ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
07/12/2026
 
ANN ARBOR Z'S (AAA) 07/12/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Frank Radtke 17th 9th 17th
First Basemen Jerry Tully 14th Jerry Tully 8th 9th
Second Basemen Matt Leith 22nd Matt Leith 13th 13th
Third Basemen Pat Bell 5th Pat Bell 5th 4th
Shortstops Chih Ren 6th Chih Ren 3rd 4th
Left Fielders Tim Baggett 4th Tim Baggett 2nd 2nd
Center Fielders 20th 5th 20th
Right Fielders Paul Watson 14th 9th 15th
Starting Pitchers Scott White 20th 21st 24th
Relievers Salvatore Barajas 21st Kevin Martinez 14th 23rd
Closers Jesse Keim 18th Kevin Martinez 14th 16th
BAXTER SPRINGS MARSHALS (AAA) 07/12/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Chandler Preteroti 20th 9th (tied) 20th
First Basemen Talon Haskell 22nd Chris Malay 11th 14th
Second Basemen Clark Lewis 12th 14th 18th
Third Basemen Kevin Davis 12th 9th 12th
Shortstops George Hutchison 7th 5th 7th
Left Fielders Chance Jones 19th Chance Jones 14th 15th
Center Fielders 20th (tied) 5th (tied) 20th (tied)
Right Fielders 21st 9th (tied) 21st
Starting Pitchers Evan Edelstein 8th Evan Edelstein 14th 9th
Relievers Kevin Miller 3rd Kevin Miller 4th 2nd
Closers Kevin Miller 2nd Kevin Miller 7th 3rd
CHESAPEAKE TAILGATORS (AAA) 07/12/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ray Branson 15th 9th (tied) 16th
First Basemen Brad Raska 6th 15th 16th
Second Basemen R.J. DeStefano 8th Chris Broadley 10th 9th
Third Basemen Kevin Cimini 7th Kevin Cimini 8th 7th
Shortstops 24th 5th (tied) 24th
Left Fielders Preston Otte 2nd Mike Johnson 11th 9th
Center Fielders Cesar Ornelas 2nd 5th (tied) 6th
Right Fielders Ed McCarson 7th Ed McCarson 5th 5th
Starting Pitchers Alex Martinez 5th Armando Salas 1st 3rd
Relievers John Wright 24th Armando Salas 1st 21st
Closers Josh Harris 22nd Armando Salas 1st 11th
DENVER PILOTS (AAA) 07/12/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dave Yeater 14th 9th (tied) 15th
First Basemen Matt DeLaet 7th Matt DeLaet 4th 6th
Second Basemen Jim Franz 5th 14th (tied) 15th
Third Basemen 20th 9th (tied) 20th
Shortstops Aaron Carr 8th 5th (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Austin Bonneau 17th 16th 20th
Center Fielders Erik Hansen 13th 5th (tied) 13th
Right Fielders Gus Marquez 15th 9th (tied) 16th
Starting Pitchers David Fry 17th Dan Bruce 19th 18th
Relievers Juan Santana 16th Jarred Gangi 18th 19th
Closers Juan Santana 8th Jarred Gangi 19th 15th
DILLONVALE INDIANS (AAA) 07/12/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Vin Rau 13th Vin Rau 3rd 4th
First Basemen Matt Peterson 8th Keith Cole 1st 5th
Second Basemen Edwin Retana 16th Edwin Retana 9th 11th
Third Basemen 20th (tied) 9th (tied) 20th (tied)
Shortstops Eduardo Acosta 23rd 5th (tied) 23rd
Left Fielders Tim Cook 23rd Tim Wolff 2nd (tied) 7th
Center Fielders Matt Griffin 19th 5th (tied) 19th
Right Fielders 21st (tied) 9th (tied) 21st (tied)
Starting Pitchers Ronnie Miller 24th Jose Suazo 11th 20th
Relievers Stephen Keene 23rd Stephen Keene 8th 22nd
