Positional Strength Overview By Teams

	11-24-2020
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Nippon Baseball Ni-Gun League Positional Strength Overview By Teams

Chiba Old Timers (AAA) 11-24-2020
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Yunosuke Yamaguchi	12th	Taheiji Tenno	2nd	5th
First Basemen	Soh Yamasaki	8th	John Roberts	3rd	5th
Second Basemen	Yasuhiro Katori	5th	Yoshikazu Hori	Tied for 8th	8th
Third Basemen	Hirohisa Yagi	5th		Tied for 8th	8th
Shortstops	Senzo Kimura	5th	Senzo Kimura	2nd	1st
Left Fielders	Jamie Gibson	1st	Sadao Oike	Tied for 10th	4th
Center Fielders	Shane Lawrence	9th	Toyoharu Sato	Tied for 8th	12th
Right Fielders	Tom Pugh	3rd	Naonobu Fujihara	Tied for 5th	7th
Starting Pitchers	Kunimatsu Inoue	Tied for 8th	Kunimatsu Inoue	Tied for 2nd	Tied for 8th
Relievers	Yoshitora Yamamoto	11th	Soshu Takeuchi	2nd	8th
Closers	Hideaki Furukawa	1st	Hideaki Furukawa	1st	1st

Chunichi Scroungers (AAA) 11-24-2020
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Esteban Sánchez	3rd	Morimasa Yagi	Tied for 8th	8th
First Basemen	Motoyuki Kawano	11th	Motoyuki Kawano	8th	11th
Second Basemen	Kazuki Terada	12th	Noriyuki Ine	7th	10th
Third Basemen	Ryushi Ishii	10th	Ryushi Ishii	8th	12th
Shortstops	Shigekazu Memoto	10th	Shigekazu Memoto	Tied for 5th	11th
Left Fielders	Carlos Deleón	11th	Munenori Ichikawa	7th	12th
Center Fielders	Michael Crouch	6th	Tadayuki Murakami	Tied for 8th	11th
Right Fielders	Dean Eaton	10th	Tomomi Ohara	4th	4th
Starting Pitchers	Leland Bond	Tied for 8th	Leland Bond	Tied for 2nd	Tied for 8th
Relievers	Yohachi Yamada	7th	Masaru Suzuki	4th	6th
Closers	Shinobu Yoshida	5th	Shinobu Yoshida	4th	3rd

Fukuoka Jewels (AAA) 11-24-2020
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Greg Klein	1st		8th	6th
First Basemen	Dave Hutchins	3rd	Kagetoki Kouno	Tied for 9th	7th
Second Basemen	Dana Arnold	1st	Hidehira Hasegawa	3rd	1st
Third Basemen	Hidehira Ueda	12th	Oda Nemoto	5th	10th
Shortstops	Sadaharu Nakamura	4th		Tied for 5th	8th
Left Fielders	Yunosuke Suzuki	8th	Yunosuke Suzuki	6th	6th
Center Fielders	Yoshihisa Yoshikawa	12th	Yoshihisa Yoshikawa	4th	7th
Right Fielders	Hirotada Kato	8th	Kantaro Oka	Tied for 5th	10th
Starting Pitchers	Gene Gibson	4th	Naohiro Kumagai	Tied for 2nd	5th
Relievers	Shinzo Hirata	8th	Kosaku Kondo	11th	10th
Closers	Iwane Kobayashi	11th	Iwane Kobayashi	11th	11th

Hanshin Corsairs (AAA) 11-24-2020
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Shinji Minami	5th	Tokimasa Murakami	6th	1st
First Basemen	Misao Aoki	6th	Misao Aoki	Tied for 9th	10th
Second Basemen	Gunnar Riley	4th	Jake Norrey	2nd	2nd
Third Basemen	Ed Lillicrap	2nd	Yasujiro Sasaki	2nd	1st
Shortstops	Satoshi Kato	11th	Masami Kino	1st	5th
Left Fielders	Howard Hampshire	4th	Nelson Smith	2nd	1st
Center Fielders	Robinson Pérez	4th	Kazu Kato	5th	2nd
Right Fielders	Juan Miranda	1st	Juan Miranda	Tied for 5th	5th
Starting Pitchers	Steve Johnson	7th	Yoriie Kino	Tied for 2nd	7th
Relievers	Mitsuhide Maruyama	6th	Mitsuhide Maruyama	8th	7th
Closers	Yasukazu Kiyomizu	12th	Yasukazu Kiyomizu	12th	12th

