AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
04/03/2005
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Louisville Redbirds Matt Pagnozzi 1st Matt Pagnozzi 2nd 1st
Iowa Cubs John Jaso 2nd John Jaso 1st 2nd
Omaha Royals Rene Rivera 3rd Rene Rivera 3rd 3rd
Denver Zephyrs Erick Rodriguez 4th Erick Rodriguez 4th 4th
Buffalo Bisons Dusty Brown 5th Dusty Brown 7th 5th
Coarsegold Giants Jose Morales 6th Jose Morales 5th 6th
Oklahoma City 89ers J.R. Towles 7th J.R. Towles 6th 7th
Minneapolis Buffaloes Nick Trzesniak 8th 8th(tied) 8th
Des Moines Rockets Ryan Hubele 9th 8th(tied) 9th
Nashville Sounds Jason Jaramillo 10th 8th(tied) 10th
Indianapolis Indians Andres Pagan 11th 8th(tied) 11th
Brasher Huskies Yunir Garcia 12th 8th(tied) 12th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Denver Zephyrs Ryan Shealy 1st Ryan Shealy 2nd(tied) 1st
Des Moines Rockets Greg Norton 2nd Baltazar Lopez 6th 5th(tied)
Oklahoma City 89ers Paul McAnulty 3rd Paul McAnulty 4th 4th
Buffalo Bisons Sandy Madera 4th Sandy Madera 2nd(tied) 2nd
Nashville Sounds Kila Ka'aihue 5th Kila Ka'aihue 5th 5th(tied)
Indianapolis Indians Hee-seop Choi 6th 9th(tied) 9th
Louisville Redbirds Mike Eylward 7th Mike Eylward 7th 7th
Iowa Cubs Jesse Gutierrez 8th 9th(tied) 10th
Brasher Huskies Fernando Valenzuela Jr. 9th (tied) Luis Antonio Jimenez 1st 3rd
Minneapolis Buffaloes Joe Koshansky 9th (tied) Joe Koshansky 8th 8th
Omaha Royals Brad Wise 11th 9th(tied) 11th
Coarsegold Giants 12th 9th(tied) 12th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Louisville Redbirds Jose Lopez 1st Jose Lopez 1st 1st
Brasher Huskies Ben Zobrist 2nd Ben Zobrist 2nd(tied) 2nd
Minneapolis Buffaloes Ruben Gotay 3rd Ruben Gotay 5th 5th
Nashville Sounds Delwyn Young 4th Delwyn Young 6th 6th
Oklahoma City 89ers Alejandro Machado 5th Daniel Joseph Garcia 2nd(tied) 3rd
Denver Zephyrs Jolbert Cabrera 6th 10th(tied) 10th
Buffalo Bisons Joe Thurston 7th Joe Thurston 7th 7th
Des Moines Rockets Brooks Conrad 8th Brooks Conrad 8th 8th
Coarsegold Giants Edgar V. Gonzalez 9th Eric Young Jr. 4th 4th
Iowa Cubs Scott Tousa 10th Scott Tousa 9th 9th
Indianapolis Indians Matt Kata 11th 10th(tied) 11th
Omaha Royals Tom Lora 12th 10th(tied) 12th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Denver Zephyrs Brian Roberts 1st Tony Blanco 8th 5th
Oklahoma City 89ers Ryan Zimmerman 2nd Ryan Zimmerman 2nd 1st
Coarsegold Giants Jack Hannahan 3rd Jack Hannahan 4th 4th
Buffalo Bisons Martin Prado 4th Martin Prado 1st 2nd
Louisville Redbirds Adam Pavkovich 5th Adam Pavkovich 5th 6th
Brasher Huskies Andy Marte 6th Andy Marte 3rd 3rd
Nashville Sounds Jamie D'Antona 7th Jamie D'Antona 6th 7th
Minneapolis Buffaloes Adam Piatt 8th Kory Casto 9th 9th
Iowa Cubs Angel Chavez 9th Angel Chavez 7th 8th
Indianapolis Indians Brennan King 10th Brennan King 10th 10th
Des Moines Rockets Brant Ust 11th 11th(tied) 11th
Omaha Royals 12th 11th(tied) 12th
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Indianapolis Indians Troy Tulowitzki 1st Troy Tulowitzki 5th 4th
Buffalo Bisons Andres Blanco 2nd Andres Blanco 2nd(tied) 1st
Des Moines Rockets Yuniesky Betancourt 3rd Yuniesky Betancourt 1st 2nd
Oklahoma City 89ers Asdrubal Cabrera 4th Asdrubal Cabrera 2nd(tied) 3rd
Louisville Redbirds Russ Adams 5th Russ Adams 6th 6th
Nashville Sounds Robert Andino 6th Robert Andino 2nd(tied) 5th
Brasher Huskies Ivan Ochoa 7th Ivan Ochoa 7th 7th
Denver Zephyrs Felix Escalona 8th 9th(tied) 9th
Minneapolis Buffaloes Tommy Watkins 9th 9th(tied) 10th
Coarsegold Giants Brian Specht 10th Brian Specht 8th 8th
Omaha Royals Bradley Smith 11th 9th(tied) 11th
Iowa Cubs 12th 9th(tied) 12th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Indianapolis Indians David Murphy 1st David Murphy 4th 4th
Iowa Cubs Luis Mauricio Suarez 2nd Luis Mauricio Suarez 1st(tied) 1st
Des Moines Rockets Matt Watson 3rd Lorenzo Buelna 1st(tied) 2nd
Denver Zephyrs Jeff Bailey 4th Eder Salcedo 1st(tied) 3rd
Minneapolis Buffaloes Ricardo Nanita 5th Ricardo Nanita 5th 5th
Nashville Sounds Tim Hartshorn 6th Chris Lubanski 6th 6th
