APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
11/09/2003
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Blue Ridge Bulldogs Jeremy Braun 1st Jeremy Braun 10th(tied) 5th
Greeneville Reds Jim Wright 2nd Jim Wright 1st 1st
Bristol Pirates Bobby McCalpine 3rd (tied) Bobby McCalpine 10th(tied) 9th
Pulaski Yankees Luis Gallegos 3rd (tied) Juan Castro 8th 6th
Portsmouth Nationals Jimmy Lippman 5th Jimmy Lippman 9th 7th
Kingsport Mets J.D. Tomassi 6th J.D. Tomassi 5th 2nd
Reidsville Red Sox Ben Sackel 7th Ben Sackel 3rd 3rd
Princeton Rays Luis Nieblas 8th Mike Boostrom 10th(tied) 12th
Bluefield Blue Jays Chris Wooten 9th Ron Pearce 2nd 4th
Danville Braves Joe Barrett 10th Joe Barrett 7th 10th
Burlington Royals Amari Voner 11th Shamar Whitsey 4th 8th
Hampton Orioles Mike Lee 12th Steve Perry 10th(tied) 13th
Fayetteville Indians Damien Coleman 13th Damien Coleman 10th(tied) 14th
Johnson City Cardinals Gilberto Trejo 14th Juan Meza 6th 11th
Raleigh Cubs Chris Heckler 15th Chris Heckler 15th 15th
Elizabethton Twins 16th 16th 16th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Fayetteville Indians Juan Bernal 1st Juan Bernal 10th 9th
Burlington Royals Luis Rivas 2nd Luis Rivas 1st 1st
Elizabethton Twins Juan Burgos 3rd Juan Burgos 4th 2nd
Blue Ridge Bulldogs Aad Wijbenga 4th Juan Trejo 3rd 3rd
Kingsport Mets Johnny Masson 5th Steve Stanley 5th(tied) 5th
Princeton Rays Jorge Enciso 6th Chris Ray 5th(tied) 6th
Greeneville Reds Sergio Tapia 7th Sergio Tapia 11th 11th
Hampton Orioles Mel Barth 8th Ernesto Aleman 2nd 4th
Pulaski Yankees Ajani Adusei 9th Joel Shattuck 5th(tied) 7th
Bluefield Blue Jays Jake Hoskins 10th Jake Hoskins 9th 10th
Bristol Pirates Juan Jalomo 11th Juan Jalomo 12th 12th
Raleigh Cubs Sergio Franqui 12th Sergio Franqui 5th(tied) 8th
Johnson City Cardinals Jorge Alma 13th Jorge Alma 13th 13th
Danville Braves 14th (tied) 14th(tied) 14th(tied)
Portsmouth Nationals 14th (tied) 14th(tied) 14th(tied)
Reidsville Red Sox 14th (tied) 14th(tied) 14th(tied)
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Danville Braves Sergio Herrera 1st Sergio Herrera 3rd 1st
Elizabethton Twins Jake Morrison 2nd (tied) Jorge Lemus 6th(tied) 3rd(tied)
Reidsville Red Sox Josh Ellis 2nd (tied) Josh Ellis 6th(tied) 3rd(tied)
Blue Ridge Bulldogs Mike Buffone 4th Mike Buffone 6th(tied) 6th
Bristol Pirates Andy Byler 5th Tim Ryder 6th(tied) 7th
Portsmouth Nationals Norietsu Kimura 6th Juan Cervantes 5th 2nd
Fayetteville Indians Arturo Orosco 7th Arturo Orosco 6th(tied) 8th
Greeneville Reds Jim Cotter 8th Jim Cotter 6th(tied) 11th
Bluefield Blue Jays Lupe Verdeflor 9th Micah Lenhart 1st 5th
Hampton Orioles Juan Talamantez 10th (tied) Ron Hodge 4th 10th
Johnson City Cardinals Joe Hull 10th (tied) Joe Hull 2nd 9th
