WBL A BALL
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
04/08/2002
 
ALBANY DIAMOND DOGS (A) 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Al López 7th 15th 17th
First Basemen Buddy Hassett 17th 15th 18th
Second Basemen George Magoon 13th Steve Dillard 12th 12th
Third Basemen Casey McGehee 15th Hank Majeski 13th 14th
Shortstops Tim Foli 10th Tim Foli 1st 3rd
Left Fielders Jeffrey Leonard 14th 16th 18th
Center Fielders Marvell Wynne 14th Marvell Wynne 11th 13th
Right Fielders George Selkirk 2nd Brett Butler 6th 6th
Starting Pitchers Steve Gromek 4th Nathan Eovaldi 2nd 2nd
Relievers Bobby Shantz 17th Chris Short 17th 18th
Closers Dazzy Vance 19th Dazzy Vance 19th 19th
ARMSTRONG'S SECRET NINE (A) 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Pinch Thomas 10th Kid Baldwin 11th 8th
First Basemen Frank McCormick 2nd Liover Peguero 14th 11th
Second Basemen Reddy Mack 1st Reddy Mack 2nd 1st
Third Basemen Pie Traynor 3rd Harl Maggert 12th 8th
Shortstops Leo Cardenas 12th Leo Cardenas 2nd 4th
Left Fielders Gary Matthews 1st Gary Matthews 5th 1st
Center Fielders Lenny Dykstra 1st Lenny Dykstra 4th 1st
Right Fielders Frank Gilhooley 18th Frank Gilhooley 13th 17th
Starting Pitchers Bill James 8th Bill James 14th 9th
Relievers Jason Grilli 2nd Bill Shores 7th 5th
Closers Lefty Wallace 10th Lefty Wallace 17th 12th
BINGO LONG'S TRAVELING ALL STARS (A) 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ned Bligh 20th Darren Daulton 7th 13th
First Basemen 19th 15th (tied) 19th
Second Basemen Elwood DeMoss 4th Elwood DeMoss 8th 7th
Third Basemen Charlie Deal 19th Charlie Deal 3rd 6th
Shortstops Tom Downey 5th Billy Holland 13th 11th
Left Fielders Troy O'Leary 17th Von Joshua 5th (tied) 10th
Center Fielders Skeeter Barnes 4th 17th 17th
Right Fielders Buck Freeman 10th Juan Soto 1st 1st
Starting Pitchers Ed Hanyzewski 11th Joe Nuxhall 3rd 4th
Relievers Ricky Horton 14th Jose Torres 7th (tied) 14th
Closers Jon Matlack 16th Jon Matlack 11th 16th
BOSTON PILGRIMS (A) 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Kirt Manwaring 16th Cliff Bolton 1st 5th
First Basemen Ron H Jackson 11th Alvin Davis 4th 5th
Second Basemen Joe Gerhardt 2nd 14th 14th
Third Basemen Billy Grabarkewitz 1st Carlos Baerga 3rd (tied) 1st
Shortstops Zack Cozart 2nd 14th 14th
Left Fielders 19th 16th (tied) 19th
Center Fielders John Reccius 7th Tully Hartsel 3rd 4th
Right Fielders Walt Moryn 6th Red Murray 12th 10th
Starting Pitchers Wei-Yin Chen 10th Logan Webb 15th 15th
Relievers Mike Strahler 13th Bugs Raymond 1st 3rd
Closers Ferdie Schupp 13th Ferdie Schupp 15th 15th
CIENFUEGOS ELEFANTES (A) 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Terry Steinbach 1st Dan Graham 1st (tied) 1st
First Basemen Steve Balboni 5th Roy Hughes 11th 12th
Second Basemen Jeff Cirillo 7th Clete Boyer 9th 8th
Third Basemen Michael Higgins 8th 17th 19th
Shortstops Frank Taveras 17th Jack Glasscock 3rd 6th
Left Fielders Sandy Amorós 11th 16th (tied) 17th
Center Fielders José Tartabull 19th 17th (tied) 19th
Right Fielders Carlos Quentin 9th Nick Williams 5th 8th
Starting Pitchers Ed Whitson 7th Kevin Kobel 19th 18th
Relievers Francis Martes 6th Luis Tiant, Sr. 2nd 1st
Closers Pedro Martínez 14th Pedro Martínez 10th 14th
CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS (A) 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Al Unser 5th Clint Hurdle 1st (tied) 2nd
First Basemen Andrés Galarraga 13th Charlie Grimm 4th (tied) 7th
Second Basemen Don Zimmer 18th Tommy Harper 2nd (tied) 6th
Third Basemen Carney Lansford 7th Edgar Martínez 3rd (tied) 3rd
Shortstops Jorge Polanco 3rd Jorge Polanco 3rd (tied) 2nd
Left Fielders Pete Compton 15th Pete Compton 5th (tied) 9th
Center Fielders Willy Taveras 10th Willy Taveras 4th (tied) 5th
Right Fielders Danny Bautista 16th Lou Piniella 1st (tied) 3rd
Starting Pitchers Mike Sirotka 6th Scott Bankhead 17th 17th
Relievers Ryan Thompson 7th Larry Jansen 7th (tied) 10th
Closers Dave Baldwin 7th Larry Jansen 6th 6th
DURHAM BULLS (A) 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ed McFarland 2nd 15th (tied) 14th
First Basemen Tim Harkness 15th Billy O'Brien 4th (tied) 8th
Second Basemen Marty Krug 16th Marty Krug 13th 13th
Third Basemen David Bote 4th David Bote 8th 7th
Shortstops Dick C Schofield 4th 14th (tied) 15th
Left Fielders Mark Quinn 4th Mark Quinn 12th 12th
Center Fielders Darren Lewis 15th Darren Lewis 15th 15th
Right Fielders Bill Hallman 17th Bill Hallman 14th 14th
Starting Pitchers Trevor Cahill 16th Johnny Morrison 8th 8th
Relievers Sarge Connally 10th Ed Sprague Sr 7th (tied) 12th
Closers David Cone 17th David Cone 13th 18th
KENOSHA COMETS (A) 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Glenn Borgmann 17th Glenn Borgmann 8th 12th
First Basemen José Abreu 8th 15th (tied) 15th
Second Basemen Danny Murtaugh 10th 14th (tied) 18th
Third Basemen Greg Norton 14th 17th (tied) 20th
Shortstops Glenn Wright 1st Hal Janvrin 3rd (tied) 1st
Left Fielders 19th (tied) 16th (tied) 19th (tied)
Center Fielders Grady Sizemore 5th Dominic Fletcher 16th 12th
Right Fielders Mike Morse 5th 15th 13th
Starting Pitchers Art Nehf 9th Zack Greinke 18th 19th
Relievers Bob Locker 9th Josh Hader 7th (tied) 11th
Closers Paul Assenmacher 6th Josh Hader 6th (tied) 5th
LEXINGTON COLTS (A) 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Redmond 13th Harry McCurdy 10th 9th
First Basemen Greg Bird 6th Pete O'Brien 4th (tied) 4th
Second Basemen Hughie Critz 5th 14th (tied) 15th
Third Basemen Juan Francisco 16th Buddy Myer 1st 4th
Shortstops 20th 14th (tied) 20th
Left Fielders Chris Dickerson 2nd Chris Dickerson 11th 11th
Center Fielders Sam Mertes 3rd Dusty Miller 2nd 3rd
Right Fielders Wally Post 11th 15th (tied) 16th
Starting Pitchers Harvey Bailey 14th Jim Maloney 4th 5th
Relievers Joe Moeller 18th Steve Foucault 7th (tied) 16th
Closers Chuck Cary 9th Chuck Cary 14th 10th
MOOSE JAW ROBIN HOODS (A) 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Einar Díaz 15th 15th (tied) 19th
First Basemen Nick Esasky 9th Elbie Fletcher 10th 10th
Second Basemen Wilton Guerrero 17th Jimmy Dykes 2nd (tied) 5th
Third Basemen Omar Vizquel 6th Kyle Seager 15th 11th
Shortstops Benji Gil 18th 14th (tied) 19th
Left Fielders Kerry Carpenter 8th Al Woods 2nd 4th
Center Fielders 20th 17th (tied) 20th
Right Fielders Corey Hart 4th Leon Roberts 4th 4th
Starting Pitchers Mike Minor 19th Jim McCormick 12th 14th
Relievers Gordon Maltzberger 3rd Mark Eichhorn 3rd 2nd
Closers Gordon Maltzberger 3rd Mark Eichhorn 1st 2nd
