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Recent wisdom, gossip and conjecture:
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 16.
| Name | Position | Organization | Level |
| 1. Hank Blalock | 3B | Texas | AAA |
| Why are the Rangers terrible? Herb Perry's been their third-best hitter. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .308/.400/.423, 26 AB, 3 XBH, 4/5 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .327/.372/.460, 202 AB, 22 XBH, 15/24 BB/K | |||
| 2. Joe Borchard | OF | Chicago White Sox | AAA |
| In a nasty funk, but he'll come out of it. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .125/.222/.125, 24 AB, 0 XBH, 3/7 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .263/.337/.459, 281 AB, 30 XBH, 31/85 BB/K | |||
| 3. Drew Henson | 3B | New York | AAA |
| He's narrowly edging Borchard for worst July. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .150/.261/.250, 20 AB, 2 XBH, 3/5 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .255/.302/.450, 318 AB, 36 XBH, 20/97 BB/K | |||
| 4. Jerome Williams | SP | San Francisco | AAA |
| Maybe he'll pick up strikeout tips from Jesse Foppert. | |||
| Last 7 Days: 3 IP, 4 H, 0 HR, 2 BB, 3 K, 6.00 ERA | |||
| Year To Date: 99 1/3 IP, 98 H, 12 HR, 29 BB, 76 K, 4.08 ERA | |||
| 5. Dennis Tankersley | SP | San Diego | AAA |
| Nice bounce-back performance. | |||
| Last 7 Days: 7 IP, 2 H, 1 HR, 3 BB, 9 K, 1.42 ERA | |||
| Year To Date:67 2/3 IP, 61 H, 4 HR, 29 BB, 75 K, 2.93 ERA | |||
| 6. Mark Teixeira | 1B | Texas | AA |
| Welcome to AA, where the curve balls are strikes. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .190/.292/.333, 21 AB, 2 XBH, 3/6 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .311/.406/.573, 164 AB, 22 XBH, 23/28 BB/K | |||
| 7. Marlon Byrd | OF | Philadelphia | AAA |
| Getting better as the season goes along. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .400/.471/.533, 15 AB, 1 XBH, 2/4 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .303/.372/.482, 367 AB, 41 XBH, 35/73 BB/K | |||
| 8. Justin Morneau | 1B | Minnesota | AA |
| Hasn't yet hit his stride. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .200/.260/.360, 25 AB, 2 XBH, 2/4 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .282/.358/.446, 312 AB, 29 XBH, 35/55 BB/K | |||
| 9. Jesse Foppert | SP | San Francisco | AAA |
| Makes his Prospect Ten debut after continuing dominance in PCL. | |||
| Last 7 Days: 6 IP, 7 H, 2 HR, 0 BB, 12 K, 9.00 ERA | |||
| Year To Date: 97 1/3 IP, 69 H, 7 HR, 35 BB, 128 K, 2.96 ERA | |||
| 10. Brandon Phillips | SS | Montreal | AAA |
| The power returns. Just start drawing walks. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .286/.318/.667, 21 AB, 4 XBH, 1/5 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .308/.359/.489, 325 AB, 33 XBH, 21/46 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.
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