Positional Strength Overview By Positions

HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS 07/14/1997
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CATCHERS

Team	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Naperville Lazy Fisherman	Joe Ayrault	1st	Joe Ayrault	4th	4th
Nashville Sounds	Eli Marrero	2nd	Raul Casanova	1st(tied)	1st
Idaho Falls Chukars	Damian Miller	3rd	Marcus Jensen	8th	5th
Hartford Whalers	Mike Matheny	4th	Robert Machado	10th	8th
Rochester Red Wings	Tom Lampkin	5th		13th(tied)	13th
Jacksonville Suns	Doug Mirabelli	6th		13th(tied)	14th
Buffalo Bisons	Tim Spehr	7th		13th(tied)	15th
Portland Stag	Chris Widger	8th		13th(tied)	16th
San Antonio Missions	Kelly Stinnett	9th		13th(tied)	17th
Salt Lake City Buzz	Brian Johnson	10th	Sal Fasano	5th	6th
Omaha Storm Chasers	Henry Blanco	11th	Henry Blanco	6th	7th
Savannah Swamp Foxes	Izzy Molina	12th	Melvin Rosario	12th	10th
Ocean City Blue Crabs	Einar Diaz	13th	Einar Diaz	1st(tied)	2nd
Asheville Moonshiners	Kevin L Brown	14th	Kevin L Brown	1st(tied)	3rd
Danville Dairy Daddies	Mike Stanley	15th		13th(tied)	18th
Bluff City Beasties	Walt McKeel	16th	Walt McKeel	7th	9th
New Orleans Brass	Angelo Encarnacion	17th		13th(tied)	19th
Tucson Tarantulas	Cesar Devarez	18th		13th(tied)	20th
Colorado Springs Sky Fox	Julio Mosquera	19th	Julio Mosquera	9th	11th
Spokane River Rats	Mark Dalesandro	20th		13th(tied)	21st
Columbus Clippers	Raul Chavez	21st	Raul Chavez	11th	12th
Tacoma Rainiers	Greg O'Halloran	22nd		13th(tied)	22nd
Brooklyn Cyclones	Joe Siddall	23rd (tied)		13th(tied)	23rd(tied)
Milwaukee Otters	Brian Harper	23rd (tied)		13th(tied)	23rd(tied)

FIRST BASEMEN

Team	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Tucson Tarantulas	Tony Clark	1st		7th(tied)	7th
New Orleans Brass	Kent Hrbek	2nd		7th(tied)	8th
Hartford Whalers	Bobby Bonilla	3rd		7th(tied)	9th
Buffalo Bisons	Kevin Young	4th		7th(tied)	10th
Columbus Clippers	Derrek Lee	5th	Derrek Lee	5th(tied)	5th
Ocean City Blue Crabs	Don Mattingly	6th		7th(tied)	11th
Tacoma Rainiers	Greg Norton	7th	Greg Norton	2nd	2nd
Milwaukee Otters	Carlos A. Martinez	8th		7th(tied)	12th
Jacksonville Suns	Dave Hollins	9th	Sean Casey	1st	1st
Nashville Sounds	Paul Konerko	10th	Paul Konerko	5th(tied)	6th
Spokane River Rats	John Mabry	11th		7th(tied)	13th
Danville Dairy Daddies	Danny Tartabull	12th		7th(tied)	14th
Portland Stag	Scott Stahoviak	13th		7th(tied)	15th
Idaho Falls Chukars	Rico Brogna	14th		7th(tied)	16th
San Antonio Missions	Troy Neel	15th	Brooks Kieschnick	4th	4th
Bluff City Beasties	Paul Sorrento	16th		7th(tied)	17th
Asheville Moonshiners	Randall Simon	17th	Randall Simon	3rd	3rd
Omaha Storm Chasers	Matt Mieske	18th		7th(tied)	18th
Colorado Springs Sky Fox	Brent Brede	19th		7th(tied)	19th
Savannah Swamp Foxes	Charlie Hayes	20th		7th(tied)	20th
Salt Lake City Buzz	Dave Staton	21st		7th(tied)	21st
Rochester Red Wings	Steve R Dunn	22nd		7th(tied)	22nd
Naperville Lazy Fisherman	Dan Peltier	23rd		7th(tied)	23rd
Brooklyn Cyclones	Mike A. Bell	24th		7th(tied)	24th

