WBL TRIPLE A
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
07/30/2001
 
ATLANTA X GIANTS (AAA) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Joe Torre 2nd Joe Torre 1st 1st
First Basemen Nate Colbert 11th Nate Colbert 3rd 4th
Second Basemen Ray Durham 13th 6th 13th
Third Basemen Pie Traynor 10th 2nd 10th
Shortstops 11th 4th 11th
Left Fielders Tommy Davis 2nd 3rd 4th
Center Fielders Curt Flood 1st Curt Flood 1st 1st
Right Fielders Ron Fairly 3rd 6th 8th
Starting Pitchers Gio González 18th 7th 19th
Relievers Lefty Clarke 3rd Slim Embrey 1st 1st
Closers Joe Orrell 8th Slim Embrey 1st 1st
BUFFALO BISON (AAA) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bob Stinson 10th 5th 12th
First Basemen Willie McCovey 8th 5th 10th
Second Basemen Jim Gantner 16th 6th (tied) 16th
Third Basemen Bob Elliott 5th 2nd (tied) 5th
Shortstops Bill Dahlen 3rd 4th (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Peanuts Lowrey 18th 3rd (tied) 18th
Center Fielders Kenny Lofton 4th 5th 6th
Right Fielders Elmer Flick 17th 6th (tied) 17th
Starting Pitchers Claude Passeau 5th 7th (tied) 9th
Relievers John Gaddy 13th Jake Diekman 6th 7th
Closers Billy Muffett 2nd Billy Muffett 3rd 3rd
CINCINNATI TIGERS (AAA) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Larry Pratt 19th 5th (tied) 19th
First Basemen Hal Morris 9th Sean Casey 4th 3rd
Second Basemen Denis Menke 4th 6th (tied) 6th
Third Basemen Robin Ventura 8th 2nd (tied) 8th
Shortstops Jhonny Peralta 9th 4th (tied) 9th
Left Fielders Pete Rose 11th 3rd (tied) 11th
Center Fielders Edd Roush 12th 5th (tied) 12th
Right Fielders Ed Swartwood 10th 6th (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Johnny Gorsica 8th Lynn Brenton 4th 5th
Relievers Eddie Watt 19th Dick Joyce 7th 18th
Closers Dick Joyce 10th Dick Joyce 8th 7th
COLUMBUS BLUE BIRDS (AAA) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Eugene Hargrave 11th Tyler Flowers 3rd 3rd
First Basemen Mark Grace 4th 5th (tied) 8th
Second Basemen Billy Herman 18th 6th (tied) 18th
Third Basemen Chris Brown 3rd Chris Brown 1st 1st
Shortstops 11th (tied) 4th (tied) 11th (tied)
Left Fielders Billy L Williams 14th 3rd (tied) 14th
Center Fielders Jerry Mumphrey 3rd 5th (tied) 5th
Right Fielders Tony Conigliaro 1st 6th (tied) 6th
Starting Pitchers Jim Clinton 9th 7th (tied) 12th
Relievers Brad Ziegler 5th 10th 10th
Closers Al Brazle 1st 10th 10th
HARTFORD DARK BLUES (AAA) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Wes Westrum 15th 5th (tied) 16th
First Basemen Bill Terry 16th 5th (tied) 16th
Second Basemen Mark Loretta 19th 6th (tied) 19th
Third Basemen Jim Ray Hart 7th 2nd (tied) 7th
Shortstops 11th (tied) 4th (tied) 11th (tied)
Left Fielders Jimmy Sheckard 13th 3rd (tied) 13th
Center Fielders Fred M Lewis 7th 5th (tied) 8th
Right Fielders Carl Furillo 11th 6th (tied) 12th
Starting Pitchers Buck O'Brien 4th 7th (tied) 7th
Relievers Mike Koplove 11th 10th (tied) 16th
Closers George Jeffcoat 16th 10th (tied) 19th
LAS VEGAS ACES (AAA) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Charlie Lau 14th 5th (tied) 15th
