Positional Strength Overview By Teams


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Major League 2006 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview By Teams

Arizona Diamondbacks 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Miguel Montero	6th	Dave Edwards	3rd	3rd
First Basemen	Ben Broussard	25th		Tied for 12th	26th
Second Basemen	Brandon Phillips	16th		Tied for 17th	26th
Third Basemen	Chad Tracy	7th		Tied for 11th	14th
Shortstops	Craig Counsell	22nd	Mark Mitchell	8th	9th
Left Fielders	Nate McLouth	20th		Tied for 14th	23rd
Center Fielders	Chris Young	22nd	Maxime-Antoine Vallières	Tied for 16th	29th
Right Fielders	Shawn Green	28th		Tied for 14th	29th
Starting Pitchers	Brandon Webb	11th	Adam Hebert	7th	6th
Relievers	Lorenzo Gorrindo	12th	Lorenzo Gorrindo	1st	1st
Closers	Dustin Nippert	25th	Woody Vogel	13th	17th

Atlanta Braves 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Brian McCann	3rd	Ricardo Ramírez	Tied for 17th	18th
First Basemen	Adam LaRoche	10th	António López	Tied for 12th	17th
Second Basemen	Martin Prado	19th	Felipe Valéncia	15th	15th
Third Basemen	Tony Graffanino	Tied for 24th	Juan Villarreal	Tied for 11th	24th
Shortstops	Edgar Renteria	2nd	James Mathis	7th	3rd
Left Fielders	Matt Diaz	18th	Wes Bartlett	Tied for 14th	21st
Center Fielders	Gabe Kapler	23rd	Jerry McConnell	4th	7th
Right Fielders	Jeff Francoeur	5th	Mark Everett	Tied for 14th	17th
Starting Pitchers	Tim Hudson	18th	Will Martin	Tied for 19th	27th
Relievers	Chad Bradford	13th	Luis Ramírez	21st	16th
Closers	Ryan Dempster	27th	Tony Hernández	28th	29th

Baltimore Orioles 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ramon Hernandez	19th	Aaron Hicks	10th	11th
First Basemen	Carlos Pena	5th	Emílio López	1st	2nd
Second Basemen	Brandon Fahey	27th	John Thomas	Tied for 17th	29th
Third Basemen	Pedro Feliz	23rd	Luis González	Tied for 11th	23rd
Shortstops	Miguel Tejada	7th	David Long	Tied for 9th	13th
Left Fielders	Fred Thompson	14th	Fred Thompson	2nd	2nd
Center Fielders	Vernon Wells	25th	Nelson Myers	6th	10th
Right Fielders	Magglio Ordonez	2nd	Phil Barr	Tied for 14th	14th
Starting Pitchers	Erik Bedard	14th	Guillermo Pérez	Tied for 19th	24th
Relievers	Chris Britton	24th	Dorian Black	19th	20th
Closers	Todd Jones	17th	William Lewis	24th	Tied for 26th

Boston Red Sox 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jason Varitek	29th		Tied for 17th	30th
First Basemen	David Ortiz	8th	José Tañón	5th	3rd
Second Basemen	Dustin Pedroia	13th	David Roberts	Tied for 17th	24th
Third Basemen	Nick Punto	30th	Nick Randolph	Tied for 11th	30th
Shortstops	Alex Cora	30th	Kel Scott	Tied for 9th	30th
Left Fielders	Johnny Damon	16th	Jaime Guerrero	10th	11th
Center Fielders	Rajai Davis	18th	Luis Calderón	Tied for 16th	26th
Right Fielders	Todd Linden	23rd	Dennis Johnston	2nd	6th
Starting Pitchers	Andy Pettitte	24th	Dale Hall	18th	20th
Relievers	Craig Hansen	25th	Patrick Rice	10th	15th
Closers	Jonathan Papelbon	16th	Patrick Rice	18th	20th

