GULF COAST LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
01/03/2024
 
BOCA RATON VOYAGERS (R) 01/03/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Álex González 5th Álex González 1st 5th
First Basemen Javier Marulnda 5th Bob Lambert 5th 5th
Second Basemen Gerald Thaxton 3rd Gerald Thaxton 4th 2nd
Third Basemen Morton Austin 7th Morton Austin 13th 13th
Shortstops Dave Barrett 7th Dave Barrett 3rd 7th
Left Fielders Matt Simons 4th Choon-mo Ch'oe 3rd 3rd
Center Fielders Mokichi Yamamoto 5th Mokichi Yamamoto 5th 5th
Right Fielders Sam Rentería 8th Will Jeffries 3rd 4th
Starting Pitchers Eduardo Peña 4th Eduardo Peña 13th 9th
Relievers Cole Dye 1st Ray Morris 7th 7th
Closers Fernando Ramírez 1st Eduardo Peña 3rd 3rd
BRADENTON MANATEES (R) 01/03/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers César Flores 6th John Hastings 5th 6th
First Basemen Cedric Barker 3rd Cedric Barker 1st 3rd
Second Basemen Sean Wilson 6th Bill Robertson 6th 6th
Third Basemen Ray Rogers 5th Ray Rogers 5th 6th
Shortstops Jason Harper 1st Jason Harper 2nd 1st
Left Fielders Chris Elwell 7th King Dean 7th 7th
Center Fielders Harry Johnson 1st Paul Smith 1st 1st
Right Fielders Jeff Sánchez 5th Jeff Downing 3rd (tied) 3rd
Starting Pitchers Elton Silva 6th Dustin Turner 7th 6th
Relievers Jorge Medina 1st (tied) Jorge Medina 13th 13th
Closers Ernie Bates 1st (tied) Derrek Clark 1st 1st
CLEARWATER KINGFISHERS (R) 01/03/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Josh Bennett 12th Jarred Yarbrough 10th 13th
First Basemen Grant Yarbrough 6th Grant Yarbrough 8th 7th
Second Basemen Bill Blue 10th Bill Blue 6th (tied) 10th
Third Basemen Chris Ingram 9th Roland Mejía 3rd 4th
Shortstops Pedro Alejo 8th Pedro Alejo 8th 8th
Left Fielders Mark Armstrong 3rd Mark Armstrong 6th 4th
Center Fielders Weldon Hartley 3rd Weldon Hartley 11th 10th
Right Fielders Dave Warner 12th Dave Warner 12th 13th
Starting Pitchers Edgar Rodríguez 7th Edgar Rodríguez 5th 4th
Relievers Michael Buffington 1st (tied) Artie Hoffman 3rd 3rd
Closers Ricardo León 1st (tied) Ricardo León 7th 7th
CORAL SPRINGS GREYHOUNDS (R) 01/03/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ed Jackson 9th Kevin Carter 10th (tied) 11th
First Basemen 15th 15th 15th
Second Basemen 15th 15th 15th
Third Basemen 15th 15th 15th
Shortstops Miguel Hernández 14th Miguel Hernández 12th 13th
Left Fielders 15th 15th 15th
Center Fielders Esteban Martínez 10th Esteban Martínez 15th 13th
Right Fielders 15th 15th 15th
Starting Pitchers Dan Pierce 2nd Yo Aoki 14th 3rd
Relievers James Dale 1st (tied) Luis Mejía 4th 4th
Closers James Dale 1st (tied) Luis Mejía 6th 6th
DUNEDIN TEMPEST (R) 01/03/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dennis Schaefer 4th George Frazier 4th 4th
First Basemen Garry Cannon 2nd Joe Gray 4th 2nd
Second Basemen Ryan Jamison 2nd Carlos Rosales 5th 4th
Third Basemen Vaughan Pittman 1st Vaughan Pittman 4th 1st
Shortstops Fabián Rojas 5th Fabián Rojas 1st 3rd
Left Fielders Jeremy Cash 1st Jeremy Cash 2nd 1st
Center Fielders Jared Erickson 6th Jared Erickson 5th (tied) 6th
Right Fielders Kris Woodard 2nd Johnny Wilson 2nd 2nd
Starting Pitchers Bill Jones 5th Abel Johnston 10th 8th
Relievers Raúl Domínguez 1st (tied) Preston Martínez 2nd 2nd
Closers Raúl Domínguez 1st (tied) Preston Martínez 5th 5th
FORT LAUDERDALE HURRICANES (R) 01/03/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 16th 16th 16th
First Basemen 15th (tied) 15th (tied) 15th (tied)
Second Basemen 15th (tied) 15th (tied) 15th (tied)
Third Basemen 15th (tied) 15th (tied) 15th (tied)
Shortstops 16th 16th 16th
