The Prospect Ten

Strikethree.com's weekly ranking of prospects and/or minor-league systems.

This week: The top ten third-base prospects.

Name	Strength	Organization	Age
1. Hank Blalock	Average	Texas	21
Could hit anywhere from second to fifth in the lineup and be great.
2. Sean Burroughs	Average	San Diego	21
The most major-league-ready prospect in the land.
3. Drew Henson	Power	Yankees	21
Likely going to torch the International League this year.
4. Mark Teixeira	Power	Texas	21
T-Rex could move quickly, both offensively and defensively.
5. Eric Hinske	Power	Toronto	24
Mini-Jim Thome. He'll walk, hit home runs, and strike out a lot.
6. David Kelton	Average	Cubs	22
Should walk a bit more, and I don't have a good feeling about him, but don't know why.
7. Tony Blanco	Power	Boston	20
Horrible first half gave way to solid second half. Needs to walk more.
8. Morgan Ensberg	Power	Houston	26
Should have been in Houston last year, could be a late bloomer if given a chance
9. Willy Aybar	Youth	Los Angeles	18
Shows good patience for a teenager, power will develop.
10. Garrett Atkins	Average	Colorado	22
If he can handle third defensively, he'll be an all-star. John Olerud clone.

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