WHIRLED BASEBALL
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
10/29/2001
 
BALTIMORE BLACK SOX 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tom Haller 18th Phil Masi 1st 14th
First Basemen Curt Blefary 11th Eddie Murray 2nd 3rd
Second Basemen Miller Huggins 7th 17th 16th
Third Basemen Manny Machado 13th Frank Ward 5th 7th
Shortstops Cal Ripken Jr 2nd Asdrúbal Cabrera 5th 2nd
Left Fielders Frank Robinson 5th Stan Spence 2nd 2nd
Center Fielders Paul Blair 18th Homer Smoot 8th 13th
Right Fielders Gavvy Cravath 8th Ron Northey 2nd 4th
Starting Pitchers Ned Garvin 16th Bill Drake 14th 14th
Relievers Justin Hampson 13th T.J. Tucker 3rd 11th
Closers Gregg Olson 8th Frank Francisco 4th 7th
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jim Pagliaroni 9th Joe Torre 6th 6th
First Basemen Paul Konerko 12th Nate Colbert 7th 7th
Second Basemen Bobby Grich 6th Marcus Giles 2nd 4th
Third Basemen Eddie Mathews 11th 19th 19th
Shortstops Herman Long 13th Tony Womack 18th 18th
Left Fielders Ryan Braun 10th Gary Matthews 3rd 6th
Center Fielders Curtis Granderson 16th Lenny Dykstra 2nd 10th
Right Fielders Hank Aaron 15th Jim McAnany 14th 16th
Starting Pitchers Alex Malloy 14th Steve Avery 3rd 12th
Relievers Harley Young 2nd Slim Embrey 4th 2nd
Closers Harley Young 2nd George Stone 3rd 1st
BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Piazza 5th Gilly Campbell 18th 18th
First Basemen Dan Brouthers 15th 18th 20th
Second Basemen Jackie Robinson 2nd Ed Delahanty 11th 7th
Third Basemen Ron Cey 2nd Hank Majeski 13th 11th
Shortstops Vern Stephens 18th Sonny Jackson 9th 15th
Left Fielders Roy White 11th 19th 19th
Center Fielders John Briggs 6th Al Simmons 7th 6th
Right Fielders Beals Becker 12th Chicken Wolf 3rd 8th
Starting Pitchers Smokey Joe Williams 3rd Walker Buehler 11th 2nd
Relievers Trevor Hildenberger 12th Dazzy Vance 18th 13th
Closers Eric Gagne 3rd Victor González 4th (tied) 3rd
CHICAGO AMERICAN GIANTS 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Carlton Fisk 14th Hal King 10th 12th
First Basemen Frank Thomas 4th Bub McAtee 16th 14th
Second Basemen Eddie Collins 4th Chino Smith 6th 2nd
Third Basemen Dick Allen 7th Freddie Lindstrom 5th (tied) 2nd
Shortstops Joe Sullivan 16th Joe Sullivan 7th 13th
Left Fielders Joe Jackson 2nd Walter Davis 6th 3rd
Center Fielders Jake Stenzel 15th Trea Turner 16th 17th
Right Fielders Rocky Colavito 17th Harry Arndt 10th 13th
Starting Pitchers Waite Hoyt 18th Jacob deGrom 16th 16th
Relievers Wilbur Wood 11th Víctor Cruz 20th 19th
Closers Fernando Rodney 14th Alex Reyes 14th 17th
CLEVELAND SPIDERS 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ed Bailey 8th Jorge Alfaro 10th (tied) 8th
First Basemen Ron Blomberg 6th Bill Phillips 12th 13th
Second Basemen Chuck Knoblauch 17th Justin Turner 15th 14th
Third Basemen Evan Longoria 4th Aubrey Huff 5th (tied) 1st
Shortstops Arky Vaughan 3rd 20th 17th
Left Fielders 20th Brandon Drury 4th 20th
Center Fielders Tris Speaker 2nd Randy Winn 3rd 2nd
Right Fielders Paul O'Neill 19th Craig Wilson 5th 10th
Starting Pitchers Bob Feller 5th Balor Moore 2nd 3rd
Relievers Billy Muffett 1st Jake Diekman 7th 1st
Closers Sergio Romo 20th Edward Mujica 15th 20th
DETROIT WOLVERINES 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ernie Lombardi 13th Bill Freehan 5th 10th
