http://riveraveblues.com/feed (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
Triple-A Scranton had a scheduled off day. Double-A Trenton (8-2 win over Reading) Reegie Corona: 2 for 5, 1 R, 2 K Frankie Cervelli & Austin Jackson: both 1 for 4, 2 RBI - Cervelli was hit by a pitch … Ajax doubled, drew a walk, scored 2 runs & K’ed Chris Malec: 3 for 5, 1 2B, 2 [...]
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 08/17/2008
READING - Francisco Cervelli's two-run double in the sixth inning helped the Trenton Thunder top the Reading Phillies, 9-7, last night in the Eastern League. Austin Jackson followed with an RBI single in a four-run outburst that gave the Thunder a 9-2 lead at the time.
Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
ESPN: Chat with Baseball America's John Manuel - SportsNation Kevin (NYC): John, could you please compare Austin Jackson and Andrew McCutchen? Who is the better hitter for average, who is the better hitter for power and who is the better defender in CF? Thx! John Manuel : (2:28 PM ET ) Jackson's ceiling is a skoch higher but he's quite a bit less polished with the bat than McCutchen. Jackson has more...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
NORWICH, Conn. - Austin Jackson had four hits, and Colin Curtis ripped a three-run homer as the Trenton Thunder beat the Connecticut Defenders, 9-6, in an Eastern League game last night.
RotoWire.com (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
Jose Tabata vs. Austin Jackson Visit RotoWire.com for the FULL blog with comments.
http://riveraveblues.com/feed (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
Austin Jackson, one of the Yanks’ premier position-player prospects, will be taking some questions from bloggers later this afternoon. Eric SanInocencio, a frequent RAB commenter and writer for Baseball Digest Daily, will speak to Jackson as part of the live BDD Talk Radio podcast. A-Jax will be fielding questions on his progress this season, his [...]
http://riveraveblues.com/feed (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Triple-A Scranton was warshed out. They’re going to make this heres one up as part of a doubleheader tomorrow. If you’ve ever set foot in Scranton, you’ll get that. Double-A Trenton (2-1 win over New Hampshire) Reegie Corona: 2 for 4, 2 K Ramiro Pena & Austin Jackson: both 1 for 4, 1 R - Ajax doubled & [...]
http://riveraveblues.com/feed (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
The uninspiring Austin Jackson was named the Eastern League Offensive Player of the Week thanks to his .643 BA. Phil Coke was named EL Pitcher of the Week. Allowing 5 hits with 21 strikeouts in 14 IP will earn you that honor. Brian Baisley won NY-Penn League Offensive Player of the Week honors, but he’s [...]
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Austin Jackson's two-run double keyed a four-run seventh inning as the Trenton Thunder defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, 6-4, in the Eastern League last night.
http://riveraveblues.com/feed (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Sorry folks, just don’t have it in me to do the whole shebang tonight. Some quick notes: Enter: The Venditte Guidelines. Dumb name, but necessary rules. CF Austin Jackson, RHP Jason Jones, 3B Chris Malec & C PJ Pilittere were named to the Double-A Eastern League All-Star team. Jose Tabata has a bum hammy. OF Justin Christian was [...]
The LoHud Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
This release from the Trenton Thunder: Outfielder Austin Jackson, RHP Jason Jones, first baseman Chris Malec and catcher P.J. Pilittere were named to play for the Northern Division All-Stars at the Eastern League All-Star Game on Wednesday, July 16th. The mid-summer classic will be played at Merchantsauto.com Stadium in Manchester, NH. This is the first Eastern [...]
http://riveraveblues.com/feed (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
Only one Yankee prospect is going: Jesus Montero. It’s too bad considering the game is in Yankee Stadium, you think they’d try to send at least two players from the host team. Remember, the USA Team will be the trial squad of the US Olympic team. Austin Jackson or Mark Melancon won’t be there, but [...]
http://riveraveblues.com/feed (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
Triple-A Scranton had a scheduled off day. Sidney Ponson showed up for the postgame spread anyway. Double-A Trenton (9-8 loss to Harrisburg) Ramiro Pena & Edwar Gonzalez: both 1 for 5, 1 R - Pena hit a solo jack … Edwar doubled & K’ed Austin Jackson: 2 or 5, 1 R, 2 K - the HR streak ends [...]
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
HARRISBURG - Alfredo Aceves allowed one hit in eight innings, and Austin Jackson homered for the fourth straight game as the Trenton Thunder beat Harrisburg, 7-0, in the Eastern League last night.
True Yankee Blog (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
Austin Jackson’s OPS is back over 800 at Double-A Trenton as he went 4-for-5 and homered in his fourth straight game tonight. He’s starting to show power like he did last year. Jackson is the best hitting prospect in the Yankees system. Alfredo Aceves (also at Trenton) shutout Harrisburg over eight innings allowing only one hit and two [...]
