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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.
| 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. | |||
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