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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
06/04/1998
 
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS 06/04/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bobby M Estalella 7th 15th 17th
First Basemen Mark Grace 15th 12th 19th
Second Basemen Delino DeShields 9th Mike Metcalfe 3rd 5th
Third Basemen Fernando Tatis 13th 14th 17th
Shortstops Bret Barberie 13th 14th 18th
Left Fielders 24th 13th 24th
Center Fielders Curtis Goodwin 19th 13th 20th
Right Fielders Steve Finley 14th 11th 16th
Starting Pitchers Floyd Youmans 15th 17th 21st
Relievers Kelvim Escobar 21st Will Cunnane 1st 8th
Closers Danny Patterson 20th Will Cunnane 2nd 10th
BALTIMORE ORIOLES 06/04/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Todd Pratt 20th 15th (tied) 22nd
First Basemen Hal Morris 18th Randall Simon 6th 8th
Second Basemen Jerry Browne 23rd 17th 23rd
Third Basemen Chris Brown 10th Aramis Ramirez 1st 3rd
Shortstops Miguel Tejada 9th 14th (tied) 14th
Left Fielders Chito Martinez 22nd 13th (tied) 22nd
Center Fielders J D Drew 3rd J D Drew 12th 9th
Right Fielders Darryl Hamilton 20th 11th (tied) 21st
Starting Pitchers Dwight Gooden 16th Jarrod Washburn 7th 13th
Relievers T J Mathews 22nd Radhames Dykhoff 22nd 23rd
Closers Kent Mercker 10th Radhames Dykhoff 22nd 22nd
BOSTON RED SOX 06/04/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Todd Greene 21st Raul Casanova 3rd 9th
First Basemen Phil B. Clark 24th Paul Konerko 10th 13th
Second Basemen Ray Durham 13th Ronnie Belliard 14th 13th
Third Basemen Mike Blowers 19th 14th (tied) 21st
Shortstops Scott Fletcher 14th Daisuke Yamashita 6th 9th
Left Fielders Dante Bichette 20th 13th (tied) 21st
Center Fielders Oddibe McDowell 21st 13th (tied) 22nd
Right Fielders Miguel Mejia 21st Miguel Mejia 9th 17th
Starting Pitchers John Ericks 24th 17th (tied) 24th
Relievers Roberto Hernandez 11th Felix Rodriguez 12th 12th
Closers Roberto Hernandez 22nd Felix Rodriguez 12th 16th
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS 06/04/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Chris Hoiles 15th Mark L Johnson 10th 12th
First Basemen Jason Giambi 5th Mike Kinkade 1st 1st
Second Basemen Chuck Knoblauch 7th Adam Riggs 3rd (tied) 2nd
Third Basemen Tony Batista 6th 14th (tied) 15th
Shortstops Nomar Garciaparra 3rd Felix Martinez 3rd 2nd
Left Fielders Barry Bonds 1st Carlos Mendoza 10th 3rd
Center Fielders Carl Everett 4th 13th (tied) 13th
Right Fielders Orlando Merced 15th George Lombard 7th 8th
Starting Pitchers Tony Saunders 7th 17th (tied) 17th
Relievers Tim Burke 19th Jeremy Powell 6th 14th
Closers Teddy Higuera 9th Jeremy Powell 11th 6th
CHICAGO CUBS 06/04/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Piazza 4th 15th (tied) 16th
First Basemen Don Mattingly 23rd 12th (tied) 24th
Second Basemen Jose Vidro 17th Jose Vidro 3rd (tied) 7th
Third Basemen Willie Greene 9th Eric Chavez 2nd 4th
Shortstops Wilson Delgado 21st Luis Ordaz 9th 12th
Left Fielders Jose L Cruz 21st Jose L Cruz 2nd 10th
Center Fielders Trot Nixon 6th Pat Watkins 2nd 2nd
Right Fielders Jon Nunnally 11th Jeremy Giambi 1st 3rd
