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POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
12/31/2034
 
ALBUQUERQUE CACTI (AAA) 12/31/2034
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jorge Hernández 16th Jorge Hernández 11th 16th
First Basemen 23rd 17th 23rd
Second Basemen Dan Weston 18th Dan Weston 7th 17th
Third Basemen John Gregg 16th 12th 18th
Shortstops Miguel Rosero 1st Jesus Villanueva 4th 1st
Left Fielders Keith Hawley 13th Keith Hawley 10th 11th
Center Fielders Francisco Germán 19th Francisco Germán 6th 10th
Right Fielders Chris Hillier 6th Chris Hillier 4th 2nd
Starting Pitchers Kanichi Kaneshiro 4th Luis García 1st 2nd
Relievers Quiang Tu 23rd Quiang Tu 9th 21st
Closers Kanichi Kaneshiro 1st Kanichi Kaneshiro 1st 1st
ANTIOCH COAL MINERS (AAA) 12/31/2034
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Waylon Swerdlow 3rd Waylon Swerdlow 2nd 2nd
First Basemen Scott McFarland 1st Scott McFarland 9th 6th
Second Basemen Roger Schäfer 4th 20th 20th
Third Basemen Herman Wolf 1st Don Newbold 6th 5th
Shortstops 19th 15th 19th
Left Fielders Tatsuhito Suzuki 3rd Tatsuhito Suzuki 12th 10th
Center Fielders John Johnson 2nd John Johnson 12th 12th
Right Fielders Tucker Slade 3rd Tucker Slade 9th 8th
Starting Pitchers Lúcio Barrón 3rd Obke van der Haar 3rd 1st
Relievers Manuel Sánchez 7th David Gilmour 8th 4th
Closers Mark Luoto 17th Mark Luoto 13th 16th
ASTORIA ARGONAUTS (AAA) 12/31/2034
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Yaichiro Yokoyama 4th Roberto Vargas 2nd (tied) 3rd
First Basemen Roberto Torres 2nd Tokio Yamaguchi 9th (tied) 9th
Second Basemen Justin Duncan 2nd Justin Duncan 7th (tied) 8th
Third Basemen Robby Lucero 2nd Jiro Takahashi 3rd 1st
Shortstops Antony Porter 7th Pablo Sosa 7th 5th
Left Fielders Will Southern 2nd 18th 18th
Center Fielders Monte Irvin 1st 19th 18th
Right Fielders Turner Coyle 2nd 19th 19th
Starting Pitchers Ronald Lee 20th Miguel Rodríguez 15th 19th
Relievers Iestyn Cozens 14th Toshio Kawabata 16th 15th
Closers Jalen Mitchelle 23rd Jalen Mitchelle 13th (tied) 21st
BILLINGS MUSTANGS (AAA) 12/31/2034
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Oscar Mayes 1st Bob Scott 11th (tied) 10th
First Basemen Harrison Hicks 11th Terry Simmon 3rd 3rd
Second Basemen José Castro 21st José Castro 7th (tied) 19th
Third Basemen Chia-liang Li 5th Chia-liang Li 6th (tied) 6th
Shortstops Mike Pope 4th Dong-woo Lee 1st 3rd
Left Fielders Bill St.john 1st Bill St.john 3rd 1st
Center Fielders Jorge Sandoval 12th Luis Reyes 12th (tied) 15th
Right Fielders Juichi Takahashi 16th 19th (tied) 21st
Starting Pitchers Julio Rivera 6th Ruben Fernandez 8th 8th
Relievers Tony Varela 5th Mike Foust 2nd 3rd
Closers Tony Varela 13th Mike Foust 9th 9th
BOWLING GREEN RACERS (AAA) 12/31/2034
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tom Monacelli 10th Tom Monacelli 2nd (tied) 7th
First Basemen Frank Nicholson 4th Frank Nicholson 1st 1st
Second Basemen Adrian Sparks 8th Adrian Sparks 2nd 2nd
Third Basemen Tony Prado 18th 12th (tied) 20th
Shortstops Brad Davis 13th Brad Davis 10th 14th
Left Fielders Arvid Schwartz 17th Arvid Schwartz 9th 12th
Center Fielders Juan López 4th Juan Pérez 11th 11th
Right Fielders George Cromsie 21st George Cromsie 9th (tied) 18th
Starting Pitchers David Lidstone 1st Harlan Rudy 18th 13th
Relievers Gerardo Garza 20th 23rd 24th
