Positional Strength Overview By Teams

	10/03/2013
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Major League Positional Strength Overview By Teams

Arizona Diamondbacks 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Carlos Ruiz	18th	Miguel Gonzalez	28th	26th
First Basemen	Ramon Castillo	15th	Roger Powell	8th	13th
Second Basemen	Johnny Giavotella	9th	Frank Berard	14th	7th
Third Basemen	Reese Havens	17th	Henri Blaise	5th	10th
Shortstops	Jose Iglesias	15th	Manny Machado	2nd	9th
Left Fielders	Gerardo Parra	18th	Paco Trevino	28th	21st
Center Fielders	Melky Cabrera	10th	Neil Rodgers	8th	9th
Right Fielders	Domonic Brown	10th	Sergio Acevedo	20th	14th
Starting Pitchers	Mark Buehrle	11th	José Rodríguez	22nd	16th
Relievers	Shawn Kelley	11th	Jed Richards	4th	5th
Closers	David Aardsma	26th	Robinson Ibarra	7th	20th

Atlanta Braves 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Brian McCann	8th	Christian Bethancourt	8th	6th
First Basemen	Freddie Freeman	5th	Riaan Spanjer-Furstenburg	27th	12th
Second Basemen	Dan Uggla	6th	Elmer Reyes	20th	6th
Third Basemen	Martin Prado	9th	Jakob Dalfonso	13th	11th
Shortstops	Erick Aybar	25th	Jack Porter	5th	21st
Left Fielders	Juan Rivera	20th	Adam Milligan	26th	24th
Center Fielders	Andrew McCutchen	7th	António Peña	13th	6th
Right Fielders	Jason Heyward	1st	Nelson Ocampo	14th	2nd
Starting Pitchers	Tommy Hanson	15th	Thomas Berryhill	7th	9th
Relievers	Craig Kimbrel	16th	Dimaster Delgado	20th	16th
Closers	Jonathan Papelbon	1st	Ronald Braun	25th	5th

Baltimore Orioles 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Matt Wieters	1st	Domingo Lópes	20th	1st
First Basemen	Carlos Pena	27th	Brett Reusch	18th	26th
Second Basemen	Donnie Murphy	19th	Glen Brown	17th	21st
Third Basemen	Matt Dominguez	11th	Seitaro Hayagawa	22nd	16th
Shortstops		30th	Garabez Rosa	29th	30th
Left Fielders	Josh Willingham	13th	John Long	3rd	10th
Center Fielders	Cameron Maybin	8th	Kevin Groulx	3rd	5th
Right Fielders	Nick Markakis	11th	Todd Cunningham	15th	10th
Starting Pitchers	Brian Matusz	1st	Robert Fish	18th	1st
Relievers	Joaquin Benoit	2nd	Manoell Arde	1st	1st
Closers	Koji Uehara	5th	Carlos Robles	29th	15th

Boston Red Sox 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Miguel Fermin	26th	Álex Silva	14th	25th
First Basemen	Adrian Gonzalez	21st	Ramiro Villalobos	11th	17th
Second Basemen	Dustin Pedroia	11th	Kevin Davis	3rd	5th
Third Basemen	Ty Wigginton	21st	David Renfroe	24th	24th
Shortstops	Jed Lowrie	7th	Aniceto Barreiros	21st	6th
Left Fielders	Jose Tabata	19th	Juan Franco	11th	15th
Center Fielders	Jordan Danks	21st	Ryan Westmoreland	22nd	22nd
Right Fielders	Jacoby Ellsbury	22nd	Bernie Marshall	8th	20th
Starting Pitchers	Jon Lester	18th	Justin Marks	30th	30th
Relievers	Matt Albers	6th	António Corona	24th	10th
Closers	Matt Albers	19th	Alfredo Carone	17th	17th

