2005 Baseball America
MLB Prospect Rankings
Pre-season prospect rankings as published by selected site. TBC does not capture mid-season updates.
Statistics displayed are for the most recent active or completed pro season
| 1 | Joe Mauer | C | 6-5 | 225 | L | R | 1983-04-19 | St. Paul,MN | MLB | 2004-2018 | 2001-2018 | 2001- 1- 1-MIN | premium | premium | premium |
| 2 | Felix Hernandez | P | 6-3 | 220 | R | R | 1986-04-08 | Valencia,VZ | MLB | 2005-2019 | 2003-2019 | 2002- UDFA -SEA | premium | premium | premium |
| 3 | Delmon Young | RF | 6-3 | 240 | R | R | 1985-09-14 | Montgomery,AL | MLB | 2006-2015 | 2004-2018 | 2003- 1- 1-TBA | premium | premium | premium |
| 4 | Ian Stewart | 3B | 6-3 | 225 | L | R | 1985-04-05 | Long Beach,CA | MLB | 2007-2014 | 2003-2015 | 2003- 1- 10-COL | premium | premium | premium |
| 5 | Joel Guzman | 1B | 6-7 | 225 | R | R | 1984-11-24 | Ingenio Quisqueya,DR | MLB | 2006-2007 | 2002-2017 | 2001- UDFA -LAN | premium | premium | premium |
| 6 | Casey Kotchman | 1B | 6-3 | 220 | L | L | 1983-02-22 | St. Petersburg,FL | MLB | 2004-2013 | 2001-2016 | 2001- 1- 13-ANA | premium | premium | premium |
| 7 | Scott Kazmir | P | 6-0 | 185 | L | L | 1984-01-24 | Houston,TX | MLB | 2004-2021 | 2002-2021 | 2002- 1- 15-NYN | premium | premium | premium |
| 8 | Rickie Weeks | 2B | 6-0 | 210 | R | R | 1982-09-13 | Daytona Beach,FL | MLB | 2003-2017 | 2001-2017 | 2003- 1- 2-MIL | premium | premium | premium |
| 9 | Andy Marte | 3B | 6-1 | 205 | R | R | 1983-10-21 | Villa Tapia,DR | MLB | 2005-2014 | 2001-2014 | 2000- UDFA -ATL | premium | premium | premium |
| 10 | Hanley Ramirez | 1B | 6-2 | 235 | R | R | 1983-12-23 | Samana,DR | MLB | 2005-2019 | 2002-2019 | 2000- UDFA -BOS | premium | premium | premium |
| 11 | Lastings Milledge | LF-RF | 5-11 | 210 | R | R | 1985-04-05 | Bradenton,FL | MLB | 2006-2011 | 2003-2017 | 2003- 1- 12-NYN | premium | premium | premium |
| 12 | Dallas McPherson | 3B | 6-4 | 225 | L | R | 1980-07-23 | Greensboro,NC | MLB | 2004-2011 | 1999-2013 | 2001- 2- 57-ANA | premium | premium | premium |
| 13 | Matt Cain | P | 6-3 | 230 | R | R | 1984-10-01 | Dothan,AL | MLB | 2005-2017 | 2002-2017 | 2002- 1- 25-SFN | premium | premium | premium |
| 14 | Jeff Francoeur | RF | 6-4 | 225 | R | R | 1984-01-08 | Atlanta,GA | MLB | 2005-2016 | 2002-2016 | 2002- 1- 23-ATL | premium | premium | premium |
| 15 | Prince Fielder | 1B | 5-11 | 275 | L | R | 1984-05-09 | Ontario,CA | MLB | 2005-2016 | 2002-2016 | 2002- 1- 7-MIL | premium | premium | premium |
