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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
08/25/1998
 
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS 08/25/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bobby M Estalella 4th 13th 13th
First Basemen Mark Grace 15th 9th 17th
Second Basemen Delino DeShields 14th David Bell 2nd 4th
Third Basemen Fernando Tatis 16th 10th 18th
Shortstops Bret Barberie 13th 12th 17th
Left Fielders Dante Bichette 20th 12th 21st
Center Fielders 21st 10th 21st
Right Fielders Steve Finley 11th Alex Hernandez 6th 5th
Starting Pitchers Floyd Youmans 15th 16th 21st
Relievers Eddie Guardado 20th Will Cunnane 1st 9th
Closers Danny Patterson 18th Will Cunnane 1st 12th
BALTIMORE ORIOLES 08/25/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Paul Lo Duca 15th 13th (tied) 20th
First Basemen Hal Morris 20th 9th (tied) 21st
Second Basemen Jerry Browne 22nd 15th 23rd
Third Basemen Chris Brown 10th Aramis Ramirez 1st 3rd
Shortstops Miguel Tejada 9th 12th (tied) 15th
Left Fielders Chito Martinez 22nd 12th (tied) 22nd
Center Fielders 21st (tied) 10th (tied) 21st (tied)
Right Fielders Darryl Hamilton 18th 11th 20th
Starting Pitchers Dwight Gooden 21st Jarrod Washburn 3rd 17th
Relievers T J Mathews 23rd 21st 24th
Closers Kent Mercker 16th 21st 21st
BOSTON RED SOX 08/25/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Raul Casanova 20th Javier Valentin 4th 9th
First Basemen Phil B. Clark 23rd Paul Konerko 7th 12th
Second Basemen Kevin Polcovich 23rd Ronnie Belliard 14th 16th
Third Basemen Kevin Morgan 22nd 10th (tied) 23rd
Shortstops Daisuke Yamashita 23rd Masahiro Kawai 9th 12th
Left Fielders Dion James 23rd 12th (tied) 23rd
Center Fielders Terry Jones 19th Kazuhiko Shiotani 9th 13th
Right Fielders Miguel Mejia 20th 11th (tied) 21st
Starting Pitchers Roger Salkeld 24th 16th (tied) 24th
Relievers Roger McDowell 18th Felix Rodriguez 8th 16th
Closers Roger McDowell 24th Felix Rodriguez 9th 16th
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS 08/25/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Chris Hoiles 11th Mark L Johnson 7th 7th
First Basemen Jason Giambi 3rd Mike Kinkade 1st 1st
Second Basemen Chuck Knoblauch 8th Adam Riggs 8th 8th
Third Basemen Tony Batista 7th 10th (tied) 12th
Shortstops Nomar Garciaparra 3rd Felix Martinez 3rd 3rd
Left Fielders Barry Bonds 1st Carlos Mendoza 6th 1st
Center Fielders Carl Everett 3rd 10th (tied) 11th
Right Fielders Geronimo Berroa 16th George Lombard 5th 6th
Starting Pitchers Tony Saunders 6th 16th (tied) 12th
Relievers Darren Holmes 7th Jeremy Powell 2nd 4th
Closers Teddy Higuera 7th Jeremy Powell 8th 5th
CHICAGO CUBS 08/25/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers George E Williams 21st 13th (tied) 22nd
First Basemen Don Mattingly 22nd 9th (tied) 23rd
Second Basemen George Arias 19th Aaron Holbert 12th 11th
Third Basemen Bill Selby 21st Eric Chavez 1st (tied) 9th
Shortstops Wilson Delgado 21st Luis Ordaz 8th 10th
Left Fielders Rich Becker 21st Michael Coleman 10th 11th
Center Fielders Rickey Cradle 20th Pat Watkins 2nd 8th
Right Fielders 21st Jeremy Giambi 1st 18th
