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ALBANY SENATORS (SEMI) 12/31/2008 |
| Position | Top player | Team ranking | Top prospect | Organizational ranking | Overall ranking |
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| Catchers | Denis Erenkov | 7th | Dana Monahan | 10th | 5th |
| First Basemen | Chris Seidenberg | 3rd | Jorge Esparza | 15th | 14th |
| Second Basemen | Joe Taraborrelli | 17th | Bill Presley | 4th | 11th |
| Third Basemen | Rick Anderson | 9th | Eric Bower | 5th | 7th |
| Shortstops | Edwin Villanueva | 9th | Joseph Cuttler | 18th | 16th |
| Left Fielders | David Cabrera | 14th | Willie Zapata | 11th | 14th |
| Center Fielders | Elijah Bynum | 9th | Mike Gaertner | 8th | 13th |
| Right Fielders | Danny Keown | 4th | Mike Short | 14th | 11th |
| Starting Pitchers | Jim Feldman | 12th | John Grimes | 10th | 10th |
| Relievers | Eric Henrich | 15th | Blake Miles | 4th | 11th |
| Closers | Corey Ferrari | 7th | Juan Duarte | 17th | 16th |
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ALLENTOWN FLEETWINGS (SEMI) 12/31/2008 |
| Position | Top player | Team ranking | Top prospect | Organizational ranking | Overall ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catchers | Eric Larremore | 14th | Alex Sanchez | 12th | 15th |
| First Basemen | Taylor Nahrgang | 12th | Foppe Dalm | 3rd | 8th |
| Second Basemen | Daniel Clayton | 9th | Larry Barngrover | 1st | 4th |
| Third Basemen | Ferruccio Viotti | 12th | Feng-linag Liu | 18th | 18th |
| Shortstops | Zach Edwards | 2nd | Braden Larsen | 3rd | 2nd |
| Left Fielders | Josh Glaser | 4th | Ken Spicer | 3rd | 3rd |
| Center Fielders | Shane Guerra | 18th | Shane Guerra | 1st | 7th |
| Right Fielders | Adrian Miyares | 17th | Devon Bennett | 5th | 8th |
| Starting Pitchers | Tim Wharton | 10th | John Jeffery | 17th | 16th |
| Relievers | Hector Terrones | 4th | Cesar Mancilla | 3rd | 2nd |
| Closers | Hector Terrones | 16th | Kai Rose | 14th | 18th |
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CALGARY CARACALS (SEMI) 12/31/2008 |
| Position | Top player | Team ranking | Top prospect | Organizational ranking | Overall ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catchers | Curtis Dawe | 15th | Alejandro Carrillo | 7th | 14th |
| First Basemen | Josh McKee | 11th | Jaylen Richardson | 3rd (tied) | 7th |
| Second Basemen | David Lewis | 11th | Ricky Figueroa | 4th (tied) | 7th |
| Third Basemen | Cody Stone | 3rd | Marco Gonzales | 5th (tied) | 4th |
| Shortstops | Kevin Daniels | 10th | Sean Holland | 3rd (tied) | 8th |
| Left Fielders | Justin Bridge | 7th | Logan Schreur | 10th | 10th |
| Center Fielders | Pedro Arango | 16th | Dylan Camilo | 1st (tied) | 6th |
| Right Fielders | Marc Pruitt | 12th | Anthony Lawless | 5th (tied) | 7th |
| Starting Pitchers | Nate Johnson | 16th | Carlos Caballero | 2nd | 14th |
| Relievers | Jon Delgado | 18th | Kevin Colgan | 13th | 16th |
| Closers | Kasey Felton | 10th | Kevin Colgan | 4th | 5th |
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DETROIT CHARGERS (SEMI) 12/31/2008 |
| Position | Top player | Team ranking | Top prospect | Organizational ranking | Overall ranking |
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| Catchers | Peter Fischer | 6th | Alejandro Martinez | 1st | 4th |
| First Basemen | Paul Kloser | 13th | Usaburo Nakamura | 3rd (tied) | 9th |
| Second Basemen | Bradley Foreman | 6th | Ricky Veliz | 17th | 13th |
| Third Basemen | Terry Hendrickson | 6th | Chut-sai Loong | 17th | 15th |
| Shortstops | Gareth Webber | 5th | Dan Schrader | 3rd (tied) | 4th |
