X FACTOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
12/31/1999
 
ANAHEIM ANGELS 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jorge Posada 3rd J.D. Closser 17th 3rd
First Basemen Scott Vieira 13th Morgan Ensberg 18th 13th
Second Basemen Jose Luis Sandoval 18th Coco Crisp 1st 13th
Third Basemen Travis Fryman 16th Oscar Salazar 22nd 15th
Shortstops Derek Jeter 6th Mike Morse 17th 6th
Left Fielders Mike Darr 25th Mike Darr 2nd 22nd
Center Fielders Yannick Ricordi 24th Brian Shackelford 5th 23rd
Right Fielders Freddy Cardenas 21st Jayson Werth 6th 20th
Starting Pitchers Steve Avery 22nd Roy Oswalt 10th 22nd
Relievers Bronson Heflin 8th Byung-hyun Kim 26th 8th
Closers Bronson Heflin 17th Aaron Scheffer 28th 28th
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Guillermo Garcia 23rd Paul Phillips 23rd 25th
First Basemen Scot Welish 27th Ruben Carrillo 28th 27th
Second Basemen Barry Larkin 13th Ramon Santiago 7th 12th
Third Basemen Chad Curtis 21st Maicer Izturis 29th 22nd
Shortstops Bill Spiers 21st Francisco Arias 26th 21st
Left Fielders Geronimo Berroa 14th Mario Ramirez 30th 16th
Center Fielders Anthony Iapoce 20th Angel Pagan 10th 20th
Right Fielders Roger Cedeno 11th Corey Patterson 29th 18th
Starting Pitchers Frank Viola 15th Cliff Lee 29th 17th
Relievers Darryl Scott 10th Doug Sessions 4th 10th
Closers Sherman Corbett 8th Cary Hiles 13th 7th
ATLANTA BRAVES 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Angelo Garcia 22nd Carlos Ruiz 21st 23rd
First Basemen Dan Grummitt 20th Shawn Lankford 14th 20th
Second Basemen Tony Batista 25th Gus Marquez 15th 24th
Third Basemen 25th Jeff Deardorff 6th 27th
Shortstops Keith Johnson 28th Kenny Perez 10th 28th
Left Fielders Carlos Mendoza 27th Chad Allen 14th 27th
Center Fielders 27th Willy Taveras 27th 29th
Right Fielders Jon VanderGriend 25th Jason Bay 24th 25th
Starting Pitchers Shawn Purdy 30th Bruce Chen 21st 30th
Relievers 30th Buddy Hernandez 12th 29th
Closers 30th Richard Werner 17th 30th
BALTIMORE ORIOLES 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Paul Lo Duca 15th Chris Paxton 22nd 14th
First Basemen David Ortiz 7th Hank Blalock 27th 8th
Second Basemen Bret Boone 24th Chase Utley 15th (tied) 23rd
Third Basemen Lamar Cherry 20th Brandon Inge 21st 20th
Shortstops Edgar Renteria 10th Jack Wilson 30th 14th
Left Fielders Derrick Gibson 12th Eric Byrnes 23rd 12th
Center Fielders Bubba Crosby 25th Bubba Crosby 28th 25th
Right Fielders Lance Berkman 1st Dan Singletary 29th (tied) 1st
Starting Pitchers Omar Cruz 28th Jason Jennings 6th 28th
Relievers Dustin Hermanson 27th Vinnie Chulk 24th 26th
Closers Omar Cruz 23rd Joel Peralta 12th 19th
BOSTON RED SOX 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Brad Ausmus 21st Pete LaForest 2nd 18th
First Basemen Doug Blosser 28th Julio Trapaga 12th 28th
Second Basemen Reggie L Sanders 14th Esteban German 19th 16th
Third Basemen Ronnie Belliard 11th Aramis Ramirez 24th 13th
Shortstops Geoff Jenkins 4th Clint Barmes 3rd 4th
Left Fielders Vladimir Guerrero 1st Jordan Rodriguez 26th 1st
Center Fielders Matt Lawton 8th Reggie Abercrombie 9th 8th
Right Fielders 27th Ryan Ludwick 3rd 27th
Starting Pitchers Bret Saberhagen 2nd Brandon Webb 1st 1st
Relievers Tim Grieve 17th Rodney Allen 3rd 15th
