WBL A BALL
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
10/29/2001
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CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Durham Bulls Blake Swihart 1st Blake Swihart 2nd(tied) 1st
Pine Bluff Judges Kurt Suzuki 2nd 14th(tied) 14th
Rockford Peaches John Bateman 3rd 14th(tied) 15th
Corpus Christi Hooks Rick Cerone 4th Rick Cerone 8th 8th
Kenosha Comets Glenn Borgmann 5th Glenn Borgmann 10th 9th
Phoenix Firebirds Billy Shantz 6th 14th(tied) 16th
Penn Yan Mustangs Charlie Ganzel 7th Jorge Alfaro 9th 10th
Moose Jaw Robin Hoods Jim Stephens 8th 14th(tied) 17th
Roanake Black Cardinals Andrew Payne 9th Andrew Payne 2nd(tied) 3rd
Lexington Colts Abe Wolstenholme 10th (tied) Harry McCurdy 1st 2nd
Staten Island Yankees Eddie Fusselback 10th (tied) Bill Killefer 2nd(tied) 4th
Bingo Long's Traveling All Stars Miguel Ojeda 12th Darren Daulton 2nd(tied) 5th
Armstrong's Secret Nine Art Nichols 13th 14th(tied) 18th
St. Paul Black Gophers Pop Snyder 14th Pop Snyder 12th 12th
Boston Pilgrims Dave Sax 15th Cliff Bolton 11th 11th
Philadelphia Pythians George Gibson 16th Paul Cook 13th 13th
Cienfuegos Elefantes Jim Donahue 17th Jim Donahue 2nd(tied) 6th
Toledo Mud Hens Andy Allanson 18th Bill Freehan 2nd(tied) 7th
Albany Diamond Dogs 19th (tied) 14th(tied) 19th(tied)
Oakland Oaks 19th (tied) 14th(tied) 19th(tied)
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Boston Pilgrims Ron H Jackson 1st Dominic Smith 6th 5th
Phoenix Firebirds Babe Herman 2nd Babe Herman 1st(tied) 1st
Moose Jaw Robin Hoods Billy Butler 3rd Elbie Fletcher 1st(tied) 2nd
Rockford Peaches Lew Brown 4th Billy O'Brien 1st(tied) 3rd
Albany Diamond Dogs Tommy Everidge 5th 11th(tied) 8th
Philadelphia Pythians Aaron Clapp 6th Aaron Clapp 9th 6th
Lexington Colts Pete O'Brien 7th Pete O'Brien 1st(tied) 4th
Durham Bulls Tony Muser 8th 11th(tied) 10th
Corpus Christi Hooks Ryan McMahon 9th Ryan McMahon 7th 7th
Staten Island Yankees Charlie Comiskey 10th Anthony Volpe 10th 12th
Oakland Oaks Bud Clancy 11th Bud Clancy 8th 11th
St. Paul Black Gophers Lee May 12th Lee May 5th 9th
Armstrong's Secret Nine 13th (tied) 11th(tied) 13th(tied)
Bingo Long's Traveling All Stars 13th (tied) 11th(tied) 13th(tied)
Cienfuegos Elefantes 13th (tied) 11th(tied) 13th(tied)
Kenosha Comets 13th (tied) 11th(tied) 13th(tied)
Penn Yan Mustangs 13th (tied) 11th(tied) 13th(tied)
Pine Bluff Judges 13th (tied) 11th(tied) 13th(tied)
Roanake Black Cardinals 13th (tied) 11th(tied) 13th(tied)
Toledo Mud Hens 13th (tied) 11th(tied) 13th(tied)
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Boston Pilgrims Tim Shinnick 1st David Eckstein 2nd(tied) 1st
Moose Jaw Robin Hoods Rickie Weeks 2nd Rickie Weeks 1st 2nd
