MIDWEST LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
11/09/2003
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Clinton LumberKings Erik Jones 1st Erik Jones 6th(tied) 3rd
Bowling Green Hot Rods Doug Rawlinson 2nd Doug Rawlinson 3rd 1st
Beloit Snappers Keyon Narcisse 3rd (tied) Keyon Narcisse 16th 16th
Kane County Cougars Chris Reinhardt 3rd (tied) Nesty Calcedo 2nd 2nd
Peoria Chiefs Steve Blackwell 5th Steve Blackwell 6th(tied) 5th
Dayton Dragons Jeremy Hoke 6th Jeremy Hoke 6th(tied) 6th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Sean Gibbons 7th Sean Gibbons 6th(tied) 7th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Luis Villarreal 8th C.J. Dunn 6th(tied) 8th
Quad Cities River Bandits Alfredo Piccoli 9th Alfredo Piccoli 1st 4th
Great Lakes Loons Teagan Oake 10th Robby Burton 6th(tied) 10th
West Michigan Whitecaps Juan Urzua 11th Juan Urzua 6th(tied) 11th
Burlington Bees J.D. Wright 12th J.D. Wright 4th 9th
Lansing Lugnuts Kevin Holland 13th Kevin Holland 6th(tied) 12th
Lake County Captains Dylan Hembree 14th Dylan Hembree 6th(tied) 13th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Steve Milton 15th J.J. Carolus 6th(tied) 14th
South Bend Cubs Ken Rideout 16th Ken Rideout 5th 15th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Burlington Bees Esteban Morales 1st 14th(tied) 13th
Great Lakes Loons Jorge Bernal 2nd Jorge Bernal 9th 9th
West Michigan Whitecaps Joe Ferrell 3rd Mike Wright 2nd(tied) 2nd
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Jim King 4th 14th(tied) 15th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Trip Sergent 5th Sergio Mercado 1st 1st
Lake County Captains Juan Fonseca 6th Juan Fonseca 10th 10th
Kane County Cougars Billy Brown 7th Billy Brown 2nd(tied) 3rd
Clinton LumberKings Arturo Flores 8th Arturo Flores 12th 12th
South Bend Cubs Ludovico Usui 9th Ludovico Usui 8th 8th
Lansing Lugnuts Kevin Bibb 10th Luis Socorro 2nd(tied) 4th
Beloit Snappers Dave Ramos 11th Dave Ramos 11th 11th
Dayton Dragons Mike Stafford 12th Mike Stafford 2nd(tied) 5th
Peoria Chiefs Joey Orduna 13th Jorge Lazo 2nd(tied) 6th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Danny Adams 14th Luis Araiza 2nd(tied) 7th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Jorge Santana 15th Jorge Santana 13th 14th
Quad Cities River Bandits 16th 14th(tied) 16th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Layne Northeast 1st Layne Northeast 11th 9th
Lake County Captains Chad Kelly 2nd Chad Kelly 1st 1st
Quad Cities River Bandits Jorge Brito 3rd Mike Wilker 10th 10th
Clinton LumberKings Ayden LeSane 4th Ayden LeSane 9th 11th
Kane County Cougars Jimmy Lance 5th Jimmy Lance 2nd(tied) 2nd
Dayton Dragons Phil Green 6th Phil Green 2nd(tied) 3rd
Bowling Green Hot Rods Arturo Montalvo 7th Arturo Montalvo 12th 12th
Peoria Chiefs Juan Segura 8th Juan Segura 2nd(tied) 4th
Lansing Lugnuts Luis Murillo 9th Luis Murillo 2nd(tied) 5th
Great Lakes Loons Dan Flax 10th Dan Flax 13th 13th
South Bend Cubs Jorge de la Zerda 11th Jorge de la Zerda 2nd(tied) 6th
Burlington Bees Joe Barclay 12th Luis Barrera 2nd(tied) 7th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Kris Brewer 13th Kris Brewer 2nd(tied) 8th
Beloit Snappers 14th (tied) 14th(tied) 14th(tied)
Cedar Rapids Kernels 14th (tied) 14th(tied) 14th(tied)
West Michigan Whitecaps 14th (tied) 14th(tied) 14th(tied)
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Sergio Valenzuela 1st Jim Brandon 11th 6th
Burlington Bees Juan de Aquino 2nd Juan de Aquino 5th 5th
Clinton LumberKings Bob Reesor 3rd Bob Reesor 2nd(tied) 2nd
Great Lakes Loons Hugh Coffelt 4th Luis Recendiz 1st 1st
Dayton Dragons Steve Hitchens 5th Steve Hitchens 8th 9th
Kane County Cougars Jorge Morales 6th Jorge Morales 7th 8th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Kinnon Sabine 7th Kinnon Sabine 9th 10th
Quad Cities River Bandits Armanno Galicia 8th Armanno Galicia 6th 7th
Beloit Snappers Ismael Navarro 9th Ismael Navarro 2nd(tied) 3rd
West Michigan Whitecaps Jérôme Comte 10th Jérôme Comte 2nd(tied) 4th