Closers Tim Grieve 21st Ruben Mendez 5th 17th
CHICAGO WHITE SOX 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Kinkade 18th Mike Napoli 29th 20th
First Basemen John Olerud 21st Alberto Hernandez 2nd 18th
Second Basemen Ray Durham 23rd Michael Young 29th 26th
Third Basemen Mike Lamb 9th Josh Patton 30th 18th
Shortstops Pokey Reese 19th Adam Everett 8th 18th
Left Fielders Shannon Stewart 17th Juan Castillo 29th 17th
Center Fielders 27th (tied) Tike Redman 30th 30th
Right Fielders Carlos Villalobos 20th Milton Bradley 1st 19th
Starting Pitchers Matthew Aminoff 25th J.J. Putz 24th 26th
Relievers Scott Tanksley 15th Vicente Padilla 8th 14th
Closers Matthew Aminoff 16th Vicente Padilla 3rd 9th
CHICAGO CUBS 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Piazza 2nd Ronny Paulino 20th 2nd
First Basemen Larry Walker 18th Erubiel Durazo 20th 19th
Second Basemen Orlando Cabrera 12th Jesus Mendoza 3rd 9th
Third Basemen Sean Berry 8th Lance Niekro 5th 8th
Shortstops Aaron Ledesma 24th Abraham Nunez 23rd 23rd
Left Fielders 28th Jason Washam 25th 30th
Center Fielders Sherman Obando 13th Jose Nunez 17th 13th
Right Fielders Raul Mondesi 6th Omar Rosario 13th 6th
Starting Pitchers Roger Clemens 14th Jake Remington 22nd 13th
Relievers Ken Ryan 23rd Trevor Enders 17th 22nd
Closers Ken Ryan 9th Jairo Diaz 20th 11th
CINCINNATI REDS 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Matt LeCroy 20th Craig Wilson 16th 21st
First Basemen Rob Maurer 6th Garrett Atkins 7th 6th
Second Basemen Oscar Robles 16th Jorge Gonzalez 4th 14th
Third Basemen Jim Thome 23rd Matt Howe 13th 23rd
Shortstops Jack Jones 14th Omar Sanchez 25th 15th
Left Fielders Pat Burrell 7th Pat Burrell 5th 7th
Center Fielders Mark Kotsay 18th Juan Piniella 2nd 17th
Right Fielders 27th (tied) Albert Pujols 14th 28th
Starting Pitchers Carl Pavano 21st Julio Dias 15th 19th
Relievers Chad Bradford 24th Donnie Suttles 18th 23rd
Closers Matthew Gindorff 15th Josh Neiman 6th 13th
CLEVELAND INDIANS 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Javy Lopez 11th Eliezer J. Alfonzo 12th 9th
First Basemen Manny Ramirez 1st Jose Pereira 5th 1st
Second Basemen John Jaha 4th Alex Ahumada 10th 3rd
Third Basemen 25th (tied) Kevin Eberwein 2nd 25th
Shortstops Mark Bellhorn 12th Brent Butler 22nd 13th
Left Fielders Albert Belle 4th Brad Hawpe 12th 5th
Center Fielders Luis Gonzalez 1st Michael Coleman 8th 1st
Right Fielders Trot Nixon 9th Daniel Fornes 12th 8th
Starting Pitchers Al Leiter 17th Mark Buehrle 7th 15th
Relievers Orlando Liriano 29th Simon Escalante 11th 27th
Closers Dave Adam 10th Sean Green 10th 8th
COLORADO ROCKIES 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ed Taubensee 16th Eric Langill 18th 16th
First Basemen Chan Perry 29th Nate Espy 16th 29th
Second Basemen Marco Scutaro 7th Joel Guerrero 10th (tied) 7th
Third Basemen Dave Nilsson 12th Brady Williams 8th 10th
Shortstops Ricky Gutierrez 22nd Jhonny Peralta 29th 26th
Left Fielders Brian R Hunter 26th Carl Gooden 7th 25th
Center Fielders Darren Blakely 26th Omar Moreno 24th 26th
Right Fielders Gerardo Larcher 22nd Tyler Thompson 17th 22nd
Starting Pitchers Brian Holman 11th Kip Wells 28th 12th
Relievers Scott Medvin 11th Lance Davis 29th 20th
Closers Scott Medvin 14th Frisco Parotte 20th (tied) 15th
