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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	Andruw Jones	lf	Atlanta Braves	1	lf	6-1	210	R	R	1977-04-23	Willemstad,CC	MLB	1996-2012	1994-2014	1993- UDFA-ATL
	2	Vladimir Guerrero	lf	Montreal Expos	1	lf	6-3	235	R	R	1975-02-09	Nizao,DR	MLB	1996-2011	1994-2012	1993- UDFA-MON
	3	Kerry Wood	p	Chicago Cubs	--	p	6-5	230	R	R	1977-06-16	Irving,TX	MLB	1998-2012	1995-2012	1995- 1- 4-CHN
	4	Matt White	p	Tampa Bay Rays	1	p	6-5	230	R	R	1978-08-13	Waynesboro,PA	AAA	--	1997-2003	1996- 1- 7-SFN
	5	Travis Lee	1b	Arizona Diamondbacks	1	1b	6-3	220	L	L	1975-05-26	San Diego,CA	MLB	1998-2006	1997-2006	1996- 1- 2-MIN
	6	Miguel Tejada	2b-3b	Oakland Athletics	1	2b-3b	5-9	188	R	R	1974-05-25	Bani,DR	MLB	1997-2013	1995-2015	1993- UDFA-OAK
	7	Todd Walker	2b	Minnesota Twins	1	2b	6-0	181	L	R	1973-05-25	Bakersfield,CA	MLB	1996-2007	1992-2007	1994- 1- 8-MIN
	8	Kris Benson	p	Pittsburgh Pirates	1	p	6-4	205	R	R	1974-11-07	Superior,WI	MLB	1999-2010	1994-2010	1996- 1- 1-PIT
	9	Ruben Rivera	cf-rf	New York Yankees	1	cf-rf	6-3	195	R	R	1973-11-14	La Chorrera,PN	MLB	1995-2003	1992-2019	1990- UDFA-NYA
	10	Nomar Garciaparra	ss	Boston Red Sox	1	ss	6-0	175	R	R	1973-07-23	Whittier,CA	MLB	1996-2009	1992-2009	1994- 1- 12-BOS
	11	Paul Konerko	1b-dh	Los Angeles Dodgers	1	1b-dh	6-2	220	R	R	1976-03-05	Providence,RI	MLB	1997-2014	1994-2014	1994- 1- 13-LAN
	12	Jose Cruz	rf	Seattle Mariners	1	rf	6-0	200	B	R	1974-04-19	Arroyo,PR	MLB	1997-2008	1993-2008	1995- 1- 3-SEA
	13	Scott Rolen	3b	Philadelphia Phillies	1	3b	6-4	226	R	R	1975-04-04	Jasper,IN	MLB	1996-2012	1993-2012	1993- 2- 46-PHI
	14	Bartolo Colon	p	Cleveland Indians	1	p	5-11	285	R	R	1973-05-24	Altamira,DR	MLB	1997-2018	1994-2021	1993- UDFA-CLE
	15	Derrek Lee	1b	San Diego Padres	1	1b	6-5	225	R	R	1975-09-06	Sacramento,CA	MLB	1997-2011	1993-2011	1993- 1- 14-SDN
	16	Todd Helton	1b	Colorado Rockies	1	1b	6-2	206	L	L	1973-08-20	Knoxville,TN	MLB	1997-2013	1993-2013	1995- 1- 8-COL
	17	Carl Pavano	p	Boston Red Sox	2	p	6-5	230	R	R	1976-01-08	New Britain,CT	MLB	1998-2012	1994-2012	1994- 13- 355-BOS
	18	Ben Grieve	rf-lf	Oakland Athletics	2	rf-lf	6-4	230	L	R	1976-05-04	Arlington,TX	MLB	1997-2005	1994-2005	1994- 1- 2-OAK
	19	Richard Hidalgo	rf-cf	Houston Astros	1	rf-cf	6-3	190	R	R	1975-07-02	Caracas,VZ	MLB	1997-2005	1992-2009	1991- UDFA-HOU
	20	Karim Garcia	rf-lf	Los Angeles Dodgers	2	rf-lf	6-0	172	L	L	1975-10-29	Ciudad Obregon,MX	MLB	1995-2004	1993-2016	1992- UDFA-LAN
