JaCoby Jones pulled a neat trick in 2018. Despite another rough year at the plate, Jones was so valuable defensively and on the base paths that he graded out not much worse than a league average regular according to FanGraphs. It was an example of a player who was able to make himself a useful regular based solely on his superior athleticism. Unfortunately, the odds of him managing that feat again in 2019 aren’t great. The footsteps he will be hearing this year belong to a set of younger players looking to depose him as the Tigers’ starting center fielder.
JaCoby Jones has one more chance to earn a part in the Tigers’ future
