Positional Strength Overview By Teams

	04/26/1981
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South Texas League Positional Strength Overview By Teams

Alice Ideals (AA) 04/26/1981
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Daryl Wilkinson	13th	Daryl Wilkinson	Tied for 6th	15th
First Basemen	Rafael Adame	13th	Bob Jones	5th	5th
Second Basemen	Javier Elizondo	16th	Javier Elizondo	Tied for 6th	18th
Third Basemen	Jason Jones	10th		Tied for 8th	13th
Shortstops	Miguel Angel Navarro	12th	Miguel Angel Navarro	Tied for 4th	13th
Left Fielders	Cristián Rodríguez	12th	Cristián Rodríguez	5th	5th
Center Fielders	Bob Smith	16th	Bob Smith	Tied for 2nd	16th
Right Fielders	Dong-joon Yi	19th	Ed Hughes	Tied for 15th	19th
Starting Pitchers	Cole Walker	3rd	Ed Bradford	Tied for 4th	6th
Relievers	Willie Metcalf	9th	Willie Metcalf	5th	5th
Closers	António Navarro	11th	António Navarro	9th	9th

Anaheim Firecats (AA) 04/26/1981
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Freddie Smith	19th	Chris Thomas	5th	6th
First Basemen	Howard Arthur	18th		9th	19th
Second Basemen	Christian Gross	14th		6th	16th
Third Basemen	Darryl Rush	8th	Ramón Álvarez	4th	4th
Shortstops	Arthur Mitchell	8th	Arthur Mitchell	4th	9th
Left Fielders	Scott Byrd	7th	Scott Byrd	7th	11th
Center Fielders	António Valverde	11th	Matt Watson	2nd	11th
Right Fielders	Carlos Salazar	8th	Carlos Salazar	7th	7th
Starting Pitchers	Lowell Massey	7th	Bill Goodwin	4th	9th
Relievers	Keith Newman	12th	Juan Cardenas	9th	7th
Closers	Leonard Owens	7th	Juan Cardenas	14th	13th

Austin Senators (AA) 04/26/1981
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Monty Thomas	15th	Monty Thomas	Tied for 6th	16th
First Basemen	Carlos Sandoval	14th	Cal Norton	7th	7th
Second Basemen	Aurelio Santos	17th	Adrian Coleman	Tied for 6th	19th
Third Basemen	Craig Diamond	17th	Craig Diamond	Tied for 8th	19th
Shortstops	Manuel Zúñiga	16th	Manuel Zúñiga	Tied for 4th	17th
Left Fielders	Daniel Robbins	17th	Daniel Robbins	Tied for 7th	17th
Center Fielders	Mark Ingram	12th	Mark Ingram	Tied for 2nd	12th
Right Fielders	Javier Herrera	10th	Carlos Rojas	14th	14th
Starting Pitchers	Curt Navarro	6th	Curt Navarro	Tied for 4th	8th
Relievers	John Negus	4th	John Negus	2nd	2nd
Closers	Rob Warren	5th	Rob Warren	5th	3rd

Beeville Bees (AA) 04/26/1981
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Bubba Cole	8th	Bubba Cole	Tied for 6th	11th
First Basemen	Chase O'Halloran	17th	John Kimbro	Tied for 9th	18th
Second Basemen	Roland Weeks	20th	Lee Hayes	5th	5th
Third Basemen	Jorge Ramírez	19th	Jim Ford	7th	14th
Shortstops	Raúl Guzmán	20th		Tied for 4th	20th
Left Fielders	Justin Pope	4th	Clint Nelson	4th	3rd
Center Fielders	Félix González	3rd		Tied for 2nd	4th
Right Fielders	Ed Chapman	14th	Ed Chapman	Tied for 15th	18th
Starting Pitchers	Juan Reyna	19th	Juan Reyna	3rd	3rd
Relievers	Bashir Mtundu	18th	Troy Forman	12th	13th
Closers	Leslie Davis	14th	Leslie Davis	12th	12th

