Positional Strength Overview By Teams

	09/01/2010
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International League Positional Strength Overview By Teams

Buffalo Bisons (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Geoffrey Lawson	Tied for 9th		Tied for 6th	Tied for 11th
First Basemen	Lonnie Martin	10th		Tied for 1st	10th
Second Basemen	Pedro Pérez	6th		Tied for 3rd	8th
Third Basemen	Héctor Tamayo	13th		Tied for 5th	13th
Shortstops	Matt Smith	9th		Tied for 3rd	10th
Left Fielders	Lou Payne	1st		Tied for 4th	4th
Center Fielders	Víctor Rodríguez	2nd	Víctor Rodríguez	Tied for 5th	6th
Right Fielders	Miguel Angel González	7th		Tied for 3rd	8th
Starting Pitchers	Johan Tas	4th		Tied for 1st	4th
Relievers	Tomás Gonzáles	3rd	Jimmy Brown	Tied for 4th	6th
Closers	Álex Martínez	4th	Jimmy Brown	Tied for 10th	12th

Charlotte Knights (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Craig Smart	5th	Craig Smart	Tied for 6th	8th
First Basemen	Ki-moon Ch'ang	8th		Tied for 1st	8th
Second Basemen	Juan Morales	7th		Tied for 3rd	9th
Third Basemen	Carlos Duarte	6th	Carlos Duarte	1st	1st
Shortstops	Karolo Nadda	6th	Dave Byrd	Tied for 3rd	7th
Left Fielders	Jorge Hernández	6th		Tied for 4th	8th
Center Fielders	Adam Johnson	4th		Tied for 5th	8th
Right Fielders	Wilson Martínez	4th	Wilson Martínez	Tied for 3rd	6th
Starting Pitchers	Ed Baker	12th	Walt Roberts	Tied for 1st	12th
Relievers	Ángelo García	9th	Ismael Mendoza	2nd	2nd
Closers	Jorge Aguirre	6th	Jorge Aguirre	1st	1st

Columbus Clippers (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Paul Garland	8th	Joel Hall	5th	4th
First Basemen	José Trevino	14th	Jorge Cardenas	Tied for 1st	14th
Second Basemen	Mal Heath	8th	Mal Heath	1st	1st
Third Basemen	José Ortíz	10th	Carlos Medina	Tied for 5th	12th
Shortstops	Weldon Hogan	11th		Tied for 3rd	11th
Left Fielders	Matt Antle	11th	Alberto Rivas	Tied for 4th	12th
Center Fielders	David Reyes	11th	David Reyes	1st	1st
Right Fielders	Norberto Peña	12th	Norberto Peña	Tied for 3rd	12th
Starting Pitchers	Mathieu LaPointe	13th	Robby Wells	Tied for 1st	13th
Relievers	Rômulo Barnab	14th	Ismael García	Tied for 4th	14th
Closers	Ismael García	12th	Ismael García	5th	5th

Durham Bulls (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jonathan St-Pierre	7th		Tied for 6th	10th
First Basemen	Keith Satterlee	12th		Tied for 1st	12th
Second Basemen	Germán Cervantes	13th	Germán Cervantes	Tied for 3rd	13th
Third Basemen	Ramón Rodríguez	14th		Tied for 5th	14th
Shortstops	Cory Jacobs	12th	Cory Jacobs	Tied for 3rd	12th
Left Fielders	Tim Burns	10th	Tim Burns	2nd	2nd
Center Fielders	George Arnold	7th	George Arnold	Tied for 5th	10th
Right Fielders	Pedro Montáñez	9th	Pedro Montáñez	2nd	2nd
Starting Pitchers	Ghumer Chuguel	14th	Jim Gibson	Tied for 1st	14th
Relievers	Edgardo Barrera	13th	Bernaldo Curro	Tied for 4th	13th
Closers	Trent Fishburn	14th	Trent Fishburn	3rd	4th

Gwinnett Braves (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Dan MacDonald	2nd	Dan MacDonald	Tied for 6th	6th
First Basemen	Dudley Richmond	3rd	Dudley Richmond	Tied for 1st	3rd
Second Basemen	Craig Smith	11th	Scott Alexander	2nd	2nd
Third Basemen	Emílio Tyack	3rd		Tied for 5th	7th
Shortstops	Rafael López	4th		Tied for 3rd	6th
Left Fielders	Matthis Desroches	4th		Tied for 4th	6th
Center Fielders	Albert Arcinieta	5th	Albert Arcinieta	Tied for 5th	9th
Right Fielders	Tom Horton	3rd		Tied for 3rd	5th
Starting Pitchers	Adam Tatum	5th	Gustavo Longoria	Tied for 1st	5th
Relievers	António Valentín	12th	Terry Thomas	Tied for 4th	12th
Closers	Anastasio Soriano	13th	Terry Thomas	9th	9th

