AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
02/24/2023
 
AUSTIN DESPERADOS 02/24/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dave Jimenez 18th Thomas Hounshell 10th 18th
First Basemen Jim Sykora 7th Alex Hernandez 7th 7th
Second Basemen Ruben Alamo 6th Danny Gates 7th 6th
Third Basemen Ramon Dozal 20th Ben Kaatz 23rd 21st
Shortstops Paul Ainsworth 5th Steve Ross 14th 5th
Left Fielders Jake Way 23rd Tony Martinez 2nd 19th
Center Fielders John Austin 2nd Marco Madrigal 5th 2nd
Right Fielders Leo Serna 7th Brian Hull 2nd 3rd
Starting Pitchers Sam Campos 4th Jon Cordova 14th 6th
Relievers Bob Baucke 5th Jose Palacio 23rd 20th
Closers Bob Baucke 11th John Bonnell 5th 3rd
BOSTON WHISTLERS 02/24/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Eric Clayton 13th Paul Simister 2nd 11th
First Basemen Carlos Herrera 4th Tim Lotz 11th 4th
Second Basemen Jeff Beeson 1st Steve Doyle 11th 3rd
Third Basemen Chris Davies 22nd Brian Roseman 21st 23rd
Shortstops Roy Blaylock 9th Evan Stowe 2nd 7th
Left Fielders A.J. Cook 20th Willie Kirkham 18th 22nd
Center Fielders Oliver Damon 11th Armando Cuevas 20th 13th
Right Fielders Dillon Rodriquez 18th Gerardo Romero 13th 20th
Starting Pitchers Jay Helm 20th Tony Morales 19th 19th
Relievers Josh Becker 21st D.J. Elliott 1st 19th
Closers Blake Bryant 9th Tony Morales 2nd 2nd
CAROLINA REAPERS 02/24/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Malachi Smith 12th Adam Pelfrey 4th 10th
First Basemen Jeff Whitis 20th Bobby Phillips 21st 21st
Second Basemen Bill Havey 22nd Bill Havey 9th 23rd
Third Basemen Jose Lazaro 18th Mike DeWitt 6th 17th
Shortstops Willie West 17th Oscar Garcia 4th 14th
Left Fielders Mike Green 10th Justin Wish 15th 11th
Center Fielders Blake Benigno 12th Tim Michael 9th 10th
Right Fielders Todd Korn 22nd David Moore 5th 21st
Starting Pitchers Rob Griffin 12th Jake Triplett 15th 12th
Relievers Mike Fisher 23rd Pat Eisen 21st 22nd
Closers Mike Fisher 22nd Steve Cates 3rd 13th
CHARLESTON SHINERS 02/24/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers John Werlin 8th Mike Fogg 16th 9th
First Basemen Cole Calkins 14th Michel DeRise 22nd 19th
Second Basemen Charlie Paquin 2nd Dan Canady 15th 5th
Third Basemen Keagan Deming 17th Dusty Anderson 13th 16th
Shortstops Chris Franklin 13th Bill Chavarria 6th 12th
Left Fielders Tim Hutchison 12th Jason Hasiak 13th 12th
Center Fielders Marcos Villarreal 16th Jim Dauphin 3rd 12th
Right Fielders Josh Botello 19th Oscar de Leon 9th 19th
Starting Pitchers Andy Weatherholt 3rd Omar Cons 1st 3rd
Relievers Travis Erb 3rd Shane Kidd 16th 4th
Closers Travis Erb 5th Steve Gryder 14th 6th
CHICAGO GANGSTERS 02/24/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Josh Kuhn 16th Kevin Crouch 7th 14th
First Basemen Hector Alvarez 17th Keith Cole 4th 14th
Second Basemen Nick Pratt 14th Kody Garcia 24th 20th
Third Basemen Gary Draeger 19th Billy Manuele 11th 19th
Shortstops Clemente Julio 2nd Eduardo Acosta 20th 2nd
Left Fielders Hiromichi Sato 21st Ken Castro 20th 23rd
Center Fielders Juan Ortega 22nd Luc Cohen 23rd 24th
Right Fielders Matt Budish 23rd David Lewis 10th 23rd
Starting Pitchers Nick Slover 18th 24th 24th