Closers David Lidstone 3rd 23rd 22nd
BRONX BOMBERS (AAA) 12/31/2034
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bernard Nickless 11th Bernard Nickless 6th 8th
First Basemen Bradley Wolfe 5th 17th (tied) 17th
Second Basemen Kulaja Godambe 17th Shoya Wada 7th (tied) 16th
Third Basemen Antonio Moran 14th Antonio Moran 6th (tied) 9th
Shortstops Jim Willard 10th Hyeon-san Chong 2nd 7th
Left Fielders 24th 18th (tied) 24th
Center Fielders Clifton Leclair 14th Clifton Leclair 5th 7th
Right Fielders Curtis Downing 5th Masato Takagi 9th (tied) 9th
Starting Pitchers Julio Ochoa 24th Julio Ochoa 15th (tied) 22nd
Relievers Juan Mascote 22nd David Tankersley 16th (tied) 22nd
Closers Matt Rogers 15th Matt Rogers 13th (tied) 14th
CALGARY KODIAKS (AAA) 12/31/2034
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Milt Mezzanotte 8th Milt Mezzanotte 11th (tied) 13th
First Basemen Robby Nave 8th Robby Nave 7th 8th
Second Basemen Howard Jennings 8th (tied) David Fanelli 2nd (tied) 2nd (tied)
Third Basemen Michael Krause 13th 12th (tied) 16th
Shortstops Emanuel Torres 5th Emanuel Torres 10th (tied) 11th
Left Fielders Dan Groover 8th Dan Groover 12th (tied) 13th
Center Fielders Dave Calderon 7th Dave Calderon 12th (tied) 14th
Right Fielders Colin Carpenter 7th Colin Carpenter 9th (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Clay Melsom 7th Oscar Saucedo 2nd 3rd
Relievers Bob Archer 12th Nobutoshi Katayama 1st 1st
Closers Willard Stady 5th Willard Stady 3rd 2nd
CANTON PACZKIS (AAA) 12/31/2034
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Masakazu Ishikawa 17th 19th 20th
First Basemen Jesús Ortíz 13th Edwin Nunez 6th 5th
Second Basemen Akio Hara 19th 20th (tied) 22nd
Third Basemen Ming Chin 11th Mario Cruz 3rd (tied) 4th
Shortstops Nick Wedemeyer 12th Júlio Vidro 10th (tied) 13th
Left Fielders Brian Briggs 9th Brian Briggs 12th (tied) 14th
Center Fielders Carl Questi 17th 19th (tied) 21st
Right Fielders Juan Politti 11th 19th (tied) 20th
Starting Pitchers Goro Ota 14th Luis Vásquez 21st 20th
Relievers Octávio Mendoza 10th Keisaburo Kanada 16th (tied) 12th
Closers John Cosman 18th Keisaburo Kanada 13th (tied) 17th
CHICAGO TITANS (AAA) 12/31/2034
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Virgil Ayliffe 22nd 19th (tied) 23rd
First Basemen Justin Nichols 6th Justin Nichols 9th (tied) 11th
Second Basemen Mark Spencer 11th António Rodríguez 7th (tied) 12th
Third Basemen Jason Corcoran 12th Hidekazu Kaneshiro 6th (tied) 8th
Shortstops Dan Rollins 6th Harlan Sanderson 10th (tied) 12th
Left Fielders Yutaka Ikeda 19th Ricardo Rivadeneyra 8th 7th
Center Fielders Sergio Ferrer 20th Sergio Ferrer 3rd 8th
Right Fielders Yoshinori Fujioka 20th Yoshinori Fujioka 9th (tied) 17th
Starting Pitchers Noritoshi Sato 23rd Guglielmo Tomei 9th 16th
Relievers Arturo Mercado 21st Mike Huerta 9th (tied) 19th
Closers Matt Calderón 9th Guglielmo Tomei 2nd 6th
CORONADO PHANTOMS (AAA) 12/31/2034
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Hongwu Huang 20th 19th (tied) 22nd
First Basemen Giampaolo Marcovicci 20th 17th (tied) 21st
Second Basemen Isao Tanaka 23rd 20th (tied) 23rd
Third Basemen Noriaki Hatsutori 21st 12th (tied) 21st
Shortstops 19th (tied) 15th (tied) 19th (tied)
Left Fielders Pete Bauer 22nd 18th (tied) 23rd
Center Fielders Jason Trude 3rd Jimmy Wynn 12th (tied) 13th
