Positional Strength Overview By Teams

	09/01/2010
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Major League Baseball Positional Strength Overview By Teams

Arizona Diamondbacks 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Pat Fortey	3rd	Pat Fortey	5th	1st
First Basemen	Rex Smith	26th	Ed Leew	8th	19th
Second Basemen	Sergio Castro	7th	Jesús Martínez	21st	15th
Third Basemen	Craig Roberts	23rd	Tommy Donaldson	17th	24th
Shortstops	Neal Benton	18th	Fu-Kang Xiao	4th	8th
Left Fielders	Juan Jose Trujillo	12th	Joe Elliott	13th	10th
Center Fielders	John Graham	Tied for 12th	Robinson Luna	7th	6th
Right Fielders	Matt Howell	23rd	Juan Flores	19th	26th
Starting Pitchers	Geoffrey Moonen	2nd	Steve Hindman	6th	1st
Relievers	Glenn Wilder	19th	Mike Ward	10th	17th
Closers	Danny LeBlanc	10th	Dave Gowdy	15th	10th

Atlanta Braves 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Carlos Hernández	29th	Pedro Moya	20th	26th
First Basemen	Andrew Lyons	29th	Dudley Richmond	10th	25th
Second Basemen	Hiroshi Takata	8th	Scott Alexander	28th	23rd
Third Basemen	Henri Staps	1st	Donald Chalkley	Tied for 25th	4th
Shortstops	Manuel Gómez	15th	Tyrone Hudson	30th	27th
Left Fielders	Ángel Ybarra	11th	Naoki Oyama	6th	8th
Center Fielders	Henry Robinson	20th	Rafael Alemán	14th	19th
Right Fielders	Jonathan Hawkins	8th	Francisco Castillo	28th	21st
Starting Pitchers	Andrew Jones	16th	Jorge Pacheco	5th	7th
Relievers	Wes Jenkins	25th	Kevin Francis	13th	24th
Closers	Jared Harrison	24th	Ismael Villanueva	26th	29th

Baltimore Orioles 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Juan Núñez	18th	Albert Taylor	8th	13th
First Basemen	Gary Lemieux	2nd	Tom Stouffer	11th	2nd
Second Basemen	Jim Snelgrove	6th	Freddy Kennedy	27th	22nd
Third Basemen	Doug McClendon	5th	Ron Browne	21st	10th
Shortstops	Lourenço Lehrfeld	17th	Kent Ellis	29th	28th
Left Fielders	Nick Burkett	8th	Ralph Farris	1st	2nd
Center Fielders	Daniel Paradis	27th	Daniel Paradis	22nd	28th
Right Fielders	Mike Willis	15th	Rodrigo Castillo	7th	Tied for 10th
Starting Pitchers	Jorge Croduitán	7th	Jesús Espinoza	Tied for 28th	27th
Relievers	Jorge Nieto	5th	Trevor Baker	30th	12th
Closers	Chris Wilson	1st	Mark Hurley	17th	7th

Boston Red Sox 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Arturo Salazar	25th	José Vargas	7th	16th
First Basemen	Chance Zuwiski	16th	Matt Brewer	28th	26th
Second Basemen	Ricardo Valenzuela	18th	Marty Crosby	20th	24th
Third Basemen	Christian Johnston	10th	Joe Wells	28th	23rd
Shortstops	Clayton Gustafson	20th	David Kenney	14th	18th
Left Fielders	Alberto Gabriel	15th	Eugene Myers	7th	11th
Center Fielders	Jim Taylor	26th	Jim Taylor	8th	17th
Right Fielders	Manuel Cisneros	2nd	Denver Walker	10th	1st
Starting Pitchers	Michael Drake	10th	Michael Drake	23rd	20th
Relievers	Miguel Campos	13th	Raúl Águila	24th	20th
Closers	Juan Ortega	25th	Jerome Walters	7th	14th

