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Jackson named 27th best prospect in baseball
River Avenue Blues — The fine folks at milb.com have started to release their list of the top 50 prospects in the game. As the title says, Austin Jackson came in at number 27, right alongside some big names like Tommy Hanson, Lars Anderson and Eric Hosmer. Jesus Montero was ranked #40, between Jeremy Hellickson and Adam Miller. No other Yanks’ farmhands are expected to the make the list, which be fully released over the rest of the week. Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog ...

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 2 prospects in the farm system, so I doubt any other Yankees will make the list ahead of them. Austin Jackson Scouting Report: 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 ...

12/5 Winter Ball Report
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — Mexican League: - Ramiro Pena (Culiacan) went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored. He's now hitting .271 for Culiacan. - Walter Ibarra (Hermosillo) went 0-for-1. (all other leagues were off yesterday) - The Arizona Fall League's Top Prospect team was announced yesterday, and Yankees outfielder Austin Jackson made the team. - MiLB.com also came out with their list of the top 50 prospects. Two Yankees made the list; Austin Jackson was no. 27, and Jesus Montero was no. 40. Here's what they had to say about Jackson: ...

Which prospect to 'watch'?
Pinstripe Alley — ... Jesus Montero is the highest-ceiling position player in the organization. He was signed out of Venezuela as a 16-year-old for a record sum of $1.6 million in 2006. Despite being listed as a catcher, most 'experts' doubt he'll stay there, predicting a move to 1b, LF or DH before he makes the Show. ETA 2012. ...

Yankees draft Slade Heathcott and J.R. Murphy
lenNY's Yankees — Day 1 of the first-year player draft was last night, and the Yankees drafted outfielder Slade Heathcott (29th) and catcher J.R. Murphy (76th).  The rest of the 50 rounds will shape out over the next couple days. 29. Slade Heathcott Here is a report on Heathcott: Heathcott, a powerful left-handed-hitting outfielder who is coming off ACL surgery on his left knee, is currently playing in the state tournament for Texas High School in Texarkana, Texas -- his semifinal game is Wednesday afternoon. Heathcott, a third-team all-state selection, has plus power to all fields, a ...

Posada: I Don’t Know, Man…
Behind The Moat — I’m just not a huge Jorge Posada fan. There’s no doubt- from an offensive standpoint-that when he’s hitting, the Yankees are a better team. However, there’s also the evidence that he’s not tremendous from a defensive standpoint. He’s not horrible, but he’s not great either. There has also been the chatter that ...