USA NCAA DIVISION I
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
12/31/2028
 
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Wayne Ford 10th Wayne Ford 5th 7th
First Basemen Dennis Baker 18th 21st 21st
Second Basemen Robby Caldwell 33rd 17th 33rd
Third Basemen Richard Wheeler 28th José García 13th 27th
Shortstops Jamie Avant 42nd 16th 42nd
Left Fielders Norberto Sánchez 32nd Norberto Sánchez 9th 31st
Center Fielders Hugh Harris 45th 17th 45th
Right Fielders Josh Rowland 12th 15th 18th
Starting Pitchers Pancho Soriano 12th Pancho Soriano 18th 15th
Relievers Bob Hinkle 22nd 4th 22nd
Closers Bob Hinkle 25th 4th 25th
ARIZONA WILDCATS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Albert Allen 3rd Albert Allen 26th 11th
First Basemen Travis Carter 9th Travis Carter 19th 16th
Second Basemen Ed Underwood 47th Tied for 17th 47th
Third Basemen Rick Waters 39th 14th 39th
Shortstops José Gómez 6th José Gómez 14th 10th
Left Fielders Fred Pratt 5th 12th 9th
Center Fielders Júlio Amador 1st Júlio Amador 6th 3rd
Right Fielders Franklin Gray 11th Tied for 15th 16th
Starting Pitchers Pat Glass 5th Pat Glass 5th 3rd
Relievers Adrian Jones 14th Tied for 4th 14th
Closers Adrian Jones 16th Tied for 4th 17th
ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers León Hernández 33rd León Hernández 31st 38th
First Basemen Júlio Guerrero 13th Kenny Aisher 14th 17th
Second Basemen Michael Thomas 20th Tied for 17th 25th
Third Basemen Tony Martinez 30th Tony Martinez 11th 22nd
Shortstops Tynan Miller 5th Tynan Miller 1st 2nd
Left Fielders Ross Stephenson 18th Ross Stephenson 2nd 2nd
Center Fielders Reed Thompson 22nd Reed Thompson 12th 16th
Right Fielders Jim Campbell 29th Tied for 15th 29th
Starting Pitchers Ricky Lang 39th 37th 42nd
Relievers Brad Ross 10th Brad Ross 2nd 10th
Closers Brad Ross 6th Brad Ross 2nd 1st
ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Pat Larson 13th Bill Lynch 21st 16th
First Basemen Sam Beeman 41st Tied for 21st 41st
Second Basemen Mike Parlato 34th Tied for 17th 34th
Third Basemen Lee Gibb 41st Tied for 14th 41st
Shortstops Geoff Leonard 31st Javier Tejo 11th 27th
Left Fielders Alex House 21st Tied for 12th 22nd
Center Fielders José Carlos Martínez 25th Tied for 17th 27th
Right Fielders Richie Campbell 35th Tied for 15th 35th
Starting Pitchers Doug Fox 43rd Tied for 37th 44th
Relievers Cliff Holmes 12th Tied for 4th 12th
Closers Cliff Holmes 35th Tied for 4th 35th
AUBURN TIGERS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gabriel Petersen 32nd 32nd 37th
First Basemen Gunner White 31st Tied for 21st 34th
Second Basemen Craig Robinson 15th Tied for 17th 21st
Third Basemen John Lawrence 14th Tied for 14th 18th
Shortstops Max Schichegger 17th Tied for 16th 19th
Left Fielders Ramón Cortéz 20th Tied for 12th 21st
Center Fielders Glenn Nagy 27th Tied for 17th 28th
Right Fielders Norm Clark 3rd Tied for 15th 7th
Starting Pitchers Máximo Méndez 11th Ron Ogden 6th 5th
Relievers Domingo Pérez 31st Tied for 4th 31st
Closers Jim Padjen 41st Tied for 4th 41st
BAYLOR BEARS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Carl Byrd 26th Carl Byrd 23rd 29th
First Basemen Jude Fish Tied for 31st Tied for 21st Tied for 34th
Second Basemen Eric Boyd 36th Tied for 17th 36th
Third Basemen Caleb Carpenter 1st Caleb Carpenter 3rd 2nd
Shortstops Edmund Grissett 30th Tied for 16th 32nd
Left Fielders Alec Wood 30th Tied for 12th 32nd
Center Fielders Randolph Nelson 41st Tied for 17th 41st
Right Fielders Ambo Kimweri 8th Tied for 15th 11th
Starting Pitchers Alan Evans 24th Cliff McDaniel 19th 21st
Relievers Bob Olson 16th Tied for 4th 16th
Closers Bob Olson 31st Tied for 4th 31st
CAL STATE FULLERTON TITANS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mark Southland 37th Tied for 32nd 40th
First Basemen Ed Jackson 16th Ed Jackson 8th 9th