Starting Pitchers Scott Chiamparino 22nd Jason Dickson 10th 18th
Relievers Alberto Reyes 9th Jason Dickson 16th 11th
Closers Jason Dickson 12th Jason Dickson 16th 13th
CINCINNATI REDS 08/25/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Javy Lopez 5th 13th (tied) 14th
First Basemen Kazuhiro Kiyohara 16th 9th (tied) 18th
Second Basemen Akira Eto 7th Jay Canizaro 2nd (tied) 2nd
Third Basemen Dean Palmer 12th Bob E Smith 6th 4th
Shortstops Omar Vizquel 6th Cheron Farley 4th 4th
Left Fielders Bobby Higginson 2nd Kerry Robinson 5th 5th
Center Fielders Andruw Jones 4th 10th (tied) 12th
Right Fielders Bernie Williams 6th 11th (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Mike Mussina 7th Bruce Chen 11th 6th
Relievers Arthur Rhodes 6th Ryan Bradley 20th 14th
Closers Greg Mathews 2nd Ryan Bradley 20th 18th
CLEVELAND SPIDERS 08/25/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mickey Tettleton 23rd Kevin L Brown 5th 12th
First Basemen Howard Johnson 19th Doug Mientkiewicz 7th (tied) 8th
Second Basemen Tomas Perez 21st Justin Baughman 10th 12th
Third Basemen Kevin Mitchell 3rd Aaron Boone 1st (tied) 1st
Shortstops 24th Deivi Cruz 1st 16th
Left Fielders Raul Ibanez 14th Ricky Ledee 1st 4th
Center Fielders 21st (tied) 10th (tied) 21st (tied)
Right Fielders Damon Hollins 19th Damon Hollins 3rd 8th
Starting Pitchers Matt Beech 23rd Carl Pavano 1st 9th
Relievers John Johnstone 21st Heath Murray 8th (tied) 19th
Closers John Johnstone 23rd Heath Murray 9th (tied) 15th
COLORADO ROCKIES 08/25/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Todd Zeile 10th 13th (tied) 17th
First Basemen Mark McGwire 5th 9th (tied) 9th
Second Basemen Damion Easley 13th 15th (tied) 19th
Third Basemen Adrian Beltre 15th 10th (tied) 17th
Shortstops Jay Bell 5th 12th (tied) 11th
Left Fielders Juan Gonzalez 5th 12th (tied) 13th
Center Fielders Eric Davis 6th Barry Wesson 5th 4th
Right Fielders 21st (tied) 11th (tied) 22nd
Starting Pitchers Chris Nabholz 4th Jesus Sanchez 3rd (tied) 3rd
Relievers Mariano Rivera 2nd Esteban Yan 2nd (tied) 2nd
Closers Mariano Rivera 9th Esteban Yan 2nd 4th
DETROIT TIGERS 08/25/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bob Henley 8th Michael Barrett 1st 2nd
First Basemen Greg Colbrunn 18th 9th (tied) 20th
Second Basemen Wil Cordero 17th Desi Relaford 6th 9th
Third Basemen 23rd 10th (tied) 24th
Shortstops Alex S Gonzalez 19th 12th (tied) 23rd
Left Fielders Shannon Stewart 15th 12th (tied) 18th
Center Fielders Jose R Herrera 12th Ryan Christenson 7th 6th
Right Fielders Ben Grieve 7th 11th (tied) 13th
Starting Pitchers Kerry Wood 19th Odalis Perez 9th 13th
Relievers Brad Clontz 13th 21st (tied) 20th
Closers Chan Ho Park 19th 21st (tied) 23rd
FLORIDA MARLINS 08/25/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Charles Johnson 2nd Robert Fick 3rd 1st
First Basemen Richie Sexson 10th 9th (tied) 13th
Second Basemen Luis Castillo 9th Felipe Crespo 2nd (tied) 3rd
Third Basemen John Valentin 6th Mark DeRosa 5th 2nd
Shortstops Craig Counsell 7th 12th (tied) 13th
Left Fielders Juan Encarnacion 10th Jacob Cruz 4th 6th