Relievers Mike Walter 18th Kyle O'Hare 24th 23rd
Closers Nick Slover 2nd Kyle O'Hare 21st 19th
CINCINNATI ROYALS 02/24/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Rankin 3rd Matt Peters 19th 4th
First Basemen Aaron Jalbert 3rd Adam Persons 10th 2nd
Second Basemen Jay Bloms 12th Jaden York 21st 15th
Third Basemen Heath Sherlock 5th Josh Kelly 24th 9th
Shortstops Jorge Guzman 21st Cherles Bezerra 9th 18th
Left Fielders Eric Hayes 8th Rogelio Rodriguez 10th 8th
Center Fielders Andrew Baltzley 13th Mike Bolden 13th 14th
Right Fielders Jason Paulsen 8th Edgar Ramos 6th 5th
Starting Pitchers Lee Morgan 17th Bobby Villasenor 10th 14th
Relievers Matt McCracken 14th Andy Bennett 7th 11th
Closers Roberto Salazar 19th Kevin Kovach 4th 8th
DALLAS DRAGONS 02/24/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Cameron Polen 11th Zach Troyer 20th 15th
First Basemen Jose Casas 18th Aaron Foster 6th 16th
Second Basemen Alec Pavelka 13th Josh Kreisle 22nd 18th
Third Basemen Eric Brewer 21st Arturo Farias 4th 20th
Shortstops Bobby Castilla 11th Jay Pearson 19th 13th
Left Fielders Fred Hernandez 19th Danny Haessly 6th 17th
Center Fielders Jay Thibodeaux 15th Joe Robinson 22nd 17th
Right Fielders Carlos Rodriguez 17th Michael Nava 7th 15th
Starting Pitchers Mike Bryan 22nd Brandon Jones 18th 18th
Relievers Mike Braasch 8th Mike Braasch 20th 15th
Closers Mike Braasch 1st Kevin McGaha 24th 21st
DAYTONA BEACH SEA TURTLES 02/24/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Chris Wagner 20th Ryan Rosenson 12th 20th
First Basemen Ross Dorough 23rd Jake Baker 19th 23rd
Second Basemen Jon Dearman 20th R.J. DeStefano 8th 19th
Third Basemen Alex Natera 16th Kevin Davis 2nd 12th
Shortstops Matt Schmid 14th George Hutchison 18th 17th
Left Fielders Derek Maher 10th (tied) Chris Scoville 23rd 15th
Center Fielders Ryan Barker 24th Alberto Torres 21st 22nd
Right Fielders Russ Reinertsen 4th Aaron Rakers 16th 6th
Starting Pitchers Mark Dudley 6th David Rogers 3rd 4th
Relievers Josh Gatto 10th Mike Kendra 3rd 7th
Closers Antonio Sanchez 4th Will Olejnik 14th (tied) 4th
DETROIT GIANTS 02/24/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Brandon Fry 19th Evan McCulley 11th 19th
First Basemen Angelo Mejia 8th Ruben Cabriales 15th 9th
Second Basemen Ben Barbone 10th Fernando Espindola 15th (tied) 10th
Third Basemen Ryan Forsythe 4th Chris Stivers 19th 4th
Shortstops Glenn Valentine 6th Dylan Waters 13th 6th
Left Fielders Keith Brosch 3rd D'Andre Lyons 21st 4th
Center Fielders Steve McLaughlin 18th Juan Guerra 8th 16th
Right Fielders Chris Lutz 3rd Damien Przybylski 19th 4th
Starting Pitchers Danny Offen 10th Nate Ray 8th 9th
Relievers Lee Maher 15th Lee Maher 9th 12th
Closers Devin Wickliffe 13th Sean Rosato 8th 9th
FOUNTAIN HILLS 23ERS 02/24/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Joe Carroll 17th Jim Kaufman 4th (tied) 16th
First Basemen Juan Ortega 12th Steve Howard 13th 10th
Second Basemen 24th David McGowan 17th 24th
Third Basemen Mike Townsend 13th Jose Balli 16th 14th
Shortstops Mario Aguiluz 16th Raul Rodriguez 1st 11th
Left Fielders Chris Quinton 14th Adam Lietz 22nd 20th
Center Fielders Isaiah Mill 8th Alfonso Estrada 6th 6th
