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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
03/27/1998
 
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS 03/27/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bobby M Estalella 5th 17th 17th
First Basemen Mark Grace 19th 14th 23rd
Second Basemen Delino DeShields 9th Mike Metcalfe 4th 5th
Third Basemen Robin Ventura 16th Fernando Tatis 9th 9th
Shortstops Bret Barberie 14th 13th 18th
Left Fielders Butch Huskey 21st 12th 21st
Center Fielders 22nd 15th 22nd
Right Fielders Tony Gwynn 19th 12th 20th
Starting Pitchers Floyd Youmans 12th 18th 19th
Relievers Kelvim Escobar 18th Will Cunnane 4th 10th
Closers Danny Patterson 16th Will Cunnane 5th 12th
BALTIMORE ORIOLES 03/27/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Todd Pratt 18th Paul Lo Duca 15th 16th
First Basemen Hal Morris 14th Randall Simon 5th 7th
Second Basemen Jerry Browne 21st 17th 21st
Third Basemen Chris Brown 11th Aramis Ramirez 1st 4th
Shortstops Miguel Tejada 10th 13th (tied) 14th
Left Fielders Lyle Mouton 22nd 12th (tied) 22nd
Center Fielders Marquis Grissom 21st 15th (tied) 21st
Right Fielders J D Drew 6th J D Drew 10th 8th
Starting Pitchers Dwight Gooden 15th Jarrod Washburn 7th 12th
Relievers T J Mathews 14th Radhames Dykhoff 22nd 19th
Closers T J Mathews 23rd Radhames Dykhoff 22nd 22nd
BOSTON RED SOX 03/27/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Todd Greene 22nd Raul Casanova 3rd 10th
First Basemen Phil B. Clark 24th Paul Konerko 2nd 6th
Second Basemen Akira Eto 8th Ronnie Belliard 14th 12th
Third Basemen Edgar Renteria 7th 14th 13th
Shortstops 22nd 13th (tied) 23rd
Left Fielders Todd Hollandsworth 19th 12th (tied) 19th
Center Fielders Terry Jones 19th 15th (tied) 20th
Right Fielders 22nd Miguel Mejia 9th 22nd
Starting Pitchers John Ericks 24th 18th (tied) 24th
Relievers Roberto Hernandez 8th Dan Serafini 13th 9th
Closers Roberto Hernandez 21st Dan Serafini 13th 16th
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS 03/27/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Chris Hoiles 12th Mark L Johnson 11th 12th
First Basemen Jason Giambi 4th Mike Kinkade 2nd (tied) 1st
Second Basemen Chuck Knoblauch 6th Adam Riggs 4th (tied) 3rd
Third Basemen Tony Batista 9th 14th (tied) 14th
Shortstops Nomar Garciaparra 3rd Felix Martinez 6th 4th
Left Fielders Barry Bonds 1st Carlos Mendoza 7th 3rd
Center Fielders Carl Everett 4th 15th (tied) 15th
Right Fielders Geronimo Berroa 16th George Lombard 6th 6th
Starting Pitchers Tony Saunders 9th 18th (tied) 18th
Relievers Tim Burke 12th Jeremy Powell 7th 11th
Closers Teddy Higuera 8th Jeremy Powell 12th 8th
CHICAGO CUBS 03/27/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers George E Williams 17th 17th (tied) 22nd
First Basemen Mike Piazza 7th 14th (tied) 16th
Second Basemen Jose Vidro 13th Jose Vidro 4th (tied) 6th
Third Basemen 19th Eric Chavez 2nd 17th
Shortstops Jeff Cirillo 9th Wilson Delgado 1st 3rd
Left Fielders 24th Michael Coleman 10th 24th
Center Fielders Rich Becker 14th Pat Watkins 3rd 7th
Right Fielders Trot Nixon 7th Jeremy Giambi 4th 3rd
Starting Pitchers Mike Hampton 17th LaTroy Hawkins 16th 17th
