WBL A BALL
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
07/30/2001
 
ALBANY DIAMOND DOGS (A) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gilly Campbell 3rd Gilly Campbell 11th 10th
First Basemen Kennys Vargas 5th 14th 9th
Second Basemen Ed Delahanty 5th Ed Delahanty 4th 4th
Third Basemen Casey McGehee 8th 15th 14th
Shortstops Tom Veryzer 9th 15th 16th
Left Fielders Al Simmons 7th Al Simmons 7th 6th
Center Fielders Jay Johnstone 15th Jimmy Johnston 5th 12th
Right Fielders 17th 12th 17th
Starting Pitchers Ralph Branca 9th Walker Buehler 3rd 5th
Relievers Dave Geisel 16th Dave Geisel 12th 13th
Closers Victor González 15th Victor González 11th 16th
ARMSTRONG'S SECRET NINE (A) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Art Nichols 17th 19th 19th
First Basemen 16th 14th (tied) 16th
Second Basemen Trea Turner 3rd Marcus Giles 1st 1st
Third Basemen Mike Kinkade 18th Mike Kinkade 14th 18th
Shortstops Wally Gerber 8th 15th (tied) 15th
Left Fielders Derrick May 9th Jess Barbour 5th 4th
Center Fielders Melky Cabrera 7th Melky Cabrera 5th (tied) 6th
Right Fielders Bob Taylor 7th Jim McAnany 9th 7th
Starting Pitchers Steve Avery 7th Steve Avery 16th 17th
Relievers Kerry Ligtenberg 19th Dustin Nippert 10th 18th
Closers George Stone 20th George Stone 17th 20th
BINGO LONG'S TRAVELING ALL STARS (A) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ned Bligh 19th Darren Daulton 10th 16th
First Basemen Cody Bellinger 3rd Cody Bellinger 7th 7th
Second Basemen Bunny Downs 14th 12th 14th
Third Basemen 19th 15th (tied) 19th
Shortstops 19th 15th (tied) 19th
Left Fielders Pip Koehler 14th Pip Koehler 16th 15th
Center Fielders Heliodoro Hidalgo 19th Heliodoro Hidalgo 5th (tied) 14th
Right Fielders Olaf Henriksen 14th Olaf Henriksen 8th 10th
Starting Pitchers Chad Kuhl 5th Bill Lee 4th 4th
Relievers Tom Dukes 1st Tom Harrison 19th 9th
Closers Ad Gumbert 1st Ad Gumbert 5th 2nd
BOSTON PILGRIMS (A) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dave Sax 16th Cliff Bolton 15th 17th
First Basemen Hap Myers 4th Dominic Smith 2nd 2nd
Second Basemen Tim Shinnick 2nd Tim Shinnick 5th 3rd
Third Basemen Sean Burroughs 3rd Tom Burns 3rd 3rd
Shortstops Davey Concepción 1st 15th (tied) 11th
Left Fielders Kyle Tucker 19th Kyle Tucker 13th 16th
Center Fielders John Reccius 14th John Reccius 5th (tied) 11th
Right Fielders Chip Ambres 13th Art Rebel 10th 11th
Starting Pitchers Jordan Montgomery 16th Jordan Montgomery 19th 19th
Relievers Babe Birrer 9th Bugs Raymond 9th 6th
Closers Logan Webb 12th Logan Webb 8th 12th
CIENFUEGOS ELEFANTES (A) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Nick Hundley 13th Jim Donahue 3rd 6th
First Basemen 16th (tied) 14th (tied) 16th (tied)
Second Basemen Clete Boyer 13th Clete Boyer 9th 12th
Third Basemen Coco Laboy 15th 15th (tied) 16th
Shortstops Mickey Doolin 12th Héctor Torres 13th 13th
Left Fielders Nick Williams 2nd Jason Bay 2nd 2nd
Center Fielders Roy Thomas 1st Mark Kotsay 16th 15th
Right Fielders Marquis Grissom 4th José Cruz 3rd 3rd
Starting Pitchers Barry Latman 17th Josh Beckett 17th 18th
Relievers Jim Colborn 14th Jim Colborn 8th 11th
Closers Ed Seward 18th Ed Seward 2nd 6th
CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS (A) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jason Castro 8th Rick Cerone 16th 14th
