Positional Strength Overview By Teams

	12/31/2013
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Adult Baseball League Positional Strength Overview By Teams

Ann Arbor Barn Owls 12/31/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Michael Frost	20th	Ramón Ruíz	14th	19th
First Basemen	Brooks Davis	14th	Shawn Dennis	18th	15th
Second Basemen	Ki-moon Pak	5th	Steve Wagner	8th	5th
Third Basemen	Javier García	8th	Robert Sumption	1st	6th
Shortstops	Jeffrey Coffman	19th	Rudolf Brunskill	24th	23rd
Left Fielders		Tied for 23rd	Harley Fisher	7th	23rd
Center Fielders	Héctor Ramírez	15th	Neil Fullerton	18th	19th
Right Fielders	Lorenzo Rodríguez	2nd	Scott Elliott	Tied for 5th	3rd
Starting Pitchers	Tony Ross	16th	Wayne Connolly	9th	12th
Relievers	Darryl Bradshaw	5th	Bill Newton	9th	6th
Closers	Ben Hayes	13th	Craig Douglas	10th	13th

Boston Cardinals 12/31/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	George White	17th	Tom Hickmott	22nd	21st
First Basemen	José Gonzáles	19th	José Escobar	12th	17th
Second Basemen	Dave Lane	14th	Kazutoshi Samurakami	6th	10th
Third Basemen	Miguel Ramos	23rd	John Kelly	3rd	18th
Shortstops	Ed White	14th	Donald Cameron	1st	8th
Left Fielders	Alex Austin	Tied for 15th	Paul Butler	16th	14th
Center Fielders	Javier Ramón	3rd	Fred Bridges	22nd	5th
Right Fielders	Will Bauer	8th	Millard Hawkins	13th	9th
Starting Pitchers	Adam Thomas	5th	Ron Hodges	6th	3rd
Relievers	Joe Nelson	15th	Mark Huber	20th	17th
Closers	R.J. Lukies	14th	Len Wallace	6th	12th

Cabo San Lucas Toreros 12/31/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Carlos Martínez	2nd	Qi-chao Ya	21st	5th
First Basemen	Dan Smith	5th	Hideyori Kiyomizu	5th	4th
Second Basemen	Clarence Sutton	18th	Tetsui Takahashi	12th	16th
Third Basemen	Emílio Guerrero	10th	Ron Rendell	7th	9th
Shortstops	Bret Garrison	20th	David Bright	15th	20th
Left Fielders	Dennis Crawford	17th	Héctor Lucero	19th	19th
Center Fielders	Dave Carlisle	1st	Mathieu Bodin	13th	1st
Right Fielders	Max Abrams	22nd	Hubert Morris	5th	19th
Starting Pitchers	Wilfred Brooks	7th	Domingo Venegas	21st	19th
Relievers	Willie Patterson	4th	Nobuhisa Sumita	11th	7th
Closers	Gregory Erwin	10th	Allen Hebert	3rd	8th

Carolina Crush 12/31/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Francisco Solano	8th	Ciriaco Croce	17th	16th
First Basemen	George Gilliam	10th	Tatsuzo Kamida	7th	11th
Second Basemen	Scott Andrews	6th	George Quick	10th	6th
Third Basemen	Greg Gordon	9th	Ernie Dixon	21st	14th
Shortstops	Jeremy Gleave	4th	Jesús Gonzáles	20th	5th
Left Fielders	Willis Parks	18th	Kichisaburo Suzuki	15th	16th
Center Fielders	Justin Wallace	20th	Jeff Everhart	5th	16th
Right Fielders	Chris Barrett	5th	Franck Devos	12th	4th
Starting Pitchers	Dave Krause	9th	Dwight West	17th	10th
Relievers	Jarrod Randolph	16th	José Morán	21st	18th
Closers	Ánibal Machado	4th	Reynaldo Soto	15th	4th

Dallas Texans 12/31/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Bodil Larsen	5th	Paul Tauber	9th	3rd
First Basemen		Tied for 23rd	Bill Frude	11th	24th
Second Basemen	Jesse Clark	1st	Octavio Rojas	5th	1st
Third Basemen	Alberto Rodríguez	22nd	Ralph Heyrick	13th	19th
Shortstops	Ken Kelly	18th	Dexter Hatcher	22nd	22nd
Left Fielders	Ken Hines	20th	Randall Brown	22nd	21st
Center Fielders	Eric Waddell	11th	Germán Ramos	14th	11th
Right Fielders	Luis García	16th	Kazuyoshi Suitani	7th	14th
Starting Pitchers	Rich Bussell	1st	Steve Johnston	18th	7th
Relievers	Tom Owens	13th	Ashton Hatcher	19th	15th
Closers	Alex Martin	23rd	Dan Martin	7th	21st

