Positional Strength Overview By Teams


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Major League Baseball 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview By Teams

Arizona Diamondbacks 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Miguel Montero	12th	Danny Franklin	6th	7th
First Basemen	Kendry Morales	15th	Brad Miller	24th	18th
Second Basemen	Jamie D'Antona	21st	Rob Potter	29th	29th
Third Basemen	Chad Tracy	21st	Julián Delgado	23rd	24th
Shortstops	Stephen Drew	19th	Emilio Bonifacio	12th	14th
Left Fielders	Eric Byrnes	27th	Andrew Webber	12th	24th
Center Fielders	Brandon Jones	20th	Dale Jones	11th	15th
Right Fielders	Justin Upton	22nd	Jeff Ross	2nd	3rd
Starting Pitchers	John Lackey	1st	Josh Allen	19th	5th
Relievers	Dustin Moseley	2nd	Daniel Stange	15th	3rd
Closers	Dustin Moseley	27th	Rod Davis	5th	24th

Atlanta Braves 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jeff Clement	21st	Teddy Crossan	24th	24th
First Basemen	Albert Pujols	10th	Wayne Van Zant	12th	10th
Second Basemen	Aaron Hill	15th	Wilson Machado	25th	25th
Third Basemen	Ryan Zimmerman	12th	Lawrence Vincent	21st	20th
Shortstops	Jose Reyes	3rd	Mike Palmer	3rd	2nd
Left Fielders	Ryan Church	Tied for 13th	Hiroshi Ohayashi	28th	25th
Center Fielders	Jordan Schafer	19th	Mario Ortega	21st	22nd
Right Fielders	Jeff Francoeur	12th	Ramón Martínez	25th	18th
Starting Pitchers	Chris Volstad	3rd	Dustin Evans	30th	23rd
Relievers	Mark Buehrle	19th	Dustin Evans	22nd	19th
Closers	Ryan Zimmerman	30th	Casey Beck	26th	30th

Baltimore Orioles 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Matt Wieters	2nd	Matt Wieters	1st	1st
First Basemen	Chris Vinyard	13th	Jean Tremblay	13th	14th
Second Basemen	Brendan Harris	22nd	Mike Ingleby	5th	10th
Third Basemen	Josh Fields	29th	Yunir Rivera	1st	9th
Shortstops	Luis Hernandez	28th	Terence Steward	11th	25th
Left Fielders	Nick Markakis	7th	Vicente Gutiérrez	17th	12th
Center Fielders	Adam Jones	18th	Che-Hsuan Lin	25th	23rd
Right Fielders	Nolan Reimold	17th	Yuber Rodriguez	8th	14th
Starting Pitchers	Erik Bedard	15th	David Hernandez	29th	28th
Relievers	Jim Hoey	29th	Paul Taylor	1st	10th
Closers	George Sherrill	8th	Robby Kirk	20th	7th

Boston Red Sox 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Mike Napoli	14th	Max Sapp	22nd	16th
First Basemen	Lars Anderson	16th	Aaron Bates	22nd	19th
Second Basemen	Dustin Pedroia	12th	Dave Williams	22nd	21st
Third Basemen	Kevin Youkilis	10th	Curt Hall	27th	23rd
Shortstops	Michael Young	24th	Oscar Tejada	1st	5th
Left Fielders	Jason Bay	23rd	Ryan Kalish	11th	16th
Center Fielders	Jacoby Ellsbury	11th	Jesús Vera	16th	13th
Right Fielders	J.D. Drew	24th	Josh Reddick	16th	23rd
Starting Pitchers	Kelvim Escobar	13th	Eli Young	24th	19th
Relievers	Brian Fuentes	21st	Luis MacLau	10th	15th
Closers	Jonathan Papelbon	3rd	Orlan Marrero	25th	10th