First Basemen Hank Greenberg 5th 18th (tied) 18th
Second Basemen Tony Lazzeri 10th 17th (tied) 18th
Third Basemen Bob Bailey 14th Ray Bates 15th 16th
Shortstops Bobby Wallace 8th Ray Chapman 6th 6th
Left Fielders Juan Beníquez 14th Bob Fothergill 6th (tied) 8th
Center Fielders 20th Moose McCormick 8th (tied) 19th
Right Fielders Ty Cobb 1st Tommy Thompson 12th 1st
Starting Pitchers Hal Newhouser 15th Logan Hensley 9th 13th
Relievers Jack F Wilson 6th José Melendez 19th 8th
Closers Buddy Napier 5th José Melendez 1st 4th
HOMESTEAD GRAYS 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Rick Ferrell 20th Cam Carreón 3rd 16th
First Basemen Josh Gibson 1st Tim Harkness 14th 1st
Second Basemen Nap Lajoie 19th Lew Fonseca 12th 15th
Third Basemen Judy Johnson 5th Steve Hertz 17th 13th
Shortstops 20th Liover Peguero 19th 20th
Left Fielders Willie Stargell 7th Ralph Kiner 6th (tied) 4th
Center Fielders Andrew McCutchen 14th Lloyd Waner 8th (tied) 11th
Right Fielders Andy Van Slyke 9th Paul Waner 5th (tied) 6th
Starting Pitchers Francisco Liriano 20th Clayton Kershaw 7th 18th
Relievers Robb Nen 8th Gary Lucas 17th 7th
Closers Josh Lindblom 13th Joe Callahan 4th (tied) 9th
HOUSTON COLT 45S 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Will Smith 7th Will Smith 10th (tied) 7th
First Basemen Jeff Bagwell 17th Charlie Grimm 7th (tied) 10th
Second Basemen Craig Biggio 16th Bama Rowell 13th 13th
Third Basemen George Brett 18th Edgar Martínez 10th 14th
Shortstops Carlos Correa 1st Travis Jackson 9th (tied) 1st
Left Fielders Jackie Warner 12th Von Joshua 17th 15th
Center Fielders Jim Wynn 7th César Cedeño 5th 5th
Right Fielders Tony Gwynn 11th 15th 18th
Starting Pitchers Toad Ramsey 1st Carlos Rodón 10th 1st
Relievers Óscar Tuero 14th Collin McHugh 9th 12th
Closers Roberto Osuna 1st Lance McCullers 4th (tied) 2nd
INDIANAPOLIS ABCS 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Johnny Bench 3rd Harry McCurdy 3rd (tied) 3rd
First Basemen Joey Votto 13th Sean Casey 4th 5th
Second Basemen Joe Morgan 1st 17th (tied) 12th
Third Basemen Ed Charles 19th Buddy Myer 1st 9th
Shortstops Barry Larkin 8th (tied) Donie Bush 11th 7th
Left Fielders Bob Bescher 16th Chris Dickerson 14th 16th
Center Fielders George Foster 12th 19th 20th
Right Fielders Oscar Charleston 2nd 15th (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Luis Padrón 6th Jim Maloney 5th 4th
Relievers Jack Billingham 9th George Pipgras 12th 9th
Closers Rob Dibble 11th Tom Glavine 4th (tied) 8th
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ted Simmons 10th Johnny Bassler 17th 17th
First Basemen Albert Pujols 3rd Billy O'Brien 3rd 2nd
Second Basemen Frankie Frisch 14th Keston Hiura 1st 10th
Third Basemen Ken Boyer 17th Bill Bradley 4th 8th
Shortstops Ozzie Smith 10th Sam Mongin 12th 8th
Left Fielders Cool Papa Bell 15th Wade Johnston 6th (tied) 9th
Center Fielders Willie McGee 19th Ted Uhlaender 8th (tied) 14th
Right Fielders Stan Musial 4th Eddie Moore 5th (tied) 2nd
Starting Pitchers A. Rube Foster 9th Bill Singer 13th 7th
Relievers Mike Kume 17th Giovanny Gallegos 10th 16th
Closers Lee Smith 9th Boone Logan 17th 15th
LOS ANGELES ANGELS 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gene Tenace 12th Mark Salas 19th 19th
