2000 Baseball America - Prospect Rankings

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Rk	Player Name	Team Name	Team Rank	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years	Other Rankings this Year
1	Rick Ankiel	St. Louis Cardinals	1	CF-OF	6-1	210	L	L	1979-07-19	Fort Pierce,FL	1997- 2- 72-SLN	MLB	1999-2013	1998-2013	BA-MLB-1, BA-Team-1
2	Pat Burrell	Philadelphia Phillies	1	LF-1B	6-4	225	R	R	1976-10-10	Eureka Springs,AR	1998- 1- 1-PHI	MLB	2000-2011	1996-2011	BA-MLB-2, BA-Team-1
3	Corey Patterson	Chicago Cubs	1	CF-OF	5-9	180	L	R	1979-08-13	Atlanta,GA	1998- 1- 3-CHN	MLB	2000-2011	1999-2013	BA-MLB-3, BA-Team-1
4	Vernon Wells	Toronto Blue Jays	1	CF-OF	6-1	210	R	R	1978-12-08	Shreveport,LA	1997- 1- 5-TOR	MLB	1999-2013	1997-2013	BA-MLB-4, BA-Team-1
5	Nick Johnson	New York Yankees	1	1B-DH	6-3	195	L	L	1978-09-19	Sacramento,CA	1996- 3- 89-NYA	MLB	2001-2012	1996-2012	BA-MLB-5, BA-Team-1
6	Ruben Mateo	Texas Rangers	1	OF-RF	6-0	185	R	R	1978-02-10	San Cristobal,DR	1994- 0- 0-TEX	MLB	1999-2004	1996-2015	BA-MLB-6, BA-Team-1
7	Sean Burroughs	San Diego Padres	1	3B-2B	6-2	200	L	R	1980-09-12	Atlanta,GA	1998- 1- 9-SDN	MLB	2002-2012	1999-2017	BA-MLB-7, BA-Team-1
8	Rafael Furcal	Atlanta Braves	1	SS-2B	5-10	165	B	R	1977-08-24	Loma de Cabrera,DR	1996- 0- 0-ATL	MLB	2000-2014	1997-2015	BA-MLB-8, BA-Team-1
9	Ryan Anderson	Seattle Mariners	1	P	6-10	225	L	L	1979-07-12	Southfield,MI	1997- 1- 19-SEA	AAA		1998-2005	BA-MLB-9, BA-Team-1
10	John Patterson	Arizona Diamondbacks	1	P-2B	6-5	183	R	R	1978-01-30	Orange,TX	1996- 1- 5-MON	MLB	2002-2007	1997-2007	BA-MLB-10, BA-Team-1
11	Dee Brown	Kansas City Royals	1	OF-LF	6-0	215	L	R	1978-03-27	Bronx,NY	1996- 1- 14-KCA	MLB	1998-2007	1996-2011	BA-MLB-11, BA-Team-1
12	Mark Mulder	Oakland Athletics	1	P	6-6	200	L	L	1977-08-05	South Holland,IL	1998- 1- 2-OAK	MLB	2000-2008	1997-2008	BA-MLB-12, BA-Team-1
13	Josh Hamilton	Tampa Bay Rays	1	CF-LF	6-4	240	L	L	1981-05-21	Raleigh,NC	1999- 1- 1-TBA	MLB	2007-2015	1999-2016	BA-MLB-13, BA-Team-1
14	Kip Wells	Chicago White Sox	1	P	6-3	196	R	R	1977-04-21	Houston,TX	1998- 1- 16-CHA	MLB	1999-2012	1999-2013	BA-MLB-14, BA-Team-1
15	Matt Riley	Baltimore Orioles	1	P	6-1	201	L	L	1979-08-02	Santa Ana,CA	1997- 3- 105-BAL	MLB	1999-2005	1998-2010	BA-MLB-15, BA-Team-1
16	Alfonso Soriano	New York Yankees	2	LF-2B	6-1	160	R	R	1976-01-07	San Pedro de Macoris,DR	1998- 0- 0-NYA	MLB	1999-2014	1996-2014	BA-MLB-16, BA-Team-2
