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Atlanta Braves 02-25-1981 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Bruce Benedict 15th Tied for 10th 19th First Basemen Chris Chambliss 6th Tied for 6th 10th Second Basemen Juan Bonilla 21st Tied for 4th 21st Third Basemen Bob Horner 8th Tied for 6th 11th Shortstops Yoshihiko Takahashi 3rd Paul Zuvella Tied for 5th 6th Left Fielders Kazunori Yamamoto 25th Tied for 7th 25th Center Fielders Brett Butler 13th Tied for 6th 15th Right Fielders Jeff Burroughs 17th Tied for 6th 18th Starting Pitchers Jim Bibby 11th Joe Cowley Tied for 1st 11th Relievers Gene Garber 20th Steve Bedrosian 18th 20th Closers Rick Camp 25th Dan Morogiello 16th 25th Baltimore Orioles 02-25-1981 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Rick Dempsey 22nd Carl Nichols 9th 20th First Basemen Terry Crowley 19th Tied for 6th 19th Second Basemen Rich Dauer 20th Ricky Jones Tied for 4th 20th Third Basemen Doug DeCinces 10th Tied for 6th 13th Shortstops Kiko Garcia 20th Jeff Schaefer Tied for 5th 22nd Left Fielders John Lowenstein 12th Mike Young Tied for 7th 14th Center Fielders Tied for 21st Tied for 6th Tied for 22nd Right Fielders Tied for 22nd Tied for 6th Tied for 23rd Starting Pitchers Scott McGregor 14th Mike Boddicker 1st 14th Relievers Tippy Martinez 9th Tony Arnold 23rd 15th Closers Tippy Martinez Tied for 6th Tony Arnold 20th 16th Boston Red Sox 02-25-1981 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Carlton Fisk 4th Danny Sheaffer Tied for 10th 10th First Basemen Cliff Johnson 9th Todd Benzinger 4th 4th Second Basemen Jerry Remy 12th Tied for 4th 14th Third Basemen Butch Hobson 22nd Tied for 6th 22nd Shortstops Hiroyuki Yamazaki 9th Juan Bustabad Tied for 5th 13th Left Fielders Jim Rice 4th Tied for 7th 9th Center Fielders Fred Lynn 1st Steve Lyons Tied for 6th 5th Right Fielders Jim Dwyer 11th Tied for 6th 14th Starting Pitchers Takashi Nishimoto 3rd Bob Ojeda Tied for 1st 3rd Relievers Butch Hobson 21st Keith Macwhorter 21st 22nd Closers Tom Burgmeier 14th Keith Macwhorter 15th 14th California Angels 02-25-1981 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Brian Downing 1st Tied for 10th 8th First Basemen Rod Carew 5th Sap Randall Tied for 6th 9th Second Basemen Bobby Grich 1st Tied for 4th 4th Third Basemen Dickie Thon 13th Tied for 6th 15th Shortstops Todd Cruz 22nd Craig Gerber 1st 1st Left Fielders Don Baylor 20th Tied for 7th 20th Center Fielders Larry Harlow 17th Devon White Tied for 6th 19th Right Fielders Merv Rettenmund 10th Mike C Brown Tied for 6th 13th Starting Pitchers Frank Tanana 19th Angel Moreno Tied for 1st 19th Relievers Dennis Blair 17th Jim Dorsey 19th 18th Closers Mark Clear 19th Ron Romanick 19th 23rd Chicago White Sox 02-25-1981 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Bob Brenly 11th Tied for 10th 16th First Basemen Lamar Johnson 16th Tied for 6th 17th Second Basemen Alan Bannister 19th Craig Smajstrla Tied for 4th 19th Third Basemen Tatsunori Hara 19th Wade Rowdon 3rd 4th Shortstops Derrel Thomas 8th Tied for 5th 12th Left Fielders Wayne Nordhagen 15th Tied for 7th 17th Center Fielders Greg Johnston 19th Daryl Boston 3rd 4th Right Fielders Harold Baines 7th Tied for 6th 10th Starting Pitchers Britt Burns 13th Chuck Porter Tied for 1st 13th Relievers Wayne Nordhagen 23rd Jack Hardy 15th 23rd Closers Ed Farmer 26th Jack Hardy 17th 26th Chicago Cubs 02-25-1981 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Barry