This 21 year old Floridian was not drafted but signed as a free agent in July of 2005 while playing in the Cape Cod League.

Hunter Jones:
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 235 lbs.
Throws: Left
Bats: Left
College: Florida State
Pitches: two seam fastball, circle change and curveball
Missed a lot of time in last year of college with a fractured arm
Pitched last year at Lowell in NYPL.

Check out his stats from Soxprospects:

http://www.soxprospects.com/players/jones-hunter.htm

Plus an interview I had the pleasure of doing with him:

http://www.redsoxnation.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=18393

As you may expect, my college career was no doubt the worst time spent in my life.

Scotian: He sounds a bit pompous. Which is good. The fractured arm? At the elbow? But sheesh, Six Four and 235? Where is this dude on the depth charts?

A left hander with that size and pretty good K/BB ratio looks like a possibility. With him being signed out of the Cape Cod League last summer and with the injury history, he is flying under the radar at present but I look on him as having potential.

Scotian - the thing I liked about seeing this prospect was the K/BB stat at Lowell in the Penn league. A marked improvement from FSU. Especially with the elbow deal. Is the dude a power pitcher, or more like a 12/6 lefty like Zito?

During the interview this is what Hunter Jones said;

RSN: Do you consider yourself a power pitcher, or do you rely on other ways of getting outs?

HJ: In the past I would definitely consider myself a power pitcher, but as I've grown mentally as a pitcher, I feel like I use a lot of thinking and finesse to control the game. It is always nice to know that I have enough velocity and movement to occasionally get away with bad pitches. I guess that I have kept shades of a power pitcher with a lot more thinking involved in my game. I now know and realize that I don't need to throw as hard as I can a majority of the time. I don't need to always pitch to my strengths, but rather expose the hitter's weaknesses.

He also said that he throws a 2 seam fastball, a circle change, a curve ball and he was working on a four seam fastball. He said that his best pitch was his fastball.

Hunter Jones pitched three innings of hitless relief to lead Greenville to victory over Columbus in their opening game of the 2006 season. He also struck out three.

Hunter has a 1-1 won loss record after appearing in 3 games 2 of which he started.
ERA- 5.73
IP- 11
Hits- 14
Runs Allowed- 7
BB-2
Ks-8
WHIP: 1.45

Hunter pitched four innings last night in the Drive's 5-1 loss to Savannah. In those 4 innings he gave up 2 runs on 4 hits while recording 5 Ks. His record is now 1-2.

Against Kannaoplis on Thursday, Hunter threw 4 innings allowing 0 runs on just 2 hits. He struck out 7 and walked no one.

To date he is 1 win 2 losses with a 4.96 ERA. He has 19 IP, allowed 20 hits, 9 runs, 3 BB, 20Ks and a WHIP of 1.21

Hunter pitched 4 innings against Charleston on May 2nd. He gave up 1 run in those 4 innings allowing 5 hits. He gave up 0 walks and struck out 3.

He has lowered his ERA to 3.91 and his WHIP to 1.22. He has 23 Ks in 23 IP with just 3 BB.

On Sunday May 7, Hunter pitched 4 innings against Rome. He did not allow a run while giving up 4 hits. He did not walk a batter and struck out 1.

As of May 11
Wins 1
Losses 3
ERA- 3.33
IP- 27
H- 29
R- 10
BB- 3
Ks- 24
WHIP- 1.19

On May 23, Hunter went 4 innings to get a save. He gave up 0 runs on 4 hits with 0 BB and 4 Ks.

May 29th, Hunter pitched the final 4 innings in a 15-3 win over Augusta. He allowed 1 run on 3 hits. He did not walk a batter and had 6 Ks.

On Wed. June 7th, Hunter pitched the final 3 innings against Charleston. He gave up 1 run on 2 hits. He did not walk a batter and struck out 2.

AS of June 9th Hunter's stats:
Games: 13
Innings Pitched: 49
Record: 1-3
ERA: 3.67
Hits: 51
Runs: 21
Earned Runs: 20
BB: 7
K's: 50
WHIP: 1.18

On June 22, Hunter pitched 2 relief innings against Hickory. He did not allow a run on just 1 hit. He did not walk a batter and struck out 2.

NESN had a show on Sunday night with Hunter, amougnst others, talking about the minor league sysytem, the park they play at, and such. It was fun to watch. I dont know how to link it, but Jones had a lot of the TV time.

Last night, July 7th, Hunter pitched the final 2 innings of the game against Greensboro. He allowed 1 run on 2 hits. He did not walk a batter and had 2 Ks. He was tagged with the loss making his record 1-5.
His win/loss record, I believe, is not a fair indication of his performance to date.
He has appeared in 21 games starting 5 of them. He has 5 saves. He has pitched 68 1/3 innings allowing 68 hits. He has 13 BB and 70 Ks. His WHIP is 1.19.

Hunter did not have a good outing last night(July10) against Kannapolis. He allowed 5 runs on 7 hits and a BB in 2 innings. He struck out 3.

Hunter Jones rebounded nicely from his last outing. Last night he pitched two scoreless innings against Asheville. He gave up just 1 hit, 0 BB and had 3 Ks.

