MIDWEST LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
01/11/2049
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Great Lakes Loons Raúl Flores 1st Jim Johnson 3rd 1st
Kane County Cougars Norm Puccetti 2nd Norm Puccetti 9th(tied) 2nd
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Ben Steinborn 3rd Ben Steinborn 9th(tied) 4th
Lake County Captains Vic Branch 4th Jorge Gonzáles 2nd 3rd
Cedar Rapids Kernels Ted Smith 5th Ted Smith 5th 6th
South Bend Cubs Augusto González 6th Gideon Rogerson 1st 5th
Peoria Chiefs Duane Tottingham 7th Duane Tottingham 7th 7th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Luis Rey 8th Jesús Groot 9th(tied) 8th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Dave Jussel 9th Dave Jussel 15th 15th
Clinton LumberKings Gilberto Hernández 10th Gilberto Hernández 9th(tied) 11th
Burlington Bees Jesús Rodríguez 11th Don Davis 8th 9th
Beloit Snappers Oscar Moffatt 12th Oscar Moffatt 6th 10th
Dayton Dragons Haruyuki Yamamoto 13th Haruyuki Yamamoto 4th 12th
West Michigan Whitecaps Jon Mehr 14th Jon Mehr 9th(tied) 13th
Lansing Lugnuts Dylan Niemer 15th Dylan Niemer 14th 14th
Quad Cities River Bandits 16th 16th 16th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Lansing Lugnuts Luis Antonio Navarro 1st Luis Antonio Navarro 9th 9th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Juan Rodríguez 2nd Eric Young 5th 1st
Quad Cities River Bandits Jerry Kirkendoll 3rd Jerry Kirkendoll 12th 10th
West Michigan Whitecaps Mototomi Sugimoto 4th António Ramírez 2nd(tied) 2nd
Dayton Dragons Sergio González 5th Jim Buttles 4th 3rd
South Bend Cubs Ken Potter 6th Ken Potter 6th(tied) 5th
Fort Wayne TinCaps David Franco 7th Joel Standly 1st 4th
Burlington Bees Manny Serrano 8th José Avaios 6th(tied) 7th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Valentin Belm 9th Valentin Belm 10th 11th
Beloit Snappers Tomás de Lara 10th Ánibal Puente 2nd(tied) 6th
Lake County Captains Mike Sipos 11th Mike Sipos 6th(tied) 8th
Great Lakes Loons Junior Beezley 12th Junior Beezley 11th 12th
Peoria Chiefs Tim Sturk 13th Tim Sturk 13th 13th
Cedar Rapids Kernels 14th (tied) 14th(tied) 14th(tied)
Clinton LumberKings 14th (tied) 14th(tied) 14th(tied)
Kane County Cougars 14th (tied) 14th(tied) 14th(tied)
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
West Michigan Whitecaps Chris Lamour 1st Juan Jose Ramírez 2nd 1st
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Don Van Eck 2nd Dave Manner 12th 7th
Great Lakes Loons Juan Meléndez 3rd 15th(tied) 10th
Kane County Cougars Severiano Arruante 4th Severiano Arruante 10th 8th
Dayton Dragons Masashige Kikuchi 5th Masashige Kikuchi 3rd(tied) 2nd
Bowling Green Hot Rods Robbie Ravensbergen 6th Robbie Ravensbergen 7th 9th
Lansing Lugnuts Ken Martínez 7th Toichiro Kiyomizu 3rd(tied) 3rd
Cedar Rapids Kernels Luis Sánchez 8th Andy Grizzard 3rd(tied) 4th
Fort Wayne TinCaps José Ríos 9th José Ríos 13th 13th
Beloit Snappers Clint Rumbel 10th Clint Rumbel 11th 12th
Burlington Bees Octávio Serda 11th Octávio Serda 9th 11th
South Bend Cubs Bob Mastracci 12th Lúcio Pérez 1st 5th
Peoria Chiefs Johnny Keim 13th David Seidler 3rd(tied) 6th
Clinton LumberKings Lúcio Brillon 14th Lúcio Brillon 14th 15th
Lake County Captains Edgar López 15th Edgar López 8th 14th
Quad Cities River Bandits 16th 15th(tied) 16th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
West Michigan Whitecaps Bob Ehrman 1st 15th(tied) 6th
Clinton LumberKings Ben Keppy 2nd Ben Keppy 6th 5th
Quad Cities River Bandits Dieter van Mill 3rd Dieter van Mill 11th 7th
Lansing Lugnuts Max Giokas 4th Max Giokas 3rd(tied) 1st
Kane County Cougars Robby Zigler 5th Robby Zigler 3rd(tied) 3rd
Dayton Dragons António Cruz 6th Tim Iacovelli 1st(tied) 2nd
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Ron Strominger 7th Ron Strominger 9th 8th
South Bend Cubs Randy Ingram 8th Randy Ingram 7th 9th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Juan Franco 9th (tied) Juan Franco 10th 10th
