The Prospect Ten

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

This week: The top ten left-handed pitching prospects of 2002.

Previous Prospect Tens

Name	Age	Organization	Level
1. Cliff Lee	24	Cleveland	Majors
Will likely have a spot in the Indians' rotation waiting for him in spring.
2. Scott Kazmir	18	New York Mets	Short-Season
Nearly struck out two batters per inning in pro debut, an unheard-of total.
3. Macay McBride	20	Atlanta	Low-A
Despite free agents, Braves aren't lacking quality arms.
4. Mark Phillips	20	San Diego	High-A
Mental aspect will be the biggest challenge in his path.
5. Sean Burnett	20	Pittsburgh	High-A
Pirates' conservative approach may be tested if he handles AA.
6. Andy Sisco	19	Chicago Cubs	Short-Season
Imposing mound presence, huge velocity, average control. A southpaw Wild Thing.
7 Francisco Liriano.	19	San Francisco	Low-A
If arm problems aren't serious, he could move up the charts in a hurry.
8. Dontrelle Willis	20	Florida	High-A
Absolutely untouchable, but average stuff makes his future a bit cloudy.
9. Jonathan Figueroa	19	Los Angeles	Low-A
Live-armed Venezuelan established himself with a tremendous pro debut.
10. Jimmy Gobble	21	Kansas City	AA
If Royals can keep his arm healthy, he could be their best pitcher.

Previous Prospect Tens

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