WBL A BALL
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
10/29/2001
 
ALBANY DIAMOND DOGS (A) 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 19th 14th 19th
First Basemen Tommy Everidge 5th 11th 8th
Second Basemen Ed Delahanty 3rd Ed Delahanty 4th 4th
Third Basemen Tom O'Malley 6th 13th 11th
Shortstops Tim Foli 5th Tim Foli 3rd 2nd
Left Fielders Jim Jones 13th 17th 18th
Center Fielders Jimmy Johnston 19th Jimmy Johnston 13th 17th
Right Fielders Chicken Wolf 10th Chicken Wolf 2nd 3rd
Starting Pitchers Ralph Branca 12th Walker Buehler 14th 13th
Relievers Dave Geisel 4th Dazzy Vance 10th 3rd
Closers Victor González 17th Victor González 12th 16th
ARMSTRONG'S SECRET NINE (A) 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Art Nichols 13th 14th (tied) 18th
First Basemen 13th 11th (tied) 13th
Second Basemen Adam Kennedy 4th Jess Barbour 2nd 3rd
Third Basemen 15th 13th (tied) 15th
Shortstops Tony Womack 18th Tony Womack 15th 18th
Left Fielders Gary Matthews 4th Gary Matthews 1st 2nd
Center Fielders Melky Cabrera 1st Lenny Dykstra 4th 2nd
Right Fielders Jim McAnany 14th Jim McAnany 12th 15th
Starting Pitchers Steve Avery 8th Steve Avery 4th 5th
Relievers Joe Boever 18th Joe Boever 5th 11th
Closers Joe Boever 12th George Stone 4th 6th
BINGO LONG'S TRAVELING ALL STARS (A) 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Miguel Ojeda 12th Darren Daulton 2nd 5th
First Basemen 13th (tied) 11th (tied) 13th (tied)
Second Basemen 13th 10th 13th
Third Basemen 15th (tied) 13th (tied) 15th (tied)
Shortstops 19th 17th 19th
Left Fielders Sam Fuld 12th 17th (tied) 16th
Center Fielders Mitch Webster 18th Mitch Webster 14th 16th
Right Fielders Will Venable 12th Olaf Henriksen 10th 9th
Starting Pitchers Larry Dierker 4th Larry Dierker 19th 18th
Relievers Mike Ignasiak 3rd Bill Lee 12th 9th
Closers Tom Harrison 3rd Tom Harrison 17th 10th
BOSTON PILGRIMS (A) 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dave Sax 15th Cliff Bolton 11th 11th
First Basemen Ron H Jackson 1st Dominic Smith 6th 5th
Second Basemen Tim Shinnick 1st David Eckstein 2nd (tied) 1st
Third Basemen Michael Higgins 2nd Howard Johnson 2nd 3rd
Shortstops Davey Concepción 1st 17th (tied) 16th
Left Fielders 20th 17th (tied) 20th
Center Fielders John Reccius 7th Kyle Tucker 3rd 5th
Right Fielders Carl Warwick 7th 13th 14th
Starting Pitchers Jordan Montgomery 14th Logan Webb 18th 19th
Relievers Albie Lopez 7th Jeff Parrett 7th 4th
Closers Albie Lopez 6th Jeff Parrett 6th 3rd
CIENFUEGOS ELEFANTES (A) 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jim Donahue 17th Jim Donahue 2nd (tied) 6th
First Basemen 13th (tied) 11th (tied) 13th (tied)
Second Basemen 13th (tied) 10th (tied) 13th (tied)
Third Basemen 15th (tied) 13th (tied) 15th (tied)
Shortstops 19th (tied) 17th (tied) 19th (tied)
Left Fielders Lyle Mouton 1st Jason Bay 4th 1st
Center Fielders Marquis Grissom 4th José Cruz 11th 11th
Right Fielders Nick Williams 3rd Mark Kotsay 2nd (tied) 1st
Starting Pitchers Barry Latman 11th Steve Rogers 17th 16th
Relievers Jim Colborn 11th Jon Matlack 9th 7th
Closers Ed Seward 20th Ed Seward 8th 15th
CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS (A) 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Rick Cerone 4th Rick Cerone 8th 8th