SECOND BASEMEN

Team	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Jacksonville Suns	Chris Gomez	1st		11th(tied)	11th
Tucson Tarantulas	Wil Cordero	2nd	Ralph Milliard	8th	6th
San Antonio Missions	Orlando Miller	3rd		11th(tied)	12th
Asheville Moonshiners	Chris Stynes	4th	Wilton Guerrero	5th	4th
Milwaukee Otters	Tony Graffanino	5th		11th(tied)	13th
Hartford Whalers	Felipe Crespo	6th	Felipe Crespo	1st	1st
Bluff City Beasties	Jeff Treadway	7th		11th(tied)	14th
New Orleans Brass	Jose Vidro	8th	Jose Vidro	2nd(tied)	2nd
Ocean City Blue Crabs	Pat F. Kelly	9th		11th(tied)	15th
Tacoma Rainiers	Jason Bates	10th		11th(tied)	16th
Naperville Lazy Fisherman	Pokey Reese	11th	Pokey Reese	10th	10th
Brooklyn Cyclones	Jed Hansen	12th	Jed Hansen	4th	5th
Columbus Clippers	Carlos Garcia	13th	Tilson Brito	9th	8th
Savannah Swamp Foxes	Jason Hardtke	14th	Jason Hardtke	7th	7th
Colorado Springs Sky Fox	Andujar Cedeno	15th		11th(tied)	17th
Danville Dairy Daddies	Kevin Polcovich	16th		11th(tied)	18th
Buffalo Bisons	Enrique Wilson	17th	Jay Canizaro	2nd(tied)	3rd
Portland Stag	Mike Mordecai	18th		11th(tied)	19th
Spokane River Rats	Luis M. Lopez	19th		11th(tied)	20th
Nashville Sounds	Adam Riggs	20th	Adam Riggs	6th	9th
Omaha Storm Chasers	Roberto Mejia	21st		11th(tied)	21st
Rochester Red Wings	Rex Hudler	22nd		11th(tied)	22nd
Idaho Falls Chukars		23rd (tied)		11th(tied)	23rd(tied)
Salt Lake City Buzz		23rd (tied)		11th(tied)	23rd(tied)

THIRD BASEMEN

Team	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Hartford Whalers	Dave Hansen	1st		9th(tied)	9th
New Orleans Brass	Scott Brosius	2nd		9th(tied)	10th
Portland Stag	Fernando Tatis	3rd	Fernando Tatis	1st(tied)	1st
Salt Lake City Buzz	Abraham O Nunez	4th	Abraham O Nunez	1st(tied)	2nd
Columbus Clippers	Kevin Orie	5th	Kevin Orie	1st(tied)	3rd
Asheville Moonshiners	Aaron Boone	6th	Aaron Boone	4th	4th
Milwaukee Otters	Chris Sabo	7th		9th(tied)	11th
Naperville Lazy Fisherman	David Bell	8th	David Bell	5th	5th
San Antonio Missions	Scott Livingstone	9th		9th(tied)	12th
Idaho Falls Chukars	Mark Lewis	10th		9th(tied)	13th
Tacoma Rainiers	Russ Davis	11th		9th(tied)	14th
Ocean City Blue Crabs	Scott Leius	12th		9th(tied)	15th
Savannah Swamp Foxes	Jack Howell	13th		9th(tied)	16th
Bluff City Beasties	Tom Evans	14th	Tom Evans	6th	6th
Rochester Red Wings	Scott Sheldon	15th		9th(tied)	17th
Buffalo Bisons	Robert Eenhoorn	16th		9th(tied)	18th
Spokane River Rats	Rico Rossy	17th		9th(tied)	19th
Brooklyn Cyclones	Ray Giannelli	18th	Mike Glendenning	8th	7th
Jacksonville Suns	Pete Rose Jr	19th		9th(tied)	20th
Colorado Springs Sky Fox	Hiroki Kokubo	20th	Hiroki Kokubo	7th	8th
Danville Dairy Daddies		21st (tied)		9th(tied)	21st(tied)
Nashville Sounds		21st (tied)		9th(tied)	21st(tied)
Omaha Storm Chasers		21st (tied)		9th(tied)	21st(tied)
Tucson Tarantulas		21st (tied)		9th(tied)	21st(tied)

