WHIRLED BASEBALL
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
07/30/2001
 
BALTIMORE BLACK SOX 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Curt Blefary 12th Josmil Pinto 2nd 9th
First Basemen Dan McGann 15th Eddie Murray 2nd 8th
Second Basemen Miller Huggins 7th Asdrúbal Cabrera 13th 13th
Third Basemen Cal Ripken Jr 6th Frank Ward 8th 4th
Shortstops Bobby Wallace 12th Mark Belanger 5th 9th
Left Fielders Frank Robinson 5th Larry Sheets 2nd 3rd
Center Fielders Paul Blair 19th Burt Shotton 3rd 15th
Right Fielders Gavvy Cravath 8th Steve Brodie 3rd 4th
Starting Pitchers Connie Johnson 14th Jack Kramer 20th 20th
Relievers Justin Hampson 17th Frank Francisco 5th 17th
Closers Justin Hampson 17th Michael Grove 8th 14th
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gene Tenace 8th Joe Torre 9th 7th
First Basemen Adrián González 20th Nate Colbert 4th 13th
Second Basemen Cupid Childs 17th Marcus Giles 1st 10th
Third Basemen Eddie Mathews 11th Mike Kinkade 8th (tied) 7th
Shortstops Herman Long 15th 17th 19th
Left Fielders Ryan Braun 10th Jess Barbour 4th 6th
Center Fielders Curtis Granderson 17th Curt Flood 12th 14th
Right Fielders Hank Aaron 10th Jim McAnany 13th 11th
Starting Pitchers John Malarkey 16th Steve Avery 6th 14th
Relievers Harley Young 7th Slim Embrey 3rd 6th
Closers Harley Young 4th George Stone 19th 17th
BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Piazza 4th Gilly Campbell 18th 18th
First Basemen Dan Brouthers 10th 18th 19th
Second Basemen Jackie Robinson 3rd Ed Delahanty 8th 2nd
Third Basemen Ron Cey 5th Hank Majeski 15th 14th
Shortstops Vern Stephens 19th Sonny Jackson 16th 17th
Left Fielders Roy White 16th Al Simmons 7th 9th
Center Fielders John Briggs 12th Terry Moore 11th 10th
Right Fielders Beals Becker 12th Don Mueller 4th 7th
Starting Pitchers Smokey Joe Williams 8th Eustace Newton 11th 6th
Relievers Terry Forster 5th Dave Geisel 6th 5th
Closers Eric Gagne 6th Victor González 18th 18th
CHICAGO AMERICAN GIANTS 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Carlton Fisk 16th Hal King 11th 14th
First Basemen Frank Thomas 3rd Yoán Moncada 6th 2nd
Second Basemen Eddie Collins 2nd Chino Smith 6th 1st
Third Basemen Dick Allen 12th Ray Jablonski 16th 18th
Shortstops Freddy Parent 20th Joe Sullivan 10th 15th
Left Fielders Kevin Mitchell 12th Walter Davis 9th 8th
Center Fielders Cristóbal Torriente 20th Lenny Dykstra 18th 20th
Right Fielders Joe Jackson 2nd 16th 12th
Starting Pitchers Ed Walsh 19th Bill Husted 7th 16th
Relievers Tom Williams 10th Harry Buckner 14th 9th
Closers Tom Williams 2nd Harry Buckner 1st 1st
CLEVELAND SPIDERS 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ed Bailey 9th Craig Wilson 10th 8th
First Basemen Ron Blomberg 4th Aubrey Huff 6th (tied) 3rd
Second Basemen Steve Sax 18th Steve Sax 14th 17th
Third Basemen Evan Longoria 7th Justin Turner 1st 3rd
Shortstops Arky Vaughan 2nd 17th (tied) 16th
Left Fielders Johnny Bates 17th Bruce Campbell 18th 20th
Center Fielders Tris Speaker 2nd Randy Winn 1st 2nd
Right Fielders Larry Doby 16th 16th (tied) 18th
Starting Pitchers Bob Feller 4th Balor Moore 19th 17th
Relievers Al Smith 9th Jake Diekman 2nd 8th
Closers Ron Reed 12th Billy Muffett 6th 7th
DETROIT WOLVERINES 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ernie Lombardi 13th Johnny Romano 5th 12th