Chicago White Sox 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Tyler Flowers	20th	Kane Strickland	12th	18th
First Basemen	Paul Konerko	16th	Román Martínez	14th	14th
Second Basemen	Danny Richar	18th	Luuk van Alpen	16th	20th
Third Basemen	German Duran	23rd	Jerome Williams	17th	23rd
Shortstops	Jimmy Rollins	13th	Shihei Mizutani	6th	10th
Left Fielders	Eric Patterson	Tied for 22nd	Vance Anderson	30th	26th
Center Fielders	Chris B. Young	15th	Brady Phillips	14th	15th
Right Fielders	Jayson Werth	8th	Kenny Gilbert	30th	29th
Starting Pitchers	C.J. Wilson	20th	Matthew Heidenreich	24th	23rd
Relievers	Dan Remenowsky	28th	Nick McCully	17th	27th
Closers	Chris Sale	17th	José Gonzáles	1st	3rd

Chicago Cubs 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Geovany Soto	11th	Yovan Gonzalez	5th	9th
First Basemen	Leslie Anderson	30th	David Morales	7th	24th
Second Basemen	Blake DeWitt	26th	Pin-Chieh Chen	21st	29th
Third Basemen	Josh Vitters	25th	Eduardo Rivera	23rd	26th
Shortstops	Starlin Castro	5th	Wes Darvill	25th	8th
Left Fielders	Matt Spencer	21st	Matthew Szczur	21st	22nd
Center Fielders	Tyler Colvin	11th	Loïc Cadiou	4th	7th
Right Fielders	Lou Montanez	23rd	José Ramírez	9th	22nd
Starting Pitchers	Daisuke Matsuzaka	26th	Raúl Ríos	Tied for 20th	26th
Relievers	Jeff Samardzija	29th	John Hogan	22nd	29th
Closers	Carlos Marmol	18th	Fernando Gracía	20th	16th

Cincinnati Reds 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Devin Mesoraco	25th	Jorge Gómez	2nd	17th
First Basemen	Joey Votto	6th	Rodrigo Ocón	15th	4th
Second Basemen	Brandon Phillips	Tied for 15th	Lance Sims	23rd	18th
Third Basemen	Aramis Ramirez	6th	Paul Langlet	9th	6th
Shortstops	Yunel Escobar	9th	Harley Lannigan	22nd	11th
Left Fielders	Juan Francisco	2nd	Tiziano Giolitti	19th	3rd
Center Fielders	Drew Stubbs	22nd	Gonçalvo Ermito	12th	20th
Right Fielders	Jay Bruce	6th	César Bautista	27th	12th
Starting Pitchers	Mike Leake	16th	Ismael Guillon	2nd	8th
Relievers	Nick Masset	9th	Francisco Flores	8th	9th
Closers	Nick Masset	20th	César Morales	9th	19th

Cleveland Indians 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Russ Canzler	29th	Dwight Childs	11th	27th
First Basemen	Eric Hosmer	2nd	Jesus Aguilar	10th	1st
Second Basemen	Luis Valbuena	12th	Halmar van de Ven	12th	12th
Third Basemen	Lonnie Chisenhall	22nd	Francisco Quiñones	20th	22nd
Shortstops	Asdrubal Cabrera	6th	Toshikazu Suzuki	15th	5th
Left Fielders	Matt LaPorta	3rd	Dennis Veeck	12th	4th
Center Fielders	Grady Sizemore	16th	Jordan Henry	24th	18th
Right Fielders	Shin-Soo Choo	16th	Lindsay Taylor	16th	17th
Starting Pitchers	John Lackey	30th	Drew Pomeranz	6th	27th
Relievers	Rafael Perez	4th	Richard Dixon	26th	6th
Closers	Francisco Rodriguez	6th	Lance Leonard	12th	7th