Foote 19th Tied for 10th 22nd First Basemen Karl Pagel 22nd Tied for 6th 22nd Second Basemen Steve Dillard 23rd Tied for 4th 23rd Third Basemen Tied for 24th Fritzie Connally Tied for 6th Tied for 24th Shortstops Ivan DeJesus 18th Tied for 5th 20th Left Fielders Miguel Dilone 17th Joe Carter 1st 2nd Center Fielders Tied for 21st Darrin Jackson 5th 21st Right Fielders Jerry Martin 16th Tied for 6th 17th Starting Pitchers Rick Reuschel 4th Tied for 1st 4th Relievers Bruce Sutter 3rd Vance Lovelace 26th 14th Closers Bruce Sutter 2nd Vance Lovelace 25th 17th Cincinnati Reds 02-25-1981 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Alan Ashby 8th Dave Miley 5th 4th First Basemen Dan Driessen 10th Tied for 6th 13th Second Basemen Bump Wills 10th Tied for 4th 12th Third Basemen Skeeter Barnes 23rd Tied for 6th 23rd Shortstops Junior Kennedy 19th Tied for 5th 21st Left Fielders George Foster 10th Tied for 7th 13th Center Fielders Dave Collins 10th Tony Walker 4th 2nd Right Fielders Eddie Milner 14th Paul O'Neill 2nd 3rd Starting Pitchers Mario Soto 5th Tied for 1st 5th Relievers Yutaka Enatsu 11th Joe Price 11th 10th Closers Tom Hume 6th Rob Murphy 12th 10th Cleveland Indians 02-25-1981 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Ron Hassey 6th Jack Fimple Tied for 10th 11th First Basemen Wayne Cage 23rd Tied for 6th 23rd Second Basemen Ryuzo Yamasaki 11th Junior Noboa Tied for 4th 13th Third Basemen Toby Harrah 5th Kelly Gruber 5th 5th Shortstops Yoshio Mizukami 15th Tied for 5th 17th Left Fielders Tom Paciorek 13th Bernardo Brito Tied for 7th 15th Center Fielders John Scott 20th Dave Gallagher Tied for 6th 20th Right Fielders Von Hayes 9th Tied for 6th 12th Starting Pitchers Doug Rau 6th Tied for 1st 6th Relievers Takamasa Suzuki 13th Bud Anderson 24th 19th Closers Bob Owchinko 21st Neal Heaton 18th 22nd Detroit Tigers 02-25-1981 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Lance Parrish 5th Bob Melvin 7th 6th First Basemen Richie Hebner 13th Mike Laga 5th 5th Second Basemen Lou Whitaker 3rd Scott Earl 4th 6th Third Basemen 24th Hiroshi Moriwaki Tied for 6th 24th Shortstops Alan Trammell 7th Tied for 5th 11th Left Fielders Steve Kemp 1st Tied for 7th 6th Center Fielders Kirk Gibson 2nd Glenn Wilson Tied for 6th 6th Right Fielders Ron Kittle 21st Tied for 6th 21st Starting Pitchers Akio Saito 10th Jerry Ujdur Tied for 1st 10th Relievers Aurelio Lopez 12th Dave Gumpert 1st 4th Closers Aurelio Lopez Tied for 12th Dave Gumpert 4th 4th Houston Astros 02-25-1981 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Milt May 13th Tied for 10th 18th First Basemen Cesar Cedeno 8th Glenn Davis Tied for 6th 12th Second Basemen Joe Morgan 2nd Tied for 4th 5th Third Basemen Art Howe 11th Tied for 6th 14th Shortstops Ozzie Smith 14th Tied for 5th 16th Left Fielders Leron Lee 19th Eric Bullock Tied for 7th 19th Center Fielders Terry Puhl 7th Tied for 6th 10th Right Fielders Bob Jones 20th Tied for 6th 20th Starting Pitchers Nolan Ryan 8th Tied for 1st 8th Relievers Ken Forsch 2nd Mark Ross 25th 12th Closers Joe Sambito 5th Jeff Calhoun 26th 19th Kansas City Royals 02-25-1981 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Darrell Porter 2nd Don Slaught 10th 9th First Basemen Willie Aikens 3rd Tied for 6th 8th Second Basemen Kazunori Shinozuka 6th Tied for 4th 8th Third Basemen Rance Mulliniks 20th Bill Pecota Tied for 6th 20th Shortstops U.L. Washington 6th Tied for 5th 10th Left Fielders Steve Braun