MLB
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
04/08/1981
 
ATLANTA BRAVES 04/08/1981
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Rick Dempsey 13th David Peterson 3rd 4th
First Basemen John Milner 19th 20th 23rd
Second Basemen Glenn Hubbard 7th Vance Law 6th 5th
Third Basemen Bob Horner 8th Erik Peterson 1st 2nd
Shortstops Steven Whitehead 11th 14th 17th
Left Fielders Gary Ward 22nd Mel Hall 5th 11th
Center Fielders Dale Murphy 12th Bob Helsom 12th 12th
Right Fielders William Ewing 21st Alan Knicely 2nd 5th
Starting Pitchers Pascual Perez 10th 25th 20th
Relievers Dick Joyce 22nd Bob Tufts 21st 21st
Closers Dave Beard 12th Bob Tufts 16th 14th
BALTIMORE ORIOLES 04/08/1981
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jim Sundberg 8th 21st 19th
First Basemen Eddie Murray 2nd Dave Hostetler 2nd 1st
Second Basemen Bob Bailor 24th Paul Serna 17th 20th
Third Basemen Cal Ripken Jr. 13th Cal Ripken Jr. 5th 7th
Shortstops Mark Wagner 20th Shanie Dugas 1st 5th
Left Fielders Lee Lacy 6th R.J. Reynolds 6th 4th
Center Fielders Al Bumbry 10th Rondal Rollin 3rd 3rd
Right Fielders Ken Singleton 7th 13th 16th
Starting Pitchers Charlie Hough 25th Darryl Banks 20th 24th
Relievers Gary Ryerson 16th Keith Macwhorter 19th 19th
Closers Gary Lucas 18th Keith Macwhorter 8th 13th
BOSTON RED SOX 04/08/1981
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gene Tenace 4th Dan Firova 19th 18th
First Basemen Reggie Smith 4th Sean Everton 18th 12th
Second Basemen Manny Trillo 9th Pat Tabler 16th 14th
Third Basemen Buddy Bell 3rd Elmer Cardwell 14th 13th
Shortstops Rick Burleson 2nd 14th (tied) 10th
Left Fielders Jim Rice 5th 19th 19th
Center Fielders Ruppert Jones 6th Joseph Kubit 17th 16th
Right Fielders Dwight Evans 1st 13th (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Nolan Ryan 12th John Martin 1st 4th
Relievers Bob Stoddard 6th Mike Alvarez 3rd 2nd
Closers Neil Allen 20th Mike Alvarez 1st 8th
CALIFORNIA ANGELS 04/08/1981
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Brian Downing 4th (tied) Wes Clements 5th 1st
First Basemen Willie Upshaw 15th Tim Tolman 17th 19th
Second Basemen Bobby Grich 1st 20th 16th
Third Basemen Carney Lansford 14th Ken Weislak 1st (tied) 4th
Shortstops Mike Fischlin 23rd Frank Garcia 12th 22nd
Left Fielders Joe Charboneau 25th Pat Sheridan 16th 20th
Center Fielders Chili Davis 3rd Chili Davis 3rd (tied) 1st
Right Fielders Broderick Perkins 25th 13th (tied) 26th
Starting Pitchers Floyd Bannister 26th Steve True 22nd 25th
Relievers Willie Hernandez 9th Bill Bordley 21st (tied) 20th
Closers Luis De Leon 11th Luis De Leon 19th 19th
CHICAGO WHITE SOX 04/08/1981
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Joe Nolan 20th 21st (tied) 25th
First Basemen Willie Aikens 8th Larry Whisenton 3rd 3rd
Second Basemen Jim Morrison 17th 20th (tied) 25th
Third Basemen Doug DeCinces 7th Fred Manrique 13th 15th
Shortstops Mario Mendoza 25th Julio Valdez 1st (tied) 6th
Left Fielders Jim Dwyer 24th Greg Smith 14th 16th
Center Fielders Rick Peters 17th 20th 22nd
Right Fielders Harold Baines 8th 13th (tied) 17th
Starting Pitchers Britt Burns 6th Mike Witt 6th 3rd
Relievers Steve Bedrosian 23rd Steve Bedrosian 17th 18th
Closers Ron Davis 19th Steve Bedrosian 4th 11th
CHICAGO CUBS 04/08/1981
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dave Rader 25th Bob Kearney 4th 8th
First Basemen Pete Rose 14th Scott Fletcher 8th 10th
