Positional Strength Overview By Teams

	11-01-1972
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United League Positional Strength Overview By Teams

Atlanta Hilltoppers 11-01-1972
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Bill Freehan	5th	Dave Rader	2nd	2nd
First Basemen	Joe Torre	1st	Jim Spencer	Tied for 1st	1st
Second Basemen	Joe Morgan	4th	Kurt Bevacqua	Tied for 1st	4th
Third Basemen	Sal Bando	1st		Tied for 1st	1st
Shortstops	Bill Russell	8th	Enzo Hernandez	Tied for 3rd	8th
Left Fielders	Roy Foster	12th	Tom Grieve	Tied for 3rd	12th
Center Fielders	Juan Beniquez	11th	Cesar Geronimo	Tied for 4th	11th
Right Fielders	Oscar Gamble	7th	John Lowenstein	3rd	3rd
Starting Pitchers	Frank Linzy	5th	Ron Bryant	Tied for 2nd	5th
Relievers	Frank Linzy	2nd	Ron Bryant	5th	3rd
Closers	Eddie Watt	7th	Ron Bryant	12th	12th

Boston Federals 11-01-1972
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Manny Sanguillen	10th	Bill Sudakis	Tied for 7th	12th
First Basemen	Orlando Cepeda	2nd	Tony Solaita	1st	2nd
Second Basemen	Dick Howser	5th		1st	5th
Third Basemen	Rico Petrocelli	6th	Craig Robinson	1st	6th
Shortstops	Dick McAuliffe	1st		Tied for 3rd	3rd
Left Fielders	Rocky Colavito	7th	Leron Lee	Tied for 3rd	7th
Center Fielders	Bobby Tolan	12th	Don Hahn	Tied for 4th	12th
Right Fielders	Chuck Hinton	10th		Tied for 4th	10th
Starting Pitchers	Marcelino Lopez	6th	Elias Sosa	Tied for 2nd	6th
Relievers	Mike Kekich	10th	Elias Sosa	Tied for 6th	11th
Closers	Wayne Twitchell	4th	Wayne Twitchell	3rd	2nd

Brooklyn Superbas 11-01-1972
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jerry Moses	9th	Fred Kendall	4th	3rd
First Basemen	Tony Horton	12th	Pete LaCock	Tied for 1st	12th
Second Basemen	Davey Lopes	8th	Jack Brohamer	Tied for 1st	8th
Third Basemen	Steve Braun	11th	Mike Schmidt	Tied for 1st	11th
Shortstops	Dave Concepcion	7th	Rick Auerbach	2nd	2nd
Left Fielders	Frank Robinson	2nd	Greg Luzinski	2nd	1st
Center Fielders	Gene Clines	10th	Derrel Thomas	3rd	3rd
Right Fielders	Ollie Brown	8th	Mickey Rivers	2nd	2nd
Starting Pitchers	Bill Gogolewski	12th	Rich Gossage	Tied for 2nd	12th
Relievers	Clyde Wright	12th	Dave Tomlin	Tied for 6th	12th
Closers	Ray Lamb	11th	Rich Gossage	2nd	4th

Chicago Colts 11-01-1972
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Carl Taylor	2nd		Tied for 7th	7th
First Basemen	Carlos May	5th		Tied for 1st	5th
Second Basemen	Toby Harrah	9th		Tied for 1st	9th
Third Basemen	Felix Mantilla	8th		Tied for 1st	8th
Shortstops	Bill Mazeroski	10th		Tied for 3rd	10th
Left Fielders	Pete Ward	9th		Tied for 3rd	9th
Center Fielders	Amos Otis	5th		Tied for 4th	6th
Right Fielders	Roger Maris	2nd		Tied for 4th	5th
Starting Pitchers	Bill Singer	2nd	Jerry Janeski	Tied for 2nd	3rd
Relievers	Bob D. Johnson	6th	Gene Garber	6th	10th
Closers	Bob D. Johnson	10th	Gene Garber	9th	10th

Cleveland Barons 11-01-1972
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Duane Josephson	7th	Glenn Borgmann	5th	5th
First Basemen	Cecil Cooper	10th		Tied for 1st	10th
Second Basemen	Rennie Stennett	7th		Tied for 1st	7th
Third Basemen	Don Money	9th		Tied for 1st	9th
Shortstops	Ron Hansen	12th	Larvell Blanks	3rd	12th
Left Fielders	Hal McRae	10th		Tied for 3rd	10th
Center Fielders	Elliott Maddox	6th		Tied for 4th	7th
Right Fielders	Jorge Orta	9th	Jorge Orta	4th	9th
Starting Pitchers	Jim Palmer	3rd	Rick Reuschel	2nd	4th
Relievers	Steve Mingori	8th	Tom House	2nd	2nd
Closers	Steve Mingori	8th	Tom House	4th	7th

Dallas Texans 11-01-1972
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Johnny Bench	1st	Bob Boone	1st	1st
First Basemen	Chris Chambliss	9th		Tied for 1st	9th
Second Basemen	Rod Carew	1st		Tied for 1st	1st
Third Basemen	Wayne Garrett	12th	Wayne Garrett	Tied for 1st	12th
Shortstops	Billy Consolo	11th		Tied for 3rd	11th
Left Fielders	Bob Bailey	3rd	Gary Matthews	Tied for 3rd	4th
Center Fielders	Cesar Cedeno	4th	Billy North	2nd	2nd
Right Fielders	Willie Crawford	3rd	Norm Miller	Tied for 4th	6th
Starting Pitchers	Jim Shellenback	11th	Steve Stone	Tied for 2nd	11th
Relievers	Sparky Lyle	3rd	John Cumberland	Tied for 6th	7th
Closers	Reggie Cleveland	9th	John Cumberland	8th	9th

