In fact, here is what I wrote about why Austin Jackson is not a top 100 prospect:

“Austin Jackson is an interesting, possibly even competent fourth outfielder with some upside to be a second division starting candidate as a center fielder with some interesting athleticism. By all regards he has the speed (60 on the 20-80 scale) and the athleticism to field the position, though I’ve also read that he has, at best, an average arm, and the arm probably projects better at a corner outfield position, where his bat likely won’t play. His strongest supporters will suggest the fact that he is relatively raw to the game of baseball having been a multi-sport athlete (he was a really good basketball player in high school) and still pretty young at AAA (just 22). And, to some degree, I believe they are correct, as it is entirely unfair to judge Jackson in comparison to other 20-somethings coming directly out of college or having focused directly on baseball for much of their high school career.

With that said, players of that ilk (relatively raw with minimal now production and a lot of peripherals that support lesser numbers) are simply not top 100 prospects. You can perhaps give him more credit since he’s in AAA as opposed to Hi-A, but I still think there’s an awful lot of projection going on here to justify inclusion. Personally, I think he’s maxed himself out and basically is what he is, much like Jose Tabata with Pittsburgh (and formerly of the same Yankees). Despite fairly middling numbers (an average of .298 is good, but not mind-blowing for an elite prospect with otherwise empty numbers), his average on balls in play is nearly .400. In his defense, he did a great job of making solid contact (22% of his balls in play were line drives, which are the most likely to become hits), but even with that solid contact his average on balls in play was unsustainably high.

Another cause for concern is Jackson’s very low isolated power number, standing at just .106 for the season. For those who don’t know, isolated power is a simple measure that determines the percentage of balls a player is putting in play for extra bases (which is determined by taking the hitter’s slugging percentage and subtracting their batting average). Even for someone who can offer a bit in terms of speed and solid contact, that’s at the very limit of an acceptable major leaguer, particularly one who also doesn’t get on base at a terrific rate (Jackson walked just 7.7% of his plate appearances this season and his on-base percentage would drop significantly with a neutralized batting average). Indeed, if you quickly neutralize Jackson’s splits for park and luck (using http://www.minorleaguesplits.com), you’ll fine a a line of .260/.323/.357, which is absolutely terrible for anyone, top prospect or not.

I don’t mean to condemn Jackson, either. I still think he’s a guy I’d like to have in my minor league system (strong age relative to league, strong set of tools with major league speed and range, decent projection) but I believe most of the rankings I’ve seen consider him to be a nearly finished product. If that’s the case, you’re looking at a marginal at best (and frankly hardly useful) fourth outfielder. If given a few years to fully develop, it’s still possible there is more here."

http://www.baseballstothewall.com (you can find a list of the top 100 prospects there, as well).

casey crosby is on there twice cause one should be casey kelly

so theres half the things you dont like gone..