The Prospect Ten

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

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

Previous Prospect Tens

Name	Age	Organization	Level
1. Jesse Foppert	22	San Francisco	AAA
Former infielder now making the most out of his new found career.
2. Jerome Williams	20	San Francisco	AAA
Impressive performance for a kid his age in the PCL.
3. Adam Wainwright	21	Atlanta	High-A
Curve is a mix of Aaron Sele and Tom Gordon, but his fastball is better.
4. Rafael Soriano	22	Seattle	Majors
A changeup and a healthy shoulder away from being an all-star.
5. Kurt Ainsworth	24	San Francisco	AAA
Fresno's rotation was just loaded, and the Giants will be soon.
6. Clint Nageotte	22	Seattle	High-A
His fastball/slider combination might be the best in the minors.
7. Gavin Floyd	19	Philadelphia	Low-A
Strict diet of fastballs kept strikeouts down, but may preserve his arm.
8. Rich Harden	21	Oakland	AA
The last wave of Oakland arms leave Harden big shoes to fill.
9. Colby Lewis	23	Texas	Majors
If Nageotte has any competition, Lewis' slider is it.
10. Aaron Heilman	23	New York Mets	AAA
Polished, effective, but not spectacular. Just a good pitcher.

Previous Prospect Tens

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