Druw Jones

Druw Jones will have surgery to repair the posterior labrum in his left shoulder.

Fantasy Impact

There was a question as to what the plan would be for the #2 overall pick after he injured his shoulder shortly after joining the team. Jones will certainly miss the rest of this season but should be fully ready to go for the 2023 season if all goes according to plan.

No. 2 overall pick Druw Jones injured his shoulder during his first day of batting practice on Monday and may miss the rest of the 2022 season.

Fantasy Impact

This is a brutal injury for Jones, who had just joined the organization this week. The 18-year-old phenom will see a doctor on Wednesday to get a more official diagnosis. It seems likely that the Diamondbacks will be as cautious as possible with one of the key pieces of their future, so we may see him sit out the rest of the season even if the injury doesn't necessarily warrant that.

Druw Jones and the Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to a deal with a signing bonus of $8,189,400, the largest ever paid to a high school draft pick as reported by the New York Post’s Jon Heyman.

Fantasy Impact

Jones, son of World Series champion and 5-time All-Star Andrew Jones, was selected #2 overall out of Georgia’s Wesleyan High School. Jones was named Georgia’s Gatorade Player of the Year his senior year, hitting .445 with a 1.494 OPS, amassing 16 homers and 14 steals in 38 games while leading Wesleyan to a Georgia Class-A Private School State Title. Jones’ signing bonus surpasses Kansas City’s Bobby Witt Jr’s previous record for a high school prospect of $7.7 million in 2019. Despite being drafted second, many scouts had Jones, who was committed to Vanderbilt, rated as the #1 draft prospect in the 2022 draft class and the 18-year-old is arguably the best defensive prospect in the entire class.