Minor League and prospect sites are popping up all over the place.

Gary Reed, formerly with About.com, has resurfaced at FloridaStateLeague.com

TheMinorsFirst.com is a promising newcomer. They’ve just released their top 100 prospects for 2002. Actually, right now only the top 50 are up, with the second half to follow next week. Sean Burroughs is at #1, Jake Peavy at #13, Dennis Tankersley at #17, Xavier Nady at #32.

ProtospectWatch.com is an offshoot of TopProspectAlert.com that looks like it has potential.

Speaking of TPA, they’ve got the Pads’ prospects ranked Burroughs, Peavy, Tankersley, Bem Johnson, Mark Phillips, Eric Cyr, Nady, Oliver Perez, Justin Germano, Cesar Crespo, Mike Nicolas. I’m glad to see Perez getting some props. Germano is a gutsy call and one that could look pretty shrewd by the end of the season. I tend not to think of relievers as prospects but there’s no question Nicolas has an electric arm. Any time a guy throws high-90s gas, it’s worth noting. TPA also ranks the Padres as the #3 organization behind the Cubs and the Rangers.

Over at KenPhelps.com there’s a list of top 300 prospects featuring some future Padres. Burroughs checks in at #3, Tankersley at #8, Peavy at #12, Nady at #26, Phillips at #43, Ramon Vazquez at #65, Mike Bynum at #109, Vince Faison at #207.

RotoWorld has its prospect rankings in full gear. Top 10 for the Pads are Burroughs, Tankersley, Peavy, Nady, Cyr, Bynum, Jake Gautreau, Johnson, Phillips, and Vazquez.

One thing I’m noticing is the mixed opinions on which of Peavy and Tankersley is the better prospect. It’s a nice problem to have, really. They both have tremendous upside. You’ll have to wait a little longer to find out which I prefer. I had trouble figuring it out myself.