Relievers Mike Stanton 5th Joe Fontenot 20th 14th
Closers Mike Stanton 19th Joe Fontenot 20th 20th
CINCINNATI REDS 03/27/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Javy Lopez 5th (tied) 17th (tied) 17th (tied)
First Basemen Scott Spiezio 15th 14th (tied) 20th
Second Basemen Fernando Vina 7th Jay Canizaro 4th (tied) 4th
Third Basemen Scott Rolen 2nd Bob E Smith 6th 2nd
Shortstops Omar Vizquel 7th Cheron Farley 7th 6th
Left Fielders Bobby Higginson 9th Roger Cedeno 2nd 4th
Center Fielders Dwayne Hosey 12th Jay Payton 12th 13th
Right Fielders Bernie Williams 9th 12th (tied) 13th
Starting Pitchers Mike Mussina 3rd Mac Suzuki 7th (tied) 6th
Relievers Arthur Rhodes 16th Ryan Bradley 21st 20th
Closers Arthur Rhodes 13th Ryan Bradley 21st 21st
CLEVELAND SPIDERS 03/27/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Todd Hundley 7th Kevin L Brown 7th 3rd
First Basemen Howard Johnson 23rd Doug Mientkiewicz 10th 13th
Second Basemen Tomas Perez 20th Wilton Guerrero 11th 11th
Third Basemen Kevin Mitchell 3rd Aaron Boone 3rd 1st
Shortstops 22nd (tied) Deivi Cruz 1st (tied) 17th
Left Fielders Raul Ibanez 13th Jolbert Cabrera 3rd 5th
Center Fielders Jermaine Allensworth 11th 15th (tied) 18th
Right Fielders Bernard Gilkey 11th 12th (tied) 15th
Starting Pitchers John Thomson 16th Carl Pavano 1st 2nd
Relievers Mike Draper 21st Dario Veras 9th 18th
Closers Steve Karsay 7th Dario Veras 11th 6th
COLORADO ROCKIES 03/27/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Todd Zeile 11th Mitch Meluskey 6th 5th
First Basemen Todd Helton 10th 14th (tied) 18th
Second Basemen Damion Easley 14th 17th (tied) 19th
Third Basemen Bill R Mueller 6th Adrian Beltre 9th (tied) 7th
Shortstops Chip Hale 17th Alex Cora 11th 10th
Left Fielders Juan Gonzalez 5th 12th (tied) 12th
Center Fielders Milt Cuyler 13th Lou Collier 7th 10th
Right Fielders Dmitri Young 20th 12th (tied) 21st
Starting Pitchers Curt Schilling 11th Jason Johnson 7th (tied) 9th
Relievers Mike Timlin 4th Antonio Alfonseca 4th (tied) 3rd
Closers Mike Timlin 14th Antonio Alfonseca 3rd 11th
DETROIT TIGERS 03/27/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Brent Mayne 23rd Bob Henley 2nd 9th
First Basemen Tino Martinez 20th 14th (tied) 24th
Second Basemen Howard Battle 16th Desi Relaford 4th (tied) 8th
Third Basemen Russ Johnson 18th 14th (tied) 20th
Shortstops Shane Halter 19th 13th (tied) 22nd
Left Fielders Shannon Stewart 16th Frank Catalanotto 3rd (tied) 6th
Center Fielders Jose R Herrera 9th Ryan Christenson 10th 9th
Right Fielders 22nd (tied) 12th (tied) 23rd
Starting Pitchers Vaughn Eshelman 23rd Kerry Wood 2nd 15th
Relievers Danny Graves 20th 23rd 24th
Closers David Weathers 17th 23rd 23rd
FLORIDA MARLINS 03/27/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Charles Johnson 2nd Robert Fick 3rd (tied) 2nd
First Basemen Richie Sexson 12th 14th (tied) 19th
Second Basemen Luis Castillo 12th David Bell 1st 2nd
Third Basemen Edgardo Alfonzo 10th Mark DeRosa 3rd (tied) 5th
Shortstops Craig Counsell 6th 13th (tied) 13th
Left Fielders Juan Encarnacion 14th 12th (tied) 16th
Center Fielders Mark Kotsay 10th Todd Dunwoody 3rd (tied) 5th
Right Fielders Rondell White 15th 12th (tied) 18th