Pulaski Yankees Sergio Serrano 12th Sergio Serrano 14th 13th
Raleigh Cubs Dylan Rivas 13th Dylan Rivas 12th 12th
Burlington Royals Juan Pacheco 14th Juan Pacheco 15th 15th
Kingsport Mets Dave Bullock 15th Dave Bullock 13th 14th
Princeton Rays 16th 16th 16th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Reidsville Red Sox Dave Kimes 1st Dave Kimes 4th(tied) 3rd
Elizabethton Twins Humberto Serrano 2nd Kevin Shaw 3rd 2nd
Danville Braves Josh Powell 3rd Josh Powell 8th 8th
Fayetteville Indians Alfredo Bermejo 4th Arturo Avalos 1st 1st
Portsmouth Nationals Mike Uphoff 5th Jamie Tatum 4th(tied) 5th
Bristol Pirates Jeremy Werner 6th Jeremy Werner 2nd 4th
Bluefield Blue Jays Mike Robuck 7th Mike Robuck 13th 9th
Hampton Orioles Phil Riner 8th Phil Riner 4th(tied) 6th
Johnson City Cardinals Jorge Lercari 9th Jorge Lercari 11th 11th
Blue Ridge Bulldogs Greg Teufel 10th Greg Teufel 10th 10th
Kingsport Mets Glen Walker 11th Glen Walker 4th(tied) 7th
Burlington Royals Giuliano Tran-Dinh 12th Giuliano Tran-Dinh 14th 14th
Raleigh Cubs Luis de Hoyos 13th Luis de Hoyos 12th 13th
Pulaski Yankees Ernesto Cervantes 14th Ernesto Cervantes 9th 12th
Greeneville Reds 15th (tied) 15th(tied) 15th(tied)
Princeton Rays 15th (tied) 15th(tied) 15th(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Portsmouth Nationals Eli Bienkowski 1st Art Nichols 3rd 2nd
Johnson City Cardinals Kevin Fils 2nd Kevin Fils 1st 1st
Danville Braves Jimmy Carland 3rd Jimmy Carland 15th 10th
Blue Ridge Bulldogs Juan Medrano 4th Juan Medrano 4th(tied) 4th
Bluefield Blue Jays Tim DeLozier 5th Tim DeLozier 10th 9th
Kingsport Mets Micah Dickey 6th Micah Dickey 2nd 3rd
Burlington Royals Toby Kilponen 7th Toby Kilponen 4th(tied) 5th
Princeton Rays Dave Rumery 8th Dave Rumery 14th 11th
Reidsville Red Sox Rodolfo Paredes 9th Rodolfo Paredes 4th(tied) 6th
Hampton Orioles Dan Dodd 10th Dan Dodd 4th(tied) 7th
Bristol Pirates Steve Risser 11th Steve Risser 4th(tied) 8th
Greeneville Reds Marv Navarro 12th Marv Navarro 12th 13th
Fayetteville Indians Luis Montijo 13th Luis Montijo 13th 14th
Elizabethton Twins Jorge Valenciano 14th Jorge Valenciano 9th 12th
Pulaski Yankees Steve Caputo 15th Steve Caputo 11th 15th
Raleigh Cubs 16th 16th 16th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Bristol Pirates Jorge Murillo 1st Eric Chamblin 2nd(tied) 2nd
Elizabethton Twins Ted Valdivieso 2nd Ted Valdivieso 4th 4th
Blue Ridge Bulldogs Ernesto Mera 3rd Jamie Ellender 1st 1st
Fayetteville Indians Eric Downs 4th Eric Downs 8th 6th
Portsmouth Nationals Steve Kennedy 5th Steve Kennedy 5th 5th
Raleigh Cubs Dashawn Vialet 6th Sergio Camacho 2nd(tied) 3rd
Bluefield Blue Jays Juan Padilla 7th Juan Padilla 10th 7th
Hampton Orioles Juan Rivera 8th Juan Rivera 6th 8th
Burlington Royals Greg Nesbitt 9th Greg Nesbitt 9th 10th
