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 May 7th.

Previous Prospect Tens

Name	Position	Organization	Level
1. Mark Prior	RHP	Chicago Cubs	AAA
Stole the show in his AAA debut, will see Chicago within a month.
Last 7 Days: 14 IP, 10 H, 4 BB, 17 K, 1.92 ERA
Year To Date: 42 1/3 IP, 29 H, 0 HR, 12 BB, 65 K, 2.12 ERA
2. Dennis Tankersley	RHP	San Diego	AA
Congratulations to the new father.
Last 7 Days: 4 IP, 5 H, 0 HR, 3 BB, 3 K, 0.00 ERA
Year To Date: 30 2/3 IP, 27 H, 1 HR, 14 BB, 30 K, 2.62 ERA
3. Joe Borchard	OF	Chicago White Sox	AAA
White Sox hardly need another hitter.
Last 7 Days: .381/.500/1.047, 21 AB, 2 2B, 4 HR, 5 BB, 4 K
Year To Date: .295/.380/.659, 44 AB, 4 2B, 4 HR, 6 BB, 12 K
4. Drew Henson	3B	New York Yankees	AAA
Take more pitches or weeks like this become routine.
Last 7 Days: .167/.167/.416, 24 AB, 1 2B, 1 HR, 0 BB, 10 K
Year To Date: .241/.259/.402, 112 AB, 7 2B, 3 HR, 3 BB, 38 K
5. Jerome Williams	RHP	San Francisco	AAA
Continues to struggle. Dominating AA might be good for him.
Last 7 Days: 11 IP, 12 H, 3 HR, 2 BB, 6 K, 5.72 ERA
Year To Date: 36 2/3 IP, 40 H, 4 HR, 10 BB, 26 K, 4.91 ERA
6. Wilson Betemit	SS	Atlanta	AAA
A bad week, but four walks is a positive.
Last 7 Days: .111/.225/.259, 27 AB, 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 BB, 10 K
Year To Date: .213/.276/.360, 89 AB, 7 2B, 2 HR, 8 BB, 24 K
7. Jack Cust	OF	Colorado	AAA
Free Jack Cust!
Last 7 Days: .318/.571/.772, 22 AB, 1 2B, 3 HR, 13 BB, 8 K
Year To Date:.324/.478/.725, 102 AB, 8 2B, 11 HR, 30 BB, 37 K
8. Jake Peavy	RHP	San Diego	AA
Peavy doesn't have much else to prove in AA.
Last 7 Days: 4 IP, 5 H, 0 HR, 3 BB, 6 K, 4.50 ERA
Year To Date: 33 IP, 24 H, 3 HR, 11 BB, 42 K, 2.18 ERA
9. Brandon Claussen	RHP	New York Yankees	AAA
Still not giving up any hits, but control is a question mark.
Last 7 Days: 14 IP, 7 H, 0 HR, 8 BB, 9 K, 1.92 ERA
Year To Date: 44 2/3 IP, 32 H, 1 HR, 22 BB, 32 K, 1.81 ERA
10. Marlon Byrd	OF	Philadelphia	AAA
Phillies could use him in the lineup right now.
Last 7 Days: .206/.258/.344, 29 AB, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 6 K
Year To Date: .289/.378/.484, 128 AB, 6 2B, 5 HR, 14 BB, 25 K

Previous Prospect Tens

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