DETROIT TIGERS 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Brandon Hyde 28th Josh Willingham 28th 28th
First Basemen Will Clark 19th Ken Corley 24th 21st
Second Basemen Manny Sanchez 10th Aaron Herr 29th (tied) 17th
Third Basemen Jeff Cirillo 5th Jorge Cantu 16th 4th
Shortstops Gerald Tartaglia 23rd Christian Herrera 24th 24th
Left Fielders Jack Cust 15th Luis Carlos Garcia 21st 15th
Center Fielders Jose Leyva 22nd Selwyn Langaigne 20th 22nd
Right Fielders Juan Baez 23rd Larry Bigbie 25th 24th
Starting Pitchers Melido Perez 26th Jose Vargas 5th 27th
Relievers Francisco Enrique 25th Jeff Harris 30th 30th
Closers Francisco Enrique 29th Israel Lomeli 20th (tied) 26th
FLORIDA MARLINS 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Julio Mosquera 29th Mark Mortimer 5th 29th
First Basemen Nick Johnson 24th Travis Hafner 8th 23rd
Second Basemen Matt Erickson 26th Alfredo Amezaga 6th 25th
Third Basemen 25th (tied) Ruben Denunez 16th (tied) 28th
Shortstops Jamey Carroll 18th Freddy Sanchez 27th 20th
Left Fielders Mike Little 21st Adam Dunn 10th 20th
Center Fielders Terry Bradshaw 21st Josh Hamilton 7th 21st
Right Fielders Juan Villa 13th Mario Uresti 27th 14th
Starting Pitchers Charlie Cruz 20th Gary Majewski 23rd 20th
Relievers R.A. Dickey 9th Lee Gardner 14th 9th
Closers R.A. Dickey 22nd Luis Ayala 14th 20th
HOUSTON ASTROS 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bengie Molina 12th Alejandro Olivares 14th 10th
First Basemen Franklin Chacon 17th Mike Cole 9th 16th
Second Basemen Wil Cordero 19th Ty Wigginton 17th 19th
Third Basemen Marty Cordova 6th Luis Figueroa 19th 7th
Shortstops Omar Vizquel 13th Eric Riggs 14th 12th
Left Fielders Barry Bonds 5th Lorenzo Bagley 6th 4th
Center Fielders Ryan Klesko 3rd Harvey Hargrove 16th 3rd
Right Fielders Mike Evans 16th Matt Padgett 5th 12th
Starting Pitchers John O'Donoghue 6th Barry Zito 25th 9th
Relievers B.J. Ryan 5th Bob File 10th 5th
Closers B.J. Ryan 1st Dan Smith 9th 1st
KANSAS CITY ROYALS 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ivan Rodriguez 4th Mike Rose 10th 4th
First Basemen Frank E Thomas 4th Jeff Bailey 30th 5th
Second Basemen Nomar Garciaparra 1st Luis Rodriguez 22nd 1st
Third Basemen Derrek Lee 1st MacGregor Byers 19th (tied) 1st
Shortstops Alex Rodriguez 1st Ramon A. Castro 28th 2nd
Left Fielders 28th (tied) Carlos Adolfo 17th 29th
Center Fielders Cliff Floyd 6th Jordan Rubi 23rd 7th
Right Fielders Jeromy Burnitz 4th Ivan Zarraga 23rd 4th
Starting Pitchers Pedro Martinez 7th Rupert Faber 14th 7th
Relievers Alex Portillo 13th Dave Elder 7th 12th
Closers Jeff Tam 19th Clay Condrey 29th 29th
LOS ANGELES DODGERS 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers John Arnold 27th Melvin Hernandez 25th 27th
First Basemen Travis Lee 11th Eric Hinske 3rd 10th
Second Basemen Jose Vidro 3rd Ricky Magdaleno 28th 5th
Third Basemen Corey Koskie 13th Jason Regan 27th 14th
Shortstops 29th Chris Sampson 11th 29th
Left Fielders Danny Peoples 24th Danny Peoples 16th 23rd
Center Fielders Buck McNabb 23rd Luis Terrero 25th 24th
Right Fielders Pedro Munoz 18th Jason Kubel 4th 16th
Starting Pitchers Mario Martinez 29th Josh Beckett 26th 29th
Relievers Cody Kosman 21st Brian Stokes 2nd 21st
Closers Jay North 26th Geoff Jones 11th 23rd
