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	rank	player name	pos	prospect Team	tm rk	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	Born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info
	1	Ben Grieve	rf-lf	Oakland Athletics	--	rf-lf	6-4	225	L	R	1976-05-04	Arlington,TX	MLB	1997-2005	1994-2005	1994- 1- 2-OAK
	2	Paul Konerko	1b-dh	Los Angeles Dodgers	--	1b-dh	6-2	220	R	R	1976-03-05	Providence,RI	MLB	1997-2014	1994-2014	1994- 1- 13-LAN
	3	Adrian Beltre	3b	Los Angeles Dodgers	--	3b	5-11	170	R	R	1979-04-07	Santo Domingo,DR	MLB	1998-2018	1996-2018	1994- UDFA-LAN
	4	Kerry Wood	p	Chicago Cubs	--	p	6-5	210	R	R	1977-06-16	Irving,TX	MLB	1998-2012	1995-2012	1995- 1- 4-CHN
	5	Aramis Ramirez	3b	Pittsburgh Pirates	--	3b	6-1	219	R	R	1978-06-25	Santo Domingo,DR	MLB	1998-2015	1996-2015	1994- UDFA-PIT
	6	Matt White	p	Tampa Bay Rays	--	p	6-5	230	R	R	1978-08-13	Waynesboro,PA	AAA	--	1997-2003	1996- 1- 7-SFN
	7	Kris Benson	p	Pittsburgh Pirates	--	p	6-4	205	R	R	1974-11-07	Superior,WI	MLB	1999-2010	1994-2010	1996- 1- 1-PIT
	8	Travis Lee	1b	Arizona Diamondbacks	--	1b	6-3	220	L	L	1975-05-26	San Diego,CA	MLB	1998-2006	1997-2006	1996- 1- 2-MIN
	9	Carl Pavano	p	Montreal Expos	--	p	6-5	230	R	R	1976-01-08	New Britain,CT	MLB	1998-2012	1994-2012	1994- 13- 355-BOS
	10	Miguel Tejada	2b-3b	Oakland Athletics	--	2b-3b	5-9	188	R	R	1974-05-25	Bani,DR	MLB	1997-2013	1995-2015	1993- UDFA-OAK
	11	Todd Helton	1b	Colorado Rockies	--	1b	6-2	206	L	L	1973-08-20	Knoxville,TN	MLB	1997-2013	1993-2013	1995- 1- 8-COL
	12	Mark Kotsay	lf	Florida Marlins	--	lf	6-0	220	L	L	1975-12-02	Whittier,CA	MLB	1997-2013	1994-2013	1996- 1- 9-MIA
	13	Chad Hermansen	cf-rf	Pittsburgh Pirates	--	cf-rf	6-2	190	R	R	1977-09-10	Salt Lake City,UT	MLB	1999-2004	1995-2007	1995- 1- 10-PIT
	14	Brad Fullmer	1b	Montreal Expos	--	1b	6-0	215	L	R	1975-01-17	Chatsworth,CA	MLB	1997-2004	1995-2004	1993- 2- 60-MON
	15	Juan Encarnacion	rf-cf	Detroit Tigers	--	rf-cf	6-3	187	R	R	1976-03-08	Las Matas de Farfan,DR	MLB	1997-2007	1994-2007	1992- UDFA-DET
	16	Matt Clement	p	San Diego Padres	--	p	6-3	195	R	R	1974-08-12	McCandless,PA	MLB	1998-2006	1994-2008	1993- 3- 86-SDN
	17	Ruben Mateo	rf-cf	Texas Rangers	--	rf-cf	6-0	210	R	R	1978-02-10	San Cristobal,DR	MLB	1999-2004	1996-2015	1994- UDFA-TEX
	18	Rick Ankiel	rf-cf	St. Louis Cardinals	--	rf-cf	6-1	210	L	L	1979-07-19	Fort Pierce,FL	MLB	1999-2013	1998-2013	1997- 2- 72-SLN
	19	Richard Hidalgo	rf-cf	Houston Astros	--	rf-cf	6-3	190	R	R	1975-07-02	Caracas,VZ	MLB	1997-2005	1992-2009	1991- UDFA-HOU