Chicago (A) White Sox 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	A.J. Pierzynski	28th	Josh Donaldson	17th	26th
First Basemen	Kevin Weaver	21st	Kevin Weaver	7th	16th
Second Basemen	Danny Richar	14th	Cris Pagán	7th	9th
Third Basemen	Hainley Statia	16th	Angel Villalona	5th	8th
Shortstops	Brent Lillibridge	20th	Jesús Hernández	18th	20th
Left Fielders	Rocco Baldelli	21st	Michael Bonham	9th	14th
Center Fielders	Torii Hunter	10th	John Webb	13th	10th
Right Fielders	Ichiro Suzuki	10th	Máximo Velásquez	13th	12th
Starting Pitchers	Jack Egbert	5th	Aaron Poreda	20th	11th
Relievers	Steve Evarts	28th	Freddy Corona	25th	30th
Closers	Justin Speier	12th	Joe Ramey	Tied for 15th	9th

Chicago (N) Cubs 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jake Fox	6th	Matthew Pulley	9th	4th
First Basemen	Ryan Howard	5th	Alberto Garcia	30th	30th
Second Basemen	Kelly Johnson	5th	Tom Graham	21st	16th
Third Basemen	Placido Polanco	4th	Enrique Villegas	16th	12th
Shortstops	Edgar Renteria	7th	Sammy Baez	22nd	15th
Left Fielders	Luke Scott	4th	Juan Cintrón	22nd	11th
Center Fielders	Elijah Dukes	5th	Alan Wilson	14th	8th
Right Fielders	Lance Berkman	2nd	Santiago Puerte	1st	1st
Starting Pitchers	Juan Mateo	28th	Jeff Edwards	17th	27th
Relievers	Justin Hampson	18th	Paul McKee	24th	22nd
Closers	J.J. Putz	10th	Rich Stewart	7th	4th

Cincinnati Reds 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Michael Barrett	20th	Ray Johnson	12th	18th
First Basemen	Carlos Pena	1st	Rick Thompson	14th	2nd
Second Basemen	Brandon Phillips	19th	Will Nottebart	1st	3rd
Third Basemen	Edwin Encarnacion	6th	Juan Francisco	26th	18th
Shortstops	Jeff Keppinger	17th	Jerry Vizca	19th	19th
Left Fielders	Adam Dunn	3rd	Frank Berry	Tied for 15th	7th
Center Fielders	Norris Hopper	17th	Drew Stubbs	18th	18th
Right Fielders	Wladimir Balentien	13th	Stu Collins	27th	20th
Starting Pitchers	James Shields	2nd	Ray Holder	21st	9th
Relievers	Todd Coffey	17th	Sean Watson	26th	26th
Closers	Francisco Cordero	9th	Trent Hobbs	17th	6th

Cleveland Indians 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Victor Martinez	1st	Juan García	28th	8th
First Basemen	Travis Hafner	24th	Terry William	18th	22nd
Second Basemen	Steve Clevenger	24th	Steve Clevenger	11th	18th
Third Basemen	Jordan Brown	27th	Beau Mills	24th	26th
Shortstops	Asdrubal Cabrera	10th	Tomás Vega	25th	21st
Left Fielders	Jeremy Hermida	6th	Jim White	15th	10th
Center Fielders	Grady Sizemore	12th	Matt Sims	5th	5th
Right Fielders	Brad Hawpe	6th	Shaun Cumberland	28th	17th
Starting Pitchers	Fausto Carmona	8th	David Huff	26th	26th
Relievers	Rafael Betancourt	4th	Ángel Guerrero	19th	6th
Closers	Rafael Betancourt	6th	Chance Ward	30th	26th

Colorado Rockies 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jose Morales	22nd	Jason Bennett	27th	29th
First Basemen	Derrek Lee	17th	Phil Douglas	5th	7th
Second Basemen	Brian Roberts	17th	Eric Young Jr.	28th	27th
Third Basemen	Garrett Atkins	25th	Josh Vitters	7th	13th
Shortstops	Ryan Theriot	27th	Chris Holloway	16th	24th
Left Fielders	Christopher Petit	25th	John Marks	14th	23rd
Center Fielders	Felix Pie	Tied for 13th	Steve Boggs	30th	30th
Right Fielders	Willy Taveras	15th	Rob Lindsey	26th	25th
Starting Pitchers	Franklin Morales	25th	Donald Veal	14th	22nd
Relievers	Kerry Wood	13th	Michel Dion	2nd	5th
Closers	Jose Ceda	13th	Shane Drumright	6th	5th

