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April 4, 1989

MONTREAL | TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1989 | SINCE 1778 | SPORTS FINAL

Expos 14th According to Baseball America

Annual Rankings Say Expos Minor League System is 14th Out of 26 Teams

Baseball America published their annual rankings of the Top 100 prospects in baseball as well as their rankings of each Major League Baseball team's farm system. According to the publication, the Expos have the 14th best minor league system and two of the Top 100 prospects.

David Justice, selected fourth overall by the Expos in last November's draft, is the 13th best prospect in baseball according to the rankings. John Wetteland, selected 33rd overall in November, is ranked 62nd.

Out of the organizations with two or fewer prospects in the top 100, the Expos ranked first.

Leading the list of organizations was the New York Yankees who placed five of their prospects in the top 100, including No.2 prospect Kevin Appier. The Braves (5 players in top 100), Padres (5), Phillies (5) and Giants (4) rounded out the top five.

The No. 1 prospect is Curt Schilling og the Braves, the fourth overall pick by the Braves in 1987. The Padres' Sammy Sosa was third behind Appier and Albert Belle (Yankees) and Chris Hoiles (Braves) were fourth and fifth, respectively.

The Milwaukee Brewers finished 26th on the list, placing zero players among the top 100.

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