First Basemen Hank Greenberg 6th 18th (tied) 18th
Second Basemen Tony Lazzeri 11th 19th 19th
Third Basemen Bob Bailey 13th Ray Bates 17th 19th
Shortstops George Davis 18th Wander Franco 1st 13th
Left Fielders Oscar Gamble 9th Hub Collins 16th 16th
Center Fielders Chili Davis 16th Moose McCormick 4th 13th
Right Fielders Ty Cobb 1st Bob Fothergill 4th (tied) 1st
Starting Pitchers Hal Newhouser 13th Logan Hensley 8th 12th
Relievers Buddy Napier 4th Bob Milacki 13th 4th
Closers Mike Henneman 10th Frank Lary 8th (tied) 9th
HOMESTEAD GRAYS 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Josh Gibson 1st Cam Carreón 4th 1st
First Basemen Mike Epstein 5th Tim Harkness 14th 14th
Second Basemen 19th Lew Fonseca 15th 20th
Third Basemen Judy Johnson 3rd Judy Johnson 4th 1st
Shortstops Honus Wagner 13th Khalil Greene 8th 11th
Left Fielders Rick Reichardt 7th Ralph Kiner 10th 4th
Center Fielders Andrew McCutchen 18th Lloyd Waner 13th 17th
Right Fielders Andy Van Slyke 11th Paul Waner 4th (tied) 5th
Starting Pitchers Francisco Liriano 17th Clayton Kershaw 2nd 15th
Relievers Ricardo Rincón 16th Ed Fallenstein 9th 15th
Closers Josh Lindblom 9th Joe Callahan 8th (tied) 8th
HOUSTON COLT 45S 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jorge Posada 18th Will Smith 11th (tied) 16th
First Basemen Jeff Bagwell 7th Charlie Grimm 6th (tied) 5th
Second Basemen Grant Johnson 9th Bama Rowell 9th 5th
Third Basemen George Brett 14th Edgar Martínez 7th 8th
Shortstops Carlos Correa 1st Travis Jackson 11th 1st
Left Fielders Luis Gonzalez 15th Von Joshua 15th 17th
Center Fielders Jim Wynn 10th César Cedeño 7th 8th
Right Fielders Tony Gwynn 7th Dee Miles 15th 13th
Starting Pitchers Toad Ramsey 2nd Collin McHugh 12th 2nd
Relievers Roberto Osuna 1st Elmer Tutwiler 4th 1st
Closers Roberto Osuna 3rd Bill Harper 7th 2nd
INDIANAPOLIS ABCS 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Johnny Bench 6th Patsy Gharrity 1st 4th
First Basemen Joey Votto 8th Sean Casey 3rd 4th
Second Basemen Joe Morgan 1st Hughie Critz 17th 12th
Third Basemen Ed Charles 18th Oliver Marcell 3rd 10th
Shortstops Barry Larkin 8th Donie Bush 7th 6th
Left Fielders Bob Bescher 18th Pete O'Brien 5th 10th
Center Fielders Oscar Charleston 3rd 20th 19th
Right Fielders Emil Frisk 14th 16th (tied) 16th
Starting Pitchers Luis Padrón 9th Jim Maloney 5th 7th
Relievers Jack Billingham 11th Red Proctor 17th 11th
Closers Rob Dibble 16th Oad Swigart 3rd 10th
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ted Simmons 7th Johnny Bassler 11th (tied) 6th
First Basemen Albert Pujols 1st Billy O'Brien 6th (tied) 1st
Second Basemen Frankie Frisch 16th Dink Mothel 2nd 7th
Third Basemen 20th Sam Mongin 2nd 20th
Shortstops Ozzie Smith 6th Eddie Moore 6th 5th
Left Fielders Stan Musial 2nd Wade Johnston 6th 2nd
Center Fielders Cool Papa Bell 13th Cool Papa Bell 13th (tied) 12th
Right Fielders 19th 16th (tied) 19th
Starting Pitchers A. Rube Foster 1st Bill Singer 3rd 1st
Relievers Lee Smith 2nd Giovanny Gallegos 8th 2nd
Closers Craig Kimbrel 15th Stan Yerkes 8th (tied) 12th
LOS ANGELES ANGELS 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ron Hassey 14th Mark Salas 19th 19th
First Basemen Carlos Delgado 18th Babe Herman 6th (tied) 12th