| 16 | Adam Miller | P | 6-4 | 215 | R | R | 1984-11-26 | Plano,TX | AAA | | 2003-2015 | 2003- 1- 31-CLE | premium | premium | premium |
| 17 | Jason Kubel | LF | 6-0 | 220 | L | R | 1982-05-25 | Belle Fourche,SD | MLB | 2004-2014 | 2000-2014 | 2000- 12- 342-MIN | premium | premium | premium |
| 18 | Jeremy Hermida | OF | 6-3 | 220 | L | R | 1984-01-30 | Atlanta,GA | MLB | 2005-2012 | 2002-2015 | 2002- 1- 11-MIA | premium | premium | premium |
| 19 | Chad Billingsley | P | 6-1 | 240 | R | R | 1984-07-29 | Defiance,OH | MLB | 2006-2015 | 2003-2015 | 2003- 1- 24-LAN | premium | premium | premium |
| 20 | Jeff Niemann | P | 6-9 | 285 | R | R | 1983-02-28 | Houston,TX | MLB | 2008-2012 | 2002-2012 | 2004- 1- 4-TBA | premium | premium | premium |
| 21 | Brian Dopirak | 1B | 6-4 | 225 | R | R | 1983-12-20 | Tampa,FL | AAA | | 2002-2011 | 2002- 2- 56-CHN | premium | premium | premium |
| 22 | Carlos Quentin | LF | 6-1 | 235 | R | R | 1982-08-28 | Bellflower,CA | MLB | 2006-2014 | 2001-2017 | 2003- 1- 29-ARI | premium | premium | premium |
| 23 | Jeff Francis | P | 6-5 | 220 | L | L | 1981-01-08 | Vancouver,BC | MLB | 2004-2015 | 2002-2015 | 2002- 1- 9-COL | premium | premium | premium |
| 24 | Nick Swisher | 1B | 6-0 | 195 | B | L | 1980-11-25 | Columbus,OH | MLB | 2004-2015 | 2000-2016 | 2002- 1- 16-OAK | premium | premium | premium |
| 25 | Jose Capellan | P | 6-4 | 245 | R | R | 1981-01-13 | Cotui,DR | MLB | 2004-2008 | 2001-2009 | 1998- UDFA -ATL | premium | premium | premium |
| 26 | Chris Nelson | SS | 5-11 | 205 | R | R | 1985-09-03 | Washington,DC | MLB | 2010-2014 | 2004-2017 | 2004- 1- 9-COL | premium | premium | premium |
| 27 | Ryan Howard | 1B | 6-4 | 250 | L | L | 1979-11-19 | St. Louis,MO | MLB | 2004-2016 | 1999-2017 | 2001- 5- 140-PHI | premium | premium | premium |
| 28 | J.J. Hardy | SS | 6-1 | 200 | R | R | 1982-08-19 | Tucson,AZ | MLB | 2005-2017 | 2001-2017 | 2001- 2- 56-MIL | premium | premium | premium |
| 29 | Mike Hinckley | P | 6-3 | 195 | R | L | 1982-10-05 | Oklahoma City,OK | MLB | 2008-2009 | 2001-2011 | 2001- 3- 82-MON | premium | premium | premium |
| 30 | Edwin Jackson | P | 6-2 | 215 | R | R | 1983-09-09 | Neu-Ulm,GE | MLB | 2003-2019 | 2001-2021 | 2001- 6- 190-LAN | premium | premium | premium |
| 31 | Felix Pie | OF | 6-2 | 190 | L | L | 1985-02-08 | La Romana,DR | MLB | 2007-2013 | 2002-2022 | 2001- UDFA -CHN | premium | premium | premium |
| 32 | Daric Barton | 1B | 6-0 | 215 | L | R | 1985-08-16 | Springfield,VT | MLB | 2007-2014 | 2003-2018 | 2003- 1- 28-SLN | premium | premium | premium |