Indianapolis Indians (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Étienne Vigneault	14th	Jesús Sánchez	1st	2nd
First Basemen	David Ramey	13th	David Ramey	Tied for 1st	13th
Second Basemen	Albert Newson	9th	Joey Vaughan	Tied for 3rd	10th
Third Basemen	Martín Marino	11th	Carson Hall	4th	4th
Shortstops	Sergio Vásquez	14th	Sergio Vásquez	Tied for 3rd	14th
Left Fielders	Juan Cardona	13th	Juan Cardona	3rd	3rd
Center Fielders	Millard Jones	13th	Millard Jones	5th	14th
Right Fielders	Scott Levan	10th	Del Jackson	Tied for 3rd	10th
Starting Pitchers	Ed Weaver	7th	Ed Weaver	Tied for 1st	7th
Relievers	Bernard Jones	6th	José Mortigo	Tied for 4th	8th
Closers	Richard Farmer	3rd	Richard Farmer	4th	3rd

Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Scot Gross	1st	Orlando Montés	2nd	1st
First Basemen	Michael Meyer	1st		Tied for 1st	1st
Second Basemen	Javier Rodríguez	1st		Tied for 3rd	3rd
Third Basemen	Leon Nichols	1st		Tied for 5th	5th
Shortstops	Matt Woods	3rd		Tied for 3rd	5th
Left Fielders	Edgar Cordero	8th		Tied for 4th	10th
Center Fielders	Nick Wade	1st		Tied for 5th	5th
Right Fielders	Vaughan Allomes	8th		Tied for 3rd	9th
Starting Pitchers	Damian Allen	10th		Tied for 1st	10th
Relievers	Carlos Rodríguez	7th	Brian Bowles	Tied for 4th	9th
Closers	Jeffery Gaston	7th	Brian Bowles	Tied for 10th	13th

Louisville Bats (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Manny Rivera	3rd	Manny Rivera	4th	3rd
First Basemen	Tommy Wemys	2nd		Tied for 1st	2nd
Second Basemen	Ken Gunther	5th		Tied for 3rd	7th
Third Basemen	Pedro Romero	4th		Tied for 5th	8th
Shortstops	Anthony Haney	10th	Anthony Haney	2nd	2nd
Left Fielders	Ricardo Mercado	14th	Ricardo Mercado	Tied for 4th	14th
Center Fielders	David Hernández	14th	Jerry Harrison	4th	4th
Right Fielders	António Gonzáles	14th	Alexander Taylor	Tied for 3rd	14th
Starting Pitchers	Jorge Rosales	2nd	Jorge Rosales	Tied for 1st	2nd
Relievers	Félix Hernández	5th	Félix Hernández	1st	1st
Closers	José Romero	11th	José Romero	2nd	2nd

Norfolk Tides (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ryoichi Yamasaki	Tied for 3rd	Preston Lynch	Tied for 6th	7th
First Basemen	Kevin Taylor	9th	Kevin Taylor	Tied for 1st	9th
Second Basemen	Karsten Adamse	12th		Tied for 3rd	12th
Third Basemen	Wai-ho Chou	2nd		Tied for 5th	6th
Shortstops	Alberto Scott	1st		Tied for 3rd	3rd
Left Fielders	Wenceslas Tesch	3rd		Tied for 4th	5th
Center Fielders	Richard Cox	3rd		Tied for 5th	7th
Right Fielders	Rodrigo Castillo	2nd	Rodrigo Castillo	Tied for 3rd	4th
Starting Pitchers	Craig Watson	6th		Tied for 1st	6th
Relievers	Alejandro Vázquez	2nd	Kevin Taylor	Tied for 4th	5th
Closers	Spencer Mahoney	1st		10th	10th