Second Basemen Bobby Grich 6th Marcus Semien 12th 11th
Third Basemen Doug Rader 16th Matt Carpenter 8th (tied) 11th
Shortstops Eddie Joost 14th Xander Bogaerts 9th 14th
Left Fielders Kal Daniels 4th Brandon Nimmo 14th 13th
Center Fielders Mike Trout 4th Mike Jorgensen 8th 4th
Right Fielders Ichiro Suzuki 17th Norm Miller 9th 15th
Starting Pitchers Dwight Gooden 7th John Lackey 9th 5th
Relievers Scott Rice 15th Bryan Harvey 10th 13th
Closers Joe Nathan 13th Al Jackson 8th (tied) 11th
MEMPHIS RED SOX 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gabby Hartnett 19th Duffy Dyer 20th 20th
First Basemen David Ortiz 16th Joe Cunningham 6th (tied) 10th
Second Basemen DJ LeMahieu 8th Ken Boswell 4th 4th
Third Basemen Wade Boggs 10th Candy Jim Taylor 8th (tied) 6th
Shortstops Dobie Moore 11th Ted Martinez 11th (tied) 10th
Left Fielders Ted Williams 3rd Willie Crawford 1st 1st
Center Fielders Reggie Smith 11th Joe Kelley 13th (tied) 9th
Right Fielders Manny Ramírez 9th Dwight Evans 2nd 3rd
Starting Pitchers Stubby Overmire 20th Sadie McMahon 18th 19th
Relievers Skel Roach 19th Paul Musser 11th 19th
Closers Jonathan Papelbon 19th Nathan Eovaldi 16th 19th
MIAMI CUBAN GIANTS 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Iván Rodríguez 20th Jim Donahue 11th (tied) 17th
First Basemen Jim Thome 11th 18th (tied) 20th
Second Basemen Martín Dihigo 13th Tony Taylor 9th (tied) 9th
Third Basemen Gary Sheffield 8th Willie Kamm 18th 17th
Shortstops Robin Yount 3rd Zoilo Versalles 11th (tied) 3rd
Left Fielders Alejandro Oms 8th Bert Campaneris 3rd 5th
Center Fielders Julio Rodríguez 9th Mark Kotsay 19th 18th
Right Fielders José Canseco 4th José Cruz 10th 10th
Starting Pitchers José Méndez 5th Josh Beckett 14th 8th
Relievers Braden Looper 18th Jim Colborn 12th 18th
Closers Braden Looper 20th Ed Seward 4th 16th
NEW YORK BLACK YANKEES 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Thurman Munson 11th Bill Killefer 11th (tied) 11th
First Basemen Lou Gehrig 2nd Anthony Volpe 17th 15th
Second Basemen Rogers Hornsby 10th Aaron Hill 16th 14th
Third Basemen Mike Schmidt 2nd Harry Bauchman 20th 15th
Shortstops Derek Jeter 16th Charlie Irwin 3rd 12th
Left Fielders Babe Ruth 1st 19th 15th
Center Fielders Eric Davis 6th Clyde Milan 9th 5th
Right Fielders 19th (tied) 16th (tied) 19th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Andy Pettitte 10th Tony Brizzolara 13th 9th
Relievers Sparky Lyle 3rd Mike Bacsik 20th 14th
Closers Aroldis Chapman 11th Joe Edelen 20th 20th
NEW YORK GOTHAMS 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Buster Posey 3rd Steve O'Neill 11th (tied) 3rd
First Basemen Will Clark 12th Dominic Smith 6th (tied) 7th
Second Basemen Larry Doyle 12th Tim Shinnick 9th (tied) 8th
Third Basemen Ryan Zimmerman 17th Tom Burns 6th 12th
Shortstops Brandon Crawford 17th 17th (tied) 20th
Left Fielders Don Buford 14th Kyle Tucker 10th (tied) 11th
Center Fielders Willie Mays 5th John Reccius 6th 3rd
Right Fielders Johnny Callison 13th Art Rebel 14th 14th
Starting Pitchers Christy Mathewson 18th William VanLandingham 17th 18th
Relievers Brian Wilson 12th Bugs Raymond 7th 10th
Closers Robb Nen 1st Logan Webb 17th 15th
OTTAWA MOUNTIES 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gary Carter 2nd Milt May 11th (tied) 2nd
