WHIRLED BASEBALL
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
04/08/2002
 
BALTIMORE BLACK SOX 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tom Haller 18th Josmil Pinto 14th 16th
First Basemen Eddie Murray 17th Eddie Murray 2nd 11th
Second Basemen Miller Huggins 19th Jose Altuve 8th 14th
Third Basemen Manny Machado 17th Gunnar Henderson 4th 11th
Shortstops Cal Ripken Jr 3rd Mark Belanger 13th 4th
Left Fielders Frank Robinson 9th Hub Collins 3rd 4th
Center Fielders Paul Blair 17th Farmer Weaver 7th 14th
Right Fielders Ken Singleton 11th Ron Northey 1st 3rd
Starting Pitchers Ned Garvin 20th Emil Yde 12th 18th
Relievers Jeff Montgomery 11th Frank Francisco 16th 12th
Closers Gregg Olson 16th Frank Francisco 6th 9th
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Joe Torre 19th Joe Torre 3rd 18th
First Basemen Paul Konerko 12th Nate Colbert 5th 6th
Second Basemen Bobby Grich 9th Jess Barbour 1st 4th
Third Basemen Eddie Mathews 8th Harl Maggert 20th 18th
Shortstops Dick Groat 18th Leo Cardenas 10th 16th
Left Fielders Tommy Davis 4th Gary Matthews 9th 3rd
Center Fielders Curtis Granderson 19th Lenny Dykstra 5th 16th
Right Fielders Hank Aaron 5th Frank Gilhooley 17th 12th
Starting Pitchers Lefty Gomez 19th Bill James 18th 20th
Relievers Kerry Ligtenberg 2nd Kerry Ligtenberg 13th 1st
Closers Kerry Ligtenberg 5th Lefty Wallace 20th 13th
BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Piazza 3rd Gilly Campbell 14th (tied) 3rd
First Basemen Dan Brouthers 1st 17th 17th
Second Basemen Jackie Robinson 1st Ed Delahanty 9th 1st
Third Basemen Ron Cey 3rd Candy Jim Taylor 6th 2nd
Shortstops Vern Stephens 16th Sonny Jackson 5th 14th
Left Fielders Pedro Guerrero 15th 19th 18th
Center Fielders George Hendrick 9th Al Simmons 8th 7th
Right Fielders Mookie Betts 9th Chicken Wolf 3rd 4th
Starting Pitchers Smokey Joe Williams 3rd Walker Buehler 1st 1st
Relievers Joe Smith 18th Chris Short 14th 17th
Closers Eric Gagné 1st Victor González 7th 1st
CHICAGO AMERICAN GIANTS 04/08/2002
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 17th (tied) 18th
Second Basemen Eddie Collins 4th 20th 19th
Third Basemen Dick Allen 1st Freddie Lindstrom 15th 13th
Shortstops Travis Jackson 8th Travis Jackson 4th 5th
Left Fielders Joe Jackson 3rd Aaron Cunningham 17th 16th
Center Fielders Jake Stenzel 7th Dominic Fletcher 20th 19th
Right Fielders Rocky Colavito 17th Harry Arndt 12th 15th
Starting Pitchers Ed Walsh 14th Jacob deGrom 5th 11th
Relievers Alex Reyes 5th Alex Reyes 6th 3rd
Closers Alex Reyes 7th Alex Reyes 1st 4th
CLEVELAND SPIDERS 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Louis Santop 10th Jorge Alfaro 13th 9th
First Basemen Ron Blomberg 9th Todd Helton 10th 5th
Second Basemen Sammy Strang 17th Abraham Almonte 5th 11th
Third Basemen Evan Longoria 2nd Johnny Hodapp 16th 16th
Shortstops Arky Vaughan 6th Mark Grudzielanek 18th 18th
Left Fielders Johnny Bates 14th Matt Carpenter 5th 9th
Center Fielders Tris Speaker 1st Luis Olmo 4th 1st
Right Fielders 19th Craig Wilson 11th 20th
Starting Pitchers Whit Wyatt 7th Balor Moore 15th 6th
Relievers Chaz Roe 4th Toby Borland 18th 10th
Closers Aroldis Chapman 13th Jake Diekman 8th 8th
DETROIT WOLVERINES 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ernie Lombardi 6th Bill Freehan 4th 4th
