Positional Strength Overview By Teams

	10/12/1975
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United League Positional Strength Overview By Teams

Atlanta Hilltoppers 10/12/1975
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Bill Freehan	12th		Tied for 5th	12th
First Basemen	Joe Torre	1st		Tied for 2nd	1st
Second Basemen	Kurt Bevacqua	13th	Rodney Scott	Tied for 3rd	13th
Third Basemen	Butch Hobson	12th	Butch Hobson	Tied for 1st	12th
Shortstops	Bill Russell	9th		Tied for 2nd	9th
Left Fielders	Roy Foster	9th	Denny Walling	Tied for 3rd	10th
Center Fielders	Juan Beniquez	3rd		Tied for 5th	6th
Right Fielders	Dave Parker	2nd		Tied for 2nd	3rd
Starting Pitchers	Ron Reed	10th	Pete Vuckovich	Tied for 1st	10th
Relievers	Randy Moffitt	8th	Dan Spillner	Tied for 4th	10th
Closers	Mark Littell	4th	Donnie Moore	5th	4th

Boston Federals 10/12/1975
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jerry Moses	14th	Biff Pocoroba	Tied for 5th	14th
First Basemen	Tony Solaita	13th		Tied for 2nd	14th
Second Basemen	Frank White	11th	Bob Bailor	Tied for 3rd	12th
Third Basemen	Ron Cey	8th		Tied for 1st	8th
Shortstops		14th	Ivan DeJesus	Tied for 2nd	14th
Left Fielders	Vada Pinson	12th	Sixto Lezcano	1st	2nd
Center Fielders	Bobby Tolan	14th	Jerry White	Tied for 5th	14th
Right Fielders	Bake McBride	13th		Tied for 2nd	13th
Starting Pitchers	Bert Blyleven	11th		Tied for 1st	11th
Relievers	Steve Foucault	11th	Eduardo Rodriguez	Tied for 4th	13th
Closers	Wayne Twitchell	3rd	Gary Lavelle	1st	1st

Brooklyn Superbas 10/12/1975
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	John Stearns	6th	Bob Didier	Tied for 5th	9th
First Basemen	Craig Kusick	11th		Tied for 2nd	11th
Second Basemen	Dave Cash	9th		Tied for 3rd	11th
Third Basemen	Mike Schmidt	1st	Bartolo Zamarrida	Tied for 1st	1st
Shortstops	Toby Harrah	10th		Tied for 2nd	10th
Left Fielders	Greg Luzinski	13th	Pepe Mangual	Tied for 3rd	13th
Center Fielders	Fred Lynn	2nd	Berrigan Wood	2nd	2nd
Right Fielders	George Hendrick	11th	Charlie Spikes	Tied for 2nd	11th
Starting Pitchers	Rick Rhoden	14th	Jim Slaton	Tied for 1st	14th
Relievers	Dave Tomlin	12th	Nicholas Rochon	3rd	3rd
Closers	Dan McGinn	11th	Nicholas Rochon	6th	7th

Chicago Colts 10/12/1975
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Carl Taylor	9th		Tied for 5th	10th
First Basemen	Lamar Johnson	6th		Tied for 2nd	6th
Second Basemen	Billy Grabarkewitz	6th		Tied for 3rd	8th
Third Basemen	Bill Melton	5th	Paul Dade	Tied for 1st	5th
Shortstops	Robin Yount	7th		Tied for 2nd	7th
Left Fielders	Ben Oglivie	5th		Tied for 3rd	7th
Center Fielders	Amos Otis	9th		Tied for 5th	10th
Right Fielders	Gene Clines	6th		Tied for 2nd	7th
Starting Pitchers	Bill Butler	9th		Tied for 1st	9th
Relievers	Kent Tekulve	4th	Ed Glynn	Tied for 4th	6th
Closers	Harry Parker	9th	Ed Glynn	Tied for 9th	13th