Colorado Rockies 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Wilin Rosario	4th	Ryan Casteel	26th	5th
First Basemen	Mark Trumbo	Tied for 18th	Dave Middleton	6th	11th
Second Basemen	J.J. Hardy	8th	Deivy Batista	4th	2nd
Third Basemen	Ian Stewart	7th	Roberto Silva	16th	9th
Shortstops	Troy Tulowitzki	1st	Alonso Luna	23rd	1st
Left Fielders	Júlio Cruz	7th	Carlos Caballero	9th	7th
Center Fielders	Carlos Gonzalez	1st	Josh Fellhau	26th	2nd
Right Fielders	José Torres	9th	Han Zhou	13th	9th
Starting Pitchers	Jhoulys Chacin	7th	Jim Saunders	9th	4th
Relievers	Rex Brothers	10th	Víctor García	3rd	4th
Closers	Huston Street	13th	Lorenzo Rivera	3rd	6th

Detroit Tigers 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Alex Avila	2nd	Bryan Bradley	16th	2nd
First Basemen	Mark Teixeira	13th	James Robbins	30th	30th
Second Basemen	Matt Perry	21st	Ilusuarte Marmelo	5th	17th
Third Basemen	Scott Sizemore	18th	Gabriel Cenas	3rd	8th
Shortstops	Cale Iorg	18th	Juan Carlos Ramos	10th	16th
Left Fielders	Jeremy Hermida	25th	Tommy Graham	18th	23rd
Center Fielders	Austin Jackson	14th	Carlos De los Santos	18th	16th
Right Fielders		30th	Juan Sierra	22nd	30th
Starting Pitchers	Rick Porcello	27th	Darlin Duran	8th	25th
Relievers	Daniel Schlereth	25th	Wilfredo Boscan	5th	23rd
Closers	Jonathan Albaladejo	27th	Daisuke Ishii	14th	25th

Florida Marlins 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Kyle Skipworth	27th	Manny Ramírez	9th	24th
First Basemen	Bruno Brown	24th	José Martínez	12th	21st
Second Basemen	Tony Abreu	13th	Sergio García	27th	22nd
Third Basemen	Jeff Keppinger	Tied for 26th	Jake Smolinski	29th	27th
Shortstops	Hanley Ramirez	2nd	Yoshihito Kichida	12th	3rd
Left Fielders	Logan Morrison	1st	António Berroa	6th	1st
Center Fielders	Bryan Petersen	23rd	Marquise Cooper	21st	24th
Right Fielders	Tim Smith	29th	Hugo Crispim	10th	25th
Starting Pitchers	Ricky Romero	25th	Chad James	29th	29th
Relievers	Michael Dunn	27th	Santiago González	27th	28th
Closers	Arquimedes Caminero	29th	Arturo Álvarez	22nd	30th

Houston Astros 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	J.R. Towles	19th	Howard Davis	4th	14th
First Basemen	Brian Dopirak	11th	Telvin Nash	28th	23rd
Second Basemen	Jean Segura	22nd	Delino DeShields Jr.	2nd	15th
Third Basemen	Brett Wallace	3rd	Bobby Borchering	21st	5th
Shortstops	Tommy Manzella	28th	José González	1st	20th
Left Fielders		Tied for 29th	Barrett McCatty	10th	30th
Center Fielders	Trayvon Robinson	24th	Orlando Huertas	20th	23rd
Right Fielders	Collin Cowgill	18th	David Rosa	18th	19th
Starting Pitchers	Bud Norris	23rd	Madison Younginer	10th	19th
Relievers	Wilton Lopez	14th	Dave Davenport	14th	12th
Closers	Mark Melancon	12th	Vincent Velasquez	28th	21st

Kansas City Royals 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Fernando Cruz	28th	Stan Steenbergen	7th	23rd
First Basemen	Kelly Johnson	26th	Ernesto Cruz	26th	29th
Second Basemen	Brandon Harmon	24th	Brandon Harmon	1st	11th
Third Basemen	Mike Moustakas	1st	Cheslor Cuthbert	11th	1st
Shortstops	Dave Manuel	14th	Humberto Arteaga	16th	15th
Left Fielders	Bryce Brentz	17th	Miguel Ayala	14th	16th
Center Fielders	Joe Griggs	3rd	Patrick Harris	27th	3rd
Right Fielders	Wil Myers	3rd	Júlio Bernal	26th	5th
Starting Pitchers	Jonathon Niese	5th	Robinson Yambati	13th	3rd
Relievers	Tim Collins	1st	Joey Bradshaw	15th	2nd
Closers	Tim Collins	7th	Jack Barr	21st	10th