First Basemen Jack Hannifin 7th 5th (tied) 9th
Second Basemen Bill D Doran 9th 6th (tied) 10th
Third Basemen David Wright 9th 2nd (tied) 9th
Shortstops Xander Bogaerts 5th Xander Bogaerts 3rd 3rd
Left Fielders Floyd Robinson 10th 3rd (tied) 10th
Center Fielders Mike Jorgensen 2nd Mike Jorgensen 1st (tied) 2nd
Right Fielders Elmer Valo 2nd 6th (tied) 7th
Starting Pitchers Harry Howell 19th 7th (tied) 20th
Relievers Jeurys Familia 15th Carlos Mármol 8th 14th
Closers Larry Andersen 19th Carlos Mármol 9th 9th
LOUISVILLE REDBIRDS (AAA) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Peaches Graham 17th Blake Swihart 4th 4th
First Basemen Ed Kranepool 19th 5th (tied) 19th
Second Basemen Jeff Kent 6th 6th (tied) 8th
Third Basemen 19th 2nd (tied) 19th
Shortstops Ken Hamlin 6th 4th (tied) 6th
Left Fielders Starling Marte 4th 3rd (tied) 6th
Center Fielders Max Carey 9th Lloyd Waner 4th 4th
Right Fielders Paul Waner 5th Paul Waner 2nd 2nd
Starting Pitchers Bill Fischer 16th Gary Lucas 5th 11th
Relievers Michael Wuertz 17th Joe Callahan 3rd 13th
Closers Joe Callahan 13th Joe Callahan 4th 5th
MILWAUKEE BREWERS (AAA) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Michael McKenry 7th 5th (tied) 9th
First Basemen Mike Fiore 15th 5th (tied) 15th
Second Basemen Chino Smith 1st Chino Smith 1st 1st
Third Basemen Paul Schaal 17th 2nd (tied) 17th
Shortstops Joe Sullivan 4th Joe Sullivan 1st 1st
Left Fielders Bruce Aven 20th 3rd (tied) 20th
Center Fielders Bill D Wilson 6th 5th (tied) 7th
Right Fielders Avisaíl García 16th 6th (tied) 16th
Starting Pitchers Herb Pennock 12th 7th (tied) 15th
Relievers Mike J Adams 18th 10th (tied) 19th
Closers Bob Locker 9th 10th (tied) 15th
MONTRÉAL EXPOS (AAA) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Emil Gross 3rd 5th (tied) 5th
First Basemen John Olerud 1st 5th (tied) 5th
Second Basemen Bernie Allen 11th 6th (tied) 12th
Third Basemen Josh Donaldson 2nd 2nd (tied) 3rd
Shortstops 11th (tied) 4th (tied) 11th (tied)
Left Fielders George Burns 6th 3rd (tied) 8th
Center Fielders 16th 5th (tied) 16th
Right Fielders Jackie Jensen 4th 6th (tied) 9th
Starting Pitchers Ted Blankenship 14th 7th (tied) 17th
Relievers Matt Wise 20th 10th (tied) 20th
Closers Dan Collins 15th 10th (tied) 18th
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS (AAA) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Rick Wilkins 8th 5th (tied) 10th
First Basemen George Scott 12th 5th (tied) 12th
Second Basemen Dustin Pedroia 3rd Ken Boswell 5th 3rd
Third Basemen Danny Cater 15th 2nd (tied) 15th
Shortstops 11th (tied) 4th (tied) 11th (tied)
Left Fielders Lefty O'Doul 9th Joe Rudi 1st 2nd
Center Fielders Hack Wilson 5th Joe Kelley 3rd 3rd
Right Fielders Dwight Evans 6th Dwight Evans 1st 1st
Starting Pitchers Sadie McMahon 2nd Sadie McMahon 3rd 1st
Relievers Bill Landrum 6th 10th (tied) 11th
Closers Phil Reccius 5th 10th (tied) 12th
NEWARK EAGLES (AAA) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Darrin Fletcher 4th 5th (tied) 6th