Second Basemen Dave Taormina 35th Tied for 17th 35th
Third Basemen Dan Miller 29th Tied for 14th 31st
Shortstops Dan Elkins 46th Tied for 16th 46th
Left Fielders Wilson Márquez 29th Tied for 12th 30th
Center Fielders Dana Smith 37th Tied for 17th 37th
Right Fielders Greg DeHart 36th Tied for 15th 36th
Starting Pitchers Lloyd Huggins 7th Lloyd Huggins 1st 2nd
Relievers Domingo Padilla 5th Tied for 4th 5th
Closers Domingo Padilla 5th Tied for 4th 7th
CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dale Miller 25th Tied for 32nd 32nd
First Basemen Eric Lumpkins 38th Tied for 21st 38th
Second Basemen Roy Cochrane 16th Tied for 17th 22nd
Third Basemen Ezana Khalil 16th Ezana Khalil 12th 16th
Shortstops Victor Hayes 44th Tied for 16th 44th
Left Fielders Ken Bell 27th Tied for 12th 28th
Center Fielders Kelly Johnson 10th Kelly Johnson 13th 12th
Right Fielders Eduardo Velázquez 18th Eduardo Velázquez 9th 13th
Starting Pitchers Scott Ray 33rd Marlo Freeman 12th 24th
Relievers José Cortéz 11th Tied for 4th 11th
Closers José Cortéz 29th Tied for 4th 29th
CLEMSON TIGERS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jasper Francis 18th Jasper Francis 15th 15th
First Basemen Gary Hebert 35th Tied for 21st 36th
Second Basemen Dave Woods 41st Tied for 17th 41st
Third Basemen Anthony King 24th Tied for 14th 26th
Shortstops Charlie Morgan 14th Charlie Morgan 4th 6th
Left Fielders Allan Bare 9th Tied for 12th 14th
Center Fielders John Jones 18th John Jones 11th 14th
Right Fielders Curt Kline 6th Curt Kline 8th 6th
Starting Pitchers Reggie Casteel 29th Reggie Casteel 7th 11th
Relievers Dallas Strype 20th Tied for 4th 20th
Closers Mark Jacobs 45th Tied for 4th 45th
FLORIDA GATORS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Carl Massey 47th Tied for 32nd 48th
First Basemen Rudy King 20th Tied for 21st 24th
Second Basemen Jeff Klein 11th Tied for 17th 18th
Third Basemen Earnest Stansfield 34th Tied for 14th 35th
Shortstops Tod Fairbanks 47th Tied for 16th 47th
Left Fielders Daniel Harris 11th Daniel Harris 11th 13th
Center Fielders John Bauer 23rd John Bauer 8th 15th
Right Fielders Marc Bartlett 25th Marc Bartlett 11th 19th
Starting Pitchers Ron Harris 42nd Ron Harris 28th 35th
Relievers Justin Tytler 9th Tied for 4th 9th
Closers Jerry Bartholomew 39th Tied for 4th 39th
FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Richard Banks 15th Tied for 32nd 26th
First Basemen Dennis Moran 24th Tied for 21st 29th
Second Basemen Norm O'Reilly 5th Tied for 17th 11th
Third Basemen Andy Walters 2nd Tied for 14th 8th
Shortstops Tom Black 10th Tied for 16th 16th
Left Fielders Rich Certo 46th Tied for 12th 46th
Center Fielders Matt Mack Tied for 37th Tied for 17th Tied for 37th
Right Fielders Butch Hall 14th Tied for 15th 20th
Starting Pitchers Pat Kirk 20th Pat Kirk 27th 26th
Relievers Eugene Montgomery 39th Tied for 4th 39th
Closers Pat Finlon Tied for 45th Tied for 4th Tied for 45th
FRESNO STATE BULLDOGS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Thomas MacKinley 14th Erich Sellers 22nd 19th
First Basemen Mike Gómez 34th Mike Gómez 18th 31st
Second Basemen Justin Deem 45th Tied for 17th 45th
Third Basemen Gerald Washington 47th Tied for 14th 47th
Shortstops Ken Sligh 41st Tied for 16th 41st
Left Fielders Alexander Conrad 25th Tied for 12th 27th
Center Fielders Russell Green 13th Russell Green 16th 18th
Right Fielders Will McGill 19th Tied for 15th 24th
Starting Pitchers Dan Thompson 16th Dan Thompson 15th 16th
Relievers Sam Furneaux 42nd Tied for 4th 42nd
Closers Randall Keys 1st Tied for 4th 2nd
GEORGIA BULLDOGS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ron Marshall 12th Ron Marshall 7th 8th
First Basemen Andre O'Day 36th Tied for 21st 37th
Second Basemen Ángelo Vega 21st Ángelo Vega 15th 23rd
Third Basemen Sterling Mills 35th Palmer Cox 9th 24th