	21	Chad Hermansen	cf-rf	Pittsburgh Pirates	2	cf-rf	6-2	190	R	R	1977-09-10	Salt Lake City,UT	MLB	1999-2004	1995-2007	1995- 1- 10-PIT
	22	Jaret Wright	p	Cleveland Indians	2	p	6-2	230	R	R	1975-12-29	Anaheim,CA	MLB	1997-2007	1994-2007	1994- 1- 10-CLE
	23	Roy Halladay	p	Toronto Blue Jays	1	p	6-6	225	R	R	1977-05-14	Denver,CO	MLB	1998-2013	1995-2013	1995- 1- 17-TOR
	24	Jose Guillen	rf-lf	Pittsburgh Pirates	4	rf-lf	5-11	195	R	R	1976-05-17	San Cristobal,DR	MLB	1997-2010	1994-2010	1992- UDFA-PIT
	25	Matt Morris	p	St. Louis Cardinals	1	p	6-5	210	R	R	1974-08-09	Middletown,NY	MLB	1997-2008	1993-2008	1995- 1- 12-SLN
	rank	player name	pos	prospect Team	tm rk	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	Born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info
	26	Aramis Ramirez	3b	Pittsburgh Pirates	3	3b	6-1	219	R	R	1978-06-25	Santo Domingo,DR	MLB	1998-2015	1996-2015	1994- UDFA-PIT
	27	Carlos Guillen	2b	Houston Astros	2	2b	6-1	180	B	R	1975-09-30	Maracay,VZ	MLB	1998-2011	1995-2011	1992- UDFA-HOU
	28	Chris Carpenter	p	Toronto Blue Jays	2	p	6-6	225	R	R	1975-04-27	Exeter,NH	MLB	1997-2012	1994-2013	1993- 1- 15-TOR
	29	Dmitri Young	lf-1b	St. Louis Cardinals	2	lf-1b	6-2	295	B	R	1973-10-11	Vicksburg,MS	MLB	1996-2008	1991-2009	1991- 1- 4-SLN
	30	Adrian Beltre	3b	Los Angeles Dodgers	3	3b	5-11	170	R	R	1979-04-07	Santo Domingo,DR	MLB	1998-2018	1996-2018	1994- UDFA-LAN
	31	Mike Cameron	cf-rf	Chicago White Sox	1	cf-rf	6-2	190	R	R	1973-01-08	LaGrange,GA	MLB	1995-2011	1991-2011	1991- 18- 488-CHA
	32	Braden Looper	p	St. Louis Cardinals	3	p	6-5	225	R	R	1974-10-28	Weatherford,OK	MLB	1998-2009	1994-2009	1996- 1- 3-SLN
	33	Neifi Perez	ss	Colorado Rockies	2	ss	6-0	175	B	R	1973-06-02	Villa Mella,DR	MLB	1996-2007	1993-2007	1992- UDFA-COL
	34	Jay Payton	cf-lf	New York Mets	1	cf-lf	5-10	185	R	R	1972-11-22	Zanesville,OH	MLB	1998-2010	1992-2010	1994- 1- 29-NYN
	35	Mike Drumright	p	Detroit Tigers	1	p	6-4	210	L	R	1974-04-19	Salina,KS	AAA	--	1993-2003	1995- 1- 11-DET
	36	Juan Melo	2b	San Diego Padres	2	2b	6-1	160	B	R	1976-10-11	Bani,DR	MLB	2000-2000	1994-2010	1993- UDFA-SDN
	37	Eli Marrero	lf-rf	St. Louis Cardinals	4	lf-rf	6-1	200	R	R	1973-11-17	Havana,CU	MLB	1997-2006	1993-2007	1993- 3- 88-SLN
	38	Bobby Abreu	lf	Houston Astros	3	lf	6-0	220	L	R	1974-03-11	Aragua,VZ	MLB	1996-2014	1991-2014	1990- UDFA-HOU
	39	Kevin McGlinchy	p	Atlanta Braves	2	p	6-5	220	R	R	1977-06-28	Malden,MA	MLB	1999-2000	1996-2005	1995- 5- 141-ATL
	40	Jackson Melian	of	New York Yankees	3	of	6-2	205	R	R	1980-01-07	Barcelona,VZ	AAA	--	1997-2010	1996- UDFA-NYA
