Baseball Prospects

A list of number 1 prospects, as identified by Baseball America, since 1990.

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#1 Prospects by Year			MLB Stats:		W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	Whip	H9	BB9	SO9
Year	Player	Pos	Team	HiLvl	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2012	Bryce Harper	RF-LF	Washington Nationals	MLB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0
2011	Bryce Harper	RF-LF	Washington Nationals	MLB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0
2010	Jason Heyward	RF	Atlanta Braves	MLB	312	1065	154	270	53	10	37	136	160	262	29	.254	.358	.426	784
2009	Matt Wieters	C	Baltimore Orioles	MLB	400	1447	166	379	72	3	50	187	139	294	1	.262	.328	.419	747
2008	Jay Bruce	RF	Cincinnati Reds	MLB	556	2007	296	515	93	11	110	305	212	521	23	.257	.329	.478	807
2007	Daisuke Matsuzaka	P	Boston Red Sox	MLB	49	30	4.25	106	105	0	623	569	64	301	568	1.40	8.22	4.35	8.21
2006	Delmon Young	LF	Tampa Bay Rays	MLB	742	2917	353	836	167	9	73	422	132	542	34	.287	.320	.425	745
2005	Joe Mauer	C	Minnesota Twins	MLB	950	3540	564	1141	227	17	85	521	493	403	37	.322	.404	.468	872
2004	Joe Mauer	C	Minnesota Twins	MLB	950	3540	564	1141	227	17	85	521	493	403	37	.322	.404	.468	872
2003	Mark Teixeira	1B	Texas Rangers	MLB	1414	5368	893	1502	337	17	319	1038	706	1060	20	.280	.370	.527	897
2002	Josh Beckett	P	Florida Marlins	MLB	129	85	3.85	287	284	0	1771	1625	201	538	1661	1.22	8.26	2.73	8.44
2001	Josh Hamilton	LF	Tampa Bay Rays	MLB	630	2424	402	759	149	17	136	474	220	495	40	.313	.370	.557	927
2000	Rick Ankiel	CF	St. Louis Cardinals	MLB	572	1743	244	427	92	7	67	227	150	472	21	.245	.307	.421	728
1999	J.D. Drew	RF	St. Louis Cardinals	MLB	1566	5173	944	1437	273	48	242	795	862	1137	87	.278	.384	.489	873
1998	Ben Grieve	RF-LF	Oakland Athletics	MLB	976	3215	471	864	192	5	118	492	466	784	24	.269	.367	.442	809
1997	Andruw Jones	LF	Atlanta Braves	MLB	2119	7428	1184	1901	377	36	424	1264	872	1700	152	.256	.339	.488	827
1996	Andruw Jones	LF	Atlanta Braves	MLB	2119	7428	1184	1901	377	36	424	1264	872	1700	152	.256	.339	.488	827
1995	Alex Rodriguez	3B	Seattle Mariners	MLB	2432	9359	1848	2820	500	29	636	1911	1186	1950	310	.301	.386	.565	951
1994	Cliff Floyd	LF-OF	Montreal Expos	MLB	1621	5319	824	1479	340	23	233	865	601	1064	148	.278	.358	.482	840
1993	Chipper Jones	3B	Atlanta Braves	MLB	2412	8698	1580	2646	529	38	459	1585	1467	1370	149	.304	.402	.532	934
1992	Brien Taylor	P	New York Yankees	AA	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
1991	Todd Van Poppel	P	Oakland Athletics	MLB	40	52	5.58	359	98	4	907	944	143	461	711	1.55	9.37	4.57	7.06
1990	Steve Avery	P	Atlanta Braves	MLB	96	83	4.19	297	261	0	1555	1529	148	569	980	1.35	8.85	3.29	5.67

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Baseball Prospects

#1 Prospects by Year