First Basemen Freddie Freeman 18th Babe Herman 1st 6th
Second Basemen Bill D Doran 15th Tyler Pastornicky 16th 17th
Third Basemen Doug Rader 15th Johnny Tobin 18th 18th
Shortstops Eddie Joost 14th Xander Bogaerts 4th 9th
Left Fielders Kal Daniels 3rd Brandon Nimmo 12th 10th
Center Fielders Mike Trout 3rd 19th (tied) 16th
Right Fielders Ichiro Suzuki 20th Norm Miller 11th 17th
Starting Pitchers Dwight Gooden 12th John Lackey 4th 9th
Relievers Ross Reynolds 10th Bryan Harvey 16th 10th
Closers Darren Holmes 18th Al Jackson 4th (tied) 12th
MEMPHIS RED SOX 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gabby Hartnett 15th 20th 20th
First Basemen David Ortiz 16th Joe Cunningham 7th (tied) 9th
Second Basemen DJ LeMahieu 8th Lenny Harris 3rd 5th
Third Basemen Wade Boggs 10th Candy Jim Taylor 5th (tied) 4th
Shortstops Dobie Moore 12th Woody English 12th (tied) 12th
Left Fielders Ted Williams 3rd (tied) Joe Kelley 1st 1st
Center Fielders Reggie Smith 8th Maurice Archdeacon 18th 18th
Right Fielders Manny Ramírez 7th Dwight Evans 4th 5th
Starting Pitchers Stubby Overmire 17th Josh Beckett 15th 15th
Relievers Skel Roach 18th Jensen Lewis 5th 17th
Closers Heath Bell 19th Brandon League 4th (tied) 13th
MIAMI CUBAN GIANTS 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Iván Rodríguez 16th Jim Donahue 10th (tied) 13th
First Basemen Jim Thome 9th 18th (tied) 19th
Second Basemen Martín Dihigo 13th Clete Boyer 6th (tied) 9th
Third Basemen Kevin Kouzmanoff 20th Willie Kamm 11th 20th
Shortstops Robin Yount 5th Bert Campaneris 3rd 4th
Left Fielders Alejandro Oms 8th Jason Bay 5th 5th
Center Fielders Julio Rodríguez 9th José Cruz 17th 15th
Right Fielders Yasiel Puig 6th Mark Kotsay 5th (tied) 3rd
Starting Pitchers José Méndez 4th José Lima 20th 20th
Relievers Braden Looper 20th Jon Matlack 6th 20th
Closers Jonathan Papelbon 17th Ed Seward 4th (tied) 11th
NEW YORK BLACK YANKEES 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Thurman Munson 11th Bill Killefer 10th (tied) 9th
First Basemen Lou Gehrig 2nd Anthony Volpe 17th 16th
Second Basemen Rogers Hornsby 8th (tied) Jorge Orta 5th 6th
Third Basemen Mike Schmidt 3rd Harry Bauchman 14th 12th
Shortstops Derek Jeter 15th Mark Grudzielanek 2nd 10th
Left Fielders Babe Ruth 1st 19th (tied) 11th
Center Fielders Mickey Mantle 5th Clyde Milan 6th 4th
Right Fielders Roger Maris 18th 15th (tied) 20th
Starting Pitchers Andy Pettitte 11th Tony Brizzolara 18th 10th
Relievers Anthony Varvaro 5th Mike Bacsik 14th 5th
Closers Aroldis Chapman 10th Joe Edelen 20th 16th
NEW YORK GOTHAMS 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Buster Posey 2nd Steve O'Neill 10th (tied) 2nd
First Basemen Will Clark 14th Dominic Smith 7th (tied) 8th
Second Basemen Larry Doyle 11th David Eckstein 6th (tied) 8th
Third Basemen Jim Ray Hart 16th Howard Johnson 2nd 5th
Shortstops Brandon Crawford 19th Chico H Fernández 17th 19th
Left Fielders Don Buford 17th Charlie Hamburg 13th 14th
Center Fielders Willie Mays 4th Kyle Tucker 4th 3rd
Right Fielders Johnny Callison 13th 15th (tied) 19th
Starting Pitchers Christy Mathewson 19th Masahiro Tanaka 17th 19th
Relievers Kent Tekulve 3rd Jeff Parrett 8th 3rd
Closers Brian Wilson 7th Jeff Parrett 2nd 5th
OTTAWA MOUNTIES 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gary Carter 1st Milt May 10th (tied) 1st
