Positional Strength Overview By Teams

	12/31/2012
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Adult Baseball League Positional Strength Overview By Teams

Ann Arbor Barn Owls 12/31/2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Michael Frost	22nd	Bill Hoover	19th	21st
First Basemen	Brooks Davis	11th	Shawn Dennis	14th	15th
Second Basemen	Ki-moon Pak	13th	Dave Nichols	21st	18th
Third Basemen	Javier García	7th	Michael Meyer	13th	6th
Shortstops	Jeffrey Coffman	16th	Eugene Hickman	23rd	21st
Left Fielders		Tied for 22nd	Dave Ray	23rd	24th
Center Fielders	Héctor Ramírez	11th	Gwenael Rodriguez	3rd	8th
Right Fielders	Lorenzo Rodríguez	1st	Jeff Voight	14th	2nd
Starting Pitchers	Jim Thompson	14th	Wayne Connolly	4th	9th
Relievers	Darryl Bradshaw	4th	John Stonard	16th	4th
Closers	Ben Hayes	6th	Jeremy Woods	14th	9th

Boston Cardinals 12/31/2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Matt Sanford	18th	Carlos Moreno	16th	20th
First Basemen	José Gonzáles	16th	José Escobar	7th	12th
Second Basemen	Dave Lane	10th	John Mitchell	18th	15th
Third Basemen	Miguel Ramos	16th	Norman Horton	3rd	12th
Shortstops	Ed White	8th	José Castaneda	4th	7th
Left Fielders	Alex Austin	19th	Mike Melton	18th	Tied for 19th
Center Fielders	Javier Ramón	1st	Fred Bridges	10th	1st
Right Fielders	Will Bauer	11th	Scott Ford	9th	10th
Starting Pitchers	Norm Jackson	2nd	Alberto Pantoja	7th	1st
Relievers	Nathan Wilson	3rd	Len Wallace	13th	2nd
Closers	Javier Solís	14th	Erik Hawkins	21st	18th

Cabo San Lucas Toreros 12/31/2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Carlos Martínez	5th	Chris Harris	23rd	9th
First Basemen	Dan Smith	3rd	León Mercado	18th	4th
Second Basemen	Clarence Sutton	16th	José Manuel	24th	20th
Third Basemen	Víctor Ramírez	8th	Ron Rendell	2nd	3rd
Shortstops	Ed Denton	10th	Ty Bailey	22nd	19th
Left Fielders	Dennis Crawford	17th	Jake Davis	16th	17th
Center Fielders	Dave Carlisle	5th	Reynaldo Espaillat	15th	4th
Right Fielders	Miguel Torres	16th	Katsumi Sato	2nd	13th
Starting Pitchers	Stephen Lawrence	8th	Juan Jose Carbaja	8th	7th
Relievers	Charlie Arnold	6th	Mark Carlson	6th	6th
Closers	Gregory Erwin	8th	Peter Anthony	4th	5th

Carolina Crush 12/31/2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Francisco Solano	15th	Larry Paul	12th	16th
First Basemen	George Gilliam	7th	Jerry Allen	5th	5th
Second Basemen	Lynn Berry	22nd	Gil Jackson	16th	22nd
Third Basemen	Scott Andrews	5th	John McFarlen	12th	5th
Shortstops	Jeremy Gleave	3rd	George Quick	6th	2nd
Left Fielders	Chris Barrett	10th	Michael Miller	22nd	12th
Center Fielders	Greg Gordon	13th	John Nolan	8th	13th
Right Fielders	Justin Wallace	19th	Johnny Morrison	3rd	17th
Starting Pitchers	Aurelio Ramírez	Tied for 21st	Peter Barrett	16th	18th
Relievers	Chip Wolfe	19th	Doug Smith	9th	18th
Closers	Ánibal Machado	3rd	António Rodríguez	19th	8th

Dallas Texans 12/31/2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Bodil Larsen	3rd	Erik Barrett	22nd	7th
First Basemen	Brandon Farmer	18th	Bill Frude	10th	18th
Second Basemen	Jesse Clark	3rd	Pedro Ornelas	6th	1st
Third Basemen	Alberto Rodríguez	13th	Natsume Fujihara	4th	7th
Shortstops	Ken Kelly	12th	Steve Bancroft	13th	10th
Left Fielders	Ken Hines	16th	Randall Brown	14th	14th
Center Fielders	Eric Waddell	16th	Germán Ramos	5th	14th
Right Fielders	Luis García	17th	Enrique Villegas	Tied for 20th	18th
Starting Pitchers	Rich Bussell	6th	Arturo Muñóz	11th	5th
Relievers	Peter Klein	14th	Takashi Yamasaki	4th	9th
Closers	Alex Martin	18th	Carlos Rúbio	1st	11th

