INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
05/15/2006
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ottawa Lynx Omir Santos 1st Omir Santos 1st 1st
Richmond Braves Koyie Hill 2nd 8th(tied) 8th
Toledo Mud Hens Charles Johnson 3rd Gustavo Molina 6th 2nd
Louisville Redbirds Josh Bard 4th Tommy Duenas 7th 4th
Indianapolis Indians Jason Grabowski 5th 8th(tied) 9th
Pawtucket Red Sox Jason Varitek 6th Justin Knoedler 4th 3rd
Buffalo Bisons Henry Blanco 7th 8th(tied) 10th
Syracuse SkyChiefs Ryan Budde 8th 8th(tied) 11th
Durham Bulls Phil Avlas 9th Phil Avlas 2nd 5th
Norfolk Tides Casey Myers 10th 8th(tied) 12th
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons George Kottaras 11th George Kottaras 3rd 6th
Rochester Red Wings Robinzon Diaz 12th Robinzon Diaz 5th 7th
Charlotte Knights 13th (tied) 8th(tied) 13th(tied)
Columbus Clippers 13th (tied) 8th(tied) 13th(tied)
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Richmond Braves Lance Niekro 1st John Santor 3rd(tied) 1st
Durham Bulls Travis Ishikawa 2nd Travis Ishikawa 1st 2nd
Louisville Redbirds Brett Harper 3rd Brett Harper 3rd(tied) 3rd
Columbus Clippers Jason Stokes 4th Jason Stokes 9th 5th
Norfolk Tides Tim Brown 5th Billy Butler 2nd 4th
Ottawa Lynx Jeff Clement 6th (tied) Jeff Clement 7th 7th
Rochester Red Wings Luis Antonio Jimenez 6th (tied) Luis Antonio Jimenez 6th 6th
Toledo Mud Hens Abraham Valencia 8th Argenis Hernandez 10th 10th
Pawtucket Red Sox Doug Gredvig 9th 11th(tied) 11th
Indianapolis Indians Nate Gold 10th Nate Gold 8th 9th
Charlotte Knights Chris Shelton 11th Chris Shelton 5th 8th
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons Chris Fallon 12th 11th(tied) 12th
Buffalo Bisons 13th (tied) 11th(tied) 13th(tied)
Syracuse SkyChiefs 13th (tied) 11th(tied) 13th(tied)
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Rochester Red Wings Oliver Mejias 1st Nate Spears 3rd(tied) 2nd
Toledo Mud Hens Jamey Carroll 2nd Jaime Brena 7th 6th
Columbus Clippers Mike Fontenot 3rd Neil Walker 2nd 1st
Pawtucket Red Sox Eric Riggs 4th 10th(tied) 9th
Richmond Braves Tadahito Iguchi 5th Eider Torres 9th 7th
Indianapolis Indians Donnie Murphy 6th Donnie Murphy 3rd(tied) 4th
Syracuse SkyChiefs Delwyn Young 7th Delwyn Young 1st 3rd
Durham Bulls Issmael Salas 8th Issmael Salas 3rd(tied) 5th
Louisville Redbirds Tim Moss 9th Tim Moss 6th 8th
Ottawa Lynx Carlos Valencia 10th 10th(tied) 11th
Buffalo Bisons Jose Amador 11th Ralph Santana 8th 10th
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons Jordy Ramirez 12th 10th(tied) 12th
Charlotte Knights 13th (tied) 10th(tied) 13th(tied)
Norfolk Tides 13th (tied) 10th(tied) 13th(tied)
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Pawtucket Red Sox Shea Hillenbrand 1st Corey Smith 7th 5th
Rochester Red Wings Sergio Gastelum 2nd Greg Porter 1st(tied) 1st
Charlotte Knights Anthony Ramirez 3rd (tied) Anthony Ramirez 1st(tied) 2nd
Ottawa Lynx Jeff Eure 3rd (tied) Valentin Gamez 9th 6th
Durham Bulls Jimmy Rohan 5th Jimmy Rohan 1st(tied) 3rd
Syracuse SkyChiefs Luis Figueroa 6th Jamie D'Antona 10th 9th
Buffalo Bisons Matt Howe 7th 11th(tied) 11th
Norfolk Tides Marshall McDougall 8th Micah Schnurstein 6th 7th
Indianapolis Indians Travis Hanson 9th Travis Hanson 8th 10th
Columbus Clippers Brandon Inge 10th Dallas McPherson 5th 8th
