Positional Strength Overview By Teams


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Major League Baseball 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview By Teams

Arizona Diamondbacks 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Miguel Montero	14th	José Portillo	24th	22nd
First Basemen	Conor Jackson	26th	Waylon Francis	25th	28th
Second Basemen	Jamie D'Antona	20th	Thad Bryan	24th	23rd
Third Basemen	Mark Reynolds	22nd	Andrew Fie	6th	13th
Shortstops	Stephen Drew	2nd	Alberto Josa	13th	7th
Left Fielders	Aaron Cunningham	13th	Aaron White	3rd	5th
Center Fielders	Alex Romero	26th	Jonathan Quick	21st	27th
Right Fielders	Carlos Gonzalez	16th	John Howard	20th	23rd
Starting Pitchers	Edward Romero	10th	Alfredo Jiménez	12th	12th
Relievers	Dana Eveland	13th	Brett Anderson	11th	13th
Closers	Ross Stout	5th	Bob Reid	22nd	13th

Atlanta Braves 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Brian McCann	2nd	Wilson Rivera	14th	5th
First Basemen	Kala Kaaihue	18th	Dennis Church	13th	13th
Second Basemen	Kelly Johnson	1st	David Nelson	13th	6th
Third Basemen	Eric Campbell	11th	Eric Campbell	8th	11th
Shortstops		Tied for 28th	Freddie Cottle	12th	29th
Left Fielders	Scott Thorman	23rd	Barney Patterson	25th	23rd
Center Fielders	Colby Rasmus	15th	Colby Rasmus	12th	13th
Right Fielders	Brandon Jones	9th	César Rivas	23rd	21st
Starting Pitchers	Adam Stanley	30th	Cris Díaz	21st	29th
Relievers	Lance Cormier	28th	Irving Austin	8th	24th
Closers	Lance Cormier	27th	Gerard Foxx	8th	24th

Baltimore Orioles 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Steve Chandler	7th	Steve Chandler	3rd	2nd
First Basemen	Chris Vinyard	Tied for 14th	Aaron Owens	19th	20th
Second Basemen	Alberto Callaspo	7th	Mike Wilson	2nd	1st
Third Basemen	Bill Rowell	13th	Carlos López	2nd	7th
Shortstops		Tied for 28th	Aniba Gómez	11th	28th
Left Fielders	Jeff Fiorentino	7th	Kieron Pope	4th	2nd
Center Fielders		Tied for 28th	Javier López	18th	28th
Right Fielders	Nolan Reimold	1st	Rich Smith	29th	16th
Starting Pitchers	Roy Oswalt	8th	Christian Waddell	4th	1st
Relievers	Chris Schroder	5th	Jeff Mitchell	22nd	8th
Closers	Mike Gonzalez	10th	Paul Garner	4th	2nd

Boston Red Sox 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Mike Napoli	16th	José Muñóz	6th	9th
First Basemen	Brad McCann	11th	Ben Christe	23rd	21st
Second Basemen	Dustin Pedroia	10th	Aubrey Sterling	9th	10th
Third Basemen	Edwin Encarnacion	8th	Will Bass	29th	25th
Shortstops	Chuck Jeroloman	21st	Christian Lara	30th	26th
Left Fielders	Coco Crisp	19th	Reed Barrett	26th	22nd
Center Fielders	Jacoby Ellsbury	23rd	Delet Gonzáles	14th	23rd
Right Fielders	Brandon Moss	13th	Gerardo Parra	12th	9th
Starting Pitchers	Loyd Williams	5th	Loyd Williams	7th	2nd
Relievers	Josh Papelbon	11th	Joe Knight	28th	21st
Closers	Pepe Alejano	16th	Pepe Alejano	11th	7th