MILWAUKEE BREWERS 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jason Kendall 13th Robert Fick 19th 13th
First Basemen Kevin Barker 8th Ken Harvey 23rd 7th
Second Basemen Delino DeShields 11th Jose Guillen 24th 11th
Third Basemen 25th (tied) Jose Medina 4th 26th
Shortstops Jose Valentin 27th Nick Punto 15th 27th
Left Fielders Brian Jordan 6th Mario Valenzuela 11th 8th
Center Fielders Andruw Jones 4th Bruce Chavez 12th 4th
Right Fielders Brian Giles 2nd Sean Mahoney 16th 3rd
Starting Pitchers Jim Neidlinger 9th Matt Belisle 16th 8th
Relievers Darrell Higgs 12th Tim Spooneybarger 22nd 11th
Closers Darrell Higgs 3rd Alex Serrano 20th (tied) 4th
MINNESOTA TWINS 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Benito Santiago 6th Arturo Velasquez 26th 11th
First Basemen Mo Vaughn 5th Chris de la Torre 21st 4th
Second Basemen Eric Young 14th (tied) Marcus Giles 18th 15th
Third Basemen Carlos Baerga 7th Adriano Ardizzone 15th 9th
Shortstops Juan Bell 25th Mark Ellis 7th 22nd
Left Fielders Sergio Pedreira 23rd Sergio Pedreira 27th 26th
Center Fielders Bobby Higginson 10th Elpidio Guzman 1st 5th
Right Fielders Carl Everett 5th Lew Ford 14th (tied) 5th
Starting Pitchers Danny Jackson 5th Brad Penny 3rd 4th
Relievers Trey Witte 1st Francisco Rodriguez 20th 1st
Closers Trey Witte 2nd Roberto Giron 7th 2nd
MONTREAL EXPOS 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Darren Daulton 5th Jason Grabowski 13th 6th
First Basemen Jason Giambi 2nd Aaron McNeal 1st 2nd
Second Basemen 27th Jared Sandberg 25th 29th
Third Basemen Adrian Beltre 18th Juan Salas 10th 17th
Shortstops Miguel Tejada 9th J.J. Furmaniak 12th 9th
Left Fielders Dominic Therrien 13th Luis Alfonso Garcia 14th (tied) 13th
Center Fielders Glenallen Hill 11th Carl Crawford 21st 11th
Right Fielders Carlos Beltran 19th Chris Duncan 26th 21st
Starting Pitchers Chris Carpenter 23rd CC Sabathia 27th 25th
Relievers Rafael Betancourt 18th Matt Thornton 25th 17th
Closers Rafael Betancourt 20th Heath Bell 20th (tied) 18th
NEW YORK YANKEES 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ramon Hernandez 14th Robert Saucedo 1st 5th
First Basemen Carlos Guillen 3rd Adam LaRoche 12th (tied) 3rd
Second Basemen 27th (tied) Victor Zambrano 10th (tied) 28th
Third Basemen 25th (tied) Matt Holliday 26th 29th
Shortstops Henry Mendoza 16th Cristian Guzman 18th 17th
Left Fielders 28th (tied) Cesar Munoz 8th 28th
Center Fielders 27th (tied) Grady Sizemore 26th 28th
Right Fielders J.D. Drew 3rd Leobardo Arauz 7th 2nd
Starting Pitchers Rafael Diaz 16th Mark Mulder 17th 14th
Relievers John Braase 22nd Tony Penny 28th 24th
Closers John Braase 7th Jamie Emiliano 20th (tied) 10th
NEW YORK METS 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers A.J. Pierzynski 10th Nate Culwell 7th 8th
First Basemen Eric Karros 16th Francisco Mendez 6th 14th
Second Basemen Roberto Alomar 2nd Placido Polanco 26th 2nd
Third Basemen Melvin Mora 15th Carlos Lee 1st 6th
Shortstops Edgardo Alfonzo 7th Efren Espinoza 13th 7th
Left Fielders Eddie Rios 11th Ruben Cardenas 4th 11th
Center Fielders Darin Erstad 5th Esix Snead 14th 6th
Right Fielders Travis Johnson 24th Adam Johnson 17th (tied) 23rd
Starting Pitchers Greg Maddux 4th Kevin Walker 17th (tied) 5th
Relievers Paul Reinisch 4th Lisandro Corba 26th (tied) 4th
Closers Paul Reinisch 12th Justin Kaye 20th (tied) 14th
