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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 July 2.
| Name | Position | Organization | Level |
| 1. Hank Blalock | 3B | Texas | AAA |
| Don't worry about the power. It will return. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .290/.333/.379, 31 AB, 2 XBH, 2/5 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .348/.386/.503, 155 AB, 19 XBH, 10/15 BB/K | |||
| 2. Joe Borchard | OF | Chicago White Sox | AAA |
| Singles aren't falling, but the power is still there. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .227/.291/.500, 22 AB, 4 XBH, 2/8 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .270/.346/.491, 24 AB, 30 XBH, 28/74 BB/K | |||
| 3. Drew Henson | 3B | New York | AAA |
| Suspension might have been the highlight of his week. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .142/.200/.357, 14 AB, 1 XBH, 1/4 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .264/.306/.472, 288 AB, 34 XBH, 17/90 BB/K | |||
| 4. Jerome Williams | SP | San Francisco | AAA |
| 40 K in last 42 innings. He's turned the corner. | |||
| Last 7 Days: 7 IP, 6 H, 0 HR, 0 BB, 8 K, 2.57 ERA | |||
| Year To Date: 91 1/3 IP, 90 H, 10 HR, 23 BB, 71 K, 3.84 ERA | |||
| 5. Dennis Tankersley | SP | San Diego | AAA |
| Doesn't have much left to prove against minor-leaguers. | |||
| Last 7 Days: 14 IP, 10 H, 0 HR, 3 BB, 17 K, 1.92 ERA | |||
| Year To Date:56 2/3 IP, 53 H, 1 HR, 22 BB, 62 K, 2.86 ERA | |||
| 6. Jack Cust | OF | Colorado | AAA |
| This slump is not showing signs of letting up. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .176/.286/.353, 17 AB, 1 XBH, 3/4 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .261/.405/.529, 276 AB, 38 XBH, 65/92 BB/K | |||
| 7. Mark Teixeira | 1B | Texas | High-A |
| FSL pitchers only have two weeks of torment left. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .333/.444/.600, 30 AB, 4 XBH, 6/2 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .325/.402/.581, 117 AB, 14 XBH, 13/17 BB/K | |||
| 8. Marlon Byrd | OF | Philadelphia | AAA |
| It's unrelated, but Abreu and Burrell got jobbed. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .310/.394/.448, 29 AB, 4 XBH, 3/6 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .293/.362/.469, 341 AB, 36 XBH, 31/68 BB/K | |||
| 9. Justin Morneau | 1B | Minnesota | AA |
| Had six doubles in the past week, a Prospect Ten record. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .379/.441/.586, 28 AB, 6 XBH, 4/5 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .290/.366/.452, 279 AB, 26 XBH, 31/51 BB/K | |||
| 10. Brandon Phillips | SS | Montreal | AAA |
| The Expos will regret the Colon trade. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .154/.200/.154, 13 AB, 0 XBH, 1/2 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .301/.353/.484, 293 AB, 29 XBH, 19/41 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.