Jimenez

      2 weeks ago

      I am making $162/hour telecommuting. I never imagined that it was honest to goodness yet my closest companion is earning $21 thousand a month by working on the web, that was truly shocking for me, she prescribed me to attempt it simply ,

      COPY AND OPEN THIS SITE__________ easywork2.com

      Reply
      • Crab L. Winston

        2 weeks ago

        Thank you, Melinda. We’ll let JaCoby know.

        Reply
        • bigalhitsdingers83

          2 weeks ago

          That might just change Mr. Jones’ life.

      • waters33

        1 week ago

        Melinda tell me more about this exciting opportunity!

        Reply
  2. miggywrld

    2 weeks ago

    Jacoby was a very exciting and frustrating player to watch at times in Detroit. Sometimes looked like he was finally putting all of his tools together, other times looked completely over matched. Also struggled with injuries. Hope he can find his footing somewhere.

    Reply
  3. gotigers68

    2 weeks ago

    Great fielder, terrible hitter. Unfortunately the Tiger’s organization is filled with those types.

    Reply
  4. Jay 30

    2 weeks ago

    Lots of marijuana dispensary gigs available back in Michigan.

    Reply
  5. tammelinb

    2 weeks ago

    If he could find someone to fix his swing, increase his contact rate, he’d be a solid 4th outfielder. He has a good glove. Unfortunately, not many people change who they are as a player at his age. But I’m rooting he does.

    Reply
    • DetroitDave84

      2 weeks ago

      He just couldn’t layoff the high cheese or the slider away. It’s the problem with most aggressive hitters. It’s his pitch recognition so I don’t think it can be fixed. It’s why hitting is so hard.

      Reply
      • stymeedone

        2 weeks ago

        He was the Brandon Inge of the Tigers OF.

        Reply
        • miggywrld

          2 weeks ago

          Now Javy Baez is the Brandon Inge.

      • tammelinb

        2 weeks ago

        It is said that hitting a baseball is one of the hardest things to ever do. It makes the feats of guys like Williams, Boggs, Gwynn, Mattingly, Miggy, Rose, and others so incredible

        Reply
        • Jarred Kelenic's Beer Can

          1 week ago

          It’s so hard, that even the best ones did so only about 30% of the time when it’s all said and done.

  6. sascoach2003

    2 weeks ago

    Having watched him in college, I could never understand the reasoning behind moving him off 2B. He has always carried a better than average glove and speed, but his bat was never going to play well as an OF. As a 2B, though, 10-15 homers, 15-20 SBs would’ve been probably average, especially if the glovework was still above average. Injuries have been a problem, too. Hopefully, he can be a late reclamation project for someone.

    Reply
  7. TroyVan

    2 weeks ago

    He’s got 2 home run robbing catches in Comerica. And, I meant absolute theft of the worst kind, especially when you consider its Comerica and how he managed to even get to those balls was a miracle. Haven’t seen anyone play CoPa CF like him.

    It’s a shame he could only show flashes of good hitting. I think he started aiming got the fences each time, and that was the end.

    Reply
    • HidekiMatsuimalemodel

      2 weeks ago

      Fields like Mays hits like sh#t

      Reply
      • TroyVan

        2 weeks ago

        Exactly!

        Reply
  8. GarryHarris

    2 weeks ago

    Sometimes he made great defensive plays but more often he played average defense.

    Maybe he should’ve played 2B because SS wasn’t the answer.

    Reply
  9. SportsFan0000

    2 weeks ago

    JaCoby should run, not walk, to either the Japanese or Korean leagues
    where he would be a star, celebrity and make some cash for himself and his family.

    Reply
  10. waters33

    1 week ago

    There is talk in KC that Dayton Moore will go down as the worst GM in professional sports history.

    Reply
    • Jarred Kelenic's Beer Can

      1 week ago

      I can think of a few worse GMs. Bill Bavasi, Jack Zdruencik, Brodie Van Wagenen…

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.
Log in Register

ad: 300x250_1_MLB

    Top Stories

    Bryce Harper Fractures Left Thumb

    Phillies Select Mark Appel

    Daniel Hudson Suffers Season-Ending ACL Injury

    Salvador Perez Undergoes Thumb Surgery

    Cubs Designate Jonathan Villar For Assignment

    Yankees, Aaron Judge Avoid Arbitration

    Giants Acquire Willie Calhoun From Rangers For Steven Duggar

    Angels Option Reid Detmers

    Dodgers Acquire Trayce Thompson From Tigers

    Dodgers Exploring Market For Right-Handed Platoon Bat In Right Field

    Mariners Designate Sergio Romo, Roenis Elias For Assignment

    Brewers Designate Lorenzo Cain For Assignment

    Hyun Jin Ryu To Undergo Season-Ending Elbow Surgery

    Anthony Rendon To Undergo Season-Ending Wrist Surgery

    Tigers To Promote Riley Greene

    Recent

    Diamondbacks Designate Ryan Weiss For Assignment

    Astros Reinstate Jeremy Pena, Option Chas McCormick

    Rangers Announce Series Of Roster Moves

    Shogo Akiyama Signs With NPB’s Hiroshima Carp

    Marlins Select Erik Gonzalez, Designate Willians Astudillo

    Rays Reinstate Wander Franco

    Brewers Place Hunter Renfroe On IL With Calf Strain

    Diamondbacks To Select Dallas Keuchel

    Bryce Harper Fractures Left Thumb

    Mets Notes: McCann, Scherzer, Holderman, deGrom

    MLBTR Newsletter - Hot stove highlights in your inbox, five days a week

    Latest Rumors & News

    Latest Rumors & News

    • Trevor Story Rumors
    • Frankie Montas Rumors
    • Michael Conforto Rumors
    • Arbitration Tracker
    Trade Rumors App for iOS and Android

    MLBTR Features

    MLBTR Features

    • Go Ad-Free
    • MLB Player Chats
    • 2021-22 MLB Free Agent Tracker
    • 2021-22 MLB Free Agent List
    • Top 50 Free Agents
    • 2022-23 MLB Free Agent List
    • Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2022
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Agency Database
    • MLBTR On Twitter
    • MLBTR On Facebook
    • Team Facebook Pages
    • How To Set Up Notifications For Breaking News
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors

    Rumors By Team

    • Angels Rumors
    • Astros Rumors
    • Athletics Rumors
    • Blue Jays Rumors
    • Braves Rumors
    • Brewers Rumors
    • Cardinals Rumors
    • Cubs Rumors
    • Diamondbacks Rumors
    • Dodgers Rumors
    • Giants Rumors
    • Guardians Rumors
    • Mariners Rumors
    • Marlins Rumors
    • Mets Rumors
    • Nationals Rumors
    • Orioles Rumors
    • Padres Rumors
    • Phillies Rumors
    • Pirates Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Rays Rumors
    • Red Sox Rumors
    • Reds Rumors
    • Rockies Rumors
    • Royals Rumors
    • Tigers Rumors
    • Twins Rumors
    • White Sox Rumors
    • Yankees Rumors

    ad: 160x600_MLB

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives
    • Feeds by Team

    MLBTR INFO

    • Advertise
    • About
    • Commenting Policy
    • Privacy Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com

    hide arrowsFOX Sports Engage Network scroll to top
    Close

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version