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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 9.
| Name | Position | Organization | Level |
| 1. Hank Blalock | 3B | Texas | AAA |
| Number-one slot continues to bring instant slump. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .191/.227/.191, 21 AB, 0 XBH, 1/4 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .330/.367/.406, 176 AB, 19 XBH, 11/19 BB/K | |||
| 2. Joe Borchard | OF | Chicago White Sox | AAA |
| Whiffed three times in the Futures Game. Ouch. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .385/.385/.385, 13 AB, 0 XBH, 0/4 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .276/.347/.490, 257 AB, 30 XBH, 28/78 BB/K | |||
| 3. Drew Henson | 3B | New York | AAA |
| Top three combine for zero extra-base hits. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .200/.273/.200, 10 AB, 0 XBH, 1/2 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .264/.306/.472, 288 AB, 34 XBH, 17/90 BB/K | |||
| 4. Jerome Williams | SP | San Francisco | AAA |
| The PCL strikes again. He's still pitching well. | |||
| Last 7 Days: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 HR, 4 BB, 2 K, 7.20 ERA | |||
| Year To Date: 96 1/3 IP, 94 H, 12 HR, 27 BB, 73 K, 4.02 ERA | |||
| 5. Dennis Tankersley | SP | San Diego | AAA |
| Apparently, I've cursed everyone. | |||
| Last 7 Days: 4 IP, 6 H, 2 HR, 4 BB, 4 K, 9.00 ERA | |||
| Year To Date:60 2/3 IP, 59 H, 3 HR, 26 BB, 66 K, 3.12 ERA | |||
| 6. Mark Teixeira | 1B | Texas | High-A |
| Heck of a week. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .346/.500/.731, 26 AB, 6 XBH, 7/2 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .329/.419/.608, 143 AB, 20 XBH, 20/22 BB/K | |||
| 7. Marlon Byrd | OF | Philadelphia | AAA |
| Four doubles in 11 at-bats? That'll inflate the stats. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .455/.539/.818, 11 AB, 4 XBH, 2/1 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .298/.368/.480, 352 AB, 40 XBH, 33/69 BB/K | |||
| 8. Justin Morneau | 1B | Minnesota | AA |
| Twins system is stacked with hitters. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .250/.400/.400, 8 AB, 1 XBH, 2/0 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .280/.366/.453, 287 AB, 27 XBH, 33/51 BB/K | |||
| 9. Jack Cust | OF | Colorado | AAA |
| It's getting close to time to start worrying. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .353/.388/.353, 17 AB, 0 XBH, 1/4 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .266/.403/.519, 293 AB, 38 XBH, 66/96 BB/K | |||
| 10. Brandon Phillips | SS | Montreal | AAA |
| Just barely holding off Jose Reyes for best SS prospect. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .273/.333/.273, 11 AB, 0 XBH, 1/0 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .309/.361/.477, 304 AB, 29 XBH, 20/41 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.