Chicago (A) White Sox 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Francisco Hernandez	20th	Don Lewis	9th	12th
First Basemen	Mark Hamilton	22nd	Luis Calderón	3rd	7th
Second Basemen	Alberto Cambero	24th	Larry Lawrence	21st	24th
Third Basemen	Juan Uribe	25th	Bill Dunbar	13th	17th
Shortstops	Andy Gonzalez	24th	Javier Cruz	4th	12th
Left Fielders	Brian Pettway	25th	Rick Tuttle	11th	20th
Center Fielders	Jerry Owens	27th	Augusto Hernández	8th	18th
Right Fielders	Ryan Sweeney	12th	Mark Bosch	10th	8th
Starting Pitchers	Ray Liotta	29th	Gio Gonzalez	27th	30th
Relievers	Ramón Reyes	16th	Ramón Reyes	4th	11th
Closers	Matt Long	6th	Michael O'Reilly	10th	5th

Chicago (N) Cubs 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jeff Mathis	18th	Jorge Barrón	21st	20th
First Basemen	Shigekazu Ine	27th	Shigekazu Ine	10th	17th
Second Basemen	Robert Andino	25th	Chet Johnson	25th	27th
Third Basemen	Mat Gamel	28th	Ronnie Smith	17th	23rd
Shortstops	Erick Aybar	Tied for 11th	Steven Clevenger	19th	15th
Left Fielders	Matt Murton	12th	Mike Thomas	22nd	18th
Center Fielders	Felix Pie	2nd	John Waddell	6th	1st
Right Fielders	Tyler Colvin	22nd	Drew Rundle	14th	18th
Starting Pitchers	Rich Hill	17th	Doug Ward	19th	20th
Relievers	Scott Tyler	24th	Jose Ceda	29th	27th
Closers	Desmond Jones	19th	Steve Bates	14th	17th

Cincinnati Reds 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Phil Avlas	10th	Dale O'Toole	8th	8th
First Basemen	Adam Dunn	6th	John Finch	4th	3rd
Second Basemen	Jeff Keppinger	23rd	Woody Parkinson	29th	28th
Third Basemen	Koby Clemens	21st	Koby Clemens	12th	14th
Shortstops	Eric Santiago	Tied for 21st	Jorge Martínez	9th	14th
Left Fielders		Tied for 27th	Doug Beck	17th	30th
Center Fielders	Milton Bradley	18th	Shane Landry	24th	22nd
Right Fielders	Jay Bruce	7th	Jay Bruce	8th	4th
Starting Pitchers	Jorge López	23rd	Jorge López	1st	3rd
Relievers	Camilo Vazquez	25th	Bryant Canning	20th	25th
Closers	Sergio Perez	13th	Ryan Price	23rd	22nd

Cleveland Indians 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Maximiliano Ramirez	17th	Vincent MacGhie	28th	23rd
First Basemen	Kendry Morales	25th	Jeff Green	17th	23rd
Second Basemen	Rickie Weeks	15th	Greg Barker	3rd	7th
Third Basemen	Ryan Garko	18th	Richard Nelson	21st	20th
Shortstops	Joe Inglett	23rd	Chris Morgan	21st	23rd
Left Fielders	Shin-Soo Choo	11th	Juan Ortíz	7th	8th
Center Fielders	Brian Barton	11th	Ángel Lara	1st	4th
Right Fielders	Ben Francisco	28th	Jeff Thomas	7th	13th
Starting Pitchers	Jack Smith	11th	Jack Smith	6th	4th
Relievers	Tony Sipp	1st	James Doyle	6th	1st
Closers	Francisco Rodriguez	1st	Forest Stephenson	18th	3rd

Colorado Rockies 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Edwin Bellorin	28th	Bill Collins	18th	27th
First Basemen	Daric Barton	14th	Tommy Jacobson	18th	18th
Second Basemen	Hector Gomez	29th	Desmond Hanson	7th	21st
Third Basemen	Jeff Baker	23rd	Dana Yoder	1st	4th
Shortstops	Troy Tulowitzki	26th	Paul Wilson	24th	25th
Left Fielders	Matt Holliday	17th	Jim Davis	23rd	19th
Center Fielders	Cameron Maybin	3rd	Cameron Maybin	9th	5th
Right Fielders	Matt Kemp	2nd	Armando Rico	18th	11th
Starting Pitchers	Joe Cooper	27th	Joe Cooper	14th	23rd
Relievers	Mark Prior	22nd	Colby Schmitt	30th	29th
Closers	Ramon Ramirez	18th	Kyle Young	15th	19th

