Comments on: Ryan Jackson – Offensive Improvement and One Season

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 02:28:39 +0000

I have known Ryan since he was a Senior in High School. I am a strength and conditioning coach who has worked with over 100 pro athletes. The thing that the stats do not show is the COMPLETE dedication and respect to the game that Ryan has. I guarantee over the next 2-3 years he will be in the MLB. His size, power, and SPEED has increased every year… Remember that these athletes are labeled based on their physical features at 19 and 20 years old… The dedicated players develop throughout their career and he will continue to get bigger, faster, stronger.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 04:34:28 +0000

TLR wont be there forever and I think TLR would probably like hte low key attitude of Ryan Jackson alot more than the hyperactive Brendan Ryan.

By: Gruntosaurus

Gruntosaurus — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 01:56:28 +0000

Unfortunately, he’s in the farm system of a team managed by a man who seems to have odd ideas as to which guy named Ryan has value at shortstop.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:15:25 +0000

Jackson is my favorite “sleeper” prospect right now. With his glove, if he can hit at a league average level in the big leagues (somewhere around .280/.340/.400), he can be a 3-4 win player.

By: JC

JC — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:19:51 +0000

To me the biggest thing to consider is Jackson is a VERY special defensive SS. He has to hit like an avg or slightly above avg SS to become an everyday big league SS. He has improved significantly on offense and has already exceeded my expectation which put 2011 as a critical year for him and quite frankly Kozma. Jackson is our #2 SS in the system but if Kozma doesn’t step up this year then Jackson has the opportunity to pass him by.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:13:57 +0000

I think there is still room in the MLB for an all glove, some hit SS.

By: cardini99

cardini99 — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 03:44:17 +0000

Agree with T Bird, it’s nice to see Jackson show offensive improvement and put himself on the radar, but just dont see him being a major league regular. Without any real power or speed on the base paths, he will have to make that up with a pretty high BA and OBA, which of course is possible, but just doesn’t seem likely.

By: T Bird

T Bird — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:49:38 +0000

Has definitely turned himself into an interesting prospect, although I don’t believe he’ll ever hit enough at the big league level to be a regular.

By: Hugecardsfan

Hugecardsfan — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:02:26 +0000

Jeff,

I think you meant the 2011 season will be big for Jackson.

By: easy

easy — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:45:58 +0000

Thanks for the info on Jackson. He may end up to be the most glaring omission from our top prospect lists. I know I didn’t even think about him for my top twenty but after reviewing last year’s improvement and his start this spring he would make it now.