Detroit Griffins 11-01-1972
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Tom Haller	11th	Joe Ferguson	6th	6th
First Basemen	Frank Howard	11th	Tom Paciorek	Tied for 1st	11th
Second Basemen	Bobby Grich	2nd		Tied for 1st	2nd
Third Basemen	Dick Allen	7th	Enos Cabell	Tied for 1st	7th
Shortstops	Denis Menke	4th	Roger Metzger	Tied for 3rd	6th
Left Fielders	Carl Yastrzemski	8th		3rd	8th
Center Fielders	Bobby Bonds	7th		Tied for 4th	8th
Right Fielders	Reggie Jackson	6th	Lee Lacy	Tied for 4th	8th
Starting Pitchers	Dock Ellis	4th	Dave Goltz	1st	1st
Relievers	Steve Hargan	9th	Jim York	4th	4th
Closers	Joe Hoerner	3rd	Tom Walker	7th	5th

Los Angeles Outlaws 11-01-1972
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Darrell Porter	3rd	Dave W. Roberts	7th	8th
First Basemen	Mike Epstein	8th	Mike Ivie	Tied for 1st	8th
Second Basemen	Ted Sizemore	10th		Tied for 1st	10th
Third Basemen	Ron Santo	5th		Tied for 1st	5th
Shortstops	Ron Hunt	9th	Chris Speier	Tied for 3rd	9th
Left Fielders	Ken Singleton	1st	Jim Wohlford	Tied for 3rd	3rd
Center Fielders	Ken Henderson	1st	Gary Thomasson	Tied for 4th	4th
Right Fielders		12th	Dwight Evans	Tied for 4th	12th
Starting Pitchers	Fritz Peterson	10th	Brent Strom	Tied for 2nd	10th
Relievers	Pedro Borbon	1st	Mike Caldwell	Tied for 6th	6th
Closers	Ray Crone	12th	Mike Caldwell	5th	11th

Manhattan Gray Sox 11-01-1972
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ellie Rodriguez	8th	Earl Williams	Tied for 7th	11th
First Basemen	Steve Garvey	6th		Tied for 1st	6th
Second Basemen	Davey Johnson	12th	Darrel Chaney	Tied for 1st	12th
Third Basemen	Bill Melton	10th		Tied for 1st	10th
Shortstops	Billy Grabarkewitz	2nd	Larry Bowa	Tied for 3rd	4th
Left Fielders	Willie Stargell	4th	Dusty Baker	1st	2nd
Center Fielders	Vada Pinson	3rd		4th	5th
Right Fielders	Ken Harrelson	11th		Tied for 4th	11th
Starting Pitchers	Ken Brett	8th	Pete Broberg	Tied for 2nd	8th
Relievers	Mike Nagy	11th	Pete Broberg	3rd	5th
Closers	Ken Tatum	1st	Pete Broberg	10th	6th

San Francisco Spiders 11-01-1972
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Thurmon Munson	4th	Steve Yeager	Tied for 7th	9th
First Basemen	Lee May	4th		Tied for 1st	4th
Second Basemen	Len Randle	11th	Rod Gilbreath	Tied for 1st	11th
Third Basemen	Darrell Evans	2nd		Tied for 1st	2nd
Shortstops	Mark Belanger	6th	Tim Foli	1st	1st
Left Fielders	Lou Brock	6th		Tied for 3rd	6th
Center Fielders	Rick Monday	9th	Garry Maddox	Tied for 4th	10th
Right Fielders	Richie Zisk	5th	Richie Zisk	1st	1st
Starting Pitchers	Bob Moose	1st	Lynn McGlothen	Tied for 2nd	2nd
Relievers	Jim Ray	7th	Ken Forsch	1st	1st
Closers	Tug McGraw	2nd	Balor Moore	6th	3rd

St. Louis Maroons 11-01-1972
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Tim McCarver	6th		Tied for 7th	10th
First Basemen	Boog Powell	3rd		Tied for 1st	3rd
Second Basemen	Bernie Allen	3rd	Dave Rosello	Tied for 1st	3rd
Third Basemen	Graig Nettles	3rd		Tied for 1st	3rd
Shortstops	Jim Fregosi	3rd		Tied for 3rd	5th
Left Fielders	Jose Cardenal	11th	John Milner	Tied for 3rd	11th
Center Fielders	Curt Flood	8th	Luis Melendez	Tied for 4th	9th
Right Fielders	Reggie Smith	4th		Tied for 4th	7th
Starting Pitchers	Jon Matlack	9th	Doc Medich	Tied for 2nd	9th
Relievers	Pete Mikkelsen	4th	Vince Colbert	Tied for 6th	8th
Closers	Dave LaRoche	5th	Bill Greif	1st	1st

Washington Monuments 11-01-1972
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ray Fosse	12th	Cliff Johnson	3rd	4th
First Basemen	Ron Blomberg	7th		Tied for 1st	7th
Second Basemen	Dave Cash	6th	Doug Griffin	Tied for 1st	6th
Third Basemen	Richie Hebner	4th		Tied for 1st	4th
Shortstops	Gene Alley	5th	Bob Heise	Tied for 3rd	7th
Left Fielders	Joe Rudi	5th		Tied for 3rd	5th
Center Fielders	Al Oliver	2nd	Al Bumbry	1st	1st
Right Fielders	Bernie Carbo	1st	Rich Coggins	Tied for 4th	4th
Starting Pitchers	Don Wilson	7th		Tied for 2nd	7th
Relievers	Mike Torrez	5th	Ed Farmer	Tied for 6th	9th
Closers	Don Drysdale	6th	Ed Farmer	11th	8th