| 33 | Jeremy Reed | RF-LF | 6-0 | 195 | L | L | 1981-06-15 | San Dimas,CA | MLB | 2004-2011 | 2000-2011 | 2002- 2- 59-CHA | premium | premium | premium |
| 34 | Zach Duke | P | 6-2 | 210 | L | L | 1983-04-19 | Clifton,TX | MLB | 2005-2019 | 2002-2019 | 2001- 20- 594-PIT | premium | premium | premium |
| 35 | Gavin Floyd | P | 6-4 | 245 | R | R | 1983-01-27 | Annapolis,MD | MLB | 2004-2016 | 2002-2016 | 2001- 1- 4-PHI | premium | premium | premium |
| 36 | Eric Duncan | 3B | 6-3 | 210 | L | R | 1984-12-07 | Florham Park,NJ | AAA | | 2003-2012 | 2003- 1- 27-NYA | premium | premium | premium |
| 37 | Brian Anderson | P | 6-2 | 220 | R | R | 1982-03-11 | Tucson,AZ | MLB | 2005-2009 | 2001-2012 | 2003- 1- 15-CHA | premium | premium | premium |
| 38 | Scott Olsen | P | 6-4 | 210 | L | L | 1984-01-12 | Kalamazoo,MI | MLB | 2005-2010 | 2002-2012 | 2002- 6- 173-MIA | premium | premium | premium |
| 39 | Erick Aybar | SS | 5-10 | 195 | B | R | 1984-01-14 | Bani,DR | MLB | 2006-2017 | 2002-2022 | 2002- UDFA -ANA | premium | premium | premium |
| 40 | Conor Jackson | RF-OF | 6-2 | 215 | R | R | 1982-05-07 | Austin,TX | MLB | 2005-2011 | 2001-2013 | 2003- 1- 19-ARI | premium | premium | premium |
| 41 | Michael Aubrey | LF | 6-0 | 190 | L | L | 1982-04-15 | Shreveport,LA | MLB | 2008-2009 | 2001-2011 | 2003- 1- 11-CLE | premium | premium | premium |
| 42 | Ryan Sweeney | CF-OF | 6-4 | 225 | L | L | 1985-02-20 | Cedar Rapids,IA | MLB | 2006-2014 | 2003-2014 | 2003- 2- 52-CHA | premium | premium | premium |
| 43 | Dan Meyer | P | 6-2 | 225 | R | L | 1981-07-03 | Woodbury,NJ | MLB | 2004-2010 | 2000-2012 | 2002- 1- 34-ATL | premium | premium | premium |
| 44 | Brian McCann | C | 6-3 | 225 | L | R | 1984-02-20 | Athens,GA | MLB | 2005-2019 | 2002-2019 | 2002- 2- 64-ATL | premium | premium | premium |
| 45 | Josh Barfield | LF-RF | 6-0 | 190 | R | R | 1982-12-17 | Barquisimeto,VZ | MLB | 2006-2009 | 2001-2013 | 2001- 4- 120-SDN | premium | premium | premium |
| 46 | Yusmeiro Petit | P | 6-1 | 252 | R | R | 1984-11-22 | Maracaibo,VZ | MLB | 2006-2021 | 2003-2022 | 2001- UDFA -NYN | premium | premium | premium |
| 47 | Anthony Reyes | P | 6-2 | 230 | R | R | 1981-10-16 | Downey,CA | MLB | 2005-2009 | 2000-2012 | 2003- 15- 455-SLN | premium | premium | premium |
| 48 | Homer Bailey | P | 6-4 | 223 | R | R | 1986-05-03 | La Grange,TX | MLB | 2007-2020 | 2004-2021 | 2004- 1- 7-CIN | premium | premium | premium |
| 49 | Brandon McCarthy | P | 6-8 | 225 | R | R | 1983-07-07 | Glendale,CA | MLB | 2005-2018 | 2002-2018 | 2002- 17- 510-CHA | premium | premium | premium |
