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Major League Baseball 07-01-1988 Positional Strength Overview By Teams Atlanta Braves 07-01-1988 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Gary Carter 3rd Tom Lampkin Tied for 11th 12th First Basemen Ron Jones 17th Paul Sorrento 4th 4th Second Basemen Bip Roberts 16th Mark Lemke Tied for 5th 16th Third Basemen Randy Ready 11th Tied for 8th 14th Shortstops Billy Smith 23rd Tied for 8th 24th Left Fielders Darryl Hamilton 10th Greg Vaughn 1st 2nd Center Fielders Eric Davis 21st Tied for 6th 23rd Right Fielders Cesar Cedeno 9th Sammy Sosa Tied for 8th 13th Starting Pitchers John Smoltz 17th Kevin Appier 1st 2nd Relievers Jay Tibbs 23rd John Trautwein Tied for 14th 24th Closers Neil Allen 20th John Trautwein Tied for 18th 23rd Baltimore Orioles 07-01-1988 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Bruce Bochy 22nd Tied for 11th 24th First Basemen Alvin Davis 3rd Tied for 7th 8th Second Basemen Johnny Ray 22nd Tied for 5th 22nd Third Basemen Larry Parrish 14th Tied for 8th 17th Shortstops Jerry Dybzinski 26th Tied for 8th 26th Left Fielders Alan Wiggins 18th Hensley Meulens 7th 7th Center Fielders Dale Murphy 19th Devon White Tied for 6th 20th Right Fielders Jose Canseco 10th Tied for 8th 14th Starting Pitchers Derek Lilliquist 10th Derek Lilliquist Tied for 9th 14th Relievers Paul Siebert 14th Bryan Harvey 2nd 6th Closers Todd Fischer 8th Rob Dibble 2nd 2nd Boston Red Sox 07-01-1988 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Bob Adams 17th Terry McGriff 2nd 3rd First Basemen Mike Hargrove 14th Ricky Jordan 5th 5th Second Basemen Tim Teufel 14th Manuel Lee 3rd 3rd Third Basemen Howard Johnson 7th Dave Cochrane 5th 4th Shortstops Alfredo Griffin 18th Craig Shipley 5th 5th Left Fielders Lee Mazzilli 3rd Stan Jefferson 5th 4th Center Fielders Dave Parker 7th Tied for 6th 9th Right Fielders Tied for 23rd Gary Thurman Tied for 8th 24th Starting Pitchers Tom Candiotti 7th Ken Hill 8th 5th Relievers Jeff Calhoun 4th Rich Monteleone 9th 4th Closers Todd Worrell 3rd Rich Monteleone 8th 5th California Angels 07-01-1988 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Ed Hearn 19th Kirt Manwaring 6th 7th First Basemen Mike Laga 13th Tied for 7th 17th Second Basemen Kim Andrew 10th Tied for 5th 12th Third Basemen Bob Horner 6th Matt Williams 3rd 2nd Shortstops Tony Fernandez 7th Tied for 8th 11th Left Fielders 26th Tied for 9th 26th Center Fielders Ellis Valentine 11th Tied for 6th 12th Right Fielders Tony Gwynn 3rd Scott Little Tied for 8th 8th Starting Pitchers Steve Crawford 5th Kevin Ritz Tied for 9th 12th Relievers Steve Ontiveros 5th John Burkett Tied for 14th 14th Closers Richie Moloney 15th John Burkett 10th 11th Chicago (A) White Sox 07-01-1988 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Darren Daulton 9th Todd Zeile Tied for 11th 15th First Basemen Pedro Guerrero Tied for 19th Tied for 7th Tied for 20th Second Basemen Keith Miller 17th Keith Miller 5th 17th Third Basemen Pat Tabler 18th Shane Turner 8th 20th Shortstops Ozzie Guillen 21st Kevin Elster 1st 3rd Left Fielders Gene Richards Tied for 7th Kevin Reimer 2nd 5th Center Fielders Willie Wilson 12th 6th 13th Right Fielders Andre Dawson 15th Tied for 8th 19th Starting Pitchers David Cone 22nd Randy Johnson 2nd 3rd Relievers Jeff Brantley 24th Jeff Brantley 11th 13th Closers John Franco 9th Jeff Brantley 7th 8th Chicago (N) Cubs 07-01-1988 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Brian Milner 20th Gilberto Reyes 10th 