Chicago White Sox 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ivan Rodriguez	26th	Rory Jackson	15th	16th
First Basemen	Jim Thome	9th	Simón Vázquez	Tied for 12th	16th
Second Basemen	Frédérik Bourgault	29th	Frédérik Bourgault	2nd	9th
Third Basemen	Josh Fields	26th		Tied for 11th	26th
Shortstops	Wilson Betemit	8th		Tied for 9th	14th
Left Fielders	Geoff Jenkins	25th	David Rodríguez	6th	7th
Center Fielders	Juan Pierre	11th	Joe Brown	Tied for 16th	19th
Right Fielders	Randy Winn	16th	Will Akers	Tied for 14th	23rd
Starting Pitchers	Javier Vazquez	21st	Keith Hargrove	14th	13th
Relievers	Matt Thornton	15th	Boone Logan	11th	9th
Closers	Bobby Jenks	1st	Arturo Díaz	17th	5th

Chicago Cubs 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Geovany Soto	7th	Myles Underhill	16th	12th
First Basemen	Derrek Lee	19th	Vernon Duprey	Tied for 12th	22nd
Second Basemen		30th		Tied for 17th	30th
Third Basemen	Aramis Ramirez	Tied for 4th	Scott Moore	3rd	4th
Shortstops	Mark Loretta	21st		Tied for 9th	23rd
Left Fielders	Scott Podsednik	29th	Ed Hewitt	Tied for 14th	29th
Center Fielders	Jacque Jones	6th	Kyle Campbell	7th	5th
Right Fielders	Daryle Ward	6th	Rhett Howard	5th	3rd
Starting Pitchers	Angel Guzman	28th	Sean Marshall	6th	16th
Relievers	Kerry Wood	3rd	Sean Marshall	7th	4th
Closers	Kerry Wood	26th	José Franco	6th	12th

Cincinnati Reds 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Dave Ross	11th	Fernando Rodríguez	Tied for 17th	21st
First Basemen	Frank Catalanotto	20th		Tied for 12th	23rd
Second Basemen	Geoff Blum	22nd	Corey Atkins	5th	8th
Third Basemen	Edwin Encarnacion	Tied for 9th	Ethan Russell	4th	5th
Shortstops	Felipe Lopez	20th	Bill Foley	Tied for 9th	22nd
Left Fielders	Barry Bonds	1st		Tied for 14th	13th
Center Fielders	Ryan Langerhans	29th	Geoff McClain	Tied for 16th	30th
Right Fielders	Ken Griffey	3rd		Tied for 14th	15th
Starting Pitchers	Justin Germano	6th	Phil Snow	9th	2nd
Relievers	Rick White	14th	Richard Thompson	20th	17th
Closers	Rafael Perez	10th	Roger Hall	10th	8th

Cleveland Indians 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Victor Martinez	8th		Tied for 17th	19th
First Basemen	Travis Hafner	13th		Tied for 12th	19th
Second Basemen	Damion Easley	25th	César Cruz	Tied for 17th	28th
Third Basemen	Casey Blake	20th		Tied for 11th	21st
Shortstops	Ramon Vazquez	18th	Brian Howard	4th	6th
Left Fielders	Ross Gload	19th	Ian Jacob	Tied for 14th	22nd
Center Fielders	Hiram Bocachica	30th	Eddie Foster	3rd	11th
Right Fielders	Greg Norton	22nd	Ash Glover	3rd	7th
Starting Pitchers	Jake Peavy	9th	Randall Carver	5th	3rd
Relievers	Tom Mastny	8th	Eric Lambert	17th	12th
Closers	Rafael Betancourt	20th	Chad Thomas	16th	19th

Colorado Rockies 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Gregg Zaun	16th		Tied for 17th	23rd
First Basemen	Dmitri Young	17th	Mike Bennett	3rd	4th
Second Basemen	Drew Meyer	3rd		Tied for 17th	18th
Third Basemen	Garrett Atkins	12th	Rich Dotson	2nd	3rd
Shortstops	Jason Smith	29th		Tied for 9th	29th
Left Fielders	Matt Holliday	4th	Alejandro Vildosola	4th	3rd
Center Fielders	Kerry Robinson	14th	Zane Phillips	Tied for 16th	22nd
Right Fielders	Jorge Piedra	30th	Pedro Sierra	12th	13th
Starting Pitchers	Jeff Francis	20th	Mitchell Stewart	Tied for 19th	28th
Relievers	Manuel Corpas	6th	John Ray	8th	7th
Closers	Ramon Ramirez	11th	Jean-François Morissette	8th	4th

