2024 Stats
W-L
6-8
ERA
4.14
WHIP
1.19
K
132
SV
0
2025 Projections
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's ERA was on the high side overall thanks to a below average home run rate, but that can be forgiven for 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 125-135 innings each of the past three seasons while developing him. We should not expect him to come out working 170+ 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
Optioned to rookie ball
The Pirates optioned Jones to the Florida Complex League on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Jones' season was already over after he made his final start of the season Friday, so the Pirates will simply send him to their complex in Florida to finish the season, opening up a roster spot for Mike Burrows in the process. The 23-year-old Jones will finish his rookie campaign with a 4.14 ERA and 1.19 WHIP alongside a 132:39 K:BB across 22 starts.
Jones' season was already over after he made his final start of the season Friday, so the Pirates will simply send him to their complex in Florida to finish the season, opening up a roster spot for Mike Burrows in the process. The 23-year-old Jones will finish his rookie campaign with a 4.14 ERA and 1.19 WHIP alongside a 132:39 K:BB across 22 starts.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
87
Last 10 Games
88
Last 5 Games
90
How many pitches does Jared Jones generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
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41-50
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81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Jared Jones generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-3%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-3%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .229 | 75 | 23 | 52 | 8 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .236 | 57 | 16 | 54 | 10 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-51%
ERA at Home
2024
-51%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 2.87 | 1.14 | 69.0 | 9.5 | 3.1 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 5.81 | 1.25 | 52.2 | 10.1 | 2.6 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jared Jones compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.38K/9
9.8BB/9
2.9HR/9
1.3Fastball
97.4 mphERA
4.14WHIP
1.19BABIP
.294GB/FB
1.08Left On Base
71.0%Exit Velocity
82.9 mphBarrels/BBE
5.2%Spin Rate
2490 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.5%Swinging Strike
14.7%Prospect Rankings History
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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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Fans seven in no-decision
Jones allowed two runs on five hits and two walks over 4.1 innings in a no-decision Friday. He struck out seven during a win over the Yankees.
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Roughed up in loss
Jones (6-8) took the loss Saturday against the Reds, allowing six runs on six hits and three walks while striking out five over five innings.
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Solid in no-decision
Jones didn't factor into the decision Sunday against the Royals, allowing two runs on six hits and three walks across four innings. He struck out five.
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Fires seven dominant innings
Jones (6-7) earned the win Sunday, allowing two runs on four hits over seven innings against the Nationals. He struck out nine.
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Bounces back with quality start
Jones allowed three runs on six hits and one walk while striking out four batters over 6.1 innings in a no-decision against the Cubs on Monday.
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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.