Los Angeles Angels 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Chris Iannetta	9th	Brian Goff	3rd	4th
First Basemen	Kendrys Morales	25th	Pat Wells	19th	25th
Second Basemen	Ryan Mount	20th	David Santana	7th	16th
Third Basemen	Alberto Callaspo	19th	Dan Byrd	28th	25th
Shortstops	Andrew Romine	29th	Gene Meeks	18th	27th
Left Fielders	Carl Crawford	14th	Randal Grichuk	23rd	17th
Center Fielders	Mike Trout	4th	Luis Jolly	29th	12th
Right Fielders	Chris Pettit	24th	Ben Blackstone	2nd	11th
Starting Pitchers	Kevin Jepsen	21st	Garrett Richards	27th	28th
Relievers	Kevin Jepsen	19th	Young-Il Jung	11th	19th
Closers	Jordan Walden	24th	Jesús Santos	5th	18th

Los Angeles Dodgers 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Dioner Navarro	24th	Wynston Sawyer	17th	22nd
First Basemen	James Loney	12th	Dennis Perez	20th	16th
Second Basemen	Phil Buckner	4th	Chih-Hsieh Chiang	26th	8th
Third Basemen	Chris Johnson	16th	Jeffrey Hunt	7th	12th
Shortstops	Ian Kinsler	4th	Pedro Guerrero	17th	4th
Left Fielders	Josh Hamilton	10th	Carl Carter	2nd	5th
Center Fielders	Matt Kemp	5th	Jesús Maceda	25th	8th
Right Fielders	Andre Ethier	20th	Devon Ethier	17th	21st
Starting Pitchers	Clayton Kershaw	9th	Chris Withrow	26th	15th
Relievers	Hong-Chih Kuo	22nd	Shawn Tolleson	16th	22nd
Closers	Jonathan Broxton	2nd	Dan Porter	6th	1st

Milwaukee Brewers 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	George Kottaras	22nd	Shawn Zarraga	30th	30th
First Basemen	Mat Gamel	22nd	Nick Shaw	9th	19th
Second Basemen	Rickie Weeks	15th	Maxwell Walla	11th	13th
Third Basemen	Josh Bell	8th	Gregory Hopkins	30th	19th
Shortstops	Gregorio Petit	21st	Mario Núñez	9th	18th
Left Fielders	Ryan Braun	8th	John Dishon	17th	11th
Center Fielders	Caleb Gindl	13th	Rafael García	19th	13th
Right Fielders	Corey Hart	12th	Iván Macías	1st	3rd
Starting Pitchers	Zack Greinke	3rd	Cody Scarpetta	4th	2nd
Relievers	Rich Thompson	23rd	Michio Tamura	6th	21st
Closers	John Axford	15th	Motoshige Oike	4th	8th

Minnesota Twins 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Joe Mauer	3rd	Tobias Streich	Tied for 18th	3rd
First Basemen	Justin Morneau	14th	Armando Morín	1st	5th
Second Basemen	Michael Wing	25th	Chance Mavis	19th	27th
Third Basemen	Nathan Hanson	24th	Lorenzo Morales	10th	20th
Shortstops	Alexi Casilla	26th	Jens Grande	20th	26th
Left Fielders	Delmon Young	5th	Daniel Ortiz	20th	9th
Center Fielders	Ben Revere	30th	Mike Coyle	15th	29th
Right Fielders	Oswaldo Arcia	26th	Chris Major	24th	26th
Starting Pitchers	Matt Capps	12th	Félix Castro	20th	14th
Relievers	Carlos Gutierrez	24th	Claudio Hernández	Tied for 18th	25th
Closers	Brian Fuentes	11th	José Clemente	10th	9th