Closers Bill Roderick 23rd Bill Roderick 16th 22nd
EL PASO CHUPACABRAS (AAA) 07/12/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Joe Carroll 2nd Mike Shabazian 6th 5th
First Basemen Ross Dorough 19th Dane Hove 14th 12th
Second Basemen Sean Dowling 14th 14th (tied) 19th
Third Basemen 20th (tied) 9th (tied) 20th (tied)
Shortstops Bobby Tschida 10th 5th (tied) 10th
Left Fielders Dan Brewer 13th 16th (tied) 18th
Center Fielders 20th (tied) 5th (tied) 20th (tied)
Right Fielders Brandon Titus 11th 9th (tied) 12th
Starting Pitchers Brandon Jones 6th 21st (tied) 21st
Relievers David Holloman 10th Stuart Hamlin 23rd 13th
Closers Marcos Guadarrama 19th Marcos Guadarrama 17th 20th
FREMONT MARSHALLS (AAA) 07/12/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers J.R. Daniels 6th 9th (tied) 12th
First Basemen 24th 15th (tied) 24th
Second Basemen Trevor Cunningham 20th 14th (tied) 22nd
Third Basemen Chris Vandal 18th 9th (tied) 18th
Shortstops Charlie Harrison 10th (tied) 5th (tied) 10th (tied)
Left Fielders Chris Quinton 14th 16th (tied) 19th
Center Fielders Dave Reisinger 11th 5th (tied) 12th
Right Fielders Jerry Jones 20th 9th (tied) 20th
Starting Pitchers Mike Stack 19th Greg Brando 7th 8th
Relievers Tim Peters 5th Tim Peters 5th 5th
Closers Tom Haas 7th Tom Haas 13th 13th
GLENDALE MUSKIES (AAA) 07/12/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mark Dailey 24th 9th (tied) 24th
First Basemen Javy Villapando 17th Javy Villapando 13th 11th
Second Basemen Chris Alexander 2nd Chris Alexander 1st 1st
Third Basemen Tim Kidd 16th 9th (tied) 16th
Shortstops Dustin Helm 21st 5th (tied) 21st
Left Fielders Chris Stanifer 9th Craig Walton 2nd (tied) 5th
Center Fielders Ray Alleyne 17th 5th (tied) 17th
Right Fielders Casey Kearney 5th 9th (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Terry Droubay 21st Ferhat Chiwocha 13th 12th
Relievers Karl Bradberry 7th Zack Cunningham 8th (tied) 6th
Closers Elijah Miller 13th Zack Cunningham 10th 7th
HARTFORD MATADORS (AAA) 07/12/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Eric Clayton 7th Bubba Austin 4th 3rd
First Basemen Jeff Duenas 21st 15th (tied) 22nd
Second Basemen Chris Flowers 1st Chris Flowers 5th 5th
Third Basemen Joe Pettit 11th Joe Pettit 7th 8th
Shortstops Andrew Flynn 4th Andrew Flynn 4th 3rd
Left Fielders Malcolm McKechnie 7th Malcolm McKechnie 9th 10th
Center Fielders John Benson 7th Oscar Juarez 2nd 3rd
Right Fielders Tony Perez 19th 9th (tied) 19th
Starting Pitchers Fernando Garcia 12th Mike Hernandez 10th 10th
Relievers Everton Jackson 12th Morgan Felty 8th (tied) 8th
Closers Everton Jackson 9th Mike Hernandez 8th 5th
HICKORY CRAWDADS (AAA) 07/12/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jeff Greathouse 3rd 9th (tied) 10th
First Basemen George Kinder 1st 15th (tied) 15th
Second Basemen Jose Valdez 13th Jose Valdez 6th 6th
Third Basemen Ryan Ward 1st Jason Lewis 2nd 2nd
Shortstops Mike Maynard 15th 5th (tied) 15th
Left Fielders 24th 16th (tied) 24th
Center Fielders Andrew Baltzley 8th 5th (tied) 9th
Right Fielders Billy Totten 12th 9th (tied) 13th