17	Chin-Feng Chen	Los Angeles Dodgers	1	OF-1B	6-1	189	R	R	1977-10-28	Taiwan City,TW	1999- 0- 0-LAN	MLB	2002-2005	1999-2005	BA-MLB-17, BA-Team-1
18	Michael Cuddyer	Minnesota Twins	1	RF-3B	6-2	202	R	R	1979-03-27	Norfolk,VA	1997- 1- 9-MIN	MLB	2001-2015	1998-2015	BA-MLB-18, BA-Team-1
19	Josh Beckett	Florida Marlins	2	P	6-4	190	R	R	1980-05-15	Spring,TX	1999- 1- 2-MIA	MLB	2001-2014	2000-2014	BA-MLB-19, BA-Team-2
20	AJ Burnett	Florida Marlins	1	P	6-5	205	R	R	1977-01-03	North Little Rock,AR	1995- 8- 217-NYN	MLB	1999-2015	1995-2015	BA-MLB-20, BA-Team-1
21	Gookie Dawkins	Cincinnati Reds	1	SS-2B	6-1	180	R	R	1979-05-12	Newberry,SC	1997- 2- 66-CIN	MLB	1999-2003	1997-2011	BA-MLB-21, BA-Team-1
22	Brad Penny	Florida Marlins	4	P	6-4	200	R	R	1978-05-24	Blackwell,OK	1996- 5- 155-ARI	MLB	2000-2014	1996-2015	BA-MLB-22, BA-Team-4
23	Eric Munson	Detroit Tigers	1	1B-C	6-3	220	L	R	1977-10-03	San Diego,CA	1999- 1- 3-DET	MLB	2000-2009	1997-2011	BA-MLB-23, BA-Team-1
24	Drew Henson	Cincinnati Reds	3	3B-DH	6-5	222	R	R	1980-02-13	San Diego,CA	1998- 3- 97-NYA	MLB	2002-2003	1998-2003	BA-MLB-24, BA-Team-3
25	Wilfredo Rodriguez	Houston Astros	1	P	6-3	180	L	L	1979-03-20	Ciudad Bolivar,VZ	1995- 0- 0-HOU	MLB	2001-2001	1997-2006	BA-MLB-25, BA-Team-1
Rk	Player Name	Team Name	Team Rank	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years	Other Rankings this Year
26	Michael Restovich	Minnesota Twins	2	OF-LF	6-4	233	R	R	1979-01-03	Rochester,MN	1997- 2- 61-MIN	MLB	2002-2007	1998-2011	BA-MLB-26, BA-Team-2
27	Tony Armas	Montreal Expos	1	P	6-4	205	R	R	1978-04-29	Puerto Piritu,VZ	1994- 0- 0-NYA	MLB	1999-2008	1995-2009	BA-MLB-27, BA-Team-1
28	Ramon Ortiz	Anaheim Angels	1	P	6-0	175	R	R	1973-03-23	Cotui,DR	1995- 0- 0-CAL	MLB	1999-2013	1996-2015	BA-MLB-28, BA-Team-1
29	Francisco Cordero	Texas Rangers	2	P	6-2	200	R	R	1975-05-11	Santo Domingo,DR	1994- 0- 0-DET	MLB	1999-2012	1995-2012	BA-MLB-29, BA-Team-2
30	Abraham Nunez	Florida Marlins	---	OF-RF	6-2	160	B	R	1977-02-05	Haina,DR	1996- 0- 0-ARI	MLB	2002-2004	1997-2009	BA-MLB-30
31	Jack Cust	Arizona Diamondbacks	2	OF-DH	6-2	195	L	R	1979-01-16	Flemington,NJ	1997- 1- 30-ARI	MLB	2001-2011	1997-2012	BA-MLB-31, BA-Team-2
32	Jon Garland	Chicago White Sox	2	P	6-6	205	R	R	1979-09-27	Valencia,CA	1997- 1- 10-CHN	MLB	2000-2013	1997-2013	BA-MLB-32, BA-Team-2
