Adam Jones has won a Gold Glove (in 2009), but he's not a particularly good center fielder.
Adam Jones’ poor jump shouldn’t shock anyone
And according to Baseball Info Solutions’ John Dewan, Jones is particularly not good on balls just like the one that just got past him for a game-tying triple:
Adam Jones: one of the worst CFers in baseball on deep hit balls (20 fewer plays than an average center fielder on deep hit balls in 2012)
— John Dewan (@FieldingBible) October 11, 2012
Nobody tracks this stuff like BIS tracks this stuff. Jones cost the Orioles a fair number of runs on deep flies during the season, and he just cost them another one.
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