Brownsville Eagles (AA) 04/26/1981
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Miguel Sousa	14th	Gerald Whitehead	4th	4th
First Basemen	Carlos Arreola	7th		Tied for 9th	12th
Second Basemen	Eric Burbach	5th	Ward Wright	Tied for 6th	9th
Third Basemen	Greg Smith	16th	Greg Smith	Tied for 8th	18th
Shortstops	Neil Shirley	17th	Neil Shirley	Tied for 4th	18th
Left Fielders	Francisco Hernández	2nd	Jon Morton	Tied for 7th	8th
Center Fielders	Theron Robison	2nd	Theron Robison	Tied for 2nd	3rd
Right Fielders	Aaron Simpson	2nd	Aaron Simpson	2nd	1st
Starting Pitchers	Luis González	2nd	Jong-ho Yi	Tied for 4th	5th
Relievers	Kenny Green	15th	Félix Lópes	Tied for 15th	20th
Closers	Manuel Pérez	19th	Manuel Pérez	11th	11th

Corpus Christi Giants (AA) 04/26/1981
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Alberto Mava	16th	Alberto Mava	Tied for 6th	17th
First Basemen	Jesús Herrera	5th	José Espinoza	1st	1st
Second Basemen	Ryushi Matsui	7th		Tied for 6th	10th
Third Basemen	Randolph Beck	11th	Randolph Beck	2nd	2nd
Shortstops	Mike Smith	5th		Tied for 4th	7th
Left Fielders	Geoff Osborne	5th	Geoff Osborne	Tied for 7th	10th
Center Fielders	Fernando García	17th	Dan Mitchell	Tied for 2nd	17th
Right Fielders	Ernesto Valle	18th	Ed Bryant	10th	12th
Starting Pitchers	Milton Knox	20th	Garrett Wagner	Tied for 4th	20th
Relievers	Alberto Guerra	10th	Chris Patterson	Tied for 15th	19th
Closers	Juan Jose Fernández	10th	Chris Patterson	20th	18th

Eagle Pass Mavericks (AA) 04/26/1981
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Bernardo Cortés	6th	Bernardo Cortés	Tied for 6th	10th
First Basemen	Xuan-ling Xiu	3rd	Xuan-ling Xiu	2nd	2nd
Second Basemen	Takuji Yoshimura	1st		Tied for 6th	6th
Third Basemen	Ricardo Chávez	3rd	José Rivera	1st	1st
Shortstops	Jesse Stewart	3rd		Tied for 4th	6th
Left Fielders	Vaughan Lindsey	13th	Gilberto Feliciano	6th	6th
Center Fielders	Quentin Hall	14th	Quentin Hall	Tied for 2nd	14th
Right Fielders	Toshikazu Hara	20th	Toshikazu Hara	Tied for 15th	20th
Starting Pitchers	Abdelatif Citiwala	14th	José Sánchez	Tied for 4th	15th
Relievers	Ki-moon Kim	3rd	Doug Daniel	Tied for 15th	16th
Closers	Jesús Ramírez	13th	Jesús Ramírez	10th	10th

Edna Railmen (AA) 04/26/1981
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ron Alston	4th		Tied for 6th	8th
First Basemen	Luke Weston	6th	Luke Weston	Tied for 9th	11th
Second Basemen	Miguel López	2nd	Miguel López	2nd	2nd
Third Basemen	Andrés Estrada	4th	Andrés Estrada	Tied for 8th	9th
Shortstops	Bob Conner	2nd	Bob Conner	Tied for 4th	5th
Left Fielders	Juan Luna	14th	Juan Luna	Tied for 7th	15th
Center Fielders	Wayne Arthur	13th	Wayne Arthur	Tied for 2nd	13th
Right Fielders	Allen Brock	3rd	Arturo Ferreira	9th	8th
Starting Pitchers	Carlo Bargenquast	4th	Carlo Bargenquast	1st	1st
Relievers	Chris Miller	20th	Douglas Barton	6th	11th
Closers	Elwood Allen	2nd	Elwood Allen	7th	7th