	41	John Patterson	p	Arizona Diamondbacks	2	p	6-6	210	R	R	1978-01-30	Orange,TX	MLB	2002-2007	1997-2007	1996- 1- 5-MON
	42	Kevin Orie	3b	Chicago Cubs	--	3b	6-4	215	R	R	1972-09-01	West Chester,PA	MLB	1997-2002	1993-2006	1993- 1- 29-CHN
	43	Felix Heredia	p	Florida Marlins	1	p	6-0	180	L	L	1976-06-18	Barahona,DR	MLB	1996-2005	1993-2008	1992- UDFA-MIA
	44	Brian Rose	p	Boston Red Sox	3	p	6-3	215	R	R	1976-02-13	New Bedford,MA	MLB	1997-2001	1995-2005	1994- 3- 75-BOS
	45	Joe Fontenot	p	San Francisco Giants	1	p	6-2	185	R	R	1977-03-20	Scott,LA	MLB	1998-1998	1995-1999	1995- 1- 16-SFN
	46	Chris Reitsma	p	Boston Red Sox	4	p	6-5	214	R	R	1977-12-31	Minneapolis,MN	MLB	2001-2007	1996-2007	1996- 1- 34-BOS
	47	Willie Martinez	p	Cleveland Indians	3	p	6-2	210	R	R	1978-01-04	Barquisimeto,VZ	MLB	2000-2000	1995-2002	1995- UDFA-CLE
	48	Ron Wright	1b	Pittsburgh Pirates	5	1b	6-1	230	R	R	1976-01-21	Delta,UT	MLB	2002-2002	1994-2004	1994- 7- 203-ATL
	49	Wilton Guerrero	2b-lf	Los Angeles Dodgers	4	2b-lf	6-0	175	B	R	1974-10-24	Don Gregorio,DR	MLB	1996-2004	1993-2005	1991- UDFA-LAN
	50	Hiram Bocachica	cf-lf	Montreal Expos	2	cf-lf	5-11	165	R	R	1976-03-04	Ponce,PR	MLB	2000-2007	1994-2011	1994- 1- 21-MON
	rank	player name	pos	prospect Team	tm rk	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	Born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info
	51	Donnie Sadler	2b-ss	Boston Red Sox	5	2b-ss	5-6	175	R	R	1975-06-17	Gohlson,TX	MLB	1998-2007	1994-2007	1994- 11- 299-BOS
	52	Valerio De Los Santos	p	Milwaukee Brewers	1	p	6-2	180	L	L	1975-10-06	Las Matas de Farfan,DR	MLB	1998-2008	1995-2011	1993- UDFA-MIL
	53	Eric Chavez	3b	Oakland Athletics	3	3b	6-0	204	L	R	1977-12-07	Los Angeles,CA	MLB	1998-2014	1997-2014	1996- 1- 10-OAK
	54	Alex Gonzalez	1b	Florida Marlins	2	1b	6-1	210	R	R	1977-02-15	Cagua,VZ	MLB	1998-2014	1995-2014	1994- UDFA-MIA
	55	Seth Greisinger	p	Detroit Tigers	2	p	6-3	200	R	R	1975-07-29	Kansas City,KS	MLB	1998-2005	1994-2013	1996- 1- 6-DET
	56	Jim Pittsley	p	Kansas City Royals	3	p	6-7	220	R	R	1974-04-03	DuBois,PA	MLB	1995-1999	1992-1999	1992- 1- 17-KCA
	57	Shannon Stewart	lf	Toronto Blue Jays	3	lf	5-11	210	R	R	1974-02-25	Cincinnati,OH	MLB	1995-2008	1992-2008	1992- 1- 19-TOR
	58	Derrick Gibson	rf-lf	Colorado Rockies	3	rf-lf	6-2	245	R	R	1975-02-05	Winter Haven,FL	MLB	1998-1999	1993-2006	1993- 13- 380-COL
	59	Ben Davis	c	San Diego Padres	3	c	6-4	240	B	R	1977-03-10	Chester,PA	MLB	1998-2004	1995-2010	1995- 1- 2-SDN