| 50 | Philip Humber | P | 6-3 | 215 | R | R | 1982-12-21 | Nacogdoches,TX | MLB | 2006-2013 | 2002-2014 | 2004- 1- 3-NYN | premium | premium | premium |
| 51 | Shin-Soo Choo | CF | 5-11 | 205 | L | L | 1982-07-13 | Busan,KR | MLB | 2005-2020 | 2001-2020 | 2000- UDFA -CLE | premium | premium | premium |
| 52 | Thomas Diamond | P | 6-3 | 250 | R | R | 1983-04-06 | Metairie,LA | MLB | 2010-2010 | 2002-2011 | 2004- 1- 10-TEX | premium | premium | premium |
| 53 | Kyle Davies | P | 6-1 | 210 | R | R | 1983-09-09 | Decatur,GA | MLB | 2005-2015 | 2001-2019 | 2001- 4- 135-ATL | premium | premium | premium |
| 54 | Franklin Gutierrez | RF-OF | 6-2 | 200 | R | R | 1983-02-21 | Caracas,VZ | MLB | 2005-2017 | 2001-2017 | 2000- UDFA -LAN | premium | premium | premium |
| 55 | Mark Rogers | P | 6-3 | 240 | R | R | 1986-01-30 | Brunswick,ME | MLB | 2010-2012 | 2004-2014 | 2004- 1- 5-MIL | premium | premium | premium |
| 56 | Edwin Encarnacion | 1B-DH | 6-1 | 230 | R | R | 1983-01-07 | La Romana,DR | MLB | 2005-2020 | 2000-2020 | 2000- 9- 274-TEX | premium | premium | premium |
| 57 | Curtis Granderson | CF-LF | 6-1 | 200 | L | R | 1981-03-16 | Blue Island,IL | MLB | 2004-2019 | 2000-2019 | 2002- 3- 80-DET | premium | premium | premium |
| 58 | Merkin Valdez | P | 6-3 | 235 | R | R | 1981-11-05 | San Cristobal,DR | MLB | 2004-2011 | 2003-2012 | 1999- UDFA -ATL | premium | premium | premium |
| 59 | John Danks | P | 6-1 | 210 | L | L | 1985-04-15 | Austin,TX | MLB | 2007-2016 | 2003-2016 | 2003- 1- 9-TEX | premium | premium | premium |
| 60 | Chris Burke | 2B | 5-11 | 195 | R | R | 1980-03-11 | Louisville,KY | MLB | 2004-2009 | 1999-2010 | 2001- 1- 10-HOU | premium | premium | premium |
| 61 | Sergio Santos | P | 6-4 | 215 | R | R | 1983-07-04 | Los Angeles,CA | MLB | 2010-2015 | 2002-2015 | 2002- 1- 27-ARI | premium | premium | premium |
| 62 | James Loney | 1B | 6-3 | 235 | L | L | 1984-05-07 | Houston,TX | MLB | 2006-2016 | 2002-2019 | 2002- 1- 19-LAN | premium | premium | premium |
| 63 | Jesse Crain | P | 6-1 | 215 | R | R | 1981-07-05 | Toronto,ON | MLB | 2004-2013 | 2002-2015 | 2002- 2- 61-MIN | premium | premium | premium |
| 64 | Aaron Hill | 2B | 5-11 | 200 | R | R | 1982-03-21 | Visalia,CA | MLB | 2005-2017 | 2001-2017 | 2003- 1- 13-TOR | premium | premium | premium |
| 65 | Nick Markakis | RF | 6-1 | 210 | L | L | 1983-11-17 | Woodstock,GA | MLB | 2006-2020 | 2003-2020 | 2003- 1- 7-BAL | premium | premium | premium |
| 66 | Ryan Harvey | OF | 6-5 | 240 | R | R | 1984-08-30 | Clearwater,FL | AA | | 2003-2013 | 2003- 1- 6-CHN | premium | premium | premium |