Greeneville Reds Ayden Pettiway 10th Ayden Pettiway 7th 9th
Reidsville Red Sox Alfredo Verdugo 11th Alfredo Verdugo 11th 11th
Danville Braves 12th (tied) 12th(tied) 12th(tied)
Johnson City Cardinals 12th (tied) 12th(tied) 12th(tied)
Kingsport Mets 12th (tied) 12th(tied) 12th(tied)
Princeton Rays 12th (tied) 12th(tied) 12th(tied)
Pulaski Yankees 12th (tied) 12th(tied) 12th(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Johnson City Cardinals Dan O'Neal 1st Rogelio Pratts 10th 2nd
Danville Braves Nees den Herder 2nd Juan Jasso 2nd 1st
Bluefield Blue Jays Oktav Schutzhauer 3rd Oktav Schutzhauer 8th 3rd
Burlington Royals Sergio Guerrero 4th Sergio Guerrero 12th 7th
Reidsville Red Sox Abe Detmer 5th Rogelio Abundiz 7th 4th
Portsmouth Nationals Ben Sallada 6th Ernie Finn 6th 5th
Princeton Rays Brad Bias 7th Brad Bias 4th(tied) 6th
Elizabethton Twins Zach Navarro 8th Zach Navarro 13th(tied) 11th
Bristol Pirates Steve Warner 9th Steve Warner 13th(tied) 13th
Fayetteville Indians Dave Sheets 10th Steve Flannelly 9th 9th
Raleigh Cubs Eric Douglas 11th Luis Mojica 1st 8th
Pulaski Yankees Jamie Wargo 12th Jamie Barnette 4th(tied) 12th
Greeneville Reds Luis Orama 13th E.C. Duncan 3rd 10th
Hampton Orioles Arturo Castaneda 14th Jaquan Gelsey 13th(tied) 15th
Kingsport Mets Chris Dunkirk 15th Alan Harrah 11th 14th
Blue Ridge Bulldogs 16th 16th 16th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Princeton Rays Giambattista Fuentes 1st Giambattista Fuentes 2nd(tied) 1st
Burlington Royals Jorge Alva 2nd Jorge Alva 2nd(tied) 2nd
Fayetteville Indians Dave Kelley 3rd Dave Kelley 2nd(tied) 3rd
Blue Ridge Bulldogs Luis Serrano 4th Pierre-Louis Drouet 2nd(tied) 4th
Portsmouth Nationals Bobby Kingwood 5th Bobby Kingwood 2nd(tied) 6th
Pulaski Yankees Juan Cerritos 6th Juan Cerritos 9th 8th
Raleigh Cubs Alfredo Mangual 7th Damani Hrobowski 1st 5th
Reidsville Red Sox Eddie Miller 8th Eddie Miller 2nd(tied) 7th
Bluefield Blue Jays Rodolfo Gallegos 9th Rodolfo Gallegos 11th 10th
Bristol Pirates Jim Adams 10th (tied) Jim Adams 8th 9th
Johnson City Cardinals Dan Zumbrunnen 10th (tied) Dan Zumbrunnen 12th 11th
Hampton Orioles Esteban Mozqueda 12th Esteban Mozqueda 10th 12th
Danville Braves 13th (tied) 13th(tied) 13th(tied)
Elizabethton Twins 13th (tied) 13th(tied) 13th(tied)
Greeneville Reds 13th (tied) 13th(tied) 13th(tied)
Kingsport Mets 13th (tied) 13th(tied) 13th(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Danville Braves Steve Ward 1st Joe Alejandre 10th 1st
Fayetteville Indians Luis Alicea 2nd Kevin Caporusso 15th 4th
Bristol Pirates Jake Bonvillain 3rd Kennan Primmer 13th 8th
Raleigh Cubs Pat Cummings 4th Geoff Doel 2nd 2nd
Princeton Rays Juan Paniagua 5th Juan Brenes 3rd 3rd
Blue Ridge Bulldogs Robby Munsell 6th Robby Munsell 16th 11th
