| Hot | 5/21/2013 6:37:00 PM |
Description: Orioles outfielder Adam Jones is dealing with right leg soreness and will DH Tuesday, according to Brittany Ghiroli of MLB.com. | Insight: Jones began feeling sore at the end of Monday's game, and manager Buck Showalter said he didn't like the look of it. He'll keep Jones out of the field Tuesday to keep him fresh. | | |
| Hot | 5/19/2013 9:42:00 AM |
Description: Orioles outfielder Adam Jones is hitting .318 with six homers, 29 RBI, 31 runs and five steals this season, and he has performed well against Sunday's starter Matt Moore of the Rays. | Insight: Jones has struggled against lefties, hitting .227 in 44 at-bats, but he has handled Moore well in his career. | | |
| Hot | 5/18/2013 9:00:00 PM |
Description: Orioles outfielder Adam Jones drove in three runs as part of a 2-for-4 game Saturday against the Rays. | Insight: One of his hits was a homer, his sixth of the year. Jones is batting .318 with 31 runs and 29 RBI in 42 games. He had a similar start last year before fading in the middle months of the season. We'll see if he can sustain it this time around. | | |
| Hot | 5/18/2013 9:50:00 AM |
Description: Orioles outfielder Adam Jones is a career .500 hitter against Tampa Bay right-hander Roberto Hernandez. | Insight: Jones is off to another blazing start this year, batting .314, with 30 runs scored and 26 RBI in the first 41 games. He's a must start. | | |
| Hot | 4/24/2013 9:34:00 AM |
Description: Orioles outfielder Adam Jones is a career .393 hitter against Blue Jays hurler Brandon Morrow with three homers and a 1.183 OPS in 28 at-bats. | Insight: Jones is off to another blazing start this year, batting .354, with 18 runs scored and 15 RBI in the first 20 games. A year ago he batted .333 in April with a .980 OPS. We're beginning to see a pattern. He's a must start on Wednesday versus Morrow and the Blue Jays. | | |
| Hot | 4/12/2013 10:12:00 AM |
Description: Orioles outfielder Adam Jones is a career .341 hitter against Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia with three homers and a 1.059 OPS. | Insight: Jones is off to a blazing start, batting .462, with 11 runs scored and 10 RBI. He should be in all fantasy lineups on Friday. | | |
| Hot | 4/4/2013 7:37:00 PM |
Description: Orioles outfielder Adam Jones batted .500 (7-for-14) with two doubles and five runs against the Rays in the first series of the 2013 season. | Insight: Jones was frequently driven in by Chris Davis, who had 11 RBIs in the series. The outfielder hit 32 homers and scored 103 runs last season. | | |
| 4/3/2013 12:25:00 PM |
Description: Orioles outfielder Adam Jones is a career .321 hitter against the Rays' Jeremy Hellickson with three homers and a 1.023 OPS.
