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Cleveland Indians: 4 hottest prospects to watch down the stretch

By Nick Dudukovich

GLENDALE, AZ - MARCH 01: A general view as Scott Alexander #75 of the Los Angeles Dodgers delivers a pitch against the Cleveland Indians in the spring training game at Camelback Ranch on March 1, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ - MARCH 01: A general view as Scott Alexander #75 of the Los Angeles Dodgers delivers a pitch against the Cleveland Indians in the spring training game at Camelback Ranch on March 1, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images) /
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3. Nolan Jones, 3B

 Nolan Jones parlayed some stellar play at the hot corner with the Lake County Captains into a promotion to Advanced A ball with the Lynchburg Hillcats.

At Lake County, Jones’ power really started to take off as he left the Captains with 16 home runs.

Jones got off to a slow start at the high-A level, going 8 of 35 with no homers. But since then, he’s really picked it up. He’ snot batting .317 (1.013 OPS) with three homers in 60 plate appearances.

The promotion should be viewed as a job well done and Jones, the Indians second-round pick (55th overall) from 2016, will likely open the season with Lynchburg in 2019.

At 20, Jones is 2.4 years younger than the average age of a player in the Carolina League.

Scouts have always been warm to Jones’ game. After playing short-season rookie ball in 2017 with Mahoning Valley, Jones was fifth in the Indians’ prospects rankings, according to MLB Pipeline.

Currently, Jones is the Tribe’s No. 2 ranked prospect following the trade of top prospect Francisco Mejia and an influx of new talent through the MLB Draft.

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