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| Position | Top player | Team ranking | Top prospect | Organizational ranking | Overall ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catchers | Tim Shields | 4th | Fraser Wells | 22nd | 9th |
| First Basemen | Artie Bennett | 17th | Tokutomi Kogawa | 9th | 13th |
| Second Basemen | Alvin Baldwin | 6th | Tony Scott | 12th | 5th |
| Third Basemen | Dean Graham | 3rd | Jeffrey Bath | 1st | 3rd |
| Shortstops | Tomás Gonzáles | 15th | Valentín Alvarado | 2nd | 12th |
| Left Fielders | Chris Collins | 8th | Paul Loughrin | 23rd | 16th |
| Center Fielders | Tim Raines | 2nd | Seiichi Iwamoto | 16th | 3rd |
| Right Fielders | Masaki Baba | 10th | Justin Davis | 19th | 11th |
| Starting Pitchers | Kinnosuke Sato | 20th | Jesús Feliciano | 23rd | 22nd |
| Relievers | Homer Turner | 18th | Ángel Reyes | 24th | 23rd |
| Closers | Johnny Tiller | 7th | Ramón Castaneda | 19th | 9th |
