PIONEER LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
04/21/2002
 
BILLINGS MUSTANGS (BC) 04/21/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Erik Winegarden 9th 3rd 9th
First Basemen 10th 3rd 10th
Second Basemen Jack Wickersham 5th 3rd 7th
Third Basemen Jeff Brooks 5th 2nd 5th
Shortstops Ruben Castillo 4th 1st 4th
Left Fielders Preston Sharp 5th 1st 5th
Center Fielders Osmany Santana 6th 2nd 6th
Right Fielders Max Mejia 4th 1st 4th
Starting Pitchers Justin Echols 2nd 6th 6th
Relievers Juan Lopez 6th 3rd 6th
Closers Juan Lopez 5th 3rd 5th
BUTTE COPPER KINGS (BC) 04/21/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Brayan Pena 1st Brayan Pena 1st 1st
First Basemen Jason Columbus 4th 3rd (tied) 5th
Second Basemen Erick Mejias 1st 3rd (tied) 2nd
Third Basemen Chris Maples 2nd 2nd (tied) 2nd
Shortstops 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Left Fielders Neesan Zieour 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Center Fielders Woody Cliffords 3rd 2nd (tied) 4th
Right Fielders Danny Gibbons 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Starting Pitchers Mark Phillips 5th 6th (tied) 7th
Relievers Justin Backsmeyer 11th 3rd (tied) 11th
Closers Justin Backsmeyer 9th 3rd (tied) 9th
GREAT FALLS DODGERS (BC) 04/21/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 10th 3rd (tied) 10th
First Basemen Javier Lopez 6th 3rd (tied) 6th
Second Basemen Carlos Perea 7th Jordy Ramirez 1st 1st
Third Basemen Hiroyuki Maebara 7th 2nd (tied) 7th
Shortstops 9th (tied) 1st (tied) 9th (tied)
Left Fielders Nathan Hyde 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Center Fielders Roger Bernadina 5th Roger Bernadina 1st 1st
Right Fielders 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Brian Lockwood 9th 6th (tied) 9th
Relievers Russ Morgan 7th 3rd (tied) 7th
Closers Chris Gill 7th 3rd (tied) 7th
HELENA BREWERS (BC) 04/21/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jason Dewey 2nd 3rd (tied) 3rd
First Basemen Travis Hinton 3rd 3rd (tied) 4th
Second Basemen Eric Knowles 4th 3rd (tied) 5th
Third Basemen John Hattig 1st Greg Dobbs 1st 1st
Shortstops Jace Brewer 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Left Fielders Jason Grove 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Center Fielders Mike Mallory 2nd 2nd (tied) 3rd
Right Fielders Pat Hannon 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Starting Pitchers 12th 6th (tied) 12th
Relievers 12th 3rd (tied) 12th
Closers 12th 3rd (tied) 12th
IDAHO FALLS BRAVES (BC) 04/21/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ryan Folmar 7th 3rd (tied) 7th
First Basemen Mike Stodolka 5th Mike Stodolka 2nd 2nd
Second Basemen Shawn Lagana 6th 3rd (tied) 8th
Third Basemen 8th 2nd (tied) 8th
Shortstops Marco Estrada 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Left Fielders Jason Van Meetren 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Center Fielders Stewart Smothers 7th 2nd (tied) 7th
Right Fielders Antero Correa 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Starting Pitchers Manuel Esquivia 8th 6th (tied) 8th
Relievers Eric Templet 8th 3rd (tied) 8th
Closers Matty Wilkinson 3rd 3rd (tied) 3rd
MEDICINE HAT BLUE JAYS (BC) 04/21/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Edgar Ochoa 8th 3rd (tied) 8th
First Basemen Jason Stokes 2nd 3rd (tied) 3rd
Second Basemen Mark Ernster 3rd 3rd (tied) 4th
Third Basemen Juan Salas 4th 2nd (tied) 4th
Shortstops Kenny Perez 2nd 1st (tied) 2nd
Left Fielders Jason Cooper 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Center Fielders Reid Gorecki 4th 2nd (tied) 5th
Right Fielders 10th (tied) 1st (tied) 10th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Paul Mildren 10th 6th (tied) 10th
Relievers Carlos Silverio 9th 3rd (tied) 9th
Closers Quentin Jones 6th 3rd (tied) 6th
