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HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
07/14/1997
 
ASHEVILLE MOONSHINERS (AAA) 07/14/1997
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Kevin L Brown 14th Kevin L Brown 1st 3rd
First Basemen Randall Simon 17th Randall Simon 3rd 3rd
Second Basemen Chris Stynes 4th Wilton Guerrero 5th 4th
Third Basemen Aaron Boone 6th Aaron Boone 4th 4th
Shortstops Deivi Cruz 9th Deivi Cruz 1st 1st
Left Fielders Yamil Benitez 8th Billy McMillon 4th 4th
Center Fielders Jermaine Allensworth 6th Jermaine Allensworth 5th 5th
Right Fielders Darren Bragg 14th 9th 15th
Starting Pitchers Salomon Torres 10th Matt Beech 2nd 5th
Relievers Mike Draper 19th 18th 20th
Closers Mike Draper 16th 18th 22nd
BLUFF CITY BEASTIES (AAA) 07/14/1997
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Walt McKeel 16th Walt McKeel 7th 9th
First Basemen Paul Sorrento 16th 7th 17th
Second Basemen Jeff Treadway 7th 11th 14th
Third Basemen Tom Evans 14th Tom Evans 6th 6th
Shortstops 20th 11th 20th
Left Fielders Mike Simms 4th 12th 13th
Center Fielders Brian McRae 4th Pat Watkins 2nd 2nd
Right Fielders Felix Jose 3rd 9th (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Joe Grahe 15th Dan Serafini 7th 10th
Relievers Ramon Pena 23rd 18th (tied) 24th
Closers Joe Grahe 2nd 18th (tied) 18th
BROOKLYN CYCLONES (AAA) 07/14/1997
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Joe Siddall 23rd 13th 23rd
First Basemen Mike A. Bell 24th 7th (tied) 24th
Second Basemen Jed Hansen 12th Jed Hansen 4th 5th
Third Basemen Ray Giannelli 18th Mike Glendenning 8th 7th
Shortstops Onix Concepcion 16th 11th (tied) 18th
Left Fielders Turner Ward 17th 12th (tied) 19th
Center Fielders Kevin Flora 21st 13th 22nd
Right Fielders Alan Cockrell 19th 9th (tied) 19th
Starting Pitchers Manny Aybar 24th Frankie Rodriguez 16th 24th
Relievers Darren Dreifort 17th Jose Cabrera 5th 5th
Closers Darren Dreifort 22nd Jose Cabrera 4th 8th
BUFFALO BISONS (AAA) 07/14/1997
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tim Spehr 7th 13th (tied) 15th
First Basemen Kevin Young 4th 7th (tied) 10th
Second Basemen Enrique Wilson 17th Jay Canizaro 2nd 3rd
Third Basemen Robert Eenhoorn 16th 9th 18th
Shortstops David Howard 8th 11th (tied) 15th
Left Fielders Matt Stairs 1st Roger Cedeno 2nd 1st
Center Fielders Manny Martinez 14th 13th (tied) 19th
Right Fielders Eddie Zambrano 8th 9th (tied) 12th
Starting Pitchers Danny Jackson 5th Mac Suzuki 12th 8th
Relievers Bob W. Malloy 10th Chris Peters 13th 15th
Closers Kevin Foster 12th Chris Peters 13th 15th
COLORADO SPRINGS SKY FOX (AAA) 07/14/1997
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Julio Mosquera 19th Julio Mosquera 9th 11th
First Basemen Brent Brede 19th 7th (tied) 19th
Second Basemen Andujar Cedeno 15th 11th (tied) 17th
Third Basemen Hiroki Kokubo 20th Hiroki Kokubo 7th 8th
Shortstops 20th (tied) 11th (tied) 20th (tied)
Left Fielders Ray Montgomery 19th 12th (tied) 20th
Center Fielders Milt Cuyler 3rd Lou Collier 6th 6th
Right Fielders 20th 9th (tied) 20th
Starting Pitchers Brian Barnes 23rd Jason Johnson 11th 22nd
