ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
08/16/2024
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Fremont Marshalls J.R. Daniels 1st Jim Kaufman 4th 4th
Orono Oaks Jeff Greathouse 2nd 14th(tied) 14th
Westwood Bruins Jon Welsh 3rd 14th(tied) 15th
Spokane Selects Josh Betts 4th Ammar bin Imran 8th 6th
New Rochelle Purple Wave Eduardo Lopez 5th Eduardo Lopez 5th 5th
Hartford Matadors Eric Clayton 6th Paul Simister 10th 7th
Lubbock Stampede Craig Murphy 7th Zach Troyer 1st(tied) 1st
Quebec Aces Justin Harris 8th Cesar Pereira 1st(tied) 2nd
Chesapeake Tailgators Ray Branson 9th 14th(tied) 16th
Portland Mad Ants Matt Peters 10th 14th(tied) 17th
Baxter Springs Marshals Doug Salazar 11th 14th(tied) 18th
Joilet Jesters Bobby Shrader 12th 14th(tied) 19th
Nashville Lasers Chris Harmon 13th Matt Kuperberg 7th 8th
Quebec Fighting Quakers Willie Bazaldua 14th Sean Custis 6th 9th
Denver Pilots Dave Yeater 15th 14th(tied) 20th
Walnut Park Bobcats Evan McCulley 16th Evan McCulley 12th 10th
Montreal Royals Frank Andreoni 17th 14th(tied) 21st
Dillonvale Indians Trey Lacey 18th Trey Lacey 11th 11th
Glendale Muskies Paul Inman 19th Paul Inman 13th 12th
Montreal Canadiens Mike Shabazian 20th Mike Shabazian 1st(tied) 3rd
Hickory Crawdads Mike Hankins 21st Mike Hankins 9th 13th
Tucson Raccoons Matt Roberts 22nd 14th(tied) 22nd
Laredo Ghosts Thomas Hounshell 23rd 14th(tied) 23rd
Ann Arbor Z's Tom Gammill 24th 14th(tied) 24th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Orono Oaks Pete Roan 1st Pete Roan 8th 8th
Montreal Canadiens Jim Wilkes 2nd Jim Wilkes 2nd 1st
Chesapeake Tailgators Brad Raska 3rd Brad Raska 9th 9th
Quebec Fighting Quakers Ben Leonardi 4th Ben Leonardi 10th 10th
Hickory Crawdads Josh Botello 5th 15th(tied) 15th
Westwood Bruins Sergio Portillo 6th 15th(tied) 16th
Dillonvale Indians Dan Scott 7th Matt Peterson 1st 2nd
Spokane Selects Mark Payne 8th 15th(tied) 17th
New Rochelle Purple Wave Malcolm Babcock 9th Malcolm Babcock 11th 11th
Nashville Lasers Jim Brannon 10th Gregg Carter 4th(tied) 3rd
Ann Arbor Z's B.B. Bugbee 11th 15th(tied) 18th
Joilet Jesters Michael Soria 12th 15th(tied) 19th
Lubbock Stampede Steve Howard 13th Steve Howard 4th(tied) 5th
Tucson Raccoons Corey Ramirez 14th George Theodore 3rd 4th
Hartford Matadors Jeff Duenas 15th Jeff Duenas 4th(tied) 6th
Denver Pilots Jim Green 16th Jim Green 12th 12th
Glendale Muskies Javy Villapando 17th Javy Villapando 4th(tied) 7th
Quebec Aces Bryan Erck 18th Bryan Erck 13th 13th
Walnut Park Bobcats Alex Ochoa 19th 15th(tied) 20th
Baxter Springs Marshals Aaron Foster 20th 15th(tied) 21st
Montreal Royals John Lopez 21st 15th(tied) 22nd
Portland Mad Ants Jonathan McElwain 22nd Jonathan McElwain 14th 14th
Laredo Ghosts Mario Tabarez 23rd 15th(tied) 23rd
Fremont Marshalls Tony Baker 24th 15th(tied) 24th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Westwood Bruins John Whitney 1st 12th(tied) 12th
Spokane Selects Bobby Butler 2nd Bobby Butler 4th 4th
Denver Pilots Jim Franz 3rd 12th(tied) 13th
Orono Oaks Jaime Sherlock 4th 12th(tied) 14th
