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Ajack & Montero Make the Top 50 Prospects in MLB

 
(Zell's Pinstripe Blog)   Top 50 Prospects in MLB   Austin Jackson made the list and he is ranked 27th overall. Jesus Montero was ranked 40th on the list. These two guys are pretty much the top two prospects in the farm system, so I doubt any other Yankees will make the list ahead of them. Austin Jackson Scouting Report: 2008 Season Team League AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS TRE EAS .285 131 520 75 148 33 5 9 69 218 56 113 19 6 .354 .419 .773   Scouting report: He is an athletic outfielder, who used to be basketball standout, and is still refining game. He’s working on a more consistent approach at the plate, but needs to cut down on strikeouts a bit. There’s potential to have decent power at some point down the line. He has speed with some ability to steal a few bases and is good defensively in center with above-average ... (link)

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