Relievers Jimmy Jones 5th Antonio Alfonseca 5th (tied) 4th
Closers Jimmy Jones 14th Antonio Alfonseca 7th 6th
COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (AAA) 07/14/1997
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Raul Chavez 21st Raul Chavez 11th 12th
First Basemen Derrek Lee 5th Derrek Lee 5th 5th
Second Basemen Carlos Garcia 13th Tilson Brito 9th 8th
Third Basemen Kevin Orie 5th Kevin Orie 1st 3rd
Shortstops 20th (tied) 11th (tied) 20th (tied)
Left Fielders 22nd 12th (tied) 22nd
Center Fielders Wendell Magee 16th Wendell Magee 2nd (tied) 4th
Right Fielders Bubba Trammell 4th Bubba Trammell 1st 1st
Starting Pitchers Chris Carpenter 8th Chris Carpenter 2nd (tied) 4th
Relievers Marc Wilkins 4th Nelson Cruz 7th 6th
Closers Mark Langston 10th Nelson Cruz 9th 4th
DANVILLE DAIRY DADDIES (AAA) 07/14/1997
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Stanley 15th 13th (tied) 18th
First Basemen Danny Tartabull 12th 7th (tied) 14th
Second Basemen Kevin Polcovich 16th 11th (tied) 18th
Third Basemen 21st 9th (tied) 21st
Shortstops Takahiro Ikeyama 17th Takahiro Ikeyama 10th 10th
Left Fielders Midre Cummings 14th Midre Cummings 5th 5th
Center Fielders 23rd 13th (tied) 23rd
Right Fielders 20th (tied) 9th (tied) 20th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Roger Salkeld 19th 19th 20th
Relievers A J Sager 6th Felix Rodriguez 7th (tied) 9th
Closers A J Sager 20th Felix Rodriguez 9th (tied) 11th
HARTFORD WHALERS (AAA) 07/14/1997
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Matheny 4th Robert Machado 10th 8th
First Basemen Bobby Bonilla 3rd 7th (tied) 9th
Second Basemen Felipe Crespo 6th Felipe Crespo 1st 1st
Third Basemen Dave Hansen 1st 9th (tied) 9th
Shortstops Gary Disarcina 4th 11th (tied) 13th
Left Fielders 22nd (tied) 12th (tied) 22nd (tied)
Center Fielders Todd Dunwoody 2nd Jason McDonald 1st 1st
Right Fielders Alex Ochoa 2nd 9th (tied) 9th
Starting Pitchers Chris Holt 2nd Bobby Chouinard 2nd (tied) 2nd
Relievers Cory Lidle 8th Cory Lidle 3rd 2nd
Closers Chris Holt 1st Cory Lidle 2nd 1st
IDAHO FALLS CHUKARS (AAA) 07/14/1997
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Damian Miller 3rd Marcus Jensen 8th 5th
First Basemen Rico Brogna 14th 7th (tied) 16th
Second Basemen 23rd 11th (tied) 23rd
Third Basemen Mark Lewis 10th 9th (tied) 13th
Shortstops Takahiro Suzuki 19th 11th (tied) 19th
Left Fielders Dwight Smith 5th 12th (tied) 14th
Center Fielders Dax Jones 19th 13th (tied) 20th
Right Fielders Wayne Kirby 16th 9th (tied) 17th
Starting Pitchers Phil Leftwich 18th Amaury Telemaco 7th (tied) 11th
Relievers John Johnstone 20th Steve Falteisek 17th 18th
Closers Eric Nolte 11th Steve Falteisek 17th 17th
JACKSONVILLE SUNS (AAA) 07/14/1997
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Doug Mirabelli 6th 13th (tied) 14th
First Basemen Dave Hollins 9th Sean Casey 1st 1st
Second Basemen Chris Gomez 1st 11th (tied) 11th
Third Basemen Pete Rose Jr 19th 9th (tied) 20th
Shortstops Jorge Velandia 13th Jorge Velandia 8th 8th
Left Fielders Al L. Martin 9th Rich Butler 8th 7th
Center Fielders Curtis Goodwin 9th 13th (tied) 15th
Right Fielders Ozzie Timmons 12th 9th (tied) 14th