33	Chad Hermansen	Pittsburgh Pirates	1	OF-SS	6-2	185	R	R	1977-09-10	Salt Lake City,UT	1995- 1- 10-PIT	MLB	1999-2004	1995-2007	BA-MLB-33, BA-Team-1
34	Alex Escobar	New York Mets	1	OF-CF	6-1	180	R	R	1978-09-06	Valencia,VZ	1995- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	2001-2006	1996-2008	BA-MLB-34, BA-Team-1
35	Ben Petrick	Colorado Rockies	2	C-OF	6-0	199	R	R	1977-04-07	Hillsboro,OR	1995- 2- 38-COL	MLB	1999-2003	1996-2004	BA-MLB-35, BA-Team-2
36	Milton Bradley	Montreal Expos	2	CF-OF	6-0	180	B	R	1978-04-15	Harbor City,CA	1996- 2- 40-MON	MLB	2000-2011	1996-2011	BA-MLB-36, BA-Team-2
37	Lance Berkman	Houston Astros	2	1B-LF	6-1	205	B	L	1976-02-10	Waco,TX	1997- 1- 16-HOU	MLB	1999-2013	1995-2013	BA-MLB-37, BA-Team-2
38	Felipe Lopez	Toronto Blue Jays	2	SS-2B	6-1	175	B	R	1980-05-12	Bayamon,PR	1998- 1- 8-TOR	MLB	2001-2011	1998-2011	BA-MLB-38, BA-Team-2
39	Danys Baez	Cleveland Baseball Team	2	P	6-4	225	R	R	1977-09-10	Pinar del Rio,CU	1999- 0- 0-CLE	MLB	2001-2011	2000-2011	BA-MLB-39, BA-Team-2
40	Chris George	Kansas City Royals	2	P	6-1	165	L	L	1979-09-16	Houston,TX	1998- 1- 31-KCA	MLB	2001-2004	1998-2012	BA-MLB-40, BA-Team-2
41	Barry Zito	Oakland Athletics	2	P	6-4	205	L	L	1978-05-13	Las Vegas,NV	1999- 1- 9-OAK	MLB	2000-2015	1997-2015	BA-MLB-41, BA-Team-2
42	Choo Freeman	Colorado Rockies	1	OF-CF	6-2	200	R	R	1979-10-20	Pine Bluff,AR	1998- 1- 36-COL	MLB	2004-2006	1998-2007	BA-MLB-42, BA-Team-1
43	Wes Anderson	Florida Marlins	3	P	6-4	175	R	R	1979-09-10	Pine Bluff,AR	1997- 14- 426-MIA	A+		1998-2003	BA-MLB-43, BA-Team-3
44	Matt LeCroy	Minnesota Twins	3	C-DH	6-2	225	R	R	1975-12-13	Belton,SC	1997- 1- 50-MIN	MLB	2000-2007	1995-2008	BA-MLB-44, BA-Team-3
45	Chad Hutchinson	St. Louis Cardinals	2	P	6-5	230	R	R	1977-02-21	Del Mar,CA	1998- 2- 48-SLN	MLB	2001-2001	1996-2001	BA-MLB-45, BA-Team-2
46	George Lombard	Atlanta Braves	2	OF-LF	6-0	202	L	R	1975-09-14	Atlanta,GA	1994- 2- 61-ATL	MLB	1998-2006	1994-2009	BA-MLB-46, BA-Team-2
47	Jason Standridge	Tampa Bay Rays	2	P	6-4	217	R	R	1978-11-09	Birmingham,AL	1997- 1- 31-TBA	MLB	2001-2007	1997-2017	BA-MLB-47, BA-Team-2
48	Jayson Werth	Baltimore Orioles	2	RF-LF	6-5	210	R	R	1979-05-20	Springfield,IL	1997- 1- 22-BAL	MLB	2002-2017	1997-2018	BA-MLB-48, BA-Team-2
49	Eric Gagne	Los Angeles Dodgers	2	P	6-2	195	R	R	1976-01-07	Montreal,QC	1994- 30- 845-CHA	MLB	1999-2008	1996-2017	BA-MLB-49, BA-Team-2
50	Steve Lomasney	Boston Red Sox	1	C-1B	6-0	195	R	R	1977-08-29	Melrose,MA	1995- 5- 130-BOS	MLB	1999-1999	1995-2006	BA-MLB-50, BA-Team-1
