WBL A BALL
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
04/30/2002
 
ALBANY DIAMOND DOGS (A) 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Al López 7th 10th 14th
First Basemen Joe Lis 17th 13th 18th
Second Basemen Davey Lopes 2nd 11th 8th
Third Basemen Casey McGehee 13th Hank Majeski 10th 12th
Shortstops César Izturis 10th Bob Meacham 6th 8th
Left Fielders Jeffrey Leonard 13th 14th 16th
Center Fielders Marvell Wynne 7th Marvell Wynne 8th 8th
Right Fielders Brett Butler 15th Brett Butler 6th 12th
Starting Pitchers Steve Gromek 3rd Nathan Eovaldi 7th 6th
Relievers Bobby Shantz 14th Chris Short 11th 16th
Closers Dazzy Vance 20th Dazzy Vance 15th 20th
ARMSTRONG'S SECRET NINE (A) 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Art Nichols 13th Kid Baldwin 1st 1st
First Basemen Frank McCormick 3rd Liover Peguero 12th 8th
Second Basemen Marcus Giles 16th Marcus Giles 8th 16th
Third Basemen Pie Traynor 3rd 13th 13th
Shortstops Troy Tulowitzki 6th Bill Cissell 7th 6th
Left Fielders Terry Whitfield 16th 14th (tied) 18th
Center Fielders Ron Gant 19th Ron Gant 5th 17th
Right Fielders Frank Gilhooley 14th Frank Gilhooley 7th 13th
Starting Pitchers Steve Trachsel 10th Mike Thurman 13th 12th
Relievers Blake Wood 6th Steve Cishek 5th 4th
Closers Jason Grilli 4th Steve Cishek 4th 2nd
BINGO LONG'S TRAVELING ALL STARS (A) 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ned Bligh 20th Darren Daulton 2nd 10th
First Basemen 19th 13th (tied) 19th
Second Basemen 19th 11th (tied) 19th
Third Basemen Charlie Deal 15th Charlie Deal 2nd 5th
Shortstops Billy Holland 18th Billy Holland 10th 18th
Left Fielders Patsy Dougherty 12th Von Joshua 7th 8th
Center Fielders Fred Lynn 2nd 17th 16th
Right Fielders Buck Freeman 6th Juan Soto 1st 2nd
Starting Pitchers Al Brazle 5th Joe Nuxhall 1st 2nd
Relievers Bob Anderson 11th Paul Musser 17th 15th
Closers Jon Matlack 17th Jon Matlack 10th 15th
BOSTON PILGRIMS (A) 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Wes Westrum 12th 10th (tied) 15th
First Basemen Hap Myers 13th Alvin Davis 3rd 5th
Second Basemen Pete Runnels 1st 11th (tied) 7th
Third Basemen Casey Blake 2nd Carlos Baerga 2nd (tied) 1st
Shortstops Zack Cozart 2nd 11th 10th
Left Fielders Ben Oglivie 4th 14th (tied) 14th
Center Fielders Tully Hartsel 16th Tully Hartsel 1st 2nd
Right Fielders Red Murray 16th Red Murray 8th 16th
Starting Pitchers Keegan Akin 16th Logan Webb 6th 13th
Relievers Dan Spillner 8th Elmer Burkart 19th 12th
Closers Ferdie Schupp 13th Ferdie Schupp 12th 14th
CIENFUEGOS ELEFANTES (A) 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Joe Oliver 15th 10th (tied) 17th
First Basemen Steve Balboni 7th Roy Hughes 8th 9th
Second Basemen Jeff Cirillo 9th 11th (tied) 13th
Third Basemen Ron Coomer 7th Rod Gilbreath 9th 9th
Shortstops Frank Taveras 14th Jack Glasscock 1st 1st
Left Fielders Hideki Matsui 7th Randy Arozarena 12th 10th
Center Fielders José Tartabull 13th 17th (tied) 18th
Right Fielders Mike C Brown 11th 10th 15th
Starting Pitchers Red Faber 6th Kevin Kobel 19th 16th
Relievers Jim Roland 20th Tom Harrison 14th 20th
Closers Ed Seward 14th Pedro Martínez 6th 9th
CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS (A) 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Al Unser 8th Clint Hurdle 3rd 3rd
First Basemen Andrés Galarraga 13th (tied) 13th (tied) 17th
Second Basemen Don Zimmer 13th Tommy Harper 1st 4th
Third Basemen Sibby Sisti 18th Edgar Martínez 2nd (tied) 6th
Shortstops Jim Wohlford 17th Jim Wohlford 4th 11th
Left Fielders Bob Cerv 9th Tommie Aaron 1st 5th
Center Fielders Victor Reyes 10th Victor Reyes 10th 11th
Right Fielders Danny Bautista 12th Lou Piniella 1st (tied) 3rd
Starting Pitchers Colby Lewis 19th 20th 20th
Relievers Tim Crews 16th Mike Hedlund 4th 11th
Closers Dave Baldwin 7th Mike Hedlund 3rd 3rd
DURHAM BULLS (A) 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ed McFarland 5th 10th (tied) 12th
First Basemen Billy O'Brien 18th Billy O'Brien 10th 15th
Second Basemen Jeff Kent 3rd 11th (tied) 9th
Third Basemen Steve Mesner 19th 13th (tied) 19th
Shortstops Jack E Wilson 3rd 11th (tied) 12th
Left Fielders Harvey Hendrick 18th 14th (tied) 19th
Center Fielders Jaycob Brugman 14th Jaycob Brugman 13th 14th
Right Fielders Bill Hallman 13th Bill Hallman 9th 7th
Starting Pitchers Kevin Gausman 14th Johnny Morrison 10th 9th
Relievers Brian Sweeney 9th Jeff Wallace 13th 13th
Closers David Cone 19th David Cone 13th 19th
KENOSHA COMETS (A) 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Earl S Smith 17th 10th (tied) 19th
First Basemen José Abreu 8th 13th (tied) 14th
Second Basemen 19th (tied) 11th (tied) 19th (tied)
Third Basemen Greg Norton 10th 13th (tied) 17th
Shortstops Art Fletcher 4th Cass Michaels 3rd 2nd
Left Fielders Carson Bigbee 15th 14th (tied) 17th
Center Fielders Lance Johnson 3rd Dominic Fletcher 16th 6th
Right Fielders Mike Morse 3rd 10th (tied) 8th
Starting Pitchers Brett Myers 7th Frank Dwyer 17th 15th
Relievers Bob Locker 2nd Josh Hader 6th 3rd
Closers Paul Assenmacher 6th Josh Hader 5th 4th
LEXINGTON COLTS (A) 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bo Díaz 3rd Harry McCurdy 6th 2nd
First Basemen Hal Morris 5th 13th (tied) 12th
Second Basemen Ricky Gutiérrez 17th Ricky Gutiérrez 9th 17th
Third Basemen Buddy Myer 14th Buddy Myer 2nd (tied) 4th
Shortstops Luis Rivas 11th 11th (tied) 14th
Left Fielders Vince Coleman 10th Eric Owens 13th 11th
Center Fielders Charlie Hemphill 4th Dusty Miller 1st (tied) 1st
Right Fielders Avisaíl García 8th 10th (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Jack Armstrong 15th Johnny Allen 9th 11th
Relievers Fred Gladding 18th Andy Hansen 7th 17th
Closers Dave Gumpert 15th Dave Gumpert 18th 16th
MOOSE JAW ROBIN HOODS (A) 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Yorvit Torrealba 16th 10th (tied) 18th
First Basemen Nick Esasky 9th Elbie Fletcher 7th 7th
Second Basemen Wilton Guerrero 12th Jimmy Dykes 1st (tied) 3rd
Third Basemen Omar Vizquel 6th Kyle Seager 11th 8th
Shortstops Benji Gil 15th 11th (tied) 17th
Left Fielders Bill O'Neill 7th (tied) Ross Gload 3rd 6th
Center Fielders Goody Rosen 17th Jimmy Macullar 15th 15th
Right Fielders Jackie Jensen 1st 10th (tied) 6th
Starting Pitchers Jim McCormick 17th Jim McCormick 11th 14th
Relievers Chuck Taylor 3rd Robbie Ray 15th 10th
Closers Chuck Taylor 8th Robbie Ray 17th 12th
OAKLAND OAKS (A) 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bill Atwood 19th Harry Decker 5th 13th
