Positional Strength Overview By Teams

	09/01/2010
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Pacific Coast League Positional Strength Overview By Teams

Albuquerque Isotopes (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Tulio Hernández	5th	Tulio Hernández	Tied for 9th	10th
First Basemen	Hamzah bin Mu'tazz	9th		Tied for 4th	11th
Second Basemen	Chase Reed	2nd	Hugh Wilson	Tied for 1st	2nd
Third Basemen	Alonso Pérez	5th	Alonso Pérez	Tied for 2nd	6th
Shortstops	Paul Frost	15th		Tied for 3rd	16th
Left Fielders	Luis Vázquez	7th	Matt Martin	Tied for 5th	10th
Center Fielders	Jorge García	11th		Tied for 2nd	12th
Right Fielders	Al Peterson	16th	Al Peterson	Tied for 2nd	16th
Starting Pitchers	José Liriano	10th	José Liriano	Tied for 2nd	10th
Relievers	Rob O'Connor	5th	Ze-dong Zha	Tied for 7th	9th
Closers	Cisco Morales	4th	Cisco Morales	5th	4th

Colorado Springs Sky Sox (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	George Dunbar	1st	George Dunbar	6th	3rd
First Basemen	Lynwood Hunter	1st	Lynwood Hunter	2nd	1st
Second Basemen	César Morales	7th	César Morales	Tied for 1st	7th
Third Basemen	Tony Valentín	15th	Chris Stroud	1st	1st
Shortstops	George Jones	9th	George Jones	Tied for 3rd	11th
Left Fielders	Hisanobu Hayashi	15th	Jesús Salinas	Tied for 5th	16th
Center Fielders	Pancho Mercado	15th	Pancho Mercado	Tied for 2nd	16th
Right Fielders	Jim Battist	13th	Cristóbal Cruz	1st	1st
Starting Pitchers	Wayne Ford	15th	Enrique Durán	Tied for 2nd	15th
Relievers	Juan Castillo	6th	Júlio Cruz	2nd	4th
Closers	Wally Bishop	8th	Wally Bishop	4th	5th

Fresno Grizzlies (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Manuel Santana	9th		Tied for 9th	14th
First Basemen	César Flores	8th		Tied for 4th	10th
Second Basemen	Rob Brewer	6th		Tied for 1st	6th
Third Basemen	Javier González	1st		Tied for 2nd	2nd
Shortstops	Ed Burkett	1st		Tied for 3rd	3rd
Left Fielders	Manny Guillén	12th		Tied for 5th	14th
Center Fielders	Jorge Deleón	9th	Jorge Deleón	Tied for 2nd	10th
Right Fielders	Juan Santos	7th	Juan Santos	Tied for 2nd	8th
Starting Pitchers	Juan Hernández	5th		Tied for 2nd	5th
Relievers	António Ortíz	8th		Tied for 7th	11th
Closers	Carlos Sears	9th		14th	15th

Iowa Cubs (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Floyd Nix	11th	Floyd Nix	Tied for 9th	15th
First Basemen	Karl Washington	10th	Vicente Gómez	3rd	3rd
Second Basemen	Paul Caldwell	15th		Tied for 1st	15th
Third Basemen	Guan-pei Tieh	8th	Guan-pei Tieh	Tied for 2nd	9th
Shortstops	Desi Reeves	11th	Curt Moore	2nd	1st
Left Fielders	Quinn Richardson	4th	Quinn Richardson	Tied for 5th	7th
Center Fielders	Armando Kennedy	8th	Armando Kennedy	Tied for 2nd	9th
Right Fielders	John Lewis	9th	John Lewis	Tied for 2nd	10th
Starting Pitchers	Derek O'Neal	9th	Derek O'Neal	Tied for 2nd	9th
Relievers	Matt Dobson	2nd	Len Rogers	3rd	3rd
Closers	César Salinas	10th	Len Rogers	10th	10th

Las Vegas 51s (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Tadakuni Kogawa	14th	Tadakuni Kogawa	1st	4th
First Basemen	Doug Daoust	6th	Héctor Mendoza	Tied for 4th	8th
Second Basemen	Pablo Vázquez	13th	Pablo Vázquez	Tied for 1st	13th
Third Basemen	Jason White	6th	Jason White	Tied for 2nd	7th
Shortstops	Tom Raines	12th	Cipriano Cortéz	Tied for 3rd	13th
Left Fielders	Russell Harrell	3rd	Russell Harrell	1st	1st
Center Fielders	Ed Davis	14th		Tied for 2nd	15th
Right Fielders	Dan Miller	2nd		Tied for 2nd	3rd
Starting Pitchers	Shigekazu Goto	7th	Garrett Hunter	Tied for 2nd	7th
Relievers	Jim Douglas	14th	Joe Walton	Tied for 7th	14th
Closers	Jaime Fernández	5th	Joe Walton	13th	12th

