During his 17-season Major League career, Andrew Jones has encountered countless top pitchers, including historical giants like Randy Johnson and Roger Clemens, and his legendary teammate, Maddux. As a powerhouse batter who became a main player in world-class teams before the age of 20, Jones naturally has his own set of criteria to evaluate pitchers' abilities.
Although he just arrived in Japan this year, to be honest, after facing off with all the teams in Japan, there are only a few pitchers who meet the Major League standard. Even his teammate Tanaka Masahiro can only be considered "excellent," far from reaching "top-level."
But now, Jones unexpectedly felt that kind of dominating power that only historical pitchers possess from an 18-year-old pitcher. The same sensation even made his eyes blur for a moment, as if it were Maddux, his teammate for eight years, standing on the pitcher's mound instead of Lin Guanglai.