Shortstops Evan Anderson 22nd Tied for 16th 23rd
Left Fielders John Hofmann 34th Tied for 12th 34th
Center Fielders Doug Walkuski 29th Tied for 17th 30th
Right Fielders Gene Perrone 38th Tied for 15th 38th
Starting Pitchers John Henderson 17th John Henderson 10th 12th
Relievers Patrick Alexander 23rd Tied for 4th 23rd
Closers Sancho López 34th Tied for 4th 34th
GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Terry Fry 2nd Terry Fry 12th 5th
First Basemen Ed Chapman 43rd Tied for 21st 43rd
Second Basemen Troy Shelton 25th Tied for 17th 27th
Third Basemen John Gregg 8th John Gregg 8th 5th
Shortstops Luke Pierce 7th Tied for 16th 14th
Left Fielders Glenn Hull Tied for 46th Tied for 12th Tied for 46th
Center Fielders Ricardo Morales 6th Tied for 17th 13th
Right Fielders Bill O'Brien 5th Bill O'Brien 2nd 2nd
Starting Pitchers Raúl Garza 34th Tied for 37th 37th
Relievers Bill MacElligot 34th Tied for 4th 34th
Closers Robert Stafford 24th Tied for 4th 24th
HOUSTON COUGARS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Harry King 29th Tied for 32nd 34th
First Basemen Dave Murphy 7th Dave Murphy 16th 15th
Second Basemen Ignacio Aguilar 29th Tied for 17th 30th
Third Basemen Dave Fennelly 48th Tied for 14th 48th
Shortstops Matt McClendon 24th Tied for 16th 25th
Left Fielders Ed Ashe 13th Bob Barnes 8th 12th
Center Fielders Curt Hall 46th Tied for 17th 46th
Right Fielders Elroy Simon 31st Tied for 15th 31st
Starting Pitchers Mark Edwards 23rd Mark Edwards 17th 17th
Relievers Reynaldo Santos 33rd Tied for 4th 33rd
Closers Karl Lewis 21st Tied for 4th 21st
INDIANA STATE SYCAMORES (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Manny Pérez Tied for 15th Manny Pérez 1st 2nd
First Basemen Lloyd Noland 21st Lloyd Noland 6th Tied for 9th
Second Basemen Jim Bennett 39th Tied for 17th 39th
Third Basemen Jack Morris 9th Jack Morris 1st 1st
Shortstops Don Robinson 33rd Tied for 16th 34th
Left Fielders Edrick Augustine 40th Tied for 12th 40th
Center Fielders Logan Moore 7th Logan Moore 2nd 2nd
Right Fielders Jesús Romero 22nd Tied for 15th 25th
Starting Pitchers Jesse Wagner 47th Tied for 37th 47th
Relievers Adam McClain 30th Tied for 4th 30th
Closers Tony Pérez 23rd Tied for 4th 23rd
IOWA STATE CYCLONES (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Will Gardner 17th Tied for 32nd 27th
First Basemen Peter Estes 30th Johnny Kenney 15th Tied for 24th
Second Basemen Jack Garrison 8th Tied for 17th 14th
Third Basemen Steve Stewart 18th Tied for 14th 20th
Shortstops Jim Pennington 2nd Jim Pennington 13th 5th
Left Fielders Mark Harris 42nd Mark Harris 7th 42nd
Center Fielders Jason Austin 32nd Tied for 17th 33rd
Right Fielders Artie Burke 43rd Tied for 15th 43rd
Starting Pitchers Chris Tattrie 28th Chris Tattrie 24th 29th
Relievers Matt Horton 4th Tied for 4th 4th
Closers Matt Horton 9th Tied for 4th 10th
KANSAS JAYHAWKS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Chad Roberts 34th Chad Roberts 16th 25th
First Basemen Larry Jeffries 6th Larry Jeffries 5th 6th
Second Basemen Harry Schaffer 43rd Tied for 17th 43rd
Third Basemen Kirk Fockler 38th Tied for 14th 38th
Shortstops Steve Hanson 9th Tied for 16th 15th
Left Fielders Rob Wallace 24th Tied for 12th 25th
Center Fielders Donald Stevens 2nd Donald Stevens 1st 1st
Right Fielders Gary McClure 27th Tied for 15th 28th
Starting Pitchers Diego Guevara 37th Tied for 37th 39th
Relievers Rich Locke 27th Tied for 4th 27th
Closers Rob Downs 44th Tied for 4th 44th
LSU TIGERS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Desmond Hicks 31st Tied for 32nd 36th
First Basemen Paul Shaw 22nd Tied for 21st 26th
Second Basemen Will Douglas 32nd Tied for 17th 32nd
Third Basemen William Phillips 22nd Tied for 14th 25th
Shortstops Bobby Ray 32nd Tied for 16th 33rd
Left Fielders Bob Wright 15th Bob Wright 3rd 3rd