New York Yankees 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Russell Martin	15th	Austin Romine	10th	15th
First Basemen	Miguel Cabrera	10th	Alberto González	5th	6th
Second Basemen	Robinson Cano	5th	Pedro Montoya	13th	4th
Third Basemen	Corban Joseph	26th	Rob Segedin	6th	17th
Shortstops	Eduardo Nunez	24th	Angelo Gumbs	13th	24th
Left Fielders	Brett Gardner	28th	Juan Jose Ruíz	27th	28th
Center Fielders	B.J. Upton	25th	Eduardo Sosa	16th	26th
Right Fielders	Nick Swisher	15th	Freiter Marte	21st	18th
Starting Pitchers	Phil Hughes	29th	Fred Jackson	3rd	24th
Relievers	Pedro Feliciano	7th	Thomas Kahnle	9th	7th
Closers	Rafael Soriano	16th	Evan Rutckyj	11th	13th

New York Mets 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jean Luc Blaquiere	7th	Jeffrey Glenn	15th	8th
First Basemen	Ike Davis	4th	Dylan Brown	22nd	7th
Second Basemen	Chin-lung Hu	29th	Héctor González	10th	28th
Third Basemen	David Wright	14th	Brian Harrison	14th	15th
Shortstops	Jose Reyes	11th	Robbie Shields	14th	12th
Left Fielders	Nick Evans	24th	Juan Lagares	29th	27th
Center Fielders	Kirk Nieuwenhuis	6th	Juan Carlos Gómez	2nd	4th
Right Fielders	Justin Upton	2nd	Cesar Puello	3rd	1st
Starting Pitchers	Johan Santana	28th	Jeurys Familia	5th	22nd
Relievers	Juan Gutierrez	30th	Scott Moviel	13th	30th
Closers	Guillaume Leduc	28th	Lachlan Hodge	19th	28th

Oakland Athletics 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Max Stassi	14th	Troy Simmons	1st	10th
First Basemen	Sean Doolittle	17th	Justin Ervin	4th	10th
Second Basemen	Jemile Weeks	10th	António González	15th	9th
Third Basemen	Tony Thompson	13th	Özbek Evren	27th	21st
Shortstops	Cliff Pennington	19th	Zhi Fang Pan	30th	29th
Left Fielders	Shane Peterson	22nd	Kaleb Cowart	5th	18th
Center Fielders	Albert Thomas	28th	Myrio Richard	28th	30th
Right Fielders	Jeremy Barfield	27th	Lowell Barnett	12th	24th
Starting Pitchers	Brett Anderson	14th	Ray McCamley	11th	10th
Relievers	Brad Ziegler	5th	Ricardo Moreno	21st	8th
Closers	Grant Balfour	14th	Alex Wimmers	30th	24th

Philadelphia Phillies 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Miguel Montero	13th	Greg Miles	6th	11th
First Basemen	Ryan Howard	8th	José Méndez	21st	8th
Second Basemen	Chase Utley	2nd	Rafael Ayala	24th	3rd
Third Basemen	Placido Polanco	28th	Tony Barranco	8th	28th
Shortstops	Carlos Rivero	27th	Jean Blanchard	24th	28th
Left Fielders		29th	Javier Villa	8th	29th
Center Fielders	Tyson Gillies	17th	Rafael Vela	23rd	19th
Right Fielders	Ben Francisco	25th	Manny Méndez	4th	16th
Starting Pitchers	Roy Halladay	10th	Kevin Walter	25th	17th
Relievers	Antonio Bastardo	21st	Nelson De La Cruz	2nd	17th
Closers	Michael Schwimer	22nd	Armando Ávila	15th	23rd