9th First Basemen John Mayberry 16th Tied for 7th 19th Second Basemen Rennie Stennett 8th Tony Perezchica Tied for 5th 10th Third Basemen Denny Gonzalez 13th Tied for 8th 16th Shortstops Kurt Stillwell 3rd Walt Weiss Tied for 8th 9th Left Fielders Luis Silverio 17th Doug Jennings Tied for 9th 19th Center Fielders Milt Thompson 17th Ron Gant 1st 1st Right Fielders Tied for 23rd David Justice 2nd 15th Starting Pitchers Kurt Kepshire 9th Rick Reed Tied for 9th 13th Relievers Carl Willis 1st Wally Whitehurst 5th 2nd Closers Luis DeLeon 18th Wally Whitehurst 5th 9th Cincinnati Reds 07-01-1988 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Jerry Narron 24th Tom Pagnozzi 7th 10th First Basemen Greg Walker 18th Hal Morris 2nd 3rd Second Basemen Buddy Bell 12th Billy Bates Tied for 5th 13th Third Basemen Willie Lozado 22nd Dave Magadan Tied for 8th 22nd Shortstops Tim Jones 22nd Kent Anderson 4th 6th Left Fielders Lonnie Smith 15th Marcus Lawton 8th 8th Center Fielders Tied for 22nd Sil Campusano 5th 22nd Right Fielders Phil Bradley 21st Larry Walker 1st 2nd Starting Pitchers Chuck Finley 16th Wilson Alvarez 5th 7th Relievers John Montefusco 15th Dan Murphy Tied for 14th 20th Closers Gary Lucas 11th Dan Murphy Tied for 18th 20th Cleveland Indians 07-01-1988 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Geno Petralli 12th Lenny Webster Tied for 11th Tied for 18th First Basemen Jerry Tabb 10th 7th 14th Second Basemen Rick Burleson 26th Tied for 5th 26th Third Basemen Jack Howell 16th Gregg Jefferies Tied for 8th 19th Shortstops Tom Herr 16th Mike Benjamin Tied for 8th 21st Left Fielders Jim Rice 14th Tied for 9th 17th Center Fielders Chet Lemon 14th Tied for 6th 15th Right Fielders Lou Thornton 20th 8th 22nd Starting Pitchers Brian Holman 23rd Greg Hibbard Tied for 9th 24th Relievers Chet Lemon 26th Tied for 14th 26th Closers Lee Smith 10th Tied for 18th 19th Detroit Tigers 07-01-1988 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Dave Engle 5th Tied for 11th 13th First Basemen Pat Putnam 9th John Olerud 3rd 2nd Second Basemen Steve Sax 4th Lenny Harris Tied for 5th 7th Third Basemen Bobby Bonilla 2nd Tied for 8th 9th Shortstops Felix Fermin 14th 8th 19th Left Fielders Otis Nixon 25th Tied for 9th 25th Center Fielders Lloyd Moseby 1st Tied for 6th 4th Right Fielders John Cangelosi 19th Dante Bichette 3rd 3rd Starting Pitchers Mark Fidrych 20th Kevin Coffman 9th 22nd Relievers Duane Ward 7th Mauro Gozzo Tied for 14th 16th Closers Jesse Orosco 12th Mauro Gozzo 14th 12th Houston Astros 07-01-1988 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Nelson Santovenia 26th Jeff DeWillis 5th 8th First Basemen Edgar Martinez 21st Edgar Martinez 6th 7th Second Basemen Roberto Alomar 2nd Roberto Alomar Tied for 5th 5th Third Basemen Doug Baker 15th Tied for 8th 18th Shortstops U l Washington 13th Bill Spiers Tied for 8th 17th Left Fielders Pete Stanicek 24th Pete Stanicek 4th 6th Center Fielders 22nd Ken Griffey Tied for 6th Tied for 24th Right Fielders 23rd Tied for 8th Tied for 24th Starting Pitchers Ramon Romero 26th Trevor Wilson 6th 16th Relievers Frank Eufemia 20th Tied for 14th 22nd Closers Pat Perry 24th Tied for 18th 25th Kansas City Royals 07-01-1988 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers George Bjorkman 21st Sandy Alomar 4th 6th First Basemen John Kruk 1st Greg Myers Tied for 7th 6th Second Basemen Danny Tartabull 1st Mark McLemore 2nd 1st Third Basemen Nick Esasky 10th Dean Palmer Tied for 8th 13th Shortstops Shawon Dunston 10th Tied for 