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| Position | Top player | Team ranking | Top prospect | Organizational ranking | Overall ranking |
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| Catchers | David Fowlkes | 6th | Hector Rivera | 6th | 3rd |
| First Basemen | Kent Hrbek | 6th | Kent Hrbek | Tied for 3rd | 2nd |
| Second Basemen | Jerry Royster | 25th | Wallace Johnson | 3rd | 9th |
| Third Basemen | Hubie Brooks | 25th | Manny Castillo | Tied for 5th | 11th |
| Shortstops | Larry Bowa | 14th | Tied for 14th | 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 | Tied for 4th | 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 |
