Former Guardians top third base prospect and current CTC No. 6 prospect Nolan Jones, 24, is expected to make his major league debut later tonight against the Kansas City Royals.
Now, most readers here at Covering the Corner are pretty big fans of Jones, or they were before injuries and inconsistent performance sidelined him last season, but what do those who are paid to take a professional look at young talent think of him?
Let’s get started with earlier in his minor league career. Jones was a second-round pick by the Guardians in the 2016 draft, so he entered his professional baseball career with a pretty high profile.