Scranton cruised past Leigh Valley 6-3 thanks in part to a big game from Colin Curtis. Ivan Nova wasn't bad either, but Curtis's 3 doubles stole the show. Here's a 5 question item with Kevin Russo, the utility prospect for the Yankees.

Trenton beat the Sea Dogs 9-1. The Casey Kelly/DJ Mitchell match up didn't materialize exactly as planned. The offense really showed up for Trenton. Casey Kelly is constricted by innings limits. Austin Romine is part of the good catching corp the Yankees have stockpiled.

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Tampa crushed Daytona 11-3. Brooks Raley, a touted Cubs prospect allowed 8 earned runs. The offense was impressive for Tampa last night.

The Riverdogs beat Hickory 6-3 last night. Shaeffer Hall got his first win, finally. The 5 game losing streak is finally over.

Player A: .308/.375/.431 with a 3.1 UZR and .8 WAR

Player B: .283/.356/.509 with a 1.4 UZR and .7 WAR

In case you hadn't guessed, Player A is Austin Jackson and Player B is Curtis Granderson.

Jackson has gotten off to a phenomenal start for the Detroit Tigers, one that no one really could have predicted. However, Jackson's flaws from last season have not gone away at all. His ISO is just .123(.105 in 2009), and he has struck out in a whopping 36.9 percent(24.4 in 2009) of his plate appearances. In fact, he has struck out in every game that he has started this season.

I am not going to check this, but I can pretty much guarantee that no hitter has ever maintained a batting average over .300 while striking out so frequently. Jackson's 2009 Triple-A BABIP was lofty, sitting at .384 for the season. This was one of the reasons I frequently said he was a bit overrated and not major league ready.

If you thought his BABIP in 2009 was a bit flukey, what about his current 2010 rate? On the season, his batting average on balls in play is .488! That is just nowhere near sustainable. To be fair, Jackson has been tearing the cover off the ball, he has hit line drives in 32.5 percent of his balls in play. Both his BABIP and line drive rate are sure to drop, and when they do, his batting line will not look anywhere near as nice as it does now.

For the rest of the season, ZiPS projects Jackson to hit .252/.305/.350 and I would be surprised if he did much better than that. Jackson is a good prospect, but I don't think he should be playing every day for a major league team, and given his hot start, he's likely to be a letdown for Tigers fans as the season progresses.

On the defensive side of the ball, Jackson's numbers are impressive. John Dewan's +/- says he has saved four runs already, and his UZR is 3.1. The sample size here is so small it has no predictive value, so I'm still not sure Jackson is much more than an average defensive center fielder.

Looking at the base statistics, Jackson has been comparable to Granderson. This may lead some to believe the Granderson acquisition was unnecessary, but I would definitely disagree. Granderson is a far superior player to Jackson, and hits for more power than Jackson ever will. Jackson can go on to make the Yankees miss him, but trust me, it won't be this season.

Scranton lost to Syracuse 8-1. The pitching wasn't very good for Scranton last night. Nothing seemed to work well for them. John Van Benschoten has impressed so far as a reliever in Scranton.

Trenton went down to Portland 3-2. Late inning heroics from Lars Anderson gave Portland the win. It was a bad night for Noel Castillo. Don't look now, but Lars Anderson has gotten off to a hot start. Mike Ashmore previews the pitching match up between DJ Mitchell and Casey Kelly tonight. Governor Chris Christie is trying to steal some Trenton Thunder mojo.

Tampa was defeated by Dayton 9-6. Two Josh Vitters home runs helped the Cubs out pace the Yankees.

Charleston allowed 5 runs in the 8th inning and lost 7-6 to Hickory. It's the Riverdog's 5th straight loss. Charleston will be having it's annual "Run, Forrest" 5 K event. The event is sponsored by the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company. See where this is going?

Here's the organizational recap from Minor League Splits.

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Scranton beat up on Syracuse 8-2. The Yankee offense really came together. John Van Benschoten was impressive in his AAA debut. The Yankees have good infield depth in the minors.

The Thunder crushed New Hampshire 13-3. David Adams continues to do it all at the plate. David Phelps performance might get overlooked in such an offensive game, but it shouldn't. Adam's grand slam marked the turning point in the route.

Tampa beat the Cubs 4-1. Brandon Braboy left with an elbow injury. Bradley Suttle hit his first HR of the year. Daytona has this superfan who has been to 1,000 straight Daytona Cub home games. Unsurprisingly, he's from New Jersey.

Charleston lost their 4th straight, walked off on by Hickory, 3-2. Jose Ramirez's nice start got erased by the bullpen.