Positional Strength Overview By Teams


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American Baseball Association 07-01-1961
Positional Strength Overview By Teams

Atlanta Rebels 07-01-1961
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Terry Rogers	4th	Roberto Colón	8th	5th
First Basemen	Pedro Reyes	7th	Kyu-jin Yi	12th	13th
Second Basemen	Miguel Morán	14th	Harvey Lee	16th	14th
Third Basemen	Clifford Robertson	6th	Paul Wheeler	3rd	4th
Shortstops	Dayle Harper	7th	Mark Gillorn	6th	8th
Left Fielders	Kevin Edwards	6th	James Patterson	6th	5th
Center Fielders	Juan Barrón	16th	Stan Brooks	6th	14th
Right Fielders	Emílio Varela	3rd	Charlie Young	3rd	2nd
Starting Pitchers	William Watts	14th	Ho Qing	Tied for 9th	14th
Relievers	Raúl Ortega	4th	Roberto Rivera	5th	4th
Closers	Greg Jackson	6th	Roberto Vidro	Tied for 9th	6th

Baltimore Barons 07-01-1961
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Gabriel Blanco	14th	Julián Bizcarra	1st	7th
First Basemen	Larry Todd	1st	Jonathan Myers	10th	1st
Second Basemen	Phil Flynn	11th	Dave Daugherty	14th	12th
Third Basemen	Bernardo Sánchez	16th	Clyde Smith	9th	13th
Shortstops	Luis Martínez	3rd	Stefan Tibbits	14th	10th
Left Fielders	Scott Hardy	15th	Lance Blackwell	8th	12th
Center Fielders	José Palácios	14th	Jaime Santos	10th	12th
Right Fielders	Glen Green	12th	Gonzalo Maestas	5th	7th
Starting Pitchers	Juan Javier	3rd	Martín Encarnación	15th	12th
Relievers	Jorge López	11th	Pedro Cerecer	15th	13th
Closers	Colin Alberts	15th	Jesús Sánchez	2nd	4th

Boston Colonials 07-01-1961
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Kelly Moore	3rd	José Valentín	7th	1st
First Basemen	Gonzalo Bórquez	11th	John Conklin	1st	3rd
Second Basemen	Álex Galindo	4th	Ryan Ferguson	13th	11th
Third Basemen	Joaquín Reyes	11th	Marcos López	7th	11th
Shortstops	Valentín Costello	13th	Ricardo Chávez	1st	4th
Left Fielders	Barry Hopkins	11th	Tony White	16th	16th
Center Fielders	Don Rainville	11th	Millard Fullen	15th	15th
Right Fielders	Carlos Fernández	10th	Vincente González	11th	10th
Starting Pitchers	Tino Trevino	15th	Jesse Turner	2nd	3rd
Relievers	Nate Reed	15th	Shawn Johnson	12th	14th
Closers	Erik Fuller	14th	Dusty Spears	11th	12th

Boston Morrills 07-01-1961
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Woody Palmer	13th	Jesús Aguilar	2nd	8th
First Basemen	Jorge Ruíz	6th	Manny Machado	2nd	4th
Second Basemen	Ienobu Okada	2nd	Yeong-sin Kok	4th	1st
Third Basemen	Carl Campeau	9th	David O'Farrell	1st	5th
Shortstops	Timothée Dubé	8th	Ken Wallace	3rd	3rd
Left Fielders	Reynaldo Robles	4th	Paco Meza	7th	8th
Center Fielders	Jorge Moreno	3rd	Kurt Evans	12th	7th
Right Fielders	Koin Murayama	11th	Bob Moore	16th	16th
Starting Pitchers	Carlos Santos	11th	John Hanson	7th	11th
Relievers	José Navarro	1st	Oscar Fuller	7th	1st
Closers	Alfonso Morín	4th	Ramón Flores	15th	15th

Chicago Hitmen 07-01-1961
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Mike Vaughan	5th	Cisco Pérez	13th	12th
First Basemen	Joseph Trevenot	16th	Art Rogers	16th	16th
Second Basemen	Pero Bulco	10th	Conan Fisher	15th	13th
Third Basemen	David Yates	8th	Colby Flowers	6th	6th
Shortstops	Victor Major	16th	Stephen White	13th	14th
Left Fielders	Xavier Ortíz	2nd	Jesús Cervantes	4th	2nd
Center Fielders	Gustavo Mejía	Tied for 3rd	Vitaly Viktorenko	5th	4th
Right Fielders	Manuel Gonzáles	8th	Manuel Gonzáles	1st	4th
Starting Pitchers	Will Thomas	13th	Robert Kenney	14th	15th
Relievers	Bill Owens	5th	Corey MacKinder	10th	9th
Closers	Nick Carr	9th	Pablo Rodríguez	8th	8th

