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| Position | Top player | Team ranking | Top prospect | Organizational ranking | Overall ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catchers | Kuranosuke Imakake | 9th | Motoyasu Nakata | Tied for 1st | 6th |
| First Basemen | Shigenobu Nakayama | 8th | Tied for 7th | 10th | |
| Second Basemen | Glen McCauley | 12th | Tied for 8th | 12th | |
| Third Basemen | Shouta Fukushima | 1st | Koji Miyahara | 3rd | 2nd |
| Shortstops | Hideharu Nomura | 1st | Yousui Akai | 4th | 2nd |
| Left Fielders | Go Yagi | 8th | Yasushi Ishibashi | 1st | 1st |
| Center Fielders | Okahito Hayashi | 11th | Hiroshi Kobayashi | 10th | 11th |
| Right Fielders | Seisuke Kamo | 9th | Kiyoyuki Matsumoto | 3rd | 5th |
| Starting Pitchers | Juro Esaki | 5th | Ryuta Kai | 7th | 5th |
| Relievers | Yoshimatsu Shiina | 8th | Masayoshi Murata | Tied for 2nd | 5th |
| Closers | Gunji Matsuda | 11th | Masayoshi Murata | Tied for 2nd | 6th |