Memphis Redbirds (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jun Tanaka	3rd	Jun Tanaka	3rd	2nd
First Basemen	Armando Vega	2nd	Floyd Lowe	Tied for 4th	4th
Second Basemen	John Samuels	5th		Tied for 1st	5th
Third Basemen	Cordell Lawrence	12th		Tied for 2nd	13th
Shortstops	Carl Hubley	16th	Carl Hubley	1st	2nd
Left Fielders	Luis Gonzáles	16th	Jeremy Tolbert	4th	4th
Center Fielders	Carlos Ramos	16th	Carlos Ramos	1st	1st
Right Fielders	Orlando Gil	1st	Orlando Gil	Tied for 2nd	2nd
Starting Pitchers	Boys Homan	11th	Mark Spears	Tied for 2nd	11th
Relievers	Jermaine McCauley	7th	Lane Davenport	Tied for 7th	10th
Closers	Michael Brewer	11th	Michael Brewer	1st	3rd

Nashville Sounds (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Mal Foster	16th	Mal Foster	5th	6th
First Basemen	Sam Kent	3rd	Peter Black	Tied for 4th	5th
Second Basemen	Rafael Archuleta	14th		Tied for 1st	14th
Third Basemen	Qing-nian Gui	11th		Tied for 2nd	12th
Shortstops	Bill Floyd	5th	Bill Floyd	Tied for 3rd	7th
Left Fielders	Cirajusa Melliyal	14th	Robbie Wallace	3rd	3rd
Center Fielders	Guy Angers	6th		Tied for 2nd	7th
Right Fielders	Máximo Coronado	15th	Máximo Coronado	Tied for 2nd	15th
Starting Pitchers	Dominique Ayotte	13th	Félix Rivera	Tied for 2nd	13th
Relievers	Ramón Tirado	13th	John Hurley	1st	1st
Closers	Carter Russell	Tied for 2nd	Carter Russell	2nd	2nd

New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Salvador Reyes	2nd		Tied for 9th	9th
First Basemen	Steve Burris	16th	Steve Burris	Tied for 4th	16th
Second Basemen	Hunter Peterson	4th		Tied for 1st	4th
Third Basemen	Clifton Blevins	9th		Tied for 2nd	10th
Shortstops	Mike Weeks	4th	Mike Weeks	Tied for 3rd	6th
Left Fielders	Keith Laumer	1st	George Larson	Tied for 5th	5th
Center Fielders	Francisco Muñóz	5th	Rens van Dusschoten	Tied for 2nd	6th
Right Fielders	Jake Cantrell	3rd	Jake Cantrell	Tied for 2nd	4th
Starting Pitchers	Alfonso Ortíz	2nd	Abay Kamuzu	1st	1st
Relievers	Domenic Lutz	1st	Domenic Lutz	4th	2nd
Closers	Ian Smith	1st	Ian Smith	3rd	1st

Oklahoma City RedHawks (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Derrek Glass	15th	Derrek Glass	8th	8th
First Basemen	Manny Martínez	14th	Hsin Lew	1st	2nd
Second Basemen	Russ Vickers	12th	Russ Vickers	Tied for 1st	12th
Third Basemen	James Wilson	16th	James Wilson	Tied for 2nd	16th
Shortstops	Jon Lloyd	14th	Jon Lloyd	Tied for 3rd	15th
Left Fielders	Fernando Gómez	11th	Fernando Gómez	Tied for 5th	13th
Center Fielders	Elmer Wilson	13th	Elmer Wilson	Tied for 2nd	14th
Right Fielders	Pete Dyer	14th	Pete Dyer	Tied for 2nd	14th
Starting Pitchers	Heath Roberts	16th	Heath Roberts	Tied for 2nd	16th
Relievers	Mark Reid	16th	Mark Reid	Tied for 7th	16th
Closers	Micheal Banks	16th	Micheal Banks	9th	9th

Omaha Royals (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Javier Quintanilla	4th	José Rodríguez	2nd	1st
First Basemen	Pedro Mercado	11th		Tied for 4th	12th
Second Basemen	Jim Evans	3rd	Jim Evans	Tied for 1st	3rd
Third Basemen	Paul Bevan	3rd	Paul Bevan	Tied for 2nd	4th
Shortstops	Donald Lynch	6th	Carlos Morán	Tied for 3rd	8th
Left Fielders	Pepe González	8th	Pepe González	Tied for 5th	11th
Center Fielders	Conrad Aylward	7th	Conrad Aylward	Tied for 2nd	8th
Right Fielders	Juan Coronado	5th	Juan Coronado	Tied for 2nd	6th
Starting Pitchers	Ron Brown	1st	Adam Paul	Tied for 2nd	2nd
Relievers	Pat Halpenny	4th	Steven Thompson	Tied for 7th	8th
Closers	Dan Hewitt	12th	Dan Hewitt	12th	13th

Portland Beavers (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Pedro Borges	7th		Tied for 9th	12th
First Basemen	Bud Hodge	4th	Jim Mathews	Tied for 4th	6th
Second Basemen	Javier Rodríguez	11th		Tied for 1st	11th
Third Basemen	Irving Johnston	13th		Tied for 2nd	14th
Shortstops	Kazunari Iida	10th	Kazunari Iida	Tied for 3rd	12th
Left Fielders	Tom Spencer	9th		Tied for 5th	12th
Center Fielders	Jeff Lucas	10th	Jeff Lucas	Tied for 2nd	11th
Right Fielders	Roberto Muñóz	8th		Tied for 2nd	9th
Starting Pitchers	David Cortéz	8th	David Cortéz	Tied for 2nd	8th
Relievers	José González	9th	Claudio Orosco	5th	5th
Closers	Brian Pearce	Tied for 14th	Brian Pearce	8th	8th

