Positional Strength Overview By Teams

	10-20-2000
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Republican League Positional Strength Overview By Teams

Alabama Vipers 10-20-2000
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jesse Wilson	13th	Chuck Kelly	24th	22nd
First Basemen	Jorge Galardo	18th	Brian McKnight	4th	10th
Second Basemen	Fred Murphy	16th	Ben MacDonald	4th	10th
Third Basemen	Francisco García	23rd	Jason Hayes	8th	16th
Shortstops	Pedro González	15th	Felipe Reynoso	22nd	22nd
Left Fielders	Frank Connor	12th	Johnny Johnson	23rd	19th
Center Fielders	Luis Compte	17th	Fred Marks	16th	Tied for 20th
Right Fielders	José Hernández	3rd	Jonathan Hester	15th	4th
Starting Pitchers	Robinson Ramos	11th	Mike Anderson	10th	7th
Relievers	Rafael López	20th	Rafael López	1st	12th
Closers	Tom Burch	22nd	Alfonso Sandoval	9th	18th

Colorado Chiefs 10-20-2000
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Bobby Corbin	19th	Justin Kling	6th	15th
First Basemen	Billy Barnes	17th	Phil Austin	20th	21st
Second Basemen	Christian Rice	20th	Ty Coffman	16th	17th
Third Basemen	Sergio Pineda	17th	Rodrigo Valentín	9th	11th
Shortstops	Kenneth Drew	8th	Mike Hall	1st	1st
Left Fielders	Ángel Ortíz	6th	Joe Ellis	14th	8th
Center Fielders	Bill Radcliffe	2nd	Jim Rose	22nd	6th
Right Fielders	Scott Carpenter	9th	Bill Davis	14th	14th
Starting Pitchers	Bill Gibbs	5th	Pedro Ruíz	Tied for 19th	20th
Relievers	Michael Hall	10th	Jay Toms	13th	10th
Closers	Ángel Freyta	5th	Greg Young	15th	9th

Connecticut Atlantics 10-20-2000
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Andrés Barrera	9th	Brian Dawson	12th	11th
First Basemen	Michael Murray	19th	Brad Helms	17th	19th
Second Basemen	Máximo Miranda	12th	Marty Wolf	15th	16th
Third Basemen	Bartolo Sánchez	7th	Mike O'Concannon	2nd	2nd
Shortstops	Pedro Velásquez	18th	Alfredo Piña	12th	17th
Left Fielders	William Todd	20th	Jack Kickie	9th	17th
Center Fielders	Nick Shaw	9th	Anthony Watson	21st	12th
Right Fielders	Tom Breslin	16th	Terry Mason	24th	22nd
Starting Pitchers	Phil Cook	3rd	Zane Robertson	1st	1st
Relievers	Jaime Chután	16th	Jaime Chután	14th	17th
Closers	Hsin-ta Chai	3rd	Keneth Behr	16th	6th

Florida Oranges 10-20-2000
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	A.C. Palmer	3rd	Pedro Longoria	8th	4th
First Basemen	Ron Fullerton	11th	António Huerta	11th	14th
Second Basemen	Joy-shan Tsang	15th	Tom Green	6th	13th
Third Basemen	Anthony Short	12th	John Roberts	15th	13th
Shortstops	Steven Smith	4th	Jack White	23rd	16th
Left Fielders	Jesse Cox	2nd	Pete Griffin	12th	3rd
Center Fielders	Frank McFarland	5th	Mike Jones	23rd	9th
Right Fielders	Robin Lewis	7th	Richard Davis	7th	10th
Starting Pitchers	Iván Marino	1st	Willie Wallace	19th	19th
Relievers	José Domingo	2nd	Ryan Campbell	24th	4th
Closers	Phil Parker	4th	Matt Starr	2nd	1st

Georgia Rebels 10-20-2000
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jonathon Roberts	6th	Ignacio Reyes	9th	5th
First Basemen	Steve Bascombe	13th	Edward Fowler	10th	15th
Second Basemen	Jonathan Thompson	2nd	Juan León	10th	3rd
Third Basemen	António Bruno	2nd	Chris Edwards	6th	5th
Shortstops	Enrique Parra	2nd	Tim Walters	20th	7th
Left Fielders	Peng Chen	17th	Pancho Soto	6th	10th
Center Fielders	Miguel Cordero	6th	Richard Everly	1st	3rd
Right Fielders	Ryan Morse	8th	Eric Craig	21st	15th
Starting Pitchers	José Ramírez	23rd	Johnny Pittman	9th	13th
Relievers	Xinpeng Bei	22nd	Millard Manning	5th	21st
Closers	José Olivarez	12th	Adrian Paul	24th	19th