Chicago (A) White Sox 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Roberto Benabe	24th	Roberto Benabe	4th	12th
First Basemen	Bill Thompson	21st	David Larson	25th	27th
Second Basemen	Paul Dunn	1st	Simon Bouchard	22nd	Tied for 6th
Third Basemen	Ángel Quintana	3rd	Xavier Hoddell	3rd	2nd
Shortstops	Steve Walton	2nd	Steve Walton	2nd	2nd
Left Fielders	Juan Gutiérrez	21st	Alfred Meyer	21st	22nd
Center Fielders	Zak Joicey	23rd	Zak Joicey	12th	20th
Right Fielders	Domingo Medina	6th	José Carranza	6th	3rd
Starting Pitchers	Félix Peña	26th	Jim Coffey	19th	24th
Relievers	Tim Roberts	21st	Mike Brown	5th	10th
Closers	Bartolo Silva	18th	Jorge Aguirre	18th	20th

Chicago (N) Cubs 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Devanaman Venkataraman	15th	Floyd Nix	19th	23rd
First Basemen	José Antonio Cruz	14th	Billy King	18th	16th
Second Basemen	Allan Tylor	23rd	Allan Tylor	7th	12th
Third Basemen	Eduardo Romero	6th	Guan-pei Tieh	12th	7th
Shortstops	Albert Brown	14th	Charles Gallant	9th	9th
Left Fielders	Cullen Spencer	16th	Quinn Richardson	2nd	9th
Center Fielders	Brian Phillips	5th	Armando Kennedy	26th	18th
Right Fielders	Richie Schellenberger	11th	Bruce Barrett	5th	7th
Starting Pitchers	Saikaku Tanaka	30th	Lonnie Perry	27th	28th
Relievers	Garrett Cooper	2nd	Len Rogers	9th	2nd
Closers	Steve McNeil	11th	Roberto Ortíz	29th	28th

Cincinnati Reds 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Rodrigo Pujols	22nd	Donald Hoover	11th	18th
First Basemen	Nick Doyle	22nd	William Vincent	12th	18th
Second Basemen	Ánibal Escobar	22nd	Ánibal Escobar	11th	20th
Third Basemen	Pedro Rodríguez	9th	Bob Dewolfe	16th	11th
Shortstops	Earl Alexander	8th	Ben Peterson	26th	16th
Left Fielders	Matt Lang	13th	Matt Lang	17th	13th
Center Fielders	Chris Taylor	8th	Chris Taylor	2nd	2nd
Right Fielders	Kojiro Nakamura	7th	Frank O'Brian	20th	13th
Starting Pitchers	Mike Cunningham	5th	Mike Cunningham	11th	6th
Relievers	Wing-tat Ou-yang	11th	Félix Hernández	3rd	7th
Closers	Scott Mathews	22nd	Juan Jose Gallegos	1st	6th

Cleveland Indians 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Bill Odom	Tied for 7th	Juan Souza	23rd	20th
First Basemen	Juan Sánchez	15th	Jack Hollis	3rd	4th
Second Basemen	Reid Willis	24th	Reid Willis	2nd	10th
Third Basemen	Kenko Kikuchi	19th	Carlos Medina	14th	15th
Shortstops	Lewis Kelly	29th	Félix Rodríguez	19th	29th
Left Fielders	Dan Gaskell	27th	Alberto Rivas	9th	20th
Center Fielders	Shigeru Oda	25th	David Reyes	3rd	11th
Right Fielders	Randall Baker	26th	Randall Baker	2nd	10th
Starting Pitchers	Félix Magana	17th	Hsi-men Wu	10th	12th
Relievers	Miguel Valéncia	20th	Esteban Flores	6th	15th
Closers	Ichiro Gato	8th	Mauro Rodríguez	19th	16th