Detroit Tigers 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers		29th	Jon Avery	30th	30th
First Basemen	Kalian Sams	21st	Elvis Lyons	26th	26th
Second Basemen	Brandon Phillips	12th	Chris Poe	16th	12th
Third Basemen	Wilkin Ramirez	20th	Eduardo Rodríguez	23rd	22nd
Shortstops	Daniel Mayora	9th	Bob McGhee	18th	13th
Left Fielders		Tied for 27th	Juan Torres	13th	29th
Center Fielders	Torii Hunter	Tied for 6th	Mike Weareorwear	2nd	2nd
Right Fielders	Larry Maddox	29th	Chris Hensley	5th	15th
Starting Pitchers	Andrew Miller	6th	Matt Brown	15th	10th
Relievers	Jair Jurrjens	15th	Jason Smith	9th	12th
Closers	P.J. Finigan	20th	Matt Brown	12th	10th

Florida Marlins 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Cliff Pennington	5th	César Flores	22nd	15th
First Basemen	Brian Dopirak	10th	Mark Evans	30th	24th
Second Basemen	Kory Casto	13th	Craig Lee	22nd	17th
Third Basemen	David Freese	16th	Joe Smith	22nd	18th
Shortstops	Matt Antonelli	16th	Dave Peterson	5th	9th
Left Fielders		Tied for 27th	Esteban Elizondo	9th	27th
Center Fielders	Andrew McCutchen	13th	Andrew McCutchen	17th	14th
Right Fielders	Brett Gardner	23rd	Alfredo Sandoval	27th	28th
Starting Pitchers	Sean West	4th	Sean West	18th	9th
Relievers	Tom Gorzelanny	19th	Greg Brown	19th	19th
Closers	Eulogio de la Cruz	Tied for 14th	Curt Dennis	21st	20th

Houston Astros 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Justin Towles	12th	Max Sapp	12th	11th
First Basemen	Gilbert Wolfe	28th	Gilbert Wolfe	5th	16th
Second Basemen	Chris Burke	22nd	José Marino	15th	18th
Third Basemen	Bryan Bass	24th	Ricardo Flores	25th	27th
Shortstops	Aaron Hill	19th	Eduardo Ramírez	17th	17th
Left Fielders	Brendan Katin	Tied for 20th	Duane Travis	28th	24th
Center Fielders	Javier Herrera	8th	Dan Morgan	16th	12th
Right Fielders	Dustin Majewski	25th	Theodore MacRobert	30th	29th
Starting Pitchers	Daisuke Matsuzaka	25th	Luis Jimenez	9th	18th
Relievers	Juan Gutierrez	18th	Luis Jimenez	5th	15th
Closers	Bryan Bass	Tied for 28th	Gary Kennedy	3rd	28th

Kansas City Royals 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Brad Snyder	19th	Eric Stanley	17th	19th
First Basemen	Leon Moody	2nd	Leon Moody	1st	1st
Second Basemen	Ernesto Sánchez	17th	Ernesto Sánchez	Tied for 4th	11th
Third Basemen	Anthony Hatch	14th	Joseph Stinchcombe	7th	10th
Shortstops	Irving Falu	25th	Tyrone Wilson	29th	27th
Left Fielders	Jayson Werth	15th	Pat Gillick Guerra	12th	14th
Center Fielders	Angel Pagan	19th	Derek Anderson	5th	6th
Right Fielders	Ryan Freel	20th	Ken Jackson	19th	24th
Starting Pitchers	Todd Redmond	28th	Andy Hart	11th	19th
Relievers	Joakim Soria	30th	Pedro Rentería	10th	30th
Closers	Joakim Soria	14th	Valentín Hernández	17th	15th

