WHIRLED BASEBALL
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
04/30/2002
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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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