Right Fielders Chris Epstein 12th Collin Mays 21st 17th
Starting Pitchers Juan Fernandez 16th Brian Gay 5th 13th
Relievers Joe Woolverton 12th Jeremy Sufka 11th 8th
Closers Joe Woolverton 16th Sean Ryan 10th 12th
HALIFAX HEATHENS 02/24/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bruce Richards 5th Sam Neeley 15th 5th
First Basemen Josh Fitzgerald 9th Ben Leonardi 24th 17th
Second Basemen Chance Smith 4th Nate Dubiel 3rd 2nd
Third Basemen Austin Compton 3rd Andres Vega 1st 3rd
Shortstops Leo Orozco 1st Julio Silva 17th 1st
Left Fielders Eric Kukowski 2nd Danny Walker 5th 2nd
Center Fielders Nick Sumney 5th Nick Schultz 15th 7th
Right Fielders Mike Costello 9th Todd Stevens 15th 9th
Starting Pitchers Joe Hart 2nd Branden Covington 4th 2nd
Relievers Jeff Buck 9th Steve McManus 2nd 5th
Closers Brian Kauppinen 21st Josh Harkey 6th 15th
HOLLYWOOD STARS 02/24/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Pierskalla 2nd Clay Tucker 20th (tied) 2nd
First Basemen Eric Daniel 1st Corey Ramirez 9th 1st
Second Basemen Alec Stanley 17th Paul Franceschini 4th 11th
Third Basemen Elijah Moody 2nd Dustin Roachell 3rd 2nd
Shortstops 24th Fernando Paschini 12th 23rd
Left Fielders Aharon Kroyan 13th Brian Roberts 4th 8th (tied)
Center Fielders Mike Monia 21st Devin Perona 11th 20th
Right Fielders Tom Klenke 13th Tom Klenke 1st 8th
Starting Pitchers Andy Waring 15th Victor Luna 20th 20th
Relievers Jordan Clayton 24th Jeremy Killian 22nd 24th
Closers Carlos Carachure 12th Jeremy Killian 9th 7th
INDIANAPOLIS EAGLES 02/24/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Josh Betts 13th (tied) Matt Lepa 3rd 12th
First Basemen Mark Payne 15th Ricky Plascencia 12th 12th
Second Basemen Henry Cortez 16th Bobby Butler 18th 17th
Third Basemen Victor Mendez 15th Joe Lilley 20th 18th
Shortstops Mike Dallis 10th Curtis Rittenberry 3rd 9th
Left Fielders Marc McCain 8th (tied) Jerry Robinson 14th 10th
Center Fielders John Thaxton 17th Vinny Torres 1st 11th
Right Fielders Chris Boyd 21st Tony Bradshaw 23rd 22nd
Starting Pitchers Jerry Bowman 5th Tim Sindt 9th 5th
Relievers James Gibson 11th Tyler Doss 17th 10th
Closers James Gibson 17th Jonathan Bruckert 10th (tied) 14th
MAINE PINES 02/24/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dustin Downing 6th Brent Brogdon 13th 5th (tied)
First Basemen Steve McKinstry 6th Pete Roan 23rd 13th
Second Basemen Pat Grayson 18th Tobias Rivera 10th 16th
Third Basemen Eric Hicks 9th Josh Alcorn 8th 8th
Shortstops Jose Valverde 6th (tied) Fabian Hartnett 16th 8th
Left Fielders Tony Ochoa 18th Skyler Fundis 24th 24th
Center Fielders Jimmy Frew 7th Caleb Langenwalter 2nd 4th
Right Fielders Julio Negron 6th Tyler Tolbert 24th 11th
Starting Pitchers Justin Jemison 1st Ryan Henry 2nd 1st
Relievers Stephen Boland 2nd Chris Hames 5th 2nd
Closers Stephen Boland 6th Matt Haselden 1st 1st
NEW YORK NIGHTMARE 02/24/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers John Medina 24th Bobby Brenner 22nd 24th
First Basemen Juan Andrade 5th Jim Wilkes 2nd 4th (tied)
Second Basemen Bill Geeslin 5th Mike Gelardi 2nd 1st
Third Basemen Nick Seago 10th Ronnie Marshall 10th 10th
Shortstops John Osterman 22nd Alex Infante 11th 20th
