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Welcome to the Season 17 of the USMLB.

Friday, January 30, 2009

USMLB Top Prospects Overview

After looking through 2837 prospects the final list is in. The top 25 prospects will be in on Monday with a short description about there career so far and where I think they will be in the future. (To qualify to become a prospect the player most not be on the Major League rosters as of the first day after budgets have been set and has to be under the age of 27).

The Pittsburgh Pirates have the most prospects with 129 players while the Minnesota Milfoils has the fewest with 59 players.

The St. Louis Cornerstone has the most in the Top 250 with 15 players while the Minnesota Milfoils once again has the fewest with 1 player

The Tucson Chupacabras has the greatest percentage of prospects in the Top 250 with .167% of there players in the Top 250 (72 prospects - 12 Top 250 prospects) while the Minnesota Milfoils once again has the fewest with .017% (Minnesota Milfoils 59 prospects - 1 Top 250 prospect).

TOP 10 TEAMS:

1. St. Louis Cornerstone
2. Tucson Chupacabras
3. Jacksonville RAIDERS
4. Boise Hurricanes
5. Kansas City Bobcats
6. New Britain Fisher Cats
7. Monterrey Stars
8. Scranton Beet Farmer's
9. Milwaukee Bucks
10. Tacoma Pioneers

BOTTOM 10 TEAMS:

23. Columbus Pride
24. New York Fighting Molars
25. Boston Braves
26. Louisville Groundhogs
27. Colorado Rockies
28. Pittsburgh Pirates
29. Charleston Gullah's
30. Toledo Boltz
31. Anaheim Beefpound
32. Minnesota Milfoils

I'll will put each team's top 10 prospects in position players and pitchers on there team page next week. If you would like more information about your team please let me know and I will send it to you or put it on your team page.

Thank you.