Eureka Hornets 12/31/2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ronnie Wells	9th	Daniel Hunter	21st	12th
First Basemen	Joe Sharpe	19th	Júlio Sánchez	23rd	22nd
Second Basemen	Gary McLernon	7th	Clement Milford	2nd	5th
Third Basemen	Eduardo Gómez	3rd	Gary Ferris	24th	10th
Shortstops	Dylan Foster	22nd	Samson Wyman	15th	18th
Left Fielders	Andrew Padgett	15th	Shawn Smith	24th	21st
Center Fielders	Jesús González	17th	António Bernal	6th	15th
Right Fielders	Mike Bergeron	4th	Wilfred Schmidt	8th	3rd
Starting Pitchers	Jeff Williams	19th	Jake Nelson	Tied for 19th	23rd
Relievers	Nick Hawkins	17th	Dave Goodwin	11th	17th
Closers	Nick Hawkins	21st	Jeremiah Barton	11th	20th

Greenville 84's 12/31/2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ted King	17th	Steven McDonald	24th	22nd
First Basemen		24th	Joe Campbell	20th	24th
Second Basemen	Iván Ruíz	19th	Laurent Mendes	7th	16th
Third Basemen	Raúl Rodríguez	19th	Miguel Ríos	15th	18th
Shortstops	Ron Hamm	2nd	Tomás Gonzáles	1st	1st
Left Fielders	Luis Rocha	21st	Chet Sargent	9th	18th
Center Fielders	Merrill Harris	12th	P.J. Baker	22nd	16th
Right Fielders	Joe Leftwich	8th	Will Blackburn	17th	8th
Starting Pitchers	William Little	20th	Glenn Floyd	9th	16th
Relievers	James MacCune	24th	José Leal	5th	23rd
Closers	James MacCune	24th	Colin David	6th	24th

Jacksonville Jacks 12/31/2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Nick Parks	19th	Carlos Delvalle	13th	18th
First Basemen	Raúl Machado	22nd	Carlos Comparón	Tied for 23rd	23rd
Second Basemen	Joe MacKnight	14th	Floyd Cain	1st	4th
Third Basemen	Eduardo Liñares	21st	Rich Rigney	1st	11th
Shortstops	Francisco Ángel	17th	Gerald Pugh	11th	15th
Left Fielders	Iván Ortíz	14th	Flynn Beasley	17th	15th
Center Fielders	Dennis Woods	20th	Tim Williams	18th	20th
Right Fielders	Jorge Valdéz	14th	Santiago López	13th	14th
Starting Pitchers	Juan Fernández	15th	Elvis Callahan	Tied for 19th	21st
Relievers	Brandon May	22nd	Abdel Le Gall	15th	21st
Closers	Jorge Gonzáles	20th	António Vélez	12th	19th

Jersey Jesters 12/31/2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Johnny Graham	8th	Francis Bailey	2nd	3rd
First Basemen	Patrick Goff	10th	Gregorio Bernard	19th	16th
Second Basemen	Bill Flynn	8th	Ryosei Nakanishi	12th	10th
Third Basemen	Roger Bell	22nd	Andrew Long	16th	22nd
Shortstops	Bill Parker	14th	Lucas Clark	8th	9th
Left Fielders	John Woodard	12th	Luis Castro	8th	10th
Center Fielders	Mike Pittman	21st	Hanson Bell	11th	17th
Right Fielders	Stan Cheslin	10th	Martín García	11th	7th
Starting Pitchers	Marcos Sánchez	18th	Nelson Hill	3rd	11th
Relievers	Cisco Sánchez	21st	Scott Wade	21st	24th
Closers	Johnathan Curry	19th	Dean Smith	20th	21st