First Basemen Fred Whitfield 12th (tied) 5th (tied) 12th (tied)
Second Basemen Tom Herr 15th 6th (tied) 15th
Third Basemen Josh Harrison 16th 2nd (tied) 16th
Shortstops Pee Wee Reese 10th 4th (tied) 10th
Left Fielders Ron Pruitt 16th 3rd (tied) 16th
Center Fielders Mickey Rivers 8th 5th (tied) 9th
Right Fielders Roger Maris 7th 6th (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Roy Evans 10th 7th (tied) 13th
Relievers Mark Guthrie 10th 10th (tied) 15th
Closers Anthony Varvaro 14th 10th (tied) 17th
NORFOLK TIDES (AAA) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Sherm Lollar 5th 5th (tied) 7th
First Basemen Jung Ho Kang 6th Harmon Killebrew 2nd 2nd
Second Basemen Mickey Morandini 20th 6th (tied) 20th
Third Basemen Merrill May 4th 2nd (tied) 4th
Shortstops 11th (tied) 4th (tied) 11th (tied)
Left Fielders Dusty Baker 17th 3rd (tied) 17th
Center Fielders Garry Maddox 11th 5th (tied) 11th
Right Fielders Bobby Abreu 9th Bobby Abreu 3rd 3rd
Starting Pitchers Jack Kralick 20th Jack Kralick 1st 3rd
Relievers Ed Hawk 8th Cy Sneed 9th 6th
Closers Luke Weaver 17th Luke Weaver 7th 8th
ORLANDO RAYS (AAA) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Chris Hoiles 13th 5th (tied) 14th
First Basemen Ramón Webster 20th 5th (tied) 20th
Second Basemen Nellie Fox 7th 6th (tied) 9th
Third Basemen Carlos Morán 1st 2nd (tied) 2nd
Shortstops 11th (tied) 4th (tied) 11th (tied)
Left Fielders Minnie Miñoso 7th Bert Campaneris 2nd 1st
Center Fielders 16th (tied) 5th (tied) 16th (tied)
Right Fielders 18th 6th (tied) 18th
Starting Pitchers Bob Gillespie 17th 7th (tied) 18th
Relievers Dwight Bernard 14th Aaron Barrett 4th 9th
Closers Aaron Barrett 12th Aaron Barrett 5th 6th
QUEENS KINGS (AAA) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike R Fitzgerald 18th 5th (tied) 18th
First Basemen Jim Gentile 2nd 5th (tied) 6th
Second Basemen Davey Lopes 10th 6th (tied) 11th
Third Basemen 19th (tied) 2nd (tied) 19th (tied)
Shortstops Maury Wills 7th 4th (tied) 7th
Left Fielders Morrie Arnovich 19th 3rd (tied) 19th
Center Fielders 16th (tied) 5th (tied) 16th (tied)
Right Fielders Matty Alou 8th Don Mueller 4th 4th
Starting Pitchers Dick Redding 1st 7th (tied) 4th
Relievers Zach Britton 1st 10th (tied) 3rd
Closers Zach Britton 4th 10th (tied) 11th
SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS (AAA) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Will Smith 1st Will Smith 2nd 2nd
First Basemen Harry Stovey 10th 5th (tied) 11th
Second Basemen Adam Frazier 14th 6th (tied) 14th
Third Basemen Aramis Ramírez 11th 2nd (tied) 11th
Shortstops Shawon Dunston 8th 4th (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Jackie Warner 1st 3rd (tied) 3rd
Center Fielders 16th (tied) 5th (tied) 16th (tied)
Right Fielders Gorman Thomas 15th 6th (tied) 15th
Starting Pitchers Bret Saberhagen 13th 7th (tied) 16th
Relievers Wade Davis 9th Óscar Tuero 5th 5th
Closers Óscar Tuero 3rd Óscar Tuero 6th 4th
SAN JOSE BEES (AAA) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Brian Downing 9th 5th (tied) 11th