Left Fielders Ben Callahan 22nd Jesus Cardona 1st 14th
Center Fielders Maik Penn 14th Edwin Martinez 14th 15th
Right Fielders Brady Louis 20th Latrell Poff 4th 16th
Starting Pitchers Joe Schroeder 14th Jeff Groves 6th 11th
Relievers Dana Walker 20th Dana Walker 4th 17th
Closers Joe Schroeder 10th Vince Silcox 18th 20th
OAKLAND INVADERS 02/24/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gustavo Rawson 9th Mike Sligar 1st 8th
First Basemen Danny Espinoza 24th Cameron Williams 17th 24th
Second Basemen David Duthie 11th Pete Horne 20th 12th
Third Basemen Jonathan Cunningham 6th Jared Smith 14th 5th
Shortstops Scott King 3rd Matt Evert 10th 3rd
Left Fielders Juan Ortiz 4th Bill Bandy 17th 3rd
Center Fielders Pat Marchitto 3rd Gary Nahum 4th 3rd
Right Fielders Ernesto Ramirez 2nd Jason Finch 20th 2nd
Starting Pitchers Alfredo Tiscareno 8th Justin Hesley 7th 7th
Relievers David Holloman 4th John Salgado 8th 3rd
Closers Brad Williamson 23rd Randy Wall 14th (tied) 16th
PHILADELPHIA MARAUDERS 02/24/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Eric Langley 1st Xavier Brandon 8th 1st
First Basemen Chris Goldsmith 21st Jim Brannon 5th 20th
Second Basemen Rick Joyce 19th Marc Toney 23rd 22nd
Third Basemen Aaron Davenport 24th Joel Thompson 5th 24th
Shortstops Johnny McCargar 4th Hector Landa 8th 4th
Left Fielders Danny Pierce 1st Hunter Long 11th 1st
Center Fielders Manuel Rosas 1st Justin McCoy 7th 1st
Right Fielders Bobby Roe 14th Bobby Roe 3rd 10th
Starting Pitchers Carlos Mendez 19th Josh Canas 17th 16th
Relievers Malcolm Freeman 19th Vince Mellon 12th 18th
Closers Chris Jacoby 20th Oliver Murga 22nd 24th
PHOENIX GLADIATORS 02/24/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dave Yeater 21st Nate Richardson 24th 22nd
First Basemen Gabriel Crear 11th Adam Barker 8th 8th
Second Basemen Zack Husley 7th Jim Franz 5th 7th
Third Basemen Ton Ariƫns 7th Devin Terry 17th 7th
Shortstops Paul McCarthy 8th John Platzer 5th 10th
Left Fielders Miguel Gutierrez 16th David Short 16th 16th
Center Fielders Jon Wagner 9th Ernesto Olvera 11th (tied) 9th
Right Fielders Victor Gonzalez 5th William King 17th 7th
Starting Pitchers Felipe Ayala 13th Rob Alvarez 13th 10th
Relievers Hector Berrios 7th Keith Kramer 13th 6th
Closers Hector Berrios 7th Zack Scott 12th 5th
SAN DIEGO FLEET 02/24/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jose Morales 23rd Ben Cassese 9th 23rd
First Basemen Sergio Portillo 16th George Foote 3rd 11th
Second Basemen Jason Cox 8th Matt Rock 14th 8th
Third Basemen Paul Pittman 1st John Whitney 9th 1st
Shortstops Matt Carpenter 23rd David Keith 7th 21st
Left Fielders Jon Pitts 6th Dale Day 9th 6th
Center Fielders Ed Woodside 4th Jose Martinez 18th 5th
Right Fielders Jacob Kennedy 9th (tied) Jonathan Lewis 22nd 12th
Starting Pitchers Rodrigo Lemus 7th Brian Underwood 12th 8th
Relievers Brad Antol 13th Pedro Rodriguez 10th 9th
Closers Justin Pierce 3rd Brandon Williams 20th 18th
SAN FRANCISCO FIRE 02/24/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Franklin Reyes 7th Jonathan Kober 6th 7th
First Basemen Eric Blanset 10th Malcolm Babcock 1st 6th
Second Basemen Mark LeFevre 15th Dusty Ward 12th 13th
