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The Top Ranked Baseball Players by Rookie Year-2004
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 | Joe Mauer | C | 109 |
| 2 | Matt Holliday | LF | 291 |
| 3 | Zack Greinke | SP | 310 |
| 4 | David Wright | 3B | 327 |
| 5 | Jose Bautista | RF | 344 |
| 6 | Ryan Howard | 1B | 349 |
| 7 | Adrian Gonzalez | 1B | 442 |
| 8 | Yadier Molina | C | 493 |
| 9 | Scott Kazmir | SP | 563 |
| 10 | Grady Sizemore | CF | 770 |
| 11 | Curtis Granderson | CF | 809 |
| 12 | Heath Bell | RP | 820 |
| 13 | Alex Rios | RF | 1293 |
| 14 | Kevin Youkilis | 1B | 1328 |
| 15 | Santiago Casilla | RP | 1799 |
| 16 | Corey Hart | RF | 1953 |
| 17 | Chris R. Young | SP | 2013 |
| 18 | Nick Swisher | RF | 2060 |
| 19 | Adam LaRoche | 1B | 2271 |
| 20 | Matt Thornton | RP | 2495 |
| 21 | Joe Blanton | SP | 2546 |
| 22 | Chad Qualls | RP | 2715 |
| 23 | Jorge De La Rosa | SP | 2806 |
| 24 | Frank Francisco | RP | 2860 |
| 25 | Jesse Crain | RP | 2873 |
| 26 | Brandon League | RP | 2940 |
| 27 | Jason Frasor | RP | 3174 |
| 28 | John Buck | C | 3178 |
| 29 | Jeremy Guthrie | SP | 3476 |
| 30 | Dioner Navarro | C | 3508 |
| 31 | Gavin Floyd | SP | 3574 |
| 32 | Melvin Upton | CF | 3660 |
| 33 | Jose Lopez | 2B | 3683 |
| 34 | Jeff Francis | SP | 4044 |
| 35 | Josh Willingham | LF | 4144 |
| 36 | David Bush | SP | 4155 |
| 37 | Brad Hawpe | RF | 4170 |
| 38 | Daniel Cabrera | SP | 4433 |
| 39 | Matt Guerrier | RP | 4551 |
| 40 | Michael Wuertz | RP | 4648 |
| 41 | Mike Adams | RP | 4676 |
| 42 | George Sherrill | RP | 4780 |
| 43 | Shawn Camp | RP | 5003 |
| 44 | Shingo Takatsu | RP | 5029 |
| 45 | Kameron Loe | RP | 5144 |
| 46 | Ian Snell | SP | 5235 |
| 47 | David Aardsma | RP | 5353 |
| 48 | Takashi Toritani | SS | 5553 |
| 49 | Takumi Kuriyama | LF | 5554 |
| 50 | John Maine | SP | 5601 |
| 51 | Jason Bartlett | SS | 5614 |
| 52 | Jason Kubel | LF | 5647 |
| 53 | Sean Burnett | RP | 5824 |
| 54 | Akinori Otsuka | RP | 6093 |
| 55 | Lance Cormier | RP | 6195 |
| 56 | Chris Snyder | C | 6266 |
| 57 | Jorge Cantu | 3B | 6423 |
| 58 | Scott Atchison | RP | 6643 |
| 59 | Casey Kotchman | 1B | 7006 |
| 60 | Scott Proctor | RP | 7330 |
| 61 | Brad Hennessey | RP | 7392 |
| 62 | Kaz Matsui | 2B | 7615 |
| 63 | Brian Bruney | RP | 8344 |
| 64 | Joe Horgan | RP | 8352 |
| 65 | Jeff Keppinger | 2B | 8371 |
| 66 | Gustavo Chacin | SP | 8437 |
| 67 | Tyler Yates | RP | 8580 |
| 68 | Chad Tracy | 3B | 8687 |
| 69 | Justin Germano | SP | 8892 |
| 70 | Willy Taveras | CF | 9192 |
| 71 | Cha-Seung Baek | SP | 9258 |
| 72 | Yhency Brazoban | RP | 9337 |
| 73 | Maicer Izturis | 3B | 9403 |
| 74 | Denny Bautista | RP | 9624 |
| 75 | Shawn Hill | SP | 9625 |
| 76 | Brad Halsey | RP | 9812 |
| 77 | Jeff Bennett | RP | 10123 |
| 78 | Scott Hairston | LF | 10199 |
| 79 | Ryan Raburn | LF | 10208 |
| 80 | Gary Majewski | RP | 10441 |
| 81 | Jose Castillo | 2B | 10488 |
| 82 | Lenny DiNardo | RP | 10539 |
| 83 | Fernando Cabrera | RP | 10584 |
| 84 | Logan Kensing | RP | 10590 |