Second Basemen Bump Wills 19th Carlos Pimentel 6th (tied) 8th
Third Basemen Eric Soderholm 12th Ryne Sandberg 5th (tied) 6th
Shortstops U L Washington 7th Noel Roman 10th 11th
Left Fielders Claudell Washington 19th 19th (tied) 26th
Center Fielders Larry Hisle 23rd Jesus Figueroa 3rd (tied) 7th
Right Fielders Paul Dade 24th Randy Salava 4th 8th
Starting Pitchers Steve Carlton 3rd Dave LaPoint 14th 13th
Relievers Lee Smith 1st Ray Searage 16th 11th
Closers Rollie Fingers 3rd Ray Searage 12th 2nd
CINCINNATI REDS 04/08/1981
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Butch Wynegar 19th Joseph Henderson 7th 7th
First Basemen Dan Driessen 17th Jeff Cox 13th 17th
Second Basemen Joe Morgan 3rd Mike Gates 2nd 1st
Third Basemen Johnny Bench 11th Brook Jacoby 5th (tied) 5th
Shortstops Dave Concepcion 3rd Lenny Faedo 1st (tied) 1st
Left Fielders George Foster 14th Albert Hall 6th (tied) 8th
Center Fielders Jerry Mumphrey 7th Leo Sutherland 14th 10th
Right Fielders Ken Griffey 12th Mark Smith 4th (tied) 4th
Starting Pitchers Mario Soto 19th 25th (tied) 26th
Relievers Larry Burchart 8th Geoff Combe 9th 7th
Closers Rusty Gerhardt 23rd Geoff Combe 14th 16th
CLEVELAND INDIANS 04/08/1981
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Alan Ashby 21st John Lickert 18th 26th
First Basemen Andre Thornton 12th 20th (tied) 22nd
Second Basemen Dickie Thon 13th Douglas Wabeke 6th (tied) 6th
Third Basemen Paul Schaal 24th Mike Morse 19th 21st
Shortstops Bill Almon 9th John Flannery 13th 14th
Left Fielders Dave Collins 17th 19th (tied) 25th
Center Fielders Rick Miller 21st 20th (tied) 24th
Right Fielders Dave Engle 26th Dave Engle 3rd 9th
Starting Pitchers Scott Sanderson 18th Bob Walk 7th 9th
Relievers Tom Johnson 17th George Riley 10th 13th
Closers Tim Stoddard 24th Bob Walk 7th 17th
DETROIT TIGERS 04/08/1981
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Carlton Fisk 2nd David Blume 15th 13th
First Basemen Cecil Cooper 3rd 20th (tied) 16th
Second Basemen Lou Whitaker 5th Tim Flannery 6th (tied) 4th
Third Basemen Art Howe 19th Kevin Bell 5th (tied) 9th
Shortstops Alan Trammell 4th Andrew Timko 8th 7th
Left Fielders Tom Brunansky 18th Tom Brunansky 6th (tied) 9th
Center Fielders Chet Lemon 2nd Gus Burgess 10th 8th
Right Fielders Lonnie Smith 2nd 13th (tied) 12th
Starting Pitchers Len Barker 9th Jim Baker 14th (tied) 16th
Relievers Jim Kern 26th Bob Veselic 15th 25th
Closers Joe Sambito 14th Greg Harris 22nd 22nd
HOUSTON ASTROS 04/08/1981
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ron Hassey 11th Emilio Carrasquel 13th 15th
First Basemen Bill Robinson 23rd Edgar Castro 19th 24th
Second Basemen Tony Bernazard 8th Ron Gardenhire 1st 2nd
Third Basemen Larry Parrish 20th 20th 24th
Shortstops Alfredo Griffin 19th Antonio Pilla 1st (tied) 4th
Left Fielders Jose Cruz 12th Darryl Motley 1st 3rd
Center Fielders Amos Otis 11th 20th (tied) 20th
Right Fielders Terry Puhl 13th 13th (tied) 20th
Starting Pitchers J.R. Richard 8th Daniel Keen 24th 19th
Relievers Dave Lemonds 5th Len Whitehouse 20th 16th
Closers Scott McGregor 3rd (tied) Len Whitehouse 15th 3rd
KANSAS CITY ROYALS 04/08/1981
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tony Pena Sr. 9th Orlando Sanchez 7th (tied) 5th
First Basemen Cliff Johnson 16th Kenneth Scarpace 16th 18th
Second Basemen Frank White 15th Johnny Ray 14th 15th
Third Basemen George Brett 2nd Rene Marchand 17th 12th
Shortstops Bill Russell 17th Robert Allen 7th 12th