Starting Pitchers Mike Hampton 19th LaTroy Hawkins 7th (tied) 16th
Relievers Alberto Reyes 10th Joe Fontenot 19th 15th
Closers Alberto Reyes 19th Jason Dickson 12th (tied) 13th
CINCINNATI REDS 06/04/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Javy Lopez 3rd 15th (tied) 15th
First Basemen Scott Spiezio 19th 12th (tied) 22nd
Second Basemen Fernando Vina 8th Jay Canizaro 3rd (tied) 4th
Third Basemen 21st Bob E Smith 7th 20th
Shortstops Omar Vizquel 6th Cheron Farley 5th 4th
Left Fielders Bobby Higginson 3rd Kerry Robinson 2nd (tied) 2nd
Center Fielders 22nd 13th (tied) 23rd
Right Fielders Bernie Williams 6th 11th (tied) 12th
Starting Pitchers Mike Mussina 4th Mac Suzuki 7th (tied) 7th
Relievers Arthur Rhodes 20th Ryan Bradley 21st 21st
Closers Greg Mathews 3rd Ryan Bradley 21st 20th
CLEVELAND SPIDERS 06/04/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Todd Hundley 6th Kevin L Brown 8th 4th
First Basemen Howard Johnson 22nd Doug Mientkiewicz 10th (tied) 11th
Second Basemen Chris Stynes 22nd Wilton Guerrero 12th 12th
Third Basemen Kevin Mitchell 2nd Aaron Boone 2nd (tied) 1st
Shortstops 24th Deivi Cruz 1st 15th
Left Fielders Raul Ibanez 16th Ricky Ledee 2nd (tied) 6th
Center Fielders Jermaine Allensworth 15th 13th (tied) 18th
Right Fielders Bernard Gilkey 12th Damon Hollins 6th 7th
Starting Pitchers John Thomson 22nd Carl Pavano 1st 3rd
Relievers Mike Draper 24th Dario Veras 10th 22nd
Closers Steve Karsay 11th Dario Veras 9th 9th
COLORADO ROCKIES 06/04/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Todd Zeile 13th Mitch Meluskey 6th 8th
First Basemen Todd Helton 9th 12th (tied) 15th
Second Basemen Damion Easley 15th 17th (tied) 21st
Third Basemen Bill R Mueller 8th Adrian Beltre 11th 11th
Shortstops Alex Cora 16th Alex Cora 12th 11th
Left Fielders Juan Gonzalez 5th 13th (tied) 14th
Center Fielders Eric Davis 5th Lou Collier 8th 6th
Right Fielders 22nd 11th (tied) 22nd
Starting Pitchers Chris Nabholz 11th Jesus Sanchez 7th (tied) 9th
Relievers Mike Timlin 5th Heath Murray 4th 2nd
Closers Mike Timlin 17th Heath Murray 6th 11th
DETROIT TIGERS 06/04/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bob Henley 10th Bob Henley 2nd 3rd
First Basemen J.T. Snow 17th 12th (tied) 21st
Second Basemen Wil Cordero 21st Desi Relaford 10th 11th
Third Basemen 21st (tied) 14th (tied) 23rd
Shortstops Alex S Gonzalez 20th 14th (tied) 23rd
Left Fielders Ben Grieve 14th Frank Catalanotto 8th 7th
Center Fielders Jose R Herrera 14th Ryan Christenson 10th 10th
Right Fielders 22nd (tied) 11th (tied) 22nd (tied)
Starting Pitchers Kerry Wood 21st Kerry Wood 4th 6th
Relievers Danny Graves 12th 23rd 19th
Closers Chan Ho Park 16th 23rd 23rd
FLORIDA MARLINS 06/04/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Charles Johnson 5th Robert Fick 3rd (tied) 2nd
First Basemen Richie Sexson 11th 12th (tied) 17th
Second Basemen Luis Castillo 12th David Bell 1st 3rd
Third Basemen Dave Magadan 15th Mark DeRosa 5th 5th
Shortstops Craig Counsell 7th Masahiro Kawai 10th 8th
Left Fielders Juan Encarnacion 10th Jacob Cruz 9th 9th
Center Fielders Mark Kotsay 10th Todd Dunwoody 2nd (tied) 3rd