Right Fielders 23rd 19th (tied) 23rd
Starting Pitchers Luis Ramírez 18th Ryuichi Akiyama 5th 5th
Relievers Jamie Morgan 9th Jamie Morgan 7th 6th
Closers Adam Stoltzfus 24th Adam Stoltzfus 13th (tied) 24th
DETROIT DEATH STARS (AAA) 12/31/2034
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Morgan Catterall 12th Jonathan Padilla 10th 11th
First Basemen Sean Mizuno 7th 17th (tied) 18th
Second Basemen 24th 20th (tied) 24th
Third Basemen Oscar Jones 6th Matthew Rogers 6th (tied) 7th
Shortstops Mario Tovar 3rd Mario Tovar 10th (tied) 10th
Left Fielders Baber Khan 7th Jooki Arroyo 3rd (tied) 3rd
Center Fielders Curt Sweet 11th 19th (tied) 20th
Right Fielders Danilo Cannavaro 8th Ivan Nunez 6th 6th
Starting Pitchers Steve Ferguson 15th Hector Valencia 15th (tied) 17th
Relievers Victor Ambriz 2nd Juan Ayala 16th (tied) 10th
Closers Bobby Wallace 21st Bobby Wallace 13th (tied) 19th
ESPANOLA BOMBEROS (AAA) 12/31/2034
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Wiley Atherton 5th Alfonso Barcello 6th (tied) 4th
First Basemen Anson Aubry 17th Anson Aubry 9th (tied) 15th
Second Basemen Fernando Calvo 3rd Fernando Calvo 1st 1st
Third Basemen Orrin Martell 8th Orrin Martell 1st 3rd
Shortstops 19th (tied) 15th (tied) 19th (tied)
Left Fielders Sang-hyun Hong 12th 18th (tied) 20th
Center Fielders Françisco Gazo 18th 19th (tied) 22nd
Right Fielders Frank Chaulk 14th Vicente Cetulio 9th (tied) 16th
Starting Pitchers Mitsuzuka Nakano 19th Fidel Castro 6th 7th
Relievers José Barrachina 8th Jose Gonzalez 2nd (tied) 5th
Closers Aubert Licci 12th Jose Gonzalez 6th 7th
FAIRFIELD FLASH (AAA) 12/31/2034
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Balik Godambe 18th 19th (tied) 21st
First Basemen Jorge Ramírez 15th 17th (tied) 19th
Second Basemen Francisco Molina 14th Vicente Ortega 7th (tied) 14th
Third Basemen Jesús Valenzuela 15th 12th (tied) 17th
Shortstops Carlos Jiménez 13th (tied) 15th (tied) 16th
Left Fielders Carlos Ramos 18th Carlos Ramos 12th (tied) 16th
Center Fielders Tom Warholic 10th Tom Warholic 6th (tied) 5th
Right Fielders Gabriel Gómez 17th Gabriel Gómez 7th 12th
Starting Pitchers Jon Castaneda 16th Owen Kay 21st (tied) 21st
Relievers Mudasser Sabzvari 19th Mudasser Sabzvari 16th (tied) 20th
Closers Jamie Newitt 16th Mudasser Sabzvari 13th (tied) 15th
FORT WORTH CATS (AAA) 12/31/2034
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Yoriyuki Tanaka 9th Shunen Kato 9th 5th
First Basemen Jamie Milligan 14th Jamie Milligan 9th (tied) 13th
Second Basemen Chris Schmidt 20th Ruy Cerca 7th (tied) 18th
Third Basemen Jerry Schnoor 3rd Jerry Schnoor 1st (tied) 2nd
Shortstops Lyle Wolochow 11th 15th (tied) 15th
Left Fielders Pat Yelland 11th Jason Scroggins 6th 5th
Center Fielders Adam Lowry 21st Don Bungay 12th (tied) 19th
Right Fielders Curt Kline 18th Joe Sheridan 8th 15th
Starting Pitchers Don Myers 8th Ethan Harris 18th (tied) 18th
Relievers Everton Mailes 1st Callum Butler 14th 7th
Closers Don Myers 4th Don Myers 8th 3rd
INDIAN WELLS AEROPOSTALES (AAA) 12/31/2034
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Johnny Dominguez 24th 19th (tied) 24th
First Basemen Anthony Miller 10th Earl Seyfried 8th 12th
Second Basemen Hsui-chen Shui 15th 20th (tied) 21st
Third Basemen Paahana Lima 7th 12th (tied) 13th
Shortstops 19th (tied) 15th (tied) 19th (tied)
Left Fielders Seiichi Iwamoto 20th 18th (tied) 22nd