Center Fielders Dan Clark Tied for 10th Tied for 17th 20th
Right Fielders Garth Sawyer 26th Garth Sawyer 5th 14th
Starting Pitchers Van Perry 6th Van Perry 11th 9th
Relievers Justin Cooper 40th Tied for 4th 40th
Closers Ellis LaRiviere 28th Tied for 4th 28th
LONG BEACH STATE 49'ERS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Rod MacKinley 48th Willis Anderson 9th 35th
First Basemen Howard Baker 48th Tied for 21st 48th
Second Basemen Al Kelly 13th Bob Young 10th 13th
Third Basemen Glenn Wilson 26th Tied for 14th 29th
Shortstops Forest Page 28th Tied for 16th 29th
Left Fielders Will Southern 4th Tied for 12th 8th
Center Fielders Jeremy Wright 16th Tied for 17th 22nd
Right Fielders Leonard Wright 2nd Leonard Wright 7th 3rd
Starting Pitchers César González 27th César González 25th 30th
Relievers Roger Fletcher 45th Tied for 4th 45th
Closers Lee Bird 19th Tied for 4th 19th
LOUISIANA-LAYFAYETTE RAGIN CAJUNS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Patrick Montgomery 7th Patrick Montgomery 19th 12th
First Basemen Matthew Lee Tied for 36th Matthew Lee 13th 22nd
Second Basemen José Lima 46th Tied for 17th 46th
Third Basemen Brandon Baker 31st Tied for 14th 32nd
Shortstops Roe Aamodt 35th Tied for 16th 35th
Left Fielders Alan Isaac 26th Alan Isaac 10th 26th
Center Fielders Daniel Vázquez 8th Daniel Vázquez 7th 7th
Right Fielders Gene Allen 33rd Tied for 15th 33rd
Starting Pitchers Jeremy Jefferson 13th Bill Myers 4th 4th
Relievers Nick French 18th Tied for 4th 18th
Closers Nick French 26th Tied for 4th 26th
MIAMI HURRICANES (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ken Bonner 40th John McCain 29th 41st
First Basemen Stanton Miller 14th Stanton Miller 4th 4th
Second Basemen Randy Haynes 2nd Randy Haynes 3rd 2nd
Third Basemen Doug Flannery 3rd Frank Nemchik 7th 4th
Shortstops Desmond Hansen 16th Tied for 16th 18th
Left Fielders Ray Buck 12th Tied for 12th 16th
Center Fielders Clay Martin 24th Tied for 17th 26th
Right Fielders Ken Donovan 7th Ken Donovan 1st 1st
Starting Pitchers Raymond Riley 22nd Terry Outlaw 20th 20th
Relievers Alex Miller 2nd Tied for 4th 2nd
Closers Alex Miller Tied for 9th Tied for 4th Tied for 10th
MICHIGAN WOLVERINES (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Matt Tate 36th Tied for 32nd 39th
First Basemen Jeff Mitchell 8th Jeff Mitchell 1st 1st
Second Basemen Mac Wells 4th Tied for 17th 9th
Third Basemen Dave Ceniceros 43rd Tied for 14th 43rd
Shortstops Ray Hawkins 23rd Ray Hawkins 7th 13th
Left Fielders Craig Cunningham 22nd Tied for 12th 23rd
Center Fielders Richard Koellerer 5th Tied for 17th 9th
Right Fielders Vicente Hernández 9th Vicente Hernández 14th Tied for 11th
Starting Pitchers Jim Fisher 2nd Harlan Rudy 16th 7th
Relievers Bud Ashpole 47th Tied for 4th 47th
Closers Kurt Kendall 43rd Tied for 4th 43rd
MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Oscar Mayes 8th Oscar Mayes 3rd 3rd
First Basemen Andrew Green 1st Andrew Green 9th Tied for 4th
Second Basemen John Berdahl 44th Tied for 17th 44th
Third Basemen Adam Baldwin 36th Tied for 14th 36th
Shortstops Joe Nipper 37th Tied for 16th 37th
Left Fielders Marc Warner 43rd Tied for 12th 43rd
Center Fielders Ken Pomerleau 35th Tied for 17th 35th
Right Fielders Desmond Randell 42nd Tied for 15th 42nd
Starting Pitchers Nick Ross 19th Nick Ross 23rd 22nd
Relievers Jim Stanton 44th Tied for 4th 44th
Closers Will Taylor 22nd Tied for 4th 22nd
MISSOURI TIGERS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Roger Washington 20th Tied for 32nd 30th
First Basemen Ryan Short 29th Ryan Short 17th 28th
Second Basemen Willie Robertson 10th Tied for 17th 15th
Third Basemen Richard Henderson 20th Tied for 14th 21st
Shortstops Víctor Pearson 21st Tied for 16th 22nd
Left Fielders António Rodríguez 39th Tied for 12th 39th