NORTH HEMPSTEAD FRIARS (BC) 04/21/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Reinaldo Ruiz 6th 3rd (tied) 6th
First Basemen Carlos DeLeon 8th 3rd (tied) 8th
Second Basemen Chad Opel 10th Osmar Castillo 2nd 5th (tied)
Third Basemen 8th (tied) 2nd (tied) 8th (tied)
Shortstops Louis Dugas 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Left Fielders 12th 1st (tied) 12th
Center Fielders Felix Nunez 9th 2nd (tied) 9th
Right Fielders 10th (tied) 1st (tied) 10th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Benji DeQuin 6th J.D. Martin 4th 4th
Relievers Jeff Muessig 3rd 3rd (tied) 3rd
Closers Ismael Castillo 10th 3rd (tied) 10th
POCATELLO GIANTS (BC) 04/21/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jonathan Myler 4th 3rd (tied) 4th
First Basemen 10th (tied) 3rd (tied) 10th (tied)
Second Basemen 11th 3rd (tied) 11th
Third Basemen 8th (tied) 2nd (tied) 8th (tied)
Shortstops 9th (tied) 1st (tied) 9th (tied)
Left Fielders Jorman Galan 11th 1st (tied) 11th
Center Fielders 10th 2nd (tied) 10th
Right Fielders Mike Wilson 7th 1st (tied) 7th
Starting Pitchers Erick Arteaga 7th Javier Antonio Martinez 5th 5th
Relievers Nathan Price 4th 3rd (tied) 4th
Closers John Barnett 8th 3rd (tied) 8th
ROSEDALE LANCERS (BC) 04/21/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 10th (tied) 3rd (tied) 10th (tied)
First Basemen 10th (tied) 3rd (tied) 10th (tied)
Second Basemen 11th (tied) 3rd (tied) 11th (tied)
Third Basemen 8th (tied) 2nd (tied) 8th (tied)
Shortstops David Garcia 5th 1st (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Dallas Bates 10th 1st (tied) 10th
Center Fielders 10th (tied) 2nd (tied) 10th (tied)
Right Fielders Aneudis Mateo 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Starting Pitchers Ryan Ketchner 4th Luis Mendoza 3rd 3rd
Relievers Dennis Sarfate 1st Miguel Gonzalez 2nd 2nd
Closers Jonathan Broxton 1st Jonathan Broxton 2nd 2nd
SALT LAKE CITY TRAPPERS (BC) 04/21/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Manny Santana 3rd Anthony Turco 2nd 2nd
First Basemen Raul Gomez 9th 3rd (tied) 9th
Second Basemen Maximo Vizcaino 9th 3rd (tied) 10th
Third Basemen 8th (tied) 2nd (tied) 8th (tied)
Shortstops Phil Nover 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Ricardo Medina 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Center Fielders 10th (tied) 2nd (tied) 10th (tied)
Right Fielders Brian Cavanaugh 8th 1st (tied) 8th
Starting Pitchers Gonzalo Lopez 1st Scott Olsen 1st 1st
Relievers Alfredo Gonzalez 5th 3rd (tied) 5th
Closers Alfredo Gonzalez 4th 3rd (tied) 4th
VILLISCA STORM KINGS (BC) 04/21/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 10th (tied) 3rd (tied) 10th (tied)
First Basemen Jared Pitney 7th 3rd (tied) 7th
Second Basemen Jorge Guerrero 8th 3rd (tied) 9th
Third Basemen David Molidor 6th 2nd (tied) 6th
Shortstops 9th (tied) 1st (tied) 9th (tied)
Left Fielders Darwinson Salazar 9th 1st (tied) 9th
Center Fielders Kelly Mosley 8th 2nd (tied) 8th
Right Fielders Terry Mayo 6th 1st (tied) 6th
Starting Pitchers Billy Whitecotton 3rd Rich Hill 1st (tied) 2nd
Relievers Steve Rowe 2nd Blake Hawksworth 1st 1st
Closers Steve Rowe 2nd Blake Hawksworth 1st 1st
YONKERS CHICKS (BC) 04/21/2002
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Darrick Jones 5th 3rd (tied) 5th
First Basemen Prince Fielder 1st Prince Fielder 1st 1st
Second Basemen Michael Cockrell 2nd 3rd (tied) 3rd
Third Basemen David Rueber 3rd 2nd (tied) 3rd
Shortstops Manny Mayorson 1st 1st (tied) 1st
Left Fielders Jay Garthwaite 4th 1st (tied) 4th
Center Fielders James Tomlin 1st 2nd (tied) 2nd
Right Fielders Juan Senreiso 3rd 1st (tied) 3rd
Starting Pitchers Gorky Batista 11th 6th (tied) 11th
Relievers Dave Ericks 10th 3rd (tied) 10th
Closers Humberto Espejo 11th 3rd (tied) 11th
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