	20	Sean Casey	1b	Cleveland Indians	--	1b	6-4	230	L	R	1974-07-02	Willingsboro,NJ	MLB	1997-2008	1993-2008	1995- 2- 53-CLE
	21	Darnell McDonald	of	Baltimore Orioles	--	of	5-11	201	R	R	1978-11-17	Fort Collins,CO	MLB	2004-2013	1998-2013	1997- 1- 26-BAL
	22	Brian Rose	p	Boston Red Sox	--	p	6-3	215	R	R	1976-02-13	New Bedford,MA	MLB	1997-2001	1995-2005	1994- 3- 75-BOS
	23	Ryan Anderson	p	Seattle Mariners	--	p	6-10	225	L	L	1979-07-12	Southfield,MI	AAA	--	1998-2005	1997- 1- 19-SEA
	24	Matt Anderson	p	Detroit Tigers	--	p	6-4	200	R	R	1976-08-17	Louisville,KY	MLB	1998-2005	1995-2008	1997- 1- 1-DET
	25	Eric Milton	p	Minnesota Twins	--	p	6-1	220	L	L	1975-08-04	State College,PA	MLB	1998-2009	1994-2009	1996- 1- 20-NYA
	rank	player name	pos	prospect Team	tm rk	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	Born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info
	26	Russell Branyan	1b	Cleveland Indians	--	1b	6-3	195	L	R	1975-12-19	Warner Robins,GA	MLB	1998-2011	1994-2014	1994- 7- 185-CLE
	27	Bruce Chen	p	Atlanta Braves	--	p	6-2	215	L	L	1977-06-19	Panama City,PN	MLB	1998-2015	1994-2015	1993- UDFA-ATL
	28	Scott Elarton	p	Houston Astros	--	p	6-7	240	R	R	1976-02-23	Lamar,CO	MLB	1998-2008	1994-2013	1994- 1- 25-HOU
	29	Grant Roberts	p	New York Mets	--	p	6-3	205	R	R	1977-09-13	El Cajon,CA	MLB	2000-2004	1995-2005	1995- 11- 301-NYN
	30	Eric Chavez	3b	Oakland Athletics	--	3b	6-0	204	L	R	1977-12-07	Los Angeles,CA	MLB	1998-2014	1997-2014	1996- 1- 10-OAK
	31	Cesar King	c	Texas Rangers	--	c	6-0	215	R	R	1978-02-28	La Romana,DR	AAA	--	1996-2002	--
	32	Dee Brown	lf	Kansas City Royals	--	lf	6-0	215	L	R	1978-03-27	Bronx,NY	MLB	1998-2007	1996-2011	1996- 1- 14-KCA
	33	Eli Marrero	lf-rf	St. Louis Cardinals	--	lf-rf	6-1	200	R	R	1973-11-17	Havana,CU	MLB	1997-2006	1993-2007	1993- 3- 88-SLN
	34	Mike Caruso	ss	Chicago White Sox	--	ss	6-1	172	L	R	1977-05-27	Queens,NY	MLB	1998-2002	1996-2009	1996- 2- 42-SFN
	35	Ryan Minor	3b	Baltimore Orioles	--	3b	6-7	240	R	R	1974-01-05	Canton,OH	MLB	1998-2001	1993-2005	1996- 33- 981-BAL
	36	Troy Glaus	3b	Anaheim Angels	--	3b	6-5	240	R	R	1976-08-03	Tarzana,CA	MLB	1998-2010	1995-2010	1997- 1- 3-ANA
	37	Rolando Arrojo	p	Tampa Bay Rays	--	p	6-4	240	R	R	1968-07-18	Havana,CU	MLB	1998-2002	1997-2003	1997- UDFA-TBA
	38	Roy Halladay	p	Toronto Blue Jays	--	p	6-6	225	R	R	1977-05-14	Denver,CO	MLB	1998-2013	1995-2013	1995- 1- 17-TOR
	39	Braden Looper	p	St. Louis Cardinals	--	p	6-5	225	R	R	1974-10-28	Weatherford,OK	MLB	1998-2009	1994-2009	1996- 1- 3-SLN