Peoria Chiefs Eric Brandon 11th Eric Brandon 12th 12th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Pete Baker 12th Pete Baker 10th 11th
Lansing Lugnuts Amari Turentine 13th Amari Turentine 13th 13th
Fort Wayne TinCaps 14th (tied) 14th(tied) 14th(tied)
Lake County Captains 14th (tied) 14th(tied) 14th(tied)
South Bend Cubs 14th (tied) 14th(tied) 14th(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Juan Montalvo 1st Mike Niemeyer 11th 11th
Lake County Captains Luis Herrera 2nd Luis Herrera 3rd(tied) 1st
Quad Cities River Bandits Branden Graham 3rd Branden Graham 3rd(tied) 2nd
Beloit Snappers Luis Atencio 4th (tied) Luis Scheidel 3rd(tied) 3rd
Burlington Bees Kelyn Adronyk 4th (tied) Kelyn Adronyk 12th 12th
Kane County Cougars Zion Ewards 6th Zion Ewards 3rd(tied) 4th
Great Lakes Loons Geoff Palomino 7th Geoff Palomino 3rd(tied) 5th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Gilberto Robles 8th Gilberto Robles 3rd(tied) 6th
Dayton Dragons Rogelio Moreno 9th Rogelio Moreno 15th 14th(tied)
Peoria Chiefs Sergio Cornejo 10th Sergio Cornejo 13th 13th
Clinton LumberKings Juan Regalado 11th Juan Regalado 14th 14th(tied)
Lansing Lugnuts Sergio Salazar 12th Randy Roberts 1st 7th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Jeremy Dezelan 13th Jeremy Dezelan 3rd(tied) 9th
South Bend Cubs Phil Strayer 14th Phil Strayer 2nd 8th
West Michigan Whitecaps Raquel Calandrini 15th Jimmy Proffitt 3rd(tied) 10th
Cedar Rapids Kernels 16th 16th 16th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Callum Macdonald 1st Jorge Esquivel 3rd(tied) 1st
Lake County Captains Juan Zabala 2nd Juan Zabala 3rd(tied) 2nd
Quad Cities River Bandits Alfredo Quiroga 3rd Mike Huff 10th 8th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Ron Crockrell 4th Luis Zambrano 2nd 3rd
Burlington Bees Sam Renz 5th Dan Gross 1st 4th
Dayton Dragons Jorge Samora 6th Dave Hollis 3rd(tied) 5th
Lansing Lugnuts Arturo Teyes 7th Arturo Teyes 3rd(tied) 6th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Greg McCuiston 8th Greg McCuiston 12th 11th
Great Lakes Loons Steve Von Berg 9th Steve Von Berg 13th 12th
Kane County Cougars Jonathon Rotondi 10th Jonathon Rotondi 9th 9th
West Michigan Whitecaps Jonathan Dupre 11th Humberto Martinex 3rd(tied) 7th
South Bend Cubs Randy Money 12th Randy Money 8th 10th
Clinton LumberKings Danny Maier 13th Danny Maier 11th 13th
Beloit Snappers 14th (tied) 14th(tied) 14th(tied)
Fort Wayne TinCaps 14th (tied) 14th(tied) 14th(tied)
Peoria Chiefs 14th (tied) 14th(tied) 14th(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Lake County Captains Humberto Meneses 1st Humberto Meneses 5th 1st
Great Lakes Loons Omari Mackie 2nd Omari Mackie 6th(tied) 2nd
Clinton LumberKings Joe Searles 3rd Humberto Lara 6th(tied) 3rd
Dayton Dragons Sincere Poullard 4th Sincere Poullard 10th 10th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Pat Muenks 5th Pat Muenks 4th 4th
Peoria Chiefs Greg Winters 6th Greg Winters 6th(tied) 6th
Beloit Snappers Ethan Lee 7th Braedon Hoffe 3rd 5th
Kane County Cougars Luis Navejar 8th Chris Still 6th(tied) 9th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Jon Carvelli 9th Mike Olson 2nd 7th
West Michigan Whitecaps Mike Shumaker 10th Mike Shumaker 11th 11th
South Bend Cubs Koviljko Draskovic 11th Joe Hyde 1st 8th
Bowling Green Hot Rods 12th (tied) 12th(tied) 12th(tied)
Burlington Bees 12th (tied) 12th(tied) 12th(tied)
Lansing Lugnuts 12th (tied) 12th(tied) 12th(tied)
Quad Cities River Bandits 12th (tied) 12th(tied) 12th(tied)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 12th (tied) 12th(tied) 12th(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Clinton LumberKings Humberto Carrillo 1st Humberto Carrillo 2nd 1st
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Danny Stock 2nd 12th(tied) 12th
Quad Cities River Bandits Danny Current 3rd Jamari Aarris 1st 2nd
Burlington Bees Luis Lira 4th Luis Lira 9th 8th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Joey Olson 5th Juan Caban 4th 3rd