Albany Diamond Dogs Ed Delahanty 3rd Ed Delahanty 4th 4th
Armstrong's Secret Nine Adam Kennedy 4th Jess Barbour 2nd(tied) 3rd
Penn Yan Mustangs Bobby Knoop 5th Justin Turner 5th 5th
Oakland Oaks Jimmy Bloodworth 6th 10th(tied) 9th
Corpus Christi Hooks Russ Adams 7th 10th(tied) 10th
Phoenix Firebirds Tyler Pastornicky 8th Tyler Pastornicky 9th 8th
Pine Bluff Judges Paddy Baumann 9th Paddy Baumann 8th 6th
Rockford Peaches Bobby Hill 10th Bobby Hill 7th 7th
Roanake Black Cardinals Gary Sutherland 11th 10th(tied) 12th
Staten Island Yankees Ray Blades 12th Ray Blades 6th 11th
Bingo Long's Traveling All Stars 13th (tied) 10th(tied) 13th(tied)
Cienfuegos Elefantes 13th (tied) 10th(tied) 13th(tied)
Durham Bulls 13th (tied) 10th(tied) 13th(tied)
Kenosha Comets 13th (tied) 10th(tied) 13th(tied)
Lexington Colts 13th (tied) 10th(tied) 13th(tied)
Philadelphia Pythians 13th (tied) 10th(tied) 13th(tied)
St. Paul Black Gophers 13th (tied) 10th(tied) 13th(tied)
Toledo Mud Hens 13th (tied) 10th(tied) 13th(tied)
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Penn Yan Mustangs Aubrey Huff 1st Aubrey Huff 2nd(tied) 1st
Boston Pilgrims Michael Higgins 2nd Howard Johnson 2nd(tied) 3rd
Durham Bulls Steve Hertz 3rd Steve Hertz 12th 7th
Lexington Colts Oliver Marcell 4th Oliver Marcell 1st 2nd
Corpus Christi Hooks Edgar Martínez 5th Edgar Martínez 4th 4th
Albany Diamond Dogs Tom O'Malley 6th 13th(tied) 11th
Oakland Oaks Charlie Reilly 7th Morrie Rath 7th 6th
Philadelphia Pythians Gunnar Henderson 8th Gunnar Henderson 8th 8th
Rockford Peaches Carlos Baerga 9th Carlos Baerga 5th 5th
Staten Island Yankees Harry Bauchman 10th Harry Bauchman 10th 9th
Pine Bluff Judges Maikel Franco 11th Maikel Franco 6th 10th
Toledo Mud Hens Matt Dominguez 12th 13th(tied) 14th
St. Paul Black Gophers Josh Jung 13th Josh Jung 11th 12th
Moose Jaw Robin Hoods Kyle Seager 14th Kyle Seager 9th 13th
Armstrong's Secret Nine 15th (tied) 13th(tied) 15th(tied)
Bingo Long's Traveling All Stars 15th (tied) 13th(tied) 15th(tied)
Cienfuegos Elefantes 15th (tied) 13th(tied) 15th(tied)
Kenosha Comets 15th (tied) 13th(tied) 15th(tied)
Phoenix Firebirds 15th (tied) 13th(tied) 15th(tied)
Roanake Black Cardinals 15th (tied) 13th(tied) 15th(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Boston Pilgrims Davey Concepción 1st 17th(tied) 16th
Corpus Christi Hooks Roy McMillan 2nd Jorge Polanco 11th 10th
Pine Bluff Judges Ted Martinez 3rd Ted Martinez 13th 11th
Phoenix Firebirds Marcus Semien 4th Marcus Semien 3rd(tied) 1st
Albany Diamond Dogs Tim Foli 5th Tim Foli 3rd(tied) 2nd
Oakland Oaks Bill Russell 6th Jed Lowrie 3rd(tied) 3rd
Lexington Colts Greg Gagne 7th (tied) Pokey Reese 10th 12th
Moose Jaw Robin Hoods Dick Bartell 7th (tied) Dick Bartell 9th 9th
