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The Prospect Ten
Strikethree.com's weekly ranking of prospects and/or minor-league systems.
This week: The top ten prospects active in the minors. Statistics as of May 7th.
| Name | Position | Organization | Level |
| 1. Justin Morneau | 1B | Minnesota | AA |
| Promotion to AAA did nothing to slow him down. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .444/.516/1.000, 27 AB, 7 XBH, 4/6 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .358/.419/.717, 106 AB, 17 XBH, 11/20 BB/K | |||
| 2. Jose Reyes | SS | New York Mets | AAA |
| He's not a savior yet. Could use a full year at AAA. | |||
| Last 7 Days:.300/.417/.550, 20 AB, 3 XBH, 4/3 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date:.257/.331/.367, 109 AB, 8 XBH, 11/17 BB/K | |||
| 3. Miguel Cabrera | 3B | Florida | AA |
| Things have clicked. There's little he can't do at the plate. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .500/.522/.727, 22 AB, 3 XBH, 1/4 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .419/.467/.694, 124 AB, 21 XBH, 10/15 BB/K | |||
| 4. Joe Borchard | OF | Chicago | AAA |
| Simply isn't making the necessary adjustments. Stock falling. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .182/.250/.227, 22 AB, 1 XBH, 1/3 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .267/.300/.395, 86 AB, 7 XBH, 3/15 BB/K | |||
| 5. Casey Kotchman | 1B | Anaheim | High-A |
| Minor hamstring issue found him on the bench this week. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .600/.600/1.00, 5 AB, 2 XBH, 0/0 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .323/.422/.516, 93 AB, 10 XBH, 15/7 BB/K | |||
| 6. Victor Martinez | C | Cleveland | AAA |
| Isn't hitting like he can, but strong plate discipline still there. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .154/.214/.154, 26 AB, 0 XBH, 2/4 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .245/.368/.327, 98 AB, 4 XBH, 15/12 BB/K | |||
| 7. Jerome Williams | RHP | San Francisco | AAA |
| Still showing flashes of ability but inconsistency looms. | |||
| Last 7 Days: 10 IP, 12 H, 0 HR, 2 BB, 4 K, 5.40 ERA | |||
| Year To Date: 31 IP, 29 H, 0 HR, 10 BB, 19 K, 2.61 ERA | |||
| 8. Rich Harden | RHP | Oakland | AAA |
| Ankle injury shelved him for the week. Hitters rejoiced. | |||
| Last 7 Days: 0 IP, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 K, 0.00 ERA | |||
| Year To Date: 19 IP, 4 H, 0 HR, 0 BB, 25 K, 0.95 ERA | |||
| 9. Adam Wainwright | RHP | Atlanta | AA |
| This is the kind of performance that can really get him rolling. | |||
| Last 7 Days: 7 IP, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 BB, 10 K, 1.29 ERA | |||
| Year To Date: 29 IP, 29 H, 1 HR, 10 BB, 28 K, 2.83 ERA | |||
| 10. Wilson Betemit | 3B | Atlanta | AAA |
| Hey look; he can still hit occasionally. | |||
| Last 7 Days: .379/.400/.517, 29 AB, 3 XBH, 1/6 BB/K | |||
| Year To Date: .234/.280/.340, 47 AB, 4 XBH, 3/14 BB/K | |||
Take issue with these rankings? David Cameron maintains this list, and you can put in a good word for your son at dac@strikethree.com.