Detroit Tigers 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ivan Rodriguez	26th	Todd Caraball	20th	25th
First Basemen	Carlos Guillen	12th	José Gamboa	17th	13th
Second Basemen	Michael Hollimon	8th	David Dooley	9th	6th
Third Basemen		30th	Lanny Weeks	18th	30th
Shortstops	Rafael Furcal	12th	Audy Ciriaco	30th	28th
Left Fielders	Miguel Cabrera	2nd	Whit Hurt	29th	20th
Center Fielders	Curtis Granderson	3rd	Donovan Bates	12th	6th
Right Fielders	Brent Clevlen	20th	José Cassady	15th	19th
Starting Pitchers	Justin Verlander	Tied for 23rd	Russell Savickas	28th	30th
Relievers	Jeremy Guthrie	10th	Carlos Ferguson	16th	11th
Closers	Rafael Soriano	20th	Johnny Igawa	19th	21st

Florida Marlins 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Tanner Rogers	15th	Rene Arias	25th	19th
First Basemen	Gaby Sanchez	28th	Felipe Calamacho	21st	27th
Second Basemen	Alberto Callaspo	18th	Jon Tiefenthaler	2nd	2nd
Third Basemen	Aramis Ramirez	19th	Jose Munoz	30th	29th
Shortstops	Hanley Ramirez	1st	Jake Mitchell	13th	1st
Left Fielders	Brad Wilkerson	Tied for 21st	Fernando Martinez	8th	13th
Center Fielders	Cameron Maybin	25th	Eugene Brandon	8th	17th
Right Fielders	Josh Hamilton	3rd	Tomás Valdéz	19th	8th
Starting Pitchers	Andrew Miller	14th	Harlan Lewis	18th	13th
Relievers	Brian Tallet	6th	Ken Morse	6th	4th
Closers	Jesus Delgado	23rd	Miguel Vallejo	Tied for 13th	19th

Houston Astros 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	J.R. Towles	19th	Wilson Hernández	2nd	10th
First Basemen	Lyle Overbay	20th	Steve Holmes	26th	28th
Second Basemen	Kazuo Matsui	28th	Derek Schultz	27th	28th
Third Basemen	Anthony Hatch	26th	Adam Horne	12th	19th
Shortstops	Miguel Tejada	18th	Will Roesler	23rd	27th
Left Fielders	Carlos Lee	15th	Jimmy Carden	21st	18th
Center Fielders	Hunter Pence	15th	Kanko Toiguchi	7th	9th
Right Fielders	Vladimir Guerrero	5th	Adam Phillips	12th	7th
Starting Pitchers	Roy Oswalt	21st	Fyrmyn Campos	25th	29th
Relievers	Felipe Paulino	3rd	John White	5th	1st
Closers	Jose Valverde	7th	John White	1st	1st

Kansas City Royals 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Yorvit Torrealba	17th	Kent Mathews	26th	22nd
First Basemen	Chris Davis	23rd	Eric Taylor	20th	21st
Second Basemen	Raul Barron	11th	Raul Barron	4th	1st
Third Basemen	Alex Gordon	8th	Maurice Evans	6th	6th
Shortstops	J.J. Hardy	22nd	Jeff Jones	6th	13th
Left Fielders	Billy Butler	17th	Nicholas Francis	26th	26th
Center Fielders	Chris Lubanski	27th	Adam Hogan	26th	27th
Right Fielders	Jeffrey Baisley	26th	Jon Fisher	20th	27th
Starting Pitchers	Ben Sheets	27th	Lance Dietzel	8th	18th
Relievers	Jimmy Gobble	22nd	Clint Adams	7th	14th
Closers	Joakim Soria	22nd	Henry Arias	8th	14th