Chicago Clout 07-01-1961
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Victor Edgar	1st	Owen Williams	14th	4th
First Basemen	José Piña	8th	Arturo García	4th	8th
Second Basemen	José Morín	15th	Alfredo López	11th	15th
Third Basemen	António Suárez	12th	Andrew Brown	14th	14th
Shortstops	Jeff Oliver	6th	Lorenzo López	4th	6th
Left Fielders	Ángel Moya	14th	Juan González	15th	15th
Center Fielders	León Martínez	5th	Júlio Balay	9th	5th
Right Fielders	Ian Turina	1st	Eldon Harrison	4th	1st
Starting Pitchers	Harvey Reynolds	1st	Howard Loucks	13th	4th
Relievers	Rodger Turner	13th	Keegan Bittle	1st	3rd
Closers	Stu Mitchell	3rd	Roberto Díaz	1st	1st

Cincinnati Rivermen 07-01-1961
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ed Randolph	16th	Tanner Tucker	12th	15th
First Basemen	Kenneth Harper	13th	John Howard	15th	15th
Second Basemen	Larry LeBlanc	9th	Larry LeBlanc	1st	2nd
Third Basemen	Ben Anderson	7th	Brant Bennett	11th	9th
Shortstops	Javier Flores	5th	Iván Rivera	8th	7th
Left Fielders	Mike Noble	1st	Mike Noble	1st	1st
Center Fielders	Nick Henson	6th	Justin Johnson	14th	11th
Right Fielders	Raymond Ward	4th	Garland Taylor	13th	Tied for 7th
Starting Pitchers	Kevin Baker	7th	Darrell Howell	3rd	2nd
Relievers	Eric Preston	7th	Bruce Benson	11th	11th
Closers	Ricardo Hernández	12th	Lloyd Barber	13th	14th

Cleveland Eagles 07-01-1961
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jesús Saldaña	2nd	Kenny Decker	15th	6th
First Basemen	Lonnie Fitzgerald	4th	Derek Burton	7th	6th
Second Basemen	Robby Childs	7th	Manuel Silva	5th	6th
Third Basemen	Joe Ray	5th	George Field	2nd	3rd
Shortstops	Todd Davis	9th	Tony White	5th	9th
Left Fielders	Karl Fletcher	5th	Ken'ichi Yasui	14th	10th
Center Fielders	Craig Bryant	9th	Tom Moore	13th	13th
Right Fielders	Michael Clark	14th	Jason Kendrick	10th	13th
Starting Pitchers	Doug Mason	9th	John Lewis	11th	13th
Relievers	Brian O'Neal	12th	Brendan Utting	9th	12th
Closers	Fernando Idurat	7th	Terry Vance	16th	16th

Detroit Bears 07-01-1961
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Wes Daniels	7th	Jacob Bates	5th	3rd
First Basemen	Enrique Gutiérrez	2nd	Art Harden	13th	2nd
Second Basemen	Martín Chávez	6th	John Miller	8th	8th
Third Basemen	Domingo Guerra	14th	Rafael Sánchez	15th	15th
Shortstops	Dan Mitchell	15th	Robby Land	15th	15th
Left Fielders	Minoru Kiyomizu	12th	James Howell	11th	11th
Center Fielders	Eduardo Cisneros	13th	Francisco Rodríguez	7th	10th
Right Fielders	Ken Boyd	7th	Jerry Robertson	14th	Tied for 11th
Starting Pitchers	Ernie White	10th	James MacLeister	1st	1st
Relievers	Kent Jackson	9th	Juan Gonzáles	3rd	6th
Closers	Bill White	1st	Joe Childress	4th	2nd

Los Angeles Moguls 07-01-1961
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Tommy Sander	9th	John Hammond	11th	11th
First Basemen	Javier Camacho	3rd	Len Tanner	8th	7th
Second Basemen	Francisco Hernández	1st	Mark Foley	9th	7th
Third Basemen	Hank Harris	2nd	Tony Salmarán	5th	2nd
Shortstops	Carl Tinker	10th	John McCray	16th	16th
Left Fielders	Robbie McCain	8th	Ramón Alba	10th	9th
Center Fielders	Daniel Ray	7th	António Palma	11th	8th
Right Fielders	Bubba Washington	6th	Ken Palmer	6th	6th
Starting Pitchers	Glenn Loiselle	8th	José Elías	9th	10th
Relievers	John MacNeill	3rd	José Luna	2nd	2nd
Closers	Ken Blair	11th	Darío Vélez	7th	5th

Los Angeles Quakes 07-01-1961
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Scott Crossley	10th	Derek Stone	16th	16th
First Basemen	Armando King	10th	Fernando Zarate	11th	11th
Second Basemen	Felipe Ortíz	16th	Ramiro Solís	10th	16th
Third Basemen	Bob Thompson	13th	Shane Rose	16th	16th
Shortstops	Davis Finley	4th	Carl Reid	2nd	1st
Left Fielders	Juan Jiménez	10th	Jason Fitzgerald	5th	7th
Center Fielders	Mike Nadler	15th	Bart Jordan	4th	9th
Right Fielders	José Soriano	2nd	Cal Arden	7th	5th
Starting Pitchers	George Clark	2nd	Toru Kawai	16th	9th
Relievers	Jacques Vermette	16th	Ed Lowery	13th	16th
Closers	Marty Hicks	16th	António Costello	6th	10th

