New York Yankees fans have wondered if Spencer Jones might be traded away in the interest of immediate MLB help.

But the latest reporting suggests the 6-foot-7 slugging prospect isn’t going elsewhere.

Jon Heyman of the New York Post wrote this on X on Saturday: 

“Jones (1.407 OPS in AAA) also isn’t going anywhere. The only type of player they’d trade him for is Paul Skenes, who’s off the table, and that’s obviously a very limited category.”

That’s quite the high cost. It’s unlikely a team with a Skenes or anyone in his category would trade him for a Triple-A outfielder who until a month ago was a concern as someone who struck out too much in the minor leagues.

Jones has certainly raised his stock with his recent play at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He has 13 home runs in just 19 Triple-A games since his promotion. That includes a recent three-homer game at Rochester.

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His name has also come up as a call-up candidate to take the place of Aaron Judge, who is going on the IL with a flexor strain injury to his right elbow. But Jones is apparently dealing with back spasms, and so even if he’s the medium-term solution, it doesn’t seem like he’d get the immediate call.

Assuming Heyman’s reporting is right, and it usually is, Jones isn’t going anywhere and is a huge part of the Yankees’ future, literally.

His 6-foot-7 height makes him an easy comparison to Judge, who is also that tall. It’s not that simple of course. Jones is a lefty swinger who has progressed through the minor leagues differently than Judge did.

But he’s officially shown that, if everything clicks, there’s massive upside. And that’s enough of a reason to keep Jones around and hopefully pair him with Judge in an exciting future.

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