DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
08/25/1998
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FRONT OFFICE
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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