Hiroshima Sunrise (AAA) 11-24-2020
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Kazuyuki Ryu	4th	Tomomi Yamamoto	Tied for 8th	9th
First Basemen	Kawanari Ogasahara	2nd	Kawanari Ogasahara	5th	2nd
Second Basemen	Matt Munro	2nd	Terumoto Ohashi	Tied for 8th	5th
Third Basemen	Enrique Herrera	1st	Tetsui Kishita	Tied for 8th	6th
Shortstops	Tamasaburo Kichida	12th	Tamasaburo Kichida	Tied for 5th	12th
Left Fielders	José Gutiérrez	2nd	Kazushi Rin	9th	2nd
Center Fielders	Mike Walker	1st	Mike Walker	Tied for 8th	6th
Right Fielders	Tatsui Suzuki	9th	Masato Taguchi	2nd	3rd
Starting Pitchers	P.J. Woodard	3rd	P.J. Woodard	Tied for 2nd	4th
Relievers	Norogumi Nakamura	5th	Sotatsu Yoshida	10th	5th
Closers	Yoshihide Sugahara	10th	Yoshihide Sugahara	6th	10th

Hokkaido Rascals (AAA) 11-24-2020
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Kamatari Endo	10th	Kamatari Endo	Tied for 8th	12th
First Basemen	Atsumori Sasaki	7th	Masaru Fujita	2nd	4th
Second Basemen	Herb Edson	6th	Okakura Chikafuji	4th	4th
Third Basemen	Edgardo Sánchez	6th	Masashi Saito	6th	4th
Shortstops	Jorge Duarte	2nd	Kaoru Inoue	Tied for 5th	6th
Left Fielders	Shawn Saunders	5th	Nori Shiraishi	10th	10th
Center Fielders	Kurt Ash	5th	Kurt Ash	3rd	1st
Right Fielders	Álvaro Medine	2nd	Kiyonori Mori	Tied for 5th	6th
Starting Pitchers	Marcos Arroyo	Tied for 8th	Akihito Matsumoto	Tied for 2nd	Tied for 8th
Relievers	Soh Goto	10th	Hirotada Kiyomizu	6th	9th
Closers	Shiba Kogawa	9th	Shiba Kogawa	5th	9th

Seibu Crawdads (AAA) 11-24-2020
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Takeichi Sanu	6th	Takeichi Sanu	5th	3rd
First Basemen	Mabuchi Hara	9th	Haruki Kobayashi	9th	12th
Second Basemen	Okakura Yamada	8th	Okakura Yamada	5th	7th
Third Basemen	Masaaki Takaki	8th	Haranobu Sakamoto	Tied for 8th	11th
Shortstops	Mamoru Koyama	7th	Mamoru Koyama	4th	4th
Left Fielders	Juro Ine	9th	Kiminobu Ueda	8th	8th
Center Fielders	John Almonte	3rd		Tied for 8th	10th
Right Fielders	Taisho Goto	6th	Taisho Goto	3rd	2nd
Starting Pitchers	Ed Doss	5th	Maresuke Arai	1st	1st
Relievers	Tadataka Iijima	2nd	Shoin Shinohara	1st	2nd
Closers	Iemochi Suzuki	7th	Iemochi Suzuki	Tied for 2nd	5th

Shonan Lasers (AAA) 11-24-2020
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Mito Yamamoto	7th	Mito Yamamoto	7th	4th
First Basemen	Shinzo Okumura	10th	Hisamitsu Ishida	4th	6th
Second Basemen	Manabu Ohayashi	9th	Manabu Ohayashi	8th	11th
Third Basemen	Koki Hara	11th	Keiji Motsuzuki	4th	9th
Shortstops	Soseki Gato	6th	Soseki Gato	5th	9th
Left Fielders	Tatsui Hashimoto	12th	Tatsui Hashimoto	3rd	11th
Center Fielders	Bobby Johnson	10th	Bobby Johnson	1st	4th
Right Fielders	Shoichi Higashi	12th	Shoichi Higashi	Tied for 5th	12th
Starting Pitchers	Takehide Nakashima	8th	Takehide Nakashima	Tied for 2nd	8th
Relievers	Jesús Montoya	3rd	Seishiro Miyata	7th	4th
Closers	Noriaki Hirata	8th	Noriaki Hirata	2nd	6th