Laredo Ghosts Tony Ivanez 5th Danny Gates 10th 5th
Hickory Crawdads Cory Sperber 6th 12th(tied) 15th
Baxter Springs Marshals Jon Dearman 7th R.J. DeStefano 1st 1st
Portland Mad Ants Josh Kelly 8th Jaden York 2nd(tied) 2nd
Joilet Jesters Rich Simmer 9th 12th(tied) 16th
Glendale Muskies Alex Cruz 10th Alex Cruz 2nd(tied) 3rd
Montreal Royals Justin Phelps 11th Justin Phelps 6th 6th
Fremont Marshalls Nate Springs 12th Nate Springs 9th 8th
Lubbock Stampede Keith Roberts 13th (tied) 12th(tied) 17th(tied)
Tucson Raccoons Paul Franceschini 13th (tied) 12th(tied) 17th(tied)
Walnut Park Bobcats Ken Kirkland 15th 12th(tied) 19th
Nashville Lasers Rick Joyce 16th 12th(tied) 20th
Montreal Canadiens Billy Fernandez 17th Brian Eller 8th 9th
Quebec Aces Justin Moralez 18th 12th(tied) 21st
Hartford Matadors Steve Doyle 19th Dave Aschenbrener 7th 10th
New Rochelle Purple Wave Jason Clare 20th Jason Clare 5th 7th
Chesapeake Tailgators Jorge Romo 21st 12th(tied) 22nd
Ann Arbor Z's Bruce Frett 22nd Alfredo Diaz 11th 11th
Quebec Fighting Quakers Jose Hernandez 23rd 12th(tied) 23rd
Dillonvale Indians Manny Gonzalez 24th 12th(tied) 24th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Nashville Lasers Jamie Bender 1st Jamie Bender 5th 4th
New Rochelle Purple Wave Kyle Nash 2nd Kyle Nash 1st(tied) 1st
Walnut Park Bobcats Chris Stivers 3rd Chris Stivers 4th 5th
Quebec Aces Jose Avelar 4th Jose Avelar 9th 7th
Glendale Muskies Justin Scott 5th (tied) Justin Scott 7th 6th
Hickory Crawdads Keagan Deming 5th (tied) 13th(tied) 13th
Orono Oaks Regis Roper 5th (tied) Regis Roper 1st(tied) 2nd
Fremont Marshalls David Lovell 8th 13th(tied) 14th
Westwood Bruins Paul Tetzloff 9th Paul Tetzloff 6th 8th
Quebec Fighting Quakers Andres Vega 10th Andres Vega 8th 9th
Laredo Ghosts Ricky Ordonez 11th 13th(tied) 15th
Lubbock Stampede Eric Brewer 12th 13th(tied) 16th
Tucson Raccoons Sean Woodcock 13th 13th(tied) 17th
Montreal Royals Richard Banales 14th Ryan Compton 1st(tied) 3rd
Joilet Jesters Mike DeWitt 15th 13th(tied) 18th
Baxter Springs Marshals Kevin Davis 16th Kevin Davis 12th 11th
Hartford Matadors Doug Joseph 17th Doug Joseph 11th 10th
Montreal Canadiens Jayden Brown 18th 13th(tied) 19th
Dillonvale Indians Billy Manuele 19th Billy Manuele 10th 12th
Chesapeake Tailgators Kevin Cimini 20th 13th(tied) 20th
Spokane Selects Josh James 21st 13th(tied) 21st
Ann Arbor Z's 22nd (tied) 13th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Denver Pilots 22nd (tied) 13th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Portland Mad Ants 22nd (tied) 13th(tied) 22nd(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Portland Mad Ants Scott King 1st 5th(tied) 4th
Spokane Selects Curtis Rittenberry 2nd Curtis Rittenberry 2nd 1st
Nashville Lasers Adam Tyndall 3rd 5th(tied) 6th
Walnut Park Bobcats Dylan Waters 4th 5th(tied) 7th
Joilet Jesters Willie West 5th 5th(tied) 8th
Quebec Fighting Quakers Julio Silva 6th 5th(tied) 9th
Glendale Muskies Brian Hendrix 7th Brian Hendrix 4th 3rd
Fremont Marshalls Mario Aguiluz 8th 5th(tied) 10th