Buffalo Bisons Oscar Omar Ramirez 7th 7th(tied) 7th
Oklahoma City 89ers Eleazar Reyes 8th 7th(tied) 8th
Louisville Redbirds Mitch Jones 9th 7th(tied) 9th
Coarsegold Giants Pete Graham 10th 7th(tied) 10th
Omaha Royals Condor Cash 11th 7th(tied) 11th
Brasher Huskies 12th 7th(tied) 12th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Indianapolis Indians Denard Span 1st Denard Span 1st(tied) 1st
Des Moines Rockets Matt Kemp 2nd Matt Kemp 1st(tied) 2nd
Louisville Redbirds Chris Dickerson 3rd Chris Dickerson 6th 6th
Brasher Huskies Reggie Abercrombie 4th Reggie Abercrombie 7th 7th
Oklahoma City 89ers Frank Diaz 5th Frank Diaz 1st(tied) 3rd
Nashville Sounds Josh Anderson 6th Josh Anderson 1st(tied) 4th
Omaha Royals Sam Fuld 7th Colby Rasmus 1st(tied) 5th
Iowa Cubs Ignacio Avila 8th Ignacio Avila 8th 8th
Buffalo Bisons 9th (tied) 9th(tied) 9th(tied)
Coarsegold Giants 9th (tied) 9th(tied) 9th(tied)
Denver Zephyrs 9th (tied) 9th(tied) 9th(tied)
Minneapolis Buffaloes 9th (tied) 9th(tied) 9th(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Indianapolis Indians Carlos Quentin 1st Carlos Quentin 1st(tied) 1st
Buffalo Bisons Hunter Pence 2nd Hunter Pence 1st(tied) 2nd
Iowa Cubs David Winfree 3rd David Winfree 1st(tied) 3rd
Denver Zephyrs Shane Costa 4th Shane Costa 1st(tied) 4th
Louisville Redbirds Dan Ortmeier 5th Dan Ortmeier 1st(tied) 5th
Minneapolis Buffaloes Val Pascucci 6th 7th(tied) 7th
Nashville Sounds Brandon Boggs 7th Brandon Boggs 6th 6th
Brasher Huskies David Espinosa 8th 7th(tied) 8th
Omaha Royals Alex Gordon 9th 7th(tied) 9th
Coarsegold Giants Virgilio DeLeon 10th 7th(tied) 10th
Des Moines Rockets 11th (tied) 7th(tied) 11th(tied)
Oklahoma City 89ers 11th (tied) 7th(tied) 11th(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Louisville Redbirds Jered Weaver 1st Jered Weaver 7th(tied) 6th
Coarsegold Giants Matt Garza 2nd Matt Garza 2nd 1st
Omaha Royals Tony Saunders 3rd Dallas Braden 5th 2nd
Indianapolis Indians Jim Parque 4th Tom Gorzelanny 3rd 3rd
Iowa Cubs Jason Vargas 5th Jason Vargas 7th(tied) 8th
Des Moines Rockets Yovani Gallardo 6th Yovani Gallardo 9th 9th
Oklahoma City 89ers Brian Bannister 7th Brian Bannister 1st 4th
Buffalo Bisons David Pauley 8th David Pauley 4th 5th
Denver Zephyrs Jeff Karstens 9th Jeff Karstens 11th 11th
Minneapolis Buffaloes Clay Buchholz 10th Clay Buchholz 6th 7th
Brasher Huskies Todd Ritchie 11th Armando Galarraga 10th 10th
Nashville Sounds Salvador Arellano 12th Ben Knapp 12th 12th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Denver Zephyrs Sergio Mitre 1st Alejandro Rios 10th 4th
Coarsegold Giants Brad Thompson 2nd Sean Marshall 3rd 1st
Brasher Huskies Jose Meza 3rd Bill Bray 2nd 2nd
Buffalo Bisons Chris Ray 4th Chris Ray 5th 5th
Minneapolis Buffaloes Evan Fahrner 5th Jose Carrillo 1st 3rd
Louisville Redbirds Alfredo Aceves 6th Alfredo Aceves 7th(tied) 8th
Omaha Royals Craig Breslow 7th Craig Breslow 6th 6th
Des Moines Rockets Dana Eveland 8th Dana Eveland 7th(tied) 9th
Iowa Cubs Jose Ascanio 9th Jose Ascanio 4th 7th
Oklahoma City 89ers Lee Gronkiewicz 10th Tyler Clippard 7th(tied) 10th
Indianapolis Indians Brad Hennessey 11th Brad Hennessey 11th 11th
Nashville Sounds Conrado Garza 12th Conrado Garza 12th 12th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Oklahoma City 89ers Tyler Clippard 1st Tyler Clippard 5th 5th
Coarsegold Giants J.P. Howell 2nd J.P. Howell 4th 3rd
Denver Zephyrs Jose Veras 3rd Alejandro Rios 12th 7th
Omaha Royals Jesse Chavez 4th Jesse Chavez 7th 6th
Buffalo Bisons Jeremy Accardo 5th Jeremy Accardo 8th 8th
Indianapolis Indians Keiichi Yabu 6th Brad Hennessey 1st 1st
Nashville Sounds Alfredo Simon 7th Alfredo Simon 3rd 2nd
Des Moines Rockets Edward Mujica 8th Edward Mujica 9th 10th
Iowa Cubs Adam Loewen 9th Adam Loewen 11th 12th
Brasher Huskies J.C. Gutierrez 10th J.C. Gutierrez 10th 11th
Minneapolis Buffaloes Buddy Hernandez 11th Jose Carrillo 2nd 4th
Louisville Redbirds Jerry Blevins 12th Jerry Blevins 6th 9th
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