| 67 | Jeff Mathis | C | 6-0 | 205 | R | R | 1983-03-31 | Marianna,FL | MLB | 2005-2021 | 2001-2021 | 2001- 1- 33-ANA | premium | premium | premium |
| 68 | Javier Herrera | OF | 5-11 | 225 | R | R | 1985-04-09 | Caracas,VZ | AAA | | 2003-2018 | 2001- UDFA -OAK | premium | premium | premium |
| 69 | Brandon League | P | 6-2 | 200 | R | R | 1983-03-16 | Sacramento,CA | MLB | 2004-2014 | 2001-2017 | 2001- 2- 59-TOR | premium | premium | premium |
| 70 | J.D. Durbin | P | 6-0 | 210 | R | R | 1982-02-24 | Portland,OR | MLB | 2004-2007 | 2000-2014 | 2000- 2- 54-MIN | premium | premium | premium |
| 71 | Cole Hamels | P | 6-4 | 205 | L | L | 1983-12-27 | San Diego,CA | MLB | 2006-2020 | 2003-2020 | 2002- 1- 17-PHI | premium | premium | premium |
| 72 | Brandon Moss | 1B | 6-1 | 210 | L | R | 1983-09-16 | Monroe,GA | MLB | 2007-2017 | 2002-2017 | 2002- 8- 238-BOS | premium | premium | premium |
| 73 | Clint Nageotte | P | 6-4 | 225 | R | R | 1980-10-25 | Parma,OH | MLB | 2004-2006 | 2000-2010 | 1999- 5- 155-SEA | premium | premium | premium |
| 74 | Andy LaRoche | 3B | 6-0 | 205 | R | R | 1983-09-13 | Fort Scott,KS | MLB | 2007-2013 | 2003-2016 | 2003- 39-1171-LAN | premium | premium | premium |
| 75 | Billy Butler | DH | 6-0 | 260 | R | R | 1986-04-18 | Orange Park,FL | MLB | 2007-2016 | 2004-2016 | 2004- 1- 14-KCA | premium | premium | premium |
| 76 | Kendrys Morales | DH | 6-1 | 242 | B | R | 1983-06-20 | Fomento,CU | MLB | 2006-2019 | 2002-2019 | 2014- UDFA -ANA | premium | premium | premium |
| 77 | Joaquin Arias | 3B | 6-1 | 185 | R | R | 1984-09-21 | Santo Domingo,DR | MLB | 2006-2015 | 2002-2015 | 2001- UDFA -NYA | premium | premium | premium |
| 78 | Fred Lewis | LF | 6-2 | 205 | L | R | 1980-12-09 | Hattiesburg,MS | MLB | 2006-2012 | 2002-2016 | 2002- 2- 66-SFN | premium | premium | premium |
| 79 | Guillermo Quiroz | C | 6-1 | 215 | R | R | 1981-11-29 | Maracaibo,VZ | MLB | 2004-2014 | 1999-2016 | 1998- UDFA -TOR | premium | premium | premium |
| 80 | Ezequiel Astacio | P | 6-3 | 200 | R | R | 1979-11-04 | Hato Mayor,DR | MLB | 2005-2006 | 2001-2011 | 1998- UDFA -PHI | premium | premium | premium |
| 81 | Neil Walker | 2B | 6-2 | 214 | B | R | 1985-09-10 | Pittsburgh,PA | MLB | 2009-2020 | 2004-2020 | 2004- 1- 11-PIT | premium | premium | premium |
| 82 | Ubaldo Jimenez | P | 6-5 | 221 | R | R | 1984-01-22 | Nagua,DR | MLB | 2006-2017 | 2002-2017 | 2001- UDFA -COL | premium | premium | premium |
| 83 | Brandon Wood | SS-3B | 6-3 | 205 | R | R | 1985-03-02 | Austin,TX | MLB | 2007-2011 | 2003-2014 | 2003- 1- 23-ANA | premium | premium | premium |