First Basemen Hank Greenberg 6th 17th (tied) 19th
Second Basemen Charlie Gehringer 13th Ron Dunn 18th 18th
Third Basemen Bob Bailey 15th Billy Sullivan 6th (tied) 9th
Shortstops Wander Franco 17th Ray Chapman 1st 15th
Left Fielders Oscar Gamble 18th Bob Fothergill 8th 12th
Center Fielders Al Kaline 10th Moose McCormick 6th 10th
Right Fielders Ty Cobb 1st Tommy Thompson 13th 2nd
Starting Pitchers Hal Newhouser 6th John Healy 4th 5th
Relievers Buddy Napier 14th Xavier Cedeño 18th (tied) 18th
Closers Troy Percival 11th José Melendez 16th 16th
HOMESTEAD GRAYS 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Josh Gibson 1st Cam Carreón 14th (tied) 1st
First Basemen Mike Epstein 12th (tied) Billy O'Brien 10th (tied) 10th
Second Basemen Nap Lajoie 12th Lew Fonseca 10th 9th
Third Basemen Judy Johnson 5th David Bote 6th (tied) 3rd
Shortstops Honus Wagner 4th 20th 19th
Left Fielders Willie Stargell 7th Mark Quinn 11th 5th
Center Fielders Andrew McCutchen 15th Jimmy Ripple 1st 9th
Right Fielders Andy Van Slyke 12th Paul Waner 6th 7th
Starting Pitchers Tim Lincecum 13th Clayton Kershaw 6th 9th
Relievers Ricardo Rincón 12th Gary Lucas 12th 9th
Closers Josh Lindblom 20th David Cone 17th 20th
HOUSTON COLT 45S 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Will Smith 8th Will Smith 5th 6th
First Basemen Paul Goldschmidt 7th Charlie Grimm 10th (tied) 4th
Second Basemen Trea Turner 7th Trea Turner 4th 5th
Third Basemen George Brett 9th Edgar Martínez 6th (tied) 6th
Shortstops Carlos Correa 9th Jorge Polanco 11th 7th
Left Fielders 19th Pete Compton 7th 19th
Center Fielders Jim O'Rourke 8th César Cedeño 11th 6th
Right Fielders Pete Hill 7th Lou Piniella 7th 4th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Toad Ramsey 2nd Ed Morris 11th 2nd
Relievers Billy Wagner 17th Lance McCullers 5th 16th
Closers Tug McGraw 10th Lance McCullers 2nd 5th
INDIANAPOLIS ABCS 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Johnny Bench 4th Harry McCurdy 20th 19th
First Basemen Joey Votto 8th Sean Casey 6th 3rd
Second Basemen Joe Morgan 3rd Ricky Gutiérrez 19th 17th
Third Basemen Buddy Bell 11th Chase Headley 2nd 5th
Shortstops Barry Larkin 2nd Donie Bush 9th 2nd
Left Fielders Pete Rose 13th Dave Winfield 2nd 8th
Center Fielders George Foster 20th Dusty Miller 9th 17th
Right Fielders Oscar Charleston 2nd 18th 14th
Starting Pitchers Edward Nolan 17th Jim Maloney 10th 15th
Relievers Billy McCool 8th Billy McCool 11th 6th
Closers Rob Dibble 19th Chuck Cary 18th 19th
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ted Simmons 11th Johnny Bassler 10th 10th
First Basemen Albert Pujols 3rd Otto Schomberg 4th 1st
Second Basemen Frankie Frisch 5th Keston Hiura 2nd 3rd
Third Basemen Doug Rader 14th Bill Bradley 6th (tied) 8th
Shortstops Ozzie Smith 10th Sam Mongin 13th (tied) 10th
Left Fielders Cool Papa Bell 12th Wade Johnston 13th 11th
Center Fielders Benny Kauff 12th Ted Uhlaender 12th 11th
Right Fielders Stan Musial 3rd Eddie Moore 15th 11th
Starting Pitchers Smokey Joe Wood 8th Bill Singer 16th 8th
Relievers Joe Thatcher 7th Giovanny Gallegos 9th 5th
Closers Craig Kimbrel 12th Vinnie Pestano 13th 14th
LOS ANGELES ANGELS 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gene Tenace 16th Dave Pierson 8th 14th