First Basemen Ryan McMahon 12th Ryan McMahon 8th 10th
Second Basemen Russ Adams 10th Russ Adams 10th 9th
Third Basemen José Vizcaíno 4th Edgar Martínez 3rd (tied) 5th
Shortstops Jorge Polanco 17th Jorge Polanco 14th 17th
Left Fielders Don Manno 5th Von Joshua 15th 14th
Center Fielders César Cedeño 6th César Cedeño 5th (tied) 5th
Right Fielders Al Cowens 1st Dee Miles 11th 8th
Starting Pitchers Harry Staley 14th Collin McHugh 9th 9th
Relievers Jon Gray 17th Jon Gray 2nd 12th
Closers Lance McCullers 4th Lance McCullers 10th 7th
DURHAM BULLS (A) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Hobie Landrith 2nd Hobie Landrith 3rd (tied) 2nd
First Basemen 16th (tied) 14th (tied) 16th (tied)
Second Basemen Eric McNair 11th 12th (tied) 13th
Third Basemen Steve Hertz 7th Howard Johnson 3rd (tied) 6th
Shortstops Rey Sánchez 5th Swede Carlstrom 3rd 4th
Left Fielders Ralph Kiner 12th Ralph Kiner 7th (tied) 8th
Center Fielders Darren Lewis 10th Darren Lewis 17th 17th
Right Fielders 17th (tied) 12th (tied) 17th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Pink Hawley 2nd Clayton Kershaw 8th 2nd
Relievers Ed Fallenstein 6th Ed Fallenstein 4th 4th
Closers Lee Stange 13th Lee Stange 13th 15th
KENOSHA COMETS (A) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Glenn Borgmann 12th Glenn Borgmann 12th 15th
First Basemen Bub McAtee 11th Bub McAtee 11th 11th
Second Basemen 15th 12th (tied) 15th
Third Basemen 19th (tied) 15th (tied) 19th (tied)
Shortstops Hal Janvrin 16th Freddy Sánchez 3rd (tied) 9th
Left Fielders Gregory Polanco 6th Walter Davis 6th 5th
Center Fielders Lenny Dykstra 8th Lenny Dykstra 15th 16th
Right Fielders Magglio Ordóñez 3rd 12th (tied) 12th
Starting Pitchers Larry Twitchell 4th Jacob deGrom 5th 3rd
Relievers Alex Reyes 3rd Manny Hernández 15th 2nd
Closers Bob L Ferguson 14th Manny Hernández 1st 3rd
LEXINGTON COLTS (A) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Rollie Hemsley 15th Harry McCurdy 2nd 8th
First Basemen J C Martin 10th Adam Duvall 2nd (tied) 5th
Second Basemen 15th (tied) 12th (tied) 15th (tied)
Third Basemen Oliver Marcell 6th Oliver Marcell 2nd 4th
Shortstops Donie Bush 2nd Donie Bush 3rd (tied) 2nd
Left Fielders Pete O'Brien 17th Pete O'Brien 7th (tied) 11th
Center Fielders Jim Eisenreich 12th 18th 18th
Right Fielders Leroy Stanton 5th 12th (tied) 13th
Starting Pitchers Bart Johnson 10th Jim Maloney 14th 12th
Relievers Bill J Evans 10th Gene Lambert 18th 16th
Closers Pete Schourek 10th Pete Schourek 2nd (tied) 4th
MOOSE JAW ROBIN HOODS (A) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jeff Reed 6th Jeff Reed 13th 12th
First Basemen John Mayberry 1st John Mayberry 1st 1st
Second Basemen José Vidro 4th Jimmy Dykes 3rd 2nd
Third Basemen Ryon Healy 2nd Ryon Healy 3rd (tied) 2nd
Shortstops 19th (tied) 15th (tied) 19th (tied)
Left Fielders Corey Hart 11th Warren Cromartie 7th (tied) 7th
Center Fielders Count Sensenderfer 18th Denard Span 5th (tied) 13th
Right Fielders Jason Heyward 2nd Leon Roberts 6th 4th
Starting Pitchers Dupee Shaw 8th Dan Haren 15th 11th
Relievers Rick Camp 13th Rick Camp 13th 10th
Closers Reggie Richter 9th Reggie Richter 19th 14th
OAKLAND OAKS (A) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dave Duncan 1st Dave Duncan 3rd (tied) 1st