Kansas City Tornadoes 12/31/2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Freddy Castillo	14th	Gregg Sterling	3rd	8th
First Basemen	Jesús Cruz	14th	Jesús Cruz	3rd	9th
Second Basemen	Armando Rodríguez	11th	Floyd Peterson	15th	12th
Third Basemen	Emílio Guerrero	9th	José Rodríguez	22nd	15th
Shortstops	Stephen Everett	18th	Gabriel Prado	20th	20th
Left Fielders	Lawrence Fox	13th	Jonathan Strobel	21st	16th
Center Fielders	Bob Watkins	2nd	Hubert Munoz	12th	3rd
Right Fielders	Ricardo Marquis	13th	Patrice Delhaye	6th	12th
Starting Pitchers	António Gómez	11th	Gerald Webb	19th	20th
Relievers	Marshall Olsen	12th	Júlio Reyes	8th	10th
Closers	Roosevelt Patterson	7th	Júlio Reyes	8th	6th

Las Vegas Jokers 12/31/2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Phillip Smith	6th	James Kernaghan	4th	4th
First Basemen	Vic Jennings	6th	Kyoichi Hasegawa	17th	10th
Second Basemen	José Ortíz	15th	Thurman Randolph	20th	17th
Third Basemen	Kevin Carey	1st	Francisco López	7th	1st
Shortstops	Erik Bennett	20th	Adrian Brown	5th	14th
Left Fielders	Troy Tracy	9th	Mark Reid	5th	6th
Center Fielders	Bob Reece	19th	Keith Turner	17th	19th
Right Fielders	Colin St. John	3rd	Ryoma Heida	20th	5th
Starting Pitchers	Maurice Gould	4th	Jeff Olsen	5th	2nd
Relievers	Micheal Coleman	15th	Masashige Hayashi	7th	14th
Closers	Micheal Coleman	9th	Kokei Watanabe	2nd	3rd

Los Angeles Evil Empire 12/31/2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ronnie Dudley	24th	Sylvester Jenkins	11th	24th
First Basemen	Joseph McKee	9th	Luis Peña	13th	11th
Second Basemen		Tied for 23rd	Javier García	22nd	24th
Third Basemen	Andy Miller	24th	Jimmie Morris	20th	24th
Shortstops	Steve O'Donnell	9th	Mike Rhodes	2nd	5th
Left Fielders	Chance Everett	4th	Ben Mays	1st	2nd
Center Fielders	Sean Bowman	23rd	Seung-woo Chong	14th	22nd
Right Fielders	Charlie McCann	21st	Bobby McGahaln	18th	20th
Starting Pitchers	Evan Warner	3rd	Tony Davidson	6th	3rd
Relievers	José Guevara	1st	Dave Brown	19th	3rd
Closers	Gary Payne	2nd	Jesús Medina	9th	2nd

Maple Marauders 12/31/2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jorge Rodríguez	23rd	Bob Lockyer	10th	23rd
First Basemen	Don Strickland	15th	Daniel Roberts	9th	13th
Second Basemen	Tom Hunter	21st	Jacques Carpentier	11th	21st
Third Basemen	Cale Hines	15th	D.J. Richardson	8th	14th
Shortstops	Derek Beimer	7th	Roberto Suárez	24th	23rd
Left Fielders	Eric McSwan	6th	Jason Baldwin	11th	8th
Center Fielders	Anthony Lewis	8th	Kevin Vallée	9th	9th
Right Fielders	Frank Powers	7th	David Picot	5th	4th
Starting Pitchers	Roberto Martínez	1st	Frank Cannon	Tied for 19th	14th
Relievers	Brandon Wilson	11th	Mike Jackson	2nd	8th
Closers	Millard Marshall	17th	Colby Hoffmann	17th	13th

Mile High Mustangs 12/31/2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Len Brewer	16th	Garrett Wilson	20th	19th
First Basemen	Fernando Garza	8th	Russ Butler	6th	7th
Second Basemen	Jeff Wade	5th	Jesús Ochoa	23rd	13th
Third Basemen	Francisco Morales	14th	Dan Best	18th	19th
Shortstops	Callum Ritchie	5th	Roger Kimball	19th	8th
Left Fielders	Alejandro Pérez	20th	Tony Rodríguez	4th	13th
Center Fielders	Eric Black	18th	Don Baker	23rd	21st
Right Fielders		24th	Jack Watson	1st	24th
Starting Pitchers	Manuel Ruíz	12th	Tim Berry	1st	6th
Relievers	Barry Johnson	2nd	Jesús De La Cruz	3rd	1st
Closers	David Reynolds	11th	Gregory Pagnal	24th	14th

