A closer look at Brett Jackson

A lot of things have been said and written about him over the last year so I thought a closer look at Brett Jackson was appropriate. We'll also take a closer look at Josh Vitters later on. Brett Jackson has come to be defined by his strikeouts and will continue to be defined that way until he shows he can make contact more frequenty than he has. Strikeouts have been a problem for him going all the way back to his college days. Jackson's strikeout rate at each level where he's had 100 or more plate appearances are below. 2009 A-: 18.9%, 106 PA 2009 A: 25%, 128 PA 2010 A+: 20.2%, 312 PA 2010 AA: 23.5%, 268 PA 2011 AA: 24.9%, 297 PA 2011 AAA: 29.8%, 215 PA 2012 AAA: 33.8%, 467 PA 2012 MLB: 41.5%, 142 PA As a college draft pick, Brett Jackson's 18.9% strikeout rate in short-season Boise was especially high even though it's only 18.9%. We see by the time he's really at an age appropriate level for prospects his strikeout rate increased to 23.5% (roughly 24.2% ov...