His numbers are nothing special and everyone here is already putting a nameplate on a locker and penciling him at #3 in the batting order. He’s a prospect, and just because he’s one of the Yankees top prospects he’s instantly the Second Coming of Jesus.

He’s got raw athletic talent and he’s years away. He’s not replacing Abreu in RF next season. Wake up and smell the coffee.

Too much Cashman Kool-Aid is bad for the brain.

I believe you are right in that the culture of the Yankees needs to change. With Torre gone that leaves Jeter as the iconic Yankee.

So do you trade him? Would he embrace a trade to Torre’s Dodgers or somewhere else?

What is he worth? What kind of return can be expected if it happened?

He’s 21 years old and one of the best young AA players in the Eastern League.

In half the ABs that Jackson has, Jay Bruce hit .364 with 10HRs in AAA.

What the hell does he have to do w/ Austin Jackson

To be blunt about it, Austin Jackson is average, yet already has a fancy nickname.

Oh man you can’t be serious.

Have a happy July 4th weekend, yourself.

Off to the movies with the family here.

i agree that both are soft tossers who let hitters get themselves out.

we’re on the same page on this one.

so brian, are you afraid of brian cashman’s genius as a red sox fan or are you quite comfortable with him in the yankee gm role?

You’re a big “know it all”who knows nothing.

You’re the same putz who didn’t give Giambi the time of day. Look at him now. Making you eat your words like dogfood, chump.

Go read Baseball America cover to cover a few more times and see if you can remember everything you read while you type it back to us.

you know,i never watched livan hernandez even once before i started using him as an example of what was wrong with cashman’s plan for his young pitchers.

baseball is all about pitch count and innings whether you are a hitter or pitcher. it is very hard for the opposing team to take hernandez out of a game early.

i know people here thought i was crazy saying the yankees should have signed hernandez. it looked like i was going out on a very thin limb when i first brought him up.
durability and innings are just huge for a pitcher. as i said before they are intangibles that stat heads don’t get.

the twins know the value of what hernandez does, that’s why they’re ten games over .500.

not too long ago i used the word sabermetrics to a high level twins manager. he said “saber what”

exactly.

have a happy 4th weekend.

Why aren’t you mad at every other GM who passed on Hamilton? Everyone else did.

I just laid out to you why NY wouldn’t be the right place for Hamilton yet, you either aren’t bright enough or don’t understand addiction enough to realize what it would be a bad fit.

Your opinion is Jackson is an “average” prospect. Yet, its not supported by people in the game. Sorry to offend you but, I’ll go with the opinion of scouts and GM’s before one from a 12 year old.

55 and post on 10 Yankee blogs? You are 0-2. 0-3 if we count your “evaluation” of Austin Jackson.

Not close on age and only post on one Yankee blog.

Nice try though. Points for that.