Center Fielders Sylvester Hartman 17th Sylvester Hartman 4th 6th
Right Fielders T.R. Brewer 32nd Tied for 15th 32nd
Starting Pitchers Randy McKinney 3rd Aaron Buckley 30th 13th
Relievers Javier Ferreira 28th Tied for 4th 28th
Closers Harry Bartlett Tied for 1st Tied for 4th Tied for 2nd
NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers José Ordóñez 27th Melvin Bryant 10th 13th
First Basemen Wally Flowers 28th Tied for 21st 33rd
Second Basemen Chuck Christian Tied for 36th Tied for 17th Tied for 36th
Third Basemen Eric Anderson 11th Tied for 14th 15th
Shortstops Kelvin Wolfe 26th Kelvin Wolfe 15th Tied for 23rd
Left Fielders Ken Rasar 41st Tied for 12th 41st
Center Fielders Jason Hester Tied for 25th Jason Hester 3rd 10th
Right Fielders Shawn Stewart 16th Shawn Stewart 13th 17th
Starting Pitchers Tom Bennett 30th Bill Kunkel 3rd 8th
Relievers Josh Jenkins 7th Tied for 4th 7th
Closers John Purcell Tied for 45th Tied for 4th Tied for 45th
OHIO STATE BUCKEYES (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Craig Nelson 44th Tied for 32nd 45th
First Basemen Marcus Evans 15th Tied for 21st 20th
Second Basemen Greg Coker 12th Tied for 17th 19th
Third Basemen José Antonio Romero 15th Tied for 14th 19th
Shortstops Victor Farley 20th Casey Russell 6th 11th
Left Fielders Chuck Feaser 38th Tied for 12th 38th
Center Fielders Fred Seiffert 28th Tied for 17th 29th
Right Fielders Mark Strickland 24th Tied for 15th 27th
Starting Pitchers Dave Johnston 41st Tied for 37th 43rd
Relievers Tommy Snow 36th Tied for 4th 36th
Closers Jim Phillips 37th Tied for 4th 37th
OKLAHOMA SOONERS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Howard Stevens 1st Howard Stevens 2nd 1st
First Basemen Clifton Stokes 11th Tied for 21st 18th
Second Basemen Oscar Smith 3rd Oscar Smith 4th 3rd
Third Basemen Gene Holmes Tied for 43rd Tied for 14th Tied for 43rd
Shortstops David Adkins 38th Tied for 16th 38th
Left Fielders Darrel Huffman 35th Tied for 12th 35th
Center Fielders Randy Griffin 21st Tied for 17th 25th
Right Fielders Kyle White 4th Tied for 15th 8th
Starting Pitchers Bill Brock 32nd Bill Brock 13th 25th
Relievers Rodrigo Ortíz 43rd Tied for 4th 43rd
Closers Steve Green Tied for 45th Tied for 4th Tied for 45th
OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers William Fernández 39th Tom Sawyer Tied for 3rd 6th
First Basemen Steven Thompson 12th Tied for 21st 19th
Second Basemen Elliot Moore 26th Tied for 17th 28th
Third Basemen Ray Langworthy 42nd Tied for 14th 42nd
Shortstops Eric Clements 12th Eric Clements 10th 12th
Left Fielders Jeff White 1st Tied for 12th 5th
Center Fielders Martin Sullivan 9th Tied for 17th 19th
Right Fielders John Leonard 13th John Leonard 3rd 5th
Starting Pitchers Mike Salter 36th Mike Salter 35th 36th
Relievers Ed Brooks 13th Tied for 4th 13th
Closers Ed Brooks Tied for 1st Tied for 4th Tied for 2nd
OLE MISS REBELS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Shane Gross 30th Stephen Serrea 17th 22nd
First Basemen Eduardo Gallegos 2nd Tied for 21st 12th
Second Basemen Thomaz Quint 17th Thomaz Quint 5th 5th
Third Basemen Bart Parker 32nd Tied for 14th 33rd
Shortstops Jeff Olinick 39th Tied for 16th 39th
Left Fielders Paul Henderson Tied for 46th Tied for 12th Tied for 46th
Center Fielders Júlio García 43rd Tied for 17th 43rd
Right Fielders Dan Wilson 47th Tied for 15th 47th
Starting Pitchers Chris Shuck 14th Tied for 37th 33rd
Relievers Ron Blake 21st Tied for 4th 21st
Closers Miguel Oviedo 38th Tied for 4th 38th
OREGON DUCKS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Manuel López 22nd Juan Bernal 30th 28th
First Basemen Mark Walker 4th Mauro Martínez 20th 13th
Second Basemen Mike Wells Tied for 36th Tied for 17th Tied for 36th
Third Basemen Vince Davis 17th Vince Davis 5th 7th
Shortstops Jim Whittier 13th Jim Whittier 5th 8th