First Basemen Freddie Freeman 15th Babe Herman 10th (tied) 12th
Second Basemen Billy Herman 16th Rod Carew 16th 15th
Third Basemen Richie Hebner 12th Enrique Wilson 6th (tied) 7th
Shortstops Eddie Joost 15th Marcus Semien 7th 13th
Left Fielders Kal Daniels 10th Steve Henderson 10th 7th
Center Fielders Mike Trout 5th Dwight Evans 12th (tied) 4th
Right Fielders Ichiro Suzuki 16th Norm Miller 14th 13th
Starting Pitchers Dwight Gooden 18th Joey Lucchesi 2nd 14th
Relievers Darren Holmes 15th Bryan Harvey 8th 14th
Closers Francisco Rodríguez 15th Carlos Mármol 8th (tied) 10th
MEMPHIS RED SOX 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gabby Hartnett 14th Mark Salas 19th 20th
First Basemen David Ortiz 11th Joe Cunningham 10th (tied) 7th
Second Basemen Dustin Pedroia 15th Lenny Harris 5th (tied) 10th
Third Basemen Wade Boggs 10th Maikel Franco 17th 19th
Shortstops Herman Long 13th Woody English 3rd 9th
Left Fielders Ted Williams 2nd Joe Kelley 1st 1st
Center Fielders Reggie Smith 14th Jim Rice 12th (tied) 12th
Right Fielders Manny Ramírez 8th Bill Buckner 7th (tied) 6th
Starting Pitchers Tom Seaver 10th Josh Beckett 19th 19th
Relievers Rollie Fingers 16th Lucas Sims 10th 15th
Closers Heath Bell 9th Lucas Sims 3rd 7th
MIAMI CUBAN GIANTS 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Chris Hoiles 7th Dan Graham 14th (tied) 8th
First Basemen Jim Thome 19th Roy Hughes 16th 16th
Second Basemen Martín Dihigo 18th Clete Boyer 10th (tied) 13th
Third Basemen Russell Branyan 20th Willie Kamm 6th (tied) 15th
Shortstops Robin Yount 5th Jack Glasscock 2nd 3rd
Left Fielders Alejandro Oms 17th Jason Bay 13th (tied) 13th
Center Fielders Julio Rodríguez 13th José Cruz 18th 18th
Right Fielders Yasiel Puig 10th Nick Williams 7th (tied) 8th
Starting Pitchers José Méndez 1st Scott Olsen 20th 16th
Relievers Alex Colomé 20th Luis Tiant, Sr. 7th 19th
Closers Jonathan Papelbon 14th Pedro Martínez 11th 15th
NEW YORK BLACK YANKEES 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Thurman Munson 11th (tied) Bill Phillips 12th 11th
First Basemen Lou Gehrig 4th J C Martin 7th 2nd
Second Basemen Rogers Hornsby 6th Jorge Orta 7th 7th
Third Basemen Mike Schmidt 6th John Ryan Murphy 3rd 1st
Shortstops Joe Sewell 12th Charlie Irwin 12th 11th
Left Fielders Babe Ruth 1st John W Glenn 18th 14th
Center Fielders Mickey Mantle 6th Clyde Milan 12th (tied) 5th
Right Fielders 19th (tied) Rich Coggins 4th 19th
Starting Pitchers Gaylord Perry 16th Max Fried 13th 13th
Relievers David Robertson 1st Stan Perzanowski 18th (tied) 8th
Closers David Robertson 8th Stan Perzanowski 5th 6th
NEW YORK GOTHAMS 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Buster Posey 5th Steve O'Neill 9th 5th
First Basemen Will Clark 16th Alvin Davis 8th 13th
Second Basemen Grant Johnson 11th Whitey Wietelmann 10th (tied) 8th
Third Basemen Jim Ray Hart 16th Carlos Baerga 5th 10th
Shortstops Brandon Crawford 19th Leon McFadden 19th 20th
Left Fielders Tip O'Neill 10th (tied) 19th (tied) 17th
Center Fielders Willie Mays 4th Tully Hartsel 10th 3rd
Right Fielders Johnny Callison 15th Red Murray 16th 16th
Starting Pitchers Christy Mathewson 15th Amos Rusie 7th 12th
Relievers Kent Tekulve 6th Bugs Raymond 1st 4th
Closers Brian Wilson 18th Ferdie Schupp 19th 18th