Pittsburgh Pirates 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ryan Doumit	12th	Héctor Ramírez	13th	12th
First Basemen	Matt Sweeney	28th	Matthew Curry	2nd	20th
Second Basemen	Neil Walker	3rd	Dave Sparks	28th	10th
Third Basemen	Pedro Alvarez	2nd	Henry Cameron	25th	4th
Shortstops	Josh Rodriguez	23rd	Robert Arnheart	4th	19th
Left Fielders	Patrice Jean	4th	Robbie Grossman	16th	6th
Center Fielders	Gorkys Hernandez	29th	Mel Rojas	17th	28th
Right Fielders	Starling Marte	28th	Domingo Santana	19th	28th
Starting Pitchers	Brandon Beachy	17th	Nathan Baker	17th	18th
Relievers	Joel Hanrahan	12th	Tim Alderson	18th	13th
Closers	Joel Hanrahan	4th	Bartolo Cruz	23rd	11th

San Diego Padres 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ali Solis	30th	Jorge Alfaro	Tied for 23rd	29th
First Basemen	Anthony Rizzo	23rd	Wesley Cunningham	24th	28th
Second Basemen	Alberto Gonzalez	30th	Bud Allen	18th	30th
Third Basemen	Chase Headley	10th	Cooper Ashton	18th	14th
Shortstops	Eric Cawieze	12th	Merrill Towles	28th	22nd
Left Fielders	Jaff Decker	9th	Nathaniel Everly	1st	2nd
Center Fielders	Carlos Gomez	26th	Donavan Tate	11th	25th
Right Fielders	Kyle Blanks	5th	Randall Melton	23rd	7th
Starting Pitchers	Mat Latos	22nd	Luther Williams	12th	20th
Relievers	Mike Adams	13th	Luther Williams	10th	11th
Closers	Luke Gregerson	10th	Brad Walters	18th	12th

San Francisco Giants 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Buster Posey	6th	Allen Martin	29th	16th
First Basemen	Brandon Belt	3rd	Pedro Ruíz	16th	3rd
Second Basemen	Omar Infante	17th	Eduardo Curtéz	30th	26th
Third Basemen	Pablo Sandoval	15th	Masaharu Watanabe	2nd	7th
Shortstops	Stephen Drew	10th	Wilmer Flores	19th	13th
Left Fielders	Fred Lewis	6th	Adrián Mercado	22nd	12th
Center Fielders	Clay Fuller	20th	Isamu Kato	5th	17th
Right Fielders	Mike McBryde	19th	Domingo Rodríguez	7th	13th
Starting Pitchers	Madison Bumgarner	19th	Armando Mendoza	1st	11th
Relievers	Sergio Romo	15th	Richard Hembree	28th	18th
Closers	Heath Bell	3rd	Claudio Macías	13th	4th

Seattle Mariners 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Adam Moore	21st	Steven Baron	18th	21st
First Basemen	Justin Smoak	7th	Ethan Paquette	29th	18th
Second Basemen	Dustin Ackley	1st	Kyle Seager	6th	1st
Third Basemen	Matt Tuiasosopo	20th	Mario Martinez	15th	18th
Shortstops	Andrew Jeroloman	3rd	Marcus Littlewood	3rd	2nd
Left Fielders	Glenn Reed	15th	Denny Almonte	13th	13th
Center Fielders	Adam Jones	18th	James Wood	30th	27th
Right Fielders	Carlos Peguero	14th	Phillips Castillo	6th	8th
Starting Pitchers	Felix Hernandez	6th	Mike Montgomery	14th	5th
Relievers	Jon Rauch	20th	Blake Beavan	30th	24th
Closers	Jon Rauch	21st	Alejandro Torres	16th	22nd

St. Louis Cardinals 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Mike Napoli	23rd	Luis M. De La Cruz	27th	28th
First Basemen	Matthew Adams	18th	Jonathan Rodriguez	25th	27th
Second Basemen	Daniel Descalso	27th	Jason Stidham	8th	23rd
Third Basemen	Zack Cox	12th	Martín Ortíz	12th	13th
Shortstops	Rafael Furcal	16th	Fortunato Figo	8th	14th
Left Fielders	Matt Holliday	11th	Guillermo Pérez	4th	8th
Center Fielders	Colby Rasmus	2nd	Luis Flores	1st	1st
Right Fielders	Allen Craig	21st	Reggie Williams	29th	27th
Starting Pitchers	Adam Wainwright	8th	Maikel Cleto	19th	7th
Relievers	Michael Wuertz	8th	Nick Additon	29th	15th
Closers	Eduardo Sanchez	25th	Joel Pichardo	24th	27th