8th 14th Left Fielders Andy Van Slyke 11th Tied for 9th 14th Center Fielders Tom Brunansky 10th Marquis Grissom 3rd 3rd Right Fielders Clint Hurdle 11th Jay Buhner Tied for 8th 16th Starting Pitchers Mike Flanagan 25th Bobby Witt Tied for 9th 26th Relievers Dave Leiper 21st Steve Wilson 10th 12th Closers Steve Bedrosian 17th Steve Wilson 9th 13th Los Angeles (N) Dodgers 07-01-1988 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Dave Rader Tied for 12th Darrin Fletcher Tied for 11th 18th First Basemen Don Mattingly 11th Tied for 7th 15th Second Basemen Wallace Johnson Tied for 5th Tied for 5th Tied for 8th Third Basemen Jamie Allen 20th Craig Worthington 4th 6th Shortstops Jeff Blauser 9th Tied for 8th 13th Left Fielders Billy Beane 7th Tied for 9th 12th Center Fielders Donell Nixon 15th Tied for 6th 16th Right Fielders Cory Snyder 18th Albert Belle 4th 4th Starting Pitchers Scott Bailes 24th Vicente Palacios Tied for 9th 25th Relievers Scott Bailes 13th Mike Schooler 7th 7th Closers Scott Bailes 23rd Mike Schooler 12th 14th Milwaukee Brewers 07-01-1988 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Donnie Scott 25th Mike Macfarlane Tied for 11th 26th First Basemen 24th Tied for 7th 24th Second Basemen Luis Quinones 25th Tied for 5th 25th Third Basemen German Rivera 21st Craig Wilson Tied for 8th 21st Shortstops George Brett 2nd Tied for 8th 8th Left Fielders Kal Daniels 4th Mike Huff Tied for 9th 9th Center Fielders Tied for 22nd Juan Gonzalez 2nd 19th Right Fielders Gerry Davis 22nd Tied for 8th 23rd Starting Pitchers Dan Morogiello 12th Tied for 9th 17th Relievers Dan Morogiello 10th Scott Service 3rd 5th Closers Dan Morogiello 13th Scott Service 3rd 4th Minnesota Twins 07-01-1988 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Mickey Tettleton 4th Matt Merullo 9th 5th First Basemen Cecil Fielder 8th Carlos Martinez Tied for 7th 13th Second Basemen Harold Reynolds 5th Chip Hale 4th 4th Third Basemen Mike Stanley 19th Mike Stanley 1st 3rd Shortstops Cal Ripken 12th Tied for 8th 16th Left Fielders Bake Mcbride 23rd Bill Bean 9th 24th Center Fielders Ellis Burks 5th Tied for 6th 8th Right Fielders Keith Hughes 14th Chris James 6th 7th Starting Pitchers Gregg Olson 8th Oswaldo Peraza 7th 4th Relievers Wally Ritchie 9th Brian Meyer 12th 8th Closers Gene Walter 7th Brian Meyer 13th 10th Montreal Expos 07-01-1988 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Jerry Willard 11th Tied for 11th 17th First Basemen Andres Galarraga 19th Tied for 7th 20th Second Basemen Tom Veryzer 20th Tied for 5th 20th Third Basemen Roy Smalley 4th Tied for 8th 10th Shortstops Spike Owen 24th Ken Jackson 7th 18th Left Fielders Vince Coleman 16th Tied for 9th 18th Center Fielders Barry Bonds 2nd Tied for 6th 5th Right Fielders Dion James 13th Tied for 8th 18th Starting Pitchers Pete Vuckovich 2nd Andy Benes Tied for 9th 9th Relievers Eric Plunk 17th Xavier Hernandez 8th 10th Closers Dennis Lewallyn 5th Xavier Hernandez 4th 3rd New York Yankees 07-01-1988 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers B.J. Surhoff 1st Rick Wrona 8th 4th First Basemen Tied for 24th Jeff McKnight Tied for 7th Tied for 24th Second Basemen Chico Walker 13th Tied for 5th 14th Third Basemen Dale Berra 5th Tracy Woodson 7th 5th Shortstops Jay Bell 20th Tied for 8th 23rd Left Fielders Randy Bush Tied for 11th Tied for 9th Tied for 14th Center Fielders Ruppert Jones 16th Mike Devereaux Tied for 6th 17th Right Fielders Glenn Braggs 12th Todd Benzinger Tied for 8th 17th Starting Pitchers Don