Baxter Springs Marshals Alan McConnell 9th Alan McConnell 1st 2nd
Westwood Bruins Alec Pavelka 10th 5th(tied) 11th
Hickory Crawdads Bill Dennis 11th 5th(tied) 12th
Denver Pilots John Anderson 12th John Anderson 3rd 5th
Lubbock Stampede Frank Lewis 13th 5th(tied) 13th
Montreal Canadiens Alex Infante 14th 5th(tied) 14th
Quebec Aces Josh Meeker 15th 5th(tied) 15th
Orono Oaks Mike Johnson 16th 5th(tied) 16th
Tucson Raccoons Andy Curran 17th 5th(tied) 17th
Montreal Royals Hector Mejia 18th 5th(tied) 18th
New Rochelle Purple Wave Brandon Gibson 19th 5th(tied) 19th
Ann Arbor Z's Oren Banks 20th 5th(tied) 20th
Laredo Ghosts Mike Nelson 21st 5th(tied) 21st
Dillonvale Indians Eduardo Acosta 22nd 5th(tied) 22nd
Chesapeake Tailgators 23rd (tied) 5th(tied) 23rd(tied)
Hartford Matadors 23rd (tied) 5th(tied) 23rd(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Westwood Bruins Joel Patrick 1st Joel Patrick 7th 6th
Ann Arbor Z's Clark Owens 2nd Justin Grasso 10th 8th
Spokane Selects Marc McCain 3rd Tony Bradshaw 9th 9th
Fremont Marshalls Tyler Lake 4th 17th(tied) 17th
Hartford Matadors Prince Sunderland 5th Prince Sunderland 6th 7th
Lubbock Stampede Brian Phillips 6th Brian Phillips 4th(tied) 2nd
Portland Mad Ants Felipe Hinojos 7th Brian Brewer 16th 11th
Montreal Royals Mike Odendahl 8th Brian Hendrix 3rd 1st
Tucson Raccoons Brian Roberts 9th Adam Cooper 14th 12th
Nashville Lasers Hunter Long 10th Lee Peck 2nd 3rd
Denver Pilots Ben Figueroa 11th Ben Figueroa 8th 10th
Chesapeake Tailgators Jason Leuci 12th Mike Johnson 11th 13th
Joilet Jesters Jeremy Moore 13th 17th(tied) 18th
Montreal Canadiens Jared Staley 14th Jared Staley 15th 14th
Hickory Crawdads Ben Blake 15th 17th(tied) 19th
Dillonvale Indians Bobby Mendoza 16th Ken Castro 1st 4th
Quebec Fighting Quakers Mike Costello 17th 17th(tied) 20th
Laredo Ghosts Brandon Hund 18th Matt Fishburn 4th(tied) 5th
Baxter Springs Marshals George Sweeton 19th 17th(tied) 21st
Quebec Aces Ron Brook 20th 17th(tied) 22nd
Walnut Park Bobcats Justin Bobb 21st Justin Bobb 13th 15th
Glendale Muskies Jesse Reimann 22nd Jesse Reimann 12th 16th
New Rochelle Purple Wave 23rd (tied) 17th(tied) 23rd(tied)
Orono Oaks 23rd (tied) 17th(tied) 23rd(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Orono Oaks Gene Flood 1st Gene Flood 1st 1st
Chesapeake Tailgators Troy Appling 2nd Francisco Flores 2nd 2nd
Westwood Bruins Juan Gonzalez 3rd Tony Thomas 10th 4th
Walnut Park Bobcats Paul Nicolopoulos 4th Paul Nicolopoulos 6th 5th
Fremont Marshalls Joe Tibbs 5th Joe Tibbs 3rd 3rd
Glendale Muskies Jordan Barrera 6th 11th(tied) 11th
Hickory Crawdads Isaiah Goulbourne 7th Isaiah Goulbourne 9th 6th
Spokane Selects Dan Moody 8th Dan Moody 8th 7th
Joilet Jesters Kyle Bailey 9th 11th(tied) 12th
Ann Arbor Z's Scott Porter 10th 11th(tied) 13th
Nashville Lasers Tim Michael 11th 11th(tied) 14th
Lubbock Stampede Ian Cason 12th 11th(tied) 15th
Baxter Springs Marshals Alberto Torres 13th 11th(tied) 16th
Hartford Matadors John Benson 14th John Benson 5th 8th
Portland Mad Ants Tommy King 15th Tommy King 7th 9th
