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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 20.
| Name | Position | Organization | Level |
| 1. Hank Blalock | 3B | Texas | AAA |
| When this year is a disappointment, you know you have high standards. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .343/.410/.568, 35 AB, 3 XBH, 4/9 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .304/.362/.448, 335 AB, 35 XBH, 30/50 BB/K | |||
| 2. Joe Borchard | OF | Chicago White Sox | AAA |
| At least he's hitting for power again. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .320/.393/.690, 25 AB, 5 XBH, 3/9 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .274/.353/.495, 402 AB, 51 XBH, 45/125 BB/K | |||
| 3. Jerome Williams | SP | San Francisco | AAA |
| Welcome back to earth. Rough landing. | |||
| Last 7 Days: 5 1/3 IP, 6 H, 0 HR, 2 BB, 3 K, 8.43 ERA | |||
| Year To Date: 143 2/3 IP, 135 H, 16 HR, 41 BB, 114 K, 3.88 ERA | |||
| 4. Mark Teixeira | 3B | Texas | AA |
| AA hasn't proved much of a challenge. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .412/.615/.588, 17 AB, 3 XBH, 7/3 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .319/.416/.587, 276 AB, 38 XBH, 40/52 BB/K | |||
| 5. Marlon Byrd | OF | Philadelphia | AAA |
| Big week for slugging center fielders. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .286/.306/.600, 35 AB, 7 XBH, 1/5 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .298/.367/.476, 487 AB, 56 XBH, 43/91 BB/K | |||
| 6. Justin Morneau | 1B | Minnesota | AA |
| On track to finish the season with a bang. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .286/.359/.514, 35 AB, 6 XBH, 3/9 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .295/.361/.454, 454 AB, 43 XBH, 41/80 BB/K | |||
| 7. Jesse Foppert | SP | San Francisco | AAA |
| Ignore the PCL ERA. His K rate is still awesome. | |||
| Last 7 Days: 11 IP, 13 H, 0 HR, 6 BB, 14 K, 4.91 ERA | |||
| Year To Date: 129 1/3 IP, 104 H, 11 HR, 52 BB, 168 K, 3.41 ERA | |||
| 8. Brandon Phillips | 2B | Cleveland | AAA |
| Switch to second base is likely not permanent. | |||
| Last 14 Days: .294/.333/.529, 34 AB, 4 XBH, 2/7 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .303/.353/.486, 449 AB, 46 XBH, 29/66 BB/K | |||
| 9. Drew Henson | 3B | New York Yankees | AAA |
| Finishing the way he started: terribly. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .174/.240/.261, 23 AB, 2 XBH, 2/8 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .243/.304/.433, 423 AB, 48 XBH, 32/135 BB/K | |||
| 10. Jose Reyes | SS | New York Mets | AA |
| Makes Prospect Ten debut despite a horrible slump. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .176/.200/.235, 34 AB, 1 XBH, 1/1 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .283/.339/.440, 527 AB, 49 XBH, 42/69 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.