The Prospect Ten

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

This week: The top ten left field prospects of 2002.

Previous Prospect Tens

Name	Age	Organization	Level
1. Chris Snelling	20	Seattle	Majors
All-out hustle and humor will make him a fan favorite.
2. Todd Linden	22	San Francisco	AAA
Path is blocked in San Francisco for a while.
3. Laynce Nix	21	Texas	High-A
If he overcomes AA, Juan Gonzalez better work on his resume.
4. Jack Cust	23	Colorado	AAA
Needs a trade to the A's or Blue Jays. Badly.
5. John-Ford Griffin	22	Oakland	AA
Of course, Cust would have to fight Griffin for playing time.
6. Juan Rivera	23	New York	Majors
At worst, he's a good platoon player.
7. Jonny Gomes	21	Tampa Bay	High-A
Just has to beat out six other guys in the system.
8. Will Smith	21	Florida	High-A
Should probably come up with a good nickname.
9. Xavier Nady	23	San Diego	AAA
If the Padres were in the AL, he'd DH. But they aren't.
10. Jeremy Hermida	18	Florida	Rookie
A long way to go, but comparisons to Shawn Green are pretty nice.

Previous Prospect Tens

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