| Left Fielders | Wally Smith | 10th | Aaron Hernandez | 12th | 12th |
| Center Fielders | Chad Uecker | 1st | Nate Stone | 17th | 8th |
| Right Fielders | Danny Sakurai | 18th | Gabe Young | 2nd | 9th |
| Starting Pitchers | Curt Feehley | 8th | Greg Gay | 4th | 7th |
| Relievers | Jeff Voyles | 9th | Toichiro Ishihara | 18th | 17th |
| Closers | Jeff Voyles | 11th | Judah Price | 12th | 15th |
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EDMONTON DRILLERS (SEMI) 12/31/2008 |
| Position | Top player | Team ranking | Top prospect | Organizational ranking | Overall ranking |
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| Catchers | Chris Ring Jr. | 11th | Dan Wood | 13th | 13th |
| First Basemen | Paul Oldham | 7th | Ramon Gonzalez | 1st | 4th |
| Second Basemen | Morgan Wilby | 12th | Sherman Vasquez | 14th | 16th |
| Third Basemen | Paul Levy | 4th | Travis Holmes | 3rd | 2nd |
| Shortstops | Ricardo Diaz | 16th | Raul Arista | 17th | 18th |
| Left Fielders | Eric Dehn | 6th | Rick Urbina | 17th | 13th |
| Center Fielders | Lorenzo Martinez | 14th | Jerry Sanchez | 13th | 16th |
| Right Fielders | Max Berry | 8th | Brian Palmer | 4th | 3rd |
| Starting Pitchers | Jared Booth | 7th | Eddie Martinez | 16th | 9th |
| Relievers | Kjeld Sijbrandij | 11th | Billy Carey | 1st | 6th |
| Closers | C.J. Messer | 6th | Billy Carey | 5th | 3rd |
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GREEN BAY BRAVES (SEMI) 12/31/2008 |
| Position | Top player | Team ranking | Top prospect | Organizational ranking | Overall ranking |
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| Catchers | Josh Senter | 18th | Josh Senter | 13th (tied) | 18th |
| First Basemen | Michel Penalver | 5th | Nobutsugu Nakashima | 2nd | 3rd |
| Second Basemen | Tommy Nunes | 16th | Carlos Fransico | 4th (tied) | 10th |
| Third Basemen | Alonzo Maldonado | 17th | Francisco Olivaraz | 5th (tied) | 11th |
| Shortstops | Anbrosio Utra | 8th | Yeong-kil Kim | 13th | 14th |
| Left Fielders | Steve Mooney | 18th | Federico Serrata | 15th | 17th |
| Center Fielders | Tim Maguire | 7th | David Martindel | 11th | 12th |
| Right Fielders | Steve Wilson | 15th | Nestor Garcia | 16th | 16th |
| Starting Pitchers | Joe Bell | 14th | Willie Garcia | 8th | 13th |
| Relievers | Lisuarte Apstola | 2nd | Cesar Galvez | 10th | 3rd |
| Closers | Lisuarte Apstola | 8th | Cesar Galvez | 2nd | 4th |
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HAMILTON TIGERS (SEMI) 12/31/2008 |
| Position | Top player | Team ranking | Top prospect | Organizational ranking | Overall ranking |
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| Catchers | Mario Perea | 2nd | John Richardson | 3rd | 1st |
| First Basemen | Dave Oppelt | 1st | Yoshiie Hidaka | 3rd (tied) | 1st |
| Second Basemen | Justin Easter | 3rd | Bill Johnson | 4th (tied) | 2nd |
| Third Basemen | Chris Tinkham | 11th | Imbart Lenten | 16th | 17th |
| Shortstops | Andy Brown | 3rd | Alvaro Gomez | 3rd (tied) | 3rd |
| Left Fielders | Matt Sayles | 12th | Luis Grijalva | 16th | 16th |
| Center Fielders | Ray Cravener | 8th | Francisco Bonilla | 1st (tied) | 2nd |
| Right Fielders | Riley King | 5th | William Olmeda | 13th | 14th |
| Starting Pitchers | Tony Shrum | 3rd | Travis Jacobson | 7th | 2nd |
| Relievers | Michael Maya | 12th | Alex Kincaid | 6th | 8th |
| Closers | Simon Thornley | 4th | Bill Gilbert | 18th | 13th |
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LAS VEGAS ROLLERS (SEMI) 12/31/2008 |
| Position | Top player | Team ranking | Top prospect | Organizational ranking | Overall ranking |
