Yesterday I was mentioned Austin Jackson as the Yankees best prospect, but is he?
Because this guy is really starting to turn it on. A lot of prospects can look great early on, but a lot can happen from dominating single a to actually making the majors. That's why prospects closer to the majors usually are ranked a tad higher because they are more of a sure thing.
Baseball America: Jackson #1, Montero#2
River Ave. Blues: Jackson #1, Montero #2
Keith Law: Jackson #1, Montero #2
As you see there seems to be a consensus here, but I wonder if that will change, now that Montero has been called up to AA, provided he continues to play well there. As a 19 year old catcher in A so far this year Montero has hit .352/.404./.585, very impressive. His walk rate and k rate were pretty respectable too for such a young player at 7.4% and 14.8% respectively.
At AAA this year Jackson has hit .349/.425/.440. Zero homers leaves some to be desired but that is also impressive any way you slice it. Since Jackson is doing this at AAA I think you'd have to agree that he is still the Yankees #1 prospect, but Montero is sure making it a debate. The key here is the position. The Yankees are intent at keeping Montero behind the dish, but everyone else seems to be skeptical. Regardless Montero is going to hit, but if he's doing it at DH it's significantly less valuable than at Catcher. We've witnessed the hooplah with Matt Wieters and much of that has to do with his position. Montero is still 3.5 years younger than Wieters, and you never know what can happen in that time frame with any prospect, but if he keeps hitting like this and keeps playing catcher, he'll start climbing up the ranks, fast.
h/t baseballmusings
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