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The Top Ranked Baseball Players by Rookie Year-2005
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 | Justin Verlander | SP | 77 |
| 2 | Robinson Cano | 2B | 189 |
| 3 | Nelson Cruz | DH | 288 |
| 4 | Prince Fielder | 1B | 308 |
| 5 | Felix Hernandez | SP | 336 |
| 6 | Adam Wainwright | SP | 375 |
| 7 | Jonathan Papelbon | RP | 393 |
| 8 | Edwin Encarnacion | 3B | 483 |
| 9 | Brian McCann | C | 542 |
| 10 | Hanley Ramirez | SS | 580 |
| 11 | Huston Street | RP | 710 |
| 12 | Matt Cain | SP | 772 |
| 13 | Ryan Zimmerman | 3B | 926 |
| 14 | Francisco Liriano | SP | 1072 |
| 15 | Bobby Jenks | RP | 1125 |
| 16 | Jonathan Broxton | RP | 1207 |
| 17 | C.J. Wilson | RP | 1217 |
| 18 | Shin-Soo Choo | RF | 1309 |
| 19 | J.J. Hardy | SS | 1367 |
| 20 | Ervin Santana | SP | 1431 |
| 21 | Josh Johnson | SP | 1795 |
| 22 | Matt Capps | RP | 1797 |
| 23 | Melky Cabrera | LF | 1964 |
| 24 | Wandy Rodriguez | SP | 2184 |
| 25 | Rich Hill | SP | 2408 |
| 26 | Edinson Volquez | SP | 2498 |
| 27 | Geovany Soto | C | 2847 |
| 28 | Jason Vargas | SP | 3002 |
| 29 | Shaun Marcum | SP | 3126 |
| 30 | Zach Duke | SP | 3153 |
| 31 | Aaron Hill | 2B | 3257 |
| 32 | Joe Saunders | SP | 3364 |
| 33 | Scott Baker | SP | 3398 |
| 34 | Paul Maholm | SP | 3457 |
| 35 | Jeff Francoeur | RF | 3490 |
| 36 | J.P. Howell | RP | 3616 |
| 37 | Scott Feldman | SP | 3878 |
| 38 | Ryan Doumit | C | 3944 |
| 39 | Tom Gorzelanny | RP | 4091 |
| 40 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | RP | 4220 |
| 41 | Craig Breslow | RP | 4236 |
| 42 | Joel Peralta | RP | 4276 |
| 43 | Nate McLouth | CF | 4306 |
| 44 | Brandon McCarthy | SP | 4371 |
| 45 | Hong-Chih Kuo | RP | 4792 |
| 46 | Kelly Johnson | 2B | 4833 |
| 47 | Clay Hensley | RP | 5007 |
| 48 | Chien-Ming Wang | SP | 5127 |
| 49 | Dustin McGowan | RP | 5186 |
| 50 | Chris Ray | RP | 5245 |
| 51 | Kyle Davies | SP | 5355 |
| 52 | Todd Coffey | RP | 5431 |
| 53 | Tim Stauffer | RP | 5489 |
| 54 | Scott Olsen | SP | 5716 |
| 55 | Rob Tejeda | RP | 5813 |
| 56 | Yuniesky Betancourt | SS | 6116 |
| 57 | Ronny Paulino | C | 6640 |
| 58 | Manny Delcarmen | RP | 6668 |
| 59 | Ryan Theriot | SS | 6916 |
| 60 | Tadahito Iguchi | 2B | 6978 |
| 61 | Franklin Gutierrez | CF | 6999 |
| 62 | Blaine Boyer | RP | 7024 |
| 63 | Luke Scott | DH | 7036 |
| 64 | Mark Teahen | 3B | 7473 |
| 65 | Dana Eveland | RP | 7750 |
| 66 | Brad Thompson | SP | 7901 |
| 67 | Jeremy Accardo | RP | 8005 |
| 68 | Mike Morse | LF | 8142 |
| 69 | Cla Meredith | RP | 8146 |
| 70 | Dustin Nippert | RP | 8232 |
| 71 | Jason Bergmann | RP | 8489 |
| 72 | Skip Schumaker | 2B | 8586 |
| 73 | Ambiorix Burgos | RP | 8713 |
| 74 | Conor Jackson | 1B | 8874 |
| 75 | Anthony Reyes | SP | 9087 |
| 76 | Brandon Medders | RP | 9388 |
| 77 | Mike Jacobs | 1B | 9495 |
| 78 | Kelly Shoppach | C | 9499 |
| 79 | Chuck James | SP | 9746 |
| 80 | Keiichi Yabu | RP | 9806 |
| 81 | Joey Devine | RP | 9989 |