Detroit Tigers 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Paul Lo Duca	20th	Ramón Fuentes	Tied for 17th	25th
First Basemen	Eric Hinske	18th	Félix Villegas	7th	7th
Second Basemen	Placido Polanco	8th	Arturo González	Tied for 17th	20th
Third Basemen	Mike Lowell	11th	Adrian Sullivan	5th	6th
Shortstops	Orlando Cabrera	27th	Jim Morgan	Tied for 9th	27th
Left Fielders	Shannon Stewart	24th	Carlos Feliciano	13th	14th
Center Fielders	Curtis Granderson	2nd	Jorge Fernández	16th	16th
Right Fielders	Fred Lewis	15th	Shawn Berry	11th	10th
Starting Pitchers	Jeremy Bonderman	13th	Andrew Miller	Tied for 19th	23rd
Relievers	Damaso Marte	5th	Sébastien Hamel	Tied for 25th	26th
Closers	Bobby Seay	6th	Lawrence Hunt	26th	21st

Florida Marlins 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Rob Bowen	21st	Thomas Ouellet	4th	8th
First Basemen	Mike Jacobs	27th		Tied for 12th	28th
Second Basemen	Dan Uggla	11th		17th	23rd
Third Basemen	Miguel Cabrera	1st	Joaquín Peralta	1st	1st
Shortstops	Hanley Ramirez	1st	Mike Halkerstoun	6th	1st
Left Fielders	Jason Kubel	21st		Tied for 14th	24th
Center Fielders	Mike Cameron	12th		Tied for 16th	20th
Right Fielders	Jeremy Hermida	10th	Ricardo Bermúdez	Tied for 14th	19th
Starting Pitchers	Brad Halsey	16th	Jon Lester	Tied for 19th	25th
Relievers	Todd Wellemeyer	23rd	Marvin Rogers	6th	8th
Closers	Jose Garcia	28th	Clifton Harrison	3rd	9th

Houston Astros 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Bengie Molina	14th		Tied for 17th	22nd
First Basemen	Ryan Garko	23rd	Nick Holmes	10th	13th
Second Basemen	Brian Roberts	7th	Flynn Hunt	16th	12th
Third Basemen	Kevin Kouzmanoff	13th	Hunter West	9th	8th
Shortstops	Chris Gomez	14th	Willis Wilhelm	Tied for 9th	19th
Left Fielders	Carlos Lee	17th	Mark Hatfield	8th	8th
Center Fielders	Willy Taveras	24th	Daniel Matthews	2nd	4th
Right Fielders	Luke Scott	1st	Joe Harris	6th	1st
Starting Pitchers	Roy Oswalt	4th	Fernando Nieve	16th	4th
Relievers	Claudio Vargas	29th	Alex Crawford	14th	22nd
Closers	Dan Wheeler	21st	Jonathan Sanchez	23rd	26th

Kansas City Royals 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	John Buck	25th	Luis Hernández	12th	14th
First Basemen	Todd Helton	15th	Mike McJannett	Tied for 12th	21st
Second Basemen	Jason Newman	21st	Jason Newman	1st	2nd
Third Basemen	Mark DeRosa	18th	Jeff Stewart	10th	11th
Shortstops	Jeff Keppinger	10th	Bob John	9th	16th
Left Fielders	Jason Tyner	27th	Jim Weber	Tied for 14th	28th
Center Fielders	David DeJesus	20th	Austin Young	Tied for 16th	28th
Right Fielders	Juan Encarnacion	24th	Donald McLaurin	13th	12th
Starting Pitchers	Josh Beckett	26th	Pedro Chávez	11th	Tied for 14th
Relievers	Mike Gonzalez	20th	Bobby Keppel	Tied for 25th	29th
Closers	Joe Nelson	29th	Luis Cortéz	2nd	6th

