Minor League Discussion & Boxes 5-24-2009

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Jackson is quickly joining Vitters and Cashner as the only Cubs prospects I wouldnt trade for anything.

 

wait, what? especially to the cashner part

[Outshined_One]

Back to the subject of untouchables, I don't think anyone in this system fits that bill. Yes, Vitters has the potential to be very good, but I don't think he's reached a level where I'm comfortable saying he's more likely than not to be a future All Star. I'd like to see him take on pitchers with much more advanced stuff before proclaiming him as a Top 5 prospect in baseball. I could see him finishing the year as a Top 20 guy, though. However, I wouldn't be sad to see him be traded. If the Cubs could nab a top level hitter or pitcher for a deal involving Vitters, I'd have no complaints.

 

Frankly, I don't think anyone in this system is even close to him at the moment. Tony Thomas, Starlin Castro, Jay Jackson, and to a lesser extent Jeff Samardzija have all helped their causes this season to varying degrees, but I don't get nearly the same vibe from them as I do from Vitters.

[manbearcub]