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The Prospect Ten
Strikethree.com's weekly ranking of prospects and/or minor-league systems.
This week: The top ten prospects active in the minors. Statistics as of April 9.
| Name | Position | Organization | Level |
| 1. Mark Prior | RHP | Chicago Cubs | AA |
| Dominating debut; would benefit from being left in AA for a while. | |||
| Last 7 Days: 5 IP, 4 H, 0 HR, 2 BB, 10 K, 0.00 ERA | |||
| Year To Date: 5 IP, 4 H, 0 HR, 2 BB, 10 K, 0.00 ERA | |||
| 2. Dennis Tankersley | RHP | San Diego | AA |
| Post-game comments encouraging, but only two strikeouts not Tank-like. | |||
| Last 7 Days: 5 IP, 5 H, 0 HR, 1 BB, 2 K, 1.80 ERA | |||
| Year To Date: 5 IP, 5 H, 0 HR, 1 BB, 2 K, 1.80 ERA | |||
| 3. Drew Henson | 3B | New York | AAA |
| Robin Ventura's job looks pretty safe. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .217/.250/.391, 18 AB, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 BB, 6 K | |||
| Year To Date: .217/.250/.391, 18 AB, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 BB, 6 K | |||
| 4. Jerome Williams | RHP | San Francisco | AAA |
| Keep in mind that Williams is just 20; this is very impressive. | |||
| Last 7 Days: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 HR, 1 BB, 4 K, 0.00 ERA | |||
| Year To Date: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 HR, 1 BB, 4 K, 0.00 ERA | |||
| 5. Wilson Betemit | SS | Atlanta | AAA |
| Minor injuries have kept him from appearing so far. | |||
| Last 7 Days: N/A | |||
| Year To Date: N/A | |||
| 6. Jack Cust | OF | Colorado | AAA |
| Why is he still here? | |||
| Last 7 Days: .286/.406/.667, 21 AB, 2 2B, 2 HR, 5 BB, 6 K | |||
| Year To Date: .286/.406/.667, 21 AB, 2 2B, 2 HR, 5 BB, 6 K | |||
| 7. Jake Peavy | RHP | San Diego | AA |
| Picked up right where he left off. | |||
| Last 7 Days: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 HR, 2 BB, 5 K, 3.60 ERA | |||
| Year To Date: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 HR, 2 BB, 5 K, 3.60 ERA | |||
| 8. Brandon Claussen | RHP | New York Yankees | AAA |
| Only 6 strikeouts in 2 starts -- very unusual. | |||
| Last 7 Days: 12 IP, 9 H, 0 HR, 5 BB, 6 K, 1.50 ERA | |||
| Year To Date: 12 IP, 9 H, 0 HR, 5 BB, 6 K, 1.50 ERA | |||
| 9. Marlon Byrd | OF | Philadelphia | AAA |
| Not the start Byrd was hoping for. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .167/.286/.167, 24 AB, 0 2B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 8 K | |||
| Year To Date: .167/.286/.167, 24 AB, 0 2B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 8 K | |||
| 10. Austin Kearns | OF | Cincinnati | AA |
| Amazingly, he's jealous of Byrd's start. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .059/.304/.059, 17 AB, 0 2B, 0 HR, 3 BB, 4 K | |||
| Year To Date: .059/.304/.059, 17 AB, 0 2B, 0 HR, 3 BB, 4 K | |||
Take issue with these rankings? David Cameron maintains this list, and you can put in a good word for your son at dac@strikethree.com.
