Jayson jones is a highly touted player out of HS OSU wanted badly and couldn’t land him. His sample size is small but he’s only had 118 ABs in two years at Arkansas.
This season in the cape cod, which is by far the best summer league, he’s batting .314 and has been a cape league all-star. I think the kid can play, just needs to be in the lineup everyday. If you’re making that kind of contact with wooden bats with the pitching he’s facing on a nightly basis, it should ttranslate to metal bats just fine.
Culbertson is a mystery…also pretty highly regarded. The bat was always the question scouts had coming out of HS. Supposedly is known for his glove but made 12 errors last season, which it’s not easy being a freshman SS in the SEC. Maybe they think they can fix his swing. At least he’s there for depth. He’s playing in the Appalachian league with the Greenville Flyboys and is batting.129 so his hitting struggles have continued.
Caden Powell is supposed to be the incumbent SS but was drafted in the 6th. If the Astros are willing to pay him more than his slotted value, he’ll sign. Astros have been known to botch a few negotiations so we’ll see how this goes.