Peoria Chiefs Curt Archer 9th (tied) Andy Budinger 1st(tied) 4th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Max Recor 11th Max Recor 14th 15th
Lake County Captains Andy Reeves 12th Andy Reeves 8th 11th
Beloit Snappers Jim Lesh 13th Jim Lesh 13th 13th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Darryl Marinaro 14th Darryl Marinaro 12th 14th
Burlington Bees Freddy Díaz 15th Freddy Díaz 5th 12th
Great Lakes Loons 16th 15th(tied) 16th
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Kane County Cougars Derrek Lorr 1st Huai-yu Jiang 1st 1st
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Shawn Kubasta 2nd Shawn Kubasta 3rd(tied) 2nd
Clinton LumberKings Paolo van Gerven 3rd Paolo van Gerven 9th 9th
Dayton Dragons Joe St. Amand 4th 15th(tied) 15th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Gilberto Peña 5th Adney Johnson 3rd(tied) 3rd
Quad Cities River Bandits John Tishler 6th John Tishler 11th 10th
West Michigan Whitecaps Joreão Malhado 7th Joreão Malhado 14th 14th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Luis Quezada 8th Luis Quezada 3rd(tied) 5th
Lake County Captains Adrián Chacón 9th (tied) Marv Velten 2nd 4th
Peoria Chiefs António Rodríguez 9th (tied) Edwin Mungle 3rd(tied) 6th
Burlington Bees Raúl Ramírez 11th Carlos Sailors 3rd(tied) 7th
South Bend Cubs Art Hillmer 12th Art Hillmer 12th 12th
Beloit Snappers Danny Beach 13th Danny Beach 13th 13th
Great Lakes Loons Larry Denis 14th Larry Denis 10th 11th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Jim Labit 15th Jim Labit 3rd(tied) 8th
Lansing Lugnuts 16th 15th(tied) 16th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Bobby Trevathan 1st Jim Marks 3rd 1st
Bowling Green Hot Rods Eric Crall 2nd Mike Stangl 5th(tied) 2nd
Kane County Cougars António Souza 3rd António Souza 9th(tied) 9th
Burlington Bees John Macdonald 4th John Macdonald 5th(tied) 4th
Lake County Captains António Gallegos 5th António Gallegos 2nd 3rd
Dayton Dragons Jon Jordan 6th Jake Schwappach 5th(tied) 5th
Peoria Chiefs Jesús Ruíz 7th Chris Anderson 4th 6th
South Bend Cubs Cliff Sherba 8th Scotty Feuer 5th(tied) 8th
Great Lakes Loons Ken Keith 9th Jeff Chalke 1st 7th
Beloit Snappers Chris Startzman 10th Chris Startzman 12th 11th
West Michigan Whitecaps Brit Dukat 11th Brit Dukat 9th(tied) 10th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Jorge Gutiérrez 12th Jorge Gutiérrez 11th 12th
Cedar Rapids Kernels 13th (tied) 13th(tied) 13th(tied)
Clinton LumberKings 13th (tied) 13th(tied) 13th(tied)
Lansing Lugnuts 13th (tied) 13th(tied) 13th(tied)
Quad Cities River Bandits 13th (tied) 13th(tied) 13th(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Kane County Cougars Mike Frentz 1st Mike Frentz 2nd 1st
Great Lakes Loons Juan Delgado 2nd 15th(tied) 10th
Lansing Lugnuts Lou Locke 3rd Lou Locke 5th(tied) 2nd
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Luis Beenken 4th Luis Beenken 11th 9th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Jesús Mojica 5th Jesús Mojica 12th 11th
Lake County Captains Mike Catinella 6th Pete Auriemma 1st 3rd
Dayton Dragons Dan Jereb 7th Dan Jereb 14th 13th
Clinton LumberKings Dominic Dowty 8th Dominic Dowty 5th(tied) 4th
Burlington Bees Ángelo Vela 9th Ernesto Farías 3rd(tied) 5th
South Bend Cubs Pete Noyce 10th Pete Noyce 5th(tied) 6th
Peoria Chiefs John Lao 11th John Lao 9th 12th
Beloit Snappers Ken Bilello 12th Ken Bilello 5th(tied) 8th
Fort Wayne TinCaps José Rivera 13th José Rivera 13th 15th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Jim Buckholt 14th Lex Slagt 3rd(tied) 7th
West Michigan Whitecaps Chris Manuel 15th Chris Manuel 10th 14th
Quad Cities River Bandits 16th 15th(tied) 16th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
West Michigan Whitecaps Pat Caya 1st Chris DeFalco 5th(tied) 1st
Quad Cities River Bandits Arturo Pérez 2nd Arturo Pérez 10th 9th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Esteban Merlano 3rd Leo Moszer 5th(tied) 2nd
Kane County Cougars José Estupinan 4th José Estupinan 12th 10th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Rob Srnka 5th Rob Srnka 1st 3rd
