New York Yankees top outfield prospect Spencer Jones has dominated in 2025 in a way that makes him one of the most attractive prospects in recent memory for the Yankees organization. But seemingly, this has made it so the Yankees perhaps value him far more than he is actually worth.
Since being called up to Triple-A, Jones has been on an absolute tear, hitting for a .402 batting average with 13 home runs in just 21 games played. It’s fair to question whether Jones may truly be one of the best pure power prospects in all of baseball at the moment.
However, Jones still hasn’t proven a thing at the MLB level yet. And the Yankees are seemingly only considering a generational talent back in return for Jones if they were to trade their young prospect.
According to MLB insider Jon Heyman, the Yankees will only trade Jones if it were in a package to the Pittsburgh Pirates for superstar pitcher Paul Skenes, who understandably has not been made available by the Pirates.
This essentially means that Jones will be staying in New York unless the Pirates have a change of heart at the last minute before the deadline, which seems incredibly unlikely.
Naturally, baseball fans took notice of this report from Heyman and couldn’t believe how irrationally confident the Yankees are in Jones.
Jones may very well go on to have an excellent MLB career some day. But on paper, the fact that the Yankees are only considering someone like Skenes, who is perhaps the best pitcher in baseball at just 23 years of age, back in a trade for Jones just shows how delusional high they think of Jones.
About Reice Shipley
Reice Shipley is a staff writer for Comeback Media that graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in Sports Media. He previously worked at Barrett Sports Media and is a fan of all things Syracuse sports.