Cleveland Barons 10/12/1975
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Milt May	3rd	Jim Sundberg	Tied for 5th	7th
First Basemen	Cecil Cooper	4th		Tied for 2nd	4th
Second Basemen	Rennie Stennett	8th	Phil Garner	Tied for 3rd	10th
Third Basemen	Wayne Garrett	10th		Tied for 1st	10th
Shortstops	Chris Speier	2nd		Tied for 2nd	3rd
Left Fielders	Orlando Cepeda	3rd		Tied for 3rd	5th
Center Fielders	Elliott Maddox	8th		Tied for 5th	9th
Right Fielders	Cito Gaston	8th		Tied for 2nd	9th
Starting Pitchers	Rick Reuschel	4th		Tied for 1st	4th
Relievers	Ed Sprague	5th	Lloyd Allen	Tied for 4th	7th
Closers	Al Fitzmorris	6th	Lloyd Allen	Tied for 9th	11th

Dallas Texans 10/12/1975
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Bob Boone	8th	Gary Alexander	1st	2nd
First Basemen	Chris Chambliss	2nd		Tied for 2nd	2nd
Second Basemen	Rod Carew	3rd		Tied for 3rd	5th
Third Basemen	Ron Hunt	14th		Tied for 1st	14th
Shortstops	Dave Concepcion	6th	Craig Reynolds	1st	1st
Left Fielders	Benny Ayala	10th		Tied for 3rd	11th
Center Fielders	Rowland Office	13th		Tied for 5th	13th
Right Fielders	Bobby Murcer	14th		Tied for 2nd	14th
Starting Pitchers	J.R. Richard	8th	John Candelaria	Tied for 1st	8th
Relievers	Dick Tidrow	7th	Dave Heaverlo	Tied for 4th	9th
Closers	Reggie Cleveland	8th	Dave Heaverlo	Tied for 9th	12th

Denver 14ers 10/12/1975
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	John Wockenfuss	13th		5th	13th
First Basemen	Frank Robinson	12th		Tied for 2nd	12th
Second Basemen	Willie Randolph	5th	Billy Smith	Tied for 3rd	7th
Third Basemen	Aurelio Rodriguez	13th		Tied for 1st	13th
Shortstops	Rick Auerbach	13th		Tied for 2nd	13th
Left Fielders	Ron Swoboda	14th		3rd	14th
Center Fielders	Mickey Rivers	7th	Tony Scott	5th	8th
Right Fielders	Ken Griffey	7th		Tied for 2nd	8th
Starting Pitchers	Dave Goltz	12th	David Clyde	Tied for 1st	12th
Relievers	Al Santorini	13th	Dale Murray	2nd	2nd
Closers	Al Santorini	10th	Dale Murray	2nd	2nd

Detroit Griffins 10/12/1975
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Brian Downing	1st		Tied for 5th	5th
First Basemen		14th	Jack Clark	1st	13th
Second Basemen	Don Money	7th		Tied for 3rd	9th
Third Basemen	Dick Allen	4th		Tied for 1st	4th
Shortstops	Denis Menke	3rd		Tied for 2nd	4th
Left Fielders	Claudell Washington	8th	Mike Easler	Tied for 3rd	9th
Center Fielders	Bobby Bonds	11th		Tied for 5th	12th
Right Fielders	Otto Velez	3rd		Tied for 2nd	4th
Starting Pitchers	Bruce Kison	13th	Odell Jones	Tied for 1st	13th
Relievers	Tom Hilgendorf	9th	Odell Jones	Tied for 4th	11th
Closers	Tom Walker	5th	Odell Jones	4th	3rd

Los Angeles Outlaws 10/12/1975
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	D. W. Roberts	11th	Ron Pruitt	2nd	3rd
First Basemen	Mike Ivie	10th		Tied for 2nd	10th
Second Basemen	Ted Sizemore	10th	Jerry Remy	2nd	1st
Third Basemen	Sal Bando	2nd	Ray Knight	Tied for 1st	2nd
Shortstops	Roy Smalley	8th		Tied for 2nd	8th
Left Fielders	Dave Winfield	4th		Tied for 3rd	6th
Center Fielders	Gary Thomasson	10th		Tied for 5th	11th
Right Fielders	Jorge Orta	5th		Tied for 2nd	6th
Starting Pitchers	Fritz Peterson	1st	Dan Warthen	Tied for 1st	1st
Relievers	Tom House	10th		Tied for 4th	12th
Closers	Rich Gossage	2nd		Tied for 9th	10th

