FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 23, 2025
The Doubleday Baseball League is proud to release its 1996 Top 100 Prospects list, featuring the next wave of stars ready to leave their mark on the league. This year’s list showcases elite talent across both hitting and pitching, from polished college bats to electric young arms.
Below are the standout names that make up the DBL’s Top 100 Prospects:
🔥 Top Position Player Prospects
- Scott Rolen – 3B – Cincinnati
- Nomar Garciaparra – SS – Chicago
- Andruw Jones – CF – Kansas City
- Jason Giambi – 1B – Chicago
- Darin Erstad – 1B – Minnesota
- Bobby Abreu – RF – New York
- Vladimir Guerrero – RF – Washington
- Phil Nevin – 3B – New York
- Jason Kendall – C – Washington
- Desi Relaford – SS – Detroit
- Karim Garcia – RF – St. Louis
- Edgar Renteria – SS – Boston
- Tony Batista – 3B – Chicago
- Luis Castillo – 2B – Pittsburgh
- Kevin Sefcik – LF – New York
- Jermaine Dye – RF – Seattle
- Bill Mueller – 3B – Seattle
- Johnny Damon – CF – Baltimore
- Trot Nixon – RF – Chicago
- Dmitri Young – 1B – Colorado
- Bobby Estalella – C – San Francisco
- Miguel Cairo – 2B – Cincinnati
- Tomas Perez – 2B – Cleveland
- Marvin Benard – RF – Chicago
- Doug Glanville – CF – St. Louis
- Matt Lawton – RF – Cincinnati
- Ray Durham – 2B – Washington
- Aaron Ledesma – SS – Seattle
- Freddy Garcia – 3B – Washington
- Raul Ibanez – LF – Cleveland
- Rich Aurilia – SS – Cincinnati
- Howard Battle – 3B – Orlando
- Todd Walker – 2B – Cincinnati
- Ricky Gutierrez – 1B – Baltimore
- David Bell – 3B – Los Angeles
- Tony Graffanino – 2B – Detroit
- Greg Norton – 3B – Orlando
- Jose Herrera – CF – Detroit
- Brook Fordyce – C – Pittsburgh
- Gregg Zaun – C – Cincinnati
- George Arias – 3B – Chicago
- Raul Casanova – C – Chicago
- Quinton McCracken – CF – New York
- Tyler Houston – 3B – Texas
- Felipe Crespo – 2B – Los Angeles
- Scott Spiezio – 1B – Cincinnati
- Alex Ochoa – LF – San Francisco
- Damian Jackson – 2B – St. Louis
- Joe Ayrault – C – Chicago
- Doug Mirabelli – C – Montreal
- Roger Cedeno – RF – Chicago
- Jermaine Allensworth – CF – Cleveland
- Rey Ordonez – SS – Minnesota
- Neifi Perez – SS – Orlando
- Kelly Stinnett – C – St. Louis
- Gene Kingsale – CF – Oakland
🔥 Top Pitching Prospects
- Livan Hernandez – SP – Washington
- Justin Thompson – SP – Kansas City
- Alan Benes – SP – Orlando
- Ugueth Urbina – SP – Los Angeles
- Brad Radke – SP – Cincinnati
- Willie Adams – SP – Chicago
- Jose Rosado – SP – New York
- Mac Suzuki – SP – Cincinnati
- Jason Schmidt – SP – Colorado
- Esteban Loaiza – SP – Chicago
- Ramiro Mendoza – SP – Los Angeles
- LaTroy Hawkins – SP – Chicago
- Scott Karl – SP – San Francisco
- Jeff D’Amico – SP – Chicago
- Bryan Rekar – SP – Pittsburgh
- Jamey Wright – SP – Pittsburgh
- Garrett Stephenson – SP – Los Angeles
- Brian Moehler – SP – New York
- Felipe Lira – SP – Orlando
- Paul Wilson – SP – Chicago
- Jimmy Haynes – SP – Pittsburgh
- Jason Jacome – SP – St. Louis
- Jamie Brewington – SP – Pittsburgh
- C.J. Nitkowski – SP – Orlando
- Matt Beech – SP – Cleveland
- Billy Wagner – RP – Pittsburgh
- Rick Helling – RP – Oakland
- John Wasdin – SP – Orlando
- Bobby Chouinard – SP – Pittsburgh
- Matt Mantei – CL – Chicago
- Danny Patterson – RP – San Francisco
- Chris Holt – SP – San Francisco
- Francisco Cordova – SP – St. Louis
- Jeff Juden – SP – Cleveland
- Alberto Reyes – SP – Texas
- Brooks Kieschnick – RP – St. Louis
- Jim Mecir – SP – New York
- Jeff Suppan – SP – Cincinnati
- Jose Silva – SP – Detroit
- Mark Brandenburg – RP – Chicago
- Mike Holtz – RP – Chicago
- Elmer Dessens – SP – Detroit
- Brian Bevil – RP – Washington
- Joe Borowski – RP – Boston
The DBL congratulates these rising stars and looks forward to their continued development throughout the season. For a full breakdown of player stats, scouting grades, and team placement, visit the updated https://dbl-roundtable.com/dbl/leagues/league_100_top_prospects.html page.