Illinois Hitmen 10-20-2000
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Steve Wells	11th	Brendon Allen	14th	13th
First Basemen	Ánibal López	8th	José Vélez	18th	12th
Second Basemen	Tong-sik Ch'oe	13th	José Urbina	23rd	19th
Third Basemen	Anthony Parker	4th	José Romo	19th	8th
Shortstops	Luis Sardiña	13th	Roy Morris	24th	24th
Left Fielders	William Perry	14th	Garrett Moore	17th	15th
Center Fielders	Domingo Morrales	3rd	Andrés Domínguez	2nd	2nd
Right Fielders	Lance Hanson	4th	Luther Floyd	20th	9th
Starting Pitchers	Bill Thompson	20th	Howard Joyce	13th	15th
Relievers	Bob Hurley	17th	Vincent Richards	7th	16th
Closers	Lucas Jordan	14th	Iván Gonzáles	18th	15th

Iowa Legends 10-20-2000
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Hyun-tae Kim	10th	Juan Piña	2nd	6th
First Basemen	Bob Brantley	9th	Pedro Chacón	7th	5th
Second Basemen	Paul Harris	23rd	Alfredo Hernández	24th	24th
Third Basemen	Lou Miles	8th	Chris Curtis	24th	24th
Shortstops	Steve Lewis	16th	Malcolm Wise	15th	20th
Left Fielders	Ryan Owen	7th	José Ramos	1st	4th
Center Fielders	Bill Combs	10th	Jeffrey Workman	19th	13th
Right Fielders	Kevin Jackson	17th	Bob O'Brien	6th	12th
Starting Pitchers	Paul Bowen	6th	Edward Fuller	Tied for 19th	21st
Relievers	Emory Canham	19th	Jeff Evans	8th	19th
Closers	José Román	18th	Branislav Unkovic	20th	21st

Kentucky Stallions 10-20-2000
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Clifton von Bamberg	24th	António Juárez	1st	8th
First Basemen	Jorge Sánchez	5th	Danny Small	22nd	16th
Second Basemen	Brandon Robinson	4th	Dave Hall	13th	6th
Third Basemen	Julian Clouser	1st	Sergio Ramales	17th	3rd
Shortstops	Nicholas MacGregor	24th	Jimmy Sander	19th	23rd
Left Fielders	Miguel Guzmán	10th	Luis Rivera	2nd	6th
Center Fielders	Adrian Harris	19th	Tony King	13th	20th
Right Fielders	Jorge Álvarez	6th	Jorge Álvarez	2nd	3rd
Starting Pitchers	Paul Henderson	17th	Martin Baker	6th	8th
Relievers	Richard Ashe	24th	Dwayne Johnson	3rd	18th
Closers	Ramón Martínez	13th	Mario Rosales	1st	4th

Louisiana Skeeters 10-20-2000
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Geronimo Calvino	7th	Bill Seymour	18th	7th
First Basemen	José Berrios	16th	Harley Gibbs	23rd	23rd
Second Basemen	António Hernández	6th	Damiano Visconti	18th	11th
Third Basemen	Vincent Longstaff	15th	Jefferson Frederick	11th	15th
Shortstops	Matt Day	22nd	Ben Watkins	3rd	15th
Left Fielders	Dany Lavallée	Tied for 22nd	José Gil	11th	21st
Center Fielders	Jacob Norborne	22nd	Chris Shaw	6th	18th
Right Fielders	Juan Gutiérrez	5th	Victor Dennis	10th	7th
Starting Pitchers	Juan León	22nd	Jesús Montaño	12th	16th
Relievers	Emílio Colón	7th	Javier Saldaña	23rd	11th
Closers	José Romero	7th	William Meadows	11th	7th

Maine Loggers 10-20-2000
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Gustavo Mora	22nd	Rusty Powell	23rd	24th
First Basemen	Júlio Arreola	10th	Nicholas Daniel	3rd	3rd
Second Basemen	Sergio Gearld	3rd	Bob Norton	2nd	2nd
Third Basemen	Martín Rivera	22nd	Bobby Knight	5th	12th
Shortstops	Gus Cline	23rd	Bobby Tucker	2nd	19th
Left Fielders	Grayson McAlear	1st	Jeff McKnight	15th	2nd
Center Fielders	Jeremy Garrow	8th	Trevor Willis	10th	7th
Right Fielders	Josh Lenton	14th	Michael Moore	8th	13th
Starting Pitchers	Ricardo Davis	9th	Russell Richter	17th	10th
Relievers	Wei-quo Le	18th	Chet Burt	16th	22nd
Closers	Enrique Reyes	21st	Saikaku Yamamoto	7th	16th

