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Jeter: Final two years in the minors
'94 (20 years old) A+-AA-AAA          617 PA's   5 HR's    .463 slg%
'95 (21 years old) AAA                    558 PA's   2 HR's    .422 slg%
Ackley
'10 (22 years old) AA-AAA               439 PA's   3 HR's    .387 slg% 
Ackley's AAA BA and SLG% are actually better than his AA numbers.
The slugging difference was really due to Jeter's 20 triples over those two years.  Only 5 for Ackley. Jeter also hit .344 an .317 over those two years, but had two full ears of wood bats before that.  Ackley is on his first.  BTW, Jeter was a .955 fielding SS over those two seasons, Ackley is a .961 fielding 2B.
Jeter had OPB's of .410 and .394.  Ackley's is .387.
The comparison isn't that bad.  If the shoe fits, wear it.
Pedroia (final year in minors)
'06  (22 years old)  AAA                 493 PA's     5 HR's    .426 slg%
His BA was .305 and his OBP was .384
In '05 he split between AA and AAA. His numbers were similar with a positive influence due to his AA #'s.
Looks like that shoe fits, too!  He was a .990 fielding 2B and a .980 SS over those two years.
Maybe he won't be Jeter/Pedroia.....Maybe.  But he projects to be close. And that's still a mighty fine MLB'er! How's that for your 2B for the next 10 years (if the M's don't blow it...Something I'm less confident about each day)? 
moe