Los Angeles (A) Angels 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Geovany Soto	5th	Toby Hester	4th	2nd
First Basemen	Mark Teixeira	18th	Joe Torres	9th	17th
Second Basemen	Howie Kendrick	3rd	Po-sin Huang	19th	12th
Third Basemen	Esteban German	23rd	John Ishiga	25th	25th
Shortstops	Troy Tulowitzki	2nd	Carlos Colmenares	28th	18th
Left Fielders	Matt Holliday	1st	Tony Rivera	18th	3rd
Center Fielders	Juan Pierre	22nd	Clayton Fuller	28th	28th
Right Fielders	Nick Swisher	11th	Greg Halman	5th	5th
Starting Pitchers	C.C. Sabathia	11th	Phillippe Aumont	3rd	1st
Relievers	Jason Frasor	9th	Jerry Lee	30th	23rd
Closers	Jonathan Broxton	2nd	Robert Fish	24th	8th

Los Angeles (N) Dodgers 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Russell Martin	4th	Anthony Harper	30th	17th
First Basemen	James Loney	7th	Dirk Pick	19th	8th
Second Basemen	Tony Abreu	7th	Thurman Bordley	13th	11th
Third Basemen	Josh Bell	20th	Pedro Baez	4th	7th
Shortstops	Jack Wilson	14th	Carlos Triunfel	5th	6th
Left Fielders	Andre Ethier	12th	Scott Kennedy	20th	15th
Center Fielders	Matt Kemp	8th	Mike Vinson	6th	4th
Right Fielders	Xavier Paul	1st	Richard Scott	21st	4th
Starting Pitchers	Dustin McGowan	7th	Clayton Kershaw	22nd	12th
Relievers	Hong-Chih Kuo	11th	Gerald Kelly	8th	7th
Closers	Justin Orenduff	28th	Dale Steele	10th	27th

Milwaukee Brewers 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ramon Castro	9th	Angel Salome	14th	12th
First Basemen	Prince Fielder	2nd	Chris Harrell	2nd	1st
Second Basemen	Rickie Weeks	Tied for 12th	Donovan Solano	10th	14th
Third Basemen	Ryan Braun	2nd	Grady Price	9th	1st
Shortstops	Alcides Escobar	13th	Hector Gomez	2nd	3rd
Left Fielders	Corey Hart	9th	Caleb Gindl	6th	6th
Center Fielders	Milton Bradley	6th	Bartolo García	1st	1st
Right Fielders	Magglio Ordonez	4th	Peter Bascombe	30th	15th
Starting Pitchers	Zack Greinke	4th	Rick Porcello	6th	2nd
Relievers	Jeremy Jeffress	27th	Raúl Morales	11th	25th
Closers	Joe Beimel	17th	Gildon Mahiri	22nd	22nd

Minnesota Twins 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Joe Mauer	3rd	Gilbert Buenrostro	19th	5th
First Basemen	Justin Morneau	9th	François Potvin	23rd	12th
Second Basemen	Alexi Casilla	10th	Andrew Thompson	12th	13th
Third Basemen	Michael Cuddyer	18th	David Winfree	20th	22nd
Shortstops	Trevor Plouffe	5th	Joe Silver	21st	12th
Left Fielders	Jason Kubel	24th	Erik Lis	13th	22nd
Center Fielders	Denard Span	21st	Ben Revere	9th	12th
Right Fielders	Xavier Nady	28th	Makoto Kouda	9th	26th
Starting Pitchers	Francisco Liriano	9th	John Dempsey	12th	8th
Relievers	Pat Neshek	16th	Jose Mijares	20th	18th
Closers	Joe Nathan	16th	Michael Stone	11th	11th

