WBL A BALL
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
07/02/2001
 
ALBANY DIAMOND DOGS (A) 07/02/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gilly Campbell 5th Gilly Campbell 11th 11th
First Basemen Tommy Everidge 5th 15th 9th
Second Basemen Tim Foli 7th Ed Delahanty 5th 5th
Third Basemen Tom O'Malley 8th 16th 15th
Shortstops Sonny Jackson 1st Sonny Jackson 14th 14th
Left Fielders Al Simmons 13th Al Simmons 7th 8th
Center Fielders Jay Johnstone 15th Jimmy Johnston 2nd 11th
Right Fielders Gabe Gross 12th 12th 16th
Starting Pitchers Ralph Branca 8th Walker Buehler 1st 4th
Relievers Dave Geisel 13th Dave Geisel 11th 9th
Closers Victor González 15th Victor González 8th 14th
ARMSTRONG'S SECRET NINE (A) 07/02/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Art Nichols 14th 17th 20th
First Basemen 17th 15th (tied) 17th
Second Basemen Trea Turner 3rd Marcus Giles 1st 1st
Third Basemen Mike Kinkade 17th Mike Kinkade 4th 10th
Shortstops George McBride 7th 17th 17th
Left Fielders George Shuba 9th Jess Barbour 5th 4th
Center Fielders Melky Cabrera 6th Melky Cabrera 2nd (tied) 5th
Right Fielders Jay Bruce 10th José Cruz 4th 4th
Starting Pitchers Steve Avery 10th Steve Avery 14th 14th
Relievers Mike Walters 14th George Stone 5th 8th
Closers Dustin Nippert 18th Dustin Nippert 18th 19th
BINGO LONG'S TRAVELING ALL STARS (A) 07/02/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Darren Daulton 20th Darren Daulton 5th 10th
First Basemen Cody Bellinger 3rd Cody Bellinger 4th 4th
Second Basemen Bunny Downs 13th 12th 14th
Third Basemen Reno Bertoia 12th Charlie Deal 12th 12th
Shortstops John Peters 9th John Peters 4th 6th
Left Fielders Pip Koehler 15th Pip Koehler 16th 15th
Center Fielders Danny Green 8th Danny Green 2nd (tied) 6th
Right Fielders Olaf Henriksen 13th Olaf Henriksen 9th 9th
Starting Pitchers Claude Osteen 4th Bill Lee 2nd 2nd
Relievers Leo Kiely 19th Vinnie Pestano 19th 20th
Closers Tom Harrison 3rd Tom Harrison 7th 5th
BOSTON PILGRIMS (A) 07/02/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Steve O'Neill 6th Steve O'Neill 5th (tied) 3rd
First Basemen Dominic Smith 8th Dominic Smith 6th 7th
Second Basemen Tim Shinnick 1st Tim Shinnick 6th 2nd
Third Basemen Billy Grabarkewitz 3rd Tom Burns 3rd 2nd
Shortstops Spike Owen 2nd 17th (tied) 16th
Left Fielders Kyle Tucker 20th Kyle Tucker 13th 19th
Center Fielders Carl Warwick 14th Johnny Rucker 18th 18th
Right Fielders Art Rebel 18th Art Rebel 10th 18th
Starting Pitchers Al Mays 12th Jordan Montgomery 18th 18th
Relievers Darold Knowles 12th Bugs Raymond 4th 6th
Closers Logan Webb 11th Logan Webb 6th 9th
CIENFUEGOS ELEFANTES (A) 07/02/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jim Donahue 19th Jim Donahue 5th (tied) 9th
First Basemen Charlie Briggs 13th Charlie Briggs 13th 15th
Second Basemen Clete Boyer 12th Clete Boyer 10th 10th
Third Basemen 18th 16th (tied) 18th
Shortstops Zoilo Versalles 4th Zoilo Versalles 4th (tied) 3rd
Left Fielders Nick Williams 3rd Jason Bay 2nd 2nd
Center Fielders Roy Thomas 1st Mark Kotsay 16th 14th
Right Fielders Mike C Brown 1st 12th (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Edgar E Smith 20th Josh Beckett 18th (tied) 19th
Relievers Jim Colborn 9th Luis Tiant, Sr. 9th 5th
Closers Ed Seward 20th Ed Seward 2nd 15th
CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS (A) 07/02/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Cy Perkins 4th Rick Cerone 14th 13th
First Basemen Ryan McMahon 12th Ryan McMahon 8th 12th
Second Basemen Lance Blankenship 4th Russ Adams 11th 9th
Third Basemen José Vizcaíno 4th Edgar Martínez 4th (tied) 5th
Shortstops Bucky Dent 5th Jorge Polanco 16th 15th
Left Fielders Don Manno 7th Von Joshua 15th 14th
Center Fielders César Cedeño 3rd César Cedeño 2nd (tied) 3rd
Right Fielders Al Cowens 2nd Dee Miles 11th 6th
Starting Pitchers Harry Staley 14th Collin McHugh 9th 9th
Relievers Lee Dashner 17th Gene Harris 17th 17th
Closers Jon Gray 5th Jon Gray 11th 6th
DURHAM BULLS (A) 07/02/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Blake Swihart 1st Blake Swihart 1st 1st
First Basemen Tony Muser 7th 15th (tied) 10th
Second Basemen 15th 12th (tied) 15th
Third Basemen Steve Hertz 6th Howard Johnson 4th (tied) 6th
Shortstops Dick C Schofield 12th Swede Carlstrom 4th (tied) 7th
Left Fielders Ralph Kiner 11th Ralph Kiner 7th (tied) 7th
Center Fielders Jason Bourgeois 20th 19th 20th
Right Fielders José Guillén 8th 12th (tied) 14th
Starting Pitchers Tim Lincecum 1st Clayton Kershaw 3rd 1st
Relievers Zach Miner 11th Keegan Akin 8th 7th
Closers Lee Stange 12th Lee Stange 11th (tied) 13th
KENOSHA COMETS (A) 07/02/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bennie Tate 7th 17th (tied) 17th
First Basemen Bub McAtee 9th Bub McAtee 11th 8th
Second Basemen 15th (tied) 12th (tied) 15th (tied)
Third Basemen Cass Michaels 16th Cass Michaels 15th 17th
Shortstops Hal Janvrin 17th Freddy Sánchez 4th (tied) 12th
Left Fielders Jerry Hairston Sr 6th Walter Davis 6th 5th
Center Fielders Lenny Dykstra 9th Lenny Dykstra 15th 15th
Right Fielders Magglio Ordóñez 3rd 12th (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Larry Twitchell 3rd Jacob deGrom 5th 3rd
Relievers Raisel Iglesias 2nd Manny Hernández 15th 14th
Closers Bob L Ferguson 13th Manny Hernández 1st 1st
LEXINGTON COLTS (A) 07/02/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tom Angley 16th Harry McCurdy 5th (tied) 7th
First Basemen J C Martin 10th Adam Duvall 2nd 2nd
Second Basemen 15th (tied) 12th (tied) 15th (tied)
Third Basemen Buddy Myer 5th Oliver Marcell 2nd 4th
Shortstops Ed Farrell 6th Ed Farrell 4th (tied) 4th
Left Fielders Pete O'Brien 18th Pete O'Brien 7th (tied) 11th
Center Fielders Danny Hoffman 7th 19th (tied) 19th
Right Fielders Leroy Stanton 6th 12th (tied) 13th
Starting Pitchers Virgil Trucks 7th Jim Maloney 12th 10th
Relievers Bill J Evans 5th Gene Lambert 16th 16th
Closers Pete Schourek 10th Pete Schourek 15th 12th
MOOSE JAW ROBIN HOODS (A) 07/02/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Yorvit Torrealba 11th 17th (tied) 19th
First Basemen John Mayberry 1st John Mayberry 1st 1st
Second Basemen José Vidro 2nd Jimmy Dykes 3rd 3rd
Third Basemen Ryon Healy 2nd Ryon Healy 4th (tied) 3rd
Shortstops 20th 17th (tied) 20th
Left Fielders Corey Hart 10th Warren Cromartie 7th (tied) 6th
Center Fielders Count Sensenderfer 16th Denard Span 2nd (tied) 12th
Right Fielders Leon Roberts 17th Leon Roberts 7th 12th
Starting Pitchers Al Orth 6th Al Orth 8th 5th
Relievers Billy Koch 3rd Billy Koch 7th 2nd
Closers Joe Decker 14th Joe Decker 19th 17th