First Basemen Phil Cavarretta 4th 13th (tied) 11th
Second Basemen Placido Polanco 7th 11th (tied) 12th
Third Basemen Wayne Gross 4th 13th (tied) 15th
Shortstops Denny Hocking 12th 11th (tied) 15th
Left Fielders Jay Kirke 17th Jay Kirke 10th 12th
Center Fielders Vic Davalillo 5th Wally Mattick 14th 7th
Right Fielders Josh Reddick 5th 10th (tied) 9th
Starting Pitchers Dallas Braden 11th John Smoltz 2nd 5th
Relievers Jumbo Diaz 12th Greg Aquino 2nd 2nd
Closers Jonathan Broxton 12th Greg Aquino 1st 6th
PENN YAN MUSTANGS (A) 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ray Fosse 10th John Mizerock 7th 5th
First Basemen Aubrey Huff 15th Aubrey Huff 4th 6th
Second Basemen Sean Rodriguez 5th Abraham Almonte 1st (tied) 1st
Third Basemen Kevin Seitzer 5th Johnny Hodapp 7th 7th
Shortstops Bill Dahlen 1st 11th (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Pat Friel 6th Bruce Campbell 2nd 4th
Center Fielders Jackie Bradley 9th Craig Gentry 12th 12th
Right Fielders 17th 10th (tied) 17th
Starting Pitchers Mike Bielecki 12th Cliff Chambers 8th 8th
Relievers Tot Pressnell 10th Chris Knapp 12th 14th
Closers Justin Speier 5th Chris Knapp 14th 11th
PHILADELPHIA PYTHIANS (A) 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Rick Ferrell 1st 10th (tied) 8th
First Basemen Sean Burroughs 16th Sean Burroughs 11th 13th
Second Basemen Jose Altuve 18th Jose Altuve 6th 14th
Third Basemen Bill Hague 17th Bill Hague 12th 14th
Shortstops Larry Kopf 13th 11th (tied) 16th
Left Fielders Stan Spence 14th Stan Spence 6th 7th
Center Fielders Paul Hines 14th (tied) 17th (tied) 19th
Right Fielders Steve Brodie 9th Steve Brodie 4th 5th
Starting Pitchers Bobby Mathews 4th Bill Drake 5th 7th
Relievers Buddy Carlyle 1st Candy Sierra 18th 5th
Closers Rafael Betancourt 3rd Candy Sierra 19th 10th
PHOENIX FIREBIRDS (A) 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers A J Pierzynski 11th Dave Pierson 8th 6th
First Basemen 19th (tied) 13th (tied) 19th (tied)
Second Basemen Bucky Harris 15th Rod Carew 5th 6th
Third Basemen Enrique Wilson 11th Enrique Wilson 8th 11th
Shortstops Garry Templeton 9th Garry Templeton 2nd 3rd
Left Fielders Frank Catalanotto 5th Warren Cromartie 11th 9th
Center Fielders Dave May 8th Denard Span 9th 9th
Right Fielders Jeromy Burnitz 4th Norm Miller 5th 4th
Starting Pitchers Mike Krukow 1st John Lackey 3rd 1st
Relievers Bob Duliba 15th Al Jackson 3rd 6th
Closers Bryan Harvey 18th Bryan Harvey 11th 18th
PINE BLUFF JUDGES (A) 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jason Varitek 2nd 10th (tied) 9th
First Basemen Kevin Young 11th Russ Morman 9th 10th
Second Basemen Ken Boswell 8th Jim Canavan 1st (tied) 2nd
Third Basemen 20th 13th (tied) 20th
Shortstops Jason Bartlett 7th 11th (tied) 13th
Left Fielders Willie Crawford 19th Willie Crawford 9th 13th
Center Fielders Dain Clay 6th Jim Rice 4th 5th
Right Fielders Tom Brown 10th 10th (tied) 14th
Starting Pitchers Tim Wakefield 18th Esteban Loaiza 13th (tied) 18th
Relievers Lance Broadway 17th Eddy Rodríguez 16th 18th
Closers Bill Lee 16th Bill Lee 16th 17th
ROANAKE BLACK CARDINALS (A) 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ken Retzer 9th Tom Egan 4th 4th