OAKLAND OAKS (A) 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bill Atwood 19th Harry Decker 9th 15th
First Basemen Miguel Cairo 16th 15th (tied) 17th
Second Basemen Ted Sizemore 9th 14th (tied) 17th
Third Basemen Roy Hartzell 9th Morrie Rath 11th 10th
Shortstops Kurt Stillwell 6th Kurt Stillwell 8th 8th
Left Fielders Jay Kirke 18th Jay Kirke 13th 15th
Center Fielders Vic Davalillo 9th Marty Keough 14th 10th
Right Fielders Matt Lawton 8th 15th (tied) 15th
Starting Pitchers Carl Erskine 17th John Smoltz 10th 12th
Relievers Jason Stanford 8th Greg Aquino 20th 15th
Closers Jason Stanford 8th Jing Johnson 6th (tied) 7th
PENN YAN MUSTANGS (A) 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ray Fosse 8th Jorge Alfaro 1st (tied) 3rd
First Basemen Ryan Howard 3rd Aubrey Huff 4th (tied) 2nd
Second Basemen Brandon Phillips 8th Abraham Almonte 2nd (tied) 3rd
Third Basemen Roy Howell 13th Johnny Hodapp 7th 9th
Shortstops Bill Knickerbocker 14th 14th (tied) 17th
Left Fielders Matt Carpenter 10th Matt Carpenter 1st 6th
Center Fielders Jackie Bradley 16th 17th (tied) 18th
Right Fielders 19th 15th (tied) 19th
Starting Pitchers Mike Bielecki 18th José Lima 9th 13th
Relievers Tot Pressnell 12th George Murray 7th (tied) 13th
Closers Chris Knapp 15th Chris Knapp 18th 17th
PHILADELPHIA PYTHIANS (A) 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Del Crandall 9th Charlie Moss 14th 10th
First Basemen Wheeler Johnston 7th Sean Burroughs 13th 13th
Second Basemen Danny Richar 14th Jose Altuve 2nd (tied) 4th
Third Basemen Bill Hague 20th Bill Hague 16th 17th
Shortstops Bob Heise 15th Bob Heise 11th 12th
Left Fielders Stan Spence 16th Stan Spence 4th 8th
Center Fielders Farmer Weaver 6th Farmer Weaver 8th 7th
Right Fielders Steve Brodie 13th Steve Brodie 1st (tied) 2nd
Starting Pitchers Steve Avery 20th Steve Avery 6th 10th
Relievers Dan Wheeler 1st Kevin Correia 16th 7th
Closers Buddy Carlyle 2nd Kevin Correia 16th 9th
PHOENIX FIREBIRDS (A) 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers A J Pierzynski 11th Dave Pierson 13th 11th
First Basemen 19th (tied) 15th (tied) 19th (tied)
Second Basemen Bucky Harris 20th Rod Carew 7th 10th
Third Basemen Enrique Wilson 18th Enrique Wilson 14th 15th
Shortstops Jordy Mercer 8th Garry Templeton 7th 7th
Left Fielders Frank Catalanotto 8th (tied) Warren Cromartie 15th 13th
Center Fielders Dave May 11th Denard Span 13th 11th
Right Fielders Jeromy Burnitz 7th Norm Miller 10th 9th
Starting Pitchers Joey Lucchesi 5th Joey Lucchesi 1st 3rd
Relievers Jack DiLauro 19th Al Jackson 7th (tied) 19th
Closers Chris Archer 18th Chris Archer 20th 20th
PINE BLUFF JUDGES (A) 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers John Bateman 3rd 15th (tied) 16th
First Basemen Kevin Young 10th Russ Morman 12th 14th
Second Basemen Jim Canavan 11th Jim Canavan 1st 2nd
Third Basemen Maikel Franco 12th Maikel Franco 9th 13th
Shortstops Adeiny Hechavarría 9th 14th (tied) 16th
Left Fielders Adam Comorosky 7th Willie Crawford 5th (tied) 5th
Center Fielders Dain Clay 12th Jim Rice 7th 9th
Right Fielders Tom Brown 14th 15th (tied) 18th
Starting Pitchers Carl Mays 13th Esteban Loaiza 20th 20th
Relievers Shane Carle 11th Mickey McDermott 5th 6th
Closers Justin Miller 4th Mickey McDermott 3rd 3rd
ROANAKE BLACK CARDINALS (A) 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Butch Wynegar 12th Jerry Grote 1st (tied) 4th