Rk	Player Name	Team Name	Team Rank	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years	Other Rankings this Year
51	Luis Rivera	Atlanta Braves	5	P	6-3	163	R	R	1978-06-21	Chihuahua,MX	1995- 0- 0-ATL	MLB	2000-2000	1996-2010	BA-MLB-51, BA-Team-5
52	Brad Baisley	Philadelphia Phillies	2	P	6-9	205	R	R	1979-08-24	Dade City,FL	1998- 2- 44-PHI	AA		1998-2004	BA-MLB-52, BA-Team-2
53	Jesus Colome	Oakland Athletics	3	P	6-2	170	R	R	1979-03-23	San Pedro de Macoris,DR	1996- 0- 0-OAK	MLB	2001-2010	1994-2015	BA-MLB-53, BA-Team-3
54	Wascar Serrano	San Diego Padres	2	P	6-2	178	R	R	1967-06-04	Santo Domingo,DR	1995- 0- 0-SDN	MLB	2001-2001	1997-2005	BA-MLB-54, BA-Team-2
55	Ed Yarnall	Cincinnati Reds	6	P	6-4	235	L	L	1975-12-04	Lima,PA	1996- 3- 78-NYN	MLB	1999-2000	1994-2007	BA-MLB-55, BA-Team-6
56	Adam Dunn	Cincinnati Reds	2	LF-1B	6-6	235	L	R	1979-11-09	Houston,TX	1998- 2- 50-CIN	MLB	2001-2014	1998-2014	BA-MLB-56, BA-Team-2
57	CC Sabathia	Cleveland Baseball Team	1	P	6-7	250	L	L	1980-07-21	Vallejo,CA	1998- 1- 20-CLE	MLB	2001-2019	1998-2019	BA-MLB-57, BA-Team-1
58	Kurt Ainsworth	San Francisco Giants	1	P	6-3	192	R	R	1978-09-09	Baton Rouge,LA	1999- 1- 24-SFN	MLB	2001-2004	1998-2004	BA-MLB-58, BA-Team-1
59	Rob Bell	Cincinnati Reds	3	P	6-5	226	R	R	1977-01-17	Newburgh,NY	1995- 3- 85-ATL	MLB	2000-2007	1995-2008	BA-MLB-59, BA-Team-3
60	Julio Ramirez	Florida Marlins	5	OF-CF	5-11	170	R	R	1977-08-10	San Juan de Maguana,DR	1993- 0- 0-MIA	MLB	1999-2005	1995-2010	BA-MLB-60, BA-Team-5
61	Peter Bergeron	Montreal Expos	3	OF-CF	6-0	185	L	R	1977-11-09	Greenfield,MA	1996- 4- 118-LAN	MLB	1999-2004	1996-2007	BA-MLB-61, BA-Team-3
62	Pablo Ozuna	Florida Marlins	7	SS-2B	6-0	160	R	R	1974-08-25	Santo Domingo,DR	1996- 0- 0-SLN	MLB	2000-2008	1997-2010	BA-MLB-62, BA-Team-7
63	Aaron Myette	Chicago White Sox	3	P	6-4	195	R	R	1977-09-26	New Westminster,BC	1997- 1- 43-CHA	MLB	1999-2004	1997-2008	BA-MLB-63, BA-Team-3
64	Adam Eaton	San Diego Padres	3	P	6-2	190	R	R	1977-11-23	Seattle,WA	1996- 1- 11-PHI	MLB	2000-2009	1997-2009	BA-MLB-64, BA-Team-3
65	Ben Sheets	Milwaukee Brewers	2	P	6-1	195	R	R	1978-07-18	Baton Rouge,LA	1999- 1- 10-MIL	MLB	2001-2012	1997-2012	BA-MLB-65, BA-Team-2
66	Dernell Stenson	Boston Red Sox	2	OF-1B	6-1	215	L	L	1978-06-17	LaGrange,GA	1996- 3- 91-BOS	MLB	2003-2003	1996-2003	BA-MLB-66, BA-Team-2