Center Fielders 23rd 19th (tied) 23rd
Right Fielders Ben Jack 13th Ben Jack 9th (tied) 14th
Starting Pitchers John Faivre 11th Héctor Bello 23rd 24th
Relievers Jose Avilez 4th 23rd (tied) 14th
Closers Héctor González 8th 23rd (tied) 23rd
JOPLIN FIREBALLS (AAA) 12/31/2034
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Antonio Santana 14th Antonio Santana 11th (tied) 15th
First Basemen Orlando Talamantez 3rd Orlando Talamantez 9th (tied) 10th
Second Basemen Juan Gruzmán 7th Juan Gruzmán 6th 6th
Third Basemen 22nd 12th (tied) 22nd
Shortstops Jody Owens 9th Jody Owens 6th 6th
Left Fielders Takashi Tsuruta 10th Takashi Tsuruta 2nd 4th
Center Fielders Francisco Enriquez 5th Francisco Enriquez 6th (tied) 2nd
Right Fielders 23rd (tied) 19th (tied) 23rd (tied)
Starting Pitchers Luis Rodríguez 2nd Kunio Otsuka 18th (tied) 14th
Relievers Ken Morita 15th Shu-de Tian 16th (tied) 17th
Closers Hiroo Okimura 7th Hiroo Okimura 13th (tied) 13th
MINNEAPOLIS FREEZE (AAA) 12/31/2034
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Alex Moreno 2nd Alex Moreno 2nd (tied) 1st
First Basemen Rien van Helvert 21st Rien van Helvert 9th (tied) 16th
Second Basemen Tommy Moore 1st Tommy Moore 7th (tied) 7th
Third Basemen Mario Pérez 20th Mario Pérez 6th (tied) 11th
Shortstops Santiago Sierra 2nd Santiago Sierra 8th 2nd
Left Fielders Yashpal Rob 4th Yashpal Rob 1st 2nd
Center Fielders Yen-nien Tong 7th (tied) Luis Gonzáles 6th (tied) 4th
Right Fielders Ernesto Argueta 1st Ernesto Argueta 9th (tied) 7th
Starting Pitchers Jorge Olivo 12th Eloy Cisneros 4th 4th
Relievers Danny Reliford 13th Danny Reliford 5th 8th
Closers Robin Meggison 22nd Robin Meggison 13th (tied) 20th
OMAHA RAPTORS (AAA) 12/31/2034
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Aaron Mitchem 15th Aaron Mitchem 1st 6th
First Basemen Carlos Carranza 18th Carlos Carranza 4th 7th
Second Basemen Hisamitsu Kondo 10th Ed Villegas 7th (tied) 11th
Third Basemen Stanley Harvey 4th 12th (tied) 12th
Shortstops Gerardo Hernández 8th Gerardo Hernández 3rd 4th
Left Fielders Harold Stickells 14th 18th (tied) 21st
Center Fielders 23rd (tied) 19th (tied) 23rd (tied)
Right Fielders Joe Lee 12th Hiroshi Kajiwara 2nd 3rd
Starting Pitchers Felipe Leyva 22nd Juan Disla 12th 15th
Relievers Harold Hayne 18th Andrés Hernández 13th 18th
Closers Jason Engel 20th Andrés Hernández 12th 12th
PASADENA BUMBLEBEES (AAA) 12/31/2034
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Moo-hyun Boone 19th Gonzalo Rodríguez 11th (tied) 17th
First Basemen 23rd (tied) 17th (tied) 23rd (tied)
Second Basemen Sotatsu Kajitani 21st (tied) Jorge Mejía 5th 5th
Third Basemen 22nd (tied) 12th (tied) 22nd (tied)
Shortstops Angelo Maire 18th Jay Cyr 5th 9th
Left Fielders Inácio Galhardo 23rd Shi-young Park 7th 8th
Center Fielders Ian Wechter 9th Ian Wechter 2nd 1st
Right Fielders Carl Eveleigh 15th Mike Burd 1st 4th
Starting Pitchers Yeijiro Suzuki 13th Nick Copeland 9th (tied) 11th
Relievers Takayuki Tominaga 16th Takayuki Tominaga 5th (tied) 11th
Closers Vince Johnson 19th Vince Johnson 13th (tied) 18th
PEORIA CATERPILLARS (AAA) 12/31/2034
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers David Giese 7th David Giese 11th (tied) 12th
First Basemen Kosaku Yasuda 9th José Marrero 4th (tied) 2nd
Second Basemen Bill Carr 12th Bill Carr 4th 4th
