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2005 California Top Prospect Showcase
Chris Jones is a 2006 RHP from Mater Dei HS, residing in Irvine, CA, with a 6'3", 200 lb. frame. He has a strong, power type build, a durable pitcher's frame. Jones pitches from an over the top slot with a good backside arm action . He has a cross body delivery that creates some deception. When he separates on time, that cross body stride and movment down the slope helps him hide the ball by causing the hitter to watch his body and not for the window where the ball comes out. Jones does a nice job of keeping the fastball (77-78) down and pitching to the smaller parts of the zone. His curveball (64-65) has 12/6 shape and rolling action. He has the ability to drop the curveball in for strikes, allowing him to steal a strike early in the count or to use it in fastball counts. Jones also throws a straight change-up (70-71) and maintains his arm speed with that pitch. Jones did not tend to give in to the middle and worked to mix his pitches. He wants to make his pitch and was best when he attacked the bottom of the zone with that mix.