First Basemen John Olerud 20th John Mayberry 6th 12th
Second Basemen Roberto Alomar 3rd Rickie Weeks 4th 1st
Third Basemen Josh Donaldson 12th Ryon Healy 5th (tied) 6th
Shortstops Álex Rodríguez 6th Dick Bartell 16th 16th
Left Fielders Tim Raines 18th Warren Cromartie 16th 18th
Center Fielders Rick Monday 11th Denard Span 8th (tied) 8th
Right Fielders Larry Walker 10th Wee Willie Keeler 5th (tied) 7th
Starting Pitchers Roy Halladay 13th Dan Haren 6th 11th
Relievers Bill E Crouch 16th Arodys Vizcaíno 15th 15th
Closers BJ Ryan 6th Mark Eichhorn 4th (tied) 6th
PHILADELPHIA STARS 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Sherm Lollar 17th Andrew Payne 2nd 11th
First Basemen Jung Ho Kang 19th Harmon Killebrew 4th (tied) 11th
Second Basemen Chase Utley 12th Juan Samuel 14th 11th
Third Basemen Scott Rolen 6th 19th (tied) 17th
Shortstops Jim Fregosi 7th Roger Peckinpaugh 1st 5th
Left Fielders Sherry Magee 13th Rhys Hoskins 6th (tied) 7th
Center Fielders Willie Davis 17th Richie Ashburn 8th (tied) 12th
Right Fielders Aaron Judge 3rd 15th (tied) 12th
Starting Pitchers Charles Rogan 8th Jack Kralick 1st 5th
Relievers Fred Cambria 4th Scott Garrelts 1st 4th
Closers Mark Melancon 4th Rip Coleman 18th 14th
PORTLAND SEA DOGS 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Joe Mauer 4th Frankie Hayes 7th 4th
First Basemen Kent Hrbek 10th Lee May 13th 15th
Second Basemen Willie Randolph 18th 17th (tied) 20th
Third Basemen Buddy Bell 9th Josh Jung 16th 15th
Shortstops Hughie Jennings 11th Jack Martin 12th (tied) 11th
Left Fielders Cliff Lee 19th Howie Shanks 6th (tied) 13th
Center Fielders Ken Griffey Jr 13th Nemo Leibold 8th (tied) 9th
Right Fielders Bobby Murcer 16th Hugh Duffy 1st 9th
Starting Pitchers Walter Johnson 7th Dave Stieb 12th 6th
Relievers Jack Wisner 7th Joaquin Benoit 2nd 6th
Closers Trevor Hoffman 16th Harry Harper 16th 19th
SAN FRANCISCO SEA LIONS 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mickey Cochrane 6th Dave Duncan 9th 5th
First Basemen Jack Clark 7th Bud Clancy 15th 17th
Second Basemen 20th Dario Lodigiani 6th (tied) 19th
Third Basemen Dick Lundy 1st Morrie Rath 12th 10th
Shortstops Royce Clayton 17th Bill Sweeney 8th 14th
Left Fielders Rickey Henderson 6th Jay Kirke 15th 12th
Center Fielders Turkey Stearnes 1st Jules Thomas 1st 1st
Right Fielders Reggie Jackson 5th 15th (tied) 15th
Starting Pitchers Lefty Grove 2nd Charlie Ferguson 19th 17th
Relievers Steve Ontiveros 15th Steve Ontiveros 11th 14th
Closers Joe Nathan 12th Don Dennis 19th 18th
WANDERING HOUSE OF DAVID 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Elrod Hendricks 19th Darren Daulton 7th (tied) 15th
First Basemen Anthony Rizzo 8th Cap Anson 7th (tied) 4th
Second Basemen Ryne Sandberg 5th Heliodoro Hidalgo 6th (tied) 3rd
Third Basemen Richie Hebner 8th Dave Malarcher 3rd 3rd
Shortstops Ernie Banks 4th John Peters 12th (tied) 3rd
Left Fielders George Stone 9th Pip Koehler 18th 17th
Center Fielders George Gore 10th Danny Green 8th (tied) 7th
Right Fielders Tony Conigliaro 14th Olaf Henriksen 13th 14th
Starting Pitchers Jim Clinton 10th Ad Gumbert 8th 8th
Relievers Scott Downs 19th Bill Lee 13th 18th
Closers Scott Downs 15th Tom Harrison 4th (tied) 10th
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