The German Baseball-Bundesliga club Mainz Athletics announced that they are adding Jan-Niclas Stoecklin and Andrew Jones for the upcoming season. Stoecklin returns to the A’s after pitching two years for the Mannheim Tornados. Jones is a catcher from the University of Tampa, who is currently playing in Australia. Stoecklin and Christian Decher are supposed to form a strong 1-2 punch at the top of the pitching staff. Jones replaces Andreas Lastinger behind the plate.