Frankfort Bohemians (AA) 04/26/1981
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Floyd Kenney	10th	Sergio Garza	Tied for 6th	13th
First Basemen	Woody Robinson	9th		Tied for 9th	13th
Second Basemen	Pepe Rodríguez	12th	Pepe Rodríguez	Tied for 6th	14th
Third Basemen	Dean Hide	13th	Hadji Ukurugenzi	Tied for 8th	16th
Shortstops	Paul Wallace	6th	Paul Wallace	1st	1st
Left Fielders	Scott Joplin	6th	Scott Joplin	1st	1st
Center Fielders	Ramón Pérez	5th	Ramón Pérez	Tied for 2nd	6th
Right Fielders	Kuan Koo	6th	Kuan Koo	1st	2nd
Starting Pitchers	Tom Parnell	11th	Tom Parnell	Tied for 4th	12th
Relievers	Bill West	19th	Luis Anaya	14th	14th
Closers	Preston Johnston	20th	Preston Johnston	18th	20th

Freeport Hurricanes (AA) 04/26/1981
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Chris Brandt	3rd	Joel Collins	1st	1st
First Basemen	Rick Blanchard	12th	Rick Blanchard	Tied for 9th	15th
Second Basemen	Carlos Roldán	19th	Carlos Roldán	Tied for 6th	20th
Third Basemen	Juan Sánchez	20th	Alvin Reed	6th	6th
Shortstops	Gonzalo Castaneda	18th	Gonzalo Castaneda	3rd	3rd
Left Fielders	José López	18th	José López	Tied for 7th	18th
Center Fielders	José Delgado	20th	António De Los Ángeles	Tied for 2nd	20th
Right Fielders	José Ruíz	16th	Adrian Lang	13th	11th
Starting Pitchers	Gary Graham	16th	Terry O'Neil	Tied for 4th	17th
Relievers	Jessie Williams	11th	Víctor Segura	11th	8th
Closers	Brandon Jackson	Tied for 7th	Víctor Segura	17th	15th

Galveston Pirates (AA) 04/26/1981
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	José Ayala	18th	José Ayala	Tied for 6th	19th
First Basemen	Peter Johnson	4th	Peter Johnson	3rd	3rd
Second Basemen	Toin Matsumoto	3rd		Tied for 6th	7th
Third Basemen	Hye-min P'aeng	2nd		Tied for 8th	8th
Shortstops	Pablo Wagner	4th	John O'Brien	2nd	2nd
Left Fielders	Gabriel Suárez	15th	Gabriel Suárez	Tied for 7th	16th
Center Fielders	Josh Baker	7th	Josh Baker	Tied for 2nd	7th
Right Fielders	Tracy Gardner	11th	Tom Kline	5th	6th
Starting Pitchers	José Ramos	9th	Enrico Costa	Tied for 4th	11th
Relievers	Juan Rivera	5th	Juan Rivera	Tied for 15th	17th
Closers	Manny Ayala	17th	Manny Ayala	1st	4th

Greensboro Giants (AA) 04/26/1981
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Michael Lewis	1st	Michael Lewis	6th	5th
First Basemen	Ronald Cahill	2nd	Anastasio Pérez	Tied for 9th	10th
Second Basemen	Miguel Suárez	11th		Tied for 6th	13th
Third Basemen	Edward Barnes	1st	Edward Barnes	8th	7th
Shortstops	Fred Hall	13th	Fred Hall	Tied for 4th	14th
Left Fielders	Neil Norris	10th	Neil Norris	3rd	2nd
Center Fielders	Dustin Washington	4th	Dustin Washington	Tied for 2nd	5th
Right Fielders	Adrián Villanueva	4th	Carlos Vásquez	15th	15th
Starting Pitchers	Adam Perkins	10th	Luis Pérez	2nd	2nd
Relievers	Doug Maloney	8th	Dan Edwards	15th	18th
Closers	Jeremy Moore	6th	Jeremy Moore	3rd	5th