OAKLAND ATHLETICS 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 30th Eric Munson 3rd 30th
First Basemen Mark McGwire 22nd Michael Cuddyer 11th 22nd
Second Basemen Wil Skett 22nd Chris Dean 13th 22nd
Third Basemen Allen Butler 24th Allen Butler 3rd 24th
Shortstops Gary Sheffield 3rd Josh McKinley 20th 3rd
Left Fielders Henry L Rodriguez 10th Jeremy Dodson 3rd 10th
Center Fielders Andy Abad 17th Francis Perez 6th 16th
Right Fielders Jaime Jones 26th Luis Saturria 10th 26th
Starting Pitchers Curt Schilling 19th Aaron Harang 4th 16th
Relievers Hector Vizcaino 7th Tom Giles 15th 7th
Closers Corey Brittan 28th Corey Brittan 15th 25th
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Lieberthal 17th John Roskos 9th 17th
First Basemen Rafael Palmeiro 14th Morgan Walker 26th 17th
Second Basemen Edgar Naveda 6th Jon Picazo 14th 6th
Third Basemen Mark Loretta 3rd Tom Evans 9th 2nd
Shortstops Jeff Blauser 5th Jose Ortiz 4th 5th
Left Fielders Michael Tucker 2nd Dwight Ferguson 28th 2nd
Center Fielders Richard Hidalgo 2nd Jorge Piedra 22nd 2nd
Right Fielders Rico Brogna 8th Matt Diaz 20th 9th
Starting Pitchers Donnie Blair 1st Brett Myers 7th (tied) 2nd
Relievers Kazuhiro Sasaki 16th Rafael Rivera 5th 16th
Closers Andy Gonzales 13th J.C. Romero 18th 12th
PITTSBURGH PIRATES 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Sergio Amezcua 7th Johnny Estrada 15th 7th
First Basemen Shea Hillenbrand 26th Brett Roneberg 29th 26th
Second Basemen Chuck Knoblauch 8th Orlando Hudson 9th 8th
Third Basemen Fernando Vasquez 10th Jose Fernandez 13th (tied) 11th
Shortstops 29th (tied) Alex Cintron 20th (tied) 30th
Left Fielders Tom Goodwin 22nd Tony Mota 20th 24th
Center Fielders Chris Singleton 15th Juan Pierre 19th 15th
Right Fielders 27th (tied) Juan Encarnacion 22nd 30th
Starting Pitchers Derek Lowe 18th Bobby Jenks 19th 18th
Relievers Armando Cuevas 28th Albert Derenches 21st 28th
Closers Chris Woodfin 18th Albert Derenches 4th 16th
SAN DIEGO PADRES 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Sweeney 24th Casey Martinez 27th 26th
First Basemen Jay Gibbons 15th Robb Quinlan 10th 15th
Second Basemen Carlos Enrriquez 9th Antonio Perez 21st 10th
Third Basemen Paul Russo 19th Dennis Konrady 18th 19th
Shortstops Esteban Beltre 11th Angel Santos 19th 10th
Left Fielders Shane Mack 20th Noah Hall 22nd 21st
Center Fielders Preston Wilson 12th Jason Ellison 29th 14th
Right Fielders 27th (tied) Jeff Hebert 21st 29th
Starting Pitchers Kevin Appier 8th Colby Lewis 9th 6th
Relievers Joe Hudson 26th Jeremy Ross 19th 25th
Closers John Halama 25th Thomas McCaskey 16th 22nd
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Scott Rolen 19th Gerald Laird 8th 19th
First Basemen Jeremy Giambi 9th Kevin Burns 15th 9th
Second Basemen 27th (tied) Brian Roberts 2nd 27th
Third Basemen Bill R Mueller 4th Andy Thompson 23rd 5th
Shortstops Adam Kennedy 8th Kelly Johnson 1st 8th
Left Fielders Reggie Williams 16th Craig Monroe 18th 14th
Center Fielders 27th (tied) Fernando Seguignol 3rd 27th
Right Fielders Jay Payton 15th Rod Bair 11th 17th
Starting Pitchers Antonio Osuna 12th Cha-seung Baek 13th 11th
Relievers Antonio Osuna 14th Dave Glick 5th (tied) 13th
Closers Antonio Osuna 4th Spike Lundberg 29th (tied) 27th
