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| Position | Top player | Team ranking | Top prospect | Organizational ranking | Overall ranking |
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| Catchers | Bill Freehan | 14th | Tied for 1st | 14th | |
| First Basemen | Hank Greenberg | 13th | Tied for 5th | 14th | |
| Second Basemen | Charlie Gehringer | 10th | Tied for 12th | 18th | |
| Third Basemen | Darrell Evans | 30th | Tied for 14th | 30th | |
| Shortstops | Alan Trammell | 24th | Tied for 14th | 26th | |
| Left Fielders | Al Kaline | 28th | Willie Horton | 12th | 18th |
| Center Fielders | Ty Cobb | 3rd | Jimmy Wilkes | 13th | 4th |
| Right Fielders | Harry Heilmann | 12th | Tied for 13th | 16th | |
| Starting Pitchers | Andy Cooper | 9th | Tied for 17th | 15th | |
| Relievers | John Hiller | 23rd | Joel Zumaya | Tied for 2nd | 7th |
| Closers | Willie Hernandez | 21st | Joel Zumaya | Tied for 4th | 9th |
