Andrew Eden Prairie, Minnesota: Do you think the yankees should put Austin Jackson in the Santana deal or should they just keep him so he’ll be thier center-fielder in the future?
Jim Callis: I like Austin Jackson, and I put him on my personal Top 50 prospects list int the Handbook. But he’s not a lock, he’s coming off one good year, he hasn’t played above high Class A. I wouldn’t let Austin Jackson be the sticking point in a Santana deal, no.
This reeks of Steve Phillips’ “I don’t let Melky Cabrera keep me out of the playoffs if I can bring Eric Gagne in” quote.