Durham Bulls Dick C Schofield 9th Liover Peguero 16th 15th
Staten Island Yankees Dansby Swanson 10th Mark Grudzielanek 2nd 4th
Toledo Mud Hens Alfredo Griffin 11th Alfredo Griffin 3rd(tied) 5th
Penn Yan Mustangs Bill Knickerbocker 12th 17th(tied) 17th
Philadelphia Pythians Roy Smalley Jr 13th Roy Smalley Jr 14th 13th
Rockford Peaches Bill Cissell 14th Bill Cissell 12th 14th
Roanake Black Cardinals Johnny Mitchell 15th Eduardo Nuñez 1st 6th
St. Paul Black Gophers Jack Martin 16th Jack Martin 3rd(tied) 7th
Kenosha Comets Freddy Sánchez 17th Cass Michaels 3rd(tied) 8th
Armstrong's Secret Nine Tony Womack 18th Tony Womack 15th 18th
Bingo Long's Traveling All Stars 19th (tied) 17th(tied) 19th(tied)
Cienfuegos Elefantes 19th (tied) 17th(tied) 19th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Cienfuegos Elefantes Lyle Mouton 1st Jason Bay 4th(tied) 1st
Kenosha Comets Jerry Hairston Sr 2nd Walter Davis 4th(tied) 3rd
Staten Island Yankees Danny Walton 3rd 17th(tied) 15th
Armstrong's Secret Nine Gary Matthews 4th (tied) Gary Matthews 1st 2nd
Phoenix Firebirds Brandon Nimmo 4th (tied) Brandon Nimmo 9th 9th
Corpus Christi Hooks Don Manno 6th Von Joshua 15th 10th
Pine Bluff Judges Eddie Rosario 7th Carl Yastrzemski 4th(tied) 4th
Toledo Mud Hens Phillip Ervin 8th Bob Fothergill 4th(tied) 5th
Philadelphia Pythians Ángel Mangual 9th Stan Spence 3rd 7th
Penn Yan Mustangs Herbie Moran 10th Brandon Drury 2nd 6th
St. Paul Black Gophers Otis Nixon 11th Howie Shanks 4th(tied) 8th
Bingo Long's Traveling All Stars Sam Fuld 12th 17th(tied) 16th
Albany Diamond Dogs Jim Jones 13th 17th(tied) 18th
Rockford Peaches Aaron Cunningham 14th Aaron Cunningham 16th 14th
Roanake Black Cardinals Milt Thompson 15th Milt Thompson 11th 11th
Lexington Colts Chris Dickerson 16th Chris Dickerson 10th 12th
Durham Bulls Mark Quinn 17th Mark Quinn 13th 13th
Moose Jaw Robin Hoods Warren Cromartie 18th Warren Cromartie 14th 17th
Oakland Oaks Jay Kirke 19th Jay Kirke 12th 19th
Boston Pilgrims 20th 17th(tied) 20th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Armstrong's Secret Nine Melky Cabrera 1st Lenny Dykstra 4th 2nd
Oakland Oaks Jules Thomas 2nd Jules Thomas 2nd 1st
Corpus Christi Hooks César Cedeño 3rd César Cedeño 5th(tied) 3rd
Cienfuegos Elefantes Marquis Grissom 4th José Cruz 11th 11th
Toledo Mud Hens Dan Gladden 5th Moose McCormick 5th(tied) 4th
St. Paul Black Gophers Nemo Leibold 6th Nemo Leibold 5th(tied) 7th
Boston Pilgrims John Reccius 7th Kyle Tucker 3rd 5th
Penn Yan Mustangs Luis Olmo 8th Randy Winn 1st 6th
Kenosha Comets Dave Martinez 9th 16th(tied) 14th
Staten Island Yankees Aaron Hicks 10th Aaron Hicks 5th(tied) 8th
Philadelphia Pythians Homer Smoot 11th Homer Smoot 5th(tied) 9th
