EXPLORER LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
08/05/2069
 
ANNAPOLIS DESTROYERS (AAA) 08/05/2069
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bill Berdecia 17th 10th 18th
First Basemen Adrian Cano 6th 8th 11th
Second Basemen Bill Barney 18th 5th 18th
Third Basemen Willie Cuevas 15th 5th 15th
Shortstops Jose Menjivar 9th 6th 9th
Left Fielders Jon Sprague 15th 12th 15th
Center Fielders 18th 4th 18th
Right Fielders Arturo Cervantes 13th 9th 13th
Starting Pitchers Dave Spence 9th 12th 14th
Relievers Rodrigo Lujan 13th 11th 15th
Closers Dave Spence 11th 11th 16th
ATLANTA PEACHES (AAA) 08/05/2069
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bobby Graves 1st Tim Walsh 3rd 2nd
First Basemen 20th 8th (tied) 20th
Second Basemen Ryan Mraz 2nd 5th (tied) 5th
Third Basemen Ben Corsetti 1st 5th (tied) 5th
Shortstops Mike Peters 1st Mike Peters 1st 1st
Left Fielders Jared Paul 7th 12th (tied) 12th
Center Fielders James Krum 5th James Krum 2nd 2nd
Right Fielders Jerry Munoz 3rd David Stewart 5th 4th
Starting Pitchers Chris Steiner 13th John Larson 8th 12th
Relievers Morgan Stea 14th Tom Nolan 9th 14th
Closers Trevor Ings 10th Trevor Ings 2nd 3rd
BIRMINGHAM VULCANS (AAA) 08/05/2069
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dante Anchondo 10th 10th (tied) 12th
First Basemen Héctor Chávez 18th 8th (tied) 18th
Second Basemen Matt Theiler 7th 5th (tied) 7th
Third Basemen Cedric Murphy 2nd 5th (tied) 6th
Shortstops José Rivas 15th 6th (tied) 15th
Left Fielders Munenori Kato 20th 12th (tied) 20th
Center Fielders Francisco Hinojosa 13th 4th (tied) 13th
Right Fielders Jesús Estrada 17th 9th (tied) 17th
Starting Pitchers David Lawler 19th 12th (tied) 19th
Relievers Paul Thompson 6th 11th (tied) 6th
Closers Paul Thompson 3rd 11th (tied) 12th
BROOKLYN DODGERS (AAA) 08/05/2069
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jeroen Brugge 8th Jeroen Brugge 7th 7th
First Basemen Tony Salgado 2nd 8th (tied) 8th
Second Basemen Tony Grimaldo 8th 5th (tied) 8th
Third Basemen Joe Thompson 3rd 5th (tied) 7th
Shortstops Cesar Montes De Oca 4th Cesar Montes De Oca 4th 4th
Left Fielders Chris Patrick 1st Mike Kincaid 11th 9th
Center Fielders Andres Ruiz 9th Andres Ruiz 3rd 3rd
Right Fielders Ron Beals 1st 9th (tied) 9th
Starting Pitchers Aaron Jarboe 20th 12th (tied) 20th
Relievers Justin Moss 10th Justin Moss 3rd 10th
Closers Joe Spangler 18th Joe Spangler 5th 8th
CLEVELAND ATTACK (AAA) 08/05/2069
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Chris Craig 2nd 10th (tied) 8th
First Basemen David Melo 16th 8th (tied) 17th
Second Basemen Daniel Osiman 11th 5th (tied) 11th
Third Basemen Matthew Henderson 17th 5th (tied) 17th
Shortstops Val Beauman 11th 6th (tied) 11th
Left Fielders Bill Plante 6th Bill Plante 2nd 3rd
Center Fielders John Patterson 6th 4th (tied) 7th
Right Fielders Manny Archuleta 8th Mike Bergeron 2nd 2nd
Starting Pitchers David Kreutzer 18th Chad Sanchez 1st 4th
Relievers Rich Warrington 19th David Kreutzer 1st 18th
Closers David Kreutzer 16th David Kreutzer 1st 1st
COLORADO SPRINGS AVALANCHE (AAA) 08/05/2069
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Yeon-kyu Kim 16th 10th (tied) 17th