Tampa Bay Rays 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jake Fox	16th	Albin Scarabelli	22nd	19th
First Basemen	Dan Johnson	29th	Chico Farela	3rd	22nd
Second Basemen	Ben Zobrist	14th	Shawn O'Malley	25th	19th
Third Basemen		Tied for 29th	Cesar Perez	26th	30th
Shortstops	Tim Beckham	20th	Manny Mora	27th	25th
Left Fielders	Manny Ramirez	26th	Nelson Cordero	7th	20th
Center Fielders	Desmond Jennings	9th	Yoel Araujo	10th	10th
Right Fielders	Matt Joyce	17th	Quincy Hunter	11th	15th
Starting Pitchers	Jeremy Hellickson	24th	John Lamb	15th	21st
Relievers	J.P. Howell	18th	Zach McAllister	7th	14th
Closers	Zachary Quate	23rd	Miguel Gonzáles	26th	26th

Texas Rangers 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Lou Marson	5th	Jose Felix	25th	7th
First Basemen	Mitch Moreland	20th	Thomas Watson	13th	15th
Second Basemen	Aaron Hill	7th	Odubel Herrera	29th	14th
Third Basemen		29th	Christian Villanueva	19th	29th
Shortstops	Elvis Andrus	8th	Luis Sardinas	11th	7th
Left Fielders	Roger Bernadina	12th	Angel Gomez	15th	14th
Center Fielders	Julio Borbon	12th	Mike Dempsey	9th	11th
Right Fielders	Nelson Cruz	7th	Ryan Strausborger	5th	4th
Starting Pitchers	Derek Holland	2nd	Justin Grimm	23rd	6th
Relievers	Kenley Jansen	3rd	Francisco Rojas	12th	3rd
Closers	Neftali Feliz	9th	Paco Jiménez	2nd	2nd

Toronto Blue Jays 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	J.P. Arencibia	17th	Carlos E. Perez	23rd	20th
First Basemen	Prince Fielder	9th	Roan Salas	17th	9th
Second Basemen	Oliver Dominguez	23rd	Jesús Hernández	22nd	25th
Third Basemen	Jose Bautista	5th	Kellen Sweeney	4th	3rd
Shortstops	Adeiny Hechavarria	22nd	Ryan Goins	7th	17th
Left Fielders	Adam Lind	27th	Christopher Hawkins	25th	25th
Center Fielders	Emilio Bonifacio	27th	Isaac Galloway	6th	21st
Right Fielders	Travis Snider	4th	Marcus Knecht	25th	6th
Starting Pitchers	Cole Hamels	13th	Aaron Sanchez	16th	12th
Relievers	Frank Francisco	17th	Egan Smith	25th	20th
Closers	Alan Farina	30th	Henderson Alvarez	8th	29th

Washington Nationals 10/03/2013
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Derek Norris	10th	Gonzalo Rosa	21st	13th
First Basemen	Albert Pujols	1st	Du Zhang	23rd	2nd
Second Basemen	Brad Emaus	28th	Esteban Mejía	9th	24th
Third Basemen	Ryan Zimmerman	4th	Akio Hagiwara	1st	2nd
Shortstops	Michael Taylor	17th	Vicente Archuleta	26th	23rd
Left Fielders	Ryan Spilborghs	16th	Rob Villiers	24th	19th
Center Fielders	Corey Brown	19th	Jack O'Neil	7th	14th
Right Fielders	Manny Piñeiro	13th	Minoru Sato	28th	23rd
Starting Pitchers	Stephen Strasburg	4th	Héctor González	28th	13th
Relievers	Todd Coffey	26th	Alfredo Aguilar	23rd	26th
Closers	Drew Storen	8th	Claudio Carranza	27th	14th