Starting Pitchers Dustin Patton 9th Adam Hazen 16th 15th
Relievers Shane Kidd 4th Adam Hazen 16th 7th
Closers Shane Kidd 1st Adam Hazen 15th 14th
JOILET JESTERS (AAA) 07/12/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Alex Clinkenbeard 11th 9th (tied) 14th
First Basemen Michael Soria 11th 15th (tied) 18th
Second Basemen Aarto Turkula 23rd 14th (tied) 23rd
Third Basemen Bob de Leon 17th 9th (tied) 17th
Shortstops Ken Fortin 19th 5th (tied) 19th
Left Fielders Prince Sunderland 1st Prince Sunderland 8th 8th
Center Fielders Kyle Bailey 10th 5th (tied) 11th
Right Fielders Eric Wilson 6th Eric Wilson 4th 4th
Starting Pitchers Dan Woods 11th 21st (tied) 22nd
Relievers Howie Freel 14th Nick McKinney 19th 15th
Closers Nick McKinney 20th Nick McKinney 20th 21st
LAREDO GHOSTS (AAA) 07/12/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Fred Pachner 21st 9th (tied) 21st
First Basemen Brad Largent 10th 15th (tied) 17th
Second Basemen Tony Ivanez 11th Justin Morgan 8th 8th
Third Basemen Ashton Baldwin 6th Ashton Baldwin 4th 5th
Shortstops Mike Nelson 20th 5th (tied) 20th
Left Fielders Matt Blevins 8th Juichi Okuyama 15th 12th
Center Fielders Andy Pabon 15th 5th (tied) 15th
Right Fielders Doug Grimm 10th Rich Maciejewski 1st 1st
Starting Pitchers Vic Lucero 22nd Vic Lucero 15th 14th
Relievers Dylan Diggs 17th Frank Stroud 21st 20th
Closers Nick Thompson 21st Frank Stroud 22nd 23rd
MONTREAL CANADIENS (AAA) 07/12/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bob Parent 9th Bob Parent 2nd 2nd
First Basemen Steve Kettle 4th Steve Kettle 3rd 2nd
Second Basemen Mike Gelardi 4th Mike Gelardi 2nd 2nd
Third Basemen Ronnie Marshall 19th 9th (tied) 19th
Shortstops Chase Dunn 2nd Chase Dunn 2nd 2nd
Left Fielders Justin Kelley 6th Justin Kelley 2nd (tied) 3rd
Center Fielders 20th (tied) 5th (tied) 20th (tied)
Right Fielders T.J. Parker 18th 9th (tied) 18th
Starting Pitchers Ethan Gallman 23rd Chris Hall 9th 13th
Relievers Vince Silcox 20th Justin Andersen 8th (tied) 18th
Closers Chris Wyzard 24th Justin Andersen 10th (tied) 12th
MONTREAL ROYALS (AAA) 07/12/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Eduardo Lopez 8th Roger Gotsch 1st 1st
First Basemen Firmino Fischetti 9th Firmino Fischetti 9th 8th
Second Basemen Justin Sinclair 6th 14th (tied) 16th
Third Basemen John Gadsden 2nd John Troia 6th 3rd
Shortstops Dwayne Cook 9th 5th (tied) 9th
Left Fielders Mike Odendahl 21st 16th (tied) 22nd
Center Fielders Takenori Murayama 1st 5th (tied) 5th
Right Fielders Brian Hendrix 1st Brian Hendrix 2nd 2nd
Starting Pitchers Ryan Warren 7th Mark Stuart 19th (tied) 16th
Relievers Pedro Rodriguez 6th Eric Alley 3rd 4th
Closers Vince Rice 17th Eric Alley 4th 10th
NASHVILLE LASERS (AAA) 07/12/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Chris Harmon 1st 9th (tied) 9th
First Basemen Jamie Bender 2nd Jamie Bender 2nd 1st
Second Basemen Mark LeFevre 9th Kyle Savas 11th 10th
Third Basemen Danny Martinez 14th 9th (tied) 14th
Shortstops Hector Landa 1st Hector Landa 1st 1st
Left Fielders Lee Peck 5th Lee Peck 10th 11th