First Basemen Freddie Freeman 3rd 5th (tied) 7th
Second Basemen Dario Lodigiani 2nd Dario Lodigiani 2nd 2nd
Third Basemen Denny Walling 12th 2nd (tied) 12th
Shortstops 11th (tied) 4th (tied) 11th (tied)
Left Fielders Josh Reddick 12th 3rd (tied) 12th
Center Fielders Buddy Ryan 14th 5th (tied) 14th
Right Fielders Eddie Murphy 12th 6th (tied) 13th
Starting Pitchers Red Ehret 7th Red Ehret 2nd 2nd
Relievers Frank Barberich 2nd 10th (tied) 4th
Closers Walter Moser 7th 10th (tied) 14th
SEATTLE RAINIERS (AAA) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ernie Krueger 6th 5th (tied) 8th
First Basemen Mickey Vernon 14th 5th (tied) 14th
Second Basemen Tom Satriano 17th 6th (tied) 17th
Third Basemen Todd Frazier 18th 2nd (tied) 18th
Shortstops Hughie Jennings 1st 4th (tied) 4th
Left Fielders Walt Bond 5th 3rd (tied) 7th
Center Fielders 16th (tied) 5th (tied) 16th (tied)
Right Fielders 18th (tied) 6th (tied) 18th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Bill Monbouquette 6th 7th (tied) 10th
Relievers Dick Jones 16th Dick Jones 2nd 2nd
Closers Harry Matuzak 20th Dick Jones 2nd 2nd
ST. LOUIS BLUES (AAA) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jack Hiatt 12th 5th (tied) 13th
First Basemen Daryl Sconiers 17th 5th (tied) 17th
Second Basemen Dave Cash 8th Dave Cash 3rd 4th
Third Basemen Ken Boyer 6th 2nd (tied) 6th
Shortstops 11th (tied) 4th (tied) 11th (tied)
Left Fielders Merv Rettenmund 3rd 3rd (tied) 5th
Center Fielders Fielder Jones 10th 5th (tied) 10th
Right Fielders Jim King 14th 6th (tied) 14th
Starting Pitchers Matt Morris 3rd 7th (tied) 6th
Relievers Clay Hensley 4th 10th (tied) 8th
Closers Joe Thatcher 6th 10th (tied) 13th
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (AAA) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bill Carrigan 20th 5th (tied) 20th
First Basemen Eric Hosmer 18th 5th (tied) 18th
Second Basemen Robby Thompson 5th 6th (tied) 7th
Third Basemen Jimmy Collins 13th 2nd (tied) 13th
Shortstops Ray Chapman 2nd Ray Chapman 2nd 2nd
Left Fielders Wes Covington 8th 3rd (tied) 9th
Center Fielders Larry Hisle 15th 5th (tied) 15th
Right Fielders 18th (tied) 6th (tied) 18th (tied)
Starting Pitchers George Mullin 15th George Mullin 6th 8th
Relievers Jack Baldschun 12th 10th (tied) 17th
Closers Dellin Betances 18th 10th (tied) 20th
WASHINGTON SENATORS (AAA) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Billy Earle 15th (tied) 5th (tied) 16th (tied)
First Basemen Eddie Murray 5th Eddie Murray 1st 1st
Second Basemen Asdrúbal Cabrera 12th Asdrúbal Cabrera 4th 5th
Third Basemen Brooks Robinson 14th 2nd (tied) 14th
Shortstops 11th (tied) 4th (tied) 11th (tied)
Left Fielders Ken Griffey Sr 15th 3rd (tied) 15th
Center Fielders Chick Stahl 13th 5th (tied) 13th
Right Fielders Ron Northey 13th Ron Northey 5th 5th
Starting Pitchers Mark Baldwin 11th 7th (tied) 14th
Relievers Craig Stammen 7th 10th (tied) 12th
Closers Gregg Olson 11th 10th (tied) 16th
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