First Basemen Cecil Cooper 2nd Lou Finney 2nd 2nd
Second Basemen Duane Kuiper 10th 11th (tied) 15th
Third Basemen Gene Leek 12th John Bass 2nd (tied) 3rd
Shortstops 19th 11th (tied) 19th
Left Fielders 20th 14th (tied) 20th
Center Fielders Mitch Webster 18th Darryl Strawberry 1st (tied) 3rd
Right Fielders 17th (tied) 10th (tied) 17th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Doc Amole 13th Doc Amole 16th 17th
Relievers Hilly Flitcraft 13th Bruce Hurst 1st 1st
Closers Brad Kilby 11th Bruce Hurst 2nd 7th
ROCKFORD PEACHES (A) 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gregg Zaun 6th Pete Naton 9th 7th
First Basemen Otto Schomberg 1st Otto Schomberg 4th (tied) 1st
Second Basemen Ryan Theriot 6th Gerónimo Peña 7th 5th
Third Basemen Ken Oberkfell 8th 13th (tied) 16th
Shortstops Roy Corhan 16th Roy Corhan 9th 9th
Left Fielders Wes Covington 3rd Bobby Brooks 5th 3rd
Center Fielders Otis Nixon 12th Ted Uhlaender 11th 13th
Right Fielders 17th (tied) 10th (tied) 17th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Jim Bibby 9th LaTroy Hawkins 13th (tied) 10th
Relievers Pete Mikkelsen 5th Gene Garber 7th (tied) 8th
Closers Randy Moffitt 9th Gene Garber 6th (tied) 5th
ST. PAUL BLACK GOPHERS (A) 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Carlos Ruiz 4th 10th (tied) 11th
First Basemen Don Baylor 6th Rich Reese 1st 3rd
Second Basemen George Williams 14th Omar Quintanilla 10th 11th
Third Basemen Sammy Esposito 16th 13th (tied) 18th
Shortstops Bobby Wine 8th Moe Berg 8th 7th
Left Fielders Riggs Stephenson 1st Joe Gedeon 7th (tied) 1st
Center Fielders 20th 17th (tied) 20th
Right Fielders 17th (tied) 10th (tied) 17th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Jaret Wright 20th Joaquin Benoit 18th 19th
Relievers Matt Guerrier 4th Migel Puente 7th (tied) 7th
Closers Randy Myers 10th Migel Puente 6th (tied) 8th
STATEN ISLAND YANKEES (A) 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Eric MacKenzie 14th 10th (tied) 16th
First Basemen Fred Whitfield 10th J C Martin 4th (tied) 4th
Second Basemen Devon Travis 11th 11th (tied) 18th
Third Basemen Doug DeCinces 9th John Ryan Murphy 1st 2nd
Shortstops 19th (tied) 11th (tied) 19th (tied)
Left Fielders R J Reynolds 11th 14th (tied) 15th
Center Fielders Aaron Hicks 11th Aaron Hicks 7th 10th
Right Fielders Nick Swisher 2nd Jim Mosolf 1st (tied) 1st
Starting Pitchers Bud Podbielan 8th Billy Scanlan 4th 3rd
Relievers Hisanori Takahashi 19th 20th 19th
Closers Jesse Orosco 1st 20th 13th
TOLEDO MUD HENS (A) 04/30/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Larry Pratt 18th 10th (tied) 20th
First Basemen Cecil Fielder 12th 13th (tied) 16th
Second Basemen Hobe Ferris 4th 11th (tied) 10th
Third Basemen Jimmy Collins 1st 13th (tied) 10th
Shortstops George Davis 5th Mike Caruso 5th 4th
Left Fielders Jack Cust 2nd Larry Stahl 4th 2nd
Center Fielders Riley Greene 1st Riley Greene 6th 4th
Right Fielders Geoff Jenkins 7th 10th (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Jason Schmidt 2nd Bud Smith 12th 4th
Relievers John Hiller 7th Xavier Cedeño 7th (tied) 9th
Closers Joakim Soria 2nd Xavier Cedeño 6th (tied) 1st
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