Harlingen Herons (AA) 04/26/1981
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Graham Moore	11th	Graham Moore	Tied for 6th	14th
First Basemen	Roberto Rodríguez	19th	Anthony Knight	Tied for 9th	20th
Second Basemen	Mathew Eaton	6th	Mathew Eaton	1st	1st
Third Basemen	Ken Wells	18th	Ken Wells	Tied for 8th	20th
Shortstops	Ricardo Cruz	15th		Tied for 4th	16th
Left Fielders	Nick Rodgers	1st	Nick Rodgers	Tied for 7th	7th
Center Fielders	Mauro Vásquez	9th	Mauro Vásquez	Tied for 2nd	9th
Right Fielders	B.J. Coleman	7th	B.J. Coleman	4th	3rd
Starting Pitchers	Fernando Hernández	18th	Pedro López	Tied for 4th	19th
Relievers	Juan González	7th	Juan González	3rd	3rd
Closers	Yaichiro Kohara	4th	Yaichiro Kohara	2nd	2nd

Kingsville Ranchers (AA) 04/26/1981
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	José Fuentes	9th		Tied for 6th	12th
First Basemen	Alberto Francisco	11th	Alberto Francisco	Tied for 9th	14th
Second Basemen	Miguel Flores	10th	Miguel Flores	4th	3rd
Third Basemen	José Carbezola	6th		Tied for 8th	11th
Shortstops	George Hodge	10th	George Hodge	Tied for 4th	11th
Left Fielders	Noburo Hashimoto	8th	Noburo Hashimoto	Tied for 7th	12th
Center Fielders	Elvin Rollins	1st	Elvin Rollins	Tied for 2nd	2nd
Right Fielders	Jorge Casillas	1st	Jorge Casillas	11th	9th
Starting Pitchers	Gabriel Hurón	15th	Gabriel Hurón	Tied for 4th	16th
Relievers	Guy Evans	6th	Felipe Ramírez	4th	4th
Closers	Claudio Ramos	9th	Claudio Ramos	8th	8th

Laredo Cowboys (AA) 04/26/1981
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Diego Martínez	7th	Pedro Garza	2nd	2nd
First Basemen	Jeremy Spence	8th	Jeremy Spence	4th	4th
Second Basemen	Ricardo Kidd	9th		Tied for 6th	12th
Third Basemen	Rick Drew	15th		Tied for 8th	17th
Shortstops	Steve Clark	14th	Steve Clark	Tied for 4th	15th
Left Fielders	Mike Hollis	11th	Mike Hollis	Tied for 7th	14th
Center Fielders	Carlos Ramírez	8th		Tied for 2nd	8th
Right Fielders	Frederick Adams	Tied for 4th	Frederick Adams	6th	4th
Starting Pitchers	John Hatfield	12th	Bobby Cox	Tied for 4th	13th
Relievers	George Lawson	1st	George Lawson	1st	1st
Closers	William Dougherty	1st	William Dougherty	4th	1st

McAllen Royals (AA) 04/26/1981
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jeff Robinson	17th	Jeff Robinson	Tied for 6th	18th
First Basemen	Rick Cannon	15th	Rick Cannon	Tied for 9th	16th
Second Basemen	Todd Wynn	8th	Lynn Jones	Tied for 6th	11th
Third Basemen	Pedro Vélez	7th	Edward Hall	Tied for 8th	12th
Shortstops	Alex Lehman	11th	Alex Lehman	Tied for 4th	12th
Left Fielders	Patrick Griffith	3rd	Patrick Griffith	Tied for 7th	9th
Center Fielders	See-tong Sun	18th		Tied for 2nd	18th
Right Fielders	José Tejada	9th	José Tejada	3rd	5th
Starting Pitchers	Stu Calhoun	5th	David Valle	Tied for 4th	7th
Relievers	Gabriel Méndez	13th	Eric Clark	8th	6th
Closers	Koki Endo	12th	Eric Clark	15th	16th