	40	Ruben Rivera	cf-rf	San Diego Padres	--	cf-rf	6-3	195	R	R	1973-11-14	La Chorrera,PN	MLB	1995-2003	1992-2019	1990- UDFA-NYA
	41	Francisco Cordero	p	Detroit Tigers	--	p	6-3	245	R	R	1975-05-11	Santo Domingo,DR	MLB	1999-2012	1995-2012	1994- UDFA-DET
	42	AJ Hinch	c	Oakland Athletics	--	c	6-1	207	R	R	1974-05-15	Waverly,IA	MLB	1998-2004	1993-2005	1996- 3- 75-OAK
	43	Carlos Lee	1b	Chicago White Sox	--	1b	6-2	220	R	R	1976-06-20	Aguadulce,PN	MLB	1999-2012	1994-2012	1994- UDFA-CHA
	44	Luis Rivera	p	Atlanta Braves	--	p	6-1	220	R	R	1978-06-21	Chihuahua,MX	MLB	2000-2000	1996-2010	1995- UDFA-ATL
	45	John Patterson	p	Arizona Diamondbacks	--	p	6-6	210	R	R	1978-01-30	Orange,TX	MLB	2002-2007	1997-2007	1996- 1- 5-MON
	46	Ricky Ledee	lf-rf	New York Yankees	--	lf-rf	6-1	160	L	L	1973-11-22	Ponce,PR	MLB	1998-2007	1990-2007	1990- 16- 435-NYA
	47	Derrek Lee	1b	Florida Marlins	--	1b	6-5	225	R	R	1975-09-06	Sacramento,CA	MLB	1997-2011	1993-2011	1993- 1- 14-SDN
	48	Alex Gonzalez	1b	Florida Marlins	--	1b	6-1	210	R	R	1977-02-15	Cagua,VZ	MLB	1998-2014	1995-2014	1994- UDFA-MIA
	49	Ben Davis	c	San Diego Padres	--	c	6-4	240	B	R	1977-03-10	Chester,PA	MLB	1998-2004	1995-2010	1995- 1- 2-SDN
	50	Willie Martinez	p	Cleveland Indians	--	p	6-2	210	R	R	1978-01-04	Barquisimeto,VZ	MLB	2000-2000	1995-2002	1995- UDFA-CLE
	rank	player name	pos	prospect Team	tm rk	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	Born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info
	51	Michael Coleman	cf	Boston Red Sox	--	cf	5-11	215	R	R	1975-08-16	Nashville,TN	MLB	1997-2001	1994-2006	1994- 18- 495-BOS
	52	Vernon Wells	lf	Toronto Blue Jays	--	lf	6-1	230	R	R	1978-12-08	Shreveport,LA	MLB	1999-2013	1997-2013	1997- 1- 5-TOR
	53	Ben Petrick	c-lf	Colorado Rockies	--	c-lf	6-0	200	R	R	1977-04-07	Salem,OR	MLB	1999-2003	1996-2004	1995- 2- 38-COL
	54	Jason Grilli	p	San Francisco Giants	--	p	6-5	235	R	R	1976-11-11	Royal Oak,MI	MLB	2000-2017	1995-2017	1997- 1- 4-SFN
	55	Luis Rivas	2b	Minnesota Twins	--	2b	5-11	190	R	R	1979-08-30	La Guaira,VZ	MLB	2000-2008	1996-2009	1995- UDFA-MIN
	56	Magglio Ordonez	rf	Chicago White Sox	--	rf	6-0	200	R	R	1974-01-28	Caracas,VZ	MLB	1997-2011	1992-2011	1991- UDFA-CHA
	57	Julio Ramirez	cf-rf	Florida Marlins	--	cf-rf	5-11	170	R	R	1977-08-10	San Juan de Maguana,DR	MLB	1999-2005	1995-2010	1993- UDFA-MIA
	58	Ryan Brannan	p	Philadelphia Phillies	--	p	6-3	210	R	R	1975-04-27	Ann Arbor,MI	AAA	--	1995-1999	1996- 4- 106-PHI
	59	Mike Judd	p	Los Angeles Dodgers	--	p	6-1	217	R	R	1975-06-30	San Diego,CA	MLB	1997-2001	1995-2003	1995- 9- 254-NYA