Los Angeles (A) Angels 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Josh Willingham	13th	Miguel Barrientos	1st	1st
First Basemen	Joey Votto	19th	Phil Tucker	21st	22nd
Second Basemen	Brendan Ryan	14th	Pat O'Fallon	18th	15th
Third Basemen	Mark Trumbo	17th	Victor Delgado	20th	19th
Shortstops	Ronny Cedeno	15th	Dylan Johnston	1st	3rd
Left Fielders	Josh Hamilton	16th	Tony Terres	5th	6th
Center Fielders	Shane Keough	24th	Shane Keough	4th	10th
Right Fielders	Jeremy Hermida	4th	Will Thompson	25th	19th
Starting Pitchers	Chuck James	26th	Dan Buckman	5th	14th
Relievers	Ryan Shaver	21st	Juan Medina	2nd	14th
Closers	Christopher Armstrong	21st	Christopher Armstrong	13th	18th

Los Angeles (N) Dodgers 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Russell Martin	4th	Jose Zuniga	5th	3rd
First Basemen	Jason Stokes	13th	Will Hirono	29th	27th
Second Basemen	Delwyn Young	27th	José Gutiérrez	28th	29th
Third Basemen		Tied for 29th	Edgar Ojeda	16th	29th
Shortstops	Alexi Casilla	14th	Matt Tuiasosopo	14th	11th
Left Fielders	Daniel Dorn	14th	Héctor Correa	1st	3rd
Center Fielders	Jermaine Mitchell	10th	Brian Cox	Tied for 12th	11th
Right Fielders	Andre Ethier	19th	Roberto Rivera	1st	7th
Starting Pitchers	Clayton Kershaw	18th	Lucas Hendricks	8th	13th
Relievers	Dallas Trahern	14th	Adrian Flores	17th	17th
Closers	Dallas Trahern	25th	Mike Evans	28th	26th

Milwaukee Brewers 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Matt LeCroy	27th	Ulrich Snijders	19th	25th
First Basemen	Prince Fielder	4th	Clint Vanhouten	20th	8th
Second Basemen	Marcus Sanders	28th	Paul Pfaff	1st	2nd
Third Basemen	Eric Chavez	19th	Michael Bowers	28th	26th
Shortstops		28th	Juan Jose Sánchez	26th	30th
Left Fielders	Cole Gillespie	20th	Charles Gross	15th	17th
Center Fielders		28th	Brant Thomas	29th	29th
Right Fielders	Charles Thomas	21st	Jay Cross	11th	14th
Starting Pitchers	Carlos Zambrano	16th	Artie Mitchell	13th	17th
Relievers	Chris Capuano	26th	César Flores	12th	22nd
Closers	Francisco Cordero	24th	Artie Mitchell	7th	9th

Minnesota Twins 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Joe Mauer	1st	Cameron Marshall	29th	10th
First Basemen	Justin Morneau	7th	Travis Pierce	7th	6th
Second Basemen	Eric Patterson	9th	Gil Burrio	19th	13th
Third Basemen	David Winfree	10th	Dave DeWitt	26th	16th
Shortstops	Jose Lopez	6th	Chester Long	22nd	16th
Left Fielders	Jason Bay	3rd	Dave Cochran	6th	4th
Center Fielders	Joe Benson	5th	Joe Benson	10th	8th
Right Fielders	Jason Kubel	10th	Kyler Burke	4th	5th
Starting Pitchers	Johan Santana	2nd	Gerard Knapp	25th	8th
Relievers	Pat Neshek	6th	Bob White	15th	3rd
Closers	Rob Cosby	28th	Jeffery McCarthy	24th	30th

