Alex Jackson C BAL Thu 6/22/17 1:15 PM
Alex Jackson
C BAL
Jackson has gone 0-for-9 with a walk and a pair of strikeouts in three games since returning from the 7-day DL.
EDGE Analysis
While he's hitless in his first three games back following a month-long absence due to injury, Jackson is still slashing .284/.348/.543 on the season. He has 10 home runs in 178 at-bats (fifth most in the Florida State League), which is just one fewer than he managed in 381 at-bats at Low-A in the Mariners' organization last year. Now that Jackson's catching (as opposed to playing the corner outfield) and beginning to find himself at the plate, the former No. 6 overall pick's stock in dynasty leagues is trending back up.
Alex Jackson C BAL Tue 5/23/17 12:51 PM
Alex Jackson
C BAL
Jackson is on the 7-day DL at High-A Florida with an undisclosed injury.
EDGE Analysis
He made 17 starts at catcher, 22 starts at DH and zero starts in the outfield prior to the injury, as the move behind the dish appears to be complete. Jackson was hitting .297/.355/.568 with 10 home runs and a 27.2 percent strikeout rate in 169 plate appearances.
Alex Jackson C BAL Sun 4/23/17 10:50 AM
Alex Jackson
C BAL
Jackson is hitting .338/.358/.677 with six home runs for High-A Florida.
EDGE Analysis
Jackson has moved back behind the plate as he's played seven games at catcher and nine at DH. The former first-round pick has been a disappointment in his minor league career so far with just a career .753 OPS. However, it looks like a switch of organizations and positions my revitalize his career.
Alex Jackson C BAL Fri 2/24/17 2:02 PM
Alex Jackson
C BAL
Jackson will be given a try at catcher this season, Braves general manager John Coppolella said during a Twitter question and answer session.
EDGE Analysis
Coppolella previously has admitted that catcher is a significant area of need for the future, and Jackson's bat hasn't lived up to an outfielder billing. Still, the Mariners' 2014 first-round pick could find new life at the position that made him a strong high school prospect. He'll restart that trek in 2017, likely with Atlanta's High-A Brevard County, and is worth watching or stashing in fantasy dynasty leagues.
Alex Jackson C BAL Fri 12/16/16 1:40 PM
Alex Jackson
C BAL
The Braves have asked Jackson if he'd consider a move back to catcher, FOXSports.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Apparently, the talk of a possible positional change is "an ongoing conversation." General manager John Coppolella said this week that while the organization doesn't want to put too much pressure on Jackson, catcher "is a big area of need for us in the future." Jackson was regarded as a fairly strong defensive catcher coming out of high school and his bat certainly hasn't played well in the corner outfield so far at the lower levels, so a move would make sense. Jackson, the sixth overall pick by the Mariners in 2014, turns 21 later this month.
Alex Jackson C BAL Sat 7/23/16 12:51 PM
Alex Jackson
C BAL
Jackson is hitting .234/.325/.410 with eight home runs and a 64:20 K:BB in 205 at-bats with Low-A Clinton this year.
EDGE Analysis
The sixth overall pick in the 2014 draft looked like a prime bounce back candidate heading into the season, but that has not materialized. He has not hit better than .239 outside of rookie ball, and he is not a lock to hit double-digit homers for the first time in his career. His pedigree should afford him another year of patience in deeper dynasty leagues, but his stock is as low as it has ever been.
Alex Jackson C BAL Fri 6/3/16 11:58 AM
Alex Jackson
C BAL
Jackson has gone 5-for-48 (.104 average) over 14 games with Low-A Clinton this season.
EDGE Analysis
Though Jackson was fully healthy, the Mariners held the outfielder back in extended spring training when camp broke, presumably in an effort to refine his swing following a rough start to his professional career. He was ultimately cleared to make his debut with Clinton on May 19, but Jackson's issues with making contact have once again reared their head. Though three of his five hits have left the yard, he's struck out 18 times, or in 30.5 percent of his plate appearances. The 20-year-old still has time on his side, but since Jackson has been in the pro ranks for almost two years and has yet to experience any sustained success, those holding him in dynasty leagues have justifiable reason to be worried.
Alex Jackson C BAL Mon 6/15/15 8:52 PM
Alex Jackson
C BAL
Jackson (shoulder) was reassigned Monday to the Mariners' short-season club in Everett, Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune reports.
After hitting a wretched .157 with Low-A Clinton over 121 plate appearances to open the season, Jackson was sent back to extended spring training with what the Mariners labeled as a shoulder injury. Jackson had reportedly been playing through the injury for a couple of months, which likely had a negative impact in his results at Clinton. Assuming that he's now fully healthy, Jackson could quickly return to Clinton once he strings together a few quality games in a row with Everett.
Alex Jackson C BAL Wed 5/20/15 2:41 PM
Alex Jackson
C BAL
Jackson, who was sent to extended spring training Wednesday, will be shut down as he deals with a shoulder injury, the Seattle Times' Ryan Divish reports.
He has apparently been playing through the injury since spring training, which helps to explain his struggles at Low-A so far this season. It is unclear how serious the injury is but his status as a top-100 prospect in dynasty leagues has not changed. Jackson should not be expected in the big leagues until around 2019, so try not to overreact to things that may slow him down a little this season.
Alex Jackson C BAL Wed 5/20/15 2:00 PM
Alex Jackson
C BAL
Jackson was reassigned to extended spring training Wednesday, the Tacoma News Tribune's Bob Dutton reports.
The No. 6 overall pick in the 2014 draft got off to a miserable start after an aggressive assignment to full-season ball this season. He was slashing .157/.240/.213 in 121 plate appearances at Low-A while striking out at a 28.9 percent clip. Even with the slow start to his professional career, Jackson's timetable has not changed much, as there should have been zero expectations of him reaching the big leagues before 2018 with a more realistic ETA of 2019.