• Full name Richard Jones
  • Born 01/31/1988 in Sumter, SC
  • Profile Ht.: 6'0" / Wt.: 215 / Bats: L / Throws: R
  • School Citadel
  • Drafted in the 9th round (290th overall) by the Chicago Cubs in 2009 (signed for $110,000).
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    The Citadel's 2010 fortunes will be considerably brighter if it can get a pair of juniors back as seniors next season. Slugger Richard Jones is a fringy catcher who spent time as a DH as well. He has arm strength but not enough accuracy and modest receiving ability, and opponents stole successfully 83 percent of the time. There's nothing fringy about his power, however, as he hit 17 in the Southern Conference's toughest hitter's park (Riley Park, also home of the low Class A Charleston RiverDogs). He'll go as far as his lefthanded power will take him.

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