Colorado Rockies 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Lorenzo Echevarría	9th	Lorenzo Echevarría	13th	8th
First Basemen	Frank Armstrong	27th	Frank Armstrong	7th	20th
Second Basemen	Richard Henson	25th	José Hernández	17th	25th
Third Basemen	Raúl Pantoja	22nd	Chris Stroud	11th	16th
Shortstops	Millard Dyer	27th	Millard Dyer	5th	17th
Left Fielders	Shoji Suzuki	30th	Shoji Suzuki	11th	27th
Center Fielders	Kuan-tai Wen	6th	Kuan-tai Wen	5th	3rd
Right Fielders	Augusto Martínez	12th	Cristóbal Cruz	15th	18th
Starting Pitchers	Simão Panarra	28th	Jesús López	Tied for 28th	30th
Relievers	Gwang-oo Yi	12th	Tyler Cline	1st	5th
Closers	Will Lindner	5th	Chris Halkerston	8th	3rd

Detroit Tigers 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ed Sloan	1st	Mike Miller	26th	2nd
First Basemen	Trevor Studdert	20th	Júlio Mateo	9th	14th
Second Basemen	Jung-hoon Chang	9th	Gustavo Debesa	15th	11th
Third Basemen	Rubén Alba	26th	Fernando Castro	18th	25th
Shortstops	José Echevarría	25th	Vicente Rivería	25th	26th
Left Fielders	Carl Littlewood	14th	Jin Kouda	25th	16th
Center Fielders	Rubén Cora	7th	Allen Locke	1st	1st
Right Fielders	Cristián Cabrera	24th	Octávio Rosado	30th	29th
Starting Pitchers	José Miller	23rd	Marcos García	14th	21st
Relievers	Ray Duncan	26th	Tokutomi Shini	4th	18th
Closers	António Sánchez	15th	Alex Whitaker	22nd	19th

Houston Astros 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Arnie Jackson	10th	Tan van Hoof	14th	10th
First Basemen	David Tremblay	5th	Raúl García	19th	9th
Second Basemen	Carlos Espinoza	3rd	Enrique Gonzáles	25th	14th
Third Basemen	Orlando Vigil	25th	Orlando Vigil	10th	17th
Shortstops	Dani García	16th	Dani García	11th	13th
Left Fielders	John Winters	24th	Justin Bryan	10th	19th
Center Fielders	Martin Vokey	3rd	Wynn Cox	21st	8th
Right Fielders	Javier Montoya	13th	Robert Beller	25th	22nd
Starting Pitchers	Pancho Hernández	27th	Gilberto Ramírez	24th	25th
Relievers	Paul Thomas	3rd	Oliver Hernández	15th	3rd
Closers	Chad Bahr	16th	Robby Jenkins	11th	9th

Kansas City Royals 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Augusto Viera	11th	José Rodríguez	16th	14th
First Basemen	Jason Callahan	1st	Gene Walters	22nd	3rd
Second Basemen	Álex Rodríguez	17th	Joe Clarke	16th	18th
Third Basemen	Chris Chandler	29th	Paul Bevan	30th	30th
Shortstops	Ryuichi Inoue	12th	Ryuichi Inoue	12th	10th
Left Fielders	Nick Ruffle	1st	Miguel Calderón	8th	1st
Center Fielders	Ramón Sánchez	9th	Ánibal Germán	25th	21st
Right Fielders	Cal Vance	19th	Rob Sanders	3rd	9th
Starting Pitchers	Ron Melton	15th	Zane Conner	20th	17th
Relievers	Brent Taylor	1st	Steven Thompson	23rd	4th
Closers	Dennis Nelson	13th	Dane Armstrong	16th	15th

Los Angeles (A) Angels of Anaheim 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Bill Fitzgerald	27th	Juan Vaeza	27th	28th
First Basemen	Ignacio Cruz	Tied for 6th	Gary Craig	26th	17th
Second Basemen	Willis Whitten	21st	Andrej Adriani	26th	27th
Third Basemen	Bill Bursey	4th	Alain Couture	4th	3rd
Shortstops	Fernando Gómez	13th	Randy Russell	28th	21st
Left Fielders	José Vizcarra	3rd	Larry Myers	20th	6th
Center Fielders	Young-tae Kim	30th	Wade O'Neal	27th	30th
Right Fielders	Daisuke Seki	27th	William Ramsey	29th	30th
Starting Pitchers	Lewis Clemons	11th	Alexander Webb	26th	23rd
Relievers	Jimmy Benson	9th	Tommy Johnson	20th	13th
Closers	Fadey Kandinsky	9th	Todd Shepherd	28th	26th