Port Lavaca Whoopers (AA) 04/26/1981
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Robert Douglas	2nd	Robert Douglas	Tied for 6th	7th
First Basemen	Dave Reed	10th	Matt Ramage	8th	6th
Second Basemen	Ricardo Ortíz	13th		Tied for 6th	15th
Third Basemen	Yasutoki Fujihara	5th	Yasutoki Fujihara	Tied for 8th	10th
Shortstops	Fernando Parra	7th		Tied for 4th	8th
Left Fielders	Orlando Pérez	20th	Orlando Pérez	Tied for 7th	20th
Center Fielders	Tom Garner	19th	Tom Garner	Tied for 2nd	19th
Right Fielders	Tony Fernández	12th	Dewitt Powell	Tied for 15th	16th
Starting Pitchers	Solano Rondo	1st	Curt Carpenter	Tied for 4th	4th
Relievers	Dominic Byrd	16th	Dani Rodríguez	13th	12th
Closers	Drake Russell	16th	Dani Rodríguez	19th	19th

San Antonio Bears (AA) 04/26/1981
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jorge Miranda	5th	Alfonso Torres	Tied for 6th	9th
First Basemen	Luis Francisco	1st	Jack Shannon	Tied for 9th	9th
Second Basemen	Bill Cook	4th		Tied for 6th	8th
Third Basemen	Ricardo Deleón	14th	Chris Johnston	5th	5th
Shortstops	Fernando Hernández	1st		Tied for 4th	4th
Left Fielders	Enrique Ríos	19th	Enrique Ríos	Tied for 7th	19th
Center Fielders	Cristo Vargas	10th	Cristo Vargas	Tied for 2nd	10th
Right Fielders	Lee Sheehan	17th	Arturo Taváres	12th	13th
Starting Pitchers	Enrique Martínez	8th	Pedro Vázquez	Tied for 4th	10th
Relievers	Pablo Domínguez	17th	Axel Jamieson	7th	10th
Closers	Don Lehman	15th	Don Lehman	13th	14th

Tulsa Fowls (AA) 04/26/1981
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Rich Schmidt	20th	Rich Schmidt	Tied for 6th	20th
First Basemen	Pedro Mesa	20th	Felipe Flores	6th	8th
Second Basemen	Mark Conner	18th	Jerome Brewer	3rd	4th
Third Basemen	Tim Ross	12th	Tim Ross	Tied for 8th	15th
Shortstops	Juan Jose Cruz	19th	Mark White	Tied for 4th	19th
Left Fielders	Matt Miller	9th	Matt Miller	Tied for 7th	13th
Center Fielders	Paul Roberts	6th	Edward Gilbert	1st	1st
Right Fielders	Kyle Jones	13th	Kyle Jones	Tied for 15th	17th
Starting Pitchers	Dustin Myers	13th	Jerry Schneider	Tied for 4th	14th
Relievers	Tim Rathbun	2nd	Tim Rathbun	Tied for 15th	15th
Closers	Nino Lagomarsino	3rd	Nino Lagomarsino	6th	6th

Victoria Bulls (AA) 04/26/1981
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	José Tirado	12th	Bill Browne	3rd	3rd
First Basemen	Tim Daniels	16th		Tied for 9th	17th
Second Basemen	Kelly Watkins	15th	Carlos Romero	Tied for 6th	17th
Third Basemen	Noah Gibson	9th	Noah Gibson	3rd	3rd
Shortstops	Ben Ryan	9th	Ben Ryan	Tied for 4th	10th
Left Fielders	Carlos Lucero	16th	Phil Casey	2nd	4th
Center Fielders	Ernest Priday	15th	Ernest Priday	Tied for 2nd	15th
Right Fielders	Jorge Green	15th	Jorge Green	8th	10th
Starting Pitchers	Bernardo García	17th	Bob Crawford	Tied for 4th	18th
Relievers	Max Clark	14th	Max Clark	10th	9th
Closers	Steve Davis	18th	Max Clark	16th	17th