Minnesota Berserkers 12/31/2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Juan Rodríguez	20th	Xavier Chávez	8th	14th
First Basemen	Peter Blanchard	1st	Mark Cook	8th	1st
Second Basemen	Marvin Welch	1st	John Barney	19th	3rd
Third Basemen	Bryan Gardner	6th	Todd Lindsey	19th	9th
Shortstops	Chip Render	15th	Ramón Salas	12th	12th
Left Fielders	Joe Booth	8th	Josuke Sato	6th	7th
Center Fielders	Matt Smith	15th	Leonard Williams	1st	11th
Right Fielders	Roderick Gray	9th	Rich McFarland	16th	9th
Starting Pitchers	Jim Brady	10th	Ken Hubert	Tied for 19th	19th
Relievers	J.J. Harrison	10th	Kent Stone	12th	11th
Closers	Roy Cole	12th	Matt Simmons	22nd	15th

Montgomery Mountain Cats 12/31/2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Victor Welsh	10th	Gary Lawson	14th	10th
First Basemen	Francisco Concepción	21st	Johnny Koch	16th	20th
Second Basemen	Andy Reynolds	6th	Broderick Baker	13th	9th
Third Basemen	Eric Williams	10th	Jun'ichi Ogura	10th	8th
Shortstops	Curt Dempsey	4th	Jeff Shelton	7th	3rd
Left Fielders	Juan Ramírez	3rd	John Whitehead	2nd	3rd
Center Fielders	Craig O'Day	3rd	Jeremy Sutton	16th	6th
Right Fielders	Chris Collins	5th	Roy O'Quinn	15th	6th
Starting Pitchers	Jorge Cruz	17th	Ricardo Medine	14th	15th
Relievers	Charles O'Connor	7th	Mike Carter	1st	7th
Closers	Johnny Tiller	1st	Bill Cunningham	10th	1st

Montreal Bandits 12/31/2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Tim Shields	1st	Alfredo Villalobos	1st	1st
First Basemen	Eric Ware	5th	Artie Bennett	21st	8th
Second Basemen	Stanislav Izyurov	4th	Tony Scott	17th	6th
Third Basemen	Millard Shafer	20th	Dean Graham	6th	17th
Shortstops	Wilton Collins	13th	George Pennington	17th	16th
Left Fielders	Tom Becker	1st	Robun Suzuki	19th	1st
Center Fielders	Gordon Thornton	9th	Daniel McJannett	13th	10th
Right Fielders	Jordan Borlase	15th	Li-chi Au	12th	15th
Starting Pitchers	Raúl Pérez	7th	Martin Merritt	17th	8th
Relievers	Homer Turner	8th	Dan O'Sullivan	22nd	12th
Closers	Joe Lowry	10th	Ángel Reyes	3rd	7th

New York Mafia 12/31/2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ashton Finley	2nd	Héctor Chávez	5th	2nd
First Basemen	Dave Hutchinson	13th	Jim Smith	15th	17th
Second Basemen	Herman Campbell	12th	Sebald Hueber	3rd	7th
Third Basemen	Bill Cahill	18th	Clancy Gardner	23rd	23rd
Shortstops	Earl Cook	11th	Dan Smith	18th	13th
Left Fielders	Jorge Mora	7th	Bret Walker	13th	9th
Center Fielders	Joe Herman	6th	Jamie Bell	7th	5th
Right Fielders	Will Johnson	18th	Kyle Dyce	4th	16th
Starting Pitchers	Javier Flores	5th	Thad Miller	12th	4th
Relievers	Ronald Hart	9th	Joseph Spence	23rd	13th
Closers	Lyle Arnold	4th	Jeff Lewis	16th	10th

Nottinghamshire Outlaws 12/31/2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Emmett McSorley	21st	Byron Bryant	6th	13th
First Basemen	Javier Reyes	23rd	Javier Reyes	22nd	21st
Second Basemen	Danny Burris	2nd	Malcolm Smith	14th	2nd
Third Basemen	Fernando Ramírez	23rd	William McKenzie	5th	20th
Shortstops	Jim Crawford	1st	Nick Farley	21st	4th
Left Fielders		Tied for 22nd	José Carlos Mata	12th	23rd
Center Fielders	Leslie Whitney	7th	Leslie Whitney	2nd	2nd
Right Fielders	Daniel Terry	20th	Wade Smith	19th	21st
Starting Pitchers		24th	Eric Ford	18th	24th
Relievers	Oliver Bower	23rd	Troy Fountain	17th	22nd
Closers	Oliver Bower	22nd	Robert Long	15th	23rd

