APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
03/31/2002
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Elizabethton Twins Alvin Colina 1st 2nd(tied) 2nd
Princeton Pirates Josh Arhart 2nd 2nd(tied) 3rd
Johnson City Cardinals Kory Doan 3rd 2nd(tied) 4th
Wytheville Cubs Cory Agar 4th Guillermo Quiroz 1st 1st
Burlington Guardians Josh Lake 5th 2nd(tied) 5th
Martinsville Phillies Brent Del Chiaro 6th 2nd(tied) 6th
Pulaski Braves Sean Murray 7th 2nd(tied) 7th
Bluefield Orioles 8th (tied) 2nd(tied) 8th(tied)
Bristol Tigers 8th (tied) 2nd(tied) 8th(tied)
Kingsport Mets 8th (tied) 2nd(tied) 8th(tied)
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Johnson City Cardinals Brad Bouras 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Elizabethton Twins Brandon Sing 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Wytheville Cubs Ryan Barthelemy 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Princeton Pirates Chris Fallon 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Martinsville Phillies Dave Bernstine 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Pulaski Braves Mark Rueffert 6th 1st(tied) 6th
Bluefield Orioles Jesus Stephens 7th 1st(tied) 7th
Bristol Tigers 8th (tied) 1st(tied) 8th(tied)
Burlington Guardians 8th (tied) 1st(tied) 8th(tied)
Kingsport Mets 8th (tied) 1st(tied) 8th(tied)
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Johnson City Cardinals Sam Bozanich 1st 3rd(tied) 3rd
Elizabethton Twins Damian Roberts 2nd (tied) 3rd(tied) 4th(tied)
Princeton Pirates Gabe Lopez 2nd (tied) 3rd(tied) 4th(tied)
Martinsville Phillies Tony Garcia 4th Willie James 1st 1st
Burlington Guardians Michael LaBarbera 5th Michael LaBarbera 2nd 2nd
Wytheville Cubs Erik Dean 6th 3rd(tied) 6th
Pulaski Braves Randy Rojas 7th 3rd(tied) 7th
Bluefield Orioles Rondon Anderson 8th 3rd(tied) 8th
Bristol Tigers 9th (tied) 3rd(tied) 9th(tied)
Kingsport Mets 9th (tied) 3rd(tied) 9th(tied)
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Elizabethton Twins Rodney Choy Foo 1st (tied) 1st(tied) 1st(tied)
Johnson City Cardinals T.D. Taylor 1st (tied) 1st(tied) 1st(tied)
Princeton Pirates Julio Cordido 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Wytheville Cubs Travis Hanson 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Martinsville Phillies Scott Dragicevich 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Pulaski Braves Jason Benham 6th 1st(tied) 6th
Bluefield Orioles 7th (tied) 1st(tied) 7th(tied)
Bristol Tigers 7th (tied) 1st(tied) 7th(tied)
Burlington Guardians 7th (tied) 1st(tied) 7th(tied)
Kingsport Mets 7th (tied) 1st(tied) 7th(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Wytheville Cubs Jake Wald 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Johnson City Cardinals Ryan Dacey 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Martinsville Phillies Luis DePaula 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Princeton Pirates Chris Briller 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Burlington Guardians Jonathan Storke 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Pulaski Braves Sandy Hiraldo 6th 1st(tied) 6th
Bluefield Orioles 7th (tied) 1st(tied) 7th(tied)
Bristol Tigers 7th (tied) 1st(tied) 7th(tied)
Elizabethton Twins 7th (tied) 1st(tied) 7th(tied)