Starting Pitchers Jack McDowell 11th Clint Sodowsky 14th 12th
Relievers Mark Dewey 24th Shayne Bennett 15th 21st
Closers Jeff Fassero 3rd Shayne Bennett 15th 13th
MILWAUKEE OTTERS (AAA) 07/14/1997
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Brian Harper 23rd (tied) 13th (tied) 23rd (tied)
First Basemen Carlos A. Martinez 8th 7th (tied) 12th
Second Basemen Tony Graffanino 5th 11th (tied) 13th
Third Basemen Chris Sabo 7th 9th (tied) 11th
Shortstops Robby Thompson 2nd 11th (tied) 12th
Left Fielders Frank Catalanotto 3rd Frank Catalanotto 3rd 3rd
Center Fielders Oddibe McDowell 6th (tied) 13th (tied) 14th
Right Fielders 20th (tied) 9th (tied) 20th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Bob Ojeda 12th 19th (tied) 17th
Relievers Todd Ritchie 11th Desi Relaford 7th (tied) 12th
Closers Todd Ritchie 19th Desi Relaford 9th (tied) 10th
NAPERVILLE LAZY FISHERMAN (AAA) 07/14/1997
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Joe Ayrault 1st Joe Ayrault 4th 4th
First Basemen Dan Peltier 23rd 7th (tied) 23rd
Second Basemen Pokey Reese 11th Pokey Reese 10th 10th
Third Basemen David Bell 8th David Bell 5th 5th
Shortstops 20th (tied) 11th (tied) 20th (tied)
Left Fielders Pedro Munoz 2nd 12th (tied) 11th
Center Fielders 23rd (tied) 13th (tied) 23rd (tied)
Right Fielders 20th (tied) 9th (tied) 20th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Charles Nagy 3rd Dennys Reyes 13th 9th
Relievers Scott Arnold 2nd Ryan Hancock 16th 7th
Closers Donovan Osborne 4th Ryan Hancock 16th 14th
NASHVILLE SOUNDS (AAA) 07/14/1997
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Eli Marrero 2nd Raul Casanova 1st (tied) 1st
First Basemen Paul Konerko 10th Paul Konerko 5th (tied) 6th
Second Basemen Adam Riggs 20th Adam Riggs 6th 9th
Third Basemen 21st (tied) 9th (tied) 21st (tied)
Shortstops Felix Martinez 12th Felix Martinez 2nd 6th
Left Fielders Carlos Mendoza 16th Carlos Mendoza 6th 8th
Center Fielders Danny Bautista 12th 13th (tied) 18th
Right Fielders Ivan Cruz 18th 9th (tied) 18th
Starting Pitchers Jaime Navarro 9th Esteban Loaiza 7th (tied) 7th
Relievers Cliff Young 3rd Jose RF Santiago 1st 1st
Closers Chris Bosio 7th Jose RF Santiago 3rd 2nd
NEW ORLEANS BRASS (AAA) 07/14/1997
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Angelo Encarnacion 17th 13th (tied) 19th
First Basemen Kent Hrbek 2nd 7th (tied) 8th
Second Basemen Jose Vidro 8th Jose Vidro 2nd (tied) 2nd
Third Basemen Scott Brosius 2nd 9th (tied) 10th
Shortstops Wilson Delgado 6th Wilson Delgado 2nd (tied) 3rd
Left Fielders Ruben Sierra 6th 12th (tied) 15th
Center Fielders Cecil Espy 10th 13th (tied) 16th
Right Fielders Jose L Cruz 6th Jose L Cruz 4th 4th
Starting Pitchers Paul Wagner 4th LaTroy Hawkins 18th 13th
Relievers Cris Carpenter 21st 18th (tied) 22nd
Closers Gar Finnvold 24th 18th (tied) 24th
OCEAN CITY BLUE CRABS (AAA) 07/14/1997
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Einar Diaz 13th Einar Diaz 1st (tied) 2nd
First Basemen Don Mattingly 6th 7th (tied) 11th
Second Basemen Pat F. Kelly 9th 11th (tied) 15th
Third Basemen Scott Leius 12th 9th (tied) 15th
