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Two DBack prospects - Conor Jackson will play 1st base for the US Team, and for the World Team, Miguel Montero is second catcher.
CONOR JACKSON 1B, Tucson (Diamondbacks)
Age: 23. Drafted: First round (19th overall), 2003, California.
Two words describe Jackson best: power and patience. He followed the path of teammate Carlos Quentin, jumping from high Class A Lancaster to Double-A last season; and the two are back together again this year at Tucson. Jackson is one of the best pure hitters in the minors. He has above-average bat speed and makes consistent sharp contact to all fields. One of his best tools is his plate discipline--he rarely swings at bad pitches and rarely misses good ones. He's ranked in the top three in the minors in on-base percentage all season. Primarily a third baseman in college, he moved from the outfield to first base this season.
MIGUEL MONTERO C, Lancaster (Diamondbacks)
Age: 21. Signed: Venezuela, 2001.
After two straight seasons at Rookie-level Missoula, Montero showed power potential last season at low Class A South Bend, hitting a career-high 11 homers in 403 at-bats. His power has been on full display this season at high Class A Lancaster, where he had 19 homers in 292 at-bats. He's been remarkably consistent, hitting safely in all but 11 of those games, highlighted by a 19-game hitting streak and a stretch when he homered seven times in 10 games. He is a plus defender with an average arm. At the beginning of the season, Chris Snyder, Koyie Hill, Phil Avlas and Orlando Mercado Jr. all graded out ahead of Montero. In a little less than three months, he has turned the organizational depth chart on its head.
CONOR JACKSON 1B, Tucson (Diamondbacks)
Age: 23. Drafted: First round (19th overall), 2003, California.
Two words describe Jackson best: power and patience. He followed the path of teammate Carlos Quentin, jumping from high Class A Lancaster to Double-A last season; and the two are back together again this year at Tucson. Jackson is one of the best pure hitters in the minors. He has above-average bat speed and makes consistent sharp contact to all fields. One of his best tools is his plate discipline--he rarely swings at bad pitches and rarely misses good ones. He's ranked in the top three in the minors in on-base percentage all season. Primarily a third baseman in college, he moved from the outfield to first base this season.
MIGUEL MONTERO C, Lancaster (Diamondbacks)
Age: 21. Signed: Venezuela, 2001.
After two straight seasons at Rookie-level Missoula, Montero showed power potential last season at low Class A South Bend, hitting a career-high 11 homers in 403 at-bats. His power has been on full display this season at high Class A Lancaster, where he had 19 homers in 292 at-bats. He's been remarkably consistent, hitting safely in all but 11 of those games, highlighted by a 19-game hitting streak and a stretch when he homered seven times in 10 games. He is a plus defender with an average arm. At the beginning of the season, Chris Snyder, Koyie Hill, Phil Avlas and Orlando Mercado Jr. all graded out ahead of Montero. In a little less than three months, he has turned the organizational depth chart on its head.
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