67	Cesar Izturis	Toronto Blue Jays	3	SS-2B	5-9	155	B	R	1980-02-10	Barquisimeto,VZ	2016- 0- 0-TOR	MLB	2001-2013	1997-2013	BA-MLB-67, BA-Team-3
68	Jason Romano	Texas Rangers	3	2B-OF	6-0	185	R	R	1979-06-24	Tampa,FL	1997- 1- 39-TEX	MLB	2002-2005	1997-2007	BA-MLB-68, BA-Team-3
69	Wade Miller	Houston Astros	3	P	6-2	185	R	R	1976-09-13	Reading,PA	1996- 20- 594-HOU	MLB	1999-2007	1996-2009	BA-MLB-69, BA-Team-3
70	Kyle Snyder	Kansas City Royals	3	P	6-8	220	R	R	1977-09-09	Houston,TX	1999- 1- 7-KCA	MLB	2003-2008	1997-2011	BA-MLB-70, BA-Team-3
71	Mike Lamb	Texas Rangers	4	3B-1B	6-1	185	L	R	1975-08-09	West Covina,CA	1997- 7- 227-TEX	MLB	2000-2010	1995-2011	BA-MLB-71, BA-Team-4
72	Jackson Melian	Cincinnati Reds	5	OF-1B	6-2	190	R	R	1980-01-07	Barcelona,VZ	1996- 0- 0-NYA	AAA		1997-2010	BA-MLB-72, BA-Team-5
73	Carlos Guillen	Seattle Mariners	2	SS-3B	6-1	180	B	R	1975-09-30	Maracay,VZ	1992- 0- 0-HOU	MLB	1998-2011	1995-2011	BA-MLB-73, BA-Team-2
74	Marcus Giles	Atlanta Braves	3	2B-3B	5-8	180	R	R	1978-05-18	San Diego,CA	1996- 53-1512-ATL	MLB	2001-2007	1997-2007	BA-MLB-74, BA-Team-3
75	Dan Reichert	Kansas City Royals	4	P-OF	6-3	175	R	R	1976-07-12	Monterey,CA	1997- 1- 7-KCA	MLB	1999-2003	1997-2012	BA-MLB-75, BA-Team-4
Rk	Player Name	Team Name	Team Rank	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years	Other Rankings this Year
76	Adam Everett	Houston Astros	---	SS-3b	6-0	156	R	R	1977-02-02	Austell,GA	1998- 1- 12-BOS	MLB	2001-2011	1996-2011	BA-MLB-76
77	Hee Seop Choi	Chicago Cubs	2	1B-OF	6-5	235	L	L	1979-03-16	Chun-Nam,KR	1999- 0- 0-CHN	MLB	2002-2005	1999-2006	BA-MLB-77, BA-Team-2
78	Pat Strange	New York Mets	2	P	6-5	247	R	R	1980-08-23	Springfield,MA	1998- 2- 64-NYN	MLB	2002-2003	1998-2004	BA-MLB-78, BA-Team-2
79	B.J. Garbe	Minnesota Twins	4	OF	6-2	195	R	R	1981-03-03	Moses Lake,WA	1999- 1- 5-MIN	AA		1999-2006	BA-MLB-79, BA-Team-4
80	Chip Ambres	Florida Marlins	6	OF-RF	6-0	175	R	R	1979-12-19	Beaumont,TX	2000- 30- 896-SEA	MLB	2005-2008	1999-2009	BA-MLB-80, BA-Team-6
81	Byung-Hyun Kim	Arizona Diamondbacks	3	P	5-11	176	R	R	1979-01-21	Gwangju,KR	1999- 0- 0-ARI	MLB	1999-2007	1999-2010	BA-MLB-81, BA-Team-3
82	Russell Branyan	Cleveland Baseball Team	3	3B-1B	6-3	195	L	R	1975-12-19	Warner Robins,GA	1994- 7- 185-CLE	MLB	1998-2011	1994-2014	BA-MLB-82, BA-Team-3
83	Orber Moreno	Kansas City Royals	5	P	6-2	190	R	R	1977-04-27	Caracas,VZ	1993- 0- 0-KCA	MLB	1999-2004	1995-2010	BA-MLB-83, BA-Team-5
