Top 100 Prospects
No prospect in baseball is a sure thing. But each year since 1990, SPRING TRAINING
BASEBALL YEARBOOK has chosen the cream of the crop and listed them in "Top 100 Prospects." The Top 100
are restricted to players who have no more than 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the big leagues at the time the list is
released each spring. Below are the bare-bones lists, minus the analysis and statistics included in SPRING TRAINING's
annual presentation.
SPRING TRAINING's 2002 Top
100 Prospects
Rank Name Team Pos Birthdate B T
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1 Josh Beckett Florida RHP 5-15-80 R R
2 Mark Prior Chicago Cubs RHP 9-7-80 R R
3 Sean Burroughs San Diego 3B 9-12-80 L R
4 Hank Blalock Texas 3B 11-21-80 L R
5 Joe Borchard Chicago White Sox OF 11-25-78 S R
6 Wilson Betemit Atlanta SS 7-28-80 S R
7 Josh Hamilton Tampa Bay OF 5-21-81 L L
8 Carlos Pena Oakland 1B 5-17-78 L L
9 Adrian Gonzalez Florida 1B 5-8-82 L L
10 Boof Bonser San Francisco RHP 10-14-81 R R
11 Wily Mo Pena New York Yankees OF 1-23-82 R R
12 Ryan Anderson Seattle LHP 7-12-79 L L
13 Nick Johnson New York Yankees 1B 9-19-78 L L
14 Juan Cruz Chicago Cubs RHP 10-15-80 R R
15 Brandon Phillips Montreal SS 6-28-81 R R
16 Austin Kearns Cincinnati OF 5-20-80 R R
17 Jerome Williams San Francisco RHP 12-4-81 R R
18 Chris Snelling Seattle OF 12-3-81 L L
19 Jon Rauch Chicago White Sox RHP 9-27-78 R R
20 Joe Mauer Minnesota C 4-19-83 L R
21 Alex Escobar New York Mets OF 9-6-78 R R
22 Justin Morneau Minnesota 1B 5-15-81 L R
23 Corwin Malone Chicago White Sox LHP 7-3-80 R L
24 Nick Neugebauer Milwaukee RHP 7-15-80 R R
25 J.R. House Pittsburgh C 11-11-79 R R
26 Kurt Ainsworth San Francisco RHP 9-9-78 R R
27 Carl Crawford Tampa Bay OF 8-5-81 L L
28 Mike Cuddyer Minnesota 3B 3-27-79 R R
29 Ricardo Rodriguez Los Angeles RHP 5-21-79 R R
30 Marlon Byrd Philadelphia OF 8-30-77 R R
31 Jake Peavy San Diego RHP 5-31-81 R R
32 Antonio Perez Seattle SS 7-26-81 R R
33 Brett Myers Philadelphia RHP 8-17-80 R R
34 Mark Texieria Texas 3B 4-11-80 S R
35 Orlando Hudson Toronto 2B 12-12-77 S R
36 Adam Johnson Minnesota RHP 7-12-79 R R
37 Drew Henson New York Yankees 3B 2-13-80 R R
38 Jose Reyes New York Mets SS 6-11-83 S R
39 Chin-Feng Chen Los Angeles OF 10-28-77 R R
40 Adam Wainwright Atlanta RHP 8-30-81 R R
41 Dennis Tankersley San Diego RHP 2-24-79 R R
42 Jimmy Journell St. Louis RHP 12-29-77 R R
43 Casey Kotchman Anaheim 1B 2-22-83 L L
44 Juan Rivera New York Yankees OF 7-3-78 R R
45 Rafael Soriano Seattle RHP 12-19-79 R R
46 Angel Berroa Kansas City SS 1-27-80 R R
47 Ty Howington Cincinnati LHP 11-4-80 S L
48 Luis Terrero Arizona OF 5-18-80 R R
49 Mike Restovich Minnesota OF 1-3-79 R R
50 Jamal Strong Seattle OF 8-5-78 R R
51 Brandon Clausen New York Yankees LHP 2-21-75 L L
52 Abraham Nunez Florida OF 2-5-80 S R
53 Miguel Cabrera Florida SS 4-18-83 R R
54 Mario Ramos Texas LHP 10-19-77 L L
55 Tony Torcato San Francisco OF 10-25-79 L R
56 Nate Cornejo Detroit RHP 9-24-79 R R
57 Carlos Hernandez Houston LHP 4-22-80 L L