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons Brett Bonvechio 11th Brett Bonvechio 1st(tied) 4th
Louisville Redbirds 12th (tied) 11th(tied) 12th(tied)
Richmond Braves 12th (tied) 11th(tied) 12th(tied)
Toledo Mud Hens 12th (tied) 11th(tied) 12th(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Indianapolis Indians Troy Tulowitzki 1st Troy Tulowitzki 3rd 3rd
Richmond Braves Luis Borges 2nd Gregorio Petit 1st 1st
Durham Bulls Francis Gomez 3rd Francis Gomez 4th(tied) 4th
Charlotte Knights Tommy Whiteman 4th 8th(tied) 8th
Syracuse SkyChiefs Seth Bynum 5th Seth Bynum 6th 5th
Norfolk Tides Jon Andrianoff 6th Jon Andrianoff 7th 7th
Pawtucket Red Sox Gary Patchett 7th 8th(tied) 9th
Ottawa Lynx Francisco Francois 8th Francisco Francois 4th(tied) 6th
Toledo Mud Hens Osvaldo Fernando 9th Osvaldo Fernando 2nd 2nd
Louisville Redbirds Jeff Palumbo 10th 8th(tied) 10th
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons Brian Finegan 11th 8th(tied) 11th
Buffalo Bisons 12th (tied) 8th(tied) 12th(tied)
Columbus Clippers 12th (tied) 8th(tied) 12th(tied)
Rochester Red Wings 12th (tied) 8th(tied) 12th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Durham Bulls Melky Cabrera 1st Melky Cabrera 2nd(tied) 1st
Charlotte Knights Alex Gordon 2nd Alex Gordon 4th 4th
Pawtucket Red Sox Timo Perez 3rd 10th(tied) 9th
Columbus Clippers Michael Spidale 4th Alex Romero 1st 2nd
Indianapolis Indians Nathan Panther 5th Nathan Panther 5th 5th
Norfolk Tides Matt Watson 6th Scott Hairston 2nd(tied) 3rd
Toledo Mud Hens Quincy Ascencion 7th Quincy Ascencion 6th 6th
Buffalo Bisons Tyrell Godwin 8th 10th(tied) 11th
Rochester Red Wings John Ramistella 9th John Ramistella 7th 7th
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons Brian Wolotka 10th Brian Wolotka 8th 8th
Richmond Braves Doug Clark 11th 10th(tied) 12th
Syracuse SkyChiefs Lorenzo Buelna 12th 10th(tied) 13th
Louisville Redbirds Efrain Barragan 13th Efrain Barragan 9th 10th
Ottawa Lynx 14th 10th(tied) 14th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Syracuse SkyChiefs Elijah Dukes 1st Elijah Dukes 1st 1st
Columbus Clippers Reggie Abercrombie 2nd Reggie Abercrombie 4th 4th
Charlotte Knights Brian N. Anderson 3rd Brian N. Anderson 3rd 3rd
Pawtucket Red Sox Xavier Paul 4th Xavier Paul 2nd 2nd
Buffalo Bisons Tommy Murphy 5th 10th(tied) 10th
Durham Bulls Charles Thomas 6th 10th(tied) 11th
Indianapolis Indians Tony Clark 7th 10th(tied) 12th
Norfolk Tides Arturo Rivas 8th Arturo Rivas 5th 5th
Richmond Braves Mike Goss 9th Mike Goss 6th 6th
Toledo Mud Hens Brent Johnson 10th Brent Johnson 7th 7th
Rochester Red Wings Vic Buttler 11th Vic Buttler 9th 8th
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons Adam Greenberg 12th 10th(tied) 13th
Ottawa Lynx Jerry Owens 13th Jerry Owens 8th 9th
Louisville Redbirds 14th 10th(tied) 14th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Syracuse SkyChiefs Trent Oeltjen 1st Trent Oeltjen 4th 3rd
Charlotte Knights Seth Smith 2nd Seth Smith 3rd 4th
Columbus Clippers Victor I. Diaz 3rd Victor I. Diaz 5th 5th
Durham Bulls Chris Duncan 4th 12th(tied) 11th
Pawtucket Red Sox Sergio Contreras 5th Andre Ethier 8th 7th
Indianapolis Indians Brent Clevlen 6th Brent Clevlen 6th 6th
Ottawa Lynx Josh Loggins 7th Carlos Millan 9th 8th