84	Grant Roberts	New York Mets	3	P	6-3	205	R	R	1977-09-13	El Cajon,CA	1995- 11- 301-NYN	MLB	2000-2004	1995-2005	BA-MLB-84, BA-Team-3
85	Ryan Christianson	Seattle Mariners	3	C-1B	6-2	210	R	R	1981-04-21	Riverside,CA	1999- 1- 11-SEA	AAA		1999-2007	BA-MLB-85, BA-Team-3
86	Luis Rivas	Minnesota Twins	5	2B-SS	5-10	175	R	R	1979-08-30	La Guaira,VZ	1995- 0- 0-MIN	MLB	2000-2008	1996-2009	BA-MLB-86, BA-Team-5
87	Jason Jennings	Colorado Rockies	3	P	6-2	242	R	R	1978-07-17	Dallas,TX	1999- 1- 16-COL	MLB	2001-2009	1999-2011	BA-MLB-87, BA-Team-3
88	Wily Mo Pena	New York Yankees	7	OF-RF	6-3	215	R	R	1982-01-23	Laguna Salada,DR	1998- 0- 0-NYA	MLB	2002-2011	1999-2017	BA-MLB-88, BA-Team-7
89	D'Angelo Jimenez	New York Yankees	4	SS-2B	6-0	160	B	R	1977-12-21	Santo Domingo,DR	1994- 0- 0-NYA	MLB	1999-2007	1995-2013	BA-MLB-89, BA-Team-4
90	Mario Encarnacion	Oakland Athletics	4	OF-LF	6-2	205	R	R	1977-09-24	Bani,DR	1994- 0- 0-OAK	MLB	2001-2002	1996-2004	BA-MLB-90, BA-Team-4
91	Tim Drew	Cleveland Baseball Team	4	P	6-1	195	R	R	1978-08-31	Valdosta,GA	1997- 1- 28-CLE	MLB	2000-2004	1997-2008	BA-MLB-91, BA-Team-4
92	Ramon Santiago	Detroit Tigers	2	SS-2B	5-11	150	B	R	1979-08-31	Las Matas de Farfan,DR	1998- 0- 0-DET	MLB	2002-2014	1999-2015	BA-MLB-92, BA-Team-2
93	Adam Piatt	Oakland Athletics	5	3B-OF	6-2	195	R	R	1976-02-08	Chicago,IL	1997- 8- 245-OAK	MLB	2000-2003	1995-2003	BA-MLB-93, BA-Team-5
94	Sun-Woo Kim	Boston Red Sox	3	P	6-2	180	R	R	1977-09-04	Inchon,KR	1997- 0- 0-BOS	MLB	2001-2006	1998-2007	BA-MLB-94, BA-Team-3
95	Jimmy Rollins	Philadelphia Phillies	4	SS-dh	5-8	154	B	R	1978-11-27	Oakland,CA	1996- 2- 46-PHI	MLB	2000-2016	1996-2016	BA-MLB-95, BA-Team-4
96	Joe Crede	Chicago White Sox	4	3B-DH	6-3	195	R	R	1978-04-26	Jefferson City,MO	1996- 5- 137-CHA	MLB	2000-2009	1996-2009	BA-MLB-96, BA-Team-4
97	J.J. Davis	Pittsburgh Pirates	2	OF-RF	6-4	250	R	R	1978-10-25	Glendora,CA	1997- 1- 8-PIT	MLB	2002-2005	1997-2005	BA-MLB-97, BA-Team-2
98	Aubrey Huff	Tampa Bay Rays	3	3B-1B	6-4	220	L	R	1976-12-20	Marion,OH	1998- 5- 162-TBA	MLB	2000-2012	1997-2012	BA-MLB-98, BA-Team-3
99	Wilson Betemit	Atlanta Braves	---	3B-SS	6-3	190	B	R	1981-11-02	Santo Domingo,DR	1996- 0- 0-ATL	MLB	2001-2013	1997-2016	BA-MLB-99
100	Kenny Kelly	Tampa Bay Rays	10	OF-RF	6-2	180	R	R	1979-01-26	Plant City,FL	1997- 2- 82-TBA	MLB	2000-2005	1997-2011	BA-MLB-100, BA-Team-10
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