Tied for 23rd Tied for 7th Tied for 23rd Center Fielders Amos Otis 12th Tied for 6th 14th Right Fielders Clint Hurdle 5th Dave Leeper Tied for 6th 8th Starting Pitchers Steve Busby 7th Tom Candiotti Tied for 1st 7th Relievers Kevin Kobel 14th David Cone 4th 9th Closers Kevin Kobel 22nd David Cone 2nd 7th Los Angeles Dodgers 02-25-1981 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Mike Scioscia 9th Gilberto Reyes Tied for 10th 14th First Basemen Toru Sugiura 4th Sid Bream 3rd 3rd Second Basemen Tied for 24th Tied for 4th Tied for 24th Third Basemen Ron Cey 2nd Tied for 6th 6th Shortstops Brian J Giles 24th Dave Anderson 2nd 8th Left Fielders Dusty Baker 9th Lemmie Miller 6th 7th Center Fielders Pedro Guerrero 3rd Jose Gonzalez Tied for 6th 7th Right Fielders Rick Monday 2nd Ralph Bryant 5th 2nd Starting Pitchers Don Sutton 2nd Fernando Valenzuela Tied for 1st 2nd Relievers Rick Sutcliffe 5th John Franco 7th 3rd Closers Bobby Castillo 24th Sid Fernandez 1st 9th Milwaukee Brewers 02-25-1981 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Charlie Moore 12th Tied for 10th 17th First Basemen Cecil Cooper 2nd Tied for 6th 7th Second Basemen Paul Molitor 5th Randy Ready 3rd 3rd Third Basemen Ken Macha 21st Tied for 6th 21st Shortstops Ed Romero 21st Ernest Riles 5th 23rd Left Fielders Ben Oglivie 5th Mike Felder 3rd 4th Center Fielders Gorman Thomas 8th Tied for 6th 11th Right Fielders 22nd Tied for 6th 23rd Starting Pitchers Kazuhiko Endo 16th Dave LaPoint Tied for 1st 16th Relievers Jim Gantner 25th Bill Wegman 13th 25th Closers Bill Castro 9th Tim Crews 6th 5th Minnesota Twins 02-25-1981 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Butch Wynegar 16th Jeff Reed Tied for 10th 21st First Basemen Kent Hrbek 11th Tied for 6th 14th Second Basemen Rob Wilfong 16th Steve Lombardozzi 2nd 2nd Third Basemen Tied for 24th Scotti Madison Tied for 6th Tied for 24th Shortstops Roy Smalley Jr. 1st Rod Booker Tied for 5th 3rd Left Fielders Gary Ward 18th Dave Meier 5th 5th Center Fielders Ken Landreaux 9th Jim Eisenreich Tied for 6th 12th Right Fielders Tied for 22nd Jimmy Weaver Tied for 6th Tied for 23rd Starting Pitchers Jerry Koosman 18th Frank Viola Tied for 1st 18th Relievers Doug Corbett 18th Mark Portugal 10th 13th Closers Doug Corbett 23rd Mark Portugal 14th 18th Montreal Expos 02-25-1981 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers 26th Tied for 10th 26th First Basemen Warren Cromartie 12th Tied for 6th 15th Second Basemen Glenn Franklin 17th Bryan Little 1st 1st Third Basemen Larry Parrish 3rd Tied for 6th 7th Shortstops Bill Almon 10th Luis A Rivera 3rd 2nd Left Fielders Tim Raines 2nd Terry Francona 4th 3rd Center Fielders Tied for 21st Roy E Johnson Tied for 6th Tied for 22nd Right Fielders Rowland Office 15th Tied for 6th 16th Starting Pitchers Bill Gullickson 1st Charlie Lea Tied for 1st 1st Relievers Elias Sosa 1st Rick Engle 22nd 6th Closers Elias Sosa 3rd Rick Engle 23rd 15th New York Yankees 02-25-1981 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Johnny Oates 25th Scott Bradley 3rd 7th First Basemen Bob Watson 18th Fred McGriff 1st 2nd Second Basemen Willie Randolph 4th Edwin Rodriguez Tied for 4th 7th Third Basemen Graig Nettles 16th Mike Pagliarulo Tied for 6th 17th Shortstops Bucky Dent 17th Rich Scott Tied for 5th 19th Left Fielders Bobby Murcer 21st Tied for 7th 21st Center Fielders Tied for 21st 6th Tied for 22nd Right Fielders Oscar Gamble 4th John Elway 6th 7th Starting