SHORTSTOPS

Team	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Portland Stag	Bret Barberie	1st		11th(tied)	11th
Milwaukee Otters	Robby Thompson	2nd		11th(tied)	12th
Rochester Red Wings	Rich Aurilia	3rd	Rich Aurilia	6th	2nd
Hartford Whalers	Gary Disarcina	4th		11th(tied)	13th
Salt Lake City Buzz	Norberto Martin	5th		11th(tied)	14th
New Orleans Brass	Wilson Delgado	6th	Wilson Delgado	2nd(tied)	3rd
Spokane River Rats	Tony Rodriguez	7th	Takuro Ishii	2nd(tied)	4th
Buffalo Bisons	David Howard	8th		11th(tied)	15th
Asheville Moonshiners	Deivi Cruz	9th	Deivi Cruz	1st	1st
Ocean City Blue Crabs	Manny Alexander	10th	Cheron Farley	2nd(tied)	5th
San Antonio Missions	Luis Sojo	11th		11th(tied)	16th
Nashville Sounds	Felix Martinez	12th	Felix Martinez	2nd(tied)	6th
Jacksonville Suns	Jorge Velandia	13th	Jorge Velandia	8th	8th
Tucson Tarantulas	Hanley Frias	14th	Hanley Frias	7th	7th
Omaha Storm Chasers	Pablo Martinez	15th		11th(tied)	17th
Brooklyn Cyclones	Onix Concepcion	16th		11th(tied)	18th
Danville Dairy Daddies	Takahiro Ikeyama	17th	Takahiro Ikeyama	10th	10th
Savannah Swamp Foxes	Masahiro Kawai	18th	Masahiro Kawai	9th	9th
Idaho Falls Chukars	Takahiro Suzuki	19th		11th(tied)	19th
Bluff City Beasties		20th (tied)		11th(tied)	20th(tied)
Colorado Springs Sky Fox		20th (tied)		11th(tied)	20th(tied)
Columbus Clippers		20th (tied)		11th(tied)	20th(tied)
Naperville Lazy Fisherman		20th (tied)		11th(tied)	20th(tied)
Tacoma Rainiers		20th (tied)		11th(tied)	20th(tied)

LEFT FIELDERS

Team	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Buffalo Bisons	Matt Stairs	1st	Roger Cedeno	2nd	1st
Naperville Lazy Fisherman	Pedro Munoz	2nd		12th(tied)	11th
Milwaukee Otters	Frank Catalanotto	3rd	Frank Catalanotto	3rd	3rd
Bluff City Beasties	Mike Simms	4th		12th(tied)	13th
Idaho Falls Chukars	Dwight Smith	5th		12th(tied)	14th
New Orleans Brass	Ruben Sierra	6th		12th(tied)	15th
Tacoma Rainiers	Dion James	7th	Micah Franklin	1st	2nd
Asheville Moonshiners	Yamil Benitez	8th	Billy McMillon	4th	4th
Jacksonville Suns	Al L. Martin	9th	Rich Butler	8th	7th
Savannah Swamp Foxes	Tony Longmire	10th		12th(tied)	16th
Tucson Tarantulas	Bip Roberts	11th	Ray McDavid	7th	6th
Salt Lake City Buzz	Jerome Walton	12th		12th(tied)	17th
Omaha Storm Chasers	Eduardo Perez	13th		12th(tied)	18th
Danville Dairy Daddies	Midre Cummings	14th	Midre Cummings	5th	5th
Spokane River Rats	Billy Ashley	15th	Chris Latham	9th	9th
Nashville Sounds	Carlos Mendoza	16th	Carlos Mendoza	6th	8th
Brooklyn Cyclones	Turner Ward	17th		12th(tied)	19th
Ocean City Blue Crabs	Curtis Pride	18th	Pedro Valdes	10th	10th
Colorado Springs Sky Fox	Ray Montgomery	19th		12th(tied)	20th
Rochester Red Wings	Quinn Mack	20th		12th(tied)	21st
Portland Stag	Hiroshi Shibahara	21st	Hiroshi Shibahara	11th	12th
Columbus Clippers		22nd (tied)		12th(tied)	22nd(tied)
Hartford Whalers		22nd (tied)		12th(tied)	22nd(tied)
San Antonio Missions		22nd (tied)		12th(tied)	22nd(tied)