First Basemen Ryan McMahon 9th Ryan McMahon 7th 7th
Second Basemen Russ Adams 7th 10th (tied) 10th
Third Basemen Edgar Martínez 5th Edgar Martínez 4th 4th
Shortstops Roy McMillan 2nd Jorge Polanco 11th 10th
Left Fielders Don Manno 6th Von Joshua 15th 10th
Center Fielders César Cedeño 3rd César Cedeño 5th 3rd
Right Fielders 19th 13th (tied) 19th
Starting Pitchers Fred Ely 1st Rick Wise 3rd 1st
Relievers Lee Dashner 14th Collin McHugh 14th 15th
Closers Lance McCullers 1st Lance McCullers 10th 8th
DURHAM BULLS (A) 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Blake Swihart 1st Blake Swihart 2nd (tied) 1st
First Basemen Tony Muser 8th 11th (tied) 10th
Second Basemen 13th (tied) 10th (tied) 13th (tied)
Third Basemen Steve Hertz 3rd Steve Hertz 12th 7th
Shortstops Dick C Schofield 9th Liover Peguero 16th 15th
Left Fielders Mark Quinn 17th Mark Quinn 13th 13th
Center Fielders 20th 16th 20th
Right Fielders Dave Hoskins 4th 13th (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Pink Hawley 5th Clayton Kershaw 12th 4th
Relievers Ed Sprague Sr 9th Lee Stange 11th 13th
Closers Larry Pape 2nd Johnny Morrison 5th 1st
KENOSHA COMETS (A) 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Glenn Borgmann 5th Glenn Borgmann 10th 9th
First Basemen 13th (tied) 11th (tied) 13th (tied)
Second Basemen 13th (tied) 10th (tied) 13th (tied)
Third Basemen 15th (tied) 13th (tied) 15th (tied)
Shortstops Freddy Sánchez 17th Cass Michaels 3rd (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Jerry Hairston Sr 2nd Walter Davis 4th (tied) 3rd
Center Fielders Dave Martinez 9th 16th (tied) 14th
Right Fielders Gregory Polanco 5th Harry Arndt 7th 7th
Starting Pitchers Ted Lyons 9th Jacob deGrom 13th 9th
Relievers Víctor Cruz 20th Víctor Cruz 19th 20th
Closers Bob L Ferguson 13th Víctor Cruz 3rd 7th
LEXINGTON COLTS (A) 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Abe Wolstenholme 10th Harry McCurdy 1st 2nd
First Basemen Pete O'Brien 7th Pete O'Brien 1st 4th
Second Basemen 13th (tied) 10th (tied) 13th (tied)
Third Basemen Oliver Marcell 4th Oliver Marcell 1st 2nd
Shortstops Greg Gagne 7th Pokey Reese 10th 12th
Left Fielders Chris Dickerson 16th Chris Dickerson 10th 12th
Center Fielders Don Hahn 14th 16th (tied) 18th
Right Fielders Francisco Santos 15th 13th (tied) 18th
Starting Pitchers Virgil Trucks 7th Jim Maloney 10th 7th
Relievers Bill J Evans 5th Gene Lambert 17th 18th
Closers Tom Glavine 17th (tied) Tom Glavine 13th 18th
MOOSE JAW ROBIN HOODS (A) 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jim Stephens 8th 14th (tied) 17th
First Basemen Billy Butler 3rd Elbie Fletcher 1st (tied) 2nd
Second Basemen Rickie Weeks 2nd Rickie Weeks 1st 2nd
Third Basemen Kyle Seager 14th Kyle Seager 9th 13th
Shortstops Dick Bartell 7th (tied) Dick Bartell 9th 9th
Left Fielders Warren Cromartie 18th Warren Cromartie 14th 17th
Center Fielders Denard Span 17th Denard Span 12th 13th
Right Fielders Leon Roberts 17th Leon Roberts 6th 10th
Starting Pitchers Dupee Shaw 2nd Dan Haren 11th 3rd
Relievers Chuck Taylor 6th Arodys Vizcaíno 13th 10th
Closers Mark Eichhorn 16th Mark Eichhorn 9th 14th
OAKLAND OAKS (A) 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 19th (tied) 14th (tied) 19th (tied)
First Basemen Bud Clancy 11th Bud Clancy 8th 11th