OAKLAND OAKS (A) 07/02/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dave Duncan 3rd Dave Duncan 4th 2nd
First Basemen Bud Clancy 14th Bud Clancy 12th 14th
Second Basemen Jay Kirke 14th Jay Kirke 9th 13th
Third Basemen Charlie Reilly 10th 16th (tied) 16th
Shortstops Eddie Miller 11th Morrie Rath 3rd 5th
Left Fielders Walt Williams 8th 18th 20th
Center Fielders Jules Thomas 5th Jules Thomas 1st 2nd
Right Fielders Bill Russell 14th Bill Russell 6th 7th
Starting Pitchers Cy Falkenberg 2nd Doc Sykes 10th 8th
Relievers Mike Ignasiak 4th Rip Coleman 14th 11th
Closers Steve Ontiveros 2nd Steve Ontiveros 5th 3rd
PENN YAN MUSTANGS (A) 07/02/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Charlie Ganzel 12th Jorge Alfaro 16th 15th
First Basemen Aubrey Huff 2nd Aubrey Huff 3rd 3rd
Second Basemen 15th (tied) 12th (tied) 15th (tied)
Third Basemen Ken Keltner 1st Justin Turner 1st 1st
Shortstops Felix Fermin 10th 17th (tied) 18th
Left Fielders Allen Craig 17th Bruce Campbell 17th 17th
Center Fielders Ben Koehler 17th Hinkey Haines 2nd (tied) 13th
Right Fielders 19th 12th (tied) 19th
Starting Pitchers Balor Moore 18th Balor Moore 15th 17th
Relievers Migel Puente 20th Cory Bailey 1st 15th
Closers Alex Hardy 19th Alex Hardy 9th 20th
PHILADELPHIA PYTHIANS (A) 07/02/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bob Brady 13th Bob Brady 3rd 4th
First Basemen 17th (tied) 15th (tied) 17th (tied)
Second Basemen 15th (tied) 12th (tied) 15th (tied)
Third Basemen Gunnar Henderson 13th Matt Carpenter 4th (tied) 9th
Shortstops Jerry Schypinski 18th Jerry Schypinski 15th 19th
Left Fielders Aaron Clapp 16th Aaron Clapp 4th 10th
Center Fielders Homer Smoot 12th Farmer Weaver 2nd (tied) 9th
Right Fielders Stan Spence 16th Stan Spence 5th 8th
Starting Pitchers Jason Marquis 16th Jack Kramer 16th 16th
Relievers Kelvin Herrera 6th T.J. Tucker 10th 3rd
Closers Tim Dillard 7th Tim Dillard 17th 10th
PHOENIX FIREBIRDS (A) 07/02/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Billy Shantz 9th 17th (tied) 18th
First Basemen Babe Herman 4th Babe Herman 5th 5th
Second Basemen Marcus Semien 9th Marcus Semien 8th 8th
Third Basemen 18th (tied) 16th (tied) 18th (tied)
Shortstops T E Newell 16th Nick Allen 4th (tied) 11th
Left Fielders Adam Comorosky 12th Brandon Nimmo 14th 13th
Center Fielders Dwayne Murphy 10th Dwayne Murphy 2nd (tied) 7th
Right Fielders Norm Miller 5th Norm Miller 3rd 3rd
Starting Pitchers Randy Tate 9th Randy Tate 6th 6th
Relievers Steve Shea 18th Bryan Harvey 12th 12th
Closers Al Jackson 4th Al Jackson 4th 4th
PINE BLUFF JUDGES (A) 07/02/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Duffy Dyer 8th Duffy Dyer 15th 14th
First Basemen Jim Carleton 6th Jim Carleton 9th 6th
Second Basemen Jim Canavan 5th Jim Canavan 2nd 4th
Third Basemen Maikel Franco 14th Maikel Franco 11th 13th
Shortstops Ted Martinez 3rd Ted Martinez 4th (tied) 1st
Left Fielders Willie Crawford 2nd Willie Crawford 1st 1st
Center Fielders Sam Mertes 18th Maurice Archdeacon 17th 17th
Right Fielders Tom Brown 9th George Case 7th (tied) 5th
Starting Pitchers Stan Williams 11th Dick Drago 13th 15th
Relievers Brandon League 7th Paul Musser 6th 4th
Closers Nathan Eovaldi 1st Nathan Eovaldi 3rd 2nd
ROANAKE BLACK CARDINALS (A) 07/02/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Todd Pratt 17th Todd Pratt 13th 16th