CENTER FIELDERS

Team	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Tucson Tarantulas	Mark Whiten	1st	Barry Wesson	8th	7th
Hartford Whalers	Todd Dunwoody	2nd	Jason McDonald	1st	1st
Colorado Springs Sky Fox	Milt Cuyler	3rd	Lou Collier	6th	6th
Bluff City Beasties	Brian McRae	4th	Pat Watkins	2nd(tied)	2nd
Rochester Red Wings	Terrell Lowery	5th		13th(tied)	13th
Asheville Moonshiners	Jermaine Allensworth	6th (tied)	Jermaine Allensworth	5th	5th
Milwaukee Otters	Oddibe McDowell	6th (tied)		13th(tied)	14th
Spokane River Rats	Gene Kingsale	6th (tied)	Gene Kingsale	12th	10th
Jacksonville Suns	Curtis Goodwin	9th		13th(tied)	15th
New Orleans Brass	Cecil Espy	10th		13th(tied)	16th
Tacoma Rainiers	Daryl Boston	11th		13th(tied)	17th
Nashville Sounds	Danny Bautista	12th		13th(tied)	18th
Portland Stag	Jeff Kunkel	13th	Yoshinobu Takahashi	9th	9th
Buffalo Bisons	Manny Martinez	14th		13th(tied)	19th
San Antonio Missions	David Green	15th	Scarborough Green	2nd(tied)	3rd
Columbus Clippers	Wendell Magee	16th	Wendell Magee	2nd(tied)	4th
Ocean City Blue Crabs	Jeff Abbott	17th	Jeff Abbott	7th	8th
Salt Lake City Buzz	Reggie B. Williams	18th	Kimera Bartee	10th	11th
Idaho Falls Chukars	Dax Jones	19th		13th(tied)	20th
Omaha Storm Chasers	Kerwin Moore	20th		13th(tied)	21st
Brooklyn Cyclones	Kevin Flora	21st		13th(tied)	22nd
Savannah Swamp Foxes	Kazuhiko Shiotani	22nd	Kazuhiko Shiotani	11th	12th
Danville Dairy Daddies		23rd (tied)		13th(tied)	23rd(tied)
Naperville Lazy Fisherman		23rd (tied)		13th(tied)	23rd(tied)