Gullett 11th Pat Combs Tied for 9th 15th Relievers Mike Jackson 22nd Mike Rochford Tied for 14th 23rd Closers Jeff Reardon 25th Mike Rochford 17th 17th New York (N) Mets 07-01-1988 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Benito Santiago 6th Jeff Reed 3rd 2nd First Basemen Brook Jacoby 7th Tied for 7th 12th Second Basemen Ernest Riles 19th Junior Noboa Tied for 5th 19th Third Basemen Kevin Seitzer 9th Robin Ventura Tied for 8th 12th Shortstops Julio Franco 5th Andres Thomas 2nd 1st Left Fielders Mike Felder 20th Tied for 9th 21st Center Fielders Bobby Mitchell 20th Tied for 6th 21st Right Fielders Denny Walling 2nd Steve Finley 5th 1st Starting Pitchers Joe Johnson 1st Tied for 9th 8th Relievers Rocky Childress 3rd Wayne Edwards 6th 3rd Closers Carlos Diaz 2nd Wayne Edwards 11th 7th Oakland Athletics 07-01-1988 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Alex Trevino 23rd Tied for 11th 25th First Basemen Mark Grace 6th Tied for 7th 11th Second Basemen Randy Kutcher 24th Tied for 5th 24th Third Basemen Ty Waller 23rd Tied for 8th 23rd Shortstops Jim Morrison 19th Gary DiSarcina 3rd 4th Left Fielders Roy Johnson 19th Jeff Wetherby Tied for 9th 20th Center Fielders Gerald Young 3rd Doug Dascenzo Tied for 6th 6th Right Fielders Jim Eisenreich 16th Tied for 8th 20th Starting Pitchers Bret Saberhagen 21st Jaime Navarro Tied for 9th 23rd Relievers Pat Underwood 6th Norm Charlton Tied for 14th 15th Closers Tony Castillo Tied for 18th Norm Charlton 15th 15th Philadelphia Phillies 07-01-1988 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Matt Nokes 16th Tied for 11th 22nd First Basemen Sam Horn 4th Tied for 7th 9th Second Basemen Joey Cora Tied for 5th Tied for 5th 8th Third Basemen Steve Braun 8th Tied for 8th 11th Shortstops Gary Sheffield 6th Omar Vizquel Tied for 8th 10th Left Fielders Rafael Palmeiro 2nd Mark Carreon 6th 3rd Center Fielders Shane Mack 8th Tied for 6th 10th Right Fielders Pepe Mangual 4th Tied for 8th 9th Starting Pitchers Joe Magrane 4th Mark Portugal Tied for 9th 11th Relievers Chico Escarrega 8th John Davis Tied for 14th 17th Closers Karl Best 1st John Davis Tied for 18th 18th Pittsburgh Pirates 07-01-1988 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Dave Sax Tied for 6th Tied for 11th 14th First Basemen Eddie Murray 2nd Mark McGwire 1st 1st Second Basemen Mariano Duncan 15th Greg Smith Tied for 5th 15th Third Basemen Wade Boggs 3rd Charlie Hayes 2nd 1st Shortstops Barry Larkin 11th Tied for 8th 15th Left Fielders Ruben Sierra 6th Tied for 9th 11th Center Fielders Kirby Puckett 9th Tied for 6th 11th Right Fielders Roberto Kelly 5th Tied for 8th 10th Starting Pitchers Kevin Brown 6th Tommy Greene 3rd 1st Relievers Mark Williamson 2nd Curt Schilling 1st 1st Closers Mark Williamson 4th Curt Schilling 1st 1st San Diego Padres 07-01-1988 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Ricky Seilheimer 2nd Tied for 11th 11th First Basemen Andre Thornton 22nd Fred McGriff Tied for 7th 22nd Second Basemen Tom Foley 18th Tied for 5th 18th Third Basemen Steve Buechele 17th Mike Blowers 6th 7th Shortstops Kevin Mitchell 17th Tied for 8th 22nd Left Fielders Dan Meyer 21st Van Snider Tied for 9th 22nd Center Fielders Tied for 22nd Tied for 6th 24th Right Fielders Benny Distefano 7th Mike Greenwell Tied for 8th 11th Starting Pitchers Gorman Heimueller 19th Mark Guthrie Tied for 9th 21st Relievers Eduardo Rodriguez 25th Mike Stanton Tied for 14th 25th Closers Jimmy Key 26th Mike Stanton Tied for 18th 26th San Francisco Giants 