WHIRLED BASEBALL
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
04/30/2002
 
BALTIMORE BLACK SOX 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Curt Blefary 18th Josmil Pinto 18th 19th
First Basemen Eddie Murray 18th Bruce Bochte 4th 12th
Second Basemen Miller Huggins 19th Jose Altuve 9th 14th
Third Basemen Manny Machado 18th Gunnar Henderson 3rd 11th
Shortstops Cal Ripken Jr 3rd Mark Belanger 13th 4th
Left Fielders Frank Robinson 8th Hub Collins 6th 5th
Center Fielders Curt Flood 18th Farmer Weaver 7th 15th
Right Fielders Ken Singleton 12th Ron Northey 4th 7th
Starting Pitchers Ned Garvin 20th Emil Yde 10th 19th
Relievers Jeff Montgomery 13th Frank Francisco 17th 14th
Closers Gregg Olson 16th Frank Francisco 7th 11th
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Joe Torre 19th Joe Torre 2nd 17th
First Basemen Paul Konerko 15th Nate Colbert 3rd 8th
Second Basemen Bobby Grich 8th Jess Barbour 1st 4th
Third Basemen Eddie Mathews 8th Harl Maggert 20th 19th
Shortstops Dick Groat 19th Leo Cardenas 10th 16th
Left Fielders Tommy Davis 4th Gary Matthews 9th 4th
Center Fielders Curtis Granderson 19th Lenny Dykstra 3rd 16th
Right Fielders Hank Aaron 7th Frank Gilhooley 16th 13th
Starting Pitchers Lefty Gomez 19th Bill James 15th 20th
Relievers Kerry Ligtenberg 2nd Kerry Ligtenberg 9th 1st
Closers Kerry Ligtenberg 4th Kerry Ligtenberg 5th 4th
BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Piazza 3rd Gilly Campbell 14th 3rd
First Basemen Dan Brouthers 1st 16th 15th
Second Basemen Jackie Robinson 1st Ed Delahanty 8th 1st
Third Basemen Ron Cey 6th Candy Jim Taylor 6th 3rd
Shortstops Vern Stephens 14th Sonny Jackson 3rd 11th
Left Fielders Pedro Guerrero 14th 19th 17th
Center Fielders George Hendrick 10th Al Simmons 9th 8th
Right Fielders Mookie Betts 10th Chicken Wolf 5th 5th
Starting Pitchers Smokey Joe Williams 6th Walker Buehler 1st 2nd
Relievers Trevor Hildenberger 20th Chris Short 15th 20th
Closers Eric Gagné 1st Victor González 9th 1st
CHICAGO AMERICAN GIANTS 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jack Doyle 2nd Nick Fortes 14th (tied) 2nd
First Basemen Frank Thomas 5th 16th (tied) 18th
Second Basemen Chino Smith 3rd 20th 19th
Third Basemen Dick Allen 4th Freddie Lindstrom 15th 14th
Shortstops Travis Jackson 6th Travis Jackson 9th 5th
Left Fielders Joe Jackson 3rd Aaron Cunningham 18th 14th
Center Fielders Jake Stenzel 9th Dominic Fletcher 20th 19th
Right Fielders Rocky Colavito 18th Harry Arndt 12th 14th
Starting Pitchers Ed Walsh 13th Jacob deGrom 7th 11th
Relievers Alex Reyes 4th Alex Reyes 6th 3rd
Closers Alex Reyes 7th Alex Reyes 1st 5th
CLEVELAND SPIDERS 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Louis Santop 13th Jorge Alfaro 13th 11th
First Basemen Ron Blomberg 10th Todd Helton 9th 6th
Second Basemen Sammy Strang 16th Abraham Almonte 5th 11th
Third Basemen Evan Longoria 3rd Johnny Hodapp 16th 15th
Shortstops Arky Vaughan 7th Mark Grudzielanek 18th 18th
Left Fielders Johnny Bates 15th Matt Carpenter 4th 11th
Center Fielders Tris Speaker 2nd Luis Olmo 6th 2nd
Right Fielders 19th Craig Wilson 11th 20th
Starting Pitchers Pat Malone 8th Balor Moore 16th 8th
Relievers Chaz Roe 7th Toby Borland 18th 10th
Closers Aroldis Chapman 12th Toby Borland 6th 8th
