A bit of an afternoon surprise following a laugher — the Giants have called up their second-round pick from 2013, Ryder Jones. He’s first and foremost a power hitter. He has some positional flexibility, primarily a third baseman, but the Giants have tried him in the outfield, too.
On this week’s McCovey Chroncast, our own Roger Munter noted how Jones made a huge leap in power and skill this season after taking a few years to find his footing. Indeed, his isolated power has jumped 100 points versus last season (.150 to .250), his strikeout to walk ratio has fallen from 3:1 to 2:1 and he has 10 home runs already at this point in the AAA season (he had 15 all of last season).