Baseball America

Founded in 1981, Baseball America is a publication that has been noted for its in-depth coverage of minor league, college and high school baseball, areas often not addressed by the mainstream sports media at the time of its founding. It is renowned for its focus on scouting and on the ranking of prospects. Baseball America has been printing Almanacs (previously called Statistics Report) for the past couple of decades, which present end-of-year recaps for many leagues.

The magazine was founded by Allan Simpson, a former minor league executive, from the garage of his house in White Rock, BC. It was originally called All-America Baseball News, but changed its name to its current one when Simpson moved the operation to Durham, NC after Miles Wolff took an interest in the magazine and provided additional capital in 1982.

Baseball America has also published books:

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball - edited by W. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, 1993

The Minor League Register - edited by W. Lloyd Johnson, 1994

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd edition) - edited by W. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, 1997

The publication releases an annual ranking of the top 100 prospects. Since 1990, 21 different players have been named baseball's top prospect (three of them won the honor twice in successive years). They are as follows:

Year	Player	Team
2017	OF - Andrew Benintendi	Red Sox
2016	SS - Corey Seager	Dodgers
2015	3B - Kris Bryant	Cubs
2014	OF - Byron Buxton	Twins
2013	SS/2B - Jurickson Profar	Rangers
2012	OF - Bryce Harper	Nationals
2011	OF - Bryce Harper	Nationals
2010	OF - Jason Heyward	Braves
2009	C - Matt Wieters	Orioles
2008	OF - Jay Bruce	Reds
2007	RHP -Daisuke Matsuzaka	Red Sox
2006	OF - Delmon Young	Devil Rays
2005	C - Joe Mauer	Twins
2004	C - Joe Mauer	Twins
2003	3B - Mark Teixeira	Rangers
2002	RHP - Josh Beckett	Marlins
2001	OF - Josh Hamilton	Devil Rays
2000	LHP - Rick Ankiel	Cardinals
1999	OF - J.D. Drew	Cardinals
1998	OF - Ben Grieve	Athletics
1997	OF - Andruw Jones	Braves
1996	OF - Andruw Jones	Braves
1995	SS - Alex Rodriguez	Mariners
1994	1B - Cliff Floyd	Expos
1993	SS - Chipper Jones	Braves
1992	LHP - Brien Taylor	Yankees
1991	RHP - Todd Van Poppel	Athletics
1990	LHP - Steve Avery	Braves

Source: All-Time Top 100 Prospects