| 82 | Chris Resop | RP | 10126 |
| 83 | Chris Denorfia | RF | 10249 |
| 84 | Jeremy Hermida | RF | 10452 |
| 85 | Jack Taschner | RP | 10689 |
| 86 | Ronny Cedeno | SS | 10853 |
| 87 | Ryan Garko | 1B | 10932 |
| 88 | John Koronka | SP | 11183 |
| 89 | Darrell Rasner | SP | 11308 |
| 90 | Brayan Pena | C | 11349 |
| 91 | Steve Schmoll | RP | 11351 |
| 92 | Andy Sisco | RP | 11648 |
| 93 | Randy Messenger | RP | 11776 |
| 94 | Jeff Mathis | C | 11780 |
| 95 | D.J. Houlton | RP | 11844 |
| 96 | Macay McBride | RP | 11932 |
| 97 | Ezequiel Astacio | SP | 11937 |
| 98 | Marcos Carvajal | RP | 11938 |
| 99 | Ryan Spilborghs | LF | 11967 |
| 100 | Chad Orvella | RP | 12158 |
| 101 | Jorge Campillo | SP | 12248 |
| 102 | Bryan Bullington | RP | 12262 |
| 103 | Dan Johnson | 1B | 12301 |
| 104 | Jason Bulger | RP | 12311 |
| 105 | Jeff Baker | 2B | 12443 |
| 106 | Jeff Harris | SP | 12489 |
| 107 | Jake Woods | RP | 12621 |
| 108 | Mike Fontenot | 2B | 12681 |
| 109 | Robert Andino | 2B | 12856 |
| 110 | Anthony Lerew | SP | 12939 |
| 111 | Craig Hansen | RP | 13030 |
| 112 | Tyler Johnson | RP | 13126 |
| 113 | Derek Thompson | SP | 13139 |
| 114 | Chris Duncan | LF | 13162 |
| 115 | Hayden Penn | RP | 13168 |
| 116 | Franquelis Osoria | RP | 13190 |
| 117 | Cory Sullivan | CF | 13315 |
| 118 | Willy Aybar | 3B | 13349 |
| 119 | Ryan Speier | RP | 13385 |
| 120 | Mike Burns | RP | 13415 |
| 121 | Mike Esposito | SP | 13481 |
| 122 | Matt Murton | LF | 13582 |
| 123 | Luis Rodriguez | SS | 13646 |
| 124 | Josh Rupe | RP | 13691 |
| 125 | Sean Henn | RP | 13765 |
| 126 | Tim Corcoran (P) | RP | 13775 |
| 127 | Yorman Bazardo | RP | 13982 |
| 128 | Eude Brito | SP | 14218 |
| 129 | Royce Ring | RP | 14230 |
| 130 | Tim Hamulack | RP | 14253 |
| 131 | Jonah Bayliss | RP | 14382 |
| 132 | Ron Flores | RP | 14441 |
| 133 | Scott Munter | RP | 14524 |
| 134 | Brian Shackelford | RP | 14548 |
| 135 | Brian N. Anderson | CF | 14596 |
| 136 | Jason Repko | RF | 14613 |
| 137 | Omar Quintanilla | SS | 14636 |
| 138 | Andy Marte | 3B | 14754 |
| 139 | Dae-Sung Koo | RP | 14939 |
| 140 | Oscar Robles | SS | 14954 |
| 141 | Chris Duffy | CF | 15018 |
| 142 | Anderson Hernandez | 2B | 15056 |
| 143 | Josh Wilson | SS | 15066 |
| 144 | Eli Whiteside | C | 15180 |
| 145 | Freddie Bynum | SS | 15181 |
| 146 | Pete Orr | 2B | 15182 |
| 147 | Ryan Shealy | 1B | 15183 |
| 148 | John Rodriguez | LF | 15642 |
| 149 | Shane Costa | RF | 15643 |
| 150 | Chris Demaria | RP | 15799 |
| 151 | Chris Oxspring | RP | 15831 |
| 152 | Ben Johnson | LF | 16323 |
| 153 | Bernie Castro | 2B | 16324 |
| 154 | Brad Eldred | 1B | 16325 |
| 155 | Chip Ambres | CF | 16326 |
| 156 | Daniel Ortmeier | 1B | 16327 |
| 157 | Eddy Garabito | 2B | 16328 |
| 158 | Jason Botts | LF | 16329 |
| 159 | Jermaine Van Buren | RP | 16330 |
| 160 | Paul McAnulty | LF | 16331 |
| 161 | Steve Stemle | RP | 16332 |
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