USMLB Top Prospects 100-26

26) Dizzy Lankford LF Tacoma Pioneers

27) Donnie Spehr 2B St. Louis Cornerstone

28) Ryan Relaford 1B Toledo Boltz

29) Santiago Melendez SS New Britain Fisher Cats

30) Otis Dorsey 2B Jackson BlaZers

31) P.T. Valdes RF Monterrey Stars

32) Hulk Hayes P St. Louis Cornerstone

33) Bono Barr P New Britain Fisher Cats

34) Alex Valentin RF Philadelphia HeadHunters

35) Peaches Keller CF St. Louis Cornerstone

36) Josias Santiago SS Toledo Boltz

37) Dean Lewis P Toledo Boltz

38) Curtis Palmer 2B Philadelphia HeadHunters

39) Paul Brooks RF Arizona Sting

40) Roberto Seanez 2B Columbus Pride

41) Geraldo Romero RF St. Louis Cornerstone

42) Albert Campbell 1B Houston Hitmen

43) Miller Meacham C Pittsburgh Pirates

44) Darrell Black SS Chicago Blackhawks

45) Jorge Rojas RF Cincinnati Highlanders

46) Jake Decker 2B Jackson BlaZers

47) Darryl Levis P Boston Braves

48) Alex Inouoe SS Boston Braves

49) Shawn Long DH Cincinnati Highlanders

50) Vic Samuel 3B Cincinnati Highlanders

51) Jason Dixon RF Chicago Blackhawks

52) Chico Rivera 3B Milwaukee Bucks

53) Jose Gonzalez RF Boise Hurricanes

54) Aaron Hernandez P Boise Hurricanes

55) Miguel Pena P Tacoma Pioneers

56) Eugene Crosby SS Ottawa Crawdaddies

57) Mark Munson SS Tucson Chupacabras

58) Alex Seneca SS Portland Landports

59) Kris Hynes RF Colorado Rockies

60) Gordon Munoz LF Kansas City Bobcats

61) Wally Henson SS Tucson Chupacabras

62) Juan Alomar CF Chicago Blackhawks

63) Kid Greene 2B Columbus Pride

64) Tony Rodriguez SS Tacoma Pioneers

65) Dernell Kirk 3B Boise Hurricanes

66) Carlos Javier 1B Scranton Beet Farmer's

67) Bruce Melfi RF Louisville Groundhogs

68) Kevin Lloyd 2B Atlanta Brave Vawts

69) Ray Callaway 2B New York Fighting Molars

70) Pedro Alvarez SS Philadelphia HeadHunters

71) Frank Richards P Cheyenne Xpress

72) Shawn Durbin SS Arizona Sting

73) Perry Glanville 1B Colorado Rockies

74) Brian Glanville P Scranton Beet Farmer's

75) Orber Liriano 2B Toledo Boltz

76) Andy Steinbach SS Atlanta Brave Vawts

77) Vic Robertson RF Arizona Sting

78) Wilfredo Lopez 2B Kansas City Bobcats

79) Ricky Rocker SS Portland Landports

80) Victor Domingo 2B Ottawa Crawdaddies

81) Ezdra Martin 3B Charleston Gullah's

82) Travis Lowe 3B Atlanta Brave Vawts

83) Preston Harding 2B Monterrey Stars

84) Francisco Diaz SS Cincinnati Highlanders

85) Sammy Guerrero 1B New Britain Fisher Cats

86) D.T. Telford P Tacoma Pioneers

87) Don Guerrero SS Anaheim Beefpound

88) Tuck Norman SS Louisville Groundhogs

89) Galahad Olson 2B Boston Braves

90) Danny Stratton 3B Chicago Blackhawks

91) Fred Banks C Tucson Chupacabras

92) Vic DaSilva C New York Fighting Molars

93) Tom Smith P Monterrey Stars

94) Bo Bennett P Durham Bulls

95) Allen Chase P Ottawa Crawdaddies

96) Jimmie Navarre RF Durham Bulls

97) Rico Acosta RF Houston Hitmen

98) Bunny Perkins 2B Tucson Chupacabras

99) Mark Rapp 2B Philadelphia HeadHunters

100) Wilfredo Velazquez RF New Britain Fisher Cats

USMLB Top Prospects 250-101

101) Gustavo Park LF Cincinnati Highlanders

102) Vin Welch 2B Milwaukee Bucks

103) Ronnie Weiss 2B New Britain Fisher Cats

104) Mitch Epstein P Cincinnati Highlanders

105) Alex Marquez CF Jackson BlaZers

106) Justin Rogers SS Ottawa Crawdaddies

107) Fernando Molina 1B Monterrey Stars

108) Mendy Mitchell C Atlanta Brave Vawts

109) Timothy Lincoln P Ottawa Crawdaddies

110) Bob Minor SS Durham Bulls

111) Stevie Anderson P Jackson BlaZers

112) Gene DeJean LF Anaheim Beefpound

113) Tyler Mitchell LF Philadelphia HeadHunters

114) Rey Spence CF Louisville Groundhogs

115) Brooks Surtain C Monterrey Stars

116) Bobby Washington CF Salem Gangstas

117) Willie Mendez P Cheyenne Xpress

118) Carlos Martinez CF Cheyenne Xpress

119) Stone Taylor C Monterrey Stars

120) Glen Payton CF Anaheim Beefpound

121) Miller Young CF Boise Hurricanes

122) Don Davis SS Cheyenne Xpress

123) Jose Tarasco P Cheyenne Xpress

124) Yannick Powell C Durham Bulls

125) B.C. Bravo C Toledo Boltz

126) Andy Sikorski CF Louisville Groundhogs

127) Nate Coleridge 2B Anaheim Beefpound

128) Wascar Moreno CF St. Louis Cornerstone

129) Cyrus Dixon P Durham Bulls

130) Barry Miller C Toledo Boltz

131) Louie Santana SS Pittsburgh Pirates

132) Quilvio Hernandez 2B Arizona Sting

133) Patrick Kennedy 2B Chicago Blackhawks

134) Carlos Rodriguez C Toledo Boltz

135) Andre Trout DH Kansas City Bobcats

136) Antonio Wang 3B St. Louis Cornerstone

137) Pedro Segui 3B Monterrey Stars

138) Miguel Marquez C Tacoma Pioneers

139) Tim Kelly RF Houston Hitmen

140) Pablo Mota P Cincinnati Highlanders

141) Jeff Junge SS New Britain Fisher Cats

142) Kevin Corbin P Boise Hurricanes

143) Mac Cust RF Jacksonville RAIDERS