Hunter last night pitched a perfect ninth inning against Lakewood. He also struck out 2.

Last night against Chaleston, Hunter came on in relief of Tim Cox and pitched a perfect inning of relief. He struck out 1.

As of August 23rd, here are Jones' stats:
Wins: 3
Losses 5
ERA: 3.66
IP: 86
Hits Allowed: 85
Runs: 41
Earned Runs: 35
Homers Allowed: 8
Hit Batters: 5
BB: 20
Ks: 92
WHIP: 1.22

Hunter pitched 2 perfect innings of relief striking out 3 last night in Greenville's 8-7 loss to Asheville.

Hunter pitched the final inning in a 3-1 loss to Augusta last night. He did not allow a hit or a BB.

Hunter continued to pitch well in last night's 6-5 win over Kannapolis. He pitched the last 2 1/3 innings of the game and did not allow a ru, a hit or a BB. He had 2 Ks.

In an 8-1 Greenville loss to Kannapolis on Labour Day, Hunter pitched 3 scoreless innings allowing just 1 hit. He did not allow a BB while striking out 4.

Here are the final stats for Hunter Jones for the 2006 season:
Wins-4
Losses-5
ERA- 3.34
Games- 35
Games Started- 5
Saves- 5
IP- 94 1/3
Hits- 87
Runs- 41
Earned Runs- 35
Hr's allowed- 8
HB- 5
BB- 20
Ks- 100
WHIP- 1.13

In Hunter's first appearance in 07, (April 5) he gave up 2 runs on 4 hits and 2 BB in 1 1/3 innings of work.

In action on Easter Sunday, Hunter pitched 2 1/3 innings allowing 1 run on 3 hits and a BB. He had 2 Ks.

Hunter's stats to date:
Wins:1 Losses: 0 ERA 3.12 IP: 8 1/3 Hits: 9, Earned Runs: 3, BB: 4, Ks: 4, WHIP: 1.50

Hunter last night went 1 2/3 scoreless innings in Lancaster's win. He gave up 1 hit and a BB. He had 1 K.

Hunter allowed 3 runs in 2 innings of work last night. He gave up 4 hits and a BB. He had 2 Ks.

Hunter pitched 2 scoreless innings yesterday against Bakersfield. He gave up 1 hit and 1 BB while fanning 1. His ERA is 3.24 while his WHIP is 1.44.

Last night against Rancho Cucamonga, Hunter threw 2 scoreless, hitless innings. He gave up 1 BB while fanning 3.

Last night, Hunter(2-1) was tagged with the loss in the 5-4 defeat to Visalia. He threw 2 innings allowing 1 run on 3 hits and a BB. He had 2 Ks.

Hunter pitched only 2/3 of an inning last night giving up 3 runs on 1 hit and 3 BB.Lancaster came back to win the game 9-8.

Hunter pitched one scoreless inning last night against San Jose. He gave up 1 hit and had 1 K.

Hunter Jones threw 2 scoreless innings in Lancasters 4-3 win over Bakersfield. He allowed 2 hits and had 1 K.

Hunter picked up his 3rd win of the season last night against Lake Elsinore . He pitched the final 2 innings without allowing a run, He gave up 1 hit and 2 BB. He had 4 Ks.

Hunter Jones threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings last night in Lancaster's 19-7 win over Inland Empire. He allowed 1 hit and had 1 K. His ERA is now 2.43. His WHIP is 1.38.

Jones continues to pitch well. In last night's Lancasters loss to Inland Empire, he went 2 2/3 scoreless innings. He gave up just 1 hit and had 3 Ks. His ERA is now 2.23.

I like that fact that his away ERA is 0.0 for 7 games and 13.2 innings.

Little article on Jones in last week's Antelope Valley Press. Blurb:

After pitching well in the hitter friendly Cal League, Hunter has earned a promotion to the Portland Sea Dogs. He threw 1 1/3 innings against N.H. allowing 1 run on 1 hit. He had 1 K.
His stats with the Jethawks were:
Wins- 4 Losses- 1 ERA- 2.11 IP-47 Hits-35 Runs-16 BB-21 Ks-40 WHIP- 1.19

Hunter threw 1 1/3 innings against N.H. tonight. He gave up 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 BB. He had 1 K. The Sea Dogs lost the game 13-3.

Hunter pitched 1 perfect inning of relief last night in the Sea Dogs 5-4 loss to New Britian. He had 1 K.

Hunter Jones came on in relief last night for Justin Masterson who just had completed 6 2/3 innings of no-hit baseball. Hunter continued to prtect the no-hitter until there were 2 out in the bottom of the ninth inning when he gave up New Hampshire's only hit of the game. Hunter did not allow a BB in those 2 1/3 innings and recorded 2 Ks.

Hunter won his first game at the AA level while pitching in relief last night against New Britain. He threw 1 perfect inning with 1 K.

Last night, Hunter came on in relief of Justin Masterson and threw 2 scoreless innings allowing just 1 hit. He did not walk a batter and had 4 Ks. He lowered his ERA at the AA level to 2.92.