Center Fielders Josh Engelke 18th 5th (tied) 18th
Right Fielders David Puente 17th 9th (tied) 17th
Starting Pitchers Reynaldo Calle 14th John Jones 8th 11th
Relievers Joel Racinowski 22nd Juan Rincon 22nd 24th
Closers Malcolm Freeman 10th Juan Rincon 23rd 18th
NEW ROCHELLE PURPLE WAVE (AAA) 07/12/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jimmy Williams 16th Jimmy Williams 5th 7th
First Basemen Malcolm Babcock 13th 15th (tied) 19th
Second Basemen Jonathan Raley 17th Jonathan Raley 2nd (tied) 3rd
Third Basemen Dan Scott 4th 9th (tied) 9th
Shortstops Brandon Gibson 22nd 5th (tied) 22nd
Left Fielders Steve Nalbach 20th Steve Nalbach 2nd (tied) 6th
Center Fielders Rich Tangorra 16th 5th (tied) 16th
Right Fielders Willie Villegas 4th Felix Mora 8th 7th
Starting Pitchers Pat Daughtry 15th 21st (tied) 23rd
Relievers Logan Penny 15th Logan Penny 8th (tied) 10th
Closers Ron Lombardi 14th Logan Penny 10th (tied) 8th
ORONO OAKS (AAA) 07/12/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Hydo 4th Mike Hydo 7th 6th
First Basemen John Cotton 12th George Theodore 4th (tied) 7th
Second Basemen Cesar Mena 15th 14th (tied) 20th
Third Basemen Derrick Bulluck 3rd Derrick Bulluck 1st 1st
Shortstops Chris Cooper 16th 5th (tied) 16th
Left Fielders Mark Crawford 10th Mark Crawford 1st 4th
Center Fielders Jay McBurney 3rd 5th (tied) 7th
Right Fielders Julio Negron 9th 9th (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Jeff Weingart 4th Jeremy Reich 5th 5th
Relievers Mike Poussard 8th Matt Drayton 2nd 1st
Closers Jeff Weingart 3rd Matt Drayton 3rd 1st
PALM SPRINGS HEAT (AAA) 07/12/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Clay Tucker 19th 9th (tied) 19th
First Basemen Dustin Roachell 15th 15th (tied) 20th
Second Basemen Troy Hermann 24th 14th (tied) 24th
Third Basemen Kevin Schneider 15th 9th (tied) 15th
Shortstops Matt Evert 12th 5th (tied) 12th
Left Fielders Brian Roberts 11th 16th (tied) 16th
Center Fielders Manuel Campos 14th 5th (tied) 14th
Right Fielders Tom Klenke 13th 9th (tied) 14th
Starting Pitchers Andy Waring 16th Mike Parker 17th 17th
Relievers Hunter Saakadze 9th Michael Hatten 20th 11th
Closers Ross Lefkowitz 16th Michael Hatten 21st 19th
PORTLAND MAD ANTS (AAA) 07/12/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tom Hirsch 22nd 9th (tied) 22nd
First Basemen Kevin Rennie 20th Kevin Rennie 12th 13th
Second Basemen Josh Kelly 19th 14th (tied) 21st
Third Basemen 20th (tied) 9th (tied) 20th (tied)
Shortstops Mike Henschel 17th 5th (tied) 17th
Left Fielders Don Hutchison 3rd Don Hutchison 2nd (tied) 1st
Center Fielders Pat Kirchner 9th 5th (tied) 10th
Right Fielders Jerry Blake 3rd 9th (tied) 9th
Starting Pitchers John Wright 13th Jaheim Jennings 6th 7th
Relievers Kevin Kovach 13th Brandon Smith 15th 14th
Closers John Wright 15th Brandon Smith 9th 9th
QUEBEC ACES (AAA) 07/12/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Willie Bazaldua 23rd 9th (tied) 23rd
First Basemen Jonathan Vincent 23rd 15th (tied) 23rd
Second Basemen Willie Alvarez 7th 14th (tied) 17th
