Pirates Prospects has learned that the Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted right-handed pitching prospect Jared Jones to Triple-A Indianapolis.
The 21-year-old Jones has been pitching this season at Altoona, where he put up a 2.23 ERA in 44.1 innings, with a 1.08 WHIP, a 47:18 SO/BB ratio and a .201 BAA.
Jones was a second round pick during the 2020 draft. He debuted in pro ball in 2021 with Low-A Bradenton, where he went 3-6, 4.64 in 66 innings over 15 starts and three relief appearances, with a 1.47 WHIP and 103 strikeouts, giving him a strikeout rate of 14.0 per nine innings.
He moved up to Greensboro last year, where he had a 4.62 ERA in 122.2 innings over 26 starts, finishing with 1.35 WHIP and 142 strikeouts.
Jones was recently ranked as the fifth best prospect in the Pirates system. He’s one spot behind Luis Ortiz, who needs just 1.1 more innings before he loses his prospect status.