Center Fielders Mark Kotsay 11th Todd Dunwoody 1st 1st
Right Fielders Rondell White 8th 11th (tied) 14th
Starting Pitchers Kevin Appier 8th Mike Thurman 3rd (tied) 5th
Relievers Billy Wagner 12th Bryan Corey 8th (tied) 12th
Closers Bryan Harvey 3rd Bryan Corey 9th (tied) 3rd
KANSAS CITY ROYALS 08/25/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Rick Wilkins 11th (tied) Angel Pena 8th 8th
First Basemen Jim Thome 1st Kevin Witt 6th 5th
Second Basemen Roberto Alomar 2nd Ramon E Martinez 1st 1st
Third Basemen Scott Rolen 2nd 10th (tied) 10th
Shortstops Barry Larkin 4th 12th (tied) 9th
Left Fielders Reggie L. Sanders 11th 12th (tied) 16th
Center Fielders Jay Payton 16th Mike Frank 6th 9th
Right Fielders Richard Hidalgo 5th Danny Clyburn 7th 3rd
Starting Pitchers Kevin Brown 2nd Sidney Ponson 2nd 1st
Relievers Gregg Olson 5th Benj Sampson 8th (tied) 7th
Closers Rick Reed 1st Benj Sampson 9th (tied) 1st
LAS VEGAS ANGELS 08/25/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Paul Bako 24th 13th (tied) 24th
First Basemen Greg Norton 21st 9th (tied) 22nd
Second Basemen Jerry Hairston Jr 16th 15th (tied) 20th
Third Basemen Edgar Martinez 4th Troy Glaus 9th 5th
Shortstops Rich Aurilia 11th Shinya Miyamoto 7th 7th
Left Fielders Bruce Aven 19th Trey Beamon 7th 9th
Center Fielders Ken Griffey Jr. 1st 10th (tied) 7th
Right Fielders Vladimir Guerrero 3rd Jose Guillen 9th 4th
Starting Pitchers Rick Aguilera 20th Ryan Dempster 3rd (tied) 15th
Relievers John Wetteland 19th Jeff Kubenka 2nd (tied) 13th
Closers Joe Hudson 22nd Jeff Kubenka 5th 14th
LOS ANGELES DODGERS 08/25/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jason Varitek 13th 13th (tied) 18th
First Basemen Ryan Klesko 7th Fernando Seguignol 3rd 2nd
Second Basemen Bill Spiers 15th Pokey Reese 2nd (tied) 5th
Third Basemen Joe Randa 19th 10th (tied) 21st
Shortstops Pat F. Kelly 18th 12th (tied) 22nd
Left Fielders Brian L Hunter 24th 12th (tied) 24th
Center Fielders Torii Hunter 5th 10th (tied) 14th
Right Fielders Derek Bell 14th 11th (tied) 17th
Starting Pitchers Greg Maddux 9th Seth Greisinger 12th 7th
Relievers Scott Radinsky 14th 21st (tied) 21st
Closers Scott Radinsky 20th 21st (tied) 24th
MILWAUKEE CREAMS 08/25/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tyler Houston 17th Marcus Jensen 9th 10th
First Basemen Carlos Delgado 4th Stephen Larkin 5th 6th
Second Basemen Mark Loretta 3rd 15th (tied) 13th
Third Basemen Chipper Jones 1st 10th (tied) 8th
Shortstops Rey Sanchez 22nd 12th (tied) 24th
Left Fielders Garret Anderson 16th Shane Monahan 11th 10th
Center Fielders Tom Goodwin 17th 10th (tied) 19th
Right Fielders 21st (tied) 11th (tied) 22nd (tied)
Starting Pitchers Matt Young 13th Rich Hunter 14th 14th
Relievers Jeff Calhoun 8th Neil Weber 6th 5th
Closers Jeff Calhoun 15th Neil Weber 4th 11th
MINNESOTA TWINS 08/25/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Brook Fordyce 22nd 13th (tied) 23rd
First Basemen Frank Thomas 2nd 9th (tied) 7th
Second Basemen Brent Gates 10th 15th (tied) 17th
Third Basemen Abraham O Nunez 18th 10th (tied) 20th
Shortstops Mark Grudzielanek 17th 12th (tied) 21st