New York (A) Yankees 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Chris Snyder	15th	Pedro Hernández	15th	14th
First Basemen	Jack Cust	9th	John Montgomery	2nd	2nd
Second Basemen	Mark Ellis	16th	Justin Joyce	14th	14th
Third Basemen	Mark Teahen	12th	Carl McIntyre	30th	28th
Shortstops	Alberto Gonzalez	18th	Keith Sackett	28th	24th
Left Fielders	Corey Hart	9th	Allen Cummings	16th	10th
Center Fielders	Grady Sizemore	17th	Gus Pratt	20th	20th
Right Fielders		30th	Austin Jackson	21st	30th
Starting Pitchers	Philip Hughes	14th	Christian Richardson	26th	25th
Relievers	Chris Britton	7th	Floyd Bostwick	16th	7th
Closers	Chad Cordero	8th	Dennis Lowe	29th	25th

New York (N) Mets 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Dave Ross	22nd	Melvin Joyce	26th	24th
First Basemen	Valentin Ramos	24th	Valentin Ramos	9th	15th
Second Basemen	Brian Roberts	18th	Vince Shea	23rd	22nd
Third Basemen	David Wright	4th	José Ayala	11th	5th
Shortstops	Jose Reyes	3rd	Calvin Boyce	27th	18th
Left Fielders	Lastings Milledge	1st	Francisco Martínez	14th	7th
Center Fielders	Endy Chavez	22nd	Ben Perkins	15th	21st
Right Fielders	Fernando Martinez	3rd	Fernando Martinez	9th	3rd
Starting Pitchers	John Maine	19th	Randolph Bailey	20th	24th
Relievers	Brian Slocum	23rd	Randolph Bailey	14th	20th
Closers	Ambiorix Burgos	11th	Gustavo Durán	20th	16th

Oakland Athletics 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Chris Iannetta	6th	Ron Barnes	11th	7th
First Basemen	Travis Hafner	5th	Geoffrey Lemonds	22nd	12th
Second Basemen	Chase Fontaine	5th	Chase Fontaine	11th	9th
Third Basemen	Miguel Cabrera	1st	Alex Woods	14th	1st
Shortstops	Reid Brignac	7th	Kevin Williamson	10th	8th
Left Fielders	Drew Stubbs	6th	Tony Dunn	2nd	1st
Center Fielders	Keltavious Jones	14th	Gunnar Wiley	Tied for 18th	16th
Right Fielders	Vladimir Guerrero	5th	Rob Flannery	28th	20th
Starting Pitchers	Rich Harden	1st	Kyle Christensen	29th	15th
Relievers	Dustin Moseley	10th	Chris Ward	3rd	4th
Closers	Jonathan Papelbon	4th	Matt Love	25th	11th

Philadelphia Phillies 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Billy Killian	23rd	Billy Killian	10th	17th
First Basemen	Ryan Howard	3rd	Andy Hunt	11th	5th
Second Basemen	Adrian Cardenas	19th	Andrew Thompson	17th	20th
Third Basemen	Casey McGehee	7th	Evan Cole	24th	15th
Shortstops	Jimmy Rollins	11th	Kris Negron	15th	10th
Left Fielders		27th	Kenny West	10th	28th
Center Fielders	D'Arby Myers	4th	Jesús Prieto	3rd	3rd
Right Fielders	Cody Strait	18th	Guillermo Lozano	13th	10th
Starting Pitchers	Carlos Carrasco	12th	Carlos Carrasco	16th	16th
Relievers	Juan Morillo	12th	Pat Stewart	7th	9th
Closers	Francisco Rosario	22nd	David Johnstone	16th	21st

