Positional Strength Overview By Teams

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

Beloit Snappers (A) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Javier Zúñiga	15th	Alfonso Gutiérrez	12th	12th
First Basemen	Justin Moon	2nd	Justin Moon	1st	1st
Second Basemen	Ernesto Flores	9th	José García	Tied for 10th	13th
Third Basemen	Yuan Xiao	16th		Tied for 7th	16th
Shortstops	Cal Campbell	8th	Dan Knox	Tied for 5th	12th
Left Fielders	Jim Brewer	11th	Jim Brewer	Tied for 6th	13th
Center Fielders	Mike Green	13th	Mike Green	Tied for 2nd	13th
Right Fielders	Leonard Smith	13th	Leonard Smith	Tied for 10th	16th
Starting Pitchers	Orinosuke Yamaguchi	1st	Stan Simon	2nd	1st
Relievers	Yukichi Takaki	5th	Orlando Ibarra	1st	1st
Closers	Ángel Pacheco	6th	Ángel Pacheco	3rd	3rd

Bowling Green Hot Rods (A) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ryan Culaham	Tied for 7th	Ryan Culaham	Tied for 13th	14th
First Basemen	Héctor Castellanos	16th	Héctor Castellanos	Tied for 9th	16th
Second Basemen	Alberto Rivera	13th	Alberto Rivera	1st	2nd
Third Basemen	Francisco Rivera	11th	Francisco Rivera	Tied for 7th	13th
Shortstops	Ernesto Araújo	14th	Junior Taylor	3rd	3rd
Left Fielders	Raúl Álvarez	9th	Raúl Álvarez	Tied for 6th	11th
Center Fielders	Gilberto López	9th	Gilberto López	Tied for 2nd	9th
Right Fielders	Eichiro Takahashi	10th	Francisco Sánchez	4th	4th
Starting Pitchers	Félix Pérez	16th	Félix Pérez	3rd	5th
Relievers	Michael Carver	16th	Michael Carver	11th	12th
Closers	Raúl Morán	16th	Raúl Morán	11th	Tied for 14th

Burlington Bees (A) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Claudio Bravo	12th	Claudio Bravo	13th	15th
First Basemen	Dale Banks	8th	José Medina	8th	7th
Second Basemen	Hank Pate	14th	Hank Pate	Tied for 10th	16th
Third Basemen	Yoriyoshi Sato	9th		Tied for 7th	11th
Shortstops	Ernest Mays	13th	Ernest Mays	Tied for 5th	15th
Left Fielders	Dave Heddon	5th	Dave Heddon	Tied for 6th	7th
Center Fielders	Ánibal Germán	2nd	Ánibal Germán	Tied for 2nd	3rd
Right Fielders	Adrian Barnes	7th		Tied for 10th	14th
Starting Pitchers	Manuel Ruíz	4th	Francisco Berrios	Tied for 14th	15th
Relievers	Dan Burke	4th	Manuel Ruíz	4th	3rd
Closers	Aaron Greene	1st	Aaron Greene	4th	2nd

Cedar Rapids Kernels (A) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Luis Reyes	5th	Luis Reyes	10th	8th
First Basemen	Jorge Román	12th	Jorge Román	6th	6th
Second Basemen	Andrej Adriani	2nd	Andrej Adriani	3rd	1st
Third Basemen	Tom Hines	4th		Tied for 7th	9th
Shortstops	José Jiménez	4th		Tied for 5th	8th
Left Fielders	Ira Ball	1st	Ira Ball	Tied for 6th	6th
Center Fielders	Lawrence Dickinson	4th	Lawrence Dickinson	Tied for 2nd	5th
Right Fielders	Matthew Welch	4th	Matthew Welch	5th	5th
Starting Pitchers	Alexander Webb	5th	Alexander Webb	14th	16th
Relievers	Clay Riddle	2nd		Tied for 14th	15th
Closers	Alonso Albareda	12th		16th	16th

Clinton LumberKings (A) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Patrick Anderson	13th	Guillermo Padilla	5th	6th
First Basemen	Troy Coates	4th	Troy Coates	Tied for 9th	11th
Second Basemen	Artie Hanson	3rd	Serge Hébert	6th	4th
Third Basemen	David Ruíz	2nd	David Ruíz	Tied for 7th	8th
Shortstops	Brian Grant	6th	Brian Grant	Tied for 5th	10th
Left Fielders	Clifton Williams	2nd	Clifton Williams	1st	1st
Center Fielders	Yoshino Momotani	1st	Yoshino Momotani	Tied for 2nd	2nd
Right Fielders	Dan Smith	5th	Chris Hayes	Tied for 10th	12th
Starting Pitchers	Máximo López	6th	Vincent Ramsey	9th	3rd
Relievers	José Pérez	11th	Maxwell Johnston	10th	7th
Closers	George Thompson	8th	Maxwell Johnston	14th	13th