Los Angeles (N) Dodgers 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Bill Henneberry	4th	Scott Hinkle	28th	17th
First Basemen	Will Brown	4th	Julian Meisener	2nd	1st
Second Basemen	Stu Lawrence	16th	Ed Evans	18th	19th
Third Basemen	Frank Bradley	15th	Alonso Pérez	15th	14th
Shortstops	Orlando Guillén	9th	Jorge Saucedo	18th	12th
Left Fielders	Jon Beasley	2nd	Matt Martin	22nd	7th
Center Fielders	Ángel Guzmán	12th	Bernardo Rentería	23rd	24th
Right Fielders	Clancy Harmon	21st	Pepe Suárez	14th	19th
Starting Pitchers	Tom Pitts	9th	Tom Pitts	2nd	2nd
Relievers	Rafael Ortíz	14th	Ze-dong Zha	12th	11th
Closers	Walt Campbell	3rd	Cisco Morales	23rd	12th

Milwaukee Brewers 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Hak-su Yu	21st	Mal Foster	21st	24th
First Basemen	Clarence Denton	19th	Pancho Pérez	24th	24th
Second Basemen	Clay Stumberg	2nd	Kelly Horn	13th	3rd
Third Basemen	Nathan Ross	2nd	Nathan Ross	1st	1st
Shortstops	Ben Cummins	11th	Harrison Johnston	6th	7th
Left Fielders	Millard Brown	10th	Robbie Wallace	29th	15th
Center Fielders	Abdelahi Adumbe	17th	Brian Moore	10th	12th
Right Fielders	Cordell Adams	14th	Máximo Coronado	13th	14th
Starting Pitchers	Carl Mitchell	14th	José Carlos Sánchez	15th	14th
Relievers	Charlie Wallace	23rd	John Hurley	7th	16th
Closers	Brandon Barber	26th	Carter Russell	10th	17th

Minnesota Twins 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Carlos Mallorca	16th	Alan Lange	12th	15th
First Basemen	Mickey Gratton	Tied for 27th	Scott Brown	1st	15th
Second Basemen	Vance Baker	15th	Vance Baker	14th	Tied for 12th
Third Basemen	Ken Daniel	30th	Ken Daniel	7th	21st
Shortstops	Mario Ibarra	5th	Hsiao-lou Ruan	13th	4th
Left Fielders	Jon Griffin	4th	Harry Land	12th	5th
Center Fielders	Brady Nelson	28th	Hisanobu Nakanishi	19th	26th
Right Fielders	Mercedes Gandara	10th	Mercedes Gandara	4th	4th
Starting Pitchers	Carl Moore	8th	Juan Flores	8th	5th
Relievers	Andrew Smith	16th	Kumanosuke Osada	19th	21st
Closers	Scot Thompson	27th	Pablo Arenas	24th	27th

New York (A) Yankees 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	George Barraclough	12th	Carl Reed	3rd	6th
First Basemen	Ken Ridell	11th	Tim Richards	30th	30th
Second Basemen	Cameron Fullerton	4th	Miguel Ruíz	23rd	16th
Third Basemen	Jeremy Robinson	17th	William Noël	13th	13th
Shortstops	Taylor Davenport	3rd	Melvin Simpson	17th	6th
Left Fielders	Juan Alfonzo	Tied for 5th	Juan Alfonzo	5th	4th
Center Fielders	Omero Caccianemici	11th	Mike Waller	30th	25th
Right Fielders	Fernando Urtiaga	5th	Richard Gabbard	18th	8th
Starting Pitchers	Marcos Sánchez	12th	Charles Harris	12th	10th
Relievers	Jack Kreamer	17th	Jorge González	17th	19th
Closers	Clement Wood	2nd	Joaquín Quiñones	21st	8th