Denver Pilots Francisco Garcia 16th 11th(tied) 17th
Quebec Aces Brian Gates 17th 11th(tied) 18th
Tucson Raccoons Eric Lilienthal 18th Eric Lilienthal 4th 10th
Quebec Fighting Quakers Elijah Walker 19th 11th(tied) 19th
Montreal Royals Blake Stangle 20th 11th(tied) 20th
Laredo Ghosts Chris McNicholas 21st 11th(tied) 21st
Montreal Canadiens Xavier Smith 22nd 11th(tied) 22nd
Dillonvale Indians 23rd (tied) 11th(tied) 23rd(tied)
New Rochelle Purple Wave 23rd (tied) 11th(tied) 23rd(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Laredo Ghosts Joe Chennault 1st 7th(tied) 7th
Glendale Muskies Juan Lira 2nd 7th(tied) 8th
Hartford Matadors A.J. Cook 3rd Taylor McLean 3rd 3rd
Walnut Park Bobcats Ron Cardwell 4th 7th(tied) 9th
New Rochelle Purple Wave Dave Acosta 5th Dave Acosta 5th 4th
Lubbock Stampede Javier Brito 6th 7th(tied) 10th
Chesapeake Tailgators Trey Maughan 7th William King 2nd 1st
Denver Pilots Gus Marquez 8th 7th(tied) 11th
Quebec Fighting Quakers Jamie Coogan 9th Keith Tarrant 4th 5th
Quebec Aces Humberto Castano 10th 7th(tied) 12th
Ann Arbor Z's Vinny Medina 11th 7th(tied) 13th
Nashville Lasers Chris Charney 12th 7th(tied) 14th
Spokane Selects Ron Eckhardt 13th 7th(tied) 15th
Tucson Raccoons Sam Bingle 14th 7th(tied) 16th
Portland Mad Ants Timmy Coenen 15th Timmy Coenen 6th 6th
Joilet Jesters Kevin Spotts 16th 7th(tied) 17th
Montreal Canadiens T.J. Parker 17th 7th(tied) 18th
Dillonvale Indians Dave Marcin 18th Dave Marcin 1st 2nd
Baxter Springs Marshals 19th (tied) 7th(tied) 19th(tied)
Fremont Marshalls 19th (tied) 7th(tied) 19th(tied)
Hickory Crawdads 19th (tied) 7th(tied) 19th(tied)
Montreal Royals 19th (tied) 7th(tied) 19th(tied)
Orono Oaks 19th (tied) 7th(tied) 19th(tied)
Westwood Bruins 19th (tied) 7th(tied) 19th(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Westwood Bruins B.J. Gonzalez 1st B.J. Gonzalez 12th 8th
Orono Oaks Jeff Weingart 2nd Bill Frazer 3rd 1st
Quebec Fighting Quakers Miguel Berrios 3rd Chris Huyard 11th 9th
Joilet Jesters Jake Triplett 4th Jimmy DeMoss 18th 17th
Lubbock Stampede Brandon Jones 5th 22nd(tied) 20th
Hickory Crawdads Kevin Daniels 6th Dusty Nelson 15th(tied) 14th
Spokane Selects Morgan Jenkins 7th Danny Cusack 2nd 2nd
Hartford Matadors Marty Capone 8th Mike Hernandez 6th 5th
New Rochelle Purple Wave Tom Tchida 9th Pat Hiltner 20th 18th
Quebec Aces Nate Briceno 10th Sean Torkelson 8th 6th
Montreal Royals Javier Alba 11th Javier Alba 9th 7th
Glendale Muskies Mike Hammond 12th Mike Hammond 15th(tied) 15th
Walnut Park Bobcats Jason Seymour 13th Jason Seymour 15th(tied) 16th
Denver Pilots David Fry 14th Josh Foreman 19th 19th
Baxter Springs Marshals Mal Burkes 15th Mike Kendra 10th 10th
Portland Mad Ants Stuart Maness 16th Stuart Maness 7th 11th
Laredo Ghosts Jon Cordova 17th Jon Cordova 1st 3rd
Fremont Marshalls Tarjei Wiese 18th Tarjei Wiese 4th 4th
Tucson Raccoons Isaiah Robinson 19th Victor Luna 13th 13th
Nashville Lasers Jaden Melrose 20th Zach Jackson 5th 12th
Ann Arbor Z's Marquise Robinson 21st Juan Martinez 21st 22nd