DETROIT WOLVERINES 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ernie Lombardi 8th Bill Freehan 3rd 4th
First Basemen Hank Greenberg 7th 16th (tied) 19th
Second Basemen Charlie Gehringer 13th Ron Dunn 18th 18th
Third Basemen Bob Bailey 17th Billy Sullivan 6th (tied) 12th
Shortstops Bobby Wallace 20th Wander Franco 7th 17th
Left Fielders Oscar Gamble 16th Bob Fothergill 2nd 12th
Center Fielders Al Kaline 7th Moose McCormick 8th 5th
Right Fielders Ty Cobb 1st Tommy Thompson 13th 1st
Starting Pitchers Hal Newhouser 3rd John Healy 3rd 3rd
Relievers Felipe Vázquez 10th José Melendez 19th 11th
Closers Troy Percival 11th Frank Lary 4th 7th
HOMESTEAD GRAYS 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Josh Gibson 1st Cam Carreón 14th (tied) 1st
First Basemen Mike Epstein 11th Billy O'Brien 9th (tied) 7th
Second Basemen Nap Lajoie 12th Lew Fonseca 9th (tied) 9th
Third Basemen Judy Johnson 12th David Bote 6th (tied) 7th
Shortstops Honus Wagner 4th 19th 19th
Left Fielders Willie Stargell 9th Mark Quinn 12th 8th
Center Fielders Andrew McCutchen 15th Jimmy Ripple 1st 9th
Right Fielders Roberto Clemente 9th Paul Waner 6th 6th
Starting Pitchers Babe Adams 17th Clayton Kershaw 5th 13th
Relievers Ricardo Rincón 11th Gary Lucas 8th 8th
Closers Josh Lindblom 20th David Cone 17th 20th
HOUSTON COLT 45S 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Shanty Hogan 16th Will Smith 5th 12th
First Basemen Paul Goldschmidt 9th Charlie Grimm 14th 14th
Second Basemen Trea Turner 9th Trea Turner 4th 7th
Third Basemen George Brett 7th Edgar Martínez 6th (tied) 4th
Shortstops Carlos Correa 10th Jorge Polanco 11th 8th
Left Fielders 18th Pete Compton 3rd 18th
Center Fielders Jim Wynn 7th (tied) César Cedeño 11th 6th
Right Fielders Pete Hill 8th Lou Piniella 7th 4th
Starting Pitchers Toad Ramsey 2nd Ed Morris 11th 1st
Relievers Billy Wagner 14th Lance McCullers 7th 12th
Closers Tug McGraw 8th Rick Wise 2nd 6th
INDIANAPOLIS ABCS 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Johnny Bench 4th Harry McCurdy 20th 20th
First Basemen Joey Votto 11th (tied) Sean Casey 6th 5th
Second Basemen Joe Morgan 4th Ricky Gutiérrez 19th 16th
Third Basemen Buddy Bell 11th Chase Headley 1st 5th
Shortstops Barry Larkin 2nd Tex McDonald 8th 1st
Left Fielders Bob Bescher 17th Dave Winfield 11th 13th
Center Fielders George Foster 20th Dusty Miller 10th 17th
Right Fielders Oscar Charleston 2nd 18th 12th
Starting Pitchers Edward Nolan 13th (tied) Pete Schourek 12th 14th
Relievers Billy McCool 5th Billy McCool 10th 5th
Closers Rob Dibble 19th Dave Gumpert 19th 19th
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ted Simmons 10th Johnny Bassler 9th 8th
First Basemen Albert Pujols 4th Otto Schomberg 4th (tied) 1st
Second Basemen Frankie Frisch 6th Keston Hiura 2nd 3rd
Third Basemen Doug Rader 10th Bill Bradley 6th (tied) 6th
Shortstops Ozzie Smith 11th Sam Mongin 13th (tied) 12th
Left Fielders Cool Papa Bell 10th Wade Johnston 8th 7th
Center Fielders Benny Kauff 14th Ted Uhlaender 12th 13th
Right Fielders Stan Musial 3rd Eddie Moore 15th 11th
Starting Pitchers Smokey Joe Wood 7th Bill Singer 17th 6th
Relievers Joe Thatcher 6th Giovanny Gallegos 11th 6th
Closers Craig Kimbrel 14th Vinnie Pestano 14th 15th
LOS ANGELES ANGELS 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gene Tenace 9th Mike Trost 4th 7th
