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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 June 4.
| Name | Position | Organization | Level |
| 1. Hank Blalock | 3B | Texas | AAA |
| News flash: He can still hit. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .448/.500/.621, 29 AB, 3 XBH, 3/1 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .372/.409/.581, 86 AB, 13 XBH, 6/4 BB/K | |||
| 2. Joe Borchard | OF | Chicago | AAA |
| Jeff Liefer? Give the kid a job already. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .444/.500/.592, 27 AB, 2 XBH, 3/4 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .307/.387/.547, 137 AB, 17 XBH, 18/36 BB/K | |||
| 3. Drew Henson | 3B | New York Yankees | AAA |
| Best week in Prospect Ten History? | |||
| Last 7 Days: .428/.467/1.071, 28 AB, 8 XBH, 2/5 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .286/.315/.512, 203 AB, 26 XBH, 9/65 BB/K | |||
| 4. Jerome Williams | SP | San Francisco | AAA |
| Responds to threats pretty well. | |||
| Last 7 Days: 6 IP, 5 H, 0 HR, 1 BB, 5 K, 1.50 ERA | |||
| Year To Date: 66 2/3 IP, 65 H, 6 HR, 19 BB, 42 K, 3.93 ERA | |||
| 5. Wilson Betemit | SS | Atlanta | AAA |
| He's now the struggling Deity of the Prospect Ten. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .227/.292/.227, 22 AB, 0 XBH, 2/6 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .211/.283/.335, 161 AB, 12 XBH, 16/51 BB/K | |||
| 6. Jack Cust | OF | Colorado | AAA |
| Made up for last week with seven walks. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .240/.406/.360, 25 AB, 3 XBH, 7/11 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .265/.424/.568, 185 AB, 28 XBH, 49/64 BB/K | |||
| 7. Jake Peavy | SP | San Diego | AA |
| With Oliver Perez, best one-two punch in the minors. | |||
| Last 7 Days: 6 IP, 5 H, 0 HR, 2 BB, 8 K, 3.00 ERA | |||
| Year To Date: 68 1/3 IP, 53 H, 3 HR, 25 BB, 81 K, 2.37 ERA | |||
| 8. Marlon Byrd | OF | Philadelphia | AAA |
| Probably spends the year in AAA after Giambi trade. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .259/.310/.296, 27 AB, 1 XBH, 2/9 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .267/.338/.428, 236 AB, 21 XBH, 22/52 BB/K | |||
| 9. Justin Morneau | 1B | Minnesota | AA |
| For a week, he was Tony Gwynn. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .440/.533/.440, 25 AB, 0 XBH, 5/1 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .303/.376/.432, 185 AB, 14 XBH, 22/28 BB/K | |||
| 10. Brandon Phillips | SS | Montreal | AA |
| Orlando Cabrera's OBP: .300. Tick tick tick... | |||
| Last 7 Days: .286/.348/.429, 21 AB, 2 XBH, 1/3 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .336/.391/.540, 211 AB, 23 XBH, 14/29 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.