| 84 | Brad Snyder | OF | 6-3 | 220 | L | L | 1982-05-25 | Sandusky,OH | MLB | 2010-2014 | 2001-2017 | 2003- 1- 18-CLE | premium | premium | premium |
| 85 | Mark Teahen | 3B-OF | 6-3 | 230 | L | R | 1981-09-06 | Redlands,CA | MLB | 2005-2011 | 2000-2013 | 2002- 1- 39-OAK | premium | premium | premium |
| 86 | Kyle Sleeth | P | 6-5 | 205 | R | R | 1981-12-20 | Thornton,CO | AA | | 2001-2007 | 2003- 1- 3-DET | premium | premium | premium |
| 87 | Joey Gathright | CF | 5-10 | 175 | L | R | 1981-04-27 | Hattiesburg,MS | MLB | 2004-2011 | 2002-2013 | 2001- 32- 949-TBA | premium | premium | premium |
| 88 | Angel Guzman | P | 6-3 | 190 | R | R | 1981-12-14 | Caracas,VZ | MLB | 2006-2009 | 2001-2012 | 1999- UDFA -CHN | premium | premium | premium |
| 89 | Russell Martin | C | 5-10 | 215 | R | R | 1983-02-15 | East York,ON | MLB | 2006-2019 | 2002-2019 | 2002- 17- 511-LAN | premium | premium | premium |
| 90 | Jeremy Sowers | P | 6-1 | 180 | L | L | 1983-05-17 | St. Clairsville,OH | MLB | 2006-2009 | 2002-2013 | 2004- 1- 6-CLE | premium | premium | premium |
| 91 | Jonathan Papelbon | P | 6-5 | 230 | R | R | 1980-11-23 | Baton Rouge,LA | MLB | 2005-2016 | 2001-2016 | 2003- 4- 114-BOS | premium | premium | premium |
| 92 | Jake Stevens | P | 6-3 | 220 | L | L | 1985-03-15 | Fort Myers,FL | AAA | | 2003-2012 | 2003- 3- 79-ATL | premium | premium | premium |
| 93 | Richie Gardner | P | 6-2 | 205 | R | R | 1982-02-01 | Santa Rosa,CA | AAA | | 2003-2008 | 2003- 6- 171-CIN | premium | premium | premium |
| 94 | Hayden Penn | P | 6-3 | 200 | R | R | 1984-10-13 | Santee,CA | MLB | 2005-2010 | 2003-2013 | 2002- 5- 136-BAL | premium | premium | premium |
| 95 | Josh Fields | 1B | 6-2 | 225 | R | R | 1982-12-14 | Ada,OK | MLB | 2006-2010 | 2002-2015 | 2004- 1- 18-CHA | premium | premium | premium |
| 96 | Tadahito Iguchi | IF | 5-10 | 185 | R | R | 1974-12-04 | Tokyo,JP | MLB | 2005-2008 | 1997-2017 | 2005- UDFA -CHA | premium | premium | premium |
| 97 | Huston Street | P | 6-0 | 205 | R | R | 1983-08-02 | Austin,TX | MLB | 2005-2017 | 2002-2017 | 2004- 1- 40-OAK | premium | premium | premium |
| 98 | Ian Kinsler | 2B | 6-0 | 200 | R | R | 1982-06-22 | Tucson,AZ | MLB | 2006-2019 | 2002-2021 | 2003- 17- 496-TEX | premium | premium | premium |
| 99 | Anthony Lerew | P | 6-4 | 225 | L | R | 1982-10-28 | Carlisle,PA | MLB | 2005-2010 | 2001-2015 | 2001- 11- 345-ATL | premium | premium | premium |
| 100 | Greg Miller | P | 6-6 | 215 | L | L | 1984-11-03 | Yorba Linda,CA | AAA | | 2002-2013 | 2002- 1- 31-LAN | premium | premium | premium |
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