First Basemen Freddie Freeman 14th Babe Herman 9th (tied) 11th
Second Basemen Billy Herman 14th Rod Carew 16th 17th
Third Basemen Richie Hebner 14th Enrique Wilson 6th (tied) 9th
Shortstops Eddie Joost 16th Garry Templeton 5th 14th
Left Fielders Kal Daniels 12th Steve Henderson 10th 10th
Center Fielders Mike Trout 5th Dwight Evans 12th (tied) 4th
Right Fielders Ichiro Suzuki 17th Norm Miller 14th 15th
Starting Pitchers Dwight Gooden 16th Joey Lucchesi 2nd 12th
Relievers Darren Holmes 16th Jake Diekman 2nd 15th
Closers Francisco Rodríguez 15th Carlos Mármol 10th 12th
MEMPHIS RED SOX 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gabby Hartnett 5th Mark Salas 19th 18th
First Basemen David Ortiz 6th Joe Cunningham 9th (tied) 4th
Second Basemen Dustin Pedroia 15th Lenny Harris 6th 10th
Third Basemen Travis Shaw 9th Maikel Franco 17th 18th
Shortstops Herman Long 13th Woody English 2nd 10th
Left Fielders Ted Williams 1st Joe Kelley 5th 1st
Center Fielders Reggie Smith 13th Jim Rice 12th (tied) 12th
Right Fielders Manny Ramírez 4th Bill Buckner 7th (tied) 2nd
Starting Pitchers Tom Seaver 11th Josh Beckett 19th 17th
Relievers Rollie Fingers 17th Lucas Sims 12th 16th
Closers Heath Bell 10th Bill Lee 18th 16th
MIAMI CUBAN GIANTS 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Chris Hoiles 11th Dan Graham 14th (tied) 10th
First Basemen Jim Thome 19th Roy Hughes 15th 17th
Second Basemen Martín Dihigo 18th Clete Boyer 9th (tied) 13th
Third Basemen Russell Branyan 20th Willie Kamm 6th (tied) 16th
Shortstops Robin Yount 5th Jack Glasscock 1st 3rd
Left Fielders 18th (tied) Jason Bay 14th 19th
Center Fielders Julio Rodríguez 12th José Cruz 18th 18th
Right Fielders José Canseco 11th Nick Williams 7th (tied) 8th
Starting Pitchers Jim Whitney 1st Scott Olsen 20th 18th
Relievers Aaron Barrett 18th Francis Martes 13th 18th
Closers Jonathan Papelbon 13th Pedro Martínez 8th 9th
NEW YORK BLACK YANKEES 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Thurman Munson 14th Bill Phillips 10th 13th
First Basemen Lou Gehrig 3rd J C Martin 9th (tied) 2nd
Second Basemen Rogers Hornsby 6th (tied) Jorge Orta 7th 5th
Third Basemen Mike Schmidt 5th John Ryan Murphy 4th 1st
Shortstops Joe Sewell 15th Charlie Irwin 12th 13th
Left Fielders Babe Ruth 2nd Pip Koehler 14th (tied) 2nd
Center Fielders Mickey Mantle 6th Clyde Milan 12th (tied) 7th
Right Fielders 19th (tied) Rich Coggins 2nd 18th
Starting Pitchers Whitey Ford 18th Max Fried 13th 15th
Relievers David Robertson 1st Norm Lehr 20th 13th
Closers David Robertson 9th Norm Lehr 20th 17th
NEW YORK GOTHAMS 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Buster Posey 7th Steve O'Neill 7th 6th
First Basemen Will Clark 16th Alvin Davis 8th 10th
Second Basemen Grant Johnson 5th Whitey Wietelmann 9th (tied) 6th
Third Basemen Jim Ray Hart 16th Carlos Baerga 5th 10th
Shortstops Brandon Crawford 18th 19th (tied) 20th
Left Fielders Tip O'Neill 7th 19th (tied) 16th
Center Fielders Willie Mays 4th John Reccius 5th 3rd
Right Fielders Johnny Callison 13th Red Murray 17th 16th
Starting Pitchers Christy Mathewson 15th Amos Rusie 4th 10th
Relievers Kent Tekulve 9th Bill McGee 4th 7th
Closers Brian Wilson 18th Ferdie Schupp 10th (tied) 14th
