This week, Baseball Prospectus 2001 will be released to
bookstores nationwide. As always, the book will contain our list of the top
40 prospects in baseball, as compiled by Rany Jazayerli, along with
Jazayerli’s commentary on each player.
To celebrate the release of the book, for the first time ever we are
announcing our Top 40 Prospects here at the Web site. For more on these
prospects, and more than 1,500 other players, check out
Baseball
Prospectus 2001, available at a bookstore near you beginning February
7.
Here are the Baseball Prospectus Top 40 Prospects for 2001:
- Ryan Anderson, LHP, Mariners
- Sean Burroughs, 3B, Padres
- Corey Patterson, CF, Cubs
- Ben Sheets, RHP, Brewers
- Roy Oswalt, RHP, Astros
- Vernon Wells, CF, Blue Jays
- Jose Ortiz, 2B, A’s
- Ichiro Suzuki, RF, Mariners
- Jimmy Rollins, SS, Phillies
- Jon Rauch, RHP, White Sox
- Antonio Perez, SS, Mariners
- Bobby Bradley, RHP, Pirates
- Nick Johnson, 1B, Yankees
- Josh Hamilton, RF, Devil Rays
- Chris George, LHP, Royals
- Carlos Pena, 1B, Rangers
- Joe Crede, 3B, White Sox
- C.C. Sabathia, LHP, Indians
- Hee Seop Choi, 1B, Cubs
- J.R. House, C, Pirates
- Alex Escobar, CF, Mets
- Bud Smith, LHP, Cardinals
- Kevin Mench, OF, Rangers
- Adam Dunn, OF, Reds
- Austin Kearns, OF, Reds
- Brad Wilkerson, OF, Expos
- D’Angelo Jimenez, SS, Yankees
- Albert Pujols, 3B, Cardinals
- Keith Ginter, 2B/3B, Astros
- Luke Prokopec, RHP, Dodgers
- Adrian Hernandez, RHP, Yankees
- Craig Wilson, C/1B, Pirates
- Luis Rivas, SS/2B, Twins
- Mike Bynum, LHP, Padres
- Wilson Betemit, SS/3B, Braves
- Nick Neugebauer, RHP, Brewers
- Jack Cust, LF, Diamondbacks
- Marcus Giles, 2B, Braves
- Michael Cuddyer, 3B, Twins
- Brian Lawrence, RHP, Padres
Questions? Comments? Contact us by clicking here.
Thank you for reading
This is a free article. If you enjoyed it, consider subscribing to Baseball Prospectus. Subscriptions support ongoing public baseball research and analysis in an increasingly proprietary environment.
Subscribe now