Left Fielders Willie Wilson 7th Terry Francona 6th (tied) 5th
Center Fielders Dwayne Murphy 13th David Hall 3rd (tied) 5th
Right Fielders George Hendrick 11th Paul Householder 4th (tied) 3rd
Starting Pitchers Dennis Leonard 21st Tim Lollar 11th 15th
Relievers Randy Tate 4th Bob Ferris 26th 22nd
Closers Bill Campbell 26th Bob Ferris 26th 26th
LOS ANGELES DODGERS 04/08/1981
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tim Blackwell 26th Doug Gwosdz 7th (tied) 10th
First Basemen Mike Hargrove 9th Bob Mariano 12th 13th
Second Basemen Steve Sax 12th Steve Sax 13th 13th
Third Basemen Ron Cey 4th 20th (tied) 17th
Shortstops Mario Guerrero 21st A.J. Hill 11th 15th
Left Fielders Don Baylor 21st Mike Ciampa 6th (tied) 12th
Center Fielders Garry Maddox 18th Eric Attaway 11th 15th
Right Fielders Pedro Guerrero 3rd 13th (tied) 13th
Starting Pitchers Fernando Valenzuela 1st Craig Chamberlain 18th 17th
Relievers Dave Smith 10th George Stablein 13th 14th
Closers Tug McGraw 7th Craig Chamberlain 10th 5th
MILWAUKEE BREWERS 04/08/1981
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jose Morales 17th Tim Laudner 1st 6th
First Basemen Mike Ivie 25th 20th (tied) 26th
Second Basemen Jerry Remy 23rd 20th (tied) 26th
Third Basemen Bill Madlock 5th Dave Edler 1st (tied) 1st
Shortstops Robin Yount 1st 14th (tied) 9th
Left Fielders Bill Buckner 20th Alan Wiggins 4th 9th (tied)
Center Fielders Paul Molitor 5th 20th (tied) 19th
Right Fielders Richie Hebner 17th Ray Martinez 12th 21st
Starting Pitchers Ed Whitson 22nd Kelly Scott 9th 10th
Relievers Tom Bruno 7th Jeff Stember 25th 23rd
Closers Tom Burgmeier 22nd Gary Mattice 9th 15th
MINNESOTA TWINS 04/08/1981
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers John Stearns 15th 21st (tied) 23rd
First Basemen Rod Carew 7th Jack Sauer 15th 11th
Second Basemen Julio Cruz 14th 20th (tied) 24th
Third Basemen Roy Smalley 10th Gary Gaetti 11th 14th
Shortstops Rafael Ramirez 15th 14th (tied) 20th
Left Fielders Steve Kemp 4th 19th (tied) 18th
Center Fielders Rick Manning 24th Rick Lisi 19th 25th
Right Fielders Bake McBride 20th George Vukovich 10th 10th
Starting Pitchers Bert Blyleven 7th Brad Mengwasser 2nd 1st
Relievers Dave Patterson 15th Tom Burns 2nd 5th
Closers Steve Howe 6th Chuck Porter 25th 24th
MONTREAL EXPOS 04/08/1981
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gary Carter 1st Dave Schmidt 20th 11th
First Basemen Otto Velez 21st 20th (tied) 25th
Second Basemen Tim Raines 2nd 20th (tied) 19th
Third Basemen Tim Wallach 18th 20th (tied) 23rd
Shortstops Tom Veryzer 22nd 14th (tied) 24th
Left Fielders Dusty Baker 10th Rodney Nealeigh 15th 15th
Center Fielders Andre Dawson 1st 20th (tied) 14th
Right Fielders Richard Leon 22nd 13th (tied) 25th
Starting Pitchers Steve Rogers 23rd Yonis Rodriguez 4th 6th
Relievers Jesse Orosco 3rd Mark King 14th 12th
Closers Tom Gorman 5th Alejandro Pena 16th (tied) 10th
NEW YORK YANKEES 04/08/1981
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Thurman Munson 14th 21st (tied) 22nd
First Basemen Rusty Staub 10th William Metil 9th 9th
Second Basemen Willie Randolph 4th 20th (tied) 21st
Third Basemen Toby Harrah 6th 20th (tied) 20th
Shortstops Bud Harrelson 18th 14th (tied) 23rd
Left Fielders Ben Oglivie 9th 19th (tied) 23rd
Center Fielders Reid Nichols 26th Reid Nichols 8th 18th
Right Fielders Sixto Lezcano 9th 13th (tied) 18th
Starting Pitchers Jerry Koosman 15th Bob Bastian 3rd 5th
