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This was Spencer Jones' first weekend in the major leagues.
It's too early to reach any big conclusions about the 6-foot-7 lefty slugger's abilities to make an impact at the MLB level for the New York Yankees.
There are numbers, though, and before Jones played in his first few games, there was nothing to base his chances off of beyond his minor league achievements.
Now, Yankees fans have seen Jones play in the majors. It's possible to reach conclusions, even if it's way too early to know any of this for sure.
So with the caveat that this is a super small sample size, these are at least a few of the things to know.
On a basic level, Jones has begun 1-for-9 with a single and a walk. He has struck out in five of his 10 plate appearances.
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His bat speed, which is one of the first stats to normalize, is 76.2 miles per hour, which would rank among the top sluggers in baseball, so that aligns with what might've been expected.
Jones has also had an encouraging chase rate of just 26.7%, which would rank in the top third of MLB if it stayed that way -- obviously really early, but at least chasing isn't totally to blame for Jones' strikeouts.
That does mean the real thing to blame for Jones' strikeouts is whiffing, though, and that's been rough -- a small-sample size 64.3% whiff rate is atrocious. Jones should improve that a bit as he adjusts to MLB pitching, but he'll likely have to improve it a lot to make a long-term impact in the majors.
Jones has yet to notch a barrel, but he hasn't had enough plate appearances yet for that to be a concern.
He'll likely keep playing for at least a bit while the Yankees deal with injuries, so it'll be fascinating to see what kind of adjustments Jones can make at the plate.
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