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| Catchers | Matt Longo | 4th | Damian Rogers | 13th (tied) | 7th |
| First Basemen | Brent Gingrich | 4th | Motoaki Takara | 3rd (tied) | 5th |
| Second Basemen | Ryan Ralston | 10th | Antonio Duran | 13th | 15th |
| Third Basemen | Alex Benitez | 16th | Victor Mendez | 5th (tied) | 10th |
| Shortstops | Jimmy Rinehart | 11th | Frank Neville | 2nd | 7th |
| Left Fielders | Elliott Adkins | 15th | David Peralta | 13th | 15th |
| Center Fielders | Joe Jenkins | 2nd | Pete Wright | 9th | 9th |
| Right Fielders | Terry Kraus | 13th | Jose Pilapil | 17th | 17th |
| Starting Pitchers | Dan Cassidy | 6th | Samuel Shand | 3rd | 6th |
| Relievers | Felipe de la Cruz | 10th | Jaylen Williams | 17th | 18th |
| Closers | Erik Ritter | 9th | Jeremy Tenhoeve | 9th | 6th |
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MEXICO CITY AZTECAS (SEMI) 12/31/2008 |
| Position | Top player | Team ranking | Top prospect | Organizational ranking | Overall ranking |
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| Catchers | Jonathan Zahorik | 16th | Sherman Martinez | 11th | 16th |
| First Basemen | Collin Huante | 2nd | Steve Olsen | 3rd (tied) | 2nd |
| Second Basemen | Johnny Stokes | 1st | Takekazu Yamamoto | 16th | 12th |
| Third Basemen | Tim Brenner | 5th | Jeremy Martin | 4th | 5th |
| Shortstops | Andy Stamer | 14th | Luis Gonzalez | 3rd (tied) | 11th |
| Left Fielders | Alex Cosme | 2nd | Miguel Estrada | 3rd (tied) | 2nd |
| Center Fielders | Jeremy Richardson | 15th | Carlos Ibarra | 1st (tied) | 5th |
| Right Fielders | Wing-kit Chen | 11th | Brad Miller | 5th (tied) | 6th |
| Starting Pitchers | Evan Rodriguez | 2nd | Walt Bowers | 13th | 4th |
| Relievers | Josh Pizzo | 1st | Hector Castillo | 2nd | 1st |
| Closers | Josh Pizzo | 3rd | Hector Castillo | 8th | 1st |
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NEWARK EAGLES (SEMI) 12/31/2008 |
| Position | Top player | Team ranking | Top prospect | Organizational ranking | Overall ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catchers | Billy Walton | 8th | Chris Turner | 8th | 6th |
| First Basemen | Dave Kowal | 7th (tied) | Kian Sterling | 3rd (tied) | 6th |
| Second Basemen | Orlando Huichapa | 7th | Kyle Gingrich | 4th (tied) | 5th |
| Third Basemen | Jeremy Buck | 1st | Waldemar Mertens | 2nd | 1st |
| Shortstops | Rob Davidson | 13th | Carlos Ramirez | 3rd (tied) | 9th |
| Left Fielders | Jeremy Bailey | 17th | Bobby Montalvo | 18th | 18th |
| Center Fielders | Connor de la Cruz | 10th | 18th | 18th | |
| Right Fielders | Dave Escobedo | 3rd | Kyle Fitzpatrick | 5th (tied) | 2nd |
| Starting Pitchers | David Waggoner | 5th | Sean Thomas | 9th | 5th |
| Relievers | Tony Giraldo | 13th | Julio Jimenez | 9th | 12th |
| Closers | Cody Reilly | 5th | Julio Jimenez | 16th | 14th |
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OTTAWA CAPITALS (SEMI) 12/31/2008 |
| Position | Top player | Team ranking | Top prospect | Organizational ranking | Overall ranking |
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| Catchers | Jim Soules | 1st | Brian Eaddy | 13th (tied) | 2nd |
| First Basemen | Nick Holmes | 18th | Emmitt Neaves | 3rd (tied) | 13th |
| Second Basemen | Garret Wise | 13th | Isao Oba | 4th (tied) | 8th |
| Third Basemen | Jon Baxter | 18th | Jon Baxter | 5th (tied) | 12th |
| Shortstops | Emilio Ramirez | 12th | Takuyuki Mochizuki | 15th | 15th |
| Left Fielders | Andy Warring | 13th | Jayden Love | 3rd (tied) | 8th |
| Center Fielders | Luis Vizcarra | 2nd (tied) | Owen Delcambre | 10th | 10th |
| Right Fielders | Jason Salyer | 2nd | Joel Henderson | 1st | 1st |