Pitchers Rudy May Tied for 21st Tim Lollar Tied for 1st Tied for 21st Relievers Ron Davis 26th Bob Tewksbury 2nd 26th Closers Ron Davis 10th Bob Tewksbury 3rd 2nd New York Mets 02-25-1981 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Ron Hodges 18th Ronn Reynolds 8th 12th First Basemen Steve Garvey 14th Randy Milligan 2nd 1st Second Basemen Wally Backman 8th Tied for 4th 10th Third Basemen Hubie Brooks 18th Dave Cochrane Tied for 6th 19th Shortstops 25th Tied for 5th 25th Left Fielders Steve Henderson 11th Kevin Mitchell 2nd 1st Center Fielders Lee Mazzilli 5th Lenny Dykstra 1st 1st Right Fielders Tied for 22nd John Christensen 4th 22nd Starting Pitchers Craig Swan Tied for 21st Tim Leary Tied for 1st Tied for 21st Relievers Mitsuo Sumi 6th Scott Holman 12th 5th Closers Jeff Reardon 12th Bill Latham 11th 12th Oakland Athletics 02-25-1981 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Jim Essian 21st Mickey Tettleton 1st 2nd First Basemen 24th Tim Pyznarski Tied for 6th 24th Second Basemen 24th Mike Gallego Tied for 4th 24th Third Basemen Wayne Gross 15th Steve Kiefer Tied for 6th 16th Shortstops Rick Burleson 5th Donnie Hill Tied for 5th 9th Left Fielders Rickey Henderson 3rd Tied for 7th 8th Center Fielders Dwayne Murphy 4th Tied for 6th 8th Right Fielders Mike Davis 6th Tied for 6th 9th Starting Pitchers Rick Langford 17th Bill Krueger Tied for 1st 17th Relievers Tamotsu Nagai 15th Curt Young 20th 17th Closers Tamotsu Nagai 20th Curt Young 21st 24th Philadelphia Phillies 02-25-1981 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Bob Boone 17th Mike LaValliere 2nd 1st First Basemen Kenichi Yazawa 21st Francisco Melendez Tied for 6th 21st Second Basemen Manny Trillo 13th Juan Samuel Tied for 4th 15th Third Basemen Mike Schmidt 1st Rick Schu 4th 1st Shortstops Larry Bowa 13th Steve Jeltz 4th 4th Left Fielders Lonnie Smith 7th Tied for 7th 11th Center Fielders Garry Maddox 16th Jim Olander Tied for 6th 18th Right Fielders Bake McBride 13th Keith Hughes Tied for 6th 15th Starting Pitchers Larry Christenson 9th Marty Bystrom Tied for 1st 9th Relievers Warren Brusstar 7th Kevin Gross 5th 2nd Closers Warren Brusstar 8th Kevin Gross 7th 6th Pittsburgh Pirates 02-25-1981 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Ed Ott 23rd Tied for 10th 24th First Basemen Willie Stargell 7th Tied for 6th 11th Second Basemen Phil Garner 7th Rich Renteria Tied for 4th 9th Third Basemen Luis Salazar 12th Bobby Bonilla 1st 2nd Shortstops Tied for 25th Rafael Belliard Tied for 5th Tied for 25th Left Fielders Mike Easler 8th Tied for 7th 12th Center Fielders 21st Trench Davis Tied for 6th 22nd Right Fielders Tied for 22nd Joe Orsulak Tied for 6th Tied for 23rd Starting Pitchers Rick Rhoden 21st Pascual Perez Tied for 1st 21st Relievers Kent Tekulve 4th Jim Winn 8th 1st Closers Kent Tekulve 1st Jim Winn 10th 1st San Diego Padres 02-25-1981 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Marc Hill 24th Tied for 10th 25th First Basemen Dave Bergman 20th John Kruk Tied for 6th 20th Second Basemen Bill Stein 14th Paul Noce Tied for 4th 16th Third Basemen Masayuki Kakefu 6th Luis Quinones Tied for 6th 9th Shortstops Takayuki Kono 11th Ozzie Guillen Tied for 5th 14th Left Fielders Dave Winfield 6th Tied for 7th 10th Center Fielders Jerry Mumphrey 6th Kevin McReynolds Tied for 6th 9th Right Fielders Jerry Turner 18th Tony Gwynn 1st 1st Starting Pitchers Kazumi Takahashi Tied for 21st Eric Show Tied for 1st Tied for 