Eureka Hornets 12/31/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ronnie Wells	13th	Seitaro Uenohara	13th	13th
First Basemen	Joe Sharpe	12th	Terry McDonald	16th	14th
Second Basemen	Gary McLernon	9th	Ju-hyung P'yo	21st	12th
Third Basemen	Eduardo Gómez	2nd	Bob Hennessey	15th	3rd
Shortstops	Clement Milford	11th	Éric Chapelle	7th	12th
Left Fielders	Andrew Padgett	10th	Mark Wade	23rd	18th
Center Fielders	Jesús González	16th	Billy Daig	16th	17th
Right Fielders	Mike Bergeron	3rd	Eduardo Otero	1st	2nd
Starting Pitchers	Royce Butterfield	15th	Jake Nelson	16th	13th
Relievers	Jim Dorsey	9th	Pat Short	7th	9th
Closers	Brad Austin	8th	Jeremiah Barton	12th	10th

Georgia Ghost Busters 12/31/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Terry Sterling	23rd	Carlos Heredia	19th	22nd
First Basemen	Tommy McCauley	18th	Quincy Peterson	4th	12th
Second Basemen	Michael McFarland	17th	Connor Howard	15th	20th
Third Basemen	Andy Miller	14th	Jimmie Morris	20th	15th
Shortstops	Steve O'Donnell	12th	José Gómez	Tied for 2nd	9th
Left Fielders	Jesús Guareno	21st	Ben Mays	2nd	13th
Center Fielders	Sean Bowman	18th	Seung-woo Chong	23rd	23rd
Right Fielders	Jake McGee	18th	Lucas Singleton	18th	18th
Starting Pitchers	Evan Warner	10th	Dave Brown	8th	9th
Relievers	Domingo Rivera	1st	Todd Dotson	Tied for 21st	1st
Closers	Gary Payne	2nd	José Leal	Tied for 3rd	1st

Jacksonville Jacks 12/31/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Cal Godleman	22nd	Yugoro Kudara	18th	20th
First Basemen	Raúl Machado	20th	Yukio Kouno	24th	22nd
Second Basemen	Don Beasley	23rd	Floyd Cain	1st	18th
Third Basemen	Eduardo Liñares	21st	Drake Barker	8th	17th
Shortstops	John Kinnult	21st	Malcolm Smith	4th	15th
Left Fielders	Iván Ortíz	13th	Mark Reid	9th	11th
Center Fielders	Dennis Woods	12th	Will McMahon	11th	13th
Right Fielders	Jorge Valdéz	20th	Britt Lyon	22nd	21st
Starting Pitchers	Jamie Perkins	20th	Chase Latulippe	3rd	16th
Relievers	George Campbell	20th	Abdel Le Gall	15th	20th
Closers	Jorge Gonzáles	24th	Danny Powell	17th	24th

Jersey Jesters 12/31/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Johnny Graham	11th	Francis Bailey	11th	11th
First Basemen	Patrick Goff	17th	Gregorio Bernard	20th	20th
Second Basemen	Bill Flynn	12th	Ryosei Nakanishi	4th	7th
Third Basemen	Jack Johnson	13th	Angelito Márquez	10th	10th
Shortstops	Bill Parker	13th	Christian Keller	8th	14th
Left Fielders	John Woodard	7th	Ernie Daniels	24th	17th
Center Fielders	Gary Hunter	17th	Hanson Bell	15th	18th
Right Fielders	Stan Cheslin	14th	Guillermo Vega	3rd	11th
Starting Pitchers	Kevin Sampson	19th	Sakutaro Eida	1st	11th
Relievers	Nick Hutchins	21st	Taizo Morita	17th	22nd
Closers	Cisco Sánchez	16th	Terry Stafford	16th	19th

Kansas City Tornadoes 12/31/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Lloyd Bray	21st	Curt Hall	1st	9th
First Basemen	Jesús Cruz	3rd	Takuji Hakui	23rd	6th
Second Basemen	Armando Rodríguez	7th	Edgardo Herrera	19th	9th
Third Basemen	Howard Lawrence	12th	José Rodríguez	23rd	20th
Shortstops	Stephen Everett	17th	Chris Singleton	18th	19th
Left Fielders	Lawrence Fox	22nd	Chance Parks	17th	22nd
Center Fielders	Bob Watkins	13th	Shinsaku Kamida	9th	14th
Right Fielders	Ricardo Marquis	12th	Patrice Delhaye	8th	12th
Starting Pitchers	António Gómez	11th	Robert Price	20th	15th
Relievers	Chip Sawyer	22nd	Will Bartlett	16th	21st
Closers	Roosevelt Patterson	17th	Millard Moore	11th	17th