Rochester Red Wings Justin Ruggiano 8th Justin Ruggiano 2nd 1st
Norfolk Tides Richie Robnett 9th Richie Robnett 7th 9th
Richmond Braves Freddy Acevedo 10th Freddy Acevedo 10th 10th
Louisville Redbirds Will Venable 11th Will Venable 1st 2nd
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons Joe Dillon 12th 12th(tied) 13th
Toledo Mud Hens Jeison Paredes 13th Jeison Paredes 11th 12th
Buffalo Bisons 14th 12th(tied) 14th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Rochester Red Wings Tim Lincecum 1st Yovani Gallardo 4th 1st
Durham Bulls Jason Young 2nd Scott Feldman 7th 5th
Indianapolis Indians Jonathan Albaladejo 3rd Jonathan Albaladejo 10th 6th
Syracuse SkyChiefs Nate Cornejo 4th Vinnie DeChristofaro 9th 7th
Pawtucket Red Sox Jose Oyervides 5th Jose Oyervides 8th 8th
Richmond Braves Shane Rhodes 6th Chuck James 3rd 3rd
Toledo Mud Hens Mike Drumright 7th Kevin Deaton 1st 2nd
Ottawa Lynx Roberto H. Hernandez 8th Roberto H. Hernandez 2nd 4th
Norfolk Tides Eric Hull 9th James Holcomb 6th 10th
Charlotte Knights Joe Kennedy 10th Dustin Moseley 11th(tied) 11th
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons Joe Piekarz 11th Hector Chavarria 11th(tied) 12th
Columbus Clippers Ryan Sadowski 12th Ryan Sadowski 11th(tied) 13th
Louisville Redbirds Jose Hernandez 13th Chris Barlow 5th 9th
Buffalo Bisons Matt Maloney 14th 14th 14th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Louisville Redbirds Jamie Vermilyea 1st Jamie Vermilyea 8th(tied) 3rd
Syracuse SkyChiefs Franquelis Osoria 2nd Blake Allen 8th(tied) 7th
Richmond Braves J.P. Howell 3rd J.P. Howell 4th 2nd
Ottawa Lynx Dustin Nippert 4th Roberto Nieves 1st 1st
Durham Bulls Tom Gorzelanny 5th Tom Gorzelanny 8th(tied) 8th
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons Gabe DeHoyos 6th Robert Newland 7th 6th
Charlotte Knights Wes Littleton 7th Wes Littleton 13th 11th
Columbus Clippers Jose Meza 8th Jose Meza 3rd 5th
Buffalo Bisons Edgar Alfonzo 9th Edgar Alfonzo 2nd 4th
Indianapolis Indians Merkin Valdez 10th Merkin Valdez 14th 13th
Norfolk Tides Edgar R. Martinez 11th Glenn Tucker 6th 9th
Rochester Red Wings Guillermo Carrillo 12th Guillermo Carrillo 8th(tied) 12th
Toledo Mud Hens Wilson Ciprian 13th Harvey Garcia 5th 10th
Pawtucket Red Sox Jim Henderson 14th Jim Henderson 8th(tied) 14th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Richmond Braves J.P. Howell 1st J.P. Howell 5th 1st
Louisville Redbirds Steve Langone 2nd Jamie Vermilyea 6th(tied) 2nd
Syracuse SkyChiefs Franquelis Osoria 3rd Blake Allen 6th(tied) 3rd
Indianapolis Indians Anthony Moreno 4th Anthony Moreno 10th 9th
Toledo Mud Hens Elvis Avendano 5th Elvis Avendano 12th 10th
Charlotte Knights Wes Littleton 6th Wes Littleton 6th(tied) 6th
Durham Bulls Jesus Rodriguez 7th Tom Gorzelanny 4th 4th
Norfolk Tides Jarod Plummer 8th Jarod Plummer 9th 11th
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons Wilton Lopez 9th Wilton Lopez 11th 12th
Rochester Red Wings A.J. Jones 10th Guillermo Carrillo 1st 5th
Pawtucket Red Sox Leonard Landeros 11th Leonard Landeros 13th 13th
Columbus Clippers Rusty Tucker 12th Jose Meza 3rd 8th
Buffalo Bisons Ezequiel Astacio 13th Edgar Alfonzo 2nd 7th
Ottawa Lynx Bobby Jenks 14th Bobby Jenks 14th 14th
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