http://www.baseballdigest.com/2009/12/09/this-is-granderson-land/ America's longest-running baseball-only magazine Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:34:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.baseballdigest.com/2009/12/09/this-is-granderson-land/#comment-2270 Michael Maher Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:29:24 +0000 http://www.baseballdigest.com/?p=4029#comment-2270 I think it was a good trade by the Yankees, but Jackson not showing power in the minors probably wasn't a deciding factor. A great many prospects do not develop their power until several seasons into their MLB career. The Yanks had to send Jackson; who else could have gone that has such great upside? He was easily in the list of top 10 prospects in their organization. Two years from now, he could be an great everyday player for the Tigers. I think it was a good trade by the Yankees, but Jackson not showing power in the minors probably wasn’t a deciding factor. A great many prospects do not develop their power until several seasons into their MLB career. The Yanks had to send Jackson; who else could have gone that has such great upside? He was easily in the list of top 10 prospects in their organization. Two years from now, he could be an great everyday player for the Tigers.

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