DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
03/27/1998
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FRONT OFFICE
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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