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The Top Ranked Baseball Players by Rookie Year-1998
Notes: This is a list of the greatest baseball players to start their pro career in the year listed.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Adrian Beltre | 3B | 104 |
| 2 | Roy Halladay | SP | 187 |
| 3 | Kerry Wood | RP | 301 |
| 4 | Carlos Beltran | CF | 508 |
| 5 | Javier Vazquez | SP | 754 |
| 6 | Ryan Dempster | SP | 853 |
| 7 | Paul Lo Duca | C | 887 |
| 8 | Aramis Ramirez | 3B | 984 |
| 9 | Mike Lowell | 3B | 1116 |
| 10 | Troy Glaus | 3B | 1142 |
| 11 | Eric Chavez | 3B | 1214 |
| 12 | Russ Ortiz | SP | 1337 |
| 13 | A.J. Pierzynski | C | 1405 |
| 14 | Matt Clement | SP | 1517 |
| 15 | Placido Polanco | 2B | 1579 |
| 16 | Bengie Molina | C | 1653 |
| 17 | Orlando Hernandez | SP | 1656 |
| 18 | Carlos Guillen | SS | 1972 |
| 19 | Eric Milton | SP | 2195 |
| 20 | Bob Howry | RP | 2290 |
| 21 | Randy Winn | CF | 2348 |
| 22 | Braden Looper | RP | 2416 |
| 23 | Jarrod Washburn | SP | 2626 |
| 24 | Carl Pavano | SP | 2705 |
| 25 | Odalis Perez | SP | 2717 |
| 26 | J.D. Drew | RF | 2758 |
| 27 | Bruce Chen | SP | 2824 |
| 28 | Geoff Jenkins | LF | 2882 |
| 29 | Preston Wilson | CF | 3125 |
| 30 | Justin Speier | RP | 3160 |
| 31 | Michael Barrett | C | 3261 |
| 32 | Scott Elarton | SP | 3484 |
| 33 | Sidney Ponson | SP | 3504 |
| 34 | Rolando Arrojo | SP | 3847 |
| 35 | Jose Jimenez | RP | 4040 |
| 36 | Ronnie Belliard | 2B | 4189 |
| 37 | Kevin Millar | 1B | 4279 |
| 38 | Chad Bradford | RP | 4362 |
| 39 | John Halama | RP | 4616 |
| 40 | Alex Gonzalez | SS | 4790 |
| 41 | Frederich Cepeda | LF | 5114 |
| 42 | Hirokazu Ibata | SS | 5115 |
| 43 | Brian Meadows | RP | 5139 |
| 44 | Corey Koskie | 3B | 5194 |
| 45 | Cliff Politte | RP | 5272 |
| 46 | Jay Payton | CF | 5394 |
| 47 | John Rocker | RP | 5425 |
| 48 | Masato Yoshii | SP | 5428 |
| 49 | Travis Lee | 1B | 5529 |
| 50 | Doug Mientkiewicz | 1B | 5931 |
| 51 | Robert Fick | 1B | 6073 |
| 52 | Tim Byrdak | RP | 6619 |
| 53 | Vladimir Nunez | RP | 6993 |
| 54 | Blake Stein | SP | 7013 |
| 55 | Mark DeRosa | 3B | 7192 |
| 56 | Jim Parque | SP | 7331 |
| 57 | Matt Anderson | RP | 7355 |
| 58 | Jesus Sanchez | SP | 7382 |
| 59 | Vic Darensbourg | RP | 7722 |
| 60 | Rafael Roque | RP | 7928 |
| 61 | Jeff Tam | RP | 8237 |
| 62 | Jerry Hairston Jr. | 2B | 8414 |
| 63 | Trey Moore | SP | 8579 |
| 64 | Marlon Anderson | 2B | 8633 |
| 65 | Brian Daubach | 1B | 8933 |
| 66 | Valerio De Los Santos | RP | 8941 |
| 67 | Gabe Kapler | CF | 9138 |
| 68 | John Snyder | SP | 9189 |
| 69 | Russell Branyan | 3B | 9243 |
| 70 | Rich Croushore | RP | 9771 |
| 71 | Mitch Meluskey | C | 9874 |
| 72 | Daryle Ward | 1B | 9919 |
| 73 | Paul Bako | C | 10389 |
| 74 | Ben Davis | C | 10412 |
| 75 | Seth Greisinger | SP | 10495 |
| 76 | Brian Powell | SP | 10558 |
| 77 | Brian Edmondson | RP | 10619 |
| 78 | Carlton Loewer | SP | 10709 |
| 79 | Alex Cora | SS | 10753 |