Kingsport Mets 7th (tied) 1st(tied) 7th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Princeton Pirates Alex Frazier 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Johnson City Cardinals Rob Meyer 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Elizabethton Twins Matt Mann 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Wytheville Cubs Rudy Guillen 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Martinsville Phillies Cameron Coughlan 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Pulaski Braves Toebius Smith 6th 1st(tied) 6th
Burlington Guardians Brian Kennedy 7th 1st(tied) 7th
Bluefield Orioles Jason Guy 8th 1st(tied) 8th
Bristol Tigers J.J. Jones 9th 1st(tied) 9th
Kingsport Mets 10th 1st(tied) 10th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Elizabethton Twins Eduardo Arredondo 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Johnson City Cardinals Roman Gonzalez 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Martinsville Phillies Matt Lemanczyk 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Wytheville Cubs Jon Slack 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Burlington Guardians Larnell Hamn 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Pulaski Braves Jason Knoedler 6th 1st(tied) 6th
Bluefield Orioles Jeramy Janz 7th 1st(tied) 7th
Bristol Tigers Jon Ashford 8th 1st(tied) 8th
Kingsport Mets 9th (tied) 1st(tied) 9th(tied)
Princeton Pirates 9th (tied) 1st(tied) 9th(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Johnson City Cardinals Dan Ortmeier 1st 2nd(tied) 2nd
Elizabethton Twins Cory Keylor 2nd 2nd(tied) 3rd
Wytheville Cubs Jeremy Hermida 3rd Jeremy Hermida 1st 1st
Princeton Pirates Maikel Jova 4th 2nd(tied) 4th
Martinsville Phillies Jeff Christy 5th 2nd(tied) 5th
Burlington Guardians Odis Dolton 6th 2nd(tied) 6th
Pulaski Braves Erick Rivera 7th 2nd(tied) 7th
Bluefield Orioles Jeff Tolotti 8th 2nd(tied) 8th
Bristol Tigers 9th (tied) 2nd(tied) 9th(tied)
Kingsport Mets 9th (tied) 2nd(tied) 9th(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Bluefield Orioles Kirk Saarloos 1st Chris Bootcheck 2nd 2nd
Kingsport Mets Baudel Zambrano 2nd Mike Gosling 1st 1st
Bristol Tigers Leonardo Gonzalez 3rd Leonardo Gonzalez 3rd 3rd
Burlington Guardians Jarod Matthews 4th 4th(tied) 4th
Pulaski Braves Matt Yeatman 5th 4th(tied) 5th
Elizabethton Twins 6th (tied) 4th(tied) 6th(tied)
Johnson City Cardinals 6th (tied) 4th(tied) 6th(tied)
Martinsville Phillies 6th (tied) 4th(tied) 6th(tied)
Princeton Pirates 6th (tied) 4th(tied) 6th(tied)
Wytheville Cubs 6th (tied) 4th(tied) 6th(tied)
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Bluefield Orioles Todd Coffey 1st Todd Coffey 1st 1st
Kingsport Mets Travis McCall 2nd Greg Aquino 2nd 2nd
Bristol Tigers Zach Miner 3rd Alfredo Simon 3rd 3rd
Pulaski Braves Jumbo Diaz 4th Jumbo Diaz 4th 4th
Burlington Guardians Aric LeClair 5th 5th(tied) 5th
Martinsville Phillies Maximo Reyes 6th 5th(tied) 6th
Elizabethton Twins Jason Fardella 7th 5th(tied) 7th
Johnson City Cardinals 8th (tied) 5th(tied) 8th(tied)
Princeton Pirates 8th (tied) 5th(tied) 8th(tied)
Wytheville Cubs 8th (tied) 5th(tied) 8th(tied)
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Bluefield Orioles Jorge Sosa 1st Jorge Sosa 2nd 1st
Kingsport Mets Allan Simpson 2nd Allan Simpson 4th 4th
Bristol Tigers Chad Gaudin 3rd Chad Gaudin 1st 2nd
Pulaski Braves Humberto Garcia 4th Jumbo Diaz 3rd 3rd
Burlington Guardians Marlyn Tisdale 5th 5th(tied) 5th
Martinsville Phillies Juan Lopez 6th 5th(tied) 6th
Elizabethton Twins Jody Friedman 7th 5th(tied) 7th
Johnson City Cardinals 8th (tied) 5th(tied) 8th(tied)
Princeton Pirates 8th (tied) 5th(tied) 8th(tied)
Wytheville Cubs 8th (tied) 5th(tied) 8th(tied)
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