APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
03/12/2026
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Kingsport Mets Juan Rodríguez 1st Juan Rodríguez 2nd 1st
Greeneville Astros Juan Cabrera 2nd 3rd(tied) 3rd
Bluefield Blue Jays Stan Pearson 3rd 3rd(tied) 4th
Bristol Pirates Eric Daniels 4th 3rd(tied) 5th
Burlington Royals Daniel De Jesús 5th 3rd(tied) 6th
Pulaski Yankees José Sánchez 6th 3rd(tied) 7th
Elizabethton Twins Scotty Miller 7th 3rd(tied) 8th
Danville Hammers Bernie Jarvis 8th Bernie Jarvis 1st 2nd
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 Hammers 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 Spike Ladner 3rd 2nd
Bluefield Blue Jays Jesús Valentín 2nd Jesús Valentín 2nd 1st
Kingsport Mets Dan Martínez 3rd 4th(tied) 4th
Burlington Royals Steve Teague 4th 4th(tied) 5th
Bristol Pirates Gus Austin 5th 4th(tied) 6th
Johnson City Cardinals Juan Morales 6th 4th(tied) 7th
Greeneville Astros Tony Randull 7th 4th(tied) 8th
Danville Hammers Greg Jones 8th Greg Jones 1st 3rd
Princeton Rays 9th (tied) 4th(tied) 9th(tied)
Pulaski Yankees 9th (tied) 4th(tied) 9th(tied)
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Greeneville Astros Andy Kirk 1st Kevin Hickman 4th 1st
Bristol Pirates Curt Adams 2nd Curt Adams 3rd 2nd
Johnson City Cardinals Ron Sharpe 3rd Ron Sharpe 1st 3rd
Bluefield Blue Jays Andy Rogers 4th 5th(tied) 5th
Elizabethton Twins Mickael Gentil 5th Mickael Gentil 2nd 4th
Burlington Royals Curt Collins 6th 5th(tied) 6th
Princeton Rays Jeff Pope 7th 5th(tied) 7th
Kingsport Mets Joe MacKnight 8th 5th(tied) 8th
Danville Hammers 9th (tied) 5th(tied) 9th(tied)
Pulaski Yankees 9th (tied) 5th(tied) 9th(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Kingsport Mets Tim Simpson 1st 4th(tied) 4th
Burlington Royals Tim Barnett 2nd (tied) 4th(tied) 5th
Elizabethton Twins Vic Rosa 2nd (tied) Vic Rosa 2nd 2nd
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 Hammers 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
Elizabethton Twins Eddie Woods 2nd Bobby Hamilton 3rd 3rd
Johnson City Cardinals Mike Jones 3rd Phil Bass 1st 1st
Bluefield Blue Jays Dave Bennett 4th Dave Bennett 2nd 2nd
Bristol Pirates Elton LaBrie 5th 4th(tied) 5th
Burlington Royals 6th (tied) 4th(tied) 6th(tied)
Danville Hammers 6th (tied) 4th(tied) 6th(tied)
Kingsport Mets 6th (tied) 4th(tied) 6th(tied)
Princeton Rays 6th (tied) 4th(tied) 6th(tied)
Pulaski Yankees 6th (tied) 4th(tied) 6th(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Danville Hammers Dave Steele 1st Dave Steele 4th 1st
Kingsport Mets Daron Bishop 2nd 6th(tied) 6th
Elizabethton Twins Bob Hill 3rd Bob Hill 5th 2nd
Greeneville Astros Ernie Williams 4th 6th(tied) 7th
Johnson City Cardinals Ron Campbell 5th 6th(tied) 8th
Princeton Rays José Franco 6th 6th(tied) 9th
Burlington Royals Juan Carlos Pérez 7th Juan Carlos Pérez 3rd 4th
Bluefield Blue Jays Walt Paul 8th Walt Paul 2nd 3rd
Pulaski Yankees Jorge Liñares 9th Jorge Liñares 1st 5th
Bristol Pirates 10th 6th(tied) 10th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Princeton Rays Pete Williams 1st 5th(tied) 5th
Danville Hammers Rubén Chávez 2nd Rubén Chávez 1st 1st
Burlington Royals Jon Bates 3rd Jon Bates 2nd 2nd
Pulaski Yankees Jordan Couturier 4th 5th(tied) 6th
Elizabethton Twins Kevin Smith 5th 5th(tied) 7th
Johnson City Cardinals Gil Guistiniani 6th 5th(tied) 8th
Greeneville Astros Duane Baldwin 7th Chris Perry 4th 3rd
Bristol Pirates Ed Keaton 8th 5th(tied) 9th
Bluefield Blue Jays Philip Harrington 9th Philip Harrington 3rd 4th
Kingsport Mets 10th 5th(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 7th 4th
Pulaski Yankees Stan Lester 3rd Stan Lester 8th 6th
Bluefield Blue Jays Chris Hughes 4th Ernesto González 5th 5th
Johnson City Cardinals Geoffrey Webber 5th Geoffrey Webber 2nd(tied) 2nd
Greeneville Astros Juan Zobrist 6th 9th(tied) 9th
Danville Hammers António Díaz 7th Theron Ryan 2nd(tied) 3rd
Kingsport Mets Steve Perkins 8th Cisco Villarreal 6th 7th
Bristol Pirates Bill Sayers 9th 9th(tied) 10th
Princeton Rays Duecha Kilonzo 10th Charlie Zimmerman 2nd(tied) 8th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Greeneville Astros Joe Williams 1st 1st(tied) 1st
Pulaski Yankees Greg Saunders 2nd 1st(tied) 2nd
Danville Hammers António Díaz 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Johnson City Cardinals Cliff Silver 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Kingsport Mets Nick Callender 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Bluefield Blue Jays Jake Cook 6th 1st(tied) 6th
Burlington Royals Tony Burke 7th 1st(tied) 7th
Bristol Pirates Jorge Jiménez 8th 1st(tied) 8th
Elizabethton Twins Luis Muñóz 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
Greeneville Astros Joe Williams 3rd 1st(tied) 3rd
Danville Hammers António Díaz 4th 1st(tied) 4th
Bluefield Blue Jays Jake Cook 5th 1st(tied) 5th
Johnson City Cardinals Rob Mann 6th (tied) 1st(tied) 6th(tied)
Pulaski Yankees Greg Saunders 6th (tied) 1st(tied) 6th(tied)
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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