Los Angeles Dodgers 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Russell Martin	4th	Martin Hatcher	2nd	2nd
First Basemen	James Loney	4th	Ángel Castillo	8th	6th
Second Basemen	Jeff Kent	6th	Barney Bush	Tied for 17th	19th
Third Basemen	Willy Aybar	9th	Tom Callahan	Tied for 11th	16th
Shortstops	Rafael Furcal	11th	Ricardo Martínez	2nd	4th
Left Fielders	Andre Ethier	15th	Delwyn Young	Tied for 14th	20th
Center Fielders	Steve Finley	28th	Adrián Gregory	10th	15th
Right Fielders	J.D. Drew	4th	James Thorp	Tied for 14th	16th
Starting Pitchers	Chad Billingsley	3rd	Steve Raines	Tied for 19th	18th
Relievers	Eric Gagne	1st	Christian Helton	Tied for 25th	24th
Closers	Jason Frasor	4th	Christian Helton	29th	24th

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Mike Napoli	9th		Tied for 17th	20th
First Basemen	Casey Kotchman	14th	Kendry Morales	Tied for 12th	20th
Second Basemen	Howie Kendrick	14th	José Rivera	4th	5th
Third Basemen	Dallas McPherson	16th	Sancho Herrera	11th	19th
Shortstops	Erick Aybar	25th	Miguel Domínguez	3rd	5th
Left Fielders	Moises Alou	Tied for 11th		Tied for 14th	19th
Center Fielders	Alex Escobar	26th	Alberto Ruíz	9th	13th
Right Fielders	Vladimir Guerrero	7th	Bob Barnes	10th	8th
Starting Pitchers	Joe Saunders	10th	Tyler Yelland	12th	8th
Relievers	Duaner Sanchez	26th	Glenn Roberts	25th	30th
Closers	Joe Nathan	8th	Brent Martin	22nd	18th

Milwaukee Brewers 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Javier Valentin	27th		Tied for 17th	28th
First Basemen	Prince Fielder	1st	Bob Fleming	Tied for 12th	8th
Second Basemen	Rickie Weeks	9th	Toby Warren	Tied for 17th	21st
Third Basemen	Corey Koskie	6th		Tied for 11th	13th
Shortstops	J.J. Hardy	6th	Stan Keller	Tied for 9th	12th
Left Fielders	Jack Cust	6th	Joaquín Montero	5th	4th
Center Fielders	Tony Gwynn	27th	Orlando Serna	13th	14th
Right Fielders	Corey Hart	8th	Keith Stone	7th	5th
Starting Pitchers	Ben Sheets	1st	Júlio Manuel	8th	1st
Relievers	Francisco Rodriguez	17th	Phil Davis	23rd	18th
Closers	Joaquin Benoit	Tied for 8th	Anthony Young	27th	22nd

Minnesota Twins 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Joe Mauer	1st		Tied for 17th	17th
First Basemen	Justin Morneau	7th		Tied for 12th	15th
Second Basemen	Luis Castillo	15th	Luis Antonio Flores	Tied for 17th	25th
Third Basemen	Brandon Inge	29th	Marc Kidd	Tied for 11th	29th
Shortstops	Jason Bartlett	13th		Tied for 9th	18th
Left Fielders	Jeff Salazar	28th	Mark Bailey	7th	10th
Center Fielders	Torii Hunter	7th	Patrick Copeland	11th	8th
Right Fielders	Bernie Castro	27th		14th	28th
Starting Pitchers	Francisco Liriano	5th	Spencer Hale	Tied for 19th	21st
Relievers	Juan Rincon	30th	Ken Nixon	18th	25th
Closers	Glen Perkins	30th	Juan Gusmán	7th	23rd