Reno Aces (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jason Barr	10th	Phil Wilson	4th	5th
First Basemen	Jonah Hanson	5th	Bartolo Fernández	4th	7th
Second Basemen	Jesús Martínez	16th	Jesús Martínez	1st	16th
Third Basemen	Danny Lee	14th	Danny Lee	2nd	15th
Shortstops	José Ortega	7th	Quintino Gagliardi	3rd	9th
Left Fielders	Jaime Contreras	10th	Jaime Contreras	2nd	2nd
Center Fielders	Luis Bejarano	12th	Luis Bejarano	2nd	13th
Right Fielders	José Santos	11th	José Santos	2nd	12th
Starting Pitchers	Cleto Pechim	6th	David Meyer	2nd	6th
Relievers	Francisco Guerra	15th	Derek Shields	7th	15th
Closers	Dave Gowdy	7th	Dave Gowdy	7th	6th

Round Rock Express (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ernie Cunningham	8th		Tied for 9th	13th
First Basemen	Scott Lester	15th		Tied for 4th	15th
Second Basemen	Everett Hicks	10th		Tied for 1st	10th
Third Basemen	Javier Gallardo	2nd	Tim Phillips	Tied for 2nd	3rd
Shortstops	Luis Aguilar	3rd	Luis Aguilar	Tied for 3rd	5th
Left Fielders	Ron McDaniel	13th	Ron McDaniel	Tied for 5th	15th
Center Fielders	Suezo Sato	4th		Tied for 2nd	5th
Right Fielders	Guillermo López	6th	Miguel Cisneros	Tied for 2nd	7th
Starting Pitchers	Manuel Ramírez	14th	Manuel Ramírez	Tied for 2nd	14th
Relievers	Kyle Bennett	11th	Derrek Burris	Tied for 7th	13th
Closers	César Juárez	13th	Derrek Burris	Tied for 14th	16th

Sacramento River Cats (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Sixto Sousa	6th		9th	11th
First Basemen	Brad King	7th	Brad King	Tied for 4th	9th
Second Basemen	Rod Dalton	1st	Rod Dalton	Tied for 1st	1st
Third Basemen	Bob Walker	4th	Bob Walker	Tied for 2nd	5th
Shortstops	John Cobb	2nd	Bill Brown	Tied for 3rd	4th
Left Fielders	Travis Jensen	2nd		5th	6th
Center Fielders	John Gibson	3rd		Tied for 2nd	4th
Right Fielders	Cristo Rúbio	4th		Tied for 2nd	5th
Starting Pitchers	Kevin Short	3rd	Kevin Short	Tied for 2nd	3rd
Relievers	José Santos	12th	Pedro Cintrón	6th	6th
Closers	Anthony Davis	6th	Anthony Davis	11th	11th

Salt Lake Bees (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	George Long	13th	Jason Thomas	Tied for 9th	16th
First Basemen	Gary Craig	12th	Gary Craig	Tied for 4th	13th
Second Basemen	Javier Ferreira	8th		Tied for 1st	8th
Third Basemen	Roberto Fernández	10th		Tied for 2nd	11th
Shortstops	Danny Turner	8th	Randy Russell	Tied for 3rd	10th
Left Fielders	Larry Myers	6th	Larry Myers	Tied for 5th	9th
Center Fielders	Wu-shiun Wang	2nd	Wu-shiun Wang	Tied for 2nd	3rd
Right Fielders	Clyde Davies	10th		Tied for 2nd	11th
Starting Pitchers	Ernest Anderson	4th		Tied for 2nd	4th
Relievers	Jason Cain	3rd	Jason Cain	Tied for 7th	7th
Closers	Aaron Arthur	2nd	Jason Cain	Tied for 14th	14th

Tacoma Rainiers (AAA) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jack Reed	12th	Manuel Bojórquez	7th	7th
First Basemen	Gregg Cantrell	13th		Tied for 4th	14th
Second Basemen	Robert Woods	9th	Robert Woods	Tied for 1st	9th
Third Basemen	Mario Cintrón	7th	Mario Cintrón	Tied for 2nd	8th
Shortstops	Thomas Lester	Tied for 12th	Thomas Lester	Tied for 3rd	Tied for 13th
Left Fielders	Will Ellis	5th		Tied for 5th	8th
Center Fielders	Ramón Ramírez	1st	Ramón Ramírez	Tied for 2nd	2nd
Right Fielders	Leonard Martin	12th	Leonard Martin	Tied for 2nd	13th
Starting Pitchers	Kevin Howell	12th	Kevin Howell	Tied for 2nd	12th
Relievers	António Vargas	10th	Donald Gilmore	Tied for 7th	12th
Closers	Ray Wilkins	14th	Ray Wilkins	6th	7th