New York (N) Mets 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Matthew Rayfield	Tied for 22nd	Pedro Rivera	29th	29th
First Basemen	Claudio Escobedo	8th	Tony Funk	21st	12th
Second Basemen	Arturo Vargas	20th	Bennett Crocker	30th	30th
Third Basemen	Mike Jensen	18th	Edward Combs	27th	26th
Shortstops	Wilson Romo	21st	Wilson Romo	10th	15th
Left Fielders	Cole Blankenship	9th	Tao Pian	27th	14th
Center Fielders	Bill Martin	15th	José Ramírez	9th	9th
Right Fielders	Tatsukichi Taniguchi	25th	Luis Rea	Tied for 15th	23rd
Starting Pitchers	Ying-hua Nao	1st	Wayne Powers	25th	11th
Relievers	Yancey Blake	15th	Jimmy Brown	22nd	22nd
Closers	Erik Bland	29th	Luis Garza	30th	30th

Oakland Athletics 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Hyun-soo Park	26th	Maxime Bellefleur	18th	25th
First Basemen	Takanobu Kichikawa	25th	Takanobu Kichikawa	13th	23rd
Second Basemen	Alfonso González	19th	Rod Dalton	19th	21st
Third Basemen	Alan Farrell	24th	Bob Walker	2nd	8th
Shortstops	António Berrios	30th	António Berrios	22nd	30th
Left Fielders	Tom Chiasson	20th	Walt Hoover	24th	25th
Center Fielders	José Vázquez	2nd	Jay Andrews	29th	16th
Right Fielders	Joe Slaughter	9th	Joe Slaughter	1st	2nd
Starting Pitchers	Joop van der Leeden	18th	Mark Cobb	21st	22nd
Relievers	Jeff Minthorn	6th	Pablo Mora	8th	6th
Closers	Rafael González	17th	Dave Greene	12th	13th

Pensacola Feds 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Justin Wilkins	5th	Éric Aubin	22nd	11th
First Basemen	Isadore Haiblum	23rd	Miguel Salas	27th	29th
Second Basemen	Todd Keegan	14th	Todd Keegan	5th	8th
Third Basemen	Matt Daniels	20th	Michel Venne	9th	12th
Shortstops	Wilson Tucker	24th	Mike Weeks	20th	24th
Left Fielders	Ánibal García	23rd	Ánibal García	19th	21st
Center Fielders	Josh Albright	14th	Josh Albright	16th	10th
Right Fielders	Clifford Simak	4th	José Téllez	17th	5th
Starting Pitchers	Javier Rodríguez	24th	Abay Kamuzu	13th	19th
Relievers	John Pollock	10th	John Pollock	18th	14th
Closers	Jorge García	30th	Ian Smith	5th	22nd

Philadelphia Phillies 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Lou Hughes	6th	Orlando Montés	15th	7th
First Basemen	Steve Melton	30th	Todd Bates	17th	28th
Second Basemen	Wilton Hernández	27th	Desi Byrd	24th	28th
Third Basemen	Jimmy Tyler	21st	Francisco Soto	29th	29th
Shortstops	Edwin Smith	7th	Ricardo López	27th	20th
Left Fielders	Dustin Mahoney	18th	Clay Marshall	26th	24th
Center Fielders	Mike Brooks	4th	Lúcio Arrojo	17th	7th
Right Fielders	Bill Lambert	3rd	Clarence Snyder	27th	12th
Starting Pitchers	Ghislain Busoni	3rd	Aurelio Morín	9th	3rd
Relievers	Héctor Montés	29th	Brian Bowles	29th	30th
Closers	Gabriel Valenzuela	6th	Anthony Miller	27th	24th