New York Yankees 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jorge Posada	2nd	Ron Kiley	8th	1st
First Basemen	Lance Berkman	11th	Wilson Castillo	11th	11th
Second Basemen	Robinson Cano	1st	Steve Anderson	6th	1st
Third Basemen	Alex Rodriguez	2nd	Thomas Cotton	7th	2nd
Shortstops	Derek Jeter	5th		Tied for 9th	11th
Left Fielders	Hideki Matsui	7th	Craig Bennett	Tied for 14th	17th
Center Fielders	Melky Cabrera	16th	Otis Ward	Tied for 16th	24th
Right Fielders	Ryan Spilborghs	11th	Colin Osborne	Tied for 14th	20th
Starting Pitchers	Mike Mussina	2nd	Mariano Garza	Tied for 19th	14th
Relievers	Tyler Yates	28th	Dan Watts	16th	21st
Closers	Mariano Rivera	3rd	Joe Brooks	25th	15th

New York Mets 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ramon Castro	17th	Iván Herrera	17th	24th
First Basemen	Carlos Delgado	22nd	José Acevedo	Tied for 12th	24th
Second Basemen	Kazuo Matsui	17th	Brian Curry	12th	11th
Third Basemen	David Wright	3rd	Bill Russell	Tied for 11th	10th
Shortstops	Jose Reyes	4th	Ted Franklin	Tied for 9th	10th
Left Fielders	Mark Sweeney	26th	Cristián Colón	Tied for 14th	27th
Center Fielders	Reggie Willits	4th	Rod Spence	12th	6th
Right Fielders	Cliff Floyd	20th	Ed Carter	1st	2nd
Starting Pitchers	John Maine	27th	Mike Pelfrey	15th	19th
Relievers	Brian Sikorski	19th	José Rojas	13th	14th
Closers	Heath Bell	7th	Ken Carson	15th	7th

Oakland Athletics 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ronny Paulino	12th	Gabriel Ochoa	6th	6th
First Basemen	Dan Johnson	26th	Sean Welch	12th	27th
Second Basemen	Mark Ellis	24th	Ricky Graham	Tied for 17th	27th
Third Basemen	Antonio Perez	21st	Juan Gómez	8th	9th
Shortstops	Bobby Crosby	24th	Ed McDaniel	Tied for 9th	25th
Left Fielders	Milton Bradley	11th	Fernando Martínez	3rd	5th
Center Fielders	Ichiro Suzuki	1st	Lane Gilmore	14th	2nd
Right Fielders	David Murphy	21st	Ernesto Robles	Tied for 14th	26th
Starting Pitchers	Joe Blanton	19th	Tom Howard	3rd	7th
Relievers	Justin Duchscherer	22nd	Dave Thomas	9th	11th
Closers	Huston Street	2nd	Ricardo Villa	5th	1st

Philadelphia Phillies 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Chris Coste	24th		Tied for 17th	27th
First Basemen	Ryan Howard	2nd	Jason Moore	Tied for 12th	9th
Second Basemen	Chase Utley	2nd	Josh Nash	Tied for 17th	17th
Third Basemen	Chone Figgins	4th	Pat Williamson	Tied for 11th	12th
Shortstops	Jimmy Rollins	3rd	Daniel Vázquez	Tied for 9th	8th
Left Fielders	Adam Dunn	3rd	Chris Graham	9th	6th
Center Fielders	Michael Bourn	9th	Allen Sullivan	15th	9th
Right Fielders	Bobby Abreu	14th	Steven Conrad	Tied for 14th	22nd
Starting Pitchers	Wandy Rodriguez	8th	Nate Jones	17th	10th
Relievers	Vicente Padilla	11th	Hugues Boivin	15th	10th
Closers	Arthur Rhodes	12th	Dave Carter	19th	16th