	60	Ed Yarnall	p	New York Mets	--	p	6-3	235	L	L	1975-12-04	Lima,PA	MLB	1999-2000	1994-2007	1996- 3- 78-NYN
	61	Enrique Wilson	2b-ss	Cleveland Indians	--	2b-ss	5-11	160	B	R	1973-07-27	Santo Domingo,DR	MLB	1997-2005	1992-2006	1992- UDFA-MIN
	62	Damian Jackson	2b-ss	Cincinnati Reds	--	2b-ss	5-11	185	R	R	1973-08-06	Los Angeles,CA	MLB	1996-2006	1992-2009	1991- 44-1148-CLE
	63	Corey Lee	p	Texas Rangers	--	p	6-1	190	B	L	1974-12-26	Raleigh,NC	MLB	1999-1999	1994-2009	1996- 1- 32-TEX
	64	Lance Berkman	dh	Houston Astros	--	dh	6-1	220	B	L	1976-02-10	Waco,TX	MLB	1999-2013	1995-2013	1997- 1- 16-HOU
	65	Abraham O. Nunez	ss-2b	Pittsburgh Pirates	--	ss-2b	5-11	200	B	R	1976-03-16	Santo Domingo,DR	MLB	1997-2008	1996-2011	1994- UDFA-TOR
	66	Joe Fontenot	p	Florida Marlins	--	p	6-2	185	R	R	1977-03-20	Scott,LA	MLB	1998-1998	1995-1999	1995- 1- 16-SFN
	67	Shawn Chacon	p	Colorado Rockies	--	p	6-3	212	R	R	1977-12-23	Anchorage,AK	MLB	2001-2008	1996-2009	1996- 3- 86-COL
	68	Rob Bell	p	Atlanta Braves	--	p	6-3	205	R	R	1977-01-17	Newburgh,NY	MLB	2000-2007	1995-2008	1995- 3- 85-ATL
	69	Brent Butler	2b-3b	St. Louis Cardinals	--	2b-3b	6-0	180	R	R	1978-02-11	Laurinburg,NC	MLB	2001-2003	1996-2007	1996- 3- 68-SLN
	70	Preston Wilson	cf	New York Mets	--	cf	6-2	220	R	R	1974-07-19	Bamberg,SC	MLB	1998-2007	1993-2009	1992- 1- 9-NYN
	71	Mike Lowell	3b	New York Yankees	--	3b	6-3	210	R	R	1974-02-24	San Juan,PR	MLB	1998-2010	1993-2010	1995- 20- 562-NYA
	72	Rafael Medina	p	Florida Marlins	--	p	6-3	195	R	R	1975-02-15	Panama City,PN	MLB	1998-1999	1993-2003	1992- UDFA-NYA
	73	Jarrod Washburn	p	Anaheim Angels	--	p	6-1	195	L	L	1974-08-13	La Crosse,WI	MLB	1998-2009	1995-2009	1995- 2- 31-CAL
	74	Ramon Hernandez	c	Oakland Athletics	--	c	6-0	220	R	R	1976-05-20	Caracas,VZ	MLB	1999-2013	1995-2013	1994- UDFA-OAK
	75	Ramon Ortiz	p	Anaheim Angels	--	p	6-0	175	R	R	1973-05-23	Cotui,DR	MLB	1999-2013	1996-2015	1995- UDFA-CAL
	rank	player name	pos	prospect Team	tm rk	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	Born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info
	76	Wade Miller	p	Houston Astros	--	p	6-2	210	R	R	1976-09-13	Reading,PA	MLB	1999-2007	1996-2009	1996- 20- 594-HOU
	77	Karim Garcia	rf-lf	Arizona Diamondbacks	--	rf-lf	6-0	172	L	L	1975-10-29	Ciudad Obregon,MX	MLB	1995-2004	1993-2016	1992- UDFA-LAN
	78	Sidney Ponson	p	Baltimore Orioles	--	p	6-1	225	R	R	1976-11-02	Oranjestad,AA	MLB	1998-2009	1994-2010	1993- UDFA-BAL
	79	Robinson Checo	p	Boston Red Sox	--	p	6-1	185	R	R	1971-09-09	Santo Domingo,DR	MLB	1997-1999	1995-2000	1989- UDFA-CAL