Massachusetts Emeralds 10-20-2000
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ignacio López	5th	Doug Perry	3rd	2nd
First Basemen	Logan Inman	24th	Pepe García	9th	20th
Second Basemen	Oliver Willis	19th	Oliver Willis	19th	21st
Third Basemen	Chris Gaona	3rd	Phil Griffin	10th	6th
Shortstops	Germán Calderón	19th	Pancho Martínez	8th	Tied for 13th
Left Fielders	Jerome Taylor	18th	Joe Long	7th	14th
Center Fielders	Rob Moore	15th	Keith Johnston	3rd	8th
Right Fielders	Jeff Hale	21st	Domingo López	23rd	24th
Starting Pitchers	Todd Clark	21st	Woody Rainey	5th	11th
Relievers	Juan Lara	3rd	Mark Wolf	10th	2nd
Closers	Lang Gui	10th	Ben Lowery	5th	8th

Minnesota Muskies 10-20-2000
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Norm O'Gahan	17th	Jay Bullard	11th	18th
First Basemen	Octavo Guzmán	3rd	Carlos Garza	21st	11th
Second Basemen	Seth Hanson	8th	Armando Lorez	14th	12th
Third Basemen	Pepe López	13th	Raleigh Russell	12th	14th
Shortstops	Jeff Johnston	6th	Adrian Jackson	5th	3rd
Left Fielders	Brian Carter	21st	Brooks Griffin	4th	11th
Center Fielders	César Martínez	18th	Roland Harper	7th	14th
Right Fielders	Aaron Walsh	22nd	Jonathan Newman	9th	19th
Starting Pitchers	Gabriel Jones	13th	Tim Matthews	16th	17th
Relievers	Ray Gardner	4th	Pancho Garza	19th	6th
Closers	Francisco Martínez	1st	Mario Galindo	10th	2nd

Mississippi Wizards 10-20-2000
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Manuel Rodríguez	4th	Dale Brewer	22nd	10th
First Basemen	John Palmer	4th	Ed Craig	1st	1st
Second Basemen	George Bender	10th	Carlos Vázquez	5th	7th
Third Basemen	Curtis Hudson	6th	Rob Lynch	3rd	4th
Shortstops	Shu-yen Lu	17th	Darryl Brooks	18th	21st
Left Fielders	Tim Coates	15th	Denny Watson	10th	12th
Center Fielders	Miguel González	7th	Phil Wilson	8th	5th
Right Fielders	Ricky Hopper	18th	Kenny Martin	5th	11th
Starting Pitchers	Quentin Willis	18th	Dan Witt	15th	18th
Relievers	Warner Ruble	11th	Máximo Torres	4th	8th
Closers	James Hanson	23rd	Pierre Audet	21st	24th

Missouri Explorers 10-20-2000
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Nick Lee	8th	Lou Owen	16th	9th
First Basemen	José Martínez	12th	Mauro Zavala	5th	8th
Second Basemen	Juan Beltrán	1st	Matt Washington	17th	1st
Third Basemen	Jeff Young	5th	Travis Moore	13th	7th
Shortstops	Doug McGuire	12th	Joshua Nelson	17th	18th
Left Fielders	José Galván	16th	Edwin Johnson	16th	18th
Center Fielders	Jeff Howard	23rd	Brodie Collier	24th	24th
Right Fielders	Lou Bell	2nd	Julian Jones	11th	1st
Starting Pitchers	Jim Bradshaw	2nd	Wally Johnston	8th	2nd
Relievers	George Ash	9th	Ryan White	17th	9th
Closers	Thomas Bryant	6th	Wilbert Massey	19th	11th