Left Fielders John O'Brien 44th Tied for 12th 44th
Center Fielders Héctor Gallegos 34th Héctor Gallegos 5th 21st
Right Fielders Rodney Maxwell 15th Tied for 15th 21st
Starting Pitchers Luis Hernández 26th Luis Hernández 9th 14th
Relievers Luther Boyce 46th Tied for 4th 46th
Closers Ben Wheeler Tied for 9th Tied for 4th Tied for 10th
OREGON STATE BEAVERS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Reardon 6th Tied for 32nd 18th
First Basemen Robert Mentzer 26th Robert Mentzer 2nd 2nd
Second Basemen Adam Farris 28th Tied for 17th 29th
Third Basemen Myron Stone 5th Tied for 14th 11th
Shortstops Troy Sutton 8th Troy Sutton 9th 7th
Left Fielders Ed Griffin 2nd Tied for 12th 6th
Center Fielders Johnnie George 36th Tied for 17th 36th
Right Fielders Elisha Ross 48th Tied for 15th 48th
Starting Pitchers Larry Collins 8th Tied for 37th 27th
Relievers Bryce Vice 32nd Tied for 4th 32nd
Closers Kelly Meyer Tied for 9th Tied for 4th Tied for 10th
RICE OWLS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jesse Nichols Tied for 22nd Kent Owen 25th 24th
First Basemen Ánibal Bermúdez 45th Tied for 21st 45th
Second Basemen Rich Payne 27th Rich Payne 9th 20th
Third Basemen Tom Comer 37th Tied for 14th 37th
Shortstops Burton Moser 3rd Burton Moser 2nd 1st
Left Fielders Bob Love 23rd Tied for 12th 24th
Center Fielders Russell Walker 39th Tied for 17th 39th
Right Fielders Jeffrey Ellis 23rd Tied for 15th 26th
Starting Pitchers Juanito Erlam Tied for 47th Tied for 37th Tied for 47th
Relievers Sonny Denton 26th Tied for 4th 26th
Closers Justin Taylor 4th Tied for 4th 6th
SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jim Rynd 24th Tied for 32nd 31st
First Basemen Charlie Earhart 40th Tied for 21st 40th
Second Basemen Len Thompson 24th Tied for 17th 26th
Third Basemen Brian Jackson Tied for 32nd Tied for 14th Tied for 33rd
Shortstops Charles Paul 45th Tied for 16th 45th
Left Fielders Ed McGuire 28th Tied for 12th 29th
Center Fielders Bruce Stewart Tied for 46th Tied for 17th Tied for 46th
Right Fielders Doug Skinner 40th Tied for 15th 40th
Starting Pitchers Tom Bridges 25th Tom Bridges 31st 32nd
Relievers Stan Cotton 6th Tied for 4th 6th
Closers Stan Cotton 18th Tied for 4th 18th
SOUTH ILLINOIS SALUKIS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Paul Nolan 21st Paul Nolan 14th 14th
First Basemen Chris Spears 47th Tied for 21st 47th
Second Basemen Marc Waters 31st Tied for 17th 31st
Third Basemen Herb Spence 21st Tied for 14th 23rd
Shortstops Ben Baldwin 27th Tied for 16th 28th
Left Fielders Dave Stark 33rd Dave Stark 4th 17th
Center Fielders Ed Daugherty 15th Ed Daugherty 10th 11th
Right Fielders Jon Gray 17th Tied for 15th 23rd
Starting Pitchers Felipe Williams 10th Tied for 37th 31st
Relievers Charlie Dunford 41st Tied for 4th 41st
Closers Keith Singleton 40th Tied for 4th 40th
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI GOLDEN EAGLES (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bill Kremer 35th Bill Kremer 13th 21st
First Basemen Michael Rogers 44th Tied for 21st 44th
Second Basemen Jason Ward 40th Tied for 17th 40th
Third Basemen Dillon Ellison 23rd Dillon Ellison 6th 9th
Shortstops Jonathan Lawson 34th Jonathan Lawson 12th 31st
Left Fielders John Fernández 16th John Fernández 6th 11th
Center Fielders Conrad Peters 19th Tied for 17th 23rd
Right Fielders Joe Taylor 20th Joe Taylor 6th 10th
Starting Pitchers Curt Hart 1st Curt Hart 21st 6th
Relievers Roberto Suárez 3rd Tied for 4th 3rd
Closers Roberto Suárez Tied for 26th Tied for 4th Tied for 26th
STANFORD CARDINALS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Pedro Rodríguez 9th Tied for 32nd 20th
First Basemen Ron Nelson 33rd Ron Nelson 11th 14th
Second Basemen Mark Spencer 19th Mark Spencer 12th 16th
Third Basemen Ed Lenhardt 12th Ed Lenhardt 10th 10th