🏟️ Top 100 Prospects – By Team
Baltimore
- Johnny Damon – CF – #30
- Ricky Gutierrez – 1B – #61
Boston
- Edgar Renteria – SS – #19
- Joe Borowski – RP – #99
Chicago
- Nomar Garciaparra – SS – #2
- Jason Giambi – 1B – #4
- Tony Batista – 3B – #22
- Trot Nixon – RF – #32
- Marvin Benard – RF – #41
- George Arias – 3B – #72
- Raul Casanova – C – #74
- Joe Ayrault – C – #86
- Roger Cedeno – RF – #90
- Paul Wilson – SP – #46
- Matt Mantei – CL – #69
- LaTroy Hawkins – SP – #28
- Esteban Loaiza – SP – #24
- Jeff D’Amico – SP – #34
- Willie Adams – SP – #16
- Mike Holtz – RP – #94
- Mark Brandenburg – RP – #91
Cincinnati
- Scott Rolen – 3B – #1
- Miguel Cairo – 2B – #37
- Matt Lawton – RF – #44
- Rich Aurilia – SS – #54
- Todd Walker – 2B – #59
- Gregg Zaun – C – #71
- Scott Spiezio – 1B – #82
- Brad Radke – SP – #15
- Mac Suzuki – SP – #20
- Jeff Suppan – SP – #87
Cleveland
- Tomas Perez – 2B – #40
- Raul Ibanez – LF – #52
- Jermaine Allensworth – CF – #92
- Matt Beech – SP – #57
- Jeff Juden – SP – #77
Colorado
- Dmitri Young – 1B – #33
- Jason Schmidt – SP – #21
Detroit
- Desi Relaford – SS – #13
- Tony Graffanino – 2B – #63
- Jose Herrera – CF – #67
- Jose Silva – SP – #88
- Elmer Dessens – SP – #95
Kansas City
- Andruw Jones – CF – #3
- Justin Thompson – SP – #11
Los Angeles
- David Bell – 3B – #62
- Ugueth Urbina – SP – #14
- Ramiro Mendoza – SP – #27
- Garrett Stephenson – SP – #39
Minnesota
- Darin Erstad – 1B – #5
- Rey Ordonez – SS – #93
Montreal
- Doug Mirabelli – C – #89
New York
- Bobby Abreu – RF – #6
- Phil Nevin – 3B – #8
- Kevin Sefcik – LF – #25
- Luis Castillo – 2B – #23
- Quinton McCracken – CF – #75
- Jose Rosado – SP – #17
- Brian Moehler – SP – #42
- Jim Mecir – SP – #84
Oakland
- Gene Kingsale – CF – #100
- Rick Helling – RP – #60
Orlando
- Howard Battle – 3B – #55
- Greg Norton – 3B – #66
- Felipe Lira – SP – #45
- Alan Benes – SP – #12
- C.J. Nitkowski – SP – #56
- John Wasdin – SP – #64
Pittsburgh
- Luis Castillo – 2B – #23
- Brook Fordyce – C – #68
- Bryan Rekar – SP – #35
- Jamey Wright – SP – #38
- Jimmy Haynes – SP – #49
- Jamie Brewington – SP – #53
- Bobby Chouinard – SP – #65
- Billy Wagner – RP – #58
San Francisco
- Bobby Estalella – C – #36
- Alex Ochoa – LF – #83
- Scott Karl – SP – #31
- Chris Holt – SP – #73
- Danny Patterson – RP – #70
Seattle
- Jermaine Dye – RF – #26
- Bill Mueller – 3B – #29
- Aaron Ledesma – SS – #48
St. Louis
- Karim Garcia – RF – #18
- Doug Glanville – CF – #43
- Damian Jackson – 2B – #85
- Jason Jacome – SP – #50
- Francisco Cordova – SP – #76
- Brooks Kieschnick – RP – #81
- Kelly Stinnett – C – #97
Texas
- Tyler Houston – 3B – #78
- Alberto Reyes – SP – #80
Washington
- Vladimir Guerrero – RF – #7
- Jason Kendall – C – #9
- Freddy Garcia – 3B – #51
- Ray Durham – 2B – #47
- Livan Hernandez – SP – #10
- Brian Bevil – RP – #98