First Basemen Ed Soto 11th Ed Soto 4th 4th
Second Basemen Sam Whitaker 12th 5th (tied) 12th
Third Basemen Alex Uzzo 6th 5th (tied) 9th
Shortstops 16th 6th (tied) 16th
Left Fielders Sean Taggart 4th Sam Krebs 1st 2nd
Center Fielders Hector Montiel 11th 4th (tied) 11th
Right Fielders Aaron Plunkard 11th Aaron Plunkard 7th 8th
Starting Pitchers Kayato Hirano 7th Danny Prater 3rd 3rd
Relievers Paul Webber 5th 11th (tied) 5th
Closers Paul Webber 7th 11th (tied) 14th
EUGENE DUCKS (AAA) 08/05/2069
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Joe Washburn 7th 10th (tied) 10th
First Basemen Alex McCarthy 13th 8th (tied) 15th
Second Basemen Carlin Schauer 6th Chris Dorr 4th 4th
Third Basemen 20th 5th (tied) 20th
Shortstops Eric Harding 12th 6th (tied) 12th
Left Fielders John Howard 3rd Jake Delmonico 8th 7th
Center Fielders Matt McBride 3rd 4th (tied) 5th
Right Fielders Christian Robert 14th 9th (tied) 14th
Starting Pitchers Tom Clary 8th 12th (tied) 11th
Relievers Vic Juarez 16th Vic Juarez 4th 16th
Closers Jessy Tankink 9th Vic Juarez 4th 5th
FRESNO GRIZZLIES (AAA) 08/05/2069
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ben Spinnato 3rd Ben Spinnato 1st 1st
First Basemen Oscar Rudge 4th Oscar Rudge 2nd 2nd
Second Basemen 19th 5th (tied) 19th
Third Basemen Brian Ellis 5th Brian Ellis 2nd 1st
Shortstops Scott Cervantes 7th Scott Cervantes 3rd 5th
Left Fielders Nick Victory 5th Nick Victory 9th 8th
Center Fielders Gary Corr 1st 4th (tied) 4th
Right Fielders Jordan Taylor 6th C.J. Maida 3rd 5th
Starting Pitchers Pedro Martinez 4th 12th (tied) 10th
Relievers George Batchelor 15th George Batchelor 2nd 13th
Closers George Batchelor 4th George Batchelor 3rd 2nd
GLENDALE COBRAS (AAA) 08/05/2069
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Brian Humphreys 19th Justin Bell 9th 14th
First Basemen Jordan Castro 8th Brennan McCann 3rd 3rd
Second Basemen Rusty Gustafson 9th 5th (tied) 9th
Third Basemen Rick Sellars 8th 5th (tied) 10th
Shortstops Juan Gonzáles 10th 6th (tied) 10th
Left Fielders Nick Thurman 17th 12th (tied) 17th
Center Fielders Chris Reinert 12th 4th (tied) 12th
Right Fielders Kereje Akrama 12th 9th (tied) 12th
Starting Pitchers Matt Rossell 17th Bunka Watanabe 10th 16th
Relievers José Rodríguez 16th (tied) Bunka Watanabe 7th 17th
Closers José Rodríguez 12th Bunka Watanabe 8th 6th
HOUSTON STAMPEDE (AAA) 08/05/2069
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Luis Gonzalez 4th Luis Gonzalez 5th 4th
First Basemen Mike Dunfee 3rd 8th (tied) 9th
Second Basemen Masakazu Hatayama 4th Masakazu Hatayama 3rd 3rd
Third Basemen Alfredo Contreras 7th Reed Coyle 4th 4th
Shortstops Jon Nelson 6th 6th (tied) 7th
Left Fielders Mark Rafuse 10th Mark Rafuse 2nd (tied) 5th
Center Fielders Tadaatsu Matsumoto 2nd Tadaatsu Matsumoto 1st 1st
Right Fielders Brody Stevenson 4th Matt Casiano 4th 3rd
Starting Pitchers Danny Castro 3rd 12th (tied) 9th
Relievers John Griffith 2nd Enrique Morales 5th 1st
Closers John Griffith 5th Enrique Morales 6th 4th
IDAHO FALLS RAPIDS (AAA) 08/05/2069
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Michiyoshi Kitano 12th 10th (tied) 13th