OTTAWA MOUNTIES 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Emil Gross 17th Milt May 6th 15th
First Basemen John Olerud 17th John Mayberry 7th 9th
Second Basemen Roberto Alomar 10th Joey Cora 3rd 8th
Third Basemen Adrián Beltré 19th Ryon Healy 6th (tied) 13th
Shortstops Álex Rodríguez 17th Dick Bartell 13th (tied) 15th
Left Fielders Tim Raines 13th Al Woods 1st 9th
Center Fielders Carlos Beltrán 16th Jimmy Macullar 19th 20th
Right Fielders Wee Willie Keeler 5th Wee Willie Keeler 7th (tied) 3rd
Starting Pitchers Charles Radbourn 5th Dupee Shaw 9th 5th
Relievers Greg Holland 19th Arodys Vizcaíno 16th 19th
Closers Tom Henke 6th Billy Koch 15th 13th
PHILADELPHIA STARS 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bill Dickey 15th Todd Pratt 12th 14th
First Basemen Rico Carty 8th Prince Fielder 1st 3rd
Second Basemen Chase Utley 11th Juan Samuel 17th 15th
Third Basemen Scott Rolen 2nd John Bass 6th (tied) 2nd
Shortstops Jim Fregosi 12th Luis Aparicio 4th 9th
Left Fielders Sherry Magee 5th Rhys Hoskins 7th 3rd
Center Fielders Willie Davis 17th Richie Ashburn 2nd 14th
Right Fielders Aaron Judge 16th 18th (tied) 19th
Starting Pitchers Charles Rogan 4th Ben Tincup 6th 4th
Relievers Ryan Madson 8th Michael Lorenzen 1st 4th
Closers Mark Melancon 17th Scott Garrelts 16th 18th
PORTLAND SEA DOGS 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Joe Mauer 12th Frankie Hayes 8th 9th
First Basemen Kent Hrbek 20th Rich Reese 2nd 13th
Second Basemen 20th Nux James 9th (tied) 20th
Third Basemen Paul Molitor 13th Josh Jung 18th 20th
Shortstops Hughie Jennings 1st Jack Martin 13th (tied) 2nd
Left Fielders 18th (tied) Joe Gedeon 14th (tied) 19th (tied)
Center Fielders Ken Griffey Jr 11th Lloyd Moseby 12th (tied) 11th
Right Fielders Chuck Klein 14th Hugh Duffy 3rd 10th
Starting Pitchers Bert Blyleven 9th Dave Stieb 18th 16th
Relievers John Wetteland 3rd Jack Wisner 5th 2nd
Closers John Wetteland 5th Harry Harper 13th 10th
SAN FRANCISCO SEA LIONS 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mickey Cochrane 6th Harry Decker 10th (tied) 5th
First Basemen Jack Clark 13th 16th (tied) 20th
Second Basemen Frank Grant 2nd Dick Green 9th (tied) 2nd
Third Basemen Dick Lundy 1st Morrie Rath 19th 17th
Shortstops Bill Sweeney 9th Bill Sweeney 6th 6th
Left Fielders Rickey Henderson 11th Jay Kirke 17th 15th
Center Fielders Turkey Stearnes 1st Del Unser 4th 1st
Right Fielders Reggie Jackson 6th 18th (tied) 17th
Starting Pitchers Lefty Grove 10th Charlie Ferguson 14th 7th
Relievers Steve Ontiveros 12th Ad Brennan 3rd 9th
Closers Rod Beck 3rd Ad Brennan 3rd 2nd
WANDERING HOUSE OF DAVID 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Elrod Hendricks 20th Tyler Flowers 1st 16th
First Basemen John Beckwith 2nd 16th (tied) 16th
Second Basemen Ryne Sandberg 17th Heliodoro Hidalgo 9th (tied) 12th
Third Basemen Ron Santo 15th Chris Brown 2nd 8th
Shortstops Ernie Banks 8th John Peters 13th (tied) 7th
Left Fielders George Stone 6th Cody Bellinger 13th 6th
Center Fielders Pete Browning 3rd Danny Green 17th 10th
Right Fielders Sammy Sosa 15th Juan Soto 1st 9th
Starting Pitchers Fergie Jenkins 12th John Flynn 8th 9th
Relievers Scott Downs 15th Charlie Maloney 14th 17th
Closers Karl Spooner 2nd Jon Huber 10th (tied) 3rd
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