Pittsburgh Pirates 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Telma Gavinha	30th	Jesús Sánchez	10th	21st
First Basemen	Pascal Brière	18th	Pascal Brière	5th	8th
Second Basemen	José Pérez	13th	José Pérez	8th	9th
Third Basemen	Bert Colson	14th	Yeijiro Ueno	19th	19th
Shortstops	Enrique Gómez	4th	Morgan Curnew	8th	3rd
Left Fielders	Clifton Bailey	5th	Clifton Bailey	3rd	3rd
Center Fielders	Jon Hopkins	21st	Juan Rodríguez	15th	23rd
Right Fielders	Matt Gallardo	18th	Craig Webber	12th	17th
Starting Pitchers	Edward Wade	29th	Roberto Puenta	18th	26th
Relievers	Stephen Miller	4th	Jorge Zacorías	2nd	1st
Closers	Jorge Dunn	4th	Jorge Dunn	6th	1st

San Diego Padres 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Tony Park	17th	Jared Miller	6th	9th
First Basemen	Ramón Alomar	3rd	Sean Baker	23rd	7th
Second Basemen	José Quiñones	11th	Ralph Fowler	10th	6th
Third Basemen	Edgardo López	27th	Marc Christian	25th	27th
Shortstops	Jack Martin	1st	Jack Martin	1st	1st
Left Fielders	Jorge Jiménez	25th	Evan Baker	16th	23rd
Center Fielders	Soseki Mizutani	18th	William Poirier	13th	15th
Right Fielders	Greg Bowden	29th	Greg Bowden	24th	28th
Starting Pitchers	Dan Williams	20th	David Cortéz	1st	4th
Relievers	Rusty Holmes	28th	Chris González	11th	27th
Closers	Miguel Angel Díaz	7th	Roberto García	2nd	2nd

San Francisco Giants 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Phil Thompson	20th	Joong Zhan	30th	30th
First Basemen	Germán Romero	9th	Manuel Ojeda	29th	21st
Second Basemen	Matthis Cousineau	28th	Justin Price	29th	29th
Third Basemen	Roberto Morales	11th	Rafael Sánchez	23rd	22nd
Shortstops	Gary Cantrell	26th	Mario Carrillo	24th	25th
Left Fielders	Don O'Reilly	7th	Jorge Contreras	30th	18th
Center Fielders	Artie Tate	1st	Yoshiaga Hirai	24th	5th
Right Fielders	Ken Arthurs	17th	José Rodríguez	23rd	24th
Starting Pitchers	Davey Gaines	13th	Emílio Contreras	28th	29th
Relievers	Millard Mulray	18th	Brendan Tyrrell	28th	26th
Closers	Jaime Menchu	23rd	Steve Lindsey	20th	23rd

Seattle Mariners 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Selassie Dato	7th	Guillermo Padilla	25th	22nd
First Basemen	San-pao Sen	10th	Winston Houcke	14th	10th
Second Basemen	Diego Ibáñez	10th	Miguel Ortíz	9th	4th
Third Basemen	Morton Bennett	Tied for 11th	Mario Cintrón	5th	6th
Shortstops	Mike Miller	22nd	Thomas Lester	15th	19th
Left Fielders	Jason O'Lornan	22nd	Clifton Williams	28th	29th
Center Fielders	Patrick Beard	16th	Patrick Beard	11th	13th
Right Fielders	Pete O'Brien	28th	Chris Hayes	9th	20th
Starting Pitchers	Gabriel Salinas	25th	Ernesto García	4th	15th
Relievers	Cory Small	30th	Félix Dávila	25th	29th
Closers	Russell Lynch	28th	Ray Wilkins	13th	21st

St. Louis Cardinals 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Montrel Erbetto	19th	Jun Tanaka	24th	27th
First Basemen	Devlyn Keough	24th	Jesús Hernández	16th	22nd
Second Basemen	Jesús Miranda	12th	Jesús Miranda	6th	5th
Third Basemen	António Ledesma	28th	Matt Gill	24th	28th
Shortstops	José Gómez	6th	José Gómez	7th	5th
Left Fielders	Josef Adriaanse	19th	Josef Adriaanse	14th	17th
Center Fielders	Jake Ward	29th	Jake Ward	20th	27th
Right Fielders	Juan Fernández	22nd	Enrique Pacheco	8th	16th
Starting Pitchers	Carlos Amador	4th	Seung-hyeon Kim	22nd	16th
Relievers	Pedro Salazar	7th	Earl Spracklin	14th	8th
Closers	Hirohisa Kurota	14th	Michael Brewer	4th	5th

