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The Top Ranked Baseball Players by Rookie Year-1989

 

Notes: This is a list of the greatest baseball players to start their pro career in the year listed.

Ranking Explanation

 

Rnk Athlete POS Overall Rank
1 Ken Griffey Jr. CF 68
2 Albert Belle LF 175
3 Sammy Sosa RF 237
4 Larry Walker RF 317
5 John Wetteland RP 351
6 Kevin Appier SP 428
7 Juan Gonzalez RF 587
8 John Olerud 1B 779
9 Andy Benes SP 829
10 Kenny Rogers SP 918
11 Robin Ventura 3B 1002
12 Omar Vizquel SS 1022
13 Marquis Grissom CF 1034
14 Steve Finley CF 1050
15 David Justice RF 1182
16 Greg Vaughn LF 1187
17 Wilson Alvarez SP 1235
18 Chris Hoiles C 1841
19 Mike Stanton RP 1877
20 Mark Gardner SP 2107
21 Darrin Fletcher C 2112
22 Stan Belinda RP 2133
23 Kevin Tapani SP 2296
24 Kent Mercker RP 2345
25 Todd Zeile 3B 2379
26 Ben McDonald SP 2479
27 Matt Lawton RF 2507
28 Dean Palmer 3B 2654
29 Xavier Hernandez RP 2711
30 Joe Girardi C 2734
31 Jim Abbott SP 2741
32 Mike Fetters RP 2826
33 Jaime Navarro SP 2961
34 Mark Guthrie RP 3090
35 Chuck McElroy RP 3116
36 Joe Oliver C 3384
37 Rudy Seanez RP 3687
38 Jeff King 3B 3808
39 Greg Hibbard SP 4241
40 Jason Grimsley RP 4589
41 Tommy Greene SP 4668
42 Paul Sorrento 1B 4710
43 Steve Frey RP 4883
44 Derek Lilliquist RP 4941
45 Greg Olson C 5018
46 Kevin Ritz SP 5106
47 Steve Olin RP 5252
48 Mike Munoz RP 5317
49 Kenjiro Nomura SS 5567
50 Motonobu Tanishige C 5568
51 Takuro Ishii SS 5569
52 Gary Disarcina SS 5642
53 Mike Hartley RP 5668
54 Wally Whitehurst RP 5669
55 Glenallen Hill RF 6030
56 Geronimo Berroa DH 6119
57 Jose Vizcaino SS 6206
58 Gene Harris RP 6207
59 Gary Wayne RP 6421
60 Francisco Oliveras RP 7020
61 Julio Machado RP 7189
62 Junior Felix RF 7492
63 Bill Spiers SS 7526
64 Pat Combs SP 8098
65 Scott Scudder RP 8122
66 Mike Dyer RP 8172
67 Mike Blowers 3B 8345
68 Russ Swan RP 8650
69 Deion Sanders CF 8872
70 Kevin Wickander RP 9151
71 Randy Veres RP 9193
72 Eric Anthony RF 9694
73 John Barfield RP 9774
74 Wayne Edwards RP 9818
75 Dwight Smith LF 10635
76 Mike Schwabe RP 10648
77 Lenny Webster C 10733
78 Jerome Walton CF 10855
79 Rick Luecken RP 10921
80 Mauro Gozzo RP 10967
81 Brian Dubois SP 11001
82 Eric Hetzel SP 11249
83 Doug Strange 3B 11259
84 Randy McCament RP 11352
85 Clint Zavaras SP 11851
86 Mike Roesler RP 11939
87 Mike Benjamin SS 12211
88 Steve Cummings RP 12366
89 Jeff Peterek SP 12454
90 Dean Wilkins RP 12704
91 Mickey Weston RP 12727
92 Jose Cano SP 12746
93 Shawn Holman RP 12747
94 Rosario Rodriguez RP 12926
95 Joe Kraemer RP 13105
96 Ramon Pena RP 13142
97 Alex Sanchez (P) SP 13218
98 Eric Yelding SS 13440
99 Jack Hardy RP 13525
100 Matt Kinzer RP 13625
101 Mike Huff LF 13801
102 Juan Bell 2B 14232
103 Greg Litton 2B 14276
104 Hensley Meulens LF 14694
105 Scott Hemond C 14705
106 Chip Hale 2B 15109
107 Phil Stephenson 1B 15483
108 Matt Merullo C 15497
109 Kent Anderson SS 15501
110 Francisco Cabrera 1B 15693
111 Scott Coolbaugh 3B 15694
112 Beau Allred RF 16471
113 Jeff McKnight 1B 16472
114 Jeff Richardson SS 16473
115 Matt Winters RF 16474
116 Terry Jorgensen 3B 16475

 


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