Starting Pitchers Kevin Appier 7th Bobby Chouinard 2nd (tied) 3rd
Relievers Billy Wagner 7th Bryan Corey 13th (tied) 8th
Closers Bryan Harvey 2nd Bryan Corey 13th (tied) 3rd
KANSAS CITY ROYALS 03/27/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Rick Wilkins 9th Angel Pena 12th 7th
First Basemen Jim Thome 1st Kevin Witt 8th 4th
Second Basemen Roberto Alomar 1st Ramon E Martinez 2nd 1st
Third Basemen 19th (tied) Russell Branyan 9th (tied) 21st
Shortstops Barry Larkin 4th 13th (tied) 12th
Left Fielders Reggie L. Sanders 8th 12th (tied) 13th
Center Fielders Andruw Jones 3rd Mike Frank 9th 4th
Right Fielders Richard Hidalgo 5th Danny Clyburn 7th 5th
Starting Pitchers Kevin Brown 2nd Sidney Ponson 5th 1st
Relievers Armando Benitez 2nd Jay Witasick 7th (tied) 4th
Closers Rick Reed 1st Jay Witasick 8th 1st
LAS VEGAS ANGELS 03/27/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Francisco Cabrera 24th Paul Bako 13th 14th
First Basemen Edgar Martinez 6th Greg Norton 10th (tied) 9th
Second Basemen 22nd Jerry Hairston Jr 14th (tied) 24th
Third Basemen 19th (tied) Troy Glaus 9th (tied) 21st (tied)
Shortstops Chad Fonville 21st Shinya Miyamoto 8th 11th
Left Fielders Bruce Aven 18th Micah Franklin 3rd (tied) 7th
Center Fielders Ken Griffey Jr. 1st Randy Winn 12th (tied) 3rd
Right Fielders Jermaine Dye 17th Jose Guillen 10th (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Jose Rosado 22nd Ryan Dempster 6th 20th
Relievers Joe Hudson 24th Brian Rose 2nd 15th
Closers Joe Hudson 24th Brian Rose 2nd 15th
LOS ANGELES DODGERS 03/27/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jason Varitek 13th Guillermo Garcia 8th 11th
First Basemen Shawn Green 8th Fernando Seguignol 10th (tied) 10th
Second Basemen Homer Bush 18th Pokey Reese 3rd 7th
Third Basemen Joe Randa 15th 14th (tied) 18th
Shortstops 22nd (tied) 13th (tied) 23rd (tied)
Left Fielders Brian L Hunter 23rd 12th (tied) 23rd
Center Fielders Torii Hunter 8th 15th (tied) 17th
Right Fielders Derrick May 21st Damon Hollins 5th 9th
Starting Pitchers Greg Maddux 6th Seth Greisinger 7th (tied) 8th
Relievers Ricardo Rincon 17th 23rd (tied) 21st
Closers Ricardo Rincon 22nd 23rd (tied) 24th
MILWAUKEE CREAMS 03/27/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Damian Miller 16th Marcus Jensen 10th 13th
First Basemen Carlos Delgado 5th Stephen Larkin 6th 3rd
Second Basemen Mark Loretta 2nd 17th (tied) 14th
Third Basemen Chipper Jones 1st 14th (tied) 8th
Shortstops Rey Sanchez 18th 13th (tied) 21st
Left Fielders Steve Finley 7th Shane Monahan 11th 10th
Center Fielders Tom Goodwin 16th 15th (tied) 19th
Right Fielders John Elway 18th 12th (tied) 19th
Starting Pitchers Matt Young 13th Rich Hunter 14th 14th
Relievers Jose J. Bautista 3rd Dean Crow 2nd (tied) 1st
Closers Tommy Greene 6th Dean Crow 1st 4th
MINNESOTA TWINS 03/27/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Brook Fordyce 20th 17th (tied) 23rd
First Basemen Frank Thomas 2nd 14th (tied) 14th
Second Basemen Brent Gates 19th 17th (tied) 20th
Third Basemen 19th (tied) Abraham O Nunez 7th 19th
Shortstops Mark Grudzielanek 16th 13th (tied) 20th
Left Fielders Kal Daniels 12th 12th (tied) 15th