Shortstops Dan Holmes 19th Tied for 16th 21st
Left Fielders Ted MacKey 3rd Tied for 12th 7th
Center Fielders Donald Miller Tied for 10th Donald Miller Tied for 8th 8th
Right Fielders Leamon Evans 21st Leamon Evans 4th 9th
Starting Pitchers James Crowe 4th James Crowe 2nd 1st
Relievers Les Spate Tied for 47th Tied for 4th Tied for 47th
Closers Carlos Morales Tied for 9th Tied for 4th Tied for 10th
TCU HORNED FROGS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ed Wright 46th Ed Wright 28th 47th
First Basemen Shane Bunch 17th Shane Bunch 10th 11th
Second Basemen Emile Sharman 23rd Emile Sharman 16th 24th
Third Basemen Craig Alston Tied for 5th Tied for 14th Tied for 11th
Shortstops Steve Schlegel 11th Steve Schlegel 8th 9th
Left Fielders Kyle Brooks 19th Tied for 12th 20th
Center Fielders Rick Hendricks Tied for 46th Tied for 17th Tied for 46th
Right Fielders Cody Nelson 10th Tied for 15th 15th
Starting Pitchers José Barbosa 45th Roberto Segura 36th 45th
Relievers Roberto Segura 17th Roberto Segura 3rd 17th
Closers Roberto Segura 17th Roberto Segura 3rd 8th
TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jeff Butler 11th Jeff Butler 8th 9th
First Basemen Fred Payne 27th Tied for 21st Tied for 31st
Second Basemen Thom Arnold 22nd Thom Arnold 2nd 4th
Third Basemen Matt O'Reilly Tied for 18th Matt O'Reilly 4th 6th
Shortstops Jim Harrell 18th Tied for 16th 20th
Left Fielders Bruce Atkins 31st Tied for 12th 33rd
Center Fielders Gary Gordon 44th Tied for 17th 44th
Right Fielders John Perry 34th Tied for 15th 34th
Starting Pitchers Dave Schmidt 44th Dave Schmidt 34th 41st
Relievers Will Young 15th Tied for 4th 15th
Closers Will Young 33rd Tied for 4th 33rd
TEXAS LONGHORNS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Charles Honeysett 41st Tied for 32nd 43rd
First Basemen Steve Lindsey 10th Steve Lindsey 3rd 3rd
Second Basemen Bill Grant 1st Bill Grant 1st 1st
Third Basemen Jeff Patterson 13th Tied for 14th 17th
Shortstops Kenny Butler 4th Kenny Butler 3rd 4th
Left Fielders Pete Bauer 6th Pete Bauer 1st 1st
Center Fielders Mike Brockett 31st Tied for 17th 32nd
Right Fielders Brian Mitchell 37th Tied for 15th 37th
Starting Pitchers Chuck Easton 35th Dexter Morris 32nd 34th
Relievers Damian Jones 8th Tied for 4th 8th
Closers Jon Stevens 42nd Tied for 4th 42nd
TEXAS A&M AGGIES (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers David Kelley 28th Lynn Winston 11th Tied for 16th
First Basemen Robert Compton 19th Robert Compton Tied for 21st Tied for 22nd
Second Basemen Cecil Dell 30th Cecil Dell 8th 17th
Third Basemen Vaughn James 7th Tied for 14th 13th
Shortstops Jared Hastings 15th Tied for 16th 17th
Left Fielders Darrell Crook 37th Tied for 12th 37th
Center Fielders Dan Boyd 33rd Tied for 17th 34th
Right Fielders Kevin Dixon 39th Tied for 15th 39th
Starting Pitchers David Tankersley 21st David Tankersley 29th 28th
Relievers John Castle Tied for 28th Tied for 4th Tied for 28th
Closers Cameron Sullivan 7th Tied for 4th 9th
TULANE GREEN WAVE (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tomás Gonzáles 45th Tied for 32nd 46th
First Basemen Dennis Carbonaro 42nd Tied for 21st 42nd
Second Basemen Jim Bender 42nd Tied for 17th 42nd
Third Basemen Reid White 25th Tied for 14th 28th
Shortstops Stephen Granger 1st Tied for 16th 3rd
Left Fielders Frank Simpson 36th Tied for 12th 36th
Center Fielders Larry Hudson 30th Tied for 17th 31st
Right Fielders Justin Morse 30th Tied for 15th 30th
Starting Pitchers Bernard Edgar 9th Bernard Edgar 26th 18th
Relievers Shawn Coleman 19th Tied for 4th 19th
Closers Shawn Coleman 36th Tied for 4th 36th
UCLA BRUINS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Scotti Scannell 42nd Scotti Scannell 27th 42nd
First Basemen Willis Pierce 3rd Willis Pierce 7th 7th
Second Basemen Steve Parker 6th Steve Parker 13th 6th