OTTAWA MOUNTIES 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Emil Gross 17th Milt May 2nd 15th
First Basemen John Olerud 14th John Mayberry 9th 8th
Second Basemen Roberto Alomar 8th Joey Cora 3rd 6th
Third Basemen Adrián Beltré 19th Ryon Healy 6th (tied) 14th
Shortstops Álex Rodríguez 14th Dick Bartell 13th (tied) 12th
Left Fielders Tim Raines 16th Al Woods 4th 10th
Center Fielders Carlos Beltrán 18th Jimmy Macullar 19th 20th
Right Fielders Wee Willie Keeler 4th Wee Willie Keeler 7th (tied) 1st
Starting Pitchers Dupee Shaw 3rd (tied) Dupee Shaw 9th 3rd
Relievers Greg Holland 19th Mark Eichhorn 15th 20th
Closers Tom Henke 6th Billy Koch 12th 12th
PHILADELPHIA STARS 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bill Dickey 15th Todd Pratt 7th 13th
First Basemen Jung Ho Kang 18th Prince Fielder 1st 9th
Second Basemen Chase Utley 10th Juan Samuel 17th 16th
Third Basemen Scott Rolen 6th (tied) John Bass 6th (tied) 4th
Shortstops Jim Fregosi 11th Roger Peckinpaugh 6th 8th
Left Fielders Sherry Magee 6th Andrew Payne 6th 2nd
Center Fielders Willie Davis 11th Richie Ashburn 3rd 8th
Right Fielders Aaron Judge 14th 18th (tied) 18th
Starting Pitchers Charles Rogan 5th Mélido Pérez 3rd 4th
Relievers Ryan Madson 9th Michael Lorenzen 4th 7th
Closers Mark Melancon 17th Scott Garrelts 14th 17th
PORTLAND SEA DOGS 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Joe Mauer 9th Frankie Hayes 6th 7th
First Basemen Kent Hrbek 20th Rich Reese 3rd 14th
Second Basemen 20th Nux James 10th (tied) 20th
Third Basemen Paul Molitor 13th Josh Jung 18th 20th
Shortstops Hughie Jennings 1st Jack Martin 13th (tied) 1st
Left Fielders 19th (tied) Joe Gedeon 13th (tied) 20th
Center Fielders Ken Griffey Jr 16th Lloyd Moseby 12th (tied) 13th
Right Fielders Chuck Klein 13th Hugh Duffy 2nd 9th
Starting Pitchers Bert Blyleven 11th Dave Stieb 17th 17th
Relievers John Wetteland 3rd Jack Wisner 3rd 2nd
Closers Russ Springer 4th Harry Harper 15th 11th
SAN FRANCISCO SEA LIONS 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mickey Cochrane 13th Harry Decker 11th 12th
First Basemen Jack Clark 10th 17th (tied) 20th
Second Basemen Frank Grant 2nd Dick Green 10th (tied) 2nd
Third Basemen Dick Lundy 4th Morrie Rath 19th 17th
Shortstops Bill Russell 20th Bill Sweeney 8th 17th
Left Fielders Rickey Henderson 5th Jay Kirke 16th 15th
Center Fielders Turkey Stearnes 3rd Del Unser 2nd 2nd
Right Fielders Bobby Bonds 6th 18th (tied) 17th
Starting Pitchers Lefty Grove 9th Charlie Ferguson 14th 7th
Relievers Steve Ontiveros 10th Steve Ontiveros 17th 13th
Closers Joe Nathan 3rd Steve Ontiveros 4th 2nd
WANDERING HOUSE OF DAVID 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Elrod Hendricks 20th Tyler Flowers 1st 17th
First Basemen John Beckwith 2nd Cap Anson 15th 15th
Second Basemen Ryne Sandberg 14th Heliodoro Hidalgo 10th (tied) 12th
Third Basemen Ron Santo 18th Chris Brown 1st 12th
Shortstops Ernie Banks 7th John Peters 13th (tied) 6th
Left Fielders George Stone 8th Cody Bellinger 12th 6th
Center Fielders George Gore 2nd Danny Green 17th 15th
Right Fielders Sammy Sosa 18th Juan Soto 5th 10th
Starting Pitchers Karl Spooner 12th John Flynn 8th 10th
Relievers Scott Downs 13th Héctor Mercado 2nd 11th
Closers Karl Spooner 2nd Jon Matlack 8th (tied) 3rd
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