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Damon Jones slid up the Phillies’ prospect list last season after watching a Trevor Bauer video clip | Bob Brookover

Damon Jones, a 6-foot-5 lefty, has gone from an 18th-round pick in 2017 to a minor-league prospect knocking on the big-league door in Philadelphia, thanks to a serendipitous slider tip from big-league pitcher Trevor Bauer.

Phillies lefty Damon Jones throw a slider during a batting-practice session Tuesday at the Carpenter Complex in Clearwater, Fla.
Phillies lefty Damon Jones throw a slider during a batting-practice session Tuesday at the Carpenter Complex in Clearwater, Fla.Read moreJOSE F. MORENO / Staff Photographer
    by Bob Brookover | Columnist
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