Second Basemen Jimmy Bloodworth 6th 10th (tied) 9th
Third Basemen Charlie Reilly 7th Morrie Rath 7th 6th
Shortstops Bill Russell 6th Jed Lowrie 3rd (tied) 3rd
Left Fielders Jay Kirke 19th Jay Kirke 12th 19th
Center Fielders Jules Thomas 2nd Jules Thomas 2nd 1st
Right Fielders Matt Lawton 6th 13th (tied) 13th
Starting Pitchers Justin Germano 6th Charlie Ferguson 15th 6th
Relievers Lum Davenport 2nd Drew Steckenrider 20th 17th
Closers Lum Davenport 4th Charlie Ferguson 7th 2nd
PENN YAN MUSTANGS (A) 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Charlie Ganzel 7th Jorge Alfaro 9th 10th
First Basemen 13th (tied) 11th (tied) 13th (tied)
Second Basemen Bobby Knoop 5th Justin Turner 5th 5th
Third Basemen Aubrey Huff 1st Aubrey Huff 2nd (tied) 1st
Shortstops Bill Knickerbocker 12th 17th (tied) 17th
Left Fielders Herbie Moran 10th Brandon Drury 2nd 6th
Center Fielders Luis Olmo 8th Randy Winn 1st 6th
Right Fielders Nate Eaton 18th Nate Eaton 11th 12th
Starting Pitchers Balor Moore 19th Balor Moore 2nd 14th
Relievers Dave Patterson 19th Chuck Cary 4th 12th
Closers Dave Patterson 10th Chuck Cary 1st 5th
PHILADELPHIA PYTHIANS (A) 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers George Gibson 16th Paul Cook 13th 13th
First Basemen Aaron Clapp 6th Aaron Clapp 9th 6th
Second Basemen 13th (tied) 10th (tied) 13th (tied)
Third Basemen Gunnar Henderson 8th Gunnar Henderson 8th 8th
Shortstops Roy Smalley Jr 13th Roy Smalley Jr 14th 13th
Left Fielders Ángel Mangual 9th Stan Spence 3rd 7th
Center Fielders Homer Smoot 11th Homer Smoot 5th (tied) 9th
Right Fielders 19th (tied) 13th (tied) 19th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Bill Drake 17th Bill Drake 5th 12th
Relievers Tim Dillard 8th Joe Dobson 2nd 2nd
Closers Jack Kramer 19th Jack Kramer 16th 20th
PHOENIX FIREBIRDS (A) 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Billy Shantz 6th 14th (tied) 16th
First Basemen Babe Herman 2nd Babe Herman 1st (tied) 1st
Second Basemen Tyler Pastornicky 8th Tyler Pastornicky 9th 8th
Third Basemen 15th (tied) 13th (tied) 15th (tied)
Shortstops Marcus Semien 4th Marcus Semien 3rd (tied) 1st
Left Fielders Brandon Nimmo 4th (tied) Brandon Nimmo 9th 9th
Center Fielders Devon White 12th 16th (tied) 15th
Right Fielders Norm Miller 2nd Norm Miller 8th 5th
Starting Pitchers Randy Tate 3rd Esteban Loaiza 8th 2nd
Relievers Kent Peterson 12th Bryan Harvey 15th 14th
Closers Al Jackson 5th Al Jackson 11th 9th
PINE BLUFF JUDGES (A) 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Kurt Suzuki 2nd 14th (tied) 14th
First Basemen 13th (tied) 11th (tied) 13th (tied)
Second Basemen Paddy Baumann 9th Paddy Baumann 8th 6th
Third Basemen Maikel Franco 11th Maikel Franco 6th 10th
Shortstops Ted Martinez 3rd Ted Martinez 13th 11th
Left Fielders Eddie Rosario 7th Carl Yastrzemski 4th (tied) 4th
Center Fielders Maurice Archdeacon 13th Maurice Archdeacon 15th 12th
Right Fielders George Case 16th George Case 5th 8th
Starting Pitchers Jim Kaat 18th Josh Beckett 16th 17th
Relievers George Barnicle 13th Mickey McDermott 3rd 5th
Closers Paul Musser 14th Paul Musser 20th 19th
ROANAKE BLACK CARDINALS (A) 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Andrew Payne 9th Andrew Payne 2nd (tied) 3rd