07-01-1988 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Craig Biggio 8th Craig Biggio 1st 1st First Basemen Cecil Cooper 12th Luis de los Santos Tied for 7th 16th Second Basemen Jose Lind 23rd Tied for 5th 23rd Third Basemen Ken Caminiti 1st Angel Escobar Tied for 8th 8th Shortstops Garry Templeton 4th Jody Reed 6th 2nd Left Fielders Hector Cruz 9th Deion Sanders Tied for 9th 13th Center Fielders Jack Clark 4th Jose Gonzalez Tied for 6th 7th Right Fielders Kevin Bass 17th Felix Jose Tied for 8th 21st Starting Pitchers Erik Hanson 3rd Jack Armstrong Tied for 9th 10th Relievers Dave Schmidt 11th Randy McCament Tied for 14th 18th Closers Dave Schmidt 14th Randy McCament Tied for 18th 21st Seattle Mariners 07-01-1988 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Butch Wynegar 15th Carl Nichols Tied for 11th 21st First Basemen Wally Joyner 5th George Canale Tied for 7th 10th Second Basemen Paul Molitor 9th Tied for 5th 11th Third Basemen Bobby Bonner 25th Bobby Rose Tied for 8th 25th Shortstops Damaso Garcia 25th Tied for 8th 25th Left Fielders Joe Charboneau 22nd Jerald Clark Tied for 9th 23rd Center Fielders Herm Winningham 18th Tied for 6th 18th Right Fielders Mike Davis 6th Junior Felix 7th 5th Starting Pitchers Don August 18th Jack McDowell 4th 6th Relievers Todd Frohwirth 12th Joel McKeon 14th 19th Closers Todd Frohwirth 16th Joel McKeon 18th 22nd St. Louis Cardinals 07-01-1988 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Mike Heath 10th Joe Girardi Tied for 11th 16th First Basemen Scott Ullger 23rd Tied for 7th 23rd Second Basemen Ricky Adams 3rd Tied for 5th 6th Third Basemen 26th Tied for 8th 26th Shortstops Toby Harrah 15th Tied for 8th 20th Left Fielders Sixto Lezcano 1st Dwight Smith 3rd 1st Center Fielders Oscar Gamble 6th Brady Anderson 4th 2nd Right Fielders Tied for 23rd Greg Litton Tied for 8th Tied for 24th Starting Pitchers Scott Bankhead 13th Steve Curry Tied for 9th 18th Relievers Preston Hanna 16th Mike Roesler 13th 11th Closers Warren Brusstar 21st Mike Roesler 16th 16th Toronto Blue Jays 07-01-1988 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Bruce Benedict 18th Chris Hoiles Tied for 11th 23rd First Basemen Tied for 24th Tied for 7th Tied for 24th Second Basemen Marty Barrett 21st Johnny Paredes Tied for 5th 21st Third Basemen Randy Asadoor 24th Tied for 8th 24th Shortstops Rance Mulliniks 1st Edgar Diaz Tied for 8th 7th Left Fielders Bob Watson 13th Greg Briley Tied for 9th 16th Center Fielders Tied for 22nd Tied for 6th Tied for 24th Right Fielders Darryl Strawberry 1st Tied for 8th 6th Starting Pitchers Andy Hawkins 14th Brian Dubois Tied for 9th 19th Relievers Charlie Mitchell 19th Chuck McElroy Tied for 14th 21st Closers Charlie Mitchell 22nd Chuck McElroy Tied for 18th 24th Washington Senators 07-01-1988 Positional Strength Overview Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking Catchers Carlton Fisk 14th 11th 20th First Basemen Greg Luzinski 15th Tied for 7th 18th Second Basemen Rod Carew 11th Luis Alicea 1st 2nd Third Basemen Chris Brown 12th Eddie Williams Tied for 8th 15th Shortstops Ozzie Smith 8th Tied for 8th 12th Left Fielders Lance Johnson 5th Beau Allred Tied for 9th 10th Center Fielders Lyman Bostock 13th Tied for 6th 14th Right Fielders Paul O'Neill 8th Paul O'Neill Tied for 8th 12th Starting Pitchers Bruce Ruffin 15th Kenny Rogers Tied for 9th 20th Relievers Jim Crawford 18th Stan Belinda 4th 9th Closers Doug Jones 6th Stan Belinda 6th 6th

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