Las Vegas Jokers 12/31/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Phillip Smith	4th	Alfredo Villalobos	3rd	2nd
First Basemen	Kevin Carey	13th	Toshiki Takaki	13th	13th
Second Basemen	José Ortíz	16th	Yoshiki Sasaki	14th	17th
Third Basemen	Lou Gibson	11th	Veton Zhugli	4th	8th
Shortstops	Erik Bennett	9th	Rintaro Tanaka	2nd	7th
Left Fielders	Troy Tracy	11th	Katsuhiko Yamamoto	10th	8th
Center Fielders	Gordon Thornton	4th	Marcos Deleón	21st	7th
Right Fielders	Colin St. John	11th	Takesi Takahashi	Tied for 15th	10th
Starting Pitchers	Maurice Gould	3rd	Brent Welch	7th	2nd
Relievers	Charles O'Connor	3rd	Kokei Watanabe	3rd	3rd
Closers	Charles O'Connor	9th	Jason Johnston	2nd	7th

Maple Marauders 12/31/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jorge Rodríguez	24th	Bob Lockyer	20th	23rd
First Basemen	Vic Jennings	9th	D.J. Richardson	8th	8th
Second Basemen	Doug Smith	19th	Jacques Carpentier	18th	21st
Third Basemen	Cale Hines	6th	Dave Guenette	2nd	5th
Shortstops	Derek Beimer	16th	Ryan Harper	10th	16th
Left Fielders	Eric McSwan	4th	Tony Rodríguez	5th	4th
Center Fielders	Anthony Lewis	6th	Jean-Claude Lemarchand	20th	9th
Right Fielders	Frank Powers	Tied for 12th	David Picot	10th	13th
Starting Pitchers	Roberto Martínez	6th	Joshua Goldberg	10th	6th
Relievers	Micheal Coleman	6th	Bob Simpson	4th	4th
Closers	Brandon Wilson	7th	Will West	23rd	14th

Mile High Mustangs 12/31/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Len Brewer	18th	Orlando Hernández	15th	18th
First Basemen	Fernando Garza	8th	Lorne Hinxman	1st	5th
Second Basemen	Jeff Wade	13th	Sosa Mizuno	13th	13th
Third Basemen	Francisco Morales	17th	Matt Ross	22nd	22nd
Shortstops	Callum Ritchie	8th	Luis Alvarado	16th	13th
Left Fielders	Tommy Harris	12th	Jack Watson	14th	12th
Center Fielders	Eric Black	7th	Jim Richter	4th	4th
Right Fielders	Roberto Mendoza	21st	Ralph Pruitt	20th	22nd
Starting Pitchers	Manuel Ruíz	13th	Cliff Stevens	4th	8th
Relievers	Barry Johnson	7th	Andy Smithey	8th	5th
Closers	David Reynolds	11th	Gregory Pagnal	24th	16th

Minnesota Berserkers 12/31/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Juan Carlos Carrillo	15th	Maurício Avilés	8th	14th
First Basemen	Peter Blanchard	1st	Mark Cook	17th	1st
Second Basemen	Ramón Salas	8th	Reese O'Higgins	7th	3rd
Third Basemen	Bryan Gardner	5th	Sam Harper	18th	7th
Shortstops	Ben Kessler	15th	Bill Rainford	21st	21st
Left Fielders	Joe Booth	8th	Francisco Miranda	4th	5th
Center Fielders	Matt Smith	10th	John Edwards	10th	10th
Right Fielders	Roderick Gray	15th	Tony Cruz	19th	17th
Starting Pitchers	Bob Rudyard	8th	Landon Parker	5th	5th
Relievers	J.J. Harrison	14th	Kent Stone	10th	12th
Closers	Roy Cole	12th	Pablo Meléndez	9th	11th