Dayton Dragons (A) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Tomás García	16th	Máximo Hickey	Tied for 13th	16th
First Basemen	José Mejía	11th	José Mejía	4th	5th
Second Basemen	Fred McQueen	11th	Norberto Guerrero	5th	6th
Third Basemen	Cade Wright	14th	Cade Wright	6th	6th
Shortstops	Cris Ramírez	16th	Cris Ramírez	4th	4th
Left Fielders	Miguel Castro	16th	Miguel Castro	Tied for 6th	16th
Center Fielders	Tae-kon Yu	16th	Tae-kon Yu	Tied for 2nd	16th
Right Fielders	Frank O'Brian	16th	Frank O'Brian	2nd	2nd
Starting Pitchers	Tomás Morales	13th	Tomás Morales	5th	11th
Relievers	Connor Flannery	15th	Alejandro Campos	9th	10th
Closers	Thomas Davis	13th	Thomas Davis	2nd	4th

Fort Wayne TinCaps (A) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Miklas Wilson	6th	Miklas Wilson	Tied for 13th	13th
First Basemen	José Espinosa	Tied for 8th	José Espinosa	Tied for 9th	13th
Second Basemen	Fernando Gonzáles	6th	Fernando Gonzáles	7th	7th
Third Basemen	Wen Tao	12th		Tied for 7th	14th
Shortstops	Howard Blackmore	1st	Howard Blackmore	Tied for 5th	5th
Left Fielders	Gary Fielding	12th		Tied for 6th	14th
Center Fielders	Carlos Barrera	10th	Carlos Barrera	Tied for 2nd	10th
Right Fielders	Carlos Yan	11th	Montae Catazara	8th	8th
Starting Pitchers	José Hidalgo	10th	José Castro	10th	10th
Relievers	Jeff Scott	8th	Peter Phillips	5th	6th
Closers	Timothy Lundgren	11th	Timothy Lundgren	8th	11th

Great Lakes Loons (A) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Vincent Cartwright	3rd	Motonobu Ogawa	6th	4th
First Basemen	Sakutaro Ageda	6th	Sakutaro Ageda	Tied for 9th	12th
Second Basemen	José Hernández	7th	Shigochiyo Ageda	4th	5th
Third Basemen	Carl Devine	5th	Karl Pratly	Tied for 2nd	2nd
Shortstops	Jorge Vargas	7th	Lee Thompson	Tied for 5th	11th
Left Fielders	Jud Spivey	7th	Jud Spivey	Tied for 6th	9th
Center Fielders	Ramón Cardenas	7th	Ramón Cardenas	1st	1st
Right Fielders	Pepe Suárez	6th	Pepe Suárez	Tied for 10th	13th
Starting Pitchers	Paco Delgado	7th	Paco Delgado	12th	7th
Relievers	Tony Martin	6th	Dave Ritter	7th	5th
Closers	Laurence Fournier	4th	Laurence Fournier	12th	10th

Kane County Cougars (A) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Luke Douglas	2nd	Luke Douglas	2nd	2nd
First Basemen	Jesús Salazar	1st	Jesús Salazar	Tied for 9th	9th
Second Basemen	José Rivera	5th	José Rivera	9th	8th
Third Basemen	Floyd Roberts	1st	Floyd Roberts	Tied for 7th	7th
Shortstops	Scott Chesney	2nd		Tied for 5th	6th
Left Fielders	Wei Huang	6th	Wei Huang	Tied for 6th	8th
Center Fielders	Jay Andrews	3rd	Jay Andrews	Tied for 2nd	4th
Right Fielders	Robbie McFadden	1st	Robbie McFadden	Tied for 10th	10th
Starting Pitchers	Miguel Morales	8th	Arturo Rivera	11th	8th
Relievers	Kitahachi Amano	12th	Kitahachi Amano	8th	8th
Closers	Frans van Veldhuizen	10th	Frans van Veldhuizen	10th	12th

Lake County Captains (A) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ryan Scott	14th	Jim Steele	4th	7th
First Basemen	Carlos Aranda	14th	David LaBelle	3rd	3rd
Second Basemen	Lynwood Franklin	15th	Rick Gordon	2nd	3rd
Third Basemen	Albert Rodríguez	15th	Albert Rodríguez	Tied for 7th	15th
Shortstops	Pedro Torres	12th	Pedro Torres	Tied for 5th	14th
Left Fielders	Edward Smiley	10th	Javier Robles	Tied for 6th	12th
Center Fielders	Pablo Sepúlveda	6th	Pablo Sepúlveda	Tied for 2nd	7th
Right Fielders	Enrique Gonzáles	8th	John Ferguson	3rd	3rd
Starting Pitchers	Paco Arellano	15th	Paco Arellano	6th	12th
Relievers	Nathan Dillard	14th	Russell Burns	6th	9th
Closers	Mauro Rodríguez	15th	Mauro Rodríguez	1st	1st

Lansing Lugnuts (A) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	David Kramer	10th	David Kramer	8th	9th
First Basemen	Jon Robinson	3rd	Jon Robinson	Tied for 9th	10th
Second Basemen	Fernando Núñez	1st	Shusaku Tsukehara	Tied for 10th	10th
Third Basemen	Benoît Labranche	3rd	Benoît Labranche	1st	1st
Shortstops	Li-xue Kong	5th	Li-xue Kong	Tied for 5th	9th
Left Fielders	David Miller	4th	David Miller	3rd	3rd
Center Fielders	Pat Jenkins	5th		Tied for 2nd	6th
Right Fielders	Soo-sung Park	9th	Soo-sung Park	Tied for 10th	15th
Starting Pitchers	Roberto Perea	2nd	Cooper Vineyard	1st	2nd
Relievers	Jeff Morgan	7th	Daniel Morales	2nd	4th
Closers	Allen Powell	5th	Allen Powell	5th	5th