Third Basemen Yang Xing 10th 12th (tied) 15th
Shortstops 19th (tied) 15th (tied) 19th (tied)
Left Fielders Augusto Cavazos 15th Augusto Cavazos 3rd (tied) 6th
Center Fielders Omar Cisneros 15th Omar Cisneros 12th (tied) 17th
Right Fielders Eric Daniels 10th Eric Daniels 9th (tied) 13th
Starting Pitchers Seamus Floyd 17th Seamus Floyd 7th 6th
Relievers Adam Stickells 6th David Stafford 12th 9th
Closers Gusti Kusuma 10th Steve Henderson 7th 8th
RENO ROCKETS (AAA) 12/31/2034
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Enrique Gomez 6th 19th (tied) 19th
First Basemen Pat Hartley 18th (tied) 17th (tied) 20th
Second Basemen Kwang-rak Song 6th John Dyck 7th (tied) 10th
Third Basemen Yoshihiro Takahashi 17th 12th (tied) 19th
Shortstops 19th (tied) 15th (tied) 19th (tied)
Left Fielders Shumei Heida 6th Matt Miller 11th 9th
Center Fielders José Tobías 13th José Tobías 12th (tied) 16th
Right Fielders Milton Cloarec 4th Milton Cloarec 4th (tied) 1st
Starting Pitchers Michael Moyer 5th José Toro 23rd (tied) 23rd
Relievers Robert Cook 11th Wilson Rivas 16th (tied) 13th
Closers Ramón Gonzáles 11th José Toro 10th 11th
RENO RAIDERS (AAA) 12/31/2034
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gene Reilley 13th Gene Reilley 11th (tied) 14th
First Basemen Matsudaira Sato 22nd 17th (tied) 22nd
Second Basemen Mel Dominguez 13th Mel Dominguez 7th (tied) 13th
Third Basemen 22nd (tied) 12th (tied) 22nd (tied)
Shortstops Phil Goodenough 15th Phil Goodenough 8th (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Ken Donovan 5th 18th (tied) 19th
Center Fielders Mike Brockett 6th Mike Brockett 6th (tied) 3rd
Right Fielders Mao-you Wang 22nd 19th (tied) 22nd
Starting Pitchers Maurice Bignold 10th Ernesto Trevino 9th (tied) 10th
Relievers Joey McCalvin 3rd Joey McCalvin 4th 2nd
Closers Mal Goff 14th Joey McCalvin 5th 10th
SILVER LAKE BARISTAS (AAA) 12/31/2034
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Juan Cruz 23rd Juan Cruz 6th (tied) 9th
First Basemen Kevin Howard 12th Kevin Howard 2nd 4th
Second Basemen Vittoriano Lussu 16th Jeff Klein 7th (tied) 15th
Third Basemen Chan-ho Lim 19th Chan-ho Lim 5th 10th
Shortstops Joaquín Salas 16th 15th (tied) 17th
Left Fielders Luis González 16th Luis González 12th (tied) 15th
Center Fielders Joe Thorington 22nd Joe Thorington 1st 9th
Right Fielders Hilario Martínez 19th Hilario Martínez 3rd 5th
Starting Pitchers Van Perry 21st Kyuji Aoki 12th (tied) 12th
Relievers Bhanuratha Vaithu 17th Mike Wolcott 15th 16th
Closers Bhanuratha Vaithu 6th Mike Wolcott 4th 5th
VANCOUVER CANADIANS (AAA) 12/31/2034
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Kiemon Matsunaga 21st Harry Leew 11th (tied) 18th
First Basemen Stanton Miller 16th Masayuki Kimura 9th (tied) 14th
Second Basemen Matthew Bauer 5th José Rodríguez 7th (tied) 9th
Third Basemen Ignacio Ochoa 9th 12th (tied) 14th
Shortstops Horiuchi Rin 17th 15th (tied) 18th
Left Fielders Albert Rivas 21st Albert Rivas 12th (tied) 17th
Center Fielders Ken Baker 16th Gerardo Avilés 4th 6th
Right Fielders Cheol-chung Back 9th Cheol-chung Back 9th (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Domingo Trinidad 9th Domingo Trinidad 12th (tied) 9th
Relievers Bob Johnston 24th Domingo Trinidad 9th (tied) 23rd
Closers Domingo Trinidad 2nd Domingo Trinidad 10th (tied) 4th
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