58 Jose Valverde Arizona RHP 7-24-79 R R
59 Ben Broussard Cincinnati 1B 9-24-76 L L
60 Denny Bautista Florida RHP 10-23-82 R R
61 Josh Phelps Toronto C 5-12-78 R R
62 Jason Lane Houston OF 12-22-76 R L
63 Ryan Kibler Colorado RHP 9-17-80 R R
64 Travis Dawkins Cincinnati SS 5-12-79 R R
65 Joe Crede Chicago White Sox 3B 4-26-78 R R
66 Ryan Christianson Seattle C 4-21-81 R R
67 Aaron Heilman New York Mets RHP 11-12-78 R R
68 Hee Seop Choi Chicago Cubs 1B 3-16-79 L L
69 Jeff Heaverlo Seattle RHP 1-13-78 R R
70 Victor Martinez Cleveland C 12-23-78 S R
71 Xavier Nady San Diego 3B 11-14-78 R R
72 Carlos Zambrano Chicago Cubs RHP 6-1-81 L R
73 Kevin Mench Texas OF 1-7-78 R R
74 Matt Belisle Atlanta RHP 6-06-80 S R
75 Bobby Jenks Anaheim RHP 3-14-81 R R
76 Tony Blanco Boston 3B 11-11-81 R R
77 Jack Cust Colrado OF 1-16-79 L R
78 Eric Munson Detroit 1B 10-3-77 L R
79 Bobby Hill Chicago Cubs 2B 4-3-78 S R
80 Kelly Johnson Atlanta SS 2-22-82 L R
81 John Buck Houston C 7-7-80 R R
82 Lyle Overbay Arizona 1B 1-28-77 L L
83 Gabe Gross Toronto OF 10-21-79 L R
84 Dave Kelton Chicago Cubs 3B 12-17-79 R R
85 Marcus Thames New York Yankees OF 3-6-77 R R
86 Kenny Baugh Detroit RHP 2-5-79 R R
87 Ryan Ludwick Texas OF 7-13-78 R L
88 Matt Riley Baltimore LHP 8-2-79 L L
89 Joe Torres Anaheim LHP 9-3-82 L L
90 Jason Jennings Colorado RHP 7-17-78 L R
91 Colt Griffin Kansas City RHP 9-29-82 R R
92 Brad Wilkerson Montreal OF 6-1-77 L L
93 James Gobble Kansas City LHP 7-19-81 L L
94 Donnie Bridges Montreal RHP 12-10-78 R R
95 Jung Bong Atlanta LHP 7-15-80 L L
96 Aaron Rowand Chicago White Sox OF 8-29-77 R R
97 Francisco Rodriguez Anaheim RHP 1-07-82 R R
98 Seung Song Boston RHP 6-29-80 R R
99 Chris Bootcheck Anaheim RHP 10-24-78 R R
100 Ken Harvey Kansas City 1B 3-1-78 R R
SPRING TRAINING's 2001 Top
100 Prospects
Rank Name Team Pos Birthdate B T
1 Josh Hamilton Tampa Bay OF 5-21-81 L L
2 Ben Sheets Milwaukee RHP 7-18-78 R R
3 Sean Burroughs San Diego 3B 9-12-80 L R
4 Carlos Pena Texas 1B 5-17-78 L L
5 Corey Patterson Chicago Cubs OF 8-13-79 L R
6 Ryan Anderson Seattle LHP 7-12-79 L L
7 Nick Johnson New York Yankees 1B 9-19-78 L L
8 Joe Crede Chicago White Sox 3B 4-26-78 R R
9 Bud Smith St. Louis LHP 10-23-79 L L
10 Ichiro Suzuki Seattle OF 10-22-73 L R
11 C.C. Sabathia Cleveland LHP 7-21-80 L L
12 Alfonso Soriano New York Yankees SS 1-7-78 R R
13 Alex Escobar New York Mets OF 9-6-78 R R
14 Jose Ortiz Oakland 2B 6-13-77 R R
15 Jon Rauch Chicago White Sox RHP 9-27-78 R R
16 Antonio Perez Cincinnati SS 7-26-81 R R
17 Josh Beckett Florida RHP 5-15-80 R R
18 Bobby Bradley Pittsburgh RHP 12-15-80 R R
19 J.R. House Pittsburgh 3B 11-11-79 R R
20 Felipe Lopez Toronto SS 5-12-80 S R
21 Chin-hui Tsao Colorado RHP 6-2-81 R R
22 Kevin Mench Texas OF 1-7-78 R R
23 Albert Pujols St. Louis 3B 1-16-80 R R
24 Jerome Williams San Francisco RHP 12-04-81 R R
25 Vernon Wells Toronto OF 12-8-78 R R
26 Brad Wilkerson Montreal OF 6-1-77 L L
27 Chris George Kansas City LHP 9-16-79 L L
28 Hee Seop Choi Chicago Cubs 1B 3-16-79 L L
29 Matt Belisle Atlanta RHP 6-06-80 S R