Center Fielders Darin Erstad 2nd Kimera Bartee 11th 6th
Right Fielders Larry Walker 4th Emil Brown 1st 2nd
Starting Pitchers Juan Guzman 19th 18th (tied) 21st
Relievers Rob Dibble 13th John Rocker 9th (tied) 12th
Closers Trevor Hoffman 11th John Rocker 7th 9th
MONTREAL EXPOS 03/27/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Sweeney 4th A J Hinch 9th 4th
First Basemen Sean Casey 18th Sean Casey 1st 2nd
Second Basemen Jeff Kent 3rd 17th (tied) 15th
Third Basemen Matt Williams 4th 14th (tied) 11th
Shortstops Jose Hernandez 8th Jorge Velandia 5th 5th
Left Fielders Gregg Jefferies 6th Rich Butler 8th 8th
Center Fielders 22nd (tied) 15th (tied) 22nd (tied)
Right Fielders Raul Mondesi 10th 12th (tied) 14th
Starting Pitchers Pedro Martinez 1st Clint Sodowsky 13th 4th
Relievers Mike Jeffcoat 15th Shayne Bennett 13th (tied) 17th
Closers Pat Hentgen 3rd Shayne Bennett 13th (tied) 5th
NEW YORK METS 03/27/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers B.J. Surhoff 21st 17th (tied) 24th
First Basemen Olmedo Saenz 17th 14th (tied) 22nd
Second Basemen Bret Boone 17th Joe McEwing 4th (tied) 9th
Third Basemen Phil Nevin 5th 14th (tied) 12th
Shortstops Gary Sheffield 2nd Takahiro Ikeyama 10th 2nd
Left Fielders Cliff Floyd 4th DaRond Stovall 3rd (tied) 2nd
Center Fielders 22nd (tied) 15th (tied) 22nd (tied)
Right Fielders Sammy Sosa 1st Derrick Gibson 1st (tied) 1st
Starting Pitchers Frank Castillo 8th 18th (tied) 16th
Relievers Darren Holmes 10th Curt Lyons 9th (tied) 7th
Closers Darren Holmes 10th Curt Lyons 10th 10th
OAKLAND ATHLETICS 03/27/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Benito Santiago 15th 17th (tied) 21st
First Basemen John Olerud 9th 14th (tied) 17th
Second Basemen Geronimo Pena 10th 17th (tied) 18th
Third Basemen Herbert Perry 17th Mike Lowell 9th (tied) 10th
Shortstops Billy Ripken 20th Takuro Ishii 1st (tied) 7th
Left Fielders Greg Vaughn 15th 12th (tied) 17th
Center Fielders Gene Kingsale 15th Gene Kingsale 12th (tied) 14th
Right Fielders Jay Buhner 14th 12th (tied) 17th
Starting Pitchers Matt Morris 14th Jaret Wright 7th (tied) 10th
Relievers Tim Crabtree 22nd Justin Speier 18th 22nd
Closers Jason Bere 5th Justin Speier 18th 17th
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS 03/27/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ivan Rodriguez 3rd Melvin Rosario 14th 6th
First Basemen Bobby Bonilla 16th 14th (tied) 21st
Second Basemen Craig Biggio 4th 17th (tied) 16th
Third Basemen 19th (tied) 14th (tied) 23rd
Shortstops Jose Valentin 12th Masahiro Kawai 9th 9th
Left Fielders Ron Gant 10th Chris Latham 9th 9th
Center Fielders Brian Jordan 5th Edgard Clemente 1st 1st
Right Fielders Tim Salmon 8th Jacob Cruz 1st (tied) 4th
Starting Pitchers John Smoltz 5th C J Nitkowski 7th (tied) 7th
Relievers Matt Mantei 11th Valerio de los Santos 13th (tied) 16th
Closers Matt Mantei 15th Valerio de los Santos 13th (tied) 13th
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 03/27/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers A J Pierzynski 18th (tied) A J Pierzynski 3rd (tied) 8th
First Basemen Derrek Lee 13th Travis Lee 4th 5th
Second Basemen 22nd (tied) Carter Haney 10th 22nd