New York (A) Yankees 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jorge Posada	8th	Ken Donaldson	10th	9th
First Basemen	Shelley Duncan	27th	Sancho Morán	16th	24th
Second Basemen	Robinson Cano	2nd	Wilmer Pino	24th	8th
Third Basemen	Alex Rodriguez	5th	Paul Crews	3rd	3rd
Shortstops	Eduardo Nunez	26th	Mitchell Hilligoss	14th	22nd
Left Fielders		Tied for 28th	Estee Harris	30th	30th
Center Fielders	Austin Jackson	23rd	Angel Fermin	27th	26th
Right Fielders	Bobby Abreu	25th	Javier Arenas	7th	16th
Starting Pitchers	Jeff Francis	18th	Angel Reyes	13th	15th
Relievers	Billy Traber	30th	Angel Reyes	14th	29th
Closers	Edwar Ramirez	25th	Angel Reyes	13th	25th

New York (N) Mets 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Salomon Manriquez	24th	Steven Bowe	21st	Tied for 22nd
First Basemen	Micah Hoffpauir	22nd	Valentin Ramos	25th	29th
Second Basemen	Josh Barfield	29th	Jose Coronado	30th	30th
Third Basemen	David Wright	1st	Nicholas Giarraputo	28th	2nd
Shortstops	Jimmy Rollins	Tied for 5th	Todd Mitchell	26th	17th
Left Fielders	Carl Loadenthal	26th	Donald Green	27th	27th
Center Fielders	Carlos Beltran	9th	Gregory Cain	29th	29th
Right Fielders	Kosuke Fukudome	8th	Hi-gor Chong	14th	11th
Starting Pitchers	Scott Baker	20th	Joe Rutledge	7th	10th
Relievers	Jose Ascanio	12th	Phil Crawford	9th	9th
Closers	Joe Smith	11th	Jeff Veeck	4th	3rd

Oakland Athletics 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Kurt Suzuki	10th	Andy Plummer	3rd	3rd
First Basemen	Conor Jackson	14th	Sam Doolittle	27th	25th
Second Basemen	Kevin Melillo	27th	Michael Lewis	15th	22nd
Third Basemen	Chipper Jones	11th	Jed Sheffield	15th	15th
Shortstops	Wes Bankston	4th	Mark Smith	20th	11th
Left Fielders	Travis Buck	20th	Matt Sulentic	19th	19th
Center Fielders	Carl Crawford	13th	Steve Pope	2nd	2nd
Right Fielders	Russell Branyan	14th	Corey Brown	10th	13th
Starting Pitchers	Jamie Richmond	22nd	Jamie Richmond	1st	4th
Relievers	Boone Logan	20th	Fernando Acosta	27th	27th
Closers	Huston Street	1st	Dan Phillips	28th	13th

Philadelphia Phillies 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Adam Donachie	29th	Dan Arreola	11th	27th
First Basemen	Casey Kotchman	11th	Glenn Peoples	29th	23rd
Second Basemen	Chase Utley	1st	Bradley Harman	18th	4th
Third Basemen	Chase Headley	7th	Felipe Hernández	8th	5th
Shortstops		29th	Cale Bennett	24th	29th
Left Fielders	Pat Burrell	10th	Terry Victor	3rd	2nd
Center Fielders	Reggie Willits	16th	George Butler	23rd	20th
Right Fielders	Chris Snelling	23rd	Dominic Brown	18th	21st
Starting Pitchers	Mark Holliman	29th	Joe Savery	9th	21st
Relievers	Mark Prior	26th	Alex Miles	3rd	16th
Closers	Brad Lidge	15th	David Underhay	23rd	18th