Pittsburgh Pirates 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ryan Doumit	13th	Fred Boyd	9th	7th
First Basemen	Xavier Nady	28th		Tied for 12th	29th
Second Basemen	Freddy Sanchez	12th	Brennan Nelson	8th	7th
Third Basemen	Jose Bautista	28th	William Malkin	Tied for 11th	28th
Shortstops	Royce Clayton	23rd	Larry Owen	Tied for 9th	24th
Left Fielders	Jason Bay	23rd		Tied for 14th	26th
Center Fielders	Corey Patterson	15th		Tied for 16th	23rd
Right Fielders	Shane Victorino	9th	Cisco Vásquez	Tied for 14th	18th
Starting Pitchers	Ian Snell	15th	Rubén Carmona	13th	12th
Relievers	Brian Rogers	7th	Ben Lee	Tied for 25th	27th
Closers	Brian Bruney	22nd	Marcus Stone	14th	14th

San Diego Padres 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Matt Treanor	10th	Austin Young	7th	5th
First Basemen	Adrian Gonzalez	3rd	Jorge De La Cruz	2nd	1st
Second Basemen	Pablo Ozuna	28th	Steve Strickland	11th	14th
Third Basemen	Adrian Beltre	17th	Ramón Rocha	6th	7th
Shortstops	Khalil Greene	19th	Pete Cook	1st	2nd
Left Fielders	Josh Willingham	13th	Dylan Mathews	12th	12th
Center Fielders	Alfonso Soriano	5th	Chris Dotson	Tied for 16th	17th
Right Fielders	Trot Nixon	25th	Zach Young	Tied for 14th	27th
Starting Pitchers	Chris Young	17th	Jesús Gutiérrez	Tied for 19th	26th
Relievers	Bob Wickman	4th	Will Ivey	5th	3rd
Closers	B.J. Ryan	5th	Billy Ross	4th	2nd

San Francisco Giants 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	J.D. Closser	15th	Mike Dodd	11th	10th
First Basemen	Dan Ortmeier	24th	Travis Ishikawa	Tied for 12th	25th
Second Basemen	Jose Valentin	Tied for 19th	José Díaz	3rd	3rd
Third Basemen	Morgan Ensberg	22nd	Ed Oliver	Tied for 11th	22nd
Shortstops	Kevin Frandsen	26th	Joaquin Arias	Tied for 9th	26th
Left Fielders	Damian Jackson	30th	Lorenzo Hernández	Tied for 14th	30th
Center Fielders	Angel Pagan	19th	Matt Lund	Tied for 16th	27th
Right Fielders	Gabe Gross	26th	Ángel Valentín	8th	11th
Starting Pitchers	Matt Cain	23rd	António Iampos	2nd	9th
Relievers	Patrick Misch	18th	Ty Taubenheim	22nd	19th
Closers	Will Ohman	24th	Ace Drake	21st	28th

Seattle Mariners 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Kenji Johjima	30th	Héctor Durán	1st	9th
First Basemen	Jose Vidro	29th	Dave Roberts	Tied for 12th	30th
Second Basemen	Orlando Hudson	5th	Carlos Arcidez	10th	6th
Third Basemen	Greg Dobbs	14th	Steven Thomas	Tied for 11th	17th
Shortstops	Yuniesky Betancourt	16th	Júlio Pagán	5th	7th
Left Fielders	Raul Ibanez	8th	Alan Hansen	14th	18th
Center Fielders	Adam Jones	21st	Will Williams	8th	12th
Right Fielders	Aubrey Huff	17th		Tied for 14th	24th
Starting Pitchers	Felix Hernandez	22nd	Dan Morris	Tied for 19th	29th
Relievers	Eric O'Flaherty	9th	Eric O'Flaherty	4th	5th
Closers	J.J. Putz	13th	Matt O'Rourke	11th	11th

St. Louis Cardinals 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Chris Snyder	22nd	Gilberto Sandoval	14th	15th
First Basemen	Albert Pujols	6th	Jack Hennessey	Tied for 12th	14th
Second Basemen	Scott Spiezio	4th	Brian Elliott	9th	4th
Third Basemen	Scott Rolen	19th	Bryan Hood	Tied for 11th	20th
Shortstops	David Eckstein	17th		Tied for 9th	21st
Left Fielders	Chris Duncan	2nd	David Cooper	Tied for 14th	15th
Center Fielders	Jim Edmonds	17th	Luis Castillo	Tied for 16th	25th
Right Fielders	Timo Perez	19th	Raúl Garza	Tied for 14th	25th
Starting Pitchers	Adam Wainwright	29th	Ryan Jordan	4th	17th
Relievers	Randy Flores	21st	Cameron McCleary	24th	23rd
Closers	Brian Falkenborg	14th	Cameron McCleary	30th	30th