Pawtucket Red Sox (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Randolph Belcher	13th	Randolph Belcher	3rd	5th
First Basemen	Colin Judkins	7th		Tied for 1st	7th
Second Basemen	Geoffrey Ayers	10th	Geoffrey Ayers	Tied for 3rd	11th
Third Basemen	Joe Wells	8th	Joe Wells	3rd	2nd
Shortstops	David Kenney	5th	David Kenney	1st	1st
Left Fielders	Edgar Lawrence	2nd	Edgar Lawrence	1st	1st
Center Fielders	Nicholas Perkins	10th	Nicholas Perkins	3rd	3rd
Right Fielders	Juan Rodríguez	6th	Juan Rodríguez	1st	1st
Starting Pitchers	Collin Stone	3rd	Carl Lewis	Tied for 1st	3rd
Relievers	Ismael Escamilla	10th	Raúl Águila	3rd	3rd
Closers	Jean-Sébastien LaFrance	5th	Raúl Águila	8th	7th

Rochester Red Wings (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Josh Young	12th	Josh Young	Tied for 6th	14th
First Basemen	Leo Simpson	6th	Leo Simpson	Tied for 1st	6th
Second Basemen	Roberto Carrasco	14th	Roberto Carrasco	Tied for 3rd	14th
Third Basemen	Robinson Baca	12th	Robinson Baca	2nd	3rd
Shortstops	Hsiao-lou Ruan	13th	Hsiao-lou Ruan	Tied for 3rd	13th
Left Fielders	Luis Martínez	7th	Harry Land	Tied for 4th	9th
Center Fielders	Louis Puttock	8th		Tied for 5th	11th
Right Fielders	Xiao-xuan Hao	5th	Xiao-xuan Hao	Tied for 3rd	7th
Starting Pitchers	Daniel Benson	9th	Norberto Arredondo	Tied for 1st	9th
Relievers	Art Cook	8th	Danny Stockill	Tied for 4th	10th
Closers	Carlos Monagas	9th	Carlos Monagas	7th	8th

Scranton WB Yankees (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Carl Reed	9th	Carl Reed	Tied for 6th	11th
First Basemen	Eric Steele	4th		Tied for 1st	4th
Second Basemen	Todd Johnston	2nd		Tied for 3rd	4th
Third Basemen	Alvin Acker	7th	Alvin Acker	Tied for 5th	10th
Shortstops	Melvin Simpson	2nd	Melvin Simpson	Tied for 3rd	4th
Left Fielders	Randy Chapman	9th		Tied for 4th	11th
Center Fielders	Parker Kline	12th		Tied for 5th	13th
Right Fielders	Howard Lee	11th		Tied for 3rd	11th
Starting Pitchers	Carlos Anderson	1st	Cecilio Pedrazzini	Tied for 1st	1st
Relievers	Tadayuki Kawashima	1st	Wally Milligan	Tied for 4th	4th
Closers	Gustavo Pérez	2nd	Wally Milligan	Tied for 10th	11th

Syracuse Chiefs (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Anthony Zimerman	6th		Tied for 6th	9th
First Basemen	Gary Elliott	5th		Tied for 1st	5th
Second Basemen	Dani Álvarez	4th	Dani Álvarez	Tied for 3rd	6th
Third Basemen	Takamasa Saigo	5th		Tied for 5th	9th
Shortstops	Pablo Rodríguez	7th		Tied for 3rd	8th
Left Fielders	Royce Hansen	5th		Tied for 4th	7th
Center Fielders	Kevin Hodges	9th		Tied for 5th	12th
Right Fielders	Salvatorio Manin	1st	José Reed	Tied for 3rd	3rd
Starting Pitchers	Dennis West	Tied for 7th	Bob Cook	Tied for 1st	Tied for 7th
Relievers	Max Gilbert	11th		Tied for 4th	11th
Closers	Miguel Rivera	8th		Tied for 10th	14th

Toledo Mud Hens (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Curt Brown	11th	Curt Brown	6th	13th
First Basemen	Carlos Quiñones	11th		1st	11th
Second Basemen	Carlos Cruz	3rd	Carlos Cruz	3rd	5th
Third Basemen	Jeff Robinson	9th	Sean Spencer	5th	11th
Shortstops	Juan Rodríguez	8th		3rd	9th
Left Fielders	José Rodríguez	12th	Matt Green	4th	13th
Center Fielders	Masaharu Fukuduka	6th	Masaharu Fukuduka	2nd	2nd
Right Fielders	Octávio Rosado	13th	Octávio Rosado	3rd	13th
Starting Pitchers	Tim Fullerton	11th	Marcos García	1st	11th
Relievers	Lawrence Jones	4th	Carlos Costa	4th	7th
Closers	Jotaro Wada	10th	Carlos Costa	6th	6th