Right Fielders Rondell White 7th 11th (tied) 13th
Starting Pitchers Kevin Appier 9th Mike Thurman 5th 4th
Relievers Billy Wagner 4th Bryan Corey 12th (tied) 9th
Closers Bryan Harvey 2nd Bryan Corey 12th (tied) 2nd
KANSAS CITY ROYALS 06/04/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Rick Wilkins 12th Angel Pena 12th 10th
First Basemen Jim Thome 3rd Kevin Witt 9th 7th
Second Basemen Roberto Alomar 1st Ramon E Martinez 2nd 1st
Third Basemen Russell Branyan 18th Russell Branyan 6th 7th
Shortstops Barry Larkin 5th 14th (tied) 13th
Left Fielders Reggie L. Sanders 13th 13th (tied) 18th
Center Fielders 22nd (tied) Jay Payton 2nd (tied) 17th
Right Fielders Richard Hidalgo 4th Danny Clyburn 8th 6th
Starting Pitchers Kevin Brown 2nd Sidney Ponson 2nd 1st
Relievers Armando Benitez 3rd Jay Witasick 6th (tied) 6th
Closers Rick Reed 1st Jay Witasick 7th 1st
LAS VEGAS ANGELS 06/04/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Figga 24th Paul Bako 13th 14th
First Basemen Greg Norton 21st 12th (tied) 23rd
Second Basemen Jerry Hairston Jr 18th Jerry Hairston Jr 14th (tied) 15th
Third Basemen Edgar Martinez 3rd Troy Glaus 11th (tied) 8th
Shortstops Rich Aurilia 12th Shinya Miyamoto 8th 10th
Left Fielders Bruce Aven 19th Randy Winn 2nd (tied) 8th
Center Fielders Ken Griffey Jr. 1st 13th (tied) 11th
Right Fielders Vladimir Guerrero 3rd Jose Guillen 4th 2nd
Starting Pitchers Rick Aguilera 23rd Ryan Dempster 5th (tied) 11th
Relievers Cliff Young 18th Brady Raggio 1st (tied) 4th
Closers Joe Hudson 24th Brady Raggio 1st 14th
LOS ANGELES DODGERS 06/04/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jason Varitek 14th 15th (tied) 20th
First Basemen Shawn Green 8th Fernando Seguignol 4th 4th
Second Basemen Bill Spiers 20th Pokey Reese 3rd (tied) 9th
Third Basemen Joe Randa 16th 14th (tied) 19th
Shortstops Pat F. Kelly 19th 14th (tied) 22nd
Left Fielders Brian L Hunter 23rd 13th (tied) 23rd
Center Fielders Torii Hunter 8th 13th (tied) 14th
Right Fielders Derek Bell 18th 11th (tied) 19th
Starting Pitchers Greg Maddux 6th Seth Greisinger 13th 10th
Relievers Cory Bailey 13th 23rd (tied) 20th
Closers Cory Bailey 21st 23rd (tied) 24th
MILWAUKEE CREAMS 06/04/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Damian Miller 18th Marcus Jensen 11th 13th
First Basemen Carlos Delgado 2nd Stephen Larkin 7th 5th
Second Basemen Mark Loretta 3rd 17th (tied) 17th
Third Basemen Chipper Jones 1st 14th (tied) 10th
Shortstops Rey Sanchez 22nd 14th (tied) 24th
Left Fielders Mike Greenwell 11th Jeff Abbott 2nd (tied) 4th
Center Fielders Tony Barron 17th 13th (tied) 19th
Right Fielders Brady Anderson 19th 11th (tied) 20th
Starting Pitchers Matt Young 13th Rich Hunter 14th 15th
Relievers Jeff Calhoun 6th Dean Crow 4th (tied) 3rd
Closers Jeff Calhoun 15th Dean Crow 3rd 8th
MINNESOTA TWINS 06/04/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Brook Fordyce 22nd 15th (tied) 23rd
First Basemen Frank Thomas 1st 12th (tied) 10th
Second Basemen Brent Gates 16th 17th (tied) 22nd
Third Basemen Abraham O Nunez 17th Abraham O Nunez 8th 9th
Shortstops Mark Grudzielanek 18th 14th (tied) 21st
Left Fielders Kal Daniels 8th 13th (tied) 15th