First Basemen Roy Sievers 17th John Mayberry 5th 9th
Second Basemen Roberto Alomar 5th Jimmy Dykes 5th 3rd
Third Basemen Adrián Beltré 18th (tied) Ryon Healy 8th (tied) 13th
Shortstops Álex Rodríguez 7th 17th (tied) 18th
Left Fielders Tim Raines 11th Warren Cromartie 10th (tied) 7th
Center Fielders Rick Monday 7th Denard Span 13th (tied) 6th
Right Fielders Larry Walker 6th Wee Willie Keeler 4th (tied) 2nd
Starting Pitchers Roy Halladay 12th Al Orth 9th (tied) 11th
Relievers BJ Ryan 8th Jesse Crain 16th 7th
Closers BJ Ryan 8th Billy Koch 8th (tied) 5th
PHILADELPHIA STARS 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Scioscia 15th Jerry Grote 3rd 13th
First Basemen Rico Carty 19th Prince Fielder 1st 11th
Second Basemen Chase Utley 14th César A Hernández 3rd 6th
Third Basemen Scott Rolen 4th Eduardo Nuñez 19th 16th
Shortstops Art Fletcher 10th Roger Peckinpaugh 3rd (tied) 7th
Left Fielders George Hendrick 19th Rhys Hoskins 7th (tied) 12th
Center Fielders Willie Davis 14th Richie Ashburn 5th 11th
Right Fielders Aaron Judge 5th Bobby Abreu 8th 8th
Starting Pitchers Hardie Henderson 11th Bill Gatewood 15th 10th
Relievers Fred Cambria 6th Ramón Hernández 1st 3rd
Closers Fred Cambria 14th Chris Archer 2nd 6th
PORTLAND SEA DOGS 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Joe Mauer 5th Frankie Hayes 6th 5th
First Basemen Kent Hrbek 14th Lee May 15th 16th
Second Basemen Paul Molitor 15th George Williams 18th 16th
Third Basemen Buddy Bell 15th Lee Tannehill 8th (tied) 9th
Shortstops Jim Fregosi 9th Jack Martin 11th (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Kiki Cuyler 20th Otis Nixon 10th (tied) 14th
Center Fielders Ken Griffey Jr 15th Nemo Leibold 13th (tied) 16th
Right Fielders Bobby Murcer 15th Hugh Duffy 1st 6th
Starting Pitchers Walter Johnson 6th Harry Harper 1st 4th
Relievers Scott Terry 13th Dick Jones 15th 12th
Closers Mark Melancon 5th Jack Wisner 8th (tied) 3rd
SAN FRANCISCO SEA LIONS 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mickey Cochrane 10th Dave Duncan 8th 10th
First Basemen Jack Clark 13th Bud Clancy 16th 17th
Second Basemen 19th (tied) Dario Lodigiani 7th 18th
Third Basemen Dick Lundy 1st Bill Sweeney 8th (tied) 2nd
Shortstops Frank Grant 5th Morrie Rath 2nd 2nd
Left Fielders Rickey Henderson 6th 19th (tied) 19th
Center Fielders Turkey Stearnes 1st Jules Thomas 2nd 1st
Right Fielders Reggie Jackson 3rd Bill Russell 11th 9th
Starting Pitchers Lefty Grove 3rd Red Ehret 16th 3rd
Relievers Huston Street 14th Rip Coleman 18th 16th
Closers Rod Beck 18th Don Dennis 5th 13th
WANDERING HOUSE OF DAVID 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Frank Chance 17th Darren Daulton 7th 15th
First Basemen Anthony Rizzo 9th Cap Anson 6th (tied) 6th
Second Basemen Ryne Sandberg 4th 19th (tied) 15th
Third Basemen Richie Hebner 9th Dave Malarcher 5th 5th
Shortstops Ernie Banks 3rd (tied) John Peters 11th (tied) 3rd (tied)
Left Fielders George Stone 13th Pip Koehler 17th 18th
Center Fielders George Gore 8th Heliodoro Hidalgo 9th (tied) 7th
Right Fielders Sammy Sosa 18th Olaf Henriksen 12th 17th
Starting Pitchers Kyle Peterson 15th Karl Spooner 4th 13th
Relievers Ed Bauta 20th Tom Harrison 19th 20th
Closers Bob Rush 7th Ad Gumbert 8th (tied) 4th
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