Third Basemen Travis Fryman 8th Corey Koskie 3rd (tied) 3rd
Shortstops Orlando Cabrera 11th 13th (tied) 15th
Left Fielders Ray Lankford 11th 12th (tied) 14th
Center Fielders J.R. Phillips 20th Gabe Kapler 3rd (tied) 11th
Right Fielders Bobby Abreu 3rd 12th (tied) 12th
Starting Pitchers Chris Carpenter 18th Chris Carpenter 2nd (tied) 5th
Relievers Jose Mesa 9th Nelson Cruz 9th (tied) 5th
Closers Jose Mesa 20th Nelson Cruz 9th 14th
SAN DIEGO PADRES 03/27/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ed Taubensee 10th 17th (tied) 20th
First Basemen Tony Clark 11th Scott McClain 9th 8th
Second Basemen Mark Bellhorn 10th (tied) Ralph Milliard 12th 10th
Third Basemen Vinny Castilla 14th 14th (tied) 16th
Shortstops Manuel Lee 15th 13th (tied) 19th
Left Fielders Manny Ramirez 3rd 12th (tied) 11th
Center Fielders Jim Edmonds 6th 15th (tied) 16th
Right Fielders 22nd (tied) 12th (tied) 23rd (tied)
Starting Pitchers Ismael Valdez 20th 18th (tied) 22nd
Relievers Robb Nen 19th Keith Foulke 1st 6th
Closers Robb Nen 4th Keith Foulke 3rd (tied) 2nd
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 03/27/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jorge Posada 8th 17th (tied) 19th
First Basemen Ivan Calderon 21st Brooks Kieschnick 7th 11th
Second Basemen John Valentin 14th (tied) Placido Polanco 14th (tied) 13th
Third Basemen 19th (tied) 14th (tied) 23rd (tied)
Shortstops Royce Clayton 13th 13th (tied) 16th
Left Fielders Stan Javier 17th 12th (tied) 18th
Center Fielders Doug Glanville 18th Preston Wilson 3rd (tied) 8th
Right Fielders Brian S Giles 2nd 12th (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Miguel Batista 21st 18th (tied) 23rd
Relievers Mariano Rivera 6th Braden Looper 19th 13th
Closers Steve Chitren 12th Braden Looper 19th 18th
TORONTO BLUE JAYS 03/27/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Matt Nokes 14th Ben Davis 15th (tied) 15th
First Basemen Mark McGwire 3rd 14th (tied) 15th
Second Basemen Derek Jeter 5th 17th (tied) 17th
Third Basemen Dean Palmer 13th Tom Evans 8th 6th
Shortstops Jay Bell 5th Alex Gonzalez 11th (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Shane Spencer 20th 12th (tied) 20th
Center Fielders Darrin Jackson 17th Barry Wesson 8th 12th
Right Fielders Ellis Burks 12th 12th (tied) 16th
Starting Pitchers Hipolito Pichardo 10th Mike K Johnson 15th 13th
Relievers Curt Brown 23rd Jose RF Santiago 17th 23rd
Closers Curt Brown 18th Jose RF Santiago 17th 19th
WASHINGTON SENATORS 03/27/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jason Kendall 1st Bengie Molina 1st 1st
First Basemen Brad Fullmer 22nd Brad Fullmer 10th (tied) 12th
Second Basemen 22nd (tied) Edwin Diaz 13th 23rd
Third Basemen Willie Greene 12th 14th (tied) 15th
Shortstops Alex Rodriguez 1st Carlos Guillen 1st (tied) 1st
Left Fielders Albert Belle 2nd Geoff Jenkins 1st 1st
Center Fielders Carlos Beltran 7th Carlos Beltran 2nd 2nd
Right Fielders Jon Nunnally 13th Ryan Long 8th 7th
Starting Pitchers John Burkett 4th Javier Vazquez 16th (tied) 11th
Relievers Troy Percival 1st Chad Bradford 4th (tied) 2nd
Closers Troy Percival 9th Chad Bradford 6th 7th
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