30 Carlos Zambrano Chicago Cubs RHP 6-01-81 L R
31 Marcus Giles Atlanta 2B 5-18-78 R R
32 Nick Neugebauer Milwaukee RHP 7-15-80 R R
33 Adrian Hernandez New York Yankees RHP 8-30-79 R R
34 Austin Kearns Cincinnati OF 5-20-80 R R
35 Jesus Colome Oakland RHP 3-23-79 R R
36 Donnie Bridges Montreal RHP 12-10-78 R R
37 Christian Parra Atlanta RHP 2-28-78 R R
38 Jason Hart Oakland 1B 9-5-77 R R
39 Wilfredo Rodriguez Houston LHP 3-20-79 L L
40 Brian Cole New York Mets OF 9-28-78 R R
41 Francisco Rodriguez Anaheim RHP 1-07-82 R R
42 Mike Bynum San Diego LHP 3-20-78 L L
43 Mike Restovich Minnesota OF 1-3-79 R R
44 Roy Oswalt Houston RHP 8-29-77 R R
45 Adam Dunn Cincinnati OF 11-9-79 L R
46 Chin-Feng Chen Los Angeles OF 10-28-77 R R
47 Juan Cruz Chicago Cubs RHP 10-15-80 R R
48 Joe Borchard Chicago White Sox OF 11-25-78 S R
49 Ben Christensen Chicago Cubs RHP 2-07-78 R R
50 Keith Reed Baltimore OF 10-8-78 R R
51 Ryan Christianson Seattle C 4-21-81 R R
52 Wilson Betemit Atlanta SS 7-28-80 S R
53 Jovanny Cedeno Texas RHP 10-25-79 R R
54 Dee Brown Kansas City OF 3-27-78 L R
55 Kurt Ainsworth San Francisco RHP 9-09-78 R R
56 D'Angelo Jimenez New York Yankees SS 12-21-77 S R
57 Jason Jennings Colorado RHP 7-17-78 L R
58 Tony Blanco Boston 3B 11-18-81 R R
59 Abraham Nunez Florida OF 2-5-80 S R
60 Matt White Tampa Bay RHP 8-13-78 R R
61 Jake Peavy San Diego RHP 5-31-81 R R
62 Chris Snelling Seattle OF 12-3-81 L L
63 Joe Torres Anaheim LHP 9-8-82 L L
64 Travis Dawkins Cincinnati SS 5-12-79 R R
65 Danys Baez Cleveland RHP 9-10-77 R R
66 Ben Broussard Cincinnati OF 9-24-76 L L
67 Keith Ginter Houston 2B 5-5-76 R R
68 Brandon Inge Detroit C 5-19-77 R R
69 Tim Redding Houston RHP 2-12-78 R R
70 Xavier Nady San Diego 3B 11-14-78 R R
71 Wascar Serrano San Diego RHP 7-02-78 R R
72 Eric Munson Detroit 1B 10-3-77 L R
73 Jason Standridge Tampa Bay RHP 11-09-78 R R
74 Brett Myers Philadelphia RHP 8-17-80 R R
75 Jason Romano Texas 2B 6-24-79 R R
76 Mike Cuddyer Minnesota 3B 3-27-79 R R
77 Pablo Ozuna Florida 2B 8-25-78 R R
78 Ryan Ludwick Oakland OF 7-13-78 R L
79 Tony Torcato San Francisco 3B 10-25-79 L R
80 Adam Johnson Minnesota RHP 7-12-79 R R
81 Carl Crawford Tampa Bay OF 8-5-81 L L
82 Jack Cust Arizona OF 1-16-79 L R
83 Dernell Stenson Boston 1B 6-17-78 L L
84 J.J. Davis Pittsburgh OF 10-25-78 R R
85 Jimmy Rollins Philadelphia SS 11-27-78 S R
86 Jung Bong Atlanta LHP 7-15-80 L L
87 Brad Baker Boston RHP 11-6-80 R R
88 Pedro Feliz San Francisco 3B 4-27-77 R R
89 Chip Ambres Florida OF 12-19-79 R R
90 Aaron Rowand Chicago White Sox OF 8-29-77 R R
91 Adam Wainwright Atlanta RHP 8-30-81 R R
92 Matt Ginter Chicago White Sox RHP 12-24-77 R R
93 Vince Faison San Diego OF 1-22-81 L R
94 Adrian Gonzalez Florida 1B 5-8-82 L L
95 Aubrey Huff Tampa Bay 3B 12-20-76 L R
96 Cesar Izturis Toronto SS 2-10-80 S R
97 Choo Freeman Colorado OF 10-20-79 R R
98 Joaquin Benoit Texas RHP 7-26-79 R R
99 Luis Montanez Chicago Cubs SS 12-15-81 R R
100 Adam Everett Houston SS 2-6-77 R R
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