Pittsburgh Pirates 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers		Tied for 29th	Felipe Zerin	2nd	29th
First Basemen	Steven Pearce	17th	Justin James	8th	9th
Second Basemen	Brian Bixler	11th	Eduardo Correa	20th	16th
Third Basemen	Neil Walker	6th	Bruce Pugh	10th	6th
Shortstops	Asdrubal Cabrera	8th	Todd Cleveland	8th	6th
Left Fielders	Andrew Locke	5th	Stephen Maddison	19th	9th
Center Fielders	Jim Bernat	16th	Flynn Burns	7th	7th
Right Fielders	Chris Snelling	15th	Ryan Delaughter	26th	25th
Starting Pitchers	Hugh Zavada	3rd	Freddy Chávez	17th	7th
Relievers	Rafael Soriano	8th	Michael Hopkins	23rd	16th
Closers	Rafael Soriano	7th	Jorge Salazar	26th	23rd

San Diego Padres 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Colt Morton	25th	Mahjoub Shukrani	25th	26th
First Basemen		29th	Sen Ito	24th	29th
Second Basemen	Jose Flores	8th	Scott Nielsen	4th	3rd
Third Basemen		29th	Ken Lowe	19th	30th
Shortstops	Oscar Robles	27th	Eduardo Rivera	16th	22nd
Left Fielders	Adam Shabala	26th	Frank Lamb	30th	26th
Center Fielders	Alfonso Soriano	6th	Pete Jackson	28th	17th
Right Fielders	Paul McAnulty	26th	Sean Barnes	22nd	26th
Starting Pitchers	Jake Peavy	22nd	Dave Hood	22nd	26th
Relievers	Jonathan Sanchez	20th	Jimmy Caine	26th	26th
Closers	Jonathan Sanchez	23rd	Ken Herring	30th	27th

San Francisco Giants 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Brian Jeroloman	21st	Oliver Whitney	7th	13th
First Basemen	Chase Headley	20th	Jaime Pagán	16th	19th
Second Basemen	Kevin Frandsen	21st	Felipe Cortéz	26th	26th
Third Basemen	Justin Leone	Tied for 26th	Joseph Hart	18th	24th
Shortstops	Ryan Smith	10th	Ryan Smith	3rd	2nd
Left Fielders	Fred Lewis	18th	Eric Stevens	8th	12th
Center Fielders	Clay Timpner	21st	Carlos Cervantes	22nd	25th
Right Fielders	Nate Schierholtz	17th	Nelson Perales	16th	17th
Starting Pitchers	Barry Zito	20th	Rob Knox	28th	28th
Relievers	Matt Palmer	29th	Clayton Tanner	1st	18th
Closers	Scott Munter	26th	Stephen Baker	2nd	6th

Seattle Mariners 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jeff Clement	9th	Randy Carroll	20th	16th
First Basemen	Albert Pujols	1st	Paul Lukas	12th	4th
Second Basemen	Luis Valbuena	3rd	Kelly Anderson	8th	4th
Third Basemen	Ian Stewart	9th	Luis Martínez	9th	8th
Shortstops	Oswaldo Navarro	17th	Dennis Phelps	23rd	20th
Left Fielders	David DeJesus	22nd	Bernie Baker	29th	25th
Center Fielders	Adam Jones	1st	Tomás Prado	27th	9th
Right Fielders	Juan Rivera	Tied for 23rd	Brad Barker	24th	27th
Starting Pitchers	Joshua Butler	15th	Wyatt Harding	2nd	5th
Relievers	Aaron Solomon	9th	Christopher Tillman	13th	6th
Closers	J.J. Putz	12th	Brant Mills	6th	4th

St. Louis Cardinals 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Kurt Suzuki	8th	Will Hannah	23rd	18th
First Basemen		Tied for 29th	Stephen Funk	27th	30th
Second Basemen	Howie Kendrick	2nd	Chad Anderson	10th	5th
Third Basemen	Alex Rodriguez	5th	Vernon Hodge	3rd	3rd
Shortstops	Hanley Ramirez	1st	Bill Tate	6th	4th
Left Fielders	Nick Swisher	4th	Alan Bond	27th	15th
Center Fielders	Jon Jay	9th	Travis Mitchell	23rd	15th
Right Fielders	Cody Haerther	8th	Jorge Sánchez	17th	12th
Starting Pitchers	Jeremy Hellickson	9th	Jeremy Hellickson	10th	6th
Relievers	Logan Kensing	3rd	Alberto Alonso	21st	5th
Closers	Alex Rodriguez	Tied for 28th	Phil Collins	5th	29th