Pittsburgh Pirates 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ryan Doumit	27th	Andy Brown	23rd	28th
First Basemen	Adam LaRoche	8th	Cordell Conigliaro	3rd	3rd
Second Basemen	Shelby Ford	25th	César Castro	23rd	26th
Third Basemen	Neil Walker	24th	Mike Ball	10th	14th
Shortstops		Tied for 29th	George Thomas	29th	30th
Left Fielders		Tied for 28th	Jeff Tokuhisa	24th	29th
Center Fielders	Andrew McCutchen	1st	Dexter Fowler	24th	11th
Right Fielders	Nate McLouth	29th	Steven Whitaker	17th	28th
Starting Pitchers	Zach Duke	17th	Dan Hughes	16th	14th
Relievers	Edwin Jackson	8th	Millard Phipps	29th	20th
Closers	Francisco Rodriguez	19th	Eugene Russell	29th	29th

San Diego Padres 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Josh Bard	11th	Pancho Martínez	5th	6th
First Basemen	Adrian Gonzalez	6th	Willard Jones	11th	6th
Second Basemen	Matt Antonelli	4th	Dewey Spence	14th	7th
Third Basemen	Kevin Kouzmanoff	9th	Ángel Benítez	11th	10th
Shortstops	Luis Rodriguez	25th	José Peña	9th	16th
Left Fielders	Chad Huffman	5th	Chris Weber	25th	17th
Center Fielders	Ryan Spilborghs	7th	Cedric Hunter	10th	7th
Right Fielders		30th	Paco Martínez	23rd	30th
Starting Pitchers	Jake Peavy	10th	Drew Miller	11th	6th
Relievers	Will Inman	24th	Robert Garramone	17th	28th
Closers	Heath Bell	4th	Robert Garramone	2nd	2nd

San Francisco Giants 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Bengie Molina	25th	Will Long	13th	21st
First Basemen	Kyle Blanks	4th	José Hernández	8th	4th
Second Basemen	Kevin Frandsen	26th	Nick Noonan	6th	17th
Third Basemen	Hank Blalock	13th	Ben Carey	2nd	4th
Shortstops	Derek Jeter	8th	Dale Hall	4th	4th
Left Fielders	Fred Lewis	16th	Jorge Castillo	2nd	4th
Center Fielders	Clay Timpner	30th	Curtis Clarke	17th	24th
Right Fielders	Nate Schierholtz	9th	Héctor Trujillo	11th	9th
Starting Pitchers	Matt Cain	12th	Madison Bumgarner	23rd	17th
Relievers	Tyler Walker	7th	Jon Simon	28th	17th
Closers	Vinnie Chulk	24th	Matthew Maradeo	9th	20th

Seattle Mariners 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Brian McCann	13th	Jesus Sanchez	18th	15th
First Basemen	Daric Barton	3rd	Rodney Moles	28th	11th
Second Basemen	Jose Lopez	30th	Jaime Hernández	8th	19th
Third Basemen	Andy LaRoche	15th	Mark Pride	13th	16th
Shortstops	Ben Zobrist	11th	Jeffrey Dominguez	27th	26th
Left Fielders		28th	Travis Snider	10th	28th
Center Fielders	Jay Bruce	4th	Anastasio Sousa	22nd	16th
Right Fielders	Jermaine Dye	27th	Jed Wiley	29th	29th
Starting Pitchers	Juan Gutierrez	26th	Bob Reeves	15th	25th
Relievers	Austin Bibens-Dirkx	25th	Pedro Alou	13th	24th
Closers	Matt Lindstrom	18th	Ken Woolfrey	18th	Tied for 16th

St. Louis Cardinals 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Bryan D. Anderson	16th	Les Hall	8th	13th
First Basemen	Todd Helton	25th	Albert Douglas	4th	9th
Second Basemen	Jarrett Hoffpauir	16th	Paco Terón	17th	20th
Third Basemen	Mike Lamb	17th	Melvin Puello	29th	27th
Shortstops	Brendan Ryan	21st	Bill Dillon	7th	9th
Left Fielders	Chris Duncan	11th	Ricardo Montoya	1st	1st
Center Fielders	Skip Schumaker	29th	Derek Frye	3rd	14th
Right Fielders	Rick Ankiel	18th	Guillermo Deleón	3rd	6th
Starting Pitchers	Jaime Garcia	19th	Kenneth Maiques	5th	7th
Relievers	Octavio Dotel	23rd	Jon Meyer	4th	13th
Closers	Luke Gregerson	29th	Alfredo Viera	12th	28th

