BUCS’ JONES SAYS HE FEELS GOOD AS SPRING TRAINING APPROACHES

The Pirates’ Jared Jones continues to make progress toward a return to the mound after elbow surgery last May.  Jones threw off a mound for the first time last week and said yesterday on Sirius/MLB Network that he feels great.

Jones said he spent some time with Paul Skenes during this offseason, checking out Skenes’s training routine.

Spring training begins with the first workout for pitchers and catchers on February 11^th.  The first full-squad workout is February 16^th.