Of all the 26-and-under talent that he Oriole have on their roster, Adam Jones is the most likely to have a breakout season in 2011. Really, it feels like it should have happened last year. A 6'2" centerfielder who can run like the wind and shows even the limited power that Jones has up to this point is an intriguing package. There's a lot of baseball potential in his physical gifts.Potential. There's that dirty word again. The Orioles are full of players whom the fans are waiting on to convert that potential into useful products like hits, home runs and wins. But Jones is poised to do just that.Leaving out his disastrous April, here's Jones' stats from May 1st on: BA OBP SLG OPS BB K 2B HR Jones '10 .297 .341 .454 .795 21 95 21 16 You can accuse me of cherry-picking the numbers but it's not like he had a great May either. But those numbers are basically what he hit the season befo...
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