APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
02/16/2026
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Kingsport Mets Juan Rodríguez 1st Juan Rodríguez 2nd 1st
Bluefield Blue Jays Stan Pearson 2nd 3rd(tied) 3rd
Greeneville Astros Pat Maxwell 3rd 3rd(tied) 4th
Burlington Royals Daniel De Jesús 4th 3rd(tied) 5th
Pulaski Yankees José Sánchez 5th 3rd(tied) 6th
Elizabethton Twins Scotty Miller 6th 3rd(tied) 7th
Danville Firebirds Bernie Jarvis 7th Bernie Jarvis 1st 2nd
Bristol Pirates Ron Turner 8th 3rd(tied) 8th
Princeton Rays A.R. Clark 9th 3rd(tied) 9th
Johnson City Cardinals José Moreno 10th 3rd(tied) 10th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Greeneville Astros Pat Anderson 1st 4th(tied) 4th
Elizabethton Twins Joe Robinson 2nd Joe Robinson 1st 1st
Bristol Pirates Mike Jackson 3rd 4th(tied) 5th
Kingsport Mets Nate Dougherty 4th Nate Dougherty 2nd 2nd
Bluefield Blue Jays Jerry Vance 5th Jerry Vance 3rd 3rd
Johnson City Cardinals Doug Rivera 6th 4th(tied) 6th
Pulaski Yankees Pete McDonald 7th 4th(tied) 7th
Danville Firebirds Héctor Sousa 8th 4th(tied) 8th
Burlington Royals 9th (tied) 4th(tied) 9th(tied)
Princeton Rays 9th (tied) 4th(tied) 9th(tied)
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Elizabethton Twins Manny Ramírez 1st 3rd(tied) 3rd
Bluefield Blue Jays Jesús Valentín 2nd Jesús Valentín 2nd 1st
Kingsport Mets Dan Martínez 3rd 3rd(tied) 4th
Greeneville Astros Robby Austin 4th 3rd(tied) 5th
Burlington Royals Steve Teague 5th 3rd(tied) 6th
Bristol Pirates Gus Austin 6th 3rd(tied) 7th
Johnson City Cardinals Juan Morales 7th 3rd(tied) 8th
Danville Firebirds Greg Jones 8th Greg Jones 1st 2nd
Princeton Rays 9th (tied) 3rd(tied) 9th(tied)
Pulaski Yankees 9th (tied) 3rd(tied) 9th(tied)
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Bristol Pirates Curt Adams 1st Curt Adams 1st 1st
Johnson City Cardinals Ron Sharpe 2nd Ron Sharpe 2nd 2nd
Bluefield Blue Jays Andy Rogers 3rd 3rd(tied) 3rd
Burlington Royals Curt Collins 4th 3rd(tied) 4th
Princeton Rays Jeff Pope 5th 3rd(tied) 5th
Elizabethton Twins José Chapa 6th 3rd(tied) 6th
Kingsport Mets Joe MacKnight 7th 3rd(tied) 7th
Danville Firebirds 8th (tied) 3rd(tied) 8th(tied)
Greeneville Astros 8th (tied) 3rd(tied) 8th(tied)
Pulaski Yankees 8th (tied) 3rd(tied) 8th(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Kingsport Mets Tim Simpson 1st 4th(tied) 4th
Elizabethton Twins Mickael Gentil 2nd Mickael Gentil 2nd 2nd
Burlington Royals Tim Barnett 3rd 4th(tied) 5th
Bluefield Blue Jays Chris Black 4th Chris Black 1st 1st
Greeneville Astros Jeremy Marshall 5th 4th(tied) 6th
Princeton Rays Éric Lasserre 6th 4th(tied) 7th
Bristol Pirates Eric Anderson 7th 4th(tied) 8th
Johnson City Cardinals Chad Hughes 8th Chad Hughes 3rd 3rd
Danville Firebirds 9th (tied) 4th(tied) 9th(tied)
Pulaski Yankees 9th (tied) 4th(tied) 9th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Greeneville Astros Joe Davis 1st 4th(tied) 4th
Johnson City Cardinals Mike Jones 2nd Phil Bass 1st 1st
Bristol Pirates Robby Johnson 3rd 4th(tied) 5th
Pulaski Yankees António Herrera 4th António Herrera 3rd 3rd
Bluefield Blue Jays Dave Bennett 5th Dave Bennett 2nd 2nd
Burlington Royals 6th (tied) 4th(tied) 6th(tied)
Danville Firebirds 6th (tied) 4th(tied) 6th(tied)
Elizabethton Twins 6th (tied) 4th(tied) 6th(tied)