Relievers Frank DiPino 20th Rich Bordi 6th 8th
Closers Phil Niekro 1st Tom Niedenfuer 18th 18th
NEW YORK METS 04/08/1981
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Terry Kennedy 3rd Nick Castaneda 17th 16th
First Basemen Bob Watson 13th John Schaive 1st 4th
Second Basemen John Castino 6th 20th (tied) 23rd
Third Basemen Mike Marshall 22nd Mike Marshall 4th 8th
Shortstops Tim Foli 12th 14th (tied) 18th
Left Fielders Lee Mazzilli 11th Ray Bowens 18th 17th
Center Fielders Rudy Law 16th Richard Poe 15th 17th
Right Fielders Leon Durham 4th 13th (tied) 14th
Starting Pitchers Rudy May 4th Atlee Hammaker 14th (tied) 14th
Relievers Glenn Abbott 25th Sandy Wihtol 24th 26th
Closers Dick Tidrow 25th Sandy Wihtol 24th 25th
OAKLAND ATHLETICS 04/08/1981
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Charlie Moore 16th Jody Davis 11th 12th
First Basemen John Mayberry Sr. 11th 20th (tied) 21st
Second Basemen Rich Dauer 18th Keith Thrower 15th 17th
Third Basemen Ray Knight 17th 20th (tied) 22nd
Shortstops Harry Chappas 16th 14th (tied) 21st
Left Fielders Rickey Henderson 1st 19th (tied) 14th
Center Fielders Mickey Rivers 14th 20th (tied) 21st
Right Fielders Reggie Jackson 15th 13th (tied) 22nd
Starting Pitchers Bob Welch 12th (tied) Bud Black 13th 12th
Relievers Dave Schmidt 19th Dave Schmidt 18th 15th
Closers Barry Cort 9th Bud Black 11th 6th
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 04/08/1981
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers John Wockenfuss 10th Thomas Norko 14th 14th
First Basemen Davey Johnson 24th Al Minker 14th 20th
Second Basemen Edward Cervantes 21st Luis Aguayo 6th (tied) 11th
Third Basemen Mike Schmidt 1st Bobby Bonner 16th 10th
Shortstops Tim Johnson 26th 14th (tied) 26th
Left Fielders Greg Luzinski 16th Randy Johnson 3rd 7th
Center Fielders Cesar Cedeno 8th David Green 2nd 2nd
Right Fielders Oscar Gamble 5th Von Hayes 4th (tied) 2nd
Starting Pitchers Larry Christenson 24th Rene Quinones 19th 23rd
Relievers Greg Minton 14th Pete Ladd 1st 4th
Closers Roy Lee Jackson 21st Steve Fireovid 21st 23rd
PITTSBURGH PIRATES 04/08/1981
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Lance Parrish 7th Chris Bando 2nd 2nd
First Basemen Jason Thompson 5th Robert Bailey 11th 8th
Second Basemen Wally Backman 10th Wally Backman 4th 3rd
Third Basemen Ken Oberkfell 15th Danny Ainge 15th 16th
Shortstops Craig Reynolds 8th Jim Gabella 1st (tied) 2nd
Left Fielders Al Oliver 3rd Brian Harper 6th (tied) 2nd
Center Fielders Gorman Thomas 15th Dave Henderson 1st 4th
Right Fielders Dave Parker 16th 13th (tied) 23rd
Starting Pitchers Ron Guidry 2nd Jeff Morris 10th 8th
Relievers Gene Garber 24th Rod Scurry 11th 17th
Closers Rich Gossage 2nd Rod Scurry 3rd 1st
SAN DIEGO PADRES 04/08/1981
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers John Wathan 18th 21st (tied) 24th
First Basemen Mike Jorgensen 22nd Kenneth Foster 3rd (tied) 6th
Second Basemen Steve Staggs 16th Shooty Babitt 6th (tied) 7th
Third Basemen Roy Howell 23rd 20th (tied) 26th
Shortstops Garry Templeton 6th Lindon Duncan 9th 8th
Left Fielders Dave Winfield 2nd Eddie Milner 6th (tied) 1st
Center Fielders Tony Scott 22nd Cressy Pratt 9th 13th
Right Fielders Lyman Bostock 10th 13th (tied) 19th
Starting Pitchers Don Robinson 11th Bryn Smith 11th (tied) 11th
Relievers Joe Beckwith 21st Jeff Twitty 8th 9th
Closers Tippy Martinez 15th Jeff Twitty 2nd 7th
