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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 August 6.
| Name | Position | Organization | Level |
| 1. Hank Blalock | 3B | Texas | AAA |
| The elbow isn't getting any better. A lost season? | |||
| Last 7 Days: .188/.257/.313, 32 AB, 2 XBH, 3/6 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .302/.351/.442, 278 AB, 30 XBH, 22/37 BB/K | |||
| 2. Joe Borchard | OF | Chicago White Sox | AAA |
| Big power surge nice to see. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .324/.342/.595, 37 AB, 7 XBH, 1/10 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .269/.350/.483, 360 AB, 43 XBH, 41/112 BB/K | |||
| 3. Jerome Williams | SP | San Francisco | AAA |
| Its still the PCL, and a 3.95 ERA there is quite good. | |||
| Last 7 Days: 7 IP, 5 H, 0 HR, 2 BB, 7 K, 0.00 ERA | |||
| Year To Date: 125 2/3 IP, 119 H, 15 HR, 36 BB, 98 K, 3.95 ERA | |||
| 4. Dennis Tankersley | SP | San Diego | AAA |
| Steadily regaining form since demotion. | |||
| Last 7 Days: 6 IP, 1 H, 0 HR, 2 BB, 7 K, 0.00 ERA | |||
| Year To Date: 91 2/3 IP, 79 H, 6 HR, 42 BB, 96 K, 3.24 ERA | |||
| 5. Mark Teixeira | 3B | Texas | AA |
| Increased strikeouts in AA only negative. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .346/.433/.654, 26 AB, 3 XBH, 3/6 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .312/.403/.586, 237 AB, 33 XBH, 32/47 BB/K | |||
| 6. Marlon Byrd | OF | Philadelphia | AAA |
| Dehydration cost him most of the week. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .273/.333/.455, 11 AB, 2 XBH, 0/3 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .300/.369/.478, 427 AB, 49 XBH, 39/82 BB/K | |||
| 7. Justin Morneau | 1B | Minnesota | AA |
| Results going to have to match talent at some point. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .267/.290/.300, 30 AB, 1 XBH, 1/6 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .292/.355/.449, 394 AB, 36 XBH, 37/67 BB/K | |||
| 8. Jesse Foppert | SP | San Francisco | AAA |
| He's better than Livan Hernandez, right now. | |||
| Last 7 Days: 5 IP, 4 H, 0 HR, 1 BB, 6 K, 0.00 ERA | |||
| Year To Date: 114 1/3 IP, 86 H, 10 HR, 39 BB, 148 K, 3.15 ERA | |||
| 9. Brandon Phillips | SS | Cleveland | AAA |
| About time he caught fire. | |||
| Last 14 Days: .433/.489/.733, 30 AB, 5 XBH, 3/3 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .308/.357/.488, 406 AB, 41 XBH, 26/56 BB/K | |||
| 10. Drew Henson | 3B | New York Yankees | AAA |
| Overmatched at the plate right now. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .185/.214/.259, 27 AB, 3 XBH, 1/12 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .246/.304/.438, 386 AB, 44 XBH, 29/121 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.