Kingsport Mets 6th (tied) 4th(tied) 6th(tied)
Princeton Rays 6th (tied) 4th(tied) 6th(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Danville Firebirds Dave Steele 1st Dave Steele 3rd 1st
Kingsport Mets Daron Bishop 2nd 6th(tied) 6th
Greeneville Astros Ernie Williams 3rd Chris Perry 5th 4th
Johnson City Cardinals Ron Campbell 4th 6th(tied) 7th
Bristol Pirates Johnny Sampson 5th 6th(tied) 8th
Elizabethton Twins Kevin Smith 6th 6th(tied) 9th
Princeton Rays José Franco 7th 6th(tied) 10th
Burlington Royals Juan Carlos Pérez 8th Juan Carlos Pérez 4th 3rd
Bluefield Blue Jays Walt Paul 9th Walt Paul 2nd 2nd
Pulaski Yankees Jorge Liñares 10th Jorge Liñares 1st 5th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Princeton Rays Pete Williams 1st 4th(tied) 4th
Danville Firebirds Rubén Chávez 2nd Rubén Chávez 1st 1st
Burlington Royals Jon Bates 3rd Jon Bates 2nd 2nd
Pulaski Yankees Jordan Couturier 4th 4th(tied) 5th
Elizabethton Twins Eddie Woods 5th 4th(tied) 6th
Johnson City Cardinals Don Smith 6th 4th(tied) 7th
Greeneville Astros Jeremy Boucher 7th 4th(tied) 8th
Bristol Pirates Ed Keaton 8th 4th(tied) 9th
Bluefield Blue Jays Philip Harrington 9th Philip Harrington 3rd 3rd
Kingsport Mets 10th 4th(tied) 10th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Burlington Royals Kevin Todd 1st Kevin Todd 1st 1st
Elizabethton Twins Jeremy Miller 2nd Steve Carter 2nd(tied) 2nd
Pulaski Yankees Stan Lester 3rd Stan Lester 7th 6th
Bluefield Blue Jays Chris Hughes 4th Ernesto González 5th 5th
Johnson City Cardinals Geoffrey Webber 5th Geoffrey Webber 2nd(tied) 3rd
Danville Firebirds António Díaz 6th Theron Ryan 2nd(tied) 4th
Greeneville Astros Gabe Cooper 7th 8th(tied) 8th
Kingsport Mets Steve Perkins 8th Cisco Villarreal 6th 7th
Bristol Pirates Steve MacFadden 9th 8th(tied) 9th
Princeton Rays 10th 8th(tied) 10th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Elizabethton Twins Alvin Long 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Greeneville Astros Gabe Cooper 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Pulaski Yankees Greg Saunders 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Bristol Pirates Bill Sayers 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Danville Firebirds António Díaz 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Johnson City Cardinals Cliff Silver 6th 1st(tied) 6th
Kingsport Mets Nick Callender 7th 1st(tied) 7th
Bluefield Blue Jays Jake Cook 8th 1st(tied) 8th
Burlington Royals Tony Burke 9th 1st(tied) 9th
Princeton Rays 10th 1st(tied) 10th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Elizabethton Twins Alvin Long 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Burlington Royals Dave Smith 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Danville Firebirds António Díaz 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Bluefield Blue Jays Jake Cook 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Greeneville Astros Gabe Cooper 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Pulaski Yankees Greg Saunders 6th 1st(tied) 6th
Johnson City Cardinals Jorge Reyna 7th 1st(tied) 7th
Bristol Pirates Bill Sayers 8th 1st(tied) 8th
Kingsport Mets Nick Callender 9th 1st(tied) 9th
Princeton Rays 10th 1st(tied) 10th
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