RIGHT FIELDERS

Team	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Ocean City Blue Crabs	Junior Felix	1st	Ryan Long	7th	6th
Hartford Whalers	Alex Ochoa	2nd		9th(tied)	9th
Bluff City Beasties	Felix Jose	3rd		9th(tied)	10th
Columbus Clippers	Bubba Trammell	4th	Bubba Trammell	1st(tied)	1st
Spokane River Rats	Michael Tucker	5th		9th(tied)	11th
New Orleans Brass	Jose L Cruz	6th	Jose L Cruz	4th	4th
San Antonio Missions	Damian Jackson	7th	Damian Jackson	5th	5th
Buffalo Bisons	Eddie Zambrano	8th		9th(tied)	12th
Salt Lake City Buzz	Emil Brown	9th	Emil Brown	1st(tied)	2nd
Savannah Swamp Foxes	Jacob Cruz	10th	Jacob Cruz	1st(tied)	3rd
Portland Stag	Wes Chamberlain	11th		9th(tied)	13th
Jacksonville Suns	Ozzie Timmons	12th		9th(tied)	14th
Tacoma Rainiers	Jose Guillen	13th	Jose Guillen	8th	8th
Asheville Moonshiners	Darren Bragg	14th		9th(tied)	15th
Tucson Tarantulas	Jack Voigt	15th		9th(tied)	16th
Idaho Falls Chukars	Wayne Kirby	16th		9th(tied)	17th
Omaha Storm Chasers	Danny Clyburn	17th	Danny Clyburn	6th	7th
Nashville Sounds	Ivan Cruz	18th		9th(tied)	18th
Brooklyn Cyclones	Alan Cockrell	19th		9th(tied)	19th
Colorado Springs Sky Fox		20th (tied)		9th(tied)	20th(tied)
Danville Dairy Daddies		20th (tied)		9th(tied)	20th(tied)
Milwaukee Otters		20th (tied)		9th(tied)	20th(tied)
Naperville Lazy Fisherman		20th (tied)		9th(tied)	20th(tied)
Rochester Red Wings		20th (tied)		9th(tied)	20th(tied)

STARTING PITCHERS

Team	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Savannah Swamp Foxes	Alan Benes	1st	Jason Dickson	2nd(tied)	1st
Hartford Whalers	Chris Holt	2nd	Bobby Chouinard	2nd(tied)	2nd
Naperville Lazy Fisherman	Charles Nagy	3rd	Dennys Reyes	13th	9th
New Orleans Brass	Paul Wagner	4th	LaTroy Hawkins	18th	13th
Buffalo Bisons	Danny Jackson	5th	Mac Suzuki	12th	8th
Spokane River Rats	Jaret Wright	6th	Jaret Wright	2nd(tied)	3rd
Portland Stag	Scott Karl	7th		19th(tied)	15th
Columbus Clippers	Chris Carpenter	8th	Chris Carpenter	2nd(tied)	4th
Nashville Sounds	Jaime Navarro	9th	Esteban Loaiza	7th(tied)	7th
Asheville Moonshiners	Salomon Torres	10th	Matt Beech	2nd(tied)	5th
Jacksonville Suns	Jack McDowell	11th	Clint Sodowsky	14th	12th
Milwaukee Otters	Bob Ojeda	12th		19th(tied)	17th
Omaha Storm Chasers	Geremi Gonzalez	13th	Geremi Gonzalez	1st	6th
San Antonio Missions	Chris Hammond	14th		19th(tied)	18th
Bluff City Beasties	Joe Grahe	15th	Dan Serafini	7th(tied)	10th
Salt Lake City Buzz	Tyler Green	16th		19th(tied)	19th
Ocean City Blue Crabs	Jamie Brewington	17th	Darrell May	15th	14th
Idaho Falls Chukars	Phil Leftwich	18th	Amaury Telemaco	7th(tied)	11th
Danville Dairy Daddies	Roger Salkeld	19th		19th(tied)	20th
Tucson Tarantulas	Sean Bergman	20th	Bob Wolcott	7th(tied)	16th
Rochester Red Wings	Jose Mercedes	21st		19th(tied)	23rd
Tacoma Rainiers	Bob Wickman	22nd	Brian Rose	17th	21st
Colorado Springs Sky Fox	Brian Barnes	23rd	Jason Johnson	11th	22nd
Brooklyn Cyclones	Manny Aybar	24th	Frankie Rodriguez	16th	24th