New York Empires 07-01-1961
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jeff Foster	15th	Alfonso Figueroa	6th	13th
First Basemen	Bob Schmidt	5th	Luis Espinoza	3rd	5th
Second Basemen	Bob Browning	12th	Howard Jones	7th	9th
Third Basemen	Frank Jenkins	1st	Mario Icaza	8th	1st
Shortstops	Mike Fox	1st	Harold Hamilton	12th	2nd
Left Fielders	Jason Burns	3rd	Cliff Cervantes	13th	6th
Center Fielders	Samuel Riobom	8th	George Fisher	1st	3rd
Right Fielders	Allen Craig	16th	Alvin Holt	9th	14th
Starting Pitchers	Pat Miller	16th	Carl Woodward	4th	16th
Relievers	Manuel Rodríguez	10th	Steve Sampson	4th	7th
Closers	Millard Horton	13th	Troy Thomas	5th	7th

Pittsburgh Keystones 07-01-1961
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Carlos Esparza	Tied for 11th	Craig Weaver	9th	14th
First Basemen	Scott Coleman	14th	Pete Harrison	5th	9th
Second Basemen	Dave Williams	3rd	Erwin Taylor	12th	10th
Third Basemen	Eduardo Rosas	4th	Fausto Herrera	13th	10th
Shortstops	Will Brown	Tied for 13th	Neil Williams	10th	13th
Left Fielders	Nick Villa	13th	Francisco Lucero	12th	13th
Center Fielders	José Núñes	10th	José Núñes	8th	6th
Right Fielders	Álex Quiñones	15th	Jorge Esparza	15th	15th
Starting Pitchers	Rafael Ramos	12th	Glen Wilson	5th	8th
Relievers	Billy Woods	8th	Jim Gillespie	8th	10th
Closers	Martin Davis	8th	Rod Wyatt	14th	13th

San Francisco Golden Gators 07-01-1961
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Randy Huff	11th	Gerard King	4th	9th
First Basemen	Ernesto Martínez	12th	Vicente Reyes	9th	12th
Second Basemen	Cory Morris	13th	Joe Myers	2nd	Tied for 4th
Third Basemen	Willie Murray	10th	Louis Brooks	4th	7th
Shortstops	Miguel Sánchez	2nd	Bill Graves	7th	5th
Left Fielders	Huai-yu Goei	16th	Jorge Ramos	9th	14th
Center Fielders	Myron Ashley	12th	Paul Allen	16th	16th
Right Fielders	Félix Cisneros	9th	Leonardo Valentín	12th	11th
Starting Pitchers	Juanito Urrea	5th	Gary Chase	6th	5th
Relievers	Elliot McCaw	14th	Phil Silander	14th	15th
Closers	Randy Goodman	2nd	Luke Mack	12th	9th

St. Louis Dredgers 07-01-1961
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Sloan Wilson	8th	Eduardo Jiménez	10th	10th
First Basemen	Santiago Torres	9th	Gil Curry	14th	14th
Second Basemen	David Carrillo	5th	León López	6th	4th
Third Basemen	Ray von Reidnitz	15th	Tadasu Fukui	10th	12th
Shortstops	Dave Downing	12th	Peter Cole	9th	12th
Left Fielders	Willis Harris	9th	Willis Harris	3rd	4th
Center Fielders	Matt Arthur	2nd	George Miller	3rd	2nd
Right Fielders	Steve White	13th	Johnny McDonald	8th	9th
Starting Pitchers	Weston Yates	4th	Johnny Cunningham	12th	7th
Relievers	Calvin Ahernfeld	2nd	Álex Zapata	16th	8th
Closers	Zach Stennings	5th	Zach Stennings	3rd	3rd

Washington Mutuals 07-01-1961
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Millard Warren	6th	Luis De Jesús	3rd	2nd
First Basemen	Jeff Jackson	15th	Peter Little	6th	10th
Second Basemen	Barry Baldwin	8th	Phil Wheeler	3rd	3rd
Third Basemen	Anthony Walsh	3rd	Robby Malone	12th	8th
Shortstops	Jarred Sexton	11th	Allen Mawby	11th	11th
Left Fielders	Franklin Quinn	7th	Franklin Quinn	2nd	3rd
Center Fielders	José Yturralde	1st	Russell Coleman	2nd	1st
Right Fielders	Clement French	5th	Jesse Truitt	2nd	3rd
Starting Pitchers	Bruno Panatta	6th	Francisco Jiméniz	8th	6th
Relievers	Ben O'Reilly	6th	Alejandro Revollo	6th	5th
Closers	Aaron Roberts	10th	Gustavo Arévalo	9th	Tied for 10th