	80	Lorenzo Barcelo	p	Chicago White Sox	--	p	6-4	220	R	R	1977-08-10	San Pedro de Macoris,DR	MLB	2000-2002	1995-2018	1994- UDFA-SFN
	81	Derrick Gibson	rf-lf	Colorado Rockies	--	rf-lf	6-2	245	R	R	1975-02-05	Winter Haven,FL	MLB	1998-1999	1993-2006	1993- 13- 380-COL
	82	Gil Meche	p	Seattle Mariners	--	p	6-3	220	R	R	1978-09-08	Lafayette,LA	MLB	1999-2010	1996-2010	1996- 1- 22-SEA
	83	Javier Vazquez	p	Montreal Expos	--	p	6-2	195	R	R	1976-07-05	Ponce,PR	MLB	1998-2011	1994-2011	1994- 5- 140-MON
	84	David Ortiz	dh	Minnesota Twins	--	dh	6-4	237	L	L	1975-11-18	Santo Domingo,DR	MLB	1997-2016	1994-2016	1992- UDFA-SEA
	85	Nelson Lara	p	Florida Marlins	--	p	6-4	185	R	R	1977-11-15	Santo Domingo,DR	AA	--	1995-2003	--
	86	Juan Melo	2b	San Diego Padres	--	2b	6-1	160	B	R	1976-10-11	Bani,DR	MLB	2000-2000	1994-2010	1993- UDFA-SDN
	87	Todd Dunwoody	cf-of	Florida Marlins	--	cf-of	6-1	215	L	L	1975-04-11	Lafayette,IN	MLB	1997-2002	1993-2005	1993- 7- 211-MIA
	88	Chris Reitsma	p	Boston Red Sox	--	p	6-5	214	R	R	1977-12-31	Minneapolis,MN	MLB	2001-2007	1996-2007	1996- 1- 34-BOS
	89	Valerio De Los Santos	p	Milwaukee Brewers	--	p	6-2	225	L	L	1972-10-06	Las Matas de Farfan,DR	MLB	1998-2008	1995-2011	1993- UDFA-MIL
	90	Jeff Wallace	p	Pittsburgh Pirates	--	p	6-2	238	L	L	1976-04-12	Wheeling,WV	MLB	1997-2001	1995-2002	1995- 25- 694-KCA
	91	Dennys Reyes	p	Los Angeles Dodgers	--	p	6-3	250	L	R	1977-04-19	Higuera de Zaragoza,MX	MLB	1997-2011	1994-2015	1993- UDFA-LAN
	92	Orlando Cabrera	2b	Montreal Expos	--	2b	5-10	175	R	R	1974-11-02	Cartagena,CB	MLB	1997-2011	1994-2011	1993- UDFA-MON
	93	George Lombard	cf-lf	Atlanta Braves	--	cf-lf	6-0	202	L	R	1975-09-14	Atlanta,GA	MLB	1998-2006	1994-2009	1994- 2- 61-ATL
	94	Lariel Gonzalez	p	Colorado Rockies	--	p	6-4	228	R	R	1976-05-25	San Cristobal,DR	MLB	1998-1998	1994-2001	1993- UDFA-COL
	95	Geoff Jenkins	lf	Milwaukee Brewers	--	lf	6-1	204	L	R	1974-07-21	Olympia,WA	MLB	1998-2008	1993-2008	1995- 1- 9-MIL
	96	Geoff Goetz	p	New York Mets	--	p	6-0	185	L	L	1979-04-03	Pompton Plains,NJ	AA	--	1997-2006	1997- 1- 6-NYN
	97	Daryle Ward	1b	Houston Astros	--	1b	6-2	230	L	L	1975-06-27	Lynwood,CA	MLB	1998-2008	1994-2014	1994- 15- 417-DET
	98	Jackson Melian	of	New York Yankees	--	of	6-2	205	R	R	1980-01-07	Barcelona,VZ	AAA	--	1997-2010	1996- UDFA-NYA
	99	Kevin Witt	1b-lf	Toronto Blue Jays	--	1b-lf	6-4	220	L	R	1976-01-05	High Point,NC	MLB	1998-2006	1994-2007	1994- 1- 28-TOR
	100	Chris Enochs	p	Oakland Athletics	--	p	6-3	225	R	R	1975-10-11	Weirton,WV	AAA	--	1995-2005	1997- 1- 11-OAK
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