Third Basemen Humberto Castano 10th 9th (tied) 11th
Shortstops Andy Gatz 14th 5th (tied) 14th
Left Fielders Dave Poth 18th 16th (tied) 21st
Center Fielders 20th (tied) 5th (tied) 20th (tied)
Right Fielders Matt Grissom 8th Matt Grissom 6th 6th
Starting Pitchers Marquise Robinson 18th Jim Wallace 18th 19th
Relievers Kyle Thompson 11th Jim Wallace 17th 12th
Closers Kyle Thompson 12th Jim Wallace 18th 17th
QUEBEC FIGHTING QUAKERS (AAA) 07/12/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Sam Neeley 10th 9th (tied) 13th
First Basemen Ben Leonardi 18th Ben Leonardi 10th 10th
Second Basemen Nate Dubiel 3rd 14th (tied) 14th
Third Basemen Julio Herrera 12th (tied) 9th (tied) 12th (tied)
Shortstops Dane Foley 18th 5th (tied) 18th
Left Fielders Tyler Lake 12th 16th (tied) 17th
Center Fielders Nick Schultz 6th Nick Schultz 3rd 4th
Right Fielders 21st (tied) 9th (tied) 21st (tied)
Starting Pitchers Chris Stoddard 2nd Chris Huyard 11th (tied) 6th
Relievers Jose Ojeda 1st Jerardo Perez 6th 3rd
Closers Jose Ojeda 5th Jerardo Perez 4th (tied) 4th
SPOKANE SELECTS (AAA) 07/12/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ammar bin Imran 5th 9th (tied) 11th
First Basemen Ricky Plascencia 16th 15th (tied) 21st
Second Basemen Glen Eastman 18th David Anast 2nd (tied) 4th
Third Basemen Jonathan Cunningham 9th Scott Goldfein 3rd 6th
Shortstops Alex Sanchez 5th 5th (tied) 6th
Left Fielders Ian Schelling 16th Ian Schelling 13th 14th
Center Fielders Lee Muza 5th Jaden Lewis 4th 2nd
Right Fielders 21st (tied) 9th (tied) 21st (tied)
Starting Pitchers Jon Clark 10th Jon Clark 2nd 4th
Relievers Ken Guzman 18th Micah Weidner 7th 16th
Closers Ken Guzman 11th Micah Weidner 6th 6th
WALNUT PARK BOBCATS (AAA) 07/12/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Evan McCulley 12th Jaime Johnson 8th 8th
First Basemen Chris Stivers 5th Nate Sheridan 4th (tied) 4th
Second Basemen Jeff Newingham 10th Jeff Newingham 7th 7th
Third Basemen 20th (tied) 9th (tied) 20th (tied)
Shortstops Dylan Waters 3rd 5th (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Justin Bobb 22nd 16th (tied) 23rd
Center Fielders Juan Guerra 12th Juan Guerra 1st 1st
Right Fielders Damien Przybylski 16th Damien Przybylski 7th 8th
Starting Pitchers Mike Garst 1st Brad Porretta 3rd 1st
Relievers Tommy Swift 19th Mike Driskell 8th (tied) 17th
Closers Heath Johnston 4th Adam Noland 2nd 2nd
WESTWOOD BRUINS (AAA) 07/12/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Unto Peurajärvi 18th 9th (tied) 18th
First Basemen Chris Dietel 3rd Jeff Ciervo 4th (tied) 3rd
Second Basemen Paul Tetzloff 21st Paul Tetzloff 12th 12th
Third Basemen Brian Hendrix 8th 9th (tied) 10th
Shortstops Alec Pavelka 13th 5th (tied) 13th
Left Fielders Joel Patrick 15th Joel Patrick 12th 13th
Center Fielders Jon Wagner 4th 5th (tied) 8th
Right Fielders Armando Gomez 2nd Armando Gomez 3rd 3rd
Starting Pitchers Tom Balletta 3rd Tom Balletta 4th 2nd
Relievers Justin Weil 2nd 24th 9th
Closers Justin Weil 6th 24th 24th
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