Shortstops Manny Alexander 10th Cheron Farley 2nd (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Curtis Pride 18th Pedro Valdes 10th 10th
Center Fielders Jeff Abbott 17th Jeff Abbott 7th 8th
Right Fielders Junior Felix 1st Ryan Long 7th 6th
Starting Pitchers Jamie Brewington 17th Darrell May 15th 14th
Relievers Hector Carrasco 18th Brian Bevil 4th 8th
Closers Chad Ogea 9th Brian Bevil 6th 3rd
OMAHA STORM CHASERS (AAA) 07/14/1997
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Henry Blanco 11th Henry Blanco 6th 7th
First Basemen Matt Mieske 18th 7th (tied) 18th
Second Basemen Roberto Mejia 21st 11th (tied) 21st
Third Basemen 21st (tied) 9th (tied) 21st (tied)
Shortstops Pablo Martinez 15th 11th (tied) 17th
Left Fielders Eduardo Perez 13th 12th (tied) 18th
Center Fielders Kerwin Moore 20th 13th (tied) 21st
Right Fielders Danny Clyburn 17th Danny Clyburn 6th 7th
Starting Pitchers Geremi Gonzalez 13th Geremi Gonzalez 1st 6th
Relievers Mike Cather 13th Roberto Duran 1st (tied) 3rd
Closers Mike Cather 18th Roberto Duran 1st 7th
PORTLAND STAG (AAA) 07/14/1997
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Chris Widger 8th 13th (tied) 16th
First Basemen Scott Stahoviak 13th 7th (tied) 15th
Second Basemen Mike Mordecai 18th 11th (tied) 19th
Third Basemen Fernando Tatis 3rd Fernando Tatis 1st (tied) 1st
Shortstops Bret Barberie 1st 11th (tied) 11th
Left Fielders Hiroshi Shibahara 21st Hiroshi Shibahara 11th 12th
Center Fielders Jeff Kunkel 13th Yoshinobu Takahashi 9th 9th
Right Fielders Wes Chamberlain 11th 9th (tied) 13th
Starting Pitchers Scott Karl 7th 19th (tied) 15th
Relievers Ron Blazier 9th Ron Blazier 7th (tied) 11th
Closers Ron Blazier 21st Ron Blazier 9th (tied) 12th
ROCHESTER RED WINGS (AAA) 07/14/1997
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tom Lampkin 5th 13th (tied) 13th
First Basemen Steve R Dunn 22nd 7th (tied) 22nd
Second Basemen Rex Hudler 22nd 11th (tied) 22nd
Third Basemen Scott Sheldon 15th 9th (tied) 17th
Shortstops Rich Aurilia 3rd Rich Aurilia 6th 2nd
Left Fielders Quinn Mack 20th 12th (tied) 21st
Center Fielders Terrell Lowery 5th 13th (tied) 13th
Right Fielders 20th (tied) 9th (tied) 20th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Jose Mercedes 21st 19th (tied) 23rd
Relievers Brian Keyser 12th 18th (tied) 17th
Closers Tom Urbani 8th 18th (tied) 21st
SALT LAKE CITY BUZZ (AAA) 07/14/1997
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Brian Johnson 10th Sal Fasano 5th 6th
First Basemen Dave Staton 21st 7th (tied) 21st
Second Basemen 23rd (tied) 11th (tied) 23rd (tied)
Third Basemen Abraham O Nunez 4th Abraham O Nunez 1st (tied) 2nd
Shortstops Norberto Martin 5th 11th (tied) 14th
Left Fielders Jerome Walton 12th 12th (tied) 17th
Center Fielders Reggie B. Williams 18th Kimera Bartee 10th 11th
Right Fielders Emil Brown 9th Emil Brown 1st (tied) 2nd
Starting Pitchers Tyler Green 16th 19th (tied) 19th
Relievers Bob Ayrault 15th 18th (tied) 19th
Closers Bob Ayrault 17th 18th (tied) 23rd
SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS (AAA) 07/14/1997
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Kelly Stinnett 9th 13th (tied) 17th
First Basemen Troy Neel 15th Brooks Kieschnick 4th 4th