First Basemen 13th (tied) 11th (tied) 13th (tied)
Second Basemen Gary Sutherland 11th 10th (tied) 12th
Third Basemen 15th (tied) 13th (tied) 15th (tied)
Shortstops Johnny Mitchell 15th Eduardo Nuñez 1st 6th
Left Fielders Milt Thompson 15th Milt Thompson 11th 11th
Center Fielders Dewayne Wise 16th 16th (tied) 19th
Right Fielders Ryan Sweeney 9th 13th (tied) 16th
Starting Pitchers George Crosby 20th Mélido Pérez 7th 15th
Relievers Ron Tompkins 1st Chris Archer 1st 1st
Closers Rip Coleman 9th Rip Coleman 18th 12th
ROCKFORD PEACHES (A) 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers John Bateman 3rd 14th (tied) 15th
First Basemen Lew Brown 4th Billy O'Brien 1st (tied) 3rd
Second Basemen Bobby Hill 10th Bobby Hill 7th 7th
Third Basemen Carlos Baerga 9th Carlos Baerga 5th 5th
Shortstops Bill Cissell 14th Bill Cissell 12th 14th
Left Fielders Aaron Cunningham 14th Aaron Cunningham 16th 14th
Center Fielders Victor Reyes 15th Ted Uhlaender 5th (tied) 10th
Right Fielders John-Ford Griffin 13th Eddie Moore 2nd (tied) 4th
Starting Pitchers Bill Singer 10th Bill Singer 9th 10th
Relievers Fred Beene 10th Giovanny Gallegos 6th 6th
Closers Boone Logan 7th Boone Logan 15th 11th
ST. PAUL BLACK GOPHERS (A) 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Pop Snyder 14th Pop Snyder 12th 12th
First Basemen Lee May 12th Lee May 5th 9th
Second Basemen 13th (tied) 10th (tied) 13th (tied)
Third Basemen Josh Jung 13th Josh Jung 11th 12th
Shortstops Jack Martin 16th Jack Martin 3rd (tied) 7th
Left Fielders Otis Nixon 11th Howie Shanks 4th (tied) 8th
Center Fielders Nemo Leibold 6th Nemo Leibold 5th (tied) 7th
Right Fielders Tom Brunansky 8th Vladimir Guerrero 1st 2nd
Starting Pitchers Hod Eller 13th Joaquin Benoit 1st 8th
Relievers Willard Schmidt 15th Willard Schmidt 16th 16th
Closers Harry Harper 15th Harry Harper 14th 17th
STATEN ISLAND YANKEES (A) 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Eddie Fusselback 10th (tied) Bill Killefer 2nd (tied) 4th
First Basemen Charlie Comiskey 10th Anthony Volpe 10th 12th
Second Basemen Ray Blades 12th Ray Blades 6th 11th
Third Basemen Harry Bauchman 10th Harry Bauchman 10th 9th
Shortstops Dansby Swanson 10th Mark Grudzielanek 2nd 4th
Left Fielders Danny Walton 3rd 17th (tied) 15th
Center Fielders Aaron Hicks 10th Aaron Hicks 5th (tied) 8th
Right Fielders Hubie Brooks 11th 13th (tied) 17th
Starting Pitchers Tommy Hanson 16th Billy Scanlan 20th 20th
Relievers Kevin Hart 16th Mike Bacsik 8th 8th
Closers Joe Edelen 11th Joe Edelen 19th 13th
TOLEDO MUD HENS (A) 10/29/2001
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Andy Allanson 18th Bill Freehan 2nd (tied) 7th
First Basemen 13th (tied) 11th (tied) 13th (tied)
Second Basemen 13th (tied) 10th (tied) 13th (tied)
Third Basemen Matt Dominguez 12th 13th (tied) 14th
Shortstops Alfredo Griffin 11th Alfredo Griffin 3rd (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Phillip Ervin 8th Bob Fothergill 4th (tied) 5th
Center Fielders Dan Gladden 5th Moose McCormick 5th (tied) 4th
Right Fielders Ron Swoboda 1st Tommy Thompson 9th 6th
Starting Pitchers Billy Hoeft 15th Frank Lary 6th 11th
Relievers Derrick Turnbow 17th José Melendez 18th 19th
Closers Derrick Turnbow 8th José Melendez 2nd 4th
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