Center Fielders Darin Erstad 2nd Kimera Bartee 11th 7th
Right Fielders Larry Walker 8th Emil Brown 5th 4th
Starting Pitchers Juan Guzman 18th 17th (tied) 23rd
Relievers Rob Dibble 9th John Rocker 10th (tied) 7th
Closers Trevor Hoffman 13th John Rocker 5th 7th
MONTREAL EXPOS 06/04/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Sweeney 9th A J Hinch 9th 5th
First Basemen Fred McGriff 13th Daryle Ward 1st (tied) 3rd
Second Basemen Jeff Kent 6th 17th (tied) 19th
Third Basemen Matt Williams 4th 14th (tied) 13th
Shortstops Jose Hernandez 8th Jorge Velandia 4th 6th
Left Fielders Gregg Jefferies 6th Rich Butler 11th 11th
Center Fielders Johnny Damon 11th 13th (tied) 16th
Right Fielders Raul Mondesi 9th 11th (tied) 14th
Starting Pitchers Pedro Martinez 1st Clint Sodowsky 12th 2nd
Relievers Mike Jeffcoat 14th Brian Edmondson 20th 18th
Closers Pat Hentgen 5th Brian Edmondson 20th 19th
NEW YORK METS 06/04/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers B.J. Surhoff 23rd 15th (tied) 24th
First Basemen Olmedo Saenz 14th 12th (tied) 18th
Second Basemen Bret Boone 19th Joe McEwing 3rd (tied) 8th
Third Basemen Phil Nevin 5th 14th (tied) 14th
Shortstops Gary Sheffield 2nd Takahiro Ikeyama 11th 3rd
Left Fielders Cliff Floyd 2nd DaRond Stovall 2nd (tied) 1st
Center Fielders 22nd (tied) 13th (tied) 23rd (tied)
Right Fielders Sammy Sosa 2nd Derrick Gibson 1st (tied) 1st
Starting Pitchers Frank Castillo 8th 17th (tied) 18th
Relievers Darren Holmes 17th Curt Lyons 12th (tied) 16th
Closers Jim Bullinger 14th Curt Lyons 12th (tied) 12th
OAKLAND ATHLETICS 06/04/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Benito Santiago 16th 15th (tied) 21st
First Basemen John Olerud 10th 12th (tied) 16th
Second Basemen Geronimo Pena 11th 17th (tied) 20th
Third Basemen Herbert Perry 20th Mike Lowell 11th (tied) 12th
Shortstops Billy Ripken 23rd Takuro Ishii 1st (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Greg Vaughn 17th 13th (tied) 19th
Center Fielders Gene Kingsale 20th 13th (tied) 21st
Right Fielders Jay Buhner 16th 11th (tied) 18th
Starting Pitchers Matt Morris 14th 17th (tied) 20th
Relievers Tim Crabtree 23rd Justin Speier 17th 24th
Closers Jason Bere 8th Justin Speier 18th 18th
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS 06/04/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ivan Rodriguez 2nd Melvin Rosario 14th 7th
First Basemen Bobby Bonilla 16th 12th (tied) 20th
Second Basemen Craig Biggio 4th 17th (tied) 18th
Third Basemen 21st (tied) Danny Klassen 10th 22nd
Shortstops Jose Oquendo 11th 14th (tied) 17th
Left Fielders Ron Gant 7th Chris Latham 12th 12th
Center Fielders Brian Jordan 7th Edgard Clemente 1st 1st
Right Fielders Tim Salmon 10th Rob Sasser 10th 11th
Starting Pitchers John Smoltz 5th C J Nitkowski 7th (tied) 8th
Relievers Xavier Hernandez 8th Valerio de los Santos 12th (tied) 10th
Closers Joe Magrane 4th Valerio de los Santos 12th (tied) 4th
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 06/04/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers A J Pierzynski 19th A J Pierzynski 3rd (tied) 6th
First Basemen Derrek Lee 12th Travis Lee 5th 6th