144) Billy Rollins RF Jacksonville RAIDERS

145) Bing Kolb 1B Anaheim Beefpound

146) Erubiel Tavarez 2B Toledo Boltz

147) Pascual Seguignol P Houston Hitmen

148) Pablo Manuel 3B Salem Gangstas

149) Timothy Wise 2B Salem Gangstas

150) Osvaldo Valdivia P Cincinnati Highlanders

151) John Garcia CF Jackson BlaZers

152) John Prince SS Atlanta Brave Vawts

153) Benito Almanzar C Scranton Beet Farmer's

154) John Farr 2B Salem Gangstas

155) Ozzie Cornelius 2B Colorado Rockies

156) Harold Turner LF Boise Hurricanes

157) Virgil Rincon SS Philadelphia HeadHunters

158) Carlton Terry 2B Arizona Sting

159) Al Diaz SS New York Fighting Molars

160) Kevin Koh SS Kansas City Bobcats

161) Ernest Tartabull 2B Jacksonville RAIDERS

162) Mateo Sosa C Kansas City Bobcats

163) Dennis Finley 3B Durham Bulls

164) Pinky Brooks P Kansas City Bobcats

165) Troy King P Portland Landports

166) Henry Oliver LF St. Louis Cornerstone

167) Derek Hull 1B Jackson BlaZers

168) Wilkin Bautista C Ottawa Crawdaddies

169) Jeff Everett P Cheyenne Xpress

170) Rich Washburn LF Chicago Blackhawks

171) Dennys Chang P Houston Hitmen

172) Al Azocar P St. Louis Cornerstone

173) Diego Cedeno 2B Portland Landports

174) Gary Foulke SS Tacoma Pioneers

175) Raul Pelaez CF Tucson Chupacabras

176) Hector Rodriguez CF Pittsburgh Pirates

177) Carl Clemens C Chicago Blackhawks

178) Tommy Mabry P St. Louis Cornerstone

179) Omar Clark P Atlanta Brave Vawts

180) Ruben Diaz SS Cincinnati Highlanders

181) Fonzie Connelly 2B Ottawa Crawdaddies

182) Apollo Hayes LF Portland Landports

183) Allen Justice P Cheyenne Xpress

184) Sandy Blackmon C Arizona Sting

185) Gus Gang SS New York Fighting Molars

186) Gustavo Torres LF Scranton Beet Farmer's

187) Robin Lilly C Anaheim Beefpound

188) Nick Murphy 2B Tucson Chupacabras

189) Chuck Hafner LF St. Louis Cornerstone

190) Doc Stanley DH Tucson Chupacabras

191) Eddie Barber C Anaheim Beefpound

192) Graham Murphy SS Tacoma Pioneers

193) Manny Krivda P Tacoma Pioneers

194) Vernon Wilkins SS Jackson BlaZers

195) Jimmy King SS New York Fighting Molars

196) Benjamin Gomes 3B Ottawa Crawdaddies

197) Ryan Freeman RF St. Louis Cornerstone

198) Charles Dodd LF New York Fighting Molars

199) Theodore Green 3B Anaheim Beefpound

200) Yamid Castillo C Anaheim Beefpound

201) Karl Bynum LF Cincinnati Highlanders

202) Dorian Perisho CF Durham Bulls

203) Leon Roosevelt LF Arizona Sting

204) John Shouse SS Jacksonville RAIDERS

205) Albert McGee SS Monterrey Stars

206) Matt Ford P Colorado Rockies

207) Paul Chong 2B Tucson Chupacabras

208) Gookie Shaw LF St. Louis Cornerstone

209) Cliff Selby 2B Tucson Chupacabras

210) Charles Miller RF Milwaukee Bucks

211) Jumbo Abe RF Minnesota Milfoils

212) Emmanuel Cruz 1B Columbus Pride

213) Alvin Shelley SS Boise Hurricanes

214) Harry Espinosa SS Salem Gangstas

215) Chad Wallace SS New Britain Fisher Cats

216) Ronnie Leonard P Atlanta Brave Vawts

217) Tom Febles 2B St. Louis Cornerstone

218) Bill Williams 2B Toledo Boltz

219) Kurt Dickens 1B New York Fighting Molars

220) Julio Arroyo CF Atlanta Brave Vawts

221) Amos Clapp SS Tacoma Pioneers

222) Odell Davis 3B New York Fighting Molars

223) Wascar Ozuna C Arizona Sting

224) Vic Machado C Chicago Blackhawks

225) Sal Douglass 1B New Britain Fisher Cats

226) Yeico Javier C Cheyenne Xpress

227) Garland Cosby 2B Scranton Beet Farmer's

228) Josh Bunning C New York Fighting Molars

229) Alex Nunez 1B Pittsburgh Pirates

230) Keith Liefer 2B Cincinnati Highlanders

231) Edgardo Villafuerte C Cincinnati Highlanders

232) Archie Tipton LF Philadelphia HeadHunters

233) Roy Hall RF Toledo Boltz

234) Willie Prieto SS Cheyenne Xpress

235) Chipper Kaufman 2B Boise Hurricanes

236) Vic Andujar SS New York Fighting Molars

237) Napoleon Wight P St. Louis Cornerstone

238) Mo Davis 2B Salem Gangstas

239) Gregg Junge LF Philadelphia HeadHunters

240) Shannon Silva C Boise Hurricanes

241) Spike Sweeney C Arizona Sting

242) Larry Feller 2B Cincinnati Highlanders

243) Phillip Nelson C New Britain Fisher Cats

244) Welington Osuna SS Pittsburgh Pirates

245) Jason Hayes DH New Britain Fisher Cats

246) Graham Crow 1B Salem Gangstas

247) Clarence McCurry 2B Cincinnati Highlanders

248) Glen Clements 1B Columbus Pride

249) John Wang P Anaheim Beefpound

250) George Roosevelt 2B Louisville Groundhogs

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

5 Year All USMLB Team

To celebrate 5 years of USMLB being around I came up a with the the 5-Year All USMLB Team.
(These are based on stats and not ratings)

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Friday, January 16, 2009

Top Major League DH

(Top Major League DH from current ratings)

OVERALL:

1.