Nebraska Kernels 10-20-2000
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Hamilton Stanley	23rd	Mike Connor	15th	21st
First Basemen	Pablo Vásquez	1st	Chris Graham	15th	2nd
Second Basemen	Vicente Herrera	14th	Joe Stewart	22nd	18th
Third Basemen	Nick Johnson	10th	Salvador Campos	22nd	20th
Shortstops	Bob Livingston	11th	Esteban Rey	14th	11th
Left Fielders	Steve Hall	9th	Anthony Clark	20th	13th
Center Fielders	Lorenzo Mercado	12th	Craig Parkinson	14th	10th
Right Fielders	Ed Brown	10th	Ed Brown	4th	6th
Starting Pitchers	Darryl Sweeney	16th	J.J. Sherston	2nd	4th
Relievers	Clint Perry	13th	Jimmy Ward	15th	15th
Closers	Jon Clarke	19th	Eduardo Montés	8th	17th

New Jersey Curve 10-20-2000
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Carmen Riley	16th	Norris Dawson	10th	16th
First Basemen	Joe Miller	6th	Jeremy Park	19th	13th
Second Basemen	Randy Chamberlain	Tied for 16th	Jim Henderson	20th	20th
Third Basemen	Mike Coleman	20th	Francisco Fontanez	23rd	23rd
Shortstops	Kenny Wilson	21st	Kenny Wilson	4th	10th
Left Fielders	Bill Parker	Tied for 12th	Donnie Martin	3rd	7th
Center Fielders	Randy Sims	24th	Pantalian Ullman	4th	23rd
Right Fielders	Donald Whittier	11th	Mike Horton	19th	17th
Starting Pitchers	Ramón Barrón	4th	Jesse Townsend	7th	3rd
Relievers	Miguel Ramírez	Tied for 13th	Jacob Hetreed	11th	13th
Closers	In-kwon Pak	11th	Mike Wells	12th	12th

New York Knights 10-20-2000
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Pepe Hernández	15th	Hong-bo See-to	17th	19th
First Basemen	Juan Padilla	15th	Juan Padilla	2nd	6th
Second Basemen	Roberto Martínez	18th	Michael Parker	9th	15th
Third Basemen	Brad Williams	11th	Dewitt Goode	7th	9th
Shortstops	Mario Rodríguez	1st	Rufo Rivera	21st	5th
Left Fielders	Mario Rodríguez	11th	Scot Thompson	19th	16th
Center Fielders	Rob Lange	16th	José Hernández	17th	19th
Right Fielders	Sergio Flores	24th	Nick McGowan	18th	23rd
Starting Pitchers	Arturo Soto	8th	Adam Johnstone	18th	14th
Relievers	Jesús Pérez	8th	Nathan O'Hallihan	2nd	3rd
Closers	Steve Mitchell	8th	Pedro Otero	13th	10th

North Carolina Aeros 10-20-2000
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Rafael Martínez	21st	Alfredo López	5th	17th
First Basemen	Ramón Quintana	22nd	Cisco Hernández	12th	17th
Second Basemen	Tyrone Taylor	11th	Carlos Cabrera	1st	4th
Third Basemen	Fernando Morales	18th	Artie Lineberry	16th	17th
Shortstops	José Contreras	20th	Lonnie Banks	6th	9th
Left Fielders	Iván Quintero	5th	Luis Lozano	22nd	9th
Center Fielders	Rick Martin	1st	Chris Godwin	9th	1st
Right Fielders	Flint Thomas	15th	Andrew Johnson	13th	18th
Starting Pitchers	Desi Holmes	12th	Kevin Woods	4th	5th
Relievers	Brad Loetzsch	6th	Keith Tate	9th	5th
Closers	Brandon Branch	9th	Rob Watts	3rd	5th

Ohio Dynamo 10-20-2000
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ricardo Colón	14th	Júlio Franco	20th	20th
First Basemen	Rod Peoples	20th	Oliver Celas	14th	18th
Second Basemen	Stephen Caudell	22nd	Felipe Velásquez	21st	23rd
Third Basemen	Jesús Pérez	16th	Ellis White	18th	18th
Shortstops	Leroy Williams	14th	Stu Spellman	11th	12th
Left Fielders	James Dempsey	3rd	Luis Zambrano	5th	1st
Center Fielders	Ramón Ramírez	14th	John Brown	20th	17th
Right Fielders	Manny Segura	1st	Flynn Smith	22nd	2nd
Starting Pitchers	Rich Russell	7th	Ashton Phillips	Tied for 19th	22nd
Relievers	Carlos Zúñiga	5th	Pedro Carrillo	20th	7th
Closers	José Núñez	17th	John Evans	14th	13th