Peoria Chiefs (A) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Mark Morris	7th	Mark Morris	11th	11th
First Basemen	Tim Englund	10th		9th	14th
Second Basemen	George Oliver	12th	George Oliver	Tied for 10th	15th
Third Basemen	David Williams	10th	David Williams	7th	12th
Shortstops	Luis López	15th	Luis López	Tied for 5th	16th
Left Fielders	Rafael Salazar	3rd	Rafael Salazar	4th	2nd
Center Fielders	Joseph Love	8th	Joseph Love	Tied for 2nd	8th
Right Fielders	Bruce Barrett	3rd	Bruce Barrett	1st	1st
Starting Pitchers	Wally Heath	9th	Wally Heath	7th	6th
Relievers	Luis Román	3rd	Gabe Curtiss	3rd	2nd
Closers	Jonathan Bailey	3rd	Jonathan Bailey	6th	6th

Quad Cities River Bandits (A) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Frank Gorman	11th	Frank Gorman	9th	10th
First Basemen	Brian Webb	15th	José Rosário	7th	8th
Second Basemen	Rafael Sepúlveda	16th	Rafael Sepúlveda	8th	9th
Third Basemen	Ángel Martínez	7th	Ángel Martínez	4th	3rd
Shortstops	Ken Michaels	3rd	Ken Michaels	Tied for 5th	7th
Left Fielders	Gary Jackson	13th	Gary Jackson	5th	5th
Center Fielders	John Stretton	12th	John Stretton	Tied for 2nd	12th
Right Fielders	Enrique Pacheco	2nd	Enrique Pacheco	10th	11th
Starting Pitchers	Pedro Díaz	11th	José Morán	8th	9th
Relievers	Josh Holt	Tied for 9th	Phil Hathaway	13th	11th
Closers	Hang-fu Ow	7th	Hang-fu Ow	9th	9th

South Bend Silver Hawks (A) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jeff Dawson	1st	Jeff Dawson	1st	1st
First Basemen	José Gonzáles	13th		Tied for 9th	15th
Second Basemen	Gabriel Guerrero	8th	Gabriel Guerrero	Tied for 10th	12th
Third Basemen	Todd Green	13th	Todd Green	2nd	5th
Shortstops	Ronnie Schmidt	11th	Keun-ho Ch'on	2nd	2nd
Left Fielders	Joe Elliott	15th	Joe Elliott	2nd	4th
Center Fielders	Robinson Luna	14th	Robinson Luna	Tied for 2nd	14th
Right Fielders	Carlos Acevedo	15th	Carlos Acevedo	9th	9th
Starting Pitchers	Javier Lozano	14th	Javier Lozano	13th	13th
Relievers	Dale Hudson	13th	B.J. Merz	12th	13th
Closers	Randy Orr	14th	Randy Orr	15th	14th

West Michigan Whitecaps (A) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Bob White	9th	Cristián Martínez	3rd	3rd
First Basemen	Owen Ray	7th	Júlio Mateo	2nd	2nd
Second Basemen	Clarence Hays	Tied for 9th		Tied for 10th	Tied for 13th
Third Basemen	Phil Patterson	8th	Phil Patterson	Tied for 7th	10th
Shortstops	Roberto Muñóz	10th	Roberto Muñóz	1st	1st
Left Fielders	Miguel Pineda	14th		Tied for 6th	15th
Center Fielders	Gabriel Torres	15th	Gabriel Torres	Tied for 2nd	15th
Right Fielders	Félix Sánchez	14th	Alejandro Floyd	6th	7th
Starting Pitchers	Orlando Torres	3rd	Scott Davis	Tied for 14th	14th
Relievers	Jorge Estrada	1st	Allen Pace	Tied for 14th	14th
Closers	José Ramos	2nd	Allen Pace	13th	8th

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (A) 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Fernando Alou	4th	Fernando Alou	7th	5th
First Basemen	Scott Roberts	5th	Scott Roberts	5th	4th
Second Basemen	Ramón Johnson	4th	Ramón Johnson	10th	11th
Third Basemen	Clarence Hathaway	6th	Clarence Hathaway	5th	4th
Shortstops	Bill Strauss	9th	Bill Strauss	5th	13th
Left Fielders	Ralph Beck	8th	Ralph Beck	6th	10th
Center Fielders	Merlin McConnell	11th	Merlin McConnell	2nd	11th
Right Fielders	César Ortíz	12th	Mark Whittier	7th	6th
Starting Pitchers	Balltesar Ciemens	12th	José Ferreira	4th	4th
Relievers	José González	9th	Dan Hunter	14th	16th
Closers	Iván González	9th	Dan Hunter	7th	7th