The League Office is pleased to release the official 1996 Top Prospects List. These players represent the brightest future stars of the DBL, showcasing elite talent across both batting and pitching. Full details are listed below.
| # | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Rolen | Cincinnati |
| 2 | Nomar Garciaparra | Chicago |
| 3 | Andruw Jones | Kansas City |
| 4 | Darin Erstad | Minnesota |
| 5 | Bobby Abreu | New York |
| 6 | Jason Giambi | Chicago |
| 7 | Vladimir Guerrero | Washington |
| 8 | Phil Nevin | New York |
| 9 | Jason Kendall | Washington |
| 10 | Livan Hernandez | Washington |
| 11 | Alan Benes | Orlando |
| 12 | Justin Thompson | Kansas City |
| 13 | Desi Relaford | Detroit |
| 14 | Edgar Renteria | Boston |
| 15 | Ugueth Urbina | Los Angeles |
| 16 | Brad Radke | Cincinnati |
| 17 | Willie E Adams | Chicago |
| 18 | Tony Batista | Chicago |
| 19 | Mac Suzuki | Cincinnati |
| 20 | Jason Schmidt | Colorado |
| 21 | Karim Garcia | St. Louis |
| 22 | Jose Rosado | New York |
| 23 | Luis Castillo | Florida |
| 24 | Kevin Sefcik | New York |
| 25 | Esteban Loaiza | Chicago |
| 26 | Bill R Mueller | Seattle |
| 27 | Bobby M Estalella | Arizona |
| 28 | Trot Nixon | Chicago |
| 29 | Johnny Damon | Baltimore |
| 30 | Dmitri Young | Colorado |
| 31 | Ramiro Mendoza | Los Angeles |
| 32 | LaTroy Hawkins | Chicago |
| 33 | Jermaine Dye | Seattle |
| 34 | Scott Karl | Arizona |
| 35 | Miguel Cairo | Cincinnati |
| 36 | Bryan Rekar | Florida |
| 37 | Jeff C D’Amico | Chicago |
| 38 | Raul Ibanez | Cleveland |
| 39 | Jamey Wright | Florida |
| 40 | Matt Lawton | Cincinnati |
| 41 | Ray Durham | Washington |
| 42 | Tomas Perez | Cleveland |
| 43 | Brian Moehler | New York |
| 44 | Garrett Stephenson | Los Angeles |
| 45 | Paul Wilson | Chicago |
| 46 | Jason Jacome | St. Louis |
| 47 | Howard Battle | Orlando |
| 48 | Doug Glanville | St. Louis |
| 49 | Travis Miller | Kansas City |
| 50 | Francisco Cordova | St. Louis |
| 51 | Marvin Benard | Chicago |
| 52 | Freddy F Garcia | Washington |
| 53 | Jimmy Haynes | Florida |
| 54 | Aaron Ledesma | Seattle |
| 55 | Todd Walker | Cincinnati |
| 56 | Jamie Brewington | Florida |
| 57 | C J Nitkowski | Orlando |
| 58 | Rich Aurilia | Cincinnati |
| 59 | Ricky Gutierrez | Baltimore |
| 60 | Matt Beech | Cleveland |
| 61 | Rick Helling | Oakland |
| 62 | Tony Graffanino | Detroit |
| 63 | Brook Fordyce | Florida |
| 64 | Billy Wagner | Florida |
| 65 | Greg Norton | Orlando |
| 66 | David Bell | Los Angeles |
| 67 | Felipe Lira | Orlando |
| 68 | Jason Dickson | New York |
| 69 | Jose R Herrera | Detroit |
| 70 | Gregg Zaun | Cincinnati |
| 71 | Amaury Telemaco | Texas |
| 72 | Gene Kingsale | Oakland |
| 73 | Roger Cedeno | Chicago |
| 74 | Rick Krivda | San Diego |
| 75 | John Wasdin | Orlando |
| 76 | Raul Casanova | Chicago |
| 77 | George Arias | Chicago |
| 78 | Bobby Chouinard | Florida |
| 79 | Darrell May | Washington |
| 80 | Scott Spiezio | Cincinnati |
| 81 | Felipe Crespo | Los Angeles |
| 82 | Matt Mantei | Chicago |
| 83 | Tyler Houston | Texas |
| 84 | Alex Ochoa | Arizona |
| 85 | Mark Thompson | Boston |
| 86 | Greg Keagle | Toronto |
| 87 | Quinton McCracken | New York |
| 88 | Doug Mirabelli | Montreal |
| 89 | Danny Patterson | Arizona |
| 90 | Clint Sodowsky | Montreal |
| 91 | Jermaine Allensworth | Cleveland |
| 92 | Joe Ayrault | Chicago |
| 93 | Jeff Juden | Cleveland |
| 94 | Damian Jackson | St. Louis |
| 95 | Rey Ordonez | Minnesota |
| 96 | Chris Holt | Arizona |
| 97 | Alberto Reyes | Toronto |
| 98 | Neifi Perez | Orlando |
| 99 | Kelly Stinnett | St. Louis |
| 100 | Jim Mecir | New York |