Oklahoma Wranglers 10-20-2000
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Curro López	18th	Pedro Zaragoza	4th	14th
First Basemen	Joseph Hempenstall	14th	Bobby Brooks	8th	9th
Second Basemen	John Johnstone	21st	Eddie White	3rd	9th
Third Basemen	Ramón Montoya	24th	Sam MacDonald	14th	21st
Shortstops	Wilton Kelley	5th	Bryan Hanson	10th	4th
Left Fielders	Greg McMahon	4th	Henry Underwood	13th	5th
Center Fielders	Jason Pugh	11th	Carlos Torres	15th	11th
Right Fielders	Manuel Ramos	19th	Nathan Jenkins	17th	20th
Starting Pitchers	Steve Hooper	14th	Juan García	14th	12th
Relievers	Millard Hill	15th	Mike Nelson	22nd	20th
Closers	Eric Williams	16th	Matt Gillespie	23rd	20th

Pennsylvania Freedom 10-20-2000
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	John Skinner	20th	George Anderson	21st	23rd
First Basemen	Rick Olson	21st	Álex Ramírez	16th	22nd
Second Basemen	Shane Roberts	9th	Jorge Pérez	12th	14th
Third Basemen	Leo Hutchesson	21st	Alejandro Chávez	21st	22nd
Shortstops	Pavlya Misianevich	9th	Jesús Ramos	9th	8th
Left Fielders	Bernardo Martínez	24th	Jesús Méndez	8th	23rd
Center Fielders	Larry Livingston	20th	Joe Jones	12th	22nd
Right Fielders	Jed Cook	23rd	Harley Ward	12th	21st
Starting Pitchers	Bing Wong	24th	Bing Wong	3rd	6th
Relievers	Kanbe Sasaki	1st	William Bowers	12th	1st
Closers	Luigi Donahue	2nd	Ignacio Ortega	6th	3rd

Tennessee Nuts 10-20-2000
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Alberto Flores	1st	Jesús Torres	19th	3rd
First Basemen	Felipe Álvarez	7th	Bill Duerden	6th	4th
Second Basemen	Dusty Patterson	7th	Bradley Wells	8th	8th
Third Basemen	Javier Quintana	9th	Ramón Álvarez	1st	1st
Shortstops	Ramiro Rodríguez	7th	Lewis Uhl	7th	6th
Left Fielders	Tony González	19th	Cade King	18th	20th
Center Fielders	Robert Hall	4th	Andrew Scott	11th	4th
Right Fielders	Félix Ortega	13th	Ernesto Morales	3rd	8th
Starting Pitchers	Kendrick Warren	15th	Dan Melton	11th	9th
Relievers	Chris Nelson	21st	Glenn Murray	21st	24th
Closers	Jacob Shaw	24th	Homer Covington	4th	22nd

Texas Drillers 10-20-2000
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Andrew Walker	12th	Brett Lee	7th	12th
First Basemen	John Farrell	2nd	Francisco Pineda	13th	7th
Second Basemen	Tom Richards	24th	Tom Richards	11th	22nd
Third Basemen	Jorge Acevedo	19th	Jorge Acevedo	4th	10th
Shortstops	Manuel García	10th	David Lesswick	16th	13th
Left Fielders	Ryan Robinson	22nd	Armando Muñóz	21st	24th
Center Fielders	Jake Hicks	13th	Ernest Mitchell	18th	16th
Right Fielders	Mack Webster	12th	Jesús Rosales	16th	16th
Starting Pitchers	Luis Cruz	19th	José Quintana	Tied for 19th	24th
Relievers	Steve Dixon	12th	Luis Rodríguez	18th	14th
Closers	Terry Barrett	15th	Chris Stone	17th	14th

Washington Generals 10-20-2000
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Bryan Robinson	2nd	Adam Chute	13th	1st
First Basemen	Juan Guzmán	23rd	Bill Decker	24th	24th
Second Basemen	Bernardo Sánchez	5th	Jeffrey Floyd	7th	5th
Third Basemen	Duane Forrest	14th	Manuel Carrillo	20th	19th
Shortstops	Erik Atkinson	3rd	Rubén Gallegos	13th	2nd
Left Fielders	Vern Hardy	8th	Keith Millsaps	24th	22nd
Center Fielders	John Peterson	21st	Jerry William	5th	15th
Right Fielders	Micah Mullen	20th	Micah Mullen	1st	5th
Starting Pitchers	David Teague	10th	César Nájera	Tied for 19th	23rd
Relievers	Jimmy Moore	23rd	Jimmy Moore	6th	23rd
Closers	Shane English	20th	Cecil Cole	22nd	23rd