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Former Tiger Jones: Prospect Jimenez ‘special’
- Updated: July 30, 2016
DETROIT — Todd Jones returned to Comerica Park this weekend as a former closer, part of the Tigers’ season-long 10th anniversary celebration of their 2006 American League title. But he also had some select words about the man many regard as the Tigers’ future closer.
Todd Jones has worked for the Tigers this season as a roving instructor in charge of relief pitching, including No. 5 Tigers prospect, per MLBPipeline.com, Joe Jimenez. He has been particularly impressed.
It’s not just the power fastball that wows Jones, but everything that comes before it.
“He’s a special, special guy,” Jones said. “Just a great guy as far as being prepared, being ready to pitch. He keeps a log of the game as it’s going so he can pay attention to the game, which is unheard of for a Double-A guy who throws 95-100 [mph]. Those guys usually don’t prepare a lot. I think he’s got a chance to be pretty significant up here.”
Jones is filling a unique role for the Tigers. They have plenty of pitching instructors, but they didn’t have anyone specifically tuned to a reliever’s mentality. With the …
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