First Basemen Rafael Palmeiro 4th Eduardo Nuñez 1st 3rd
Second Basemen Duane Kuiper 12th 14th (tied) 19th
Third Basemen John Bass 17th John Bass 3rd (tied) 5th
Shortstops Ronny Cedeño 11th Ronny Cedeño 9th 9th
Left Fielders Bob L Johnson 6th Gil Coan 5th (tied) 3rd
Center Fielders Hal Jeffcoat 8th Darryl Strawberry 9th 8th
Right Fielders 19th (tied) 15th (tied) 19th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Doyle Alexander 3rd Bill Mountjoy 7th 6th
Relievers Chris Schroder 15th C.J. Wilson 4th 9th
Closers Pete Alexander 20th C.J. Wilson 2nd 13th
ROCKFORD PEACHES (A) 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gregg Zaun 6th Tom Donohue 12th 7th
First Basemen Otto Schomberg 1st Otto Schomberg 4th (tied) 1st
Second Basemen Ryan Theriot 3rd Gerónimo Peña 11th 9th
Third Basemen Joe Mulvey 2nd 17th (tied) 16th
Shortstops Roy Corhan 19th Roy Corhan 12th 13th
Left Fielders Alex Dickerson 13th Alex Dickerson 14th 14th
Center Fielders Alex Diaz 17th Ted Uhlaender 4th (tied) 6th
Right Fielders Eddie Moore 15th Eddie Moore 11th 12th
Starting Pitchers Bill Singer 1st Bill Singer 11th 7th
Relievers Jack Aker 4th Jack Aker 6th 4th
Closers Jack Aker 5th Jack Aker 4th 4th
ST. PAUL BLACK GOPHERS (A) 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Frank Bowerman 4th Frankie Hayes 6th 6th
First Basemen Lee May 18th Rich Reese 2nd 9th
Second Basemen George Williams 19th 14th (tied) 20th
Third Basemen Josh Jung 11th Josh Jung 10th 12th
Shortstops Jack Martin 13th Jack Martin 3rd (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Riggs Stephenson 3rd Joe Gedeon 5th (tied) 2nd
Center Fielders Nemo Leibold 13th Nemo Leibold 12th 14th
Right Fielders Bubba Morton 1st Tom Brunansky 8th 5th
Starting Pitchers Art Fowler 15th Joaquin Benoit 15th (tied) 16th
Relievers Roenis Elías 16th Tom Glavine 18th 17th
Closers Scott Sauerbeck 11th Dylan Bundy 6th (tied) 8th
STATEN ISLAND YANKEES (A) 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gary Alexander 18th 15th (tied) 20th
First Basemen Harry Spilman 14th J C Martin 3rd 6th
Second Basemen Ray Blades 15th Ray Blades 10th 11th
Third Basemen Heinie Groh 10th John Ryan Murphy 2nd 2nd
Shortstops Alcides Escobar 16th 14th (tied) 18th
Left Fielders Al Cowens 5th 16th (tied) 16th
Center Fielders Aaron Hicks 18th Aaron Hicks 10th 16th
Right Fielders Jack Manning 3rd Jordan Luplow 7th 7th
Starting Pitchers Fred Glade 12th Billy Scanlan 13th 11th
Relievers José Veras 5th Stan Perzanowski 7th (tied) 8th
Closers Jesse Orosco 1st Stan Perzanowski 5th 1st
TOLEDO MUD HENS (A) 04/08/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Les Nunamaker 14th 15th (tied) 18th
First Basemen Cecil Fielder 12th 15th (tied) 16th
Second Basemen Sam Bohne 6th 14th (tied) 16th
Third Basemen Joe Werrick 5th 17th (tied) 18th
Shortstops George Davis 7th Mike Caruso 10th 10th
Left Fielders Wally Roettger 12th Bob Fothergill 3rd 7th
Center Fielders Moose McCormick 2nd Moose McCormick 1st 2nd
Right Fielders Tommy Thompson 12th Tommy Thompson 9th 11th
Starting Pitchers John Healy 2nd John Healy 5th 1st
Relievers Art Ceccarelli 20th Xavier Cedeño 19th 20th
Closers José Melendez 12th José Melendez 12th 11th
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