	60	Jeff Suppan	p	Boston Red Sox	6	p	6-2	225	R	R	1975-01-02	Oklahoma City,OK	MLB	1995-2012	1993-2012	1993- 2- 49-BOS
	61	Dan Kolb	p	Texas Rangers	1	p	6-4	210	R	R	1975-03-29	Sterling,IL	MLB	1999-2007	1995-2008	1995- 6- 150-TEX
	62	Ben Petrick	c-lf	Colorado Rockies	4	c-lf	6-0	200	R	R	1977-04-07	Salem,OR	MLB	1999-2003	1996-2004	1995- 2- 38-COL
	63	Terrence Long	cf-lf	New York Mets	2	cf-lf	6-1	190	L	L	1976-02-29	Montgomery,AL	MLB	1999-2006	1994-2006	1994- 1- 20-NYN
	64	Rafael Medina	p	New York Yankees	4	p	6-3	195	R	R	1975-02-15	Panama City,PN	MLB	1998-1999	1993-2003	1992- UDFA-NYA
	65	Brad Fullmer	1b	Montreal Expos	3	1b	6-0	215	L	R	1975-01-17	Chatsworth,CA	MLB	1997-2004	1995-2004	1993- 2- 60-MON
	66	Jarrod Washburn	p	Anaheim Angels	1	p	6-1	195	L	L	1974-08-13	La Crosse,WI	MLB	1998-2009	1995-2009	1995- 2- 31-CAL
	67	Kelvim Escobar	p	Toronto Blue Jays	4	p	6-1	195	R	R	1976-04-11	La Guaira,VZ	MLB	1997-2009	1994-2013	1992- UDFA-TOR
	68	Manny Aybar	p	St. Louis Cardinals	5	p	6-1	177	R	R	1969-11-28	Bani,DR	MLB	1997-2005	1994-2010	1991- UDFA-SLN
	69	Abraham Nunez	ss-2b	Pittsburgh Pirates	6	ss-2b	5-11	185	B	R	1976-03-16	Santo Domingo,DR	MLB	1997-2008	1996-2011	1994- UDFA-TOR
	70	Luis Rivas	2b	Minnesota Twins	2	2b	5-11	190	R	R	1979-08-30	La Guaira,VZ	MLB	2000-2008	1996-2009	1995- UDFA-MIN
	71	Edgard Clemente	cf-rf	Colorado Rockies	5	cf-rf	5-11	188	R	R	1975-12-15	Santurce,PR	MLB	1998-2000	1993-2012	1993- 10- 296-COL
	72	Pat Cline	c	Chicago Cubs	--	c	6-4	230	R	R	1974-10-09	Bradenton,FL	AAA	--	1993-2000	1993- 6- 166-CHN
	73	Enrique Wilson	2b-ss	Cleveland Indians	4	2b-ss	5-11	160	B	R	1973-07-27	Santo Domingo,DR	MLB	1997-2005	1992-2006	1992- UDFA-MIN
	74	Billy Koch	p	Toronto Blue Jays	5	p	6-3	205	R	R	1974-12-14	Rockville Center,NY	MLB	1999-2004	1994-2004	1996- 1- 4-TOR
	75	Jake Westbrook	p	Colorado Rockies	6	p	6-3	210	R	R	1977-09-29	Athens,GA	MLB	2000-2013	1996-2013	1996- 1- 21-COL
	rank	player name	pos	prospect Team	tm rk	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	Born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info
	76	Vladimir Nunez	p	Arizona Diamondbacks	3	p	6-4	240	R	R	1975-03-15	Havana,CU	MLB	1998-2009	1996-2010	1996- UDFA-ARI
	77	Mark Kotsay	lf	Florida Marlins	3	lf	6-0	220	L	L	1975-12-02	Whittier,CA	MLB	1997-2013	1994-2013	1996- 1- 9-MIA
	78	Geoff Jenkins	lf	Milwaukee Brewers	2	lf	6-1	204	L	R	1974-07-21	Olympia,WA	MLB	1998-2008	1993-2008	1995- 1- 9-MIL
	79	Torii Hunter	rf	Minnesota Twins	3	rf	6-2	205	R	R	1975-07-18	Pine Bluff,AR	MLB	1998-2015	1993-2015	1993- 1- 20-MIN