First Basemen Bud Clancy 13th Bud Clancy 12th 13th
Second Basemen Jimmy Bloodworth 9th Jay Kirke 8th 8th
Third Basemen Charlie Reilly 12th 15th (tied) 15th
Shortstops Kurt Stillwell 3rd Morrie Rath 1st 1st
Left Fielders Walt Williams 4th 18th 17th
Center Fielders Jules Thomas 5th Jules Thomas 3rd 3rd
Right Fielders Bill Russell 12th Bill Russell 5th 6th
Starting Pitchers Diego Seguí 6th Doc Sykes 11th 10th
Relievers Mike Ignasiak 4th Rip Coleman 17th 15th
Closers Steve Ontiveros 3rd Steve Ontiveros 2nd (tied) 1st
PENN YAN MUSTANGS (A) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jorge Alfaro 20th Jorge Alfaro 18th 20th
First Basemen Aubrey Huff 2nd Aubrey Huff 6th 6th
Second Basemen 15th (tied) 12th (tied) 15th (tied)
Third Basemen Ken Keltner 1st Justin Turner 1st 1st
Shortstops Felix Fermin 7th 15th (tied) 14th
Left Fielders Bruce Campbell 20th Bruce Campbell 17th 20th
Center Fielders Luis Olmo 16th Randy Winn 1st 8th
Right Fielders 17th (tied) 12th (tied) 17th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Balor Moore 19th Wild Bill Widner 10th 16th
Relievers Dave Patterson 20th Jimmy Haynes 1st 17th
Closers Alex Hardy 19th Alex Hardy 12th 19th
PHILADELPHIA PYTHIANS (A) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bob Brady 14th Bob Brady 3rd (tied) 7th
First Basemen Jack Burns 9th 14th (tied) 12th
Second Basemen 15th (tied) 12th (tied) 15th (tied)
Third Basemen Don Hoak 11th Gunnar Henderson 10th 12th
Shortstops Roy Smalley Jr 14th Roy Smalley Jr 11th 12th
Left Fielders Aaron Clapp 15th Aaron Clapp 3rd 9th
Center Fielders Homer Smoot 13th Farmer Weaver 5th (tied) 10th
Right Fielders Stan Spence 16th Stan Spence 4th 9th
Starting Pitchers Milt Pappas 18th Jack Kramer 13th 15th
Relievers Kelvin Herrera 5th T.J. Tucker 7th 3rd
Closers Michael Grove 5th Michael Grove 18th 9th
PHOENIX FIREBIRDS (A) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Billy Shantz 11th 19th (tied) 18th
First Basemen Garin Cecchini 6th Babe Herman 2nd (tied) 3rd
Second Basemen Wally Backman 1st 12th (tied) 10th
Third Basemen Johnny Tobin 14th Matt Carpenter 3rd (tied) 9th
Shortstops Nick Allen 18th Nick Allen 12th 18th
Left Fielders Brandon Nimmo 10th Brandon Nimmo 14th 13th
Center Fielders Dwayne Murphy 9th Dwayne Murphy 5th (tied) 7th
Right Fielders Ned Harris 8th 12th (tied) 14th
Starting Pitchers Tom Morgan 3rd Tom Morgan 1st 1st
Relievers Omar Olivares 11th Bryan Harvey 14th 8th
Closers Al Jackson 6th Al Jackson 7th 8th
PINE BLUFF JUDGES (A) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Kurt Suzuki 4th Duffy Dyer 17th 13th
First Basemen Jim Carleton 7th Jim Carleton 9th 8th
Second Basemen Lenny Harris 8th Lenny Harris 2nd 5th
Third Basemen Maikel Franco 17th Maikel Franco 11th 13th
Shortstops Ted Martinez 4th Ted Martinez 10th 10th
Left Fielders Willie Crawford 1st Willie Crawford 1st 1st
Center Fielders Bill Sharp 17th 18th (tied) 19th
Right Fielders Tom Brown 11th George Case 6th (tied) 5th
Starting Pitchers Bill Hogg 12th Jim Kaat 12th 13th
Relievers Brandon League 12th Paul Musser 6th 5th
Closers Nathan Eovaldi 2nd Nathan Eovaldi 6th 5th
ROANAKE BLACK CARDINALS (A) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bill Peterman 9th Todd Pratt 3rd (tied) 4th
First Basemen 16th (tied) 14th (tied) 16th (tied)