First Basemen 17th (tied) 15th (tied) 17th (tied)
Second Basemen Nux James 11th Nux James 6th (tied) 7th
Third Basemen Eduardo Nuñez 15th Eduardo Nuñez 13th 14th
Shortstops Ronny Cedeño 19th Mario Díaz 4th (tied) 13th
Left Fielders Rhys Hoskins 4th Rhys Hoskins 7th (tied) 3rd
Center Fielders Richie Ashburn 4th Richie Ashburn 2nd (tied) 4th
Right Fielders 19th (tied) 12th (tied) 19th (tied)
Starting Pitchers LaTroy Hawkins 17th LaTroy Hawkins 4th 11th
Relievers Ron Tompkins 1st C.J. Wilson 3rd 1st
Closers Mélido Pérez 16th Mélido Pérez 10th 16th
ROCKFORD PEACHES (A) 07/02/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Salvador Pérez 2nd Lew Brown 12th 12th
First Basemen Billy O'Brien 11th Billy O'Brien 7th 11th
Second Basemen Dink Mothel 8th Dink Mothel 4th 6th
Third Basemen Bill Bradley 9th Carlos Baerga 4th (tied) 7th
Shortstops Jack Rowe 13th Eddie Moore 4th (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Victor Reyes 19th Victor Reyes 3rd 12th
Center Fielders Heliodoro Hidalgo 19th Heliodoro Hidalgo 14th 16th
Right Fielders John-Ford Griffin 15th 12th (tied) 17th
Starting Pitchers J D Durbin 15th Hilton Smith 11th 13th
Relievers Gene Garber 10th Giovanny Gallegos 13th 13th
Closers Boone Logan 8th Boone Logan 16th 7th
ST. PAUL BLACK GOPHERS (A) 07/02/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Paul Florence 10th Paul Florence 5th (tied) 5th
First Basemen Lee May 15th Lee May 10th 13th
Second Basemen 15th (tied) 12th (tied) 15th (tied)
Third Basemen Lee Tannehill 11th Lee Tannehill 4th (tied) 8th
Shortstops Howdy Caton 14th Jack Martin 1st 9th
Left Fielders Gene Stephens 14th Otis Nixon 7th (tied) 9th
Center Fielders Nemo Leibold 11th Nemo Leibold 2nd (tied) 8th
Right Fielders Ruben Sierra 4th Hugh Duffy 1st 1st
Starting Pitchers Andy Lapihuska 13th Harry Harper 7th 7th
Relievers Rich Hinton 15th Joaquin Benoit 18th 18th
Closers Willard Schmidt 9th Willard Schmidt 14th 11th
STATEN ISLAND YANKEES (A) 07/02/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Eddie Fusselback 15th Bill Killefer 1st (tied) 6th
First Basemen Anthony Volpe 16th Anthony Volpe 14th 16th
Second Basemen Jack Crooks 6th 12th (tied) 11th
Third Basemen Harry Bauchman 7th Harry Bauchman 14th 11th
Shortstops Charlie Irwin 8th Charlie Irwin 2nd 2nd
Left Fielders Rob Deer 1st 18th (tied) 16th
Center Fielders Kevin Pillar 13th Brett Gardner 2nd (tied) 10th
Right Fielders Ben Grieve 11th 12th (tied) 15th
Starting Pitchers Carlos Rodón 5th Noah Syndergaard 17th 12th
Relievers Mark Williamson 8th Mike Bacsik 19th (tied) 19th
Closers Joel Zumaya 6th Joe Edelen 20th 8th
TOLEDO MUD HENS (A) 07/02/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Andy Allanson 18th Johnny Romano 5th (tied) 8th
First Basemen 17th (tied) 15th (tied) 17th (tied)
Second Basemen Sam Bohne 10th 12th (tied) 12th
Third Basemen 18th (tied) 16th (tied) 18th (tied)
Shortstops Alfredo Griffin 15th Alfredo Griffin 4th (tied) 10th
Left Fielders Ron Swoboda 5th 18th (tied) 18th
Center Fielders Adolfo Phillips 2nd Phillip Ervin 2nd (tied) 1st
Right Fielders Pete Fox 7th Bob Fothergill 2nd 2nd
Starting Pitchers Duke Esper 19th Milt Watson 20th 20th
Relievers Wiley Dunham 16th George Lauzerique 2nd 10th
Closers Frank Lary 17th Frank Lary 13th 18th
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