Tampa Bay Rays 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	John Jaso	7th	Alfonso Varela	16th	11th
First Basemen	Aubrey Huff	19th	Shawn Knapp	6th	15th
Second Basemen	Willy Aybar	20th	Joe Wagenhorst	20th	23rd
Third Basemen	Evan Longoria	3rd	Michael Lewis	19th	11th
Shortstops	Yuniesky Betancourt	16th	Orlando Ayala	10th	8th
Left Fielders	Aaron Cunningham	18th	Ryan Royster	23rd	21st
Center Fielders	B.J. Upton	2nd	Desmond Jennings	4th	3rd
Right Fielders	Kevin Mench	21st	Brandon Hill	22nd	24th
Starting Pitchers	Scott Kazmir	6th	Jeff Samardzija	27th	24th
Relievers	Chad Qualls	5th	Fernando Hernandez	21st	8th
Closers	Eduardo Morlan	14th	Thurman Brown	15th	12th

Texas Rangers 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jarrod Saltalamacchia	23rd	Chad S. Tracy	15th	Tied for 19th
First Basemen	Dan Johnson	26th	Ty Ward	1st	5th
Second Basemen	Ian Kinsler	6th	Gwon-beom Yi	16th	15th
Third Basemen	Dallas McPherson	14th	Wes Hodges	14th	17th
Shortstops	Chin-Lung Hu	15th	Luis Zamora	8th	7th
Left Fielders	Josh Willingham	8th	Iván Rosa	5th	5th
Center Fielders	Ben Francisco	24th	Ronald Larson	19th	21st
Right Fielders	Carlos Gonzalez	7th	Wessel Aafjes	4th	2nd
Starting Pitchers	Brandon McCarthy	16th	Wayne Chambers	2nd	3rd
Relievers	Hideki Okajima	15th	Raúl Sandoval	12th	12th
Closers	Hideki Okajima	5th	Juan Ríos	27th	16th

Toronto Blue Jays 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Hank Conger	18th	Hank Conger	7th	14th
First Basemen	Garrett Bussiere	30th	Albert Díaz	15th	26th
Second Basemen	Erick Aybar	23rd	Thomas Furst	3rd	5th
Third Basemen	Scott Rolen	22nd	Kevin Ahrens	17th	21st
Shortstops	David Eckstein	9th	Justin Jackson	15th	10th
Left Fielders	Adam Lind	13th	Harry Hatch	7th	8th
Center Fielders	Dustin Majewski	28th	José Moreno	20th	25th
Right Fielders	Alex Rios	16th	Man-keung Xiao	24th	22nd
Starting Pitchers	Roy Halladay	23rd	Iván Ortíz	10th	16th
Relievers	Scott Downs	1st	Po-Hsuan Keng	18th	2nd
Closers	B.J. Ryan	21st	Kyle Ginley	21st	23rd

Washington Nationals 06-01-2010
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Sean Rooney	30th	Sean Rooney	29th	30th
First Basemen	Chris Walker	29th	Chris Walker	10th	20th
Second Basemen	Yunel Escobar	9th	Félix Romero	26th	24th
Third Basemen	Zack Bell	28th	Craig Clark	22nd	28th
Shortstops	Chris Marrero	23rd	Stephen King	17th	23rd
Left Fielders	Alex Escobar	19th	Austin O'Ryan	4th	9th
Center Fielders	Justin Maxwell	26th	Fernando Pag	15th	19th
Right Fielders	Chris Parmelee	19th	Stephen Englund	6th	10th
Starting Pitchers	Gaby Hernandez	30th	Norm O'brien	4th	20th
Relievers	Carmen Pignatiello	14th	Máximo Valle	23rd	21st
Closers	Carlos Marmol	26th	Jorge Varela	3rd	15th