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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 May 7th.
| 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 | |||
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.