The following players have been ranked by the YankeeHeadquarters staff based upon their chances of making a positive impact on the New York Yankees in 2008. Players that participated in a moderate amount of Major League Baseball games last season do not qualify. The most notable of these players is Joba Chamberlain, Phil Hughes, Ian Kennedy, Edwar Ramirez, and Shelly Duncan.

The Top 10 Prospect list will be released during the week of February 24, 2008 via the Yankee Headquarters Blog and will subsequently be posted on our website, YankeeHeadquarters.com.

#10. Eric Duncan, 1B/3B
Position: 3B Full Name: Eric Anthony Duncan
Born: December 7, 1984 Florham Park,New Jersey
Height: 6-1 Weight: 205 Bats: L Throws: R
High School: Seton Hall Prep (West Orange,NJ)

Surprised? Did you forget Eric Duncan was still a member of the New York Yankees? Did the "other" Duncan, Shelly, overshadow Eric so much that he fell off the radar?

YES! YES! YES!

Eric Duncan was a 1st Round Draft Pick (27th overall) of the New York Yankee in 2003. A "can't miss" prospect out of Seton Hall Prep in New Jersey, Duncan seemed destined for Yankee greatness. Unfortunately, this never happened. In fact, Duncan's numbers seem to dwindle each season.

Well, somewhere we still have a soft spot for Eric. Duncan won't turn 24 until December of this year and somehow, someway, Eric is going to make some sort of positive impact on the Yankees this season. He'll start out the season again at AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.