Derek Jones drafted by Baltimore Orioles

Jones

The Baltimore Orioles, with the 395th overall pick in this years First-Year Player Draft selected Cougar outfielder Derek Jones. Jones was drafted as a right fielder.


“I am proud to be a Cougar,” Jones said in a press release. “I will always be a Cougar. I am happy about what WSU has given to me and what I can give back to the program. I’m excited about the opportunity and the decision ahead.”


The junior right fielder ranks on the WSU all-time lists in: walks, 31 (second); total bases, 91 (T-sixth); HR, 32 (eighth); and SLG%, .450 (10th).


In his time at WSU, Jones was named honorable mention All Pac-10 twice, in 2010 and 2011. 


For those of you interested, here is the line for Jones in 2011 at WSU:

Player	AB	H	BB	HR	K	RBI	R	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	P-ISO*	ISO	wOBA	BABIP
Derek Jones	193	53	22	8	50	33	39	.275	.370	.477	.847	.192	.202	.434	.326

*P-ISO is how I will now abbreviate PECOTA ISO. Writing it out will sometimes mess with the sizing of the chart and make it look bad. So just remember, P-ISO = PECOTA ISO.