Left Fielders 15th (tied) 15th (tied) 15th (tied)
Center Fielders 16th 16th 16th
Right Fielders 15th (tied) 15th (tied) 15th (tied)
Starting Pitchers 16th 16th 16th
Relievers 1st (tied) 16th 16th
Closers 1st (tied) 16th 16th
FORT MYERS STEELERS (R) 01/03/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Guillermo Cisneros 2nd Guillermo Cisneros 7th 2nd
First Basemen William Shelton 4th Adam Wilkins 3rd 4th
Second Basemen Leslie Davis 13th Chris Mitchell 2nd 11th
Third Basemen Jesse Phillips 10th Jesse Phillips 5th (tied) 9th
Shortstops Willard Walker 6th Willard Walker 6th 6th
Left Fielders Miguel Benítez 5th Miguel Benítez 13th 13th
Center Fielders James Wilkins 8th James Wilkins 3rd 4th
Right Fielders Robby Skinner 7th Robby Skinner 10th 8th
Starting Pitchers John Geldard 1st Pat Broadhurst 15th 1st
Relievers Alonso Castillo 1st (tied) Alonso Castillo 7th (tied) 7th (tied)
Closers Patrick Cook 1st (tied) Patrick Cook 13th 13th
JUPITER KILLERS (R) 01/03/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Chance Phillips 1st Chance Phillips 10th (tied) 1st
First Basemen Jeffrey Jackson 8th Jeffrey Jackson 6th 6th
Second Basemen Ben Tucker 7th Ben Tucker 6th (tied) 7th
Third Basemen Michael Glenn 6th Michael Glenn 5th (tied) 7th
Shortstops Roy Jenkins 2nd Roy Jenkins 5th 2nd
Left Fielders John Wright 12th John Wright 5th 8th
Center Fielders John Simpson 9th John Simpson 5th (tied) 7th
Right Fielders Ronald Vestal 10th Ronald Vestal 8th 10th
Starting Pitchers Ed Hull 3rd Ed Hull 2nd 2nd
Relievers Scott Ballard 1st (tied) Scott Ballard 7th (tied) 7th (tied)
Closers Ryan Thornton 1st (tied) Ryan Thornton 14th 14th
KISSIMMEE GLORY (R) 01/03/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dave Thomas 10th Dave Thomas 3rd 8th
First Basemen Joe Carr 12th Joe Carr 14th 13th
Second Basemen Walt Anderson 11th Walt Anderson 6th (tied) 12th
Third Basemen Jesse Nelson 3rd Jesse Nelson 5th (tied) 3rd
Shortstops Will Cochran 9th Will Cochran 8th (tied) 9th
Left Fielders Eric Stewart 6th Eric Stewart 7th (tied) 6th
Center Fielders Eric Ferguson 4th Eric Ferguson 4th 2nd
Right Fielders Brett Gamble 4th Brett Gamble 12th (tied) 9th
Starting Pitchers Justin Brown 14th Quentin Mack 8th 13th
Relievers Terry Miller 1st (tied) Terry Miller 7th (tied) 7th (tied)
Closers Cade Young 1st (tied) Cade Young 10th 10th
LAKELAND BUGS (R) 01/03/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jeff Aguilera 15th Jeff Aguilera 10th (tied) 14th
First Basemen Enrique Hernández 10th Enrique Hernández 11th 12th
Second Basemen Juan Martínez 4th Juan Martínez 2nd (tied) 3rd
Third Basemen Forest Blackburn 12th Forest Blackburn 2nd 8th
Shortstops Charles Bogen 11th Charles Bogen 8th (tied) 10th
Left Fielders Andy White 14th Hidehira Nishiyama 7th (tied) 12th
Center Fielders Richard Middleton 15th Richard Middleton 13th 15th
Right Fielders Nathan Stephens 11th Nathan Stephens 9th 11th
Starting Pitchers Melvin Watts 11th Norberto Izaguine 9th 14th
Relievers Derek Baker 1st (tied) Derek Baker 15th 15th
Closers Derek Baker 1st (tied) Artie Morales 2nd 2nd
SAINT LUCIE MYSTICS (R) 01/03/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Scott Lewis 8th Scott Lewis 10th (tied) 10th
First Basemen Josh Jackson 14th Josh Jackson 8th (tied) 10th
Second Basemen Mike Barr 14th Mike Barr 14th 14th
Third Basemen Jesse Bridwell 14th Jesse Bridwell 12th 12th
Shortstops Dave Bryars 15th Dave Bryars 8th (tied) 11th
Left Fielders Vicente Serrano 13th Vicente Serrano 7th (tied) 11th
Center Fielders Ramón López 14th Ramón López 9th 12th
Right Fielders Tyler Miller 13th Tyler Miller 14th 14th