| Insight: Jones had three hits, including two doubles, in five at-bats in Tuesday's season opener against the Rays. He scored two and drove in two. Jones got off to a fast start last April, batting .333 with six homers and 12 RBI in 23 games. It appears he might be ready to replicate those numbers this season. | | |
| 4/2/2013 6:26:00 PM |
Description: Orioles outfielder Adam Jones had three hits, including two doubles, in five at-bats in Tuesday's season opener against the Rays. He scored two and drove in two. | Insight: Jones came into the game 5-for-29 against Rays starter David Price with seven strikeouts and an ugly .441 OPS, but Price struggled with location in the game. Jones hit .314 with 16 homers and a .983 OPS in April and May last season. | | |
| 4/2/2013 11:17:00 AM |
Description: Orioles outfielder Adam Jones is just a career .172 hitter (5-for-29) against Rays starter David Price with seven strikeouts and an ugly .441 OPS. | Insight: Jones played every game in 2012 and produced career-highs in runs (103), hits (186), doubles (39), homers (32), stolen bases (16), batting average (.287) and OPS (.839). We are expecting more of the same for 2013, but probably not in this bad opening day matchup. | | |
| 10/12/2012 8:10:00 PM |
Description: Orioles outfielder Adam Jones went 0-for-4 Friday in Baltimore's ALDS Game 5 loss to the Yankees and finished 2-for-23 (.087) in the series. | Insight: Jones had zero RBIs in his first playoff experience and was a major reason why the Orioles only scored 10 runs in the series. | | |
| 10/12/2012 9:25:00 AM |
Description: Orioles outfielder Adam Jones is 14-for-41 (.341) with three homers and 10 RBIs in his career against Yankees right-hander C.C. Sabathia. | Insight: Jones has done almost nothing in the series, batting .105 (2-for-19) so temper your enthusiasm despite this matchup. | | |
| 10/7/2012 10:21:00 AM |
Description: Yankees starter CC Sabathia is going to have to change his approach against Orioles outfielder Adam Jones if he wants to have success in Game 1 of the ALDS on Sunday. Jones is 14-for-41 (.341) with three homers and 10 RBIs in his career against Sabathia. | Insight: The addition of an extra wild card and subsequent one-game playoff made it possible for division foes to square off in the ALDS. As a result, Jones will get to face a pitcher he has often succeeded against. | | |
| 9/24/2012 9:59:00 PM |
Description: Orioles center fielder Adam Jones used a four-hit effort to carry his team to victory Monday afternoon against Toronto. | Insight: Jones (.292) also had a stolen base during the game. His two-run shot in the bottom of the fourth was his 32nd home run of the season, a new career-high for the 27-year-old. | | |
| 9/21/2012 9:33:00 AM |
Description: Baltimore outfielder Adam Jones has struck out in 40-percent of his official at-bats against Red Sox starter Jon Lester. In 40 at-bats, Jones is hitting .225 with just a .576 OPS. | Insight: Jones (.286, 30 HR, 77 RBI) is having the best year of his career. He struggles in August, but he's putting together a solid September with an .873 OPS. Friday, however, is not a favorable matchup. | | |
| Hot | 9/9/2012 10:22:00 AM |
Description: Baltimore outfielder Adam Jones needs to be in your starting lineup Sunday afternoon versus New York. He's an excellent hitter versus Yankees starter Freddy Garcia. | Insight: Jones (.288, 29 HR, 74 RBI) has achieved a .400 lifetime average against the veteran righthander. With a hit Sunday, Jones will extend his current hitting streak to eight games. So far, he has hit .367 during the streak. | | |
| Hot | 9/8/2012 9:45:00 AM |
Description: Orioles center fielder Adam Jones has rediscovered his spring stroke as of late, and the presence of Yankees starter CC Sabathia shouldn't stop you from starting Jones Saturday. | Insight: Jones has five homers and nine RBIs in his last 11 games and he has a round-tripper in three straight games. Sabathia has never been able to contain him -- Jones is 13-for-38 with three homers and 10 RBIs against the big lefty. | | |
| Cold | 9/2/2012 9:05:00 AM |
Description: Orioles center fielder Adam Jones has just one multi-hit game in his last 18 games, and he has an unfavorable matchup Sunday against Phil Hughes of the Yankees. | Insight: Jones posted a .264 average and .684 OPS in August and is just 5-for-28 (.179) with five strikeouts against Hughes. | | |
| 8/28/2012 10:04:00 PM |
Description: Orioles center fielder Adam Jones has just five homers in 43 games since the All-Star break, though he's batting .286 during that span. | Insight: Jones homered Tuesday against the White Sox, his first since July 27. We'll know what to expect next season if Jones gets off to another torrid start -- the outfielder is a first-half player, someone to draft and then trade around June. | | |
| 8/27/2012 9:55:00 AM |
Description: Orioles center fielder Adam Jones has three homers among his four hits against White Sox starter Francisco Liriano in 12 career at-bats. | Insight: Despite an unproductive August, Jones is still having the best season of his career due to a monster spring. He's batting .290 with 75 runs, 24 HR. 65 RBI and a .843 OPS and should set career highs in all five categories. Start him in this favorable matchup. | | |