Second Basemen 24th Carter Haney 11th 24th
Third Basemen Corey Koskie 7th Corey Koskie 2nd (tied) 2nd
Shortstops Orlando Cabrera 10th 14th (tied) 16th
Left Fielders Ray Lankford 12th 13th (tied) 17th
Center Fielders Ryan Thompson 18th Gabe Kapler 2nd (tied) 8th
Right Fielders Bobby Abreu 5th 11th (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Chris Carpenter 20th Roy Halladay 2nd (tied) 5th
Relievers Jose Mesa 15th Nelson Cruz 6th (tied) 11th
Closers Jose Mesa 23rd Nelson Cruz 8th 15th
SAN DIEGO PADRES 06/04/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Lieberthal 11th 15th (tied) 19th
First Basemen Tony Clark 7th 12th (tied) 14th
Second Basemen Mark Bellhorn 5th Ralph Milliard 13th 10th
Third Basemen Vinny Castilla 12th 14th (tied) 16th
Shortstops Manuel Lee 17th 14th (tied) 20th
Left Fielders Manny Ramirez 4th 13th (tied) 13th
Center Fielders Jim Edmonds 9th 13th (tied) 15th
Right Fielders 22nd (tied) 11th (tied) 22nd (tied)
Starting Pitchers Denny Neagle 12th 17th (tied) 19th
Relievers Robb Nen 2nd Keith Foulke 6th (tied) 5th
Closers Robb Nen 6th Keith Foulke 10th 3rd
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 06/04/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jorge Posada 8th 15th (tied) 18th
First Basemen Eric Karros 20th Brooks Kieschnick 8th 9th
Second Basemen John Valentin 14th Placido Polanco 14th (tied) 14th
Third Basemen 21st (tied) 14th (tied) 23rd (tied)
Shortstops Royce Clayton 15th 14th (tied) 19th
Left Fielders Stan Javier 18th 13th (tied) 20th
Center Fielders Preston Wilson 13th Preston Wilson 2nd (tied) 5th
Right Fielders Brian S Giles 1st 11th (tied) 9th
Starting Pitchers Jay Tibbs 17th 17th (tied) 22nd
Relievers Mariano Rivera 7th Braden Looper 18th 13th
Closers Steve Chitren 18th Braden Looper 19th 21st
TORONTO BLUE JAYS 06/04/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Matt Nokes 17th Ben Davis 7th 11th
First Basemen Mark McGwire 6th 12th (tied) 12th
Second Basemen Derek Jeter 2nd 17th (tied) 16th
Third Basemen Dean Palmer 10th (tied) Tom Evans 9th 6th
Shortstops Jay Bell 4th Alex Gonzalez 12th (tied) 7th
Left Fielders Orestes Kindelán 9th 13th (tied) 16th
Center Fielders Dwayne Hosey 16th Barry Wesson 9th 12th
Right Fielders Ellis Burks 13th 11th (tied) 15th
Starting Pitchers Hipolito Pichardo 10th Mike K Johnson 15th 14th
Relievers Frank Wills 16th Jose RF Santiago 16th 17th
Closers Pat Combs 7th Jose RF Santiago 17th 17th
WASHINGTON SENATORS 06/04/1998
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jason Kendall 1st Bengie Molina 1st 1st
First Basemen Albert Belle 4th Brad Fullmer 3rd 2nd
Second Basemen Carlos Guillen 10th Carlos Guillen 3rd (tied) 6th
Third Basemen Jeff Cirillo 14th 14th (tied) 18th
Shortstops Alex Rodriguez 1st Giomar Guevara 7th 1st
Left Fielders Shane Mack 15th Mark Little 1st 5th
Center Fielders Carlos Beltran 12th Carlos Beltran 2nd (tied) 4th
Right Fielders Geoff Jenkins 17th Geoff Jenkins 1st (tied) 5th
Starting Pitchers John Burkett 3rd Javier Vazquez 16th 12th
Relievers Troy Percival 1st Chad Bradford 3rd 1st
Closers Troy Percival 12th Chad Bradford 4th 5th
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