	80	Jeff Abbott	cf-lf	Chicago White Sox	2	cf-lf	6-2	200	R	L	1972-08-17	Atlanta,GA	MLB	1997-2001	1991-2003	1994- 4- 117-CHA
	81	Aaron Boone	3b	Cincinnati Reds	1	3b	6-3	205	R	R	1973-03-09	La Mesa,CA	MLB	1997-2009	1992-2009	1994- 3- 72-CIN
	82	Bobby Seay	p	Tampa Bay Rays	2	p	6-2	221	L	L	1978-06-20	Sarasota,FL	MLB	2001-2009	1997-2009	1996- 1- 12-CHA
	83	Bruce Chen	p	Atlanta Braves	3	p	6-2	215	L	L	1977-06-19	Panama City,PN	MLB	1998-2015	1994-2015	1993- UDFA-ATL
	84	Brett Tomko	p	Cincinnati Reds	2	p	6-4	220	R	R	1973-04-07	Euclid,OH	MLB	1997-2011	1995-2014	1995- 2- 54-CIN
	85	Kats Maeda	p	New York Yankees	5	p	6-2	215	R	R	1971-06-23	Hyogo-Ken,JP	AAA	--	1996-2000	--
	86	Wes Helms	3b	Atlanta Braves	5	3b	6-4	230	R	R	1976-05-12	Gastonia,NC	MLB	1998-2011	1994-2011	1994- 10- 286-ATL
	87	Russell Branyan	1b	Cleveland Indians	5	1b	6-3	195	L	R	1975-12-19	Warner Robins,GA	MLB	1998-2011	1994-2014	1994- 7- 185-CLE
	88	Jimmy Anderson	p	Pittsburgh Pirates	7	p	6-1	207	L	L	1976-01-22	Portsmouth,VA	MLB	1999-2004	1994-2006	1994- 9- 242-PIT
	89	Glendon Rusch	p	Kansas City Royals	1	p	6-1	200	L	L	1974-11-07	Seattle,WA	MLB	1997-2009	1993-2009	1993- 17- 469-KCA
	90	Todd Dunwoody	cf-of	Florida Marlins	4	cf-of	6-1	215	L	L	1975-04-11	Lafayette,IN	MLB	1997-2002	1993-2005	1993- 7- 211-MIA
	91	Brad Rigby	p	Oakland Athletics	4	p	6-6	213	R	R	1973-05-14	Milwaukee,WI	MLB	1997-2000	1992-2001	1994- 2- 36-OAK
	92	Dante Powell	cf-rf	San Francisco Giants	2	cf-rf	6-2	185	R	R	1973-08-25	Long Beach,CA	MLB	1997-2001	1992-2002	1994- 1- 22-SFN
	93	Carlos Beltran	rf	Kansas City Royals	2	rf	6-1	190	B	R	1977-04-24	Manati,PR	MLB	1998-2017	1995-2017	1995- 2- 49-KCA
	94	George Lombard	cf-lf	Atlanta Braves	4	cf-lf	6-0	202	L	R	1975-09-14	Atlanta,GA	MLB	1998-2006	1994-2009	1994- 2- 61-ATL
	95	Onan Masaoka	p	Los Angeles Dodgers	5	p	6-0	186	R	L	1977-10-27	Hilo,HI	MLB	1999-2000	1995-2009	1995- 3- 79-LAN
	96	Nerio Rodriguez	p	Baltimore Orioles	1	p	6-1	195	R	R	1973-03-22	Bani,DR	MLB	1996-2002	1991-2011	1990- UDFA-CHA
	97	Bobby Estalella	c	Philadelphia Phillies	2	c	6-1	225	R	R	1974-08-23	Hialeah,FL	MLB	1996-2004	1993-2004	1992- 23- 641-PHI
	98	Sidney Ponson	p	Baltimore Orioles	2	p	6-1	225	R	R	1976-11-02	Oranjestad,AA	MLB	1998-2009	1994-2010	1993- UDFA-BAL
	99	Chad Green	of	Milwaukee Brewers	3	of	5-10	180	B	R	1975-06-28	Dunkirk,NY	AAA	--	1994-2003	1996- 1- 8-MIL
	100	Livan Hernandez	p	Florida Marlins	5	p	6-2	225	R	R	1975-02-20	Villa Clara,CU	MLB	1996-2012	1996-2012	1996- UDFA-MIA
100 record(s)