Second Basemen Duane Kuiper 7th Nux James 5th (tied) 7th
Third Basemen Terry Pendleton 5th Eduardo Nuñez 12th 10th
Shortstops Pat Meares 10th Ronny Cedeño 3rd (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Rhys Hoskins 3rd Rhys Hoskins 7th (tied) 3rd
Center Fielders Odúbel Herrera 4th Odúbel Herrera 5th (tied) 4th
Right Fielders 17th (tied) 12th (tied) 17th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Jaret Wright 13th LaTroy Hawkins 6th 7th
Relievers Ron Tompkins 2nd C.J. Wilson 3rd 1st
Closers Mélido Pérez 16th Mélido Pérez 9th 17th
ROCKFORD PEACHES (A) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Lew Brown 4th (tied) Lew Brown 14th 11th
First Basemen Frank Tepedino 8th Billy O'Brien 2nd (tied) 4th
Second Basemen Dink Mothel 6th Dink Mothel 5th (tied) 6th
Third Basemen Bill Bradley 10th Carlos Baerga 3rd (tied) 7th
Shortstops Bill Cissell 15th Eddie Moore 3rd (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Victor Reyes 18th Victor Reyes 4th 12th
Center Fielders 20th 18th (tied) 20th
Right Fielders John-Ford Griffin 15th 12th (tied) 16th
Starting Pitchers Bill Singer 15th Bill Singer 7th 8th
Relievers Willie Hernández 8th Giovanny Gallegos 11th 7th
Closers Boone Logan 8th Boone Logan 16th 10th
ST. PAUL BLACK GOPHERS (A) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Frankie Hayes 10th Frankie Hayes 3rd (tied) 5th
First Basemen Lee May 14th Lee May 10th 14th
Second Basemen George Williams 12th George Williams 11th 11th
Third Basemen Lee Tannehill 13th Lee Tannehill 3rd (tied) 8th
Shortstops Howdy Caton 13th Jack Martin 3rd (tied) 7th
Left Fielders Otis Nixon 16th Otis Nixon 7th (tied) 10th
Center Fielders Nemo Leibold 11th Nemo Leibold 5th (tied) 9th
Right Fielders Hugh Duffy 6th Hugh Duffy 1st 1st
Starting Pitchers Blondie Purcell 11th Harry Harper 1st (tied) 6th
Relievers Fred Woodcock 15th Joaquin Benoit 16th 19th
Closers Willard Schmidt 11th Willard Schmidt 14th 13th
STATEN ISLAND YANKEES (A) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Eddie Fusselback 17th (tied) Bill Killefer 3rd (tied) 9th
First Basemen Anthony Volpe 15th Anthony Volpe 13th 15th
Second Basemen 15th (tied) 12th (tied) 15th (tied)
Third Basemen Harry Bauchman 9th Harry Bauchman 13th 11th
Shortstops Charlie Irwin 6th Charlie Irwin 2nd 3rd
Left Fielders Danny Walton 8th 18th (tied) 18th
Center Fielders Clyde Milan 3rd Clyde Milan 4th 2nd
Right Fielders Cliff Heathcote 10th 12th (tied) 15th
Starting Pitchers Carlos Rodón 1st Noah Syndergaard 18th 14th
Relievers José Veras 7th Mike Bacsik 20th 20th
Closers Joel Zumaya 7th Joe Edelen 20th 11th
TOLEDO MUD HENS (A) 07/30/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Derek Norris 7th Johnny Romano 1st 3rd
First Basemen 16th (tied) 14th (tied) 16th (tied)
Second Basemen 15th (tied) 12th (tied) 15th (tied)
Third Basemen Joe Werrick 16th 15th (tied) 17th
Shortstops Alfredo Griffin 11th Alfredo Griffin 3rd (tied) 6th
Left Fielders Greg Vaughn 13th 18th (tied) 19th
Center Fielders Adolfo Phillips 2nd Moose McCormick 2nd 1st
Right Fielders Pete Fox 9th Bob Fothergill 2nd 2nd
Starting Pitchers Jeremy Sowers 20th Jeremy Sowers 19th (tied) 20th
Relievers Derrick Turnbow 18th Bob Milacki 4th (tied) 14th
Closers Frank Lary 17th Frank Lary 15th 18th
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