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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 25.
| Name | Position | Organization | Level |
| 1. Hank Blalock | 3B | Texas | AAA |
| He's hitting like this with a bad elbow. | |||
| Last 14 Days: .342/.375/.447, 38 AB, 4 XBH, 2/6 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .363/.398/.540, 124 AB, 17 XBH, 8/10 BB/K | |||
| 2. Joe Borchard | OF | Chicago White Sox | AAA |
| Not even hottest "Joe" on his own team. | |||
| Last 14 Days: .245/.333/.434, 53 AB, 6 XBH, 7/22 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .275/.351/.495, 169 AB, 26 XBH, 16/66 BB/K | |||
| 3. Drew Henson | 3B | New York | AAA |
| Somehow I think he could whoop Brett Myers. | |||
| Last 14 Days: .245/.288/.408, 49 AB, 6 XBH, 3/15 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .270/.310/.478, 274 AB, 33 XBH, 16/86 BB/K | |||
| 4. Jerome Williams | SP | San Francisco | AAA |
| Back problems are only a mild concern. | |||
| Last 14 Days: 11 IP, 13 H, 4 HR, 2 BB, 11 K, 6.54 ERA | |||
| Year To Date: 84 1/3 IP, 84 H, 10 HR, 23 BB, 63 K, 3.95 ERA | |||
| 5. Dennis Tankersley | SP | San Diego | AA |
| Nice to see his arm his still in good shape. | |||
| Last 14 Days: 12 IP, 15 H, 0 HR, 5 BB, 15 K, 4.50 ERA | |||
| Year To Date:42 2/3 IP, 43 H, 1 HR, 19 BB, 45 K, 3.16 ERA | |||
| 6. Jack Cust | OF | Colorado | AAA |
| Since an unbelievable start, he's been mortal. | |||
| Last 14 Days: .235/.316/.431, 51 AB, 6 XBH, 6/16 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .266/.411/.541, 259 AB, 37 XBH, 62/88 BB/K | |||
| 7. Mark Teixeira | 1B | Texas | High-A |
| Curious how long until Texas sends him to AA. | |||
| Last 14 Days: .282/.364/.436, 39 AB, 2 XBH, 4/5 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .322/.385/.575, 87 AB, 10 XBH, 7/15 BB/K | |||
| 8. Marlon Byrd | OF | Philadelphia | AAA |
| Ricky Ledee? Give me a break. | |||
| Last 14 Days: .340/.426/.447, 47 AB, 4 XBH, 5/6 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .292/.359/.471, 312 AB, 32 XBH, 28/62 BB/K | |||
| 9. Justin Morneau | 1B | Minnesota | AA |
| Only got nine hits, but four of them were HR. | |||
| Last 14 Days: .196/.260/.478, 46 AB, 5 XBH, 1/1 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .279/.354/.434, 251 AB, 20 XBH, 27/46 BB/K | |||
| 10. Brandon Phillips | SS | Montreal | AAA |
| Start taking more pitches or he'll make outs in bunches. | |||
| Last 14 Days: .214/.250/.333, 42 AB, 5 XBH, 2/7 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .318/.371/.500, 280 AB, 30 XBH, 18/39 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.