Minor League Discussion & Boxes 6-16-10

[jersey cubs fan]

So what's your point? His time at Daytona doesn't count? He's a year younger and has already performed well at the level Jackson is currently at

 

For a month.

 

He sucked in his time there last year, then climbed to the 25th best OPS in the league after a hot streak and they promoted him. Brett Jackson has significantly outperformed Vitters in Daytona in slightly less overall time there. There's no guarantee Vitters maintains that not all the impressive line he had in Daytona if he stays there for another month. There's 12 months seperating them, and 2 years of professional ball. Brett Jackson has been great from the outset at short season, low A and high A and his pro numbers are terrific. Vitters hasn't had near the success Jackson has had, the difference is the Cubs promoted him the second they could figure out a way to justify it.

[davell]

I'm not as down on Vitters as alot of guys on here are, but I'll go with Jackson over him, at any rate. His upside seems higher, although Vitters probably has the higher floor. In the end for me, I'll take the possible upside of 20/20, high OBP, lefty CFer, with good D over the possible .300 hitting, 25 homer, lower OBP, with below average defense upside of Vitters.