| 80 | Mike Buddie | RP | 10941 |
| 81 | Ricky Ledee | LF | 11129 |
| 82 | Bronswell Patrick | RP | 11195 |
| 83 | Wes Helms | 3B | 11389 |
| 84 | Mike Caruso | SS | 11417 |
| 85 | Chris Fussell | RP | 11637 |
| 86 | Jeremy Powell | SP | 11679 |
| 87 | Joe McEwing | 2B | 11804 |
| 88 | Chris Michalak | RP | 11887 |
| 89 | Jeremy Giambi | DH | 11923 |
| 90 | Javier Martinez | RP | 11982 |
| 91 | Bryan Ward | RP | 12074 |
| 92 | Dave Berg | 2B | 12150 |
| 93 | Ramon E. Martinez | SS | 12157 |
| 94 | Shane Spencer | LF | 12216 |
| 95 | Dean Crow | RP | 12321 |
| 96 | Carlos Febles | 2B | 12344 |
| 97 | Alex Ramirez | RF | 12356 |
| 98 | Mike Duvall | RP | 12490 |
| 99 | A.J. Hinch | C | 12561 |
| 100 | Sean Runyan | RP | 12662 |
| 101 | Jin Ho Cho | SP | 12726 |
| 102 | Benny Agbayani | LF | 12850 |
| 103 | Mike Redmond | C | 12869 |
| 104 | Benj Sampson | RP | 12875 |
| 105 | Bryan Corey | RP | 12927 |
| 106 | Lou Merloni | 2B | 12935 |
| 107 | Jonathan Johnson | RP | 12937 |
| 108 | Mark Brownson | SP | 12942 |
| 109 | Rafael Medina | RP | 12952 |
| 110 | Joe Fontenot | SP | 12955 |
| 111 | Travis Smith | RP | 12972 |
| 112 | Jolbert Cabrera | LF | 13165 |
| 113 | Roberto Ramirez | RP | 13214 |
| 114 | Armando Rios | RF | 13539 |
| 115 | Donnie Sadler | 2B | 13649 |
| 116 | Benji Sampson | RP | 13886 |
| 117 | Ben Ford | RP | 13907 |
| 118 | Denny Harriger | SP | 13937 |
| 119 | Joel Bennett | RP | 13970 |
| 120 | Mike Saipe | SP | 13971 |
| 121 | Ryan Christenson | CF | 14062 |
| 122 | Steve Sinclair | RP | 14209 |
| 123 | Travis Baptist | RP | 14255 |
| 124 | Bob Smith (3B) | 3B | 14288 |
| 125 | Damon Hollins | RF | 14519 |
| 126 | Dee Brown | LF | 14539 |
| 127 | Ryan Bradley | RP | 14643 |
| 128 | Sean Lawrence | RP | 14667 |
| 129 | Frank Lankford | RP | 14710 |
| 130 | Kerry Robinson | LF | 14761 |
| 131 | Mark L. Johnson | C | 14762 |
| 132 | Kirk Bullinger | RP | 14809 |
| 133 | Mike Welch | RP | 14846 |
| 134 | Jason Rakers | RP | 14940 |
| 135 | Brian Barkley | RP | 15134 |
| 136 | Will Brunson | RP | 15135 |
| 137 | Jose Nieves | SS | 15192 |
| 138 | Eric Weaver | RP | 15223 |
| 139 | Ryan Jackson | 1B | 15426 |
| 140 | Bobby Hughes | C | 15661 |
| 141 | Brian Simmons | LF | 15662 |
| 142 | Fernando Seguignol | 1B | 15663 |
| 143 | Mendy Lopez | SS | 15664 |
| 144 | Mike Kinkade | LF | 15665 |
| 145 | Ryan Minor | 3B | 15666 |
| 146 | Kevin Witt | DH | 15833 |
| 147 | George Lombard | LF | 15850 |
| 148 | Angel Pena | C | 16396 |
| 149 | Bob Henley | C | 16397 |
| 150 | Calvin Pickering | DH | 16398 |
| 151 | Danny Klassen | 3B | 16399 |
| 152 | Edgard Clemente | CF | 16400 |
| 153 | Gabe Alvarez | 3B | 16401 |
| 154 | Hector Ortiz | C | 16402 |
| 155 | Jason Maxwell | 2B | 16403 |
| 156 | Jason Wood | 1B | 16404 |
| 157 | Justin Baughman | 2B | 16405 |
| 158 | Shane Monahan | LF | 16406 |
| 159 | Willis Otanez | 3B | 16407 |
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