| Starting Pitchers | Bob Wallace | 9th | Jim Niemier | 12th | 8th |
| Relievers | Kevin Crawford | 6th | Yakim Kaspi | 7th | 4th |
| Closers | Chris Kaplan | 14th | Yakim Kaspi | 3rd | 8th |
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QUEBEC CITY ADMIRALS (SEMI) 12/31/2008 |
| Position | Top player | Team ranking | Top prospect | Organizational ranking | Overall ranking |
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| Catchers | Craig Lafer | 3rd | Jayden Brando | 9th | 3rd |
| First Basemen | Juan Tineo | 9th | Chad Lowry | 16th | 16th |
| Second Basemen | Steve Childers | 15th | Simi Mirrin | 12th | 14th |
| Third Basemen | Jayden Brown | 13th | Toshishige Nakamoto | 1st | 6th |
| Shortstops | Justin Leonard | 18th | Justin Leonard | 3rd (tied) | 12th |
| Left Fielders | Alex Olvera | 1st | Alex Sanchez | 1st | 1st |
| Center Fielders | Joe Clarke | 13th | Victor Hernandez | 1st (tied) | 4th |
| Right Fielders | Nick Maniates | 10th | Wiji Ananas | 10th | 13th |
| Starting Pitchers | Rick Bowen | 13th | David Ramos | 6th | 11th |
| Relievers | T.J. Johnson | 3rd | Dane Williams | 8th | 5th |
| Closers | T.J. Johnson | 13th | Dane Williams | 6th | 9th |
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SASKATOON MOOSE (SEMI) 12/31/2008 |
| Position | Top player | Team ranking | Top prospect | Organizational ranking | Overall ranking |
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| Catchers | John Dick | 9th | Javy Mesa | 6th | 9th |
| First Basemen | Arthur Hubley | 16th | 17th | 18th | |
| Second Basemen | Josh Raines | 14th | Santiago Murga | 4th (tied) | 9th |
| Third Basemen | Cris Jauregui | 10th | Jussi Huhtanen | 5th (tied) | 8th |
| Shortstops | Jeremy Peeden | 6th | Goldofrede Lavrador | 3rd (tied) | 5th |
| Left Fielders | Luke Luna | 9th | Josh Henderson | 3rd (tied) | 6th |
| Center Fielders | Josh McBride | 11th | Agustin Gutierrez | 1st (tied) | 3rd |
| Right Fielders | Cameron Buss | 1st | Jason Dixie | 11th | 10th |
| Starting Pitchers | Bill Kuhn | 1st | John Hopes | 11th | 3rd |
| Relievers | Daniel Zamora | 8th | Marc Harter | 14th | 13th |
| Closers | Mario Estrada | 1st | John Dunn | 10th | 2nd |
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SHERBROOKE CANADIANS (SEMI) 12/31/2008 |
| Position | Top player | Team ranking | Top prospect | Organizational ranking | Overall ranking |
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| Catchers | Chris Brophy | 12th | Nick Gardner | 2nd | 10th |
| First Basemen | Juan Moctezuma | 14th | Lee Shawley | 3rd (tied) | 10th |
| Second Basemen | Mike Leeds | 8th | Elijah Wooden | 4th (tied) | 6th |
| Third Basemen | David Bevier | 8th | Chris Christopherson | 14th | 14th |
| Shortstops | Andrew Phillips | 17th | Andrew Phillips | 1st | 10th |
| Left Fielders | Mark Roberts | 16th | Kulisaya Maddukuri | 2nd | 9th |
| Center Fielders | Jim Crosby | 5th | Kenny Hillman | 12th | 11th |
| Right Fielders | Rob Bethea | 16th | Eddie Angeles | 15th | 15th |
| Starting Pitchers | Jon MacMillan | 18th | Kyle Balmaseda | 1st | 17th |
| Relievers | Jing Sa | 7th | Tony Mazariego | 11th | 9th |
| Closers | Jing Sa | 15th | Kyle Balmaseda | 1st | 7th |
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EMPIRES (SEMI) 12/31/2008 |
| Position | Top player | Team ranking | Top prospect | Organizational ranking | Overall ranking |
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| Catchers | Ryan Hallock | 13th | Cory Guevara | 4th | 11th |
| First Basemen | Willie Aranda | 15th | Caleb Hough | 3rd (tied) | 11th |
