Doug Jones was the man for the Cleveland Indians

Blogged under General, Blast from the Past, Front Page, Bloglockers by chinmusic on Wednesday 27 January 2010 at 9:37 am

Righty reliever Doug Jones didn’t come to the Indians until he was 30 years old and he didn’t have great stuff. His fastball could barely dent a couch but he had a great changeup. Jones was also a bulldog who came right after hitters with his below par stuff and he not only made it work….but he turned into a great relief pitcher. Jones pitched in 295 games (4 starts) in his career with the Indians and he was 27-34 with 129 saves, 3.06 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. From 1988-1990 he was one of the best closers in all of baseball as he made the All-Star team three straight years and he wasn’t picked because the team had to have a Indian….it was because he deserved the honor. In those three years, Jones pitched in 176 games (0 starts) in which he was 15-19 with 112 saves, a 2.39 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP. Despite only being on the Tribe for a short time, Jones is #2 all-time in saves in team history with 129.

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