Starting Pitchers Chet Crockett 15th Ray Williams 11th 15th
Relievers Luis Alfaro 1st (tied) Luis Alfaro 7th (tied) 7th (tied)
Closers Luis Alfaro 1st (tied) Phil Georges 4th 4th
SARASOTA HONEYBEES (R) 01/03/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Chae-ho P'ung 14th Jessie Anderson 9th 12th
First Basemen Ed Reid 9th Ed Reid 7th 8th
Second Basemen Lewis Brown 9th Lewis Brown 6th (tied) 9th
Third Basemen António Fernández 4th António Fernández 5th (tied) 5th
Shortstops Nick Bursey 3rd Nick Bursey 7th 4th
Left Fielders Jim Blankenship 9th Jim Blankenship 4th 5th
Center Fielders Robert Jones 12th Robert Jones 12th 11th
Right Fielders Mike Winters 9th Mike Winters 3rd (tied) 5th
Starting Pitchers Jerry Oglethorpe 8th Jerry Oglethorpe 1st 5th
Relievers Mike Bridges 1st (tied) Anthony Wilkins 6th 6th
Closers Shawn Hawkins 1st (tied) Shawn Hawkins 9th 9th
TAMPA CHIMPS (R) 01/03/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Kevin Davis 3rd Ronald O'Herlihy 2nd 3rd
First Basemen Paul Bennett 1st Rick Beasley 2nd 1st
Second Basemen Dick Wall 1st Jorge Velásquez 1st 1st
Third Basemen Steve Himmelf 2nd Steve Himmelf 1st 2nd
Shortstops Rob Parkinson 4th Wilson Vela 4th 5th
Left Fielders Clyde Collins 2nd Max Hammond 1st 2nd
Center Fielders Colm Driver 7th Colm Driver 2nd 3rd
Right Fielders Dwayne Craig 6th Dwayne Craig 6th 7th
Starting Pitchers Leon Cutler 9th Alonso Sandoval 12th 11th
Relievers Rich Lee 1st (tied) Rich Lee 12th 12th
Closers Gerardo Ochoa 1st (tied) Gerardo Ochoa 8th 8th
VERO BEACH WAR DOGS (R) 01/03/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tim Marín 13th Tim Marín 15th 15th
First Basemen José Perea 7th José Perea 12th 11th
Second Basemen Karl Mills 5th Karl Mills 6th (tied) 5th
Third Basemen Cam King 13th Cam King 14th 14th
Shortstops Jason Miller 13th Jason Miller 15th 15th
Left Fielders Donald Sánchez 11th Dan Phillips 7th (tied) 10th
Center Fielders Ron Gardner 13th Ron Gardner 14th 14th
Right Fielders Bubba Johnson 14th Bubba Johnson 11th 12th
Starting Pitchers Joan Veloso 12th Jamal O'Keefe 4th 10th
Relievers Rafael Aranda 1st (tied) Steffen McJannett 1st 1st
Closers Steffen McJannett 1st (tied) Steffen McJannett 12th 12th
VIERA RAILCATS (R) 01/03/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Joe Mendoza 7th Joe Mendoza 8th 7th
First Basemen Bill Taylor 13th Bill Taylor 13th 14th
Second Basemen Cristóbal Contreras 8th Stephen Nelson 6th (tied) 8th
Third Basemen Butch Adkins 11th Butch Adkins 5th (tied) 10th
Shortstops Clifton Hayden 10th Clifton Hayden 14th 12th
Left Fielders Ron McCullough 8th Ron McCullough 14th 14th
Center Fielders Joe Rush 2nd Joe Rush 10th 9th
Right Fielders Tony Hall 1st Tony Hall 1st 1st
Starting Pitchers Donald Young 10th Kevin Graham 3rd 7th
Relievers Adam Abbott 1st (tied) Juan Rodríguez 5th 5th
Closers Rusty Atkins 1st (tied) Rusty Atkins 11th 11th
WINTER HAVEN CORVETTES (R) 01/03/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Leland Reid 10th (tied) Leland Reid 6th 9th
First Basemen Thomas O'Toole 11th Thomas O'Toole 8th (tied) 9th
Second Basemen Josh James 12th Josh James 6th (tied) 13th
Third Basemen Andy Warren 8th Andy Warren 11th 11th
Shortstops Kane Guerrero 12th Kane Guerrero 13th 14th
Left Fielders Daniel Griggs 10th Daniel Griggs 7th (tied) 9th
Center Fielders Phil O'Cuirneen 11th Phil O'Cuirneen 5th (tied) 8th
Right Fielders Nick Graves 3rd Nick Graves 7th 6th
Starting Pitchers Fernando Meléndez 13th Joey McBride 6th 12th
Relievers Justino Martínez 1st (tied) Sergio Norman 14th 14th
Closers Rafael Díaz 1st (tied) Rafael Díaz 15th 15th
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