Portsmouth Nationals Mike Petersen 7th Mitch Kassing 11th 9th
Hampton Orioles Luis Ayala 8th Luis Albores 6th 6th
Johnson City Cardinals Juan Ledesma 9th Juan Herrera 1st 5th
Elizabethton Twins Humberto Urbina 10th Mike Bennetti 4th 7th
Greeneville Reds Eric Robin 11th Tim Garrett 9th 10th
Burlington Royals Savion Liburd 12th Luis Robles 12th 12th
Bluefield Blue Jays Dusty Thrall 13th Eric Trower 14th 14th
Reidsville Red Sox J.D. Lawrence 14th Juan Trujillo 7th 13th
Pulaski Yankees Arturo Campos 15th Arturo Alaniz 8th 15th
Kingsport Mets Luis de Cardenas 16th Kameji Nagai 5th 16th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Blue Ridge Bulldogs Robby Munsell 1st Robby Munsell 5th 1st
Danville Braves Ksitisa Malhotra 2nd Ksitisa Malhotra 4th 2nd
Burlington Royals Juan Rivas 3rd Chris Brim 2nd 3rd
Bluefield Blue Jays Luis Chaidez 4th (tied) Luis Chaidez 16th 16th
Bristol Pirates Danny Brewer 4th (tied) Rino Mazzucato 9th 9th
Elizabethton Twins Ernesto Abeyta 4th (tied) Ernesto Abeyta 7th 7th
Fayetteville Indians Sergio Barajas 4th (tied) Joe Guerrero 10th 10th
Greeneville Reds Jorge Fuentes 4th (tied) Jorge Fuentes 12th 12th
Hampton Orioles Jonathan Hoover 4th (tied) Jonathan Hoover 11th 11th
Johnson City Cardinals Art Ditto 4th (tied) Art Ditto 13th 13th
Kingsport Mets Juan Ventura 4th (tied) Juan Ventura 14th 14th
Portsmouth Nationals Sincere Charies 4th (tied) Mike Petersen 6th 6th
Princeton Rays Josh Lapena 4th (tied) Juan Paniagua 1st 4th
Pulaski Yankees Rusty Saint 4th (tied) Rusty Saint 15th 15th
Raleigh Cubs Mike Campbell 4th (tied) Mike Campbell 3rd 5th
Reidsville Red Sox Chris Heath 4th (tied) J.D. Lawrence 8th 8th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Blue Ridge Bulldogs Robby Munsell 1st Robby Munsell 3rd 1st
Danville Braves Ksitisa Malhotra 2nd Ksitisa Malhotra 11th 3rd
Burlington Royals Juan Rivas 3rd Chris Brim 5th 2nd
Bluefield Blue Jays Esteban Aleman 4th Esteban Aleman 2nd 4th
Bristol Pirates Danny Brewer 5th (tied) Rino Mazzucato 13th 13th
Elizabethton Twins Ernesto Abeyta 5th (tied) Ernesto Abeyta 10th 11th
Fayetteville Indians Sergio Barajas 5th (tied) Luis Alicea 4th 6th
Greeneville Reds Dermott De'Ath 5th (tied) Eric Robin 6th 7th
Hampton Orioles Luis Carrillo 5th (tied) Jonathan Hoover 9th 10th
Johnson City Cardinals Art Ditto 5th (tied) Art Ditto 15th 15th
Kingsport Mets Kevin Mason 5th (tied) Kevin Mason 14th 14th
Portsmouth Nationals Sincere Charies 5th (tied) Mike Petersen 8th 9th
Princeton Rays Josh Lapena 5th (tied) Juan Paniagua 1st 5th
Pulaski Yankees Luis Alvarado 5th (tied) Arturo Campos 12th 12th
Raleigh Cubs Mike Campbell 5th (tied) Mike Campbell 16th 16th
Reidsville Red Sox Chris Heath 5th (tied) J.D. Lawrence 7th 8th
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