San Diego Tomcats 12/31/2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jason Clemons	11th	Steve Keegan	17th	15th
First Basemen	Miguel Angel Ortíz	4th	Jonathan Barnes	12th	3rd
Second Basemen		23rd	Armando Ilharco	4th	23rd
Third Basemen	Mario Vázquez	12th	Steve Cherry	9th	13th
Shortstops	Cornel Pîrcalab	21st	Trevor Warner	3rd	11th
Left Fielders		22nd	Jeff Millman	10th	22nd
Center Fielders	Stan Sanders	14th	John Doré	24th	24th
Right Fielders	Mike Johnson	12th		24th	23rd
Starting Pitchers	Mike Joyce	16th	Ted Mills	Tied for 19th	22nd
Relievers	Steve Johnson	13th	Pedro Tejeda	24th	16th
Closers	Mike Chase	Tied for 15th	Pedro Tejeda	18th	16th

San Francisco Earthquakes 12/31/2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Artie Sanders	4th	Bob Genge	15th	5th
First Basemen	Kieran Simmons	12th	César Silva	2nd	6th
Second Basemen	Ignacio Villarreal	20th	Ethan Lewin	9th	19th
Third Basemen	Valentín Cabrera	17th	Shintaro Kichida	17th	21st
Shortstops	John House	24th	John House	10th	22nd
Left Fielders	John Ross	18th	Nobuhito Koyama	20th	19th
Center Fielders	Austin McCabe	22nd	Austin McCabe	4th	18th
Right Fielders	Tom Klein	6th	Jeff Harris	23rd	11th
Starting Pitchers	Ray Larson	13th	Conor Nodder	10th	12th
Relievers	Dennis Inman	5th	Edwin Davis	10th	5th
Closers	Ramón Rivera	15th	Wally Preston	13th	12th

Seattle Sasquatch 12/31/2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	León Oditón	12th	Hikaru Miyake	9th	11th
First Basemen	George Sanders	2nd	Quincy Peterson	1st	2nd
Second Basemen	Derrick Meadows	9th	Roberto Ortíz	10th	8th
Third Basemen	Salvador Salgado	2nd	Jacob Rowe	14th	2nd
Shortstops	Dane Moore	6th	Bob Cox	16th	6th
Left Fielders	Oliver Davis	11th	José Parra	15th	11th
Center Fielders	Edgar Johnson	4th	Jesús Hernández	19th	7th
Right Fielders	Steve Frend	2nd	Tim Duncan	10th	1st
Starting Pitchers	Bob Rudyard	9th	Alfonso Cunningham	13th	10th
Relievers	Jimmy Sheppard	20th	Bruno Cobb	20th	20th
Closers	Allen Robbins	13th	Howard Ellis	23rd	17th

So Cal Republic 12/31/2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Lloyd Bray	Tied for 6th	António Rojas	7th	6th
First Basemen	Pete McCormick	20th	Mark Smith	11th	19th
Second Basemen	Leonard Dostie	17th	Lance Hartman	8th	11th
Third Basemen	Jeffrey Hensley	4th	Shotaro Takahashi	11th	4th
Shortstops	Vincent Miller	23rd	Jean-Philippe Robin	14th	24th
Left Fielders	Alfredo Yánez	2nd	Charlie Sutton	7th	5th
Center Fielders	Anthony Willis	24th	Salvador Román	21st	23rd
Right Fielders	Lorenzo León	22nd	José Gonzáles	7th	19th
Starting Pitchers	Ronald Appleby	23rd	Dave McNuir	15th	17th
Relievers	Stanley Richard	18th	Nelson Taylor	18th	19th
Closers	Jack English	5th	Joe Huff	7th	4th

South Carolina Bombers 12/31/2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jayson O'Neill	13th	Stu Yarbrough	18th	17th
First Basemen	Fernando Guzmán	17th	Fernando Guzmán	4th	14th
Second Basemen	Dave Collins	18th	Rick Grant	5th	14th
Third Basemen	Gunner Smart	11th	Dan Mullen	21st	16th
Shortstops	Michael Green	19th	Ángelo Casas	9th	17th
Left Fielders	Stephen Jackson	5th	Noel Patton	3rd	4th
Center Fielders	Juan Marín	10th	Cale Warren	20th	12th
Right Fielders	Mark Buchanan	23rd	Otojiro Yamamoto	22nd	22nd
Starting Pitchers	Cecil Gibbons	21st	John Martin	2nd	13th
Relievers	Marvin White	16th	Stuart Lang	14th	15th
Closers	Geoff Allen	23rd	Nathan Mitchell	5th	22nd