Second Basemen Orlando Miller 3rd 11th (tied) 12th
Third Basemen Scott Livingstone 9th 9th (tied) 12th
Shortstops Luis Sojo 11th 11th (tied) 16th
Left Fielders 22nd (tied) 12th (tied) 22nd (tied)
Center Fielders David Green 15th Scarborough Green 2nd (tied) 3rd
Right Fielders Damian Jackson 7th Damian Jackson 5th 5th
Starting Pitchers Chris Hammond 14th 19th (tied) 18th
Relievers Allan Anderson 1st 18th (tied) 13th
Closers Terry Mulholland 6th 18th (tied) 20th
SAVANNAH SWAMP FOXES (AAA) 07/14/1997
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Izzy Molina 12th Melvin Rosario 12th 10th
First Basemen Charlie Hayes 20th 7th (tied) 20th
Second Basemen Jason Hardtke 14th Jason Hardtke 7th 7th
Third Basemen Jack Howell 13th 9th (tied) 16th
Shortstops Masahiro Kawai 18th Masahiro Kawai 9th 9th
Left Fielders Tony Longmire 10th 12th (tied) 16th
Center Fielders Kazuhiko Shiotani 22nd Kazuhiko Shiotani 11th 12th
Right Fielders Jacob Cruz 10th Jacob Cruz 1st (tied) 3rd
Starting Pitchers Alan Benes 1st Jason Dickson 2nd (tied) 1st
Relievers Don Schulze 14th Johnny Ruffin 14th 16th
Closers Don Schulze 15th Johnny Ruffin 14th 16th
SPOKANE RIVER RATS (AAA) 07/14/1997
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mark Dalesandro 20th 13th (tied) 21st
First Basemen John Mabry 11th 7th (tied) 13th
Second Basemen Luis M. Lopez 19th 11th (tied) 20th
Third Basemen Rico Rossy 17th 9th (tied) 19th
Shortstops Tony Rodriguez 7th Takuro Ishii 2nd (tied) 4th
Left Fielders Billy Ashley 15th Chris Latham 9th 9th
Center Fielders Gene Kingsale 6th (tied) Gene Kingsale 12th 10th
Right Fielders Michael Tucker 5th 9th (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Jaret Wright 6th Jaret Wright 2nd (tied) 3rd
Relievers Matt Whisenant 22nd 18th (tied) 23rd
Closers Don August 5th 18th (tied) 19th
TACOMA RAINIERS (AAA) 07/14/1997
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Greg O'Halloran 22nd 13th (tied) 22nd
First Basemen Greg Norton 7th Greg Norton 2nd 2nd
Second Basemen Jason Bates 10th 11th (tied) 16th
Third Basemen Russ Davis 11th 9th (tied) 14th
Shortstops 20th (tied) 11th (tied) 20th (tied)
Left Fielders Dion James 7th Micah Franklin 1st 2nd
Center Fielders Daryl Boston 11th 13th (tied) 17th
Right Fielders Jose Guillen 13th Jose Guillen 8th 8th
Starting Pitchers Bob Wickman 22nd Brian Rose 17th 21st
Relievers Kevin Wickander 16th Tavo Alvarez 7th (tied) 14th
Closers Carlos Reyes 23rd Tavo Alvarez 4th (tied) 9th
TUCSON TARANTULAS (AAA) 07/14/1997
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Cesar Devarez 18th 13th (tied) 20th
First Basemen Tony Clark 1st 7th (tied) 7th
Second Basemen Wil Cordero 2nd Ralph Milliard 8th 6th
Third Basemen 21st (tied) 9th (tied) 21st (tied)
Shortstops Hanley Frias 14th Hanley Frias 7th 7th
Left Fielders Bip Roberts 11th Ray McDavid 7th 6th
Center Fielders Mark Whiten 1st Barry Wesson 8th 7th
Right Fielders Jack Voigt 15th 9th (tied) 16th
Starting Pitchers Sean Bergman 20th Bob Wolcott 7th (tied) 16th
Relievers Jeff Shaw 7th Keith Foulke 7th (tied) 10th
Closers Bob Wolcott 13th Keith Foulke 8th 5th
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