Third Basemen Aaron Burt 10th Tied for 14th 14th
Shortstops Shawn Wilson 29th Tied for 16th 30th
Left Fielders Flynn Kelley 10th Tied for 12th 15th
Center Fielders Michael Stanley 3rd Tied for 17th 4th
Right Fielders Mel Howell 1st Mel Howell 12th 4th
Starting Pitchers Andy Dasher 31st Andy Dasher Tied for 13th 23rd
Relievers Don Weston 35th Tied for 4th 35th
Closers Andreas Roberts Tied for 19th Tied for 4th Tied for 19th
USC TROJANS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Don Jorgensen 43rd Tied for 32nd 44th
First Basemen Corbin Bowen 25th Tied for 21st 30th
Second Basemen Jake Gantz Tied for 17th Jake Gantz 6th 8th
Third Basemen Erik Evans 27th Tied for 14th 30th
Shortstops Al Powell 43rd Tied for 16th 43rd
Left Fielders Joe Ratzlaff 17th Tied for 12th 19th
Center Fielders Cliff Hortelane 40th Tied for 17th 40th
Right Fielders Tommy Wilson 41st Tied for 15th 41st
Starting Pitchers Marvin Lewis 40th Marvin Lewis 33rd 38th
Relievers Duncan Jennings 25th Duncan Jennings 1st 24th
Closers Duncan Jennings 8th Duncan Jennings 1st 5th
VANDERBILT COMMODORES (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jordan Bolden 38th Jordan Bolden 18th 33rd
First Basemen Leonard Hansen Tied for 22nd Tied for 21st Tied for 26th
Second Basemen John Meyer 14th John Meyer 7th 12th
Third Basemen Reggie Colton 40th Tied for 14th 40th
Shortstops Rob Roberts Tied for 47th Tied for 16th Tied for 47th
Left Fielders Foster Miller 7th Foster Miller 5th 4th
Center Fielders Kevin Byrd 14th Kevin Byrd 14th 17th
Right Fielders Josh Noble 44th Tied for 15th 44th
Starting Pitchers Mike Fuller 46th Tied for 37th 46th
Relievers Juan Núñez 1st Tied for 4th 1st
Closers Juan Núñez Tied for 9th Tied for 4th Tied for 10th
VIRGINIA CAVALIERS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bill Davidson Tied for 18th Doug Mayer 24th 23rd
First Basemen Lance Adams 5th Lance Adams 12th 8th
Second Basemen Robert O'Brien 48th Tied for 17th 48th
Third Basemen Jeffrey O'Connor 4th Jeffrey O'Connor 2nd 3rd
Shortstops Charlie Knickle 40th Tied for 16th 40th
Left Fielders Kevin Slaughter 14th Tied for 12th 18th
Center Fielders Dave Lange 42nd Tied for 17th 42nd
Right Fielders Troy Ellis 45th Tied for 15th 45th
Starting Pitchers Howard Downey 15th Mike Wolcott 22nd 19th
Relievers Josh Wells 24th Tied for 4th 25th
Closers Joey Olson 30th Tied for 4th 30th
WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACANS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers David Pierce 5th David Pierce 6th 4th
First Basemen Greg Sawchak 39th Tied for 21st 39th
Second Basemen Norberto Rivera 9th Norberto Rivera 11th 7th
Third Basemen Steve Ludwig 46th Tied for 14th 46th
Shortstops Alexander Thatcher 25th Tied for 16th 26th
Left Fielders Russ McLean 8th Tied for 12th 10th
Center Fielders Ronald Dudley Tied for 19th Tied for 17th Tied for 23rd
Right Fielders Steve Holloway 28th Steve Holloway 10th 22nd
Starting Pitchers Carter Breault 38th Tied for 37th 40th
Relievers Mike Martin 38th Tied for 4th 38th
Closers Erwin Clark Tied for 9th Tied for 4th Tied for 10th
WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS (COL) 12/31/2028
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers P.J. Hobbs 4th P.J. Hobbs 20th 10th
First Basemen Carlos Martínez 46th Tied for 21st 46th
Second Basemen Jim Willard 7th Jim Willard 14th 10th
Third Basemen José Blanco 45th Tied for 14th 45th
Shortstops Tim Busse Tied for 35th Tied for 16th Tied for 35th
Left Fielders Jerry Bryan 45th Tied for 12th 45th
Center Fielders Gerardo Valéncia 4th Gerardo Valéncia 15th 5th
Right Fielders Dan Stevens 46th Tied for 15th 46th
Starting Pitchers Eugene Spencer 18th Eugene Spencer 8th 10th
Relievers Brian Adams 37th Tied for 4th 37th
Closers Travis Sparks 32nd Tied for 4th 32nd
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