First Basemen Oqtay Alavidze 1st Oqtay Alavidze 1st 1st
Second Basemen Troy Clark 5th Troy Clark 1st 1st
Third Basemen Juan Pineda 13th 5th (tied) 13th
Shortstops Enrique Echeverry 14th 6th (tied) 14th
Left Fielders Simon Lang 8th Caleb Kuykendall 2nd (tied) 4th
Center Fielders Jeremy Bishop 4th 4th (tied) 6th
Right Fielders Ron White 15th 9th (tied) 15th
Starting Pitchers Torikatzu Watanabe 14th Travis McNutt 11th 15th
Relievers Narcissus Kalakos 20th 11th (tied) 20th
Closers Torikatzu Watanabe 14th 11th (tied) 17th
LOUISVILLE SLUGGERS (AAA) 08/05/2069
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jesse Gaskill 9th 10th (tied) 11th
First Basemen Andy Bohm 5th 8th (tied) 10th
Second Basemen Eric Randall 15th 5th (tied) 15th
Third Basemen Bubba Combs 8th (tied) 5th (tied) 10th (tied)
Shortstops Alex Mata 2nd Alex Mata 5th 3rd
Left Fielders Jose Gallegos 11th Jose Gallegos 2nd (tied) 6th
Center Fielders Chung Chung 7th 4th (tied) 8th
Right Fielders Brent Gatz 5th 9th (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Willie Hernandez 11th Victor Navarro 3rd (tied) 6th
Relievers Rocky Boles 9th Victor Navarro 10th 7th
Closers Rocky Boles 17th Victor Navarro 9th 10th
OKLAHOMA CITY WHIRLWIND (AAA) 08/05/2069
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Eric Easton 5th Eric Easton 4th 3rd
First Basemen Josh Dye 9th 8th (tied) 13th
Second Basemen Juan Salazar 3rd 5th (tied) 6th
Third Basemen Jon Fura 4th 5th (tied) 8th
Shortstops 16th (tied) 6th (tied) 16th (tied)
Left Fielders Greg Ellenburg 18th 12th (tied) 18th
Center Fielders Casey Ditch 10th 4th (tied) 10th
Right Fielders José Flores 2nd 9th (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Joe Rowan 1st Joe Rowan 6th 5th
Relievers Bill Pena 3rd 11th (tied) 4th
Closers Bill Pena 1st 11th (tied) 9th
OLYMPIA BATTLE CATS (AAA) 08/05/2069
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Allan Kohn 14th Allan Kohn 2nd 6th
First Basemen Al Simpkins 12th Al Simpkins 5th 5th
Second Basemen 19th (tied) 5th (tied) 19th (tied)
Third Basemen Justin Cavanaugh 12th 5th (tied) 12th
Shortstops Emanuel Garza 3rd Emanuel Garza 2nd 2nd
Left Fielders Shaun Correia 16th 12th (tied) 16th
Center Fielders 18th (tied) 4th (tied) 18th (tied)
Right Fielders Juan Saldarriaga 16th 9th (tied) 16th
Starting Pitchers Robbie Hutchinson 10th Antonio Alegria 2nd 1st
Relievers Bob Trites 12th 11th (tied) 12th
Closers Glenn McLemore 19th 11th (tied) 20th
PITTSBURGH CRAWFORDS (AAA) 08/05/2069
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Eduardo Obando 20th 10th (tied) 20th
First Basemen Colt Fulton 7th 8th (tied) 12th
Second Basemen Byung-hee Kim 15th (tied) 5th (tied) 15th (tied)
Third Basemen Alfonso Mariscal 18th 5th (tied) 18th
Shortstops Jesus Urista 13th 6th (tied) 13th
Left Fielders Gérard Barbier 19th 12th (tied) 19th
Center Fielders Shigetaka Takahashi 15th 4th (tied) 15th
Right Fielders 20th 9th (tied) 20th
Starting Pitchers Akinari Suzuki 15th 12th (tied) 18th
Relievers Mike McDonald 11th 11th (tied) 11th
Closers Arnold Kent 15th 11th (tied) 18th
RALEIGH EXPLORERS (AAA) 08/05/2069
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Logan Schneider 13th 10th (tied) 14th (tied)