Montgomery Mountain Cats 12/31/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Victor Welsh	14th	Yves Faucher	12th	12th
First Basemen	Francisco Concepción	16th	Dae-hee Cho	22nd	18th
Second Basemen	Andy Reynolds	10th	Broderick Baker	22nd	15th
Third Basemen	Eric Williams	15th	Jimmy Barton	17th	13th
Shortstops	Curt Dempsey	5th	Tsukasa Otsuka	11th	4th
Left Fielders	Juan Ramírez	3rd	John Whitehead	1st	3rd
Center Fielders	Ryan Taylor	23rd	Keitaro Suzuki	7th	22nd
Right Fielders	Chris Collins	6th	Pat Carroll	17th	8th
Starting Pitchers	Jorge Cruz	Tied for 22nd	Justin Keller	15th	23rd
Relievers	Ron Cutter	18th	Mark Miller	5th	14th
Closers	Johnny Tiller	1st	José Parra	14th	2nd

Montreal Bandits 12/31/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Tim Shields	1st	Fraser Wells	23rd	6th
First Basemen	Eric Ware	7th	George Soucy	10th	7th
Second Basemen	Stanislav Izyurov	2nd	Yoshihide Hashimoto	23rd	11th
Third Basemen	Millard Shafer	18th	Dean Graham	6th	12th
Shortstops	Wilton Collins	10th	Thomas Blanchard	5th	10th
Left Fielders	Chris Fields	9th	Chris Fields	21st	10th
Center Fielders	Bob Reece	19th	Joe Guthrie	2nd	15th
Right Fielders	Jordan Borlase	17th	Li-chi Au	14th	16th
Starting Pitchers	Raúl Pérez	2nd	John Kilmartin	13th	4th
Relievers	José Guevara	10th	Bryant Oglethorpe	18th	13th
Closers	Homer Turner	3rd	Ángel Reyes	20th	6th

New York Mafia 12/31/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ashton Finley	6th	Héctor Chávez	6th	4th
First Basemen	Daniel Roberts	22nd	Daniel Roberts	21st	21st
Second Basemen	Herman Campbell	11th	Sebald Hueber	17th	14th
Third Basemen	Bill Cahill	20th	José Jaramillo	14th	16th
Shortstops	Bob Fry	7th	Sozui Mori	19th	11th
Left Fielders	Dave Olson	6th	Will Bowman	8th	6th
Center Fielders	Joe Herman	2nd	Jamie Bell	19th	3rd
Right Fielders	Jorge Mora	10th	Seitaro Maruyama	2nd	6th
Starting Pitchers	Javier Flores	12th	Armando Richard	19th	14th
Relievers	Ronald Hart	8th	Ash Potter	24th	16th
Closers	Lyle Arnold	5th	Jeff Lewis	21st	9th

Nottinghamshire Outlaws 12/31/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Byron Bryant	7th	Nick Robertson	5th	7th
First Basemen		23rd	Marty Silver	3rd	23rd
Second Basemen	Danny Burris	3rd	John McPhee	11th	4th
Third Basemen	William McKenzie	16th	Paul Harding	11th	11th
Shortstops	Jim Crawford	1st	Todd Campbell	17th	1st
Left Fielders		23rd	José Carlos Mata	12th	24th
Center Fielders	Leslie Whitney	8th	Sergio Esquivel	17th	8th
Right Fielders	Allen Greene	24th	Nobuhisa Yokoyama	11th	20th
Starting Pitchers	Juan Fernández	22nd	Pablo Cuevas	14th	22nd
Relievers	Oliver Bower	19th	Manny Palma	1st	10th
Closers	Robert Long	20th	Foster Koch	18th	20th

San Diego Hops 12/31/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Dorian Knight	3rd	António Rojas	2nd	1st
First Basemen	Miguel Angel Ortíz	2nd	Jonathan Barnes	9th	2nd
Second Basemen	Armando Ilharco	22nd	Randy Bingham	20th	23rd
Third Basemen	Charlie Jackson	7th	Pat Kelly	24th	23rd
Shortstops	Cornel Pîrcalab	22nd	Takanori Higashi	6th	17th
Left Fielders	Truman Madison	19th	Tadayuki Yamaguchi	11th	20th
Center Fielders	Stan Sanders	24th	Ryu Nakamura	24th	24th
Right Fielders	Mike Johnson	23rd	Keith West	Tied for 23rd	24th
Starting Pitchers	Ted Mills	14th	James Battle	Tied for 21st	20th
Relievers	Steve Johnson	12th	Joe Barrett	2nd	8th
Closers	Mike Chase	18th	Bob Lortie	1st	3rd