| Second Basemen | Chad Fergerson | 4th | 18th | 18th | |
| Third Basemen | Ben Ledlow | 14th | Rich Pelech | 13th | 16th |
| Shortstops | Ricky Bernal | 1st | Jeremy Bruchey | 3rd (tied) | 1st |
| Left Fielders | Johnny DeForest | 11th | Mitch Limeburner | 3rd (tied) | 7th |
| Center Fielders | Chris Mandernach | 12th | Manny Torres | 15th | 15th |
| Right Fielders | Dave Gregory | 14th | Nimulodi Uki | 3rd | 5th |
| Starting Pitchers | Chris Clary | 17th | Andy Moore | 15th | 15th |
| Relievers | John Jackson | 5th | Brian Lynch | 12th | 7th |
| Closers | John Jackson | 18th | Willie Leon | 13th | 17th |
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VACAVILLE STEELHEADS (SEMI) 12/31/2008 |
| Position | Top player | Team ranking | Top prospect | Organizational ranking | Overall ranking |
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| Catchers | David Moats | 5th | Bryan Flowers | 13th (tied) | 8th |
| First Basemen | Craig Herring | 6th | 17th (tied) | 17th | |
| Second Basemen | Blake Floyd | 18th | Ricky Lucio | 15th | 17th |
| Third Basemen | Tony Malott | 2nd | Mario Velazquez | 5th (tied) | 3rd |
| Shortstops | Casey Bacic | 7th | Steve Thompson | 3rd (tied) | 6th |
| Left Fielders | Adam Falco | 8th | Takeshi Yamashita | 3rd (tied) | 5th |
| Center Fielders | Emanuel Bilyeu | 4th | Randy Reeves | 16th | 14th |
| Right Fielders | Alejandro Celada | 9th | 18th | 18th | |
| Starting Pitchers | Ricardo Mercado | 3rd (tied) | Phil Gleason | 5th | 1st |
| Relievers | Sam Kenney | 17th | Yasuyuki Otake | 15th | 15th |
| Closers | Roberto Morales | 2nd | Bill Kelly | 15th | 12th |
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VANCOUVER BRUINS (SEMI) 12/31/2008 |
| Position | Top player | Team ranking | Top prospect | Organizational ranking | Overall ranking |
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| Catchers | Neal Streets | 17th | Neal Streets | 5th | 17th |
| First Basemen | Symão Beddall | 17th | Daniel Tatum | 3rd (tied) | 12th |
| Second Basemen | Torvald Gomez | 5th | Yukihiko Okuno | 3rd | 3rd |
| Third Basemen | Steve Sullivan | 15th | Trevor Howell | 5th (tied) | 9th |
| Shortstops | Dave Fisher | 4th | Boys Schoonheim | 14th | 13th |
| Left Fielders | Dave Shook | 3rd | Tony Zamora | 14th | 11th |
| Center Fielders | Paul Shumate | 6th | Mike Smith | 1st (tied) | 1st |
| Right Fielders | Sukmo Mainaky | 7th | Juan Raya | 5th (tied) | 4th |
| Starting Pitchers | Alexis Alvarez | 15th | Bill Cosey | 18th | 18th |
| Relievers | Ryan Robinson | 16th | Bobby Odom | 16th | 14th |
| Closers | Joel Brewer | 12th | Bobby Odom | 11th | 10th |
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WINNIPEG BUFFALOES (SEMI) 12/31/2008 |
| Position | Top player | Team ranking | Top prospect | Organizational ranking | Overall ranking |
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| Catchers | David Homeyer | 10th | Jose Franco | 13th (tied) | 12th |
| First Basemen | Dennis Ziemer | 10th | Dillon Youngman | 14th | 15th |
| Second Basemen | Josh Russell | 2nd | Ellis Westfall | 2nd | 1st |
| Third Basemen | Dan Griffin | 7th | Jarrett Allen | 15th | 13th |
| Shortstops | Julio Miranda | 15th | Takamitsu Hamamoto | 16th | 17th |
| Left Fielders | Cody Vannette | 5th | Lao-sheng Guang | 3rd (tied) | 4th |
| Center Fielders | Bill Kreuter | 17th | Zach Sanders | 14th | 17th |
| Right Fielders | Chris Kayser | 6th | Corey Williams | 12th | 12th |
| Starting Pitchers | Chris Ness | 11th | Stacey Alvarez | 14th | 12th |
| Relievers | Brendan Shilling | 14th | Tim Pierson | 5th | 10th |
| Closers | Danny Teague | 17th | Tim Pierson | 7th | 11th |