Surpass Convoy (AAA) 11-24-2020
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Tony Flores	8th	Juichi Noguchi	1st	2nd
First Basemen	Javier Guerrero	1st	Javier Guerrero	1st	1st
Second Basemen	Naonobu Yoshino	7th	Okitsugu Nakamura	1st	3rd
Third Basemen	Manny Clemente	4th	Katsumoto Inoue	7th	3rd
Shortstops	Mitsuhide Seki	9th	Mitsuhide Seki	Tied for 5th	10th
Left Fielders	Kagetoki Matsumoto	10th	Yataro Takahashi	1st	7th
Center Fielders	Cody Herring	7th	Yasuo Kato	7th	5th
Right Fielders	Munemitsu Yoshimura	11th	Munemitsu Yoshimura	Tied for 5th	11th
Starting Pitchers	Lorenzo Martínez	6th	Kiyohira Hara	Tied for 2nd	6th
Relievers	Mabuchi Kiyomizu	9th	Shigenobu Miyata	12th	11th
Closers	Motoshige Takaki	4th	Motoshige Takaki	7th	7th

Tohoku Valkries (AAA) 11-24-2020
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Shusaku Hoshino	2nd	Shusaku Hoshino	Tied for 8th	7th
First Basemen	Cesar Deluna	4th	Meiji Katsumata	7th	3rd
Second Basemen	Julian Magana	3rd	Suezo Sano	Tied for 8th	6th
Third Basemen	Ron Walker	3rd	Tanyu Nakagawa	Tied for 8th	7th
Shortstops	Ramón Flores	1st	Yasujiro Samurakami	Tied for 5th	2nd
Left Fielders	Yasuo Toyota	6th	Ogai Suzuki	4th	3rd
Center Fielders	Duane Gordon	2nd	Yasujiro Miyake	8th	8th
Right Fielders	Mark Martin	5th		Tied for 5th	9th
Starting Pitchers	Ron Hendrix	1st	Yasunobu Kogawa	2nd	2nd
Relievers	Ron Hendrix	1st	Kyoden Abe	5th	1st
Closers	Tetsuhiko Yoshioka	2nd	Tetsuhiko Yoshioka	8th	2nd

Tokyo Ricochets (AAA) 11-24-2020
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Ben Cooper	11th	Yoshii Kumagai	3rd	10th
First Basemen	Takuma Kouno	12th	Shirai Sano	6th	8th
Second Basemen	Yeijiro Abe	10th	Yeijiro Abe	6th	9th
Third Basemen	Takechi Ueda	9th	Tetsuo Kichida	3rd	5th
Shortstops	Shigetoki Kato	8th	Okakura Kiyomizu	3rd	3rd
Left Fielders	Akira Fujita	7th	Akira Fujita	5th	5th
Center Fielders	Tadao Sugimoto	11th	Masuhiro Sanu	6th	9th
Right Fielders	Justin Cunningham	7th	Justin Cunningham	1st	1st
Starting Pitchers	Archie Gates	2nd	Sachi Ikeda	Tied for 2nd	3rd
Relievers	Akihiro Onishi	12th	Akihiro Onishi	9th	12th
Closers	Tadaaki Hagiwara	6th	Tadaaki Hagiwara	9th	8th

Yomiuri Speedsters (AAA) 11-24-2020
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Mitsuhide Aoyama	9th	Katsuyoshi Suzuki	4th	11th
First Basemen	Loren Johnston	5th		Tied for 9th	9th
Second Basemen	Oda Watanabe	11th	Oda Watanabe	Tied for 8th	12th
Third Basemen	Kitahachi Yoshida	7th	Kenji Koizumi	1st	2nd
Shortstops	Ryan Thompson	3rd	Tadaaki Tamura	Tied for 5th	7th
Left Fielders	Brian Treadwell	3rd	Masayoshi Rin	Tied for 10th	9th
Center Fielders	Tekkan Aoyama	8th	Tekkan Aoyama	2nd	3rd
Right Fielders	Samuel Fachinetti	4th		5th	8th
Starting Pitchers	Jeremy Jones	Tied for 8th	Yutaka Chikafuji	Tied for 2nd	Tied for 8th
Relievers	Mauro Olivas	4th	Masujiro Minami	3rd	3rd
Closers	Juro Ozawa	3rd	Masujiro Minami	10th	4th