Dayton Dragons Pete Wathke 6th Pete Wathke 3rd 4th
Lake County Captains Nelson Hernández 7th Nelson Hernández 5th(tied) 5th
Lansing Lugnuts Tim Whitsell 8th Dave Dickstein 5th(tied) 7th
Beloit Snappers Dave Nist 9th Curt Barraclough 2nd 6th
Clinton LumberKings Dave Shippee 10th Dave Shippee 9th 11th
South Bend Cubs José Maldonado 11th José Maldonado 13th 12th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Chris Baldree 12th Wyaczieslaw Mikolajczuk 4th 8th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Micheal Fritchley 13th Micheal Fritchley 11th 13th
Peoria Chiefs Randy Chafins 14th Randy Chafins 14th 14th
Burlington Bees 15th (tied) 15th(tied) 15th(tied)
Great Lakes Loons 15th (tied) 15th(tied) 15th(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Dayton Dragons José Herrera 1st Juan Gradillo 12th 1st
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Chris Foligno 2nd Duane Van Sickle 14th 2nd
Great Lakes Loons Iván López 3rd Mike Geisen 10th 3rd
West Michigan Whitecaps Merlin Figi 4th Greg Lask 9th 4th
Lansing Lugnuts Norbert Krimmel 5th Edgar Aguilar 2nd 5th
Kane County Cougars Norm Webb 6th Jim Alberga 3rd 6th
Bowling Green Hot Rods César Zúñiga 7th César Zúñiga 7th 7th
Clinton LumberKings Manny Henry 8th Ed Barlow 15th 12th
South Bend Cubs Erik DeGross 9th Erik DeGross 5th 9th
Beloit Snappers Ned Searfoss 10th Kevin Hust 8th 11th
Lake County Captains Duane Stephens 11th Juan Jose Silva 13th 14th
Peoria Chiefs Jon Koechner 12th Art Allan 1st 8th
Burlington Bees Octávio Pérez 13th Rocky Shada 4th 10th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Steve Kulich 14th Gervaso Gonzago 6th 13th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Bob Wilson 15th Bob Wilson 11th 15th
Quad Cities River Bandits Ethan Knipe 16th José Santiago 16th 16th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Dayton Dragons Chris Ritzman 1st Chris Krah 7th 3rd
Great Lakes Loons Shawn Clifton 2nd Dave Ferrone 9th 8th
Lansing Lugnuts Eric Feld 3rd Eric Feld 11th(tied) 11th
South Bend Cubs Jerry Coffer 4th Kevin Karjala 3rd 4th
West Michigan Whitecaps Cris Gutiérrez 5th Juan Muñóz 6th 5th
Burlington Bees Eric Paxton 6th Jim Everist 1st 1st
Fort Wayne TinCaps Dave Steckert 7th Dave Steckert 2nd 2nd
Beloit Snappers Sancho Sustaita 8th Sancho Sustaita 4th 6th
Kane County Cougars Joe Reed 9th Joe Reed 5th 7th
Clinton LumberKings Rubén García 10th António Gonzáles 10th 9th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Chotaro Yamada 11th Chotaro Yamada 14th 13th
Peoria Chiefs Jeff Teem 12th Jeff Teem 11th(tied) 12th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Raphaël Gérard 13th Al Numbers 8th 10th
Lake County Captains Jimmy Bassette 14th Jimmy Bassette 13th 14th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Alec Aaronson Jr. 15th Alec Aaronson Jr. 15th 15th
Quad Cities River Bandits 16th 16th 16th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Great Lakes Loons Shawn Clifton 1st Dave Ferrone 10th 1st
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Chet Leas 2nd Chotaro Yamada 8th 2nd
Lansing Lugnuts Dan Soto 3rd Dan Soto 14th 14th
Dayton Dragons Phil Failing 4th Phil Failing 13th 13th
Bowling Green Hot Rods César Zúñiga 5th César Zúñiga 12th 4th
Kane County Cougars Norm Webb 6th Norm Webb 4th 3rd
Clinton LumberKings Rubén García 7th (tied) António Gonzáles 11th 11th
West Michigan Whitecaps Cris Gutiérrez 7th (tied) Ken Guarin 2nd 5th
Burlington Bees Pat Minnock 9th Eric Christopherson 1st 6th
Beloit Snappers Don Morán 10th Liam Lowd 3rd 7th
South Bend Cubs Alber Parler 11th Steve Luman 5th 8th
Peoria Chiefs Dave Lyons 12th Stu Bogdon 7th 9th
Lake County Captains Jimmy Bassette 13th Kevin Effenberger 9th 12th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Edgardo Cochado 14th José García 6th 10th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Tony Carico 15th Tony Carico 15th 15th
Quad Cities River Bandits 16th 16th 16th
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