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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 28th.
| Name | Position | Organization | Level |
| 1. Hank Blalock | 3B | Texas | AAA |
| Texas probably won't keep him down here too long. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .321/.367/.535, 28 AB, 5 XBH, 2/2 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .333/.361/.561, 57 AB, 10 XBH, 3/3 BB/K | |||
| 2. Joe Borchard | OF | Chicago | AAA |
| Carlos Lee's OBP: .286. Tick, tick, tick... | |||
| Last 7 Days: .280/.357/.440, 35 AB, 2 XBH, 3/11 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .273/.360/.536, 110 AB, 15 XBH, 15/32 BB/K | |||
| 3. Drew Henson | 3B | New York Yankees | AAA |
| I think Robin Ventura was a good idea. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .280/.333/.480, 25 AB, 3 XBH, 2/6 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .263/.290/.423, 175 AB, 18 XBH, 7/60 BB/K | |||
| 4. Jerome Williams | SP | San Francisco | AAA |
| Strikeout rate is just poor. He'll drop if it doesn't improve. | |||
| Last 7 Days: 11 2/3 IP, 11 H, 1 HR, 6 BB, 3 K, 2.31 ERA | |||
| Year To Date: 60 2/3 IP, 60 H, 6 HR, 18 BB, 37 K, 4.03 ERA | |||
| 5. Wilson Betemit | SS | Atlanta | AAA |
| Completes the Struggling Trinity of the Prospect 10. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .136/.185/.318, 22 AB, 2 XBH, 1/6 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .209/.282/.353, 139 AB, 12 XBH, 14/35 BB/K | |||
| 6. Jack Cust | OF | Colorado | AAA |
| Amazing that he didn't draw a walk. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .211/.250/.421, 19 AB, 2 XBH, 0/5 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .269/.426/.588, 160 AB, 25 XBH, 42/53 BB/K | |||
| 7. Jake Peavy | SP | San Diego | AA |
| Hey look, he's human. | |||
| Last 7 Days: 12 1/3 IP, 13 H, 0 HR, 4 BB, 12 K, 3.65 ERA | |||
| Year To Date: 62 1/3 IP, 48 H, 3 HR, 23 BB, 73 K, 2.31 ERA | |||
| 8. Marlon Byrd | OF | Philadelphia | AAA |
| Doug Glanville's OBP: .291. Tick tick tick... | |||
| Last 7 Days: .258/.324/.548, 31 AB, 4 XBH, 3/5 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .268/.343/.445, 209 AB, 20 XBH, 20/43 BB/K | |||
| 9. Justin Morneau | 1B | Minnesota | AA |
| That's a bad week. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .148/.179/.185, 27 AB, 1 XBH, 1/7 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .281/.350/.431, 160 AB, 14 XBH, 17/27 BB/K | |||
| 10. Brandon Phillips | SS | Montreal | AA |
| No strikeouts while slugging .688? | |||
| Last 14 Days: .313/.333/.688, 32 AB, 6 XBH, 1/0 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .342/.396/.547, 190 AB, 21 XBH, 13/26 BB/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.