Left Fielders Kal Daniels 6th 12th (tied) 14th
Center Fielders Darin Erstad 2nd 10th (tied) 10th
Right Fielders Larry Walker 10th Emil Brown 2nd 2nd
Starting Pitchers Juan Guzman 16th 16th (tied) 22nd
Relievers Rob Dibble 10th Bob Howry 8th (tied) 8th
Closers Trevor Hoffman 6th Bob Howry 9th (tied) 7th
MONTREAL EXPOS 08/25/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Sweeney 7th A J Hinch 6th 5th
First Basemen Fred McGriff 12th Daryle Ward 1st (tied) 3rd
Second Basemen Jeff Kent 5th 15th (tied) 15th
Third Basemen Matt Williams 5th 10th (tied) 11th
Shortstops Jose Hernandez 10th Jorge Velandia 5th 6th
Left Fielders Gregg Jefferies 8th Rich Butler 8th 8th
Center Fielders Johnny Damon 10th 10th (tied) 15th
Right Fielders Raul Mondesi 9th 11th (tied) 15th
Starting Pitchers Pedro Martinez 1st 16th (tied) 2nd
Relievers Mike Jeffcoat 15th Brian Edmondson 19th 18th
Closers Pat Hentgen 4th Brian Edmondson 19th 17th
NEW YORK METS 08/25/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Darrin Fletcher 19th 13th (tied) 21st
First Basemen Olmedo Saenz 13th 9th (tied) 15th
Second Basemen Bret Boone 20th 15th (tied) 22nd
Third Basemen Phil Nevin 8th 10th (tied) 13th
Shortstops Gary Sheffield 1st Takahiro Ikeyama 10th 2nd
Left Fielders Cliff Floyd 4th DaRond Stovall 1st (tied) 2nd
Center Fielders 21st (tied) 10th (tied) 21st (tied)
Right Fielders Sammy Sosa 2nd Derrick Gibson 4th 1st
Starting Pitchers Tom Glavine 10th 16th (tied) 19th
Relievers Armando Benitez 11th Curt Lyons 8th (tied) 10th
Closers Armando Benitez 11th Curt Lyons 9th (tied) 10th
OAKLAND ATHLETICS 08/25/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Benito Santiago 14th 13th (tied) 19th
First Basemen John Olerud 11th 9th (tied) 14th
Second Basemen Geronimo Pena 18th 15th (tied) 21st
Third Basemen Herbert Perry 20th Mike Lowell 1st (tied) 6th
Shortstops Tony Rodriguez 20th Takuro Ishii 1st (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Darryl Strawberry 17th 12th (tied) 19th
Center Fielders Doug Glanville 14th 10th (tied) 17th
Right Fielders Jay Buhner 17th 11th (tied) 19th
Starting Pitchers Matt Morris 14th C J Nitkowski 3rd (tied) 8th
Relievers Don August 15th (tied) Jay Witasick 8th (tied) 15th
Closers Hector Fajardo 13th Jason Johnson 6th 9th
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS 08/25/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ivan Rodriguez 1st Melvin Rosario 11th 3rd
First Basemen John Kruk 17th 9th (tied) 19th
Second Basemen Craig Biggio 4th 15th (tied) 14th
Third Basemen 23rd (tied) Danny Klassen 8th 22nd
Shortstops Jose Oquendo 8th 12th (tied) 14th
Left Fielders Ron Gant 7th Chris Latham 9th 7th
Center Fielders Kenny Lofton 7th Edgard Clemente 2nd (tied) 2nd
Right Fielders Orlando Merced 15th Rob Sasser 10th 12th
Starting Pitchers John Smoltz 3rd Jimmy Haynes 13th 4th
Relievers Frank Wills 4th Valerio de los Santos 8th (tied) 6th
Closers Joe Magrane 8th Valerio de los Santos 9th (tied) 8th
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 08/25/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers A J Pierzynski 18th Raul Chavez 10th 11th