Peoria Chiefs Bobby Goff 6th Bobby Goff 5th 4th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Chris Beal 7th Josh Mireles 6th(tied) 6th
Dayton Dragons Sean Callaway 8th Sean Callaway 10th 10th
Lansing Lugnuts Domeneco Rapisardi 9th Ignacio Ramirez 6th(tied) 7th
Beloit Snappers Luis Rojas 10th Luis Rojas 3rd 5th
Great Lakes Loons Joe Croft 11th Joe Croft 11th 11th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Mike Piper 12th Mike Piper 8th 9th
Kane County Cougars 13th (tied) 12th(tied) 13th(tied)
Lake County Captains 13th (tied) 12th(tied) 13th(tied)
South Bend Cubs 13th (tied) 12th(tied) 13th(tied)
West Michigan Whitecaps 13th (tied) 12th(tied) 13th(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Bowling Green Hot Rods Juan Flores 1st Juan Flores 7th 1st
Kane County Cougars Sam Hawley 2nd Sam Hawley 8th 2nd
Great Lakes Loons Jeff Marzetti 3rd Nate Evans 4th 3rd
Quad Cities River Bandits Jake Clinton 4th Jake Clinton 5th 4th
Lansing Lugnuts Andy Wheat 5th Dave Beyke 11th 5th
Clinton LumberKings Dave Schiffman 6th Jamie Wagoner 9th 6th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Kevin Tashman 7th Kevin Tashman 3rd 7th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Eric Jones 8th Joe Atkins 14th 9th
South Bend Cubs Jim Ramirez 9th Eric Murphy 1st(tied) 8th
Lake County Captains Nate Bolt 10th Esteban Tapia 6th 10th
Dayton Dragons Josh Ross 11th Josh Ross 15th 12th
Beloit Snappers Jaime Backley 12th Davon Dright 1st(tied) 11th
Cedar Rapids Kernels D.J. Farmer 13th D.J. Farmer 13th 13th
Peoria Chiefs Sergio Larios 14th Luis Ramirez 12th 14th
Burlington Bees Luis Bello 15th Luis Bello 10th 15th
West Michigan Whitecaps Gabe Garner 16th Zion Beneby 16th 16th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Bowling Green Hot Rods Jonathan Portuondo 1st Jonathan Portuondo 4th 1st
Great Lakes Loons Jeff Marzetti 2nd Kevin Salpietro 5th 2nd
Dayton Dragons Sean Gold 3rd Sean Gold 6th 6th
South Bend Cubs Art Wilkins 4th Juan Alire 1st 3rd
Beloit Snappers Brad Patterson 5th Brad Patterson 13th 11th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Luis Cartagena 6th Luis Cartagena 10th 10th
Lake County Captains Chris Norris 7th Chris Norris 14th 12th
Clinton LumberKings Jared Parker 8th Jared Parker 9th 9th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Josh Thomas 9th Josh Thomas 3rd 4th
Kane County Cougars Jeff St. Thomas 10th Jeff St. Thomas 12th 13th(tied)
Burlington Bees Sergio Andrade 11th (tied) Sergio Andrade 15th 15th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Jeff Caldwell 11th (tied) Vince Hughes 2nd 5th
Lansing Lugnuts Rodolfo Alvarado 11th (tied) Jorge Vallin 7th(tied) 7th(tied)
Peoria Chiefs Jorge Costales 11th (tied) Jorge Costales 16th 16th
Quad Cities River Bandits Chris Cushing 11th (tied) Chris Cushing 11th 13th(tied)
West Michigan Whitecaps Mike Oster 11th (tied) Juan Ynoa 7th(tied) 7th(tied)
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Bowling Green Hot Rods Jonathan Portuondo 1st Jonathan Portuondo 7th 1st
Clinton LumberKings Dave Schiffman 2nd Dave Schiffman 2nd 2nd
Quad Cities River Bandits Jeremy Carter 3rd Jorge Guajardo 8th 3rd
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Stephon Quansah 4th Jeff Wright 4th 4th
Kane County Cougars Bob Bornstein 5th Bob Bornstein 10th 5th
Beloit Snappers Chris Ballard 6th Chris Ballard 13th 12th
Lake County Captains Chris Norris 7th Andy Bailey 9th 7th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Josh Thomas 8th Josh Thomas 14th 13th
South Bend Cubs Art Wilkins 9th Juan Alire 1st 6th
Lansing Lugnuts Chris Rulz 10th Mike Fountain 5th 8th
Peoria Chiefs Juan Montoya 11th Juan Maya 6th 9th
Burlington Bees Lupe Quintana 12th (tied) Lupe Quintana 16th 16th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Jeff Caldwell 12th (tied) Vince Hughes 3rd 10th
Dayton Dragons Jorge Moreno 12th (tied) Jorge Moreno 12th 14th
Great Lakes Loons Josh Jeffcoat 12th (tied) Josh Jeffcoat 15th 15th
West Michigan Whitecaps Mike Oster 12th (tied) Luis Leal 11th 11th
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