2. Dean Clark

3. Vicente Melendez

4. Adrian Hutch

5. Weldon Erving

Top Major League Pitchers

(Top Major League Starting Pitchers from current ratings)

STARTERS:

1.



2. Buzz Jones

3. Peter Baek

4. Cliff Sheets

5. Brandon Ellis

6. Mark Barkett

7. Mac Nakamura

8. Carmine Taft

9. Bey Dillon

10. Yamil Guzman


RELIEVERS:

1.

2. Jeremy Morris

3. Lonnie Rizzo

4. Ernie Torres

5. Norman Jordan

6. Donnie Washington

7. Edgardo Sivilla

8. Magglio Salinas

9. Seth Law

10. Philip Price

Top Major League Outfielders

(Top Major League Outfielders from current ratings)

OVERALL:

1.



2. Eric Sisk

3. Dario Chong

4. Jackson Cooper

5. Victor Santiago

6. Brian Creek

7. Carmen Garcia

8. Rocky Meadows

9. P.T. Martinez

10. Vicente Domingo


OFFENSE:

1.

2. Eric Sisk

3. Jackson Cooper

4. Glenn Matheson

5. Eric Flynn

6. Geraldo Rodriguez

7. Danny Harding

8. Earl Williams

9. Santiago Alfonzo

10. Brian Creek


DEFENSE:

1.

2. Jim McEnroe

3. Rocky Meadows

4. Damion Wilson

5. Dario Chong

6. Lewis Shouse

7. James Martin

8. Norman Richard

9. Alex Knotts

10. Haywood Swann

Top Major League Shortstops

(Top Major League Shortstops from current ratings)

OVERALL:

1.



2. Henry Anderson

3. Ken Lincoln

4. Clem Barkley

5. Darby Thomas

6. Jeremi Jones

7. Juan Amaro

8. Sean Bird

9. Nolan Jordan

10. Tommie Romero


OFFENSE:

1.

2. Junior Lui

3. Ken Lincoln

4. Darby Thomas

5. Clem Barkley

6. Cliff Mota

7. Juan Amaro

8. Al Vazquez

9. Jeremi Jones

10. Sean Bird


DEFENSE:

1.

2. Calvin Lee

3. Mitch Durbin

4. Blake Brinkley

5. Todd Howry

6. Blake Newman

7. Manny Hasegawa

8. Kennie Sexson

9. Heinie Miller

10. Che Yamamoto

Top Major League Third Basemen

(Top Major League Third Basemen from current ratings)

OVERALL:

1.



2. Andy Diaz

3. Bobby Henry

4. Francisco Manto

5. Diego Campos

6. Brook Diaz

7. Art Roskos

8. Pedro Javier

9. Ryne Myers

10. Frank Surtain


OFFENSE:

1.

2. Bobby Henry

3. Art Roskos

4. Andy Diaz

5. Francisco Manto

6. Brook Diaz

7. Ryne Myers

8. Wesley Stanley

9. Pedro Javier

10. Diego Campos


DEFENSE:

1.

2. Diego Campos

3. Frank Surtain

4. Arnold Buchanan

5. Nick Ball

6. Pedro Cabrera

7. Fred McNeil

8. Francisco Manto

9. Bobby Henry

10. Sven Griffin

Top Major League Second Basemen

(Top Major League Second Basemen from current ratings)

OVERALL:

1.



2. Gus Wilkins

3. Sal Moore

4. Sammy Aguilar

5. Matt Corey

6. Jose Espinoza

7. Odalis Montanez

8. Marc Rivera

9. Sean Foster

10. Karim Lee


OFFENSE:

1.

2. Sal Moore

3. Sammy Aguilar

4. Matt Corey

5. Gus Wilkins

6. Jose Espinoza

7. Karim Lee

8. Marc Rivera

9. Pedro Sanchez

10. Antonio Frye


DEFENSE:

1.

2. Daryl Doster

3. Claude Marshall

4. Odalis Montanez

5. B.C. Tracy

6. Ernie Darwin

7. Felipe Estrada

8. Sean Foster

9. Zip Borkowski

10. Hi Stoops