Tampa Bay Devil Rays 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Chris Heintz	28th	Ramón Soto	Tied for 17th	29th
First Basemen	Mike Lamb	16th	Mathew Corbett	4th	5th
Second Basemen	Omar Infante	26th	Lee Anderson	7th	10th
Third Basemen	Russell Branyan	27th	José Montáñez	Tied for 11th	27th
Shortstops	Cesar Izturis	28th	Mauro Hogeda	Tied for 9th	28th
Left Fielders	Carl Crawford	5th	Juan Domínguez	Tied for 14th	16th
Center Fielders	B.J. Upton	3rd	Sixto Ramos	5th	3rd
Right Fielders	Eric Byrnes	13th	Miguel López	4th	4th
Starting Pitchers	James Shields	12th	Nicholas Ward	Tied for 19th	22nd
Relievers	Doug Waechter	27th	Rod Lowe	3rd	13th
Closers	Ruddy Lugo	15th	John Shepherd	9th	10th

Texas Rangers 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Carlos Ruiz	18th	José Rivera	13th	13th
First Basemen	Mark Teixeira	21st	Justin Brown	9th	12th
Second Basemen	Aaron Boone	23rd	Jesús Morín	14th	16th
Third Basemen	Eric Chavez	24th	César Salazar	Tied for 11th	Tied for 24th
Shortstops	Michael Young	15th		Tied for 9th	20th
Left Fielders	Chris Snelling	9th	Diego Aguilar	11th	9th
Center Fielders	Gary Matthews	8th	Francisco Torres	Tied for 16th	18th
Right Fielders	John Rodriguez	18th	Barney Wyatt	9th	9th
Starting Pitchers	Brad Radke	25th	Mike Adams	19th	30th
Relievers	Francisco Cordero	10th	Wes Littleton	Tied for 25th	28th
Closers	Josh Rupe	23rd	Ken Dixon	20th	25th

Toronto Blue Jays 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Josh Bard	5th	José Grinaldo	5th	4th
First Basemen	Jason Giambi	12th		Tied for 12th	18th
Second Basemen	Aaron Hill	10th	James Williams	Tied for 17th	22nd
Third Basemen	Troy Glaus	15th	Phil Cantrell	Tied for 11th	18th
Shortstops	Ramon Santiago	12th		Tied for 9th	17th
Left Fielders	Adam Lind	10th	Jorge Greene	1st	1st
Center Fielders	Cody Ross	10th	Carlos Pérez	1st	1st
Right Fielders	Alexis Rios	12th	Jerry Paradis	Tied for 14th	21st
Starting Pitchers	Roy Halladay	7th	Lawrence Curry	10th	5th
Relievers	Fernando Rodney	2nd	Davis Romero	12th	6th
Closers	Jeremy Accardo	19th	Henry Riley	1st	3rd

Washington Nationals 06-01-2008
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Mike Redmond	23rd		Tied for 17th	26th
First Basemen	Lyle Overbay	30th	Bruce Eldridge	6th	10th
Second Basemen	Mark Grudzielanek	18th	Anthony Sanders	13th	13th
Third Basemen	Ty Wigginton	8th		Tied for 11th	15th
Shortstops	Jack Wilson	9th		Tied for 9th	15th
Left Fielders	Endy Chavez	22nd		Tied for 14th	25th
Center Fielders	Ryan Church	13th		Tied for 16th	21st
Right Fielders	Jason Michaels	29th		Tied for 14th	30th
Starting Pitchers	Mark Hendrickson	30th	Robin Ferguson	1st	11th
Relievers	Bill Bray	16th	Fernando Olivarez	2nd	2nd
Closers	Mike Stanton	18th	David Hanson	12th	13th