First Basemen Derrek Lee 9th Travis Lee 4th 4th
Second Basemen 24th Carter Haney 7th 24th
Third Basemen Travis Fryman 11th Kenjiro Nomura 7th 7th
Shortstops Kevin Stocker 15th 12th (tied) 19th
Left Fielders Ray Lankford 13th 12th (tied) 17th
Center Fielders Ryan Thompson 18th 10th (tied) 20th
Right Fielders Bobby Abreu 4th 11th (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Chris Carpenter 18th Roy Halladay 3rd (tied) 11th
Relievers Rich Loiselle 17th Vladimir Nunez 17th 17th
Closers Rich Loiselle 21st Vladimir Nunez 17th 20th
SAN DIEGO PADRES 08/25/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Lieberthal 9th 13th (tied) 16th
First Basemen Tony Clark 6th 9th (tied) 10th
Second Basemen Mark Bellhorn 6th Ralph Milliard 9th 7th
Third Basemen Vinny Castilla 14th 10th (tied) 16th
Shortstops Manuel Lee 16th 12th (tied) 20th
Left Fielders Manny Ramirez 3rd 12th (tied) 12th
Center Fielders Jim Edmonds 13th 10th (tied) 16th
Right Fielders 21st (tied) 11th (tied) 22nd (tied)
Starting Pitchers Denny Neagle 11th 16th (tied) 20th
Relievers Robb Nen 3rd Keith Foulke 2nd (tied) 3rd
Closers Robb Nen 5th Keith Foulke 7th 2nd
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 08/25/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jorge Posada 6th 13th (tied) 15th
First Basemen Will Clark 14th 9th (tied) 16th
Second Basemen Placido Polanco 12th 15th (tied) 18th
Third Basemen Edgardo Alfonzo 17th 10th (tied) 19th
Shortstops Royce Clayton 14th 12th (tied) 18th
Left Fielders Stan Javier 18th 12th (tied) 20th
Center Fielders Preston Wilson 8th Damian Jackson 2nd (tied) 3rd
Right Fielders Brian S Giles 1st 11th (tied) 9th
Starting Pitchers Miguel Batista 17th 16th (tied) 23rd
Relievers Joey Eischen 24th Braden Looper 18th 22nd
Closers Steve Chitren 14th Braden Looper 18th 19th
TORONTO BLUE JAYS 08/25/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Matt Nokes 16th Ben Davis 1st (tied) 4th
First Basemen 24th 9th (tied) 24th
Second Basemen Derek Jeter 1st Donnie Sadler 13th 6th
Third Basemen Bill R Mueller 9th 10th (tied) 14th
Shortstops Alex Gonzalez 12th Alex Gonzalez 11th 8th
Left Fielders Orestes Kindelán 9th 12th (tied) 15th
Center Fielders Dwayne Hosey 15th 10th (tied) 18th
Right Fielders Bernard Gilkey 13th 11th (tied) 16th
Starting Pitchers Hipolito Pichardo 12th Mike K Johnson 15th 16th
Relievers Mike Draper 22nd 21st (tied) 23rd
Closers Matt Mantei 17th 21st (tied) 22nd
WASHINGTON SENATORS 08/25/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jason Kendall 3rd Takeshi Nakamura 12th 6th
First Basemen Albert Belle 8th 9th (tied) 11th
Second Basemen Carlos Guillen 11th Edwin Diaz 11th 10th
Third Basemen Jeff Cirillo 13th 10th (tied) 15th
Shortstops Alex Rodriguez 2nd Giomar Guevara 6th 1st
Left Fielders Shane Mack 12th Dee Brown 1st (tied) 3rd
Center Fielders Carlos Beltran 9th Charles Gipson 8th 5th
Right Fielders Geoff Jenkins 12th Ryan Long 8th 7th
Starting Pitchers Kevin Millwood 5th 16th (tied) 10th
Relievers Dan Plesac 1st Ramon Morel 6th (tied) 1st
Closers Dan Plesac 10th Ramon Morel 3rd 6th
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