SEATTLE MARINERS 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Raul Ibanez 8th Raul Garza 23rd (tied) 12th
First Basemen Aubrey Huff 10th Talmadge Nunnari 19th 11th
Second Basemen Geoff Blum 5th Omar Infante 8th 4th
Third Basemen Joe Dillon 17th Rich Paz 7th 16th
Shortstops Chipper Jones 2nd A.D. Thorpe 5th 1st
Left Fielders Jim Edmonds 9th Scott Needham 1st 6th
Center Fielders Ruben Rivera 9th Luis Matos 11th 10th
Right Fielders Ken Griffey Jr. 7th Chris Magruder 8th 7th
Starting Pitchers Marco Benitez 3rd Tomo Ohka 20th 3rd
Relievers Ritchie Moody 2nd Brian Gordon 23rd 2nd
Closers Ritchie Moody 5th Saul Rivera 20th (tied) 6th
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Paul Konerko 1st Ryan Doumit 11th 1st
First Basemen Todd Helton 25th Raul Lopez 22nd 25th
Second Basemen Junior Spivey 20th Jordy Ramirez 23rd 20th
Third Basemen Troy Glaus 2nd Gabe Alvarez 25th 3rd
Shortstops Benji Gil 26th Marco Saucedo 9th 25th
Left Fielders Jermaine Dye 3rd Brad Wilkerson 13th 3rd
Center Fielders Marcus Thames 16th Scott Podsednik 15th 18th
Right Fielders Shawn Green 10th Jesse Joyce 9th 10th
Starting Pitchers Juan Contreras 24th Tobias Quezada 11th 23rd
Relievers Chris Morrison 19th Robert Thomas 13th 18th
Closers Chris Morrison 24th Nate Reyes 8th 21st
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bobby M Estalella 26th Victor Martinez 6th 24th
First Basemen Marcos Cervantes 23rd Steve Cox 24th (tied) 24th
Second Basemen Russ Johnson 21st Brandon Phillips 5th 21st
Third Basemen David Bell 22nd Fernando Tatis 12th 21st
Shortstops Alex S Gonzalez 17th Hector Luna 6th 16th
Left Fielders Jose Esparza 18th Anton French 9th 18th
Center Fielders Edgard Clemente 19th Alex Rios 4th 19th
Right Fielders Luis Leanos 12th Xavier Nady 28th 15th
Starting Pitchers Hilly Hathaway 26th (tied) Adam Wainwright 2nd 24th
Relievers Justin Speier 3rd Jorge Flores 1st 3rd
Closers Justin Speier 11th Jorge Flores 1st 5th
TEXAS RANGERS 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jason Varitek 9th Alfonso Limon 30th 15th
First Basemen Kevin Millar 12th Lyle Overbay 17th 12th
Second Basemen Jeff Ball 17th Bill Hall 20th 18th
Third Basemen 25th (tied) Alex Pelaez 28th 30th
Shortstops Mark Grudzielanek 15th Chone Figgins 2nd 11th
Left Fielders Moises Alou 8th Mike DeCelle 24th 9th
Center Fielders Lenny Dykstra 7th Ramon Hernandez 18th 9th
Right Fielders Al L Martin 17th Michael Restovich 2nd 12th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Butch Henry 10th Ken Cloude 30th 21st
Relievers Mike Perez 6th Melvin Poupart 16th 6th
Closers Ignacio Sola 27th Fernando Rodney 19th 24th
TORONTO BLUE JAYS 12/31/1999
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Brent Mayne 25th Josh Bard 4th 22nd
First Basemen 30th Bucky Jacobsen 4th 30th
Second Basemen 27th (tied) Keith Ginter 27th 30th
Third Basemen Joe Randa 14th Chris Schrock 11th 12th
Shortstops Lou Collier 20th Michael Barrett 16th 19th
Left Fielders Scott Morgan 19th Brandon Berger 19th 19th
Center Fielders Pedro Valdes 14th Donzell McDonald 13th 12th
Right Fielders Craig Biggio 14th Darron Ingram 19th 11th
Starting Pitchers Omar Bencomo 13th Salvador Herrera 12th 10th
Relievers Rafael Gutierrez 20th Todd Noel 9th 19th
Closers Omar Bencomo 6th Todd Noel 2nd 3rd
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