Baseball America
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Founded in 1981, Baseball America is a publication that has been noted for its in-depth coverage of minor league, college and high school baseball, areas often not addressed by the mainstream sports media at that time. Baseball America has been printing Almanacs (previously called Statistics Report) for the past couple decades, which present end-of-year recaps for many leagues.
Baseball America has also published books:
- The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball -edited by W. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff 1993
- The Minor League Register -edited by W. Lloyd Johnson 1994
- The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd edition) -edited by W. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff 1997
The publication releases an annual ranking of the top 100 prospects. Since 1990, 16 different players have been named baseball's top prospect. They are as follows:
| Year | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | RHP-Daisuke Matsuzaka | Red Sox |
| 2006 | OF-Delmon Young | Devil Rays |
| 2005 | C-Joe Mauer | Twins |
| 2004 | C-Joe Mauer | Twins |
| 2003 | 3B-Mark Teixeira | Rangers |
| 2002 | RHP-Josh Beckett | Marlins |
| 2001 | OF-Josh Hamilton | Devil Rays |
| 2000 | LHP-Rick Ankiel | Cardinals |
| 1999 | OF-J.D. Drew | Cardinals |
| 1998 | OF-Ben Grieve | Athletics |
| 1997 | OF-Andruw Jones | Braves |
| 1996 | OF-Andruw Jones | Braves |
| 1995 | SS-Alex Rodriguez | Mariners |
| 1994 | 1B-Cliff Floyd | Expos |
| 1993 | SS-Chipper Jones | Braves |
| 1992 | LHP-Brien Taylor | Yankees |
| 1991 | RHP-Todd Van Poppel | Athletics |
| 1990 | LHP-Steve Avery | Braves |
Source: All-Time Top 100 Prospects
