The Detroit Tigers had high hopes for JaCoby Jones when they acquired him from the Pittsburgh Pirates at the 2015 trade deadline. But despite success in the minors and solid defense in the majors, Jones struggled immensely at the plate during his first stints in Detroit, recording high strikeout rates with little power or ability to get on base.
After posting a monster spring training in 2018 (.354/.415/.542, .957 OPS), there was hope that the first year of the rebuild would see Jones get some more reps with the Tigers to help him turn a corner.