21st Relievers Sal Bando 24th George Stablein 16th 24th Closers Rollie Fingers 15th Bill Long 13th 13th San Francisco Giants 02-25-1981 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Shuzo Arita 14th Matt Nokes 4th 5th First Basemen Tied for 24th Kelvin Torve Tied for 6th Tied for 24th Second Basemen Mike Ramsey 22nd Tied for 4th 22nd Third Basemen Darrell Evans 4th Tied for 6th 8th Shortstops Craig Reynolds 4th Tied for 5th 7th Left Fielders Terry Whitfield 16th Tied for 7th 18th Center Fielders Billy North 11th Tied for 6th 13th Right Fielders Jack Clark 3rd Jessie Reid Tied for 6th 6th Starting Pitchers Bob Knepper Tied for 21st Tied for 1st Tied for 21st Relievers Gary Lavelle 8th Fred Breining 17th 11th Closers Gary Lavelle 4th Mark Grant 9th 3rd Seattle Mariners 02-25-1981 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Bo Diaz 10th Dan Firova Tied for 10th 15th First Basemen Bruce Bochte 15th Brick Smith Tied for 6th 16th Second Basemen Akinobu Okada 15th Harold Reynolds Tied for 4th 17th Third Basemen Ray Knight 14th Hiromi Matsunaga 2nd 3rd Shortstops Larry Milbourne 12th Tied for 5th 15th Left Fielders Dan Meyer 22nd Norifumi Nishimura Tied for 7th 22nd Center Fielders Joe Simpson 18th Phil Bradley 2nd 3rd Right Fielders Leon Roberts 12th Ricky Nelson 3rd 4th Starting Pitchers Floyd Bannister 15th Mike Moore Tied for 1st 15th Relievers Jim Beattie 19th Lee Guetterman 14th 16th Closers Shane Rawley 16th Mark Langston 22nd 20th St. Louis Cardinals 02-25-1981 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Terry Kennedy 3rd Tom Nieto 6th 3rd First Basemen Keith Hernandez 1st Tied for 6th 6th Second Basemen Tom Herr 9th Tied for 4th 11th Third Basemen Ken Oberkfell 9th Tied for 6th 12th Shortstops Garry Templeton 2nd Bob Meacham Tied for 5th 5th Left Fielders Dane Iorg 14th Jim Adduci Tied for 7th 16th Center Fielders Tied for 21st Stan Javier Tied for 6th Tied for 22nd Right Fielders Leon Durham 1st Curt Ford Tied for 6th 5th Starting Pitchers John Fulgham Tied for 21st Tied for 1st Tied for 21st Relievers Darold Knowles 10th Jeff Keener 6th 7th Closers Darold Knowles Tied for 17th Jeff Keener 5th 8th Texas Rangers 02-25-1981 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Jim Sundberg 7th Tied for 10th 13th First Basemen Tied for 24th Tied for 6th Tied for 24th Second Basemen Tied for 24th Greg Tabor Tied for 4th Tied for 24th Third Basemen Buddy Bell 7th Tied for 6th 10th Shortstops Pepe Frias 23rd Curtis Wilkerson Tied for 5th 24th Left Fielders Billy Sample 23rd Tied for 7th 23rd Center Fielders Mickey Rivers 14th Tied for 6th 16th Right Fielders Richie Zisk 8th Tied for 6th 11th Starting Pitchers Gaylord Perry 12th John Butcher Tied for 1st 12th Relievers Sparky Lyle 16th Jose Guzman 3rd 8th Closers Sparky Lyle 11th Dave Schmidt 24th 21st Toronto Blue Jays 02-25-1981 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Ernie Whitt 20th Tied for 10th 23rd First Basemen Otto Velez 17th 6th 18th Second Basemen Garry Harris 18th Tied for 4th 18th Third Basemen Roy Howell 17th Mike Sharperson 6th 18th Shortstops Alfredo Griffin 16th Tied for 5th 18th Left Fielders 26th 7th 26th Center Fielders Lloyd Moseby 15th Tied for 6th 17th Right Fielders Jesse Barfield 19th Tied for 6th 19th Starting Pitchers Jim Clancy 20th Tied for 1st 20th Relievers Joey McLaughlin 22nd Luis Aquino 9th 21st Closers Joey McLaughlin 17th Luis Aquino 8th 11th

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