Scouting breakdown of Austin Jackson's swing

I was in the forums at Project Prospect (a site that I sometimes write at) and asked Steve Carter, who breaks down the swing of various prospects for the site about Austin Jackson. This was his report.

Cliffnotes version: He's not impressed. I've always looked at Austin Jackson through a statistical light and not liked him. Steve does it through scouting and sees big holes in his swing. Hey, at least he's only the starting CFer in 2010 (most likely). No biggie.

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well that don't make me feel any better either!

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by Kurt Mensching on Dec 13, 2009 3:35 PM EST reply actions

Well, I wonder if the Tigers can help him with his swing.

Or will he be the next Cameron Maybin?

by 13194013 on Dec 13, 2009 9:30 PM EST reply actions

No

Cameron Maybin is good.

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by David Tokarz on Dec 14, 2009 2:54 AM EST up reply actions

Except Maybin has yet to put his game together.

The few Marlins games I saw this year with Maybin playing left me thinking he’ll be splitting time between AAA and AAAA Miami for a little bit longer.

by 13194013 on Dec 16, 2009 2:04 AM EST up reply actions

I dunno

KG seems to think he’ll be fine… then again I look at his numbers and I flinch.

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by David Tokarz on Dec 14, 2009 2:54 AM EST reply actions

What I've heard too...

From everything I’ve read over the past week about jackson, this is the impression that I always got about him too. I know that players can change once they hit the majors, but his past sure doesn’t instill a lot of confidence in me……I just hope I’m wrong…

by baum on Dec 14, 2009 1:57 PM EST reply actions