| 85 | Jon Leicester | RP | 10600 |
| 86 | Scott Dohmann | RP | 10730 |
| 87 | Roberto Novoa | RP | 10803 |
| 88 | Travis Blackley | RP | 10894 |
| 89 | Brendan Harris | SS | 11128 |
| 90 | Ryan Church | RF | 11185 |
| 91 | Roman Colon | RP | 11218 |
| 92 | Greg Dobbs | 3B | 11312 |
| 93 | Greg Aquino | RP | 11429 |
| 94 | Rene Rivera | C | 11482 |
| 95 | Bobby Madritsch | SP | 11569 |
| 96 | Elizardo Ramirez | SP | 11588 |
| 97 | Dan Meyer (RP) | RP | 11872 |
| 98 | Gabe Gross | RF | 12039 |
| 99 | Kazuhito Tadano | RP | 12099 |
| 100 | Chris Shelton | 1B | 12207 |
| 101 | Justin Lehr | RP | 12241 |
| 102 | John Van Benschoten | SP | 12350 |
| 103 | Mike Gosling | RP | 12472 |
| 104 | Jose Capellan | RP | 12721 |
| 105 | Matt Treanor | C | 12934 |
| 106 | Ben Hendrickson | SP | 12987 |
| 107 | Felix Diaz | RP | 13103 |
| 108 | Jimmy Serrano | SP | 13177 |
| 109 | Allan Simpson | RP | 13422 |
| 110 | Chris Burke | 2B | 13603 |
| 111 | Donnie Murphy | 3B | 13647 |
| 112 | Luis A. Gonzalez | 2B | 13658 |
| 113 | Russ Adams | SS | 13732 |
| 114 | Jeremy Reed | CF | 13870 |
| 115 | Eddy Rodriguez | RP | 13914 |
| 116 | Merkin Valdez | RP | 13928 |
| 117 | Andres Blanco | 2B | 14103 |
| 118 | J.D. Durbin | RP | 14111 |
| 119 | Casey Daigle | RP | 14130 |
| 120 | Juan Padilla | RP | 14169 |
| 121 | Kyle Denney | SP | 14223 |
| 122 | Joey Gathright | CF | 14280 |
| 123 | Randy Williams | RP | 14286 |
| 124 | Wilson Valdez | SS | 14312 |
| 125 | Terrmel Sledge | LF | 14315 |
| 126 | Darnell McDonald | RF | 14340 |
| 127 | Bartolome Fortunato | RP | 14367 |
| 128 | Nick Regilio | RP | 14440 |
| 129 | Nick Green | 2B | 14453 |
| 130 | Matt Hensley | RP | 14494 |
| 131 | Clint Nageotte | RP | 14515 |
| 132 | Ruben Gotay | 2B | 14698 |
| 133 | Hector Luna | 2B | 14793 |
| 134 | Nook Logan | CF | 14851 |
| 135 | Marty McLeary | RP | 14899 |
| 136 | Cliff Bartosh | RP | 14933 |
| 137 | Chad Bentz | RP | 14974 |
| 138 | Mike Johnston | RP | 15039 |
| 139 | Victor Diaz | RF | 15049 |
| 140 | JD Closser | C | 15101 |
| 141 | Frank Brooks | RP | 15265 |
| 142 | Justin Huisman | RP | 15384 |
| 143 | Pedro Liriano | RP | 15481 |
| 144 | Carmen Cali | RP | 15491 |
| 145 | Choo Freeman | CF | 15644 |
| 146 | Dallas McPherson | 3B | 15645 |
| 147 | Travis Hughes | RP | 15646 |
| 148 | Charles Thomas | LF | 15743 |
| 149 | Aaron Rakers | RP | 15776 |
| 150 | Franklin Nunez | RP | 15800 |
| 151 | Anastacio Martinez | RP | 16333 |
| 152 | Andy Green | 2B | 16334 |
| 153 | Andy Phillips | 1B | 16335 |
| 154 | Arnie Munoz | RP | 16336 |
| 155 | Bucky Jacobsen | 1B | 16337 |
| 156 | Chris Aguila | LF | 16338 |
| 157 | Doug DeVore | LF | 16339 |
| 158 | Francisco Cruceta | RP | 16340 |
| 159 | Guillermo Quiroz | C | 16341 |
| 160 | Jason Dubois | LF | 16342 |
| 161 | Jason Szuminski | RP | 16343 |
| 162 | Jorge Piedra | RF | 16344 |
| 163 | Steve Watkins | RP | 16345 |
| 164 | Terry Tiffee | 3B | 16346 |
| 165 | Tim Olson | 3B | 16347 |
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