Zack Jones was taken in the 4th round of the 2012 MLB Draft out of San Jose State. He started out at Elizabethton, but was soon promoted to Beloit where he dominated hitters, striking out 15.30 per nine.

 

In 2013 he pitched the whole year at Fort Myers, where he had a 1.85 ERA in 48.2 innings, while striking out 70 and holding hitters to a .172 average with 14 saves. He pitched in the Arizona Fall League to wrap up his season.

 

In 2014 he was slowed by a blood clot, but came back late in the year to close for the Miracle; he won the Florida State League championship. He once again pitched in the AFL.

 

Jones will hit triple digits with his fastball and has a slider that has the potential to be a power pitch; there has been some talk of adding a cutter, according to mlb.com.

He is on the fast track to the majors and could be up by September. If all pans out he should be part of a bullpen that could be one of the best ever.

Edited April 11, 201511 yr by Hrbowski

Today Zack Jones pitched a 1-2-3 ninth in Chattanooga's win today, he now has 5 strikeouts in 2 innings pitched and has given up 1 run.

Jones picked up his first save of the year yesterday, he struck out the side.

Jones now has a 1.80 ERA with 11 strikeouts and 3 saves in 5 innings.

Jones pitched a scoreless ninth inning today for his 5th save of the year.

Jones pitched a perfect ninth yesterday with a strikeout, a groundout, and pop out.

Jones is quietly having a great season, with 16 strikouts per 9, and holding hitters to a .188 average while allowing just one run.

Jones now has an ERA of 1.80 and has struck out 17 batters.

Zack Jones struck out the side last night in a scoreless inning of relief. His ERA is now down to 1.38 and has 22 strikeouts.

Zack Jones picked up his 3rd win of the year yesterday. His ERA is now at 1.72.

Jones has lowered his ERA to 1.56.

Jones has a 2.25 ERA in 20 innings pitched along with 24 strikeouts.

Zack Jones' 2015 stats to date:
24 IP, 2.63 ERA, 9.75 K/9, 3.75 BB/9 (26/10), 1.13 WHIP

Jones is back dominating in A+ ball. I cannot believe how bad things got for him at the end of June. He could be with the Twins right now if he had continued to excel in AA.

 

Jones is back dominating in A+ ball. I cannot believe how bad things got for him at the end of June. He could be with the Twins right now if he had continued to excel in AA.

 

Along with 2 or 3 other relievers.

Jones was good to start the season, but fell apart later on and was demoted, yet he did return to his dominant ways at the end of the year, making it very likely that he will be added to the 40 man roster this offseason.