Third Basemen Matthew Little 12th Kyle Nash 22nd 13th
Shortstops Jared Priest 19th Jesus Arrellano 20th (tied) 19th
Left Fielders Dan Brewer 24th Manny Gonzalez 3rd 21st
Center Fielders Raul Arreola 10th Jeremy Hammond 24th 23rd
Right Fielders Skyler Swan 15th Willie Villegas 8th 14th
Starting Pitchers James Dobyns 9th Chris Pokorski 21st 21st
Relievers Vinny Narvaez 17th Scott Hargraves 15th 16th
Closers Adam Holland 15th Dave Flores 23rd 23rd
SYRACUSE SCORPIONS 02/24/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ryan Mallory 3rd (tied) Jerry Milton 17th 3rd
First Basemen Tom Lusardi 22nd Javy Villapando 16th 22nd
Second Basemen Nate Volk 23rd Alex Cruz 1st 14th
Third Basemen Bobby Tapia 8th Justin Scott 12th 6th
Shortstops Guillermo Ramos 12th Brian Hendrix 20th (tied) 15th
Left Fielders Billy Totten 17th Gabe Garnica 18th (tied) 18th
Center Fielders Chris Guardiola 20th Chris Guardiola 19th 19th
Right Fielders Juan Lira 11th Dan Richardson 18th 13th
Starting Pitchers John Froerer 11th Juan Rosales 21st (tied) 22nd
Relievers Ken Allbaugh 1st Chris Zich 6th 1st
Closers John Keefe 24th John Keefe 13th 17th
TAMPA BAY CAPTAINS 02/24/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Greg McManus 15th David Stallman 23rd 17th
First Basemen David Domina 19th Eric DuBois 14th 18th
Second Basemen Bill Larrain 9th Lee Goldade 19th 9th
Third Basemen Steve Post 14th Pat Bell 18th 15th
Shortstops Willie Alvarez 18th Max Benitez 15th 16th
Left Fielders Clark Owens 7th Paul Watson 8th 7th
Center Fielders Jeff Coleman 23rd Rocky Ruschak 10th 21st
Right Fielders Vinny Medina 16th Travis Letner 14th 18th
Starting Pitchers Albert Fabian 23rd Jeremy Schroeter 21st (tied) 23rd
Relievers Jayson Wagner 6th Alex Valdes 18th 14th
Closers Jayson Wagner 8th Jason Washington 14th (tied) 11th
TORONTO TRASH PANDAS 02/24/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Travis Gwinn 22nd Shane Evans 13th (tied) 21st
First Basemen Phil Tibbits 13th Nick Makar 18th 15th
Second Basemen Bob Cook 21st Justin Phelps 13th 21st
Third Basemen John Gadsden 11th Jon Kenyon 7th 11th
Shortstops Hector Uribe 15th 24th 24th
Left Fielders D.J. Van Diest 15th Brian Hendrix 12th 13th
Center Fielders Heath Graves 6th Jose Argueta 17th 8th
Right Fielders Jaylen Taylor 1st Sam Salas 11th 1st
Starting Pitchers Winston Caballero 24th Jim Murphy 11th 17th
Relievers Antonio Villareal 16th Jay Waltman 14th 13th
Closers Antonio Villareal 18th Chase Harriger 19th 22nd
VANCOUVER MOUNTIES 02/24/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Josh Elder 10th Ray Branson 18th 13th
First Basemen Brian Massey 2nd Brad Raska 20th 3rd
Second Basemen Brian Myers 3rd Darius Poole 6th 4th
Third Basemen Jason Saunders 23rd Kevin Schneider 15th 22nd
Shortstops Dave Agee 20th Miguel Martinez 23rd 22nd
Left Fielders Brian Shultz 5th Mark Riley 7th 5th
Center Fielders Tim Hummel 19th Francisco Flores 15th (tied) 18th
Right Fielders Victor Lopez 24th Trey Maughan 12th 24th
Starting Pitchers Jaden Mack 21st Jesse Tuuri 16th 15th
Relievers Chris Brown 22nd Humberto Lopez 19th 21st
Closers Chris Brown 14th Jesse Tuuri 7th 10th
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