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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 13.
| Name | Position | Organization | Level |
| 1. Hank Blalock | 3B | Texas | AAA |
| Mike Young isn't going anywhere. Leave Hank at third. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .273/.385/.364, 22 AB, 2 XBH, 4/4 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .300/.356/.437, 300 AB, 32 XBH, 26/41 BB/K | |||
| 2. Joe Borchard | OF | Chicago White Sox | AAA |
| Remember the maligned Carlos Lee? He's on fire. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .294/.333/.471, 17 AB, 3 XBH, 1/4 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .269/.351/.483, 377 AB, 46 XBH, 42/116 BB/K | |||
| 3. Jerome Williams | SP | San Francisco | AAA |
| Last 3 starts: 20 IP, 0.90 ERA, 20 K | |||
| Last 7 Days: 13 IP, 8 H, 1 HR, 3 BB, 13 K, 0.69 ERA | |||
| Year To Date: 138 1/3 IP, 127 H, 16 HR, 39 BB, 111 K, 3.71 ERA | |||
| 4. Dennis Tankersley | SP | San Diego | AAA |
| His younger brother has a 1.41 ERA. | |||
| Last 7 Days: 5 2/3 IP, 5 H, 0 HR, 5 BB, 7 K, 4.77 ERA | |||
| Year To Date: 97 1/3 IP, 84 H, 6 HR, 47 BB, 103 K, 3.33 ERA | |||
| 5. Mark Teixeira | 3B | Texas | AA |
| Could the Rangers really leave him at third? | |||
| Last 7 Days: .318/.348/.591, 22 AB, 2 XBH, 1/2 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .313/.399/.587, 259 AB, 35 XBH, 33/49 BB/K | |||
| 6. Marlon Byrd | OF | Philadelphia | AAA |
| Phillies can Bowa, they can contend next year. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .280/.357/.280, 25 AB, 0 XBH, 3/4 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .299/.371/.467, 452 AB, 49 XBH, 42/86 BB/K | |||
| 7. Justin Morneau | 1B | Minnesota | AA |
| With LeCroy, Morneau, and Goman, no one more stacked at 1B than Twins. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .360/.407/.440, 25 AB, 2 XBH, 1/4 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .296/.361/.449, 419 AB, 38 XBH, 38/71 BB/K | |||
| 8. Jesse Foppert | SP | San Francisco | AAA |
| Not his finest hour. | |||
| Last 7 Days: 4 IP, 5 H, 1 HR, 7 BB, 6 K, 6.75 ERA | |||
| Year To Date: 118 1/3 IP, 91 H, 11 HR, 46 BB, 154 K, 3.27 ERA | |||
| 9. Brandon Phillips | SS | Cleveland | AAA |
| His minor injury is not a big deal. | |||
| Last 14 Days: .111/.273/.222, 9 AB, 1 XBH, 1/3 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .304/.355/.482, 415 AB, 42 XBH, 27/59 BB/K | |||
| 10. Drew Henson | 3B | New York Yankees | AAA |
| He is just barely holding off Jose Reyes. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .286/.333/.571, 14 AB, 2 XBH, 1/6 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .248/.308/.443, 400 AB, 46 XBH, 30/127 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.