Montreal Canadiens Sergio Vera 22nd Justin Andersen 14th 21st
Chesapeake Tailgators Paul Hardin 23rd 22nd(tied) 23rd
Dillonvale Indians Cesar Chairez 24th 22nd(tied) 24th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Hickory Crawdads Jon Reynolds 1st Dusty Nelson 7th(tied) 4th
Westwood Bruins Mike Weatherby 2nd 21st(tied) 6th
Fremont Marshalls Tim Peters 3rd Tim Peters 4th 2nd
Glendale Muskies Karl Bradberry 4th Karl Bradberry 1st 1st
Hartford Matadors Ken Yates 5th Dusty Thomas 3rd 3rd
Lubbock Stampede Nick Wolfe 6th Marc Manis 16th 7th
New Rochelle Purple Wave Shane Edwards 7th Shane Edwards 12th 8th
Portland Mad Ants Mike Glass 8th Junior Millner 18th 9th
Walnut Park Bobcats Tony Wooten 9th Tony Wooten 17th 10th
Montreal Royals Jay Yeiser 10th Ryan Doran 2nd 5th
Orono Oaks Kevin Weber 11th Brian Treadway 14th 11th
Nashville Lasers Harry Bowman 12th 21st(tied) 16th
Quebec Fighting Quakers Chris McAuley 13th Chris McAuley 11th 13th
Baxter Springs Marshals Steven Hyatt 14th Steven Hyatt 15th 15th
Montreal Canadiens Dana Walker 15th Justin Andersen 6th 12th
Quebec Aces Jonathan Harvey 16th J.D. Pirillo 7th(tied) 17th
Dillonvale Indians Ken Hicks 17th Ken Hicks 7th(tied) 18th
Chesapeake Tailgators Matt Wilken 18th Frank Stroud 20th 21st
Denver Pilots Tyler Hildebrand 19th Jarred Gangi 13th 20th
Ann Arbor Z's Aaron Lister 20th 21st(tied) 23rd
Laredo Ghosts Sam Spivey 21st Adam Appelbaum 5th 14th
Spokane Selects Rich Whiteside 22nd Rich Whiteside 19th 22nd
Joilet Jesters Nick McKinney 23rd 21st(tied) 24th
Tucson Raccoons Clint Rapson 24th Luis Mora 7th(tied) 19th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Orono Oaks Jeff Weingart 1st Brian Treadway 15th 10th
Walnut Park Bobcats Phil White 2nd Phil White 10th 11th
Quebec Fighting Quakers Pat Nicholas 3rd Pat Nicholas 12th 12th
New Rochelle Purple Wave Shane Edwards 4th Shane Edwards 11th 13th
Westwood Bruins Mike Weatherby 5th 21st(tied) 20th
Hartford Matadors Ken Yates 6th Dusty Thomas 1st 1st
Denver Pilots Jarred Gangi 7th Jarred Gangi 14th 14th
Montreal Royals Frank Yanez 8th Ryan Doran 2nd 2nd
Laredo Ghosts Ethan Yarbrough 9th Ethan Yarbrough 16th 15th
Montreal Canadiens Dana Walker 10th Justin Andersen 4th 3rd
Baxter Springs Marshals Steven Hyatt 11th Mike Kendra 5th(tied) 5th
Quebec Aces Bill Rauch 12th J.D. Pirillo 5th(tied) 6th
Glendale Muskies Jared Hall 13th Karl Bradberry 3rd 4th
Joilet Jesters Kyle O'Hare 14th 21st(tied) 22nd
Ann Arbor Z's Chris Runte 15th 21st(tied) 23rd
Portland Mad Ants Mike Glass 16th Junior Millner 18th 17th
Spokane Selects Ken Guzman 17th Ken Guzman 5th(tied) 7th
Fremont Marshalls Jonathan Reeher 18th Jonathan Reeher 13th 16th
Dillonvale Indians Ken Hicks 19th Ken Hicks 5th(tied) 8th
Hickory Crawdads Jonathan Powell 20th Jonathan Powell 19th 18th
Tucson Raccoons Eric Sawyer 21st Luis Mora 5th(tied) 9th
Nashville Lasers Joe Faulkner 22nd 21st(tied) 24th
Lubbock Stampede Marc Manis 23rd Marc Manis 17th 19th
Chesapeake Tailgators Felix Flores 24th Frank Stroud 20th 21st
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