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 04/08/1981
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ernie Whitt 24th Brad Gulden 16th 21st
First Basemen Chris Chambliss 20th Jesus Vega 10th 15th
Second Basemen Larry Milbourne 26th Domingo Ramos 6th (tied) 12th
Third Basemen Darrell Evans 9th Brad Mills 5th (tied) 3rd
Shortstops Bucky Dent 13th Scot Pyle 1st (tied) 3rd
Left Fielders Leon Roberts 26th Brett Butler 2nd 13th
Center Fielders Mookie Wilson 20th Stanley Younger 3rd (tied) 6th
Right Fielders Jack Clark 6th Bob Dernier 1st 1st
Starting Pitchers Burt Hooton 17th James Smith 23rd 22nd
Relievers Lary Sorensen 12th Kevin Saucier 23rd 24th
Closers Manny Sarmiento 10th Kevin Saucier 23rd 21st
SEATTLE MARINERS 04/08/1981
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers David Fowlkes 6th Hector Rivera 6th 3rd
First Basemen Kent Hrbek 6th Kent Hrbek 3rd (tied) 2nd
Second Basemen Jerry Royster 25th Wallace Johnson 3rd 9th
Third Basemen Hubie Brooks 25th Manny Castillo 5th (tied) 11th
Shortstops Larry Bowa 14th 14th (tied) 19th
Left Fielders Miguel Dilone 23rd Dan Cataline 17th 21st
Center Fielders Bill North 19th Timothy Cannon 18th 23rd
Right Fielders Barry Bonnell 23rd Pat Casey 4th (tied) 7th
Starting Pitchers John Butcher 14th Ken Pryce 8th 7th
Relievers Joey McLaughlin 18th Jim Dorsey 5th 6th
Closers Jeff Reardon 8th Jim Dorsey 6th 4th
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 04/08/1981
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ted Simmons 12th 21st (tied) 20th
First Basemen Keith Hernandez 1st 20th (tied) 14th
Second Basemen Ron Oester 11th Onix Concepcion 18th 18th
Third Basemen Luis Salazar 26th Bobby Miscik 12th 19th
Shortstops Ozzie Smith 5th 14th (tied) 13th
Left Fielders Gene Richards 15th 19th (tied) 24th
Center Fielders Fred Lynn 4th Epifano Martinez 16th 9th
Right Fielders Richie Zisk 14th John Shelby 11th 15th
Starting Pitchers Bill Gullickson 5th Eric Show 5th 2nd
Relievers Bill Dillman 11th Jay Howell 7th 3rd
Closers Danny Boone 13th Gene Nelson 20th 20th
TEXAS RANGERS 04/08/1981
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bruce Benedict 23rd Ozzie Virgil 12th 17th
First Basemen Benny Ayala 18th Jim Maler 3rd (tied) 5th
Second Basemen Dave Cash 20th Floyd Rayford 19th 22nd
Third Basemen Graig Nettles 16th Ty Waller 18th 18th
Shortstops Mike Phillips 24th 14th (tied) 25th
Left Fielders Mike Easler 13th George Bell 6th (tied) 6th
Center Fielders Omar Moreno 8th (tied) John Palica 13th 11th
Right Fielders Rick Monday 18th 13th (tied) 24th
Starting Pitchers Mike Krukow 16th Dennis Howard 14th (tied) 18th
Relievers Ken Brett 2nd Andy McGaffigan 4th 1st
Closers John Henry Johnson 17th Andy McGaffigan 5th 9th
TORONTO BLUE JAYS 04/08/1981
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Rick Cerone 22nd Marty Castillo 7th (tied) 9th
First Basemen Daryl Sconiers 26th Daryl Sconiers 3rd (tied) 7th
Second Basemen Mike Rex 22nd Andre Robertson 5th 10th
Third Basemen Steve Ontiveros 21st 20th (tied) 25th
Shortstops Chris Speier 10th 14th (tied) 16th
Left Fielders Gary Matthews 8th 19th (tied) 22nd
Center Fielders Lloyd Moseby 25th 20th (tied) 26th
Right Fielders Denny Walling 19th Jesse Barfield 4th (tied) 6th
Starting Pitchers Tom Underwood 20th Keith Thibodeaux 21st 21st
Relievers John Fulgham 13th Mark Davis 12th 10th
Closers Al Holland 16th Mark Davis 12th (tied) 12th
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