Manhattan Gray Sox 10/12/1975
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Carlton Fisk	10th	Alan Ashby	Tied for 5th	11th
First Basemen	Steve Garvey	5th		Tied for 2nd	5th
Second Basemen	Craig Robinson	1st	Duane Kuiper	Tied for 3rd	3rd
Third Basemen	Buddy Bell	9th		Tied for 1st	9th
Shortstops	Rico Petrocelli	4th		Tied for 2nd	5th
Left Fielders	Curt Flood	11th		Tied for 3rd	12th
Center Fielders	Gorman Thomas	5th	Joe Simpson	Tied for 5th	7th
Right Fielders	Tom Grieve	1st		Tied for 2nd	2nd
Starting Pitchers	Don Sutton	7th	Chris Knapp	Tied for 1st	7th
Relievers	Dave Giusti	1st	Don Stanhouse	Tied for 4th	4th
Closers	Ken Tatum	1st	Don Stanhouse	Tied for 9th	9th

Montréal Voyageurs 10/12/1975
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Gary Carter	7th	Jamie Quirk	4th	4th
First Basemen	Andre Thornton	8th		2nd	8th
Second Basemen	Bobby Grich	2nd	Pete Mackanin	3rd	4th
Third Basemen	Bill Madlock	11th	Ken Reitz	1st	11th
Shortstops	Rick Burleson	5th	Tim Johnson	2nd	6th
Left Fielders	Warren Cromartie	6th	Bombo Rivera	2nd	1st
Center Fielders	Rich Coggins	6th	Dan Ford	4th	3rd
Right Fielders	Greg Gross	4th		2nd	5th
Starting Pitchers	Bill Singer	3rd	Dennis Blair	1st	3rd
Relievers	Gene Garber	3rd	Dennis Blair	1st	1st
Closers	Bill Greif	12th	Will McEnaney	3rd	5th

San Francisco Spiders 10/12/1975
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Thurmon Munson	2nd		Tied for 5th	6th
First Basemen	Lee May	7th		Tied for 2nd	7th
Second Basemen	Mike Andrews	14th		Tied for 3rd	14th
Third Basemen	Darrell Evans	6th		Tied for 1st	6th
Shortstops	Mark Belanger	11th		Tied for 2nd	11th
Left Fielders	Jim Rice	1st		Tied for 3rd	3rd
Center Fielders	Ron LeFlore	4th	Omar Moreno	1st	1st
Right Fielders	Richie Zisk	9th	Jeff Burroughs	1st	1st
Starting Pitchers	Fergie Jenkins	2nd	Francisco Barrios	Tied for 1st	2nd
Relievers	Don Hood	2nd	Mike Stanton	Tied for 4th	5th
Closers	Tug McGraw	14th	Mike Stanton	7th	8th

St. Louis Maroons 10/12/1975
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Darrell Porter	4th		Tied for 5th	8th
First Basemen	Mike Hargrove	9th		Tied for 2nd	9th
Second Basemen	Jerry Royster	12th	Steve Dillard	1st	2nd
Third Basemen	Graig Nettles	3rd	Mike Cubbage	Tied for 1st	3rd
Shortstops	Bucky Dent	12th	Bill Almon	Tied for 2nd	12th
Left Fielders	Boog Powell	7th		Tied for 3rd	8th
Center Fielders	Reggie Smith	12th	Miguel Dilone	3rd	4th
Right Fielders	Rick Miller	10th	Bob Molinaro	Tied for 2nd	10th
Starting Pitchers	Jon Matlack	6th	Dennis Eckersley	Tied for 1st	6th
Relievers	Danny Coombs	6th	Don Kirkwood	4th	8th
Closers	Jim Barr	13th	Don Kirkwood	9th	14th

Washington Monuments 10/12/1975
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Frank Fernandez	5th	Steve Swisher	3rd	1st
First Basemen	Ron Blomberg	3rd		Tied for 2nd	3rd
Second Basemen	Bernie Allen	4th		Tied for 3rd	6th
Third Basemen	Eric Soderholm	7th		Tied for 1st	7th
Shortstops	Dick McAuliffe	1st		Tied for 2nd	2nd
Left Fielders	Bernie Carbo	2nd		Tied for 3rd	4th
Center Fielders	Al Oliver	1st		Tied for 5th	5th
Right Fielders	Pat Kelly	12th		Tied for 2nd	12th
Starting Pitchers	Don Wilson	5th	Mike Norris	Tied for 1st	5th
Relievers	John Strohmayer	14th	Greg Minton	Tied for 4th	14th
Closers	Joe Hoerner	7th	Greg Minton	8th	6th