First Basemen Finley Boland 17th Jose Aldana 7th 7th
Second Basemen Jose Castillo 14th 5th (tied) 14th
Third Basemen Jon Sprague 11th Jon Sprague 1st 2nd
Shortstops Tony Jasso 5th 6th (tied) 6th
Left Fielders David Hilton 2nd David Hilton 2nd (tied) 1st
Center Fielders José Peña 8th 4th (tied) 9th
Right Fielders Ryan Vonderharr 9th Jon Cates 8th 7th
Starting Pitchers Angelo Posadas 6th Angelo Posadas 7th 7th
Relievers Kei-thing Yang 8th 11th (tied) 9th
Closers Matt Nunez 2nd 11th (tied) 11th
ROCHESTER SPARTANS (AAA) 08/05/2069
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jay Meier 6th Jay Meier 6th 5th
First Basemen Jack Peterson 15th Jack Peterson 6th 6th
Second Basemen Keith Newsom 1st Keith Newsom 2nd 2nd
Third Basemen Chris Sarnecky 14th 5th (tied) 14th
Shortstops Nate Moffatt 8th 6th (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Bobby Avalos 14th Bobby Avalos 7th 10th
Center Fielders 18th (tied) 4th (tied) 18th (tied)
Right Fielders Chris Hogan 7th Brian Sanford 1st 1st
Starting Pitchers Jeremy McKenna 16th Jason Thomas 9th 13th
Relievers Eric Robert 1st Tim Pélissier 7th (tied) 2nd
Closers Allen Sullivan 20th Allen Sullivan 10th 19th
ST. LOUIS SPORTSMAN (AAA) 08/05/2069
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ricky Solis 15th 10th (tied) 16th
First Basemen Alan Williamson 14th 8th (tied) 16th
Second Basemen Javier Perez 10th 5th (tied) 10th
Third Basemen Yozo Tajima 16th 5th (tied) 16th
Shortstops 16th (tied) 6th (tied) 16th (tied)
Left Fielders Michiomi Nakamura 13th 12th (tied) 14th
Center Fielders Yonetoshi Machida 16th 4th (tied) 16th
Right Fielders Danny Montano 18th 9th (tied) 18th
Starting Pitchers J.R. Branson 12th 12th (tied) 17th
Relievers Nalle van den Brand 18th 11th (tied) 19th
Closers Tony Rodriguez 8th 11th (tied) 15th
TORONTO BLUE JAYS (AAA) 08/05/2069
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Eddie Allison 11th Francisco Huguet 8th 9th
First Basemen Chris Walters 19th 8th (tied) 19th
Second Basemen Brian Eye 17th 5th (tied) 17th
Third Basemen Willie Ayala 19th 5th (tied) 19th
Shortstops 16th (tied) 6th (tied) 16th (tied)
Left Fielders Brian Byrnes 12th Brian Byrnes 10th 11th
Center Fielders Gijs Bolt 17th 4th (tied) 17th
Right Fielders Mario Echevarria 19th 9th (tied) 19th
Starting Pitchers B.J. Garces 2nd 12th (tied) 8th
Relievers Mike Mitchell 7th 11th (tied) 8th
Closers Mike Mitchell 6th 11th (tied) 13th
WILMINGTON EAGLES (AAA) 08/05/2069
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Vince Bach 18th 10th (tied) 19th
First Basemen Phil Frank 10th 8th (tied) 14th
Second Basemen Mike McLeland 13th 5th (tied) 13th
Third Basemen Ricky Geiger 10th Ricky Geiger 3rd 3rd
Shortstops 16th (tied) 6th (tied) 16th (tied)
Left Fielders Steve Belscher 9th 12th (tied) 13th
Center Fielders Rich Vaca 14th 4th (tied) 14th
Right Fielders Chad Crosslin 10th Chad Crosslin 6th 6th
Starting Pitchers Ryan Hogan 4th (tied) Omar Cruz 3rd (tied) 2nd
Relievers Mike Weaver 4th Jarrod Hoopingarner 6th 3rd
Closers Jim Schlenker 13th Jarrod Hoopingarner 7th 7th
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