San Francisco Earthquakes 12/31/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Artie Sanders	9th	Steve Ellis	7th	8th
First Basemen	Alek Afendulov	21st	César Silva	15th	19th
Second Basemen	Marvin Welch	4th	Jacob Pitcock	3rd	2nd
Third Basemen	Timothy Watson	19th	José Salazar	19th	21st
Shortstops	Leonard Dostie	23rd	Ernie McCoy	9th	18th
Left Fielders	Luis Santos	15th	Chris Weir	3rd	9th
Center Fielders	Austin McCabe	21st	Katsunan Mitzusaka	12th	21st
Right Fielders	Tom Klein	4th	Tetsui Jouon	15th	5th
Starting Pitchers	Ray Larson	18th	Bob Smith	11th	18th
Relievers	Dennis Inman	11th	Joe Bowen	14th	11th
Closers	Ramón Rivera	15th	Joe Bowen	19th	18th

Seattle Sasquatch 12/31/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	León Oditón	12th	Javier Cox	10th	10th
First Basemen	Blake Reynolds	4th	Kiichi Amano	6th	3rd
Second Basemen	Derrick Meadows	21st	Dexter Smith	16th	22nd
Third Basemen	Salvador Salgado	1st	Ken Wright	12th	1st
Shortstops	Dane Moore	3rd	Rod Werrett	12th	3rd
Left Fielders	Oliver Davis	14th	José Parra	18th	15th
Center Fielders	Edgar Johnson	5th	Juan García	3rd	2nd
Right Fielders	Steve Frend	1st	Mike Bacon	21st	1st
Starting Pitchers	Nolan Lyons	17th	Tetsuya Yamashita	12th	17th
Relievers	Matt Walton	17th	Bruno Cobb	23rd	19th
Closers	Allen Robbins	21st	Howard Ellis	22nd	23rd

So Cal Republic 12/31/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Nick Parks	Tied for 9th	Tomás Cerda	16th	15th
First Basemen	Rich Sweet	6th	Mark Smith	14th	9th
Second Basemen	Steve Lewis	20th	Jaime Salazar	9th	19th
Third Basemen	Jeffrey Hensley	3rd	Lance Hartman	9th	2nd
Shortstops	Joe Frost	6th	Henry Richardson	13th	6th
Left Fielders	Alfredo Yánez	2nd	Charlie Sutton	6th	2nd
Center Fielders	Bob Osborn	22nd	Ramón Guzmán	8th	20th
Right Fielders	Juan Marín	19th	Pablo López	4th	15th
Starting Pitchers	Dave McNuir	Tied for 22nd	Cohen Brouillette	Tied for 21st	24th
Relievers	Joe Huff	2nd	Dan Bowman	6th	2nd
Closers	Jack English	6th	Dan Bowman	8th	5th

South Carolina Bombers 12/31/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jayson O'Neill	19th	Morgan Cairns	4th	17th
First Basemen	Fernando Guzmán	15th	Grégory Lesage	19th	16th
Second Basemen	Dan Mullen	15th	Rick Grant	2nd	8th
Third Basemen	Gunner Smart	4th	Bob Vaughn	5th	4th
Shortstops	Dave Collins	24th	Hiroya Aoki	23rd	24th
Left Fielders	Orlando Bustamante	5th	Shintaro Rin	20th	7th
Center Fielders	Martin Evans	9th	Bernardo Cisneros	1st	6th
Right Fielders	Stephen Jackson	9th	Otojiro Yamamoto	23rd	23rd
Starting Pitchers	John Martin	4th	John Martin	2nd	1st
Relievers	Glen Slaughter	23rd	Millard Joseph	13th	23rd
Closers	Joseph Williams	19th	Reginald Thompson	5th	15th

Washington Capitalists 12/31/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ted King	16th	Jeff Lampley	24th	24th
First Basemen	Joseph McKee	11th	Tomás Gonzáles	2nd	10th
Second Basemen	Laurent Mendes	24th	León Murillo	24th	24th
Third Basemen		24th	Miguel Ríos	16th	24th
Shortstops	Ron Hamm	2nd	Jean-Philippe Robin	14th	2nd
Left Fielders	Tom Becker	1st	Ed Conner	13th	1st
Center Fielders	Merrill Harris	14th	Peng Ji	6th	12th
Right Fielders	Joe Leftwich	7th	José Gonzáles	9th	7th
Starting Pitchers	Mike Ege	21st	Dave Maxwell	Tied for 21st	21st
Relievers	James MacCune	24th	Shawn Turnbull	12th	24th
Closers	Colin David	22nd	Cy Harris	13th	22nd