Phoenix Firebirds Devon White 12th 16th(tied) 15th
Pine Bluff Judges Maurice Archdeacon 13th Maurice Archdeacon 15th 12th
Lexington Colts Don Hahn 14th 16th(tied) 18th
Rockford Peaches Victor Reyes 15th Ted Uhlaender 5th(tied) 10th
Roanake Black Cardinals Dewayne Wise 16th 16th(tied) 19th
Moose Jaw Robin Hoods Denard Span 17th Denard Span 12th 13th
Bingo Long's Traveling All Stars Mitch Webster 18th Mitch Webster 14th 16th
Albany Diamond Dogs Jimmy Johnston 19th Jimmy Johnston 13th 17th
Durham Bulls 20th 16th(tied) 20th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Toledo Mud Hens Ron Swoboda 1st Tommy Thompson 9th 6th
Phoenix Firebirds Norm Miller 2nd Norm Miller 8th 5th
Cienfuegos Elefantes Nick Williams 3rd Mark Kotsay 2nd(tied) 1st
Durham Bulls Dave Hoskins 4th 13th(tied) 11th
Kenosha Comets Gregory Polanco 5th Harry Arndt 7th 7th
Oakland Oaks Matt Lawton 6th 13th(tied) 13th
Boston Pilgrims Carl Warwick 7th 13th(tied) 14th
St. Paul Black Gophers Tom Brunansky 8th Vladimir Guerrero 1st 2nd
Roanake Black Cardinals Ryan Sweeney 9th 13th(tied) 16th
Albany Diamond Dogs Chicken Wolf 10th Chicken Wolf 2nd(tied) 3rd
Staten Island Yankees Hubie Brooks 11th 13th(tied) 17th
Bingo Long's Traveling All Stars Will Venable 12th Olaf Henriksen 10th 9th
Rockford Peaches John-Ford Griffin 13th Eddie Moore 2nd(tied) 4th
Armstrong's Secret Nine Jim McAnany 14th Jim McAnany 12th 15th
Lexington Colts Francisco Santos 15th 13th(tied) 18th
Pine Bluff Judges George Case 16th George Case 5th 8th
Moose Jaw Robin Hoods Leon Roberts 17th Leon Roberts 6th 10th
Penn Yan Mustangs Nate Eaton 18th Nate Eaton 11th 12th
Corpus Christi Hooks 19th (tied) 13th(tied) 19th(tied)
Philadelphia Pythians 19th (tied) 13th(tied) 19th(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Corpus Christi Hooks Fred Ely 1st Rick Wise 3rd 1st
Moose Jaw Robin Hoods Dupee Shaw 2nd Dan Haren 11th 3rd
Phoenix Firebirds Randy Tate 3rd Esteban Loaiza 8th 2nd
Bingo Long's Traveling All Stars Larry Dierker 4th Larry Dierker 19th 18th
Durham Bulls Pink Hawley 5th Clayton Kershaw 12th 4th
Oakland Oaks Justin Germano 6th Charlie Ferguson 15th 6th
Lexington Colts Virgil Trucks 7th Jim Maloney 10th 7th
Armstrong's Secret Nine Steve Avery 8th Steve Avery 4th 5th
Kenosha Comets Ted Lyons 9th Jacob deGrom 13th 9th
Rockford Peaches Bill Singer 10th Bill Singer 9th 10th
Cienfuegos Elefantes Barry Latman 11th Steve Rogers 17th 16th
Albany Diamond Dogs Ralph Branca 12th Walker Buehler 14th 13th
St. Paul Black Gophers Hod Eller 13th Joaquin Benoit 1st 8th
Boston Pilgrims Jordan Montgomery 14th Logan Webb 18th 19th
Toledo Mud Hens Billy Hoeft 15th Frank Lary 6th 11th
Staten Island Yankees Tommy Hanson 16th Billy Scanlan 20th 20th
Philadelphia Pythians Bill Drake 17th Bill Drake 5th 12th