Tampa Bay Rays 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Matt Spring	26th	Richard Brown	27th	28th
First Basemen	Joel Guzman	8th	Duane Middaugh	14th	10th
Second Basemen		30th	Michael McCormick	27th	30th
Third Basemen	Evan Longoria	15th	Alejandro Varola	5th	9th
Shortstops	Ben Zobrist	13th	Monte Coker	25th	19th
Left Fielders	Carl Crawford	2nd	Curt Collier	24th	11th
Center Fielders		Tied for 28th	Joe Becker	30th	30th
Right Fielders	Todd Livingston	6th	Todd Livingston	6th	2nd
Starting Pitchers	Scott Kazmir	21st	Bryan Gunter	23rd	27th
Relievers	Brad Lidge	17th	Joe Carlson	24th	23rd
Closers	Eric Gagne	2nd	Roy Schmidt	27th	14th

Texas Rangers 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Chris Stewart	24th	Kevin Gossage	16th	21st
First Basemen	Marcus Lemon	23rd	Chris Johnson	6th	11th
Second Basemen	Ian Kinsler	4th	Víctor Guiterez	30th	25th
Third Basemen	Ben Frazier	26th	Ben Frazier	15th	21st
Shortstops	Michael Young	20th	Henry earnha	20th	21st
Left Fielders	Jake Blalock	10th	Manuel Domingez	20th	16th
Center Fielders	Freddy Guzman	25th	Ian Neff	11th	24th
Right Fielders	John Mayberry Jr.	27th	Ralph McLamb	15th	22nd
Starting Pitchers	Bear Bay	24th	Will Todd	3rd	Tied for 10th
Relievers	Jerome Williams	27th	Donald Fitzpatrick	27th	28th
Closers	Broc Coffman	17th	José Carrión	9th	8th

Toronto Blue Jays 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jarrod Saltalamacchia	3rd	Scott Hudson	13th	6th
First Basemen	Kevin Kouzmanoff	16th	Leance Soto	28th	25th
Second Basemen	Dennis Farmer	26th	Ed Garland	12th	19th
Third Basemen	Alex Gordon	3rd	Mikal Garbarino	4th	2nd
Shortstops	Paul Janish	5th	Raul Barron	7th	5th
Left Fielders	Chris Lubanski	8th	Adam Hall	18th	13th
Center Fielders	Nate McLouth	12th	Tim Knight	25th	19th
Right Fielders	Mark Veligor	11th	Mark Veligor	2nd	1st
Starting Pitchers	Cesar Ramos	7th	Chance Carpenter	30th	22nd
Relievers	Davis Romero	2nd	John O'Heir	18th	2nd
Closers	Juan García	3rd	Juan García	1st	1st

Washington Nationals 03-01-2012
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ryan Doumit	11th	Donald Bright	4th	4th
First Basemen	Mark Teixeira	12th	Steve Mortimer	15th	14th
Second Basemen	Emilio Bonifacio	6th	Carlos Triunfel	6th	8th
Third Basemen	Ryan Zimmerman	2nd	Thatcher Clark	27th	12th
Shortstops	Elvis Andrus	4th	Elvis Andrus	2nd	1st
Left Fielders	Chris Marrero	24th	Chris Marrero	21st	21st
Center Fielders	Justin Upton	20th	Justin Upton	26th	26th
Right Fielders	Stephen Englund	14th	Stephen Englund	3rd	6th
Starting Pitchers	Joba Chamberlain	13th	Cipriano Román	24th	21st
Relievers	Emiliano Fruto	4th	Mike Jones	25th	10th
Closers	Michael Wuertz	9th	Manny Coronado	19th	12th