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| Position | Top player | Team ranking | Top prospect | Organizational ranking | Overall ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catchers | Tetsuzan Miyakawa | 1st | Tied for 2nd | 2nd | |
| First Basemen | Sadao Watanabe | 6th | Sadaharu Inoue | 3rd | 3rd |
| Second Basemen | Ogai Harada | 9th | Ogai Harada | 6th | 6th |
| Third Basemen | Sugimoto Kiyohara | 6th | Masujiro Sato | Tied for 7th | 9th |
| Shortstops | Kenko Iwasaki | 12th | Tied for 5th | 12th | |
| Left Fielders | Ryosei Ueno | 12th | Ryosei Ueno | Tied for 8th | 12th |
| Center Fielders | Yoshifumi Yamamoto | 9th | Takafumi Sato | 8th | 8th |
| Right Fielders | Noritada Sasaki | 6th | Sadanobu Sakurai | 1st | 1st |
| Starting Pitchers | Yoriyoshi Sakai | 8th | Toyokuni Ichihara | 3rd | 1st |
| Relievers | Yosuke Akiyama | 7th | Yosuke Akiyama | 3rd | 3rd |
| Closers | Toyotomi Mitsukuri | 3rd | Yosuke Akiyama | 3rd | 4th |