Tampa Bay Rays 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Aldred de Goedere	28th	Rubén Espinoza	9th	19th
First Basemen	Juan Fernández	12th	Kee Ding	6th	5th
Second Basemen	Tony MacNeill	26th	Tony MacNeill	1st	2nd
Third Basemen	Aurelio Ramírez	16th	Mike Alexander	20th	20th
Shortstops	Marc Taylor	23rd	Lian-wei Ci	16th	Tied for 21st
Left Fielders	Ju-choer Son	17th	Iestyn Goodhew	4th	12th
Center Fielders	Ed Patrick	10th	Ed Patrick	4th	4th
Right Fielders	Neel Vinck	16th	Pedro Montáñez	11th	Tied for 14th
Starting Pitchers	Gustavo Vázquez	21st	Oumee Vader	7th	13th
Relievers	Denny Curran	22nd	Todd Esser	27th	25th
Closers	Tony Simpson	12th	Tony Simpson	3rd	4th

Texas Rangers 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Bryan Gardner	14th	Rhett Sanders	2nd	5th
First Basemen	Matt Stamp	17th	Nicholas Dorsey	4th	6th
Second Basemen	Nils Albers	30th	Rodrigo Cora	12th	26th
Third Basemen	Bronson Tolmie	7th	Jon Gilmore	22nd	18th
Shortstops	Eric Evans	28th	Jon Lloyd	3rd	11th
Left Fielders	Gary Carroll	29th	José León	23rd	30th
Center Fielders	Don Yates	22nd	Elmer Wilson	28th	29th
Right Fielders	Brian Jackson	30th	Pedro Rosas	21st	27th
Starting Pitchers	John Winters	19th	Leopoldo Beltrametti	3rd	8th
Relievers	Manny Calderón	24th	Don Caine	16th	23rd
Closers	Marcus Anderson	21st	Marcus Anderson	14th	18th

Toronto Blue Jays 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Harvey Williams	13th	Robert Rhéaume	1st	3rd
First Basemen	Mike Miller	13th	Cameron Black	15th	13th
Second Basemen	Bang-xao Yang	29th	Victor Rodgers	3rd	17th
Third Basemen	José Elizondo	13th	Jason White	6th	9th
Shortstops	David Bell	19th	Li-xue Kong	23rd	23rd
Left Fielders	Irwin Cook	26th	Cliff Holmes	18th	26th
Center Fielders	Denny Gram	24th	Denny Gram	6th	14th
Right Fielders	Jerry Kern	1st	António Rentería	26th	6th
Starting Pitchers	Mike Bishop	22nd	Claudio Camacho	16th	18th
Relievers	Mike Huffman	8th	Ryan Madden	21st	9th
Closers	Bill Hayes	20th	Bill Hayes	9th	11th

Washington Nationals 09/01/2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ray Johnson	2nd	Alfredo Montés	17th	4th
First Basemen	Matt Battle	6th	Steve Simmons	20th	11th
Second Basemen	Arthur White	5th	Ricardo García	4th	1st
Third Basemen	Bruce Norman	8th	Rick Gross	8th	5th
Shortstops	César Fernández	10th	Bill Gorman	21st	14th
Left Fielders	Roberto Clemente	28th	Giacinto Bragaghio	15th	28th
Center Fielders	Tomás Ruíz	19th	George Mullins	18th	22nd
Right Fielders	Roberto Sánchez	20th	José Reed	22nd	25th
Starting Pitchers	Júlio Martínez	6th	Tim Hudson	17th	9th
Relievers	Von Johnson	27th	Artie Brown	26th	28th
Closers	Geremia Dibello	19th	Donald Lyon	25th	25th