RELIEVERS

Team	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
San Antonio Missions	Allan Anderson	1st		18th(tied)	13th
Naperville Lazy Fisherman	Scott Arnold	2nd	Ryan Hancock	16th	7th
Nashville Sounds	Cliff Young	3rd	Jose RF Santiago	1st(tied)	1st
Columbus Clippers	Marc Wilkins	4th	Nelson Cruz	7th(tied)	6th
Colorado Springs Sky Fox	Jimmy Jones	5th	Antonio Alfonseca	5th(tied)	4th
Danville Dairy Daddies	A J Sager	6th	Felix Rodriguez	7th(tied)	9th
Tucson Tarantulas	Jeff Shaw	7th	Keith Foulke	7th(tied)	10th
Hartford Whalers	Cory Lidle	8th	Cory Lidle	3rd	2nd
Portland Stag	Ron Blazier	9th	Ron Blazier	7th(tied)	11th
Buffalo Bisons	Bob W. Malloy	10th	Chris Peters	13th	15th
Milwaukee Otters	Todd Ritchie	11th	Desi Relaford	7th(tied)	12th
Rochester Red Wings	Brian Keyser	12th		18th(tied)	17th
Omaha Storm Chasers	Mike Cather	13th	Roberto Duran	1st(tied)	3rd
Savannah Swamp Foxes	Don Schulze	14th	Johnny Ruffin	14th	16th
Salt Lake City Buzz	Bob Ayrault	15th		18th(tied)	19th
Tacoma Rainiers	Kevin Wickander	16th	Tavo Alvarez	7th(tied)	14th
Brooklyn Cyclones	Darren Dreifort	17th	Jose Cabrera	5th(tied)	5th
Ocean City Blue Crabs	Hector Carrasco	18th	Brian Bevil	4th	8th
Asheville Moonshiners	Mike Draper	19th		18th(tied)	20th
Idaho Falls Chukars	John Johnstone	20th	Steve Falteisek	17th	18th
New Orleans Brass	Cris Carpenter	21st		18th(tied)	22nd
Spokane River Rats	Matt Whisenant	22nd		18th(tied)	23rd
Bluff City Beasties	Ramon Pena	23rd		18th(tied)	24th
Jacksonville Suns	Mark Dewey	24th	Shayne Bennett	15th	21st

CLOSERS

Team	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Hartford Whalers	Chris Holt	1st	Cory Lidle	2nd	1st
Bluff City Beasties	Joe Grahe	2nd		18th(tied)	18th
Jacksonville Suns	Jeff Fassero	3rd	Shayne Bennett	15th	13th
Naperville Lazy Fisherman	Donovan Osborne	4th	Ryan Hancock	16th	14th
Spokane River Rats	Don August	5th		18th(tied)	19th
San Antonio Missions	Terry Mulholland	6th		18th(tied)	20th
Nashville Sounds	Chris Bosio	7th	Jose RF Santiago	3rd	2nd
Rochester Red Wings	Tom Urbani	8th		18th(tied)	21st
Ocean City Blue Crabs	Chad Ogea	9th	Brian Bevil	6th	3rd
Columbus Clippers	Mark Langston	10th	Nelson Cruz	9th(tied)	4th
Idaho Falls Chukars	Eric Nolte	11th	Steve Falteisek	17th	17th
Buffalo Bisons	Kevin Foster	12th	Chris Peters	13th	15th
Tucson Tarantulas	Bob Wolcott	13th	Keith Foulke	8th	5th
Colorado Springs Sky Fox	Jimmy Jones	14th	Antonio Alfonseca	7th	6th
Savannah Swamp Foxes	Don Schulze	15th	Johnny Ruffin	14th	16th
Asheville Moonshiners	Mike Draper	16th		18th(tied)	22nd
Salt Lake City Buzz	Bob Ayrault	17th		18th(tied)	23rd
Omaha Storm Chasers	Mike Cather	18th	Roberto Duran	1st	7th
Milwaukee Otters	Todd Ritchie	19th	Desi Relaford	9th(tied)	10th
Danville Dairy Daddies	A J Sager	20th	Felix Rodriguez	9th(tied)	11th
Portland Stag	Ron Blazier	21st	Ron Blazier	9th(tied)	12th
Brooklyn Cyclones	Darren Dreifort	22nd	Jose Cabrera	4th(tied)	8th
Tacoma Rainiers	Carlos Reyes	23rd	Tavo Alvarez	4th(tied)	9th
New Orleans Brass	Gar Finnvold	24th		18th(tied)	24th

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