Pine Bluff Judges Jim Kaat 18th Josh Beckett 16th 17th
Penn Yan Mustangs Balor Moore 19th Balor Moore 2nd 14th
Roanake Black Cardinals George Crosby 20th Mélido Pérez 7th 15th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Roanake Black Cardinals Ron Tompkins 1st Chris Archer 1st 1st
Oakland Oaks Lum Davenport 2nd Drew Steckenrider 20th 17th
Bingo Long's Traveling All Stars Mike Ignasiak 3rd Bill Lee 12th 9th
Albany Diamond Dogs Dave Geisel 4th Dazzy Vance 10th 3rd
Lexington Colts Bill J Evans 5th Gene Lambert 17th 18th
Moose Jaw Robin Hoods Chuck Taylor 6th Arodys Vizcaíno 13th 10th
Boston Pilgrims Albie Lopez 7th Jeff Parrett 7th 4th
Philadelphia Pythians Tim Dillard 8th Joe Dobson 2nd 2nd
Durham Bulls Ed Sprague Sr 9th Lee Stange 11th 13th
Rockford Peaches Fred Beene 10th Giovanny Gallegos 6th 6th
Cienfuegos Elefantes Jim Colborn 11th Jon Matlack 9th 7th
Phoenix Firebirds Kent Peterson 12th Bryan Harvey 15th 14th
Pine Bluff Judges George Barnicle 13th Mickey McDermott 3rd 5th
Corpus Christi Hooks Lee Dashner 14th Collin McHugh 14th 15th
St. Paul Black Gophers Willard Schmidt 15th Willard Schmidt 16th 16th
Staten Island Yankees Kevin Hart 16th Mike Bacsik 8th 8th
Toledo Mud Hens Derrick Turnbow 17th José Melendez 18th 19th
Armstrong's Secret Nine Joe Boever 18th Joe Boever 5th 11th
Penn Yan Mustangs Dave Patterson 19th Chuck Cary 4th 12th
Kenosha Comets Víctor Cruz 20th Víctor Cruz 19th 20th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Corpus Christi Hooks Lance McCullers 1st Lance McCullers 10th 8th
Durham Bulls Larry Pape 2nd Johnny Morrison 5th 1st
Bingo Long's Traveling All Stars Tom Harrison 3rd Tom Harrison 17th 10th
Oakland Oaks Lum Davenport 4th Charlie Ferguson 7th 2nd
Phoenix Firebirds Al Jackson 5th Al Jackson 11th 9th
Boston Pilgrims Albie Lopez 6th Jeff Parrett 6th 3rd
Rockford Peaches Boone Logan 7th Boone Logan 15th 11th
Toledo Mud Hens Derrick Turnbow 8th José Melendez 2nd 4th
Roanake Black Cardinals Rip Coleman 9th Rip Coleman 18th 12th
Penn Yan Mustangs Dave Patterson 10th Chuck Cary 1st 5th
Staten Island Yankees Joe Edelen 11th Joe Edelen 19th 13th
Armstrong's Secret Nine Joe Boever 12th George Stone 4th 6th
Kenosha Comets Bob L Ferguson 13th Víctor Cruz 3rd 7th
Pine Bluff Judges Paul Musser 14th Paul Musser 20th 19th
St. Paul Black Gophers Harry Harper 15th Harry Harper 14th 17th
Moose Jaw Robin Hoods Mark Eichhorn 16th Mark Eichhorn 9th 14th
Albany Diamond Dogs Victor González 17th (tied) Victor González 12th 16th
Lexington Colts Tom Glavine 17th (tied) Tom Glavine 13th 18th
Philadelphia Pythians Jack Kramer 19th Jack Kramer 16th 20th
Cienfuegos Elefantes Ed Seward 20th Ed Seward 8th 15th
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