ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
12/26/2021
 
ANN ARBOR Z'S (AAA) 12/26/2021
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers David Stallman 9th David Stallman 3rd 7th
First Basemen Eric DuBois 15th Eric DuBois 16th 16th
Second Basemen Nick Rucker 12th Nick Rucker 12th 14th
Third Basemen Steve Post 1st Steve Post 8th 7th
Shortstops Jim Ells 12th Jim Ells 9th 9th
Left Fielders Jeff Wise 1st Jeff Wise 6th 1st
Center Fielders Rocky Ruschak 12th Rocky Ruschak 10th 9th
Right Fielders David Shein 14th David Shein 14th 14th
Starting Pitchers Carlos Mejia 16th Carlos Mejia 8th 12th
Relievers Joe Woolverton 16th Joe Woolverton 7th 15th
Closers Joe Woolverton 6th Joe Woolverton 9th 5th
BAXTER SPRINGS MARSHALS (AAA) 12/26/2021
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bob Windt 15th Bob Windt 17th 16th
First Basemen Ross Dorough 10th Jake Baker 7th 9th
Second Basemen Andy O'Brien 14th Johnny Pullam 3rd 4th
Third Basemen 16th 14th 16th
Shortstops Andy Jenkins 15th 14th 18th
Left Fielders Brandon Titus 6th Art MacDonald 16th 15th
Center Fielders Scott Porter 14th 14th 17th
Right Fielders Dan Greening 9th Dan Greening 12th 12th
Starting Pitchers Ryan Warren 8th Jeff Adams 14th 14th
Relievers Josh Gatto 6th Sam Powers 7th (tied) 7th
Closers Egor Patyka 16th Egor Patyka 17th 16th
CHESAPEAKE TAILGATORS (AAA) 12/26/2021
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ray Branson 11th Ray Branson 3rd (tied) 9th
First Basemen Brad Raska 2nd Brad Raska 2nd 1st
Second Basemen 21st 20th 21st
Third Basemen 16th (tied) 14th (tied) 16th (tied)
Shortstops 19th 14th (tied) 19th
Left Fielders Ben Blake 5th Mark Riley 1st 3rd
Center Fielders Troy Appling 10th Troy Appling 6th 8th
Right Fielders Jeff Poore 18th Jeff Poore 15th 15th
Starting Pitchers Nick Douglass 21st Nick Douglass 14th (tied) 19th
Relievers Eric Sawyer 17th Eric Sawyer 5th 10th
Closers Jeff Tracy 17th Eric Sawyer 4th 11th
DENVER PILOTS (AAA) 12/26/2021
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 24th 20th 24th
First Basemen 21st 18th 21st
Second Basemen Jim Franz 4th Jim Franz 10th 10th
Third Basemen 16th (tied) 14th (tied) 16th (tied)
Shortstops Aaron Lowe 8th 14th (tied) 15th
Left Fielders Austin Bonneau 20th Austin Bonneau 7th 13th
Center Fielders 20th 14th (tied) 20th
Right Fielders 19th 16th 19th
Starting Pitchers Derrick Espinosa 17th Derrick Espinosa 21st 20th
Relievers David Pool 22nd 20th 23rd
Closers David Pool 21st 20th 23rd
DILLONVALE INDIANS (AAA) 12/26/2021
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Kyle Janiszewski 22nd Kyle Janiszewski 16th 18th
First Basemen Danny Aranda 3rd Chris Conroy 1st 2nd
Second Basemen Jason Bear 20th Jason Bear 9th 18th
Third Basemen Walt Lepore 12th Eric Drake 10th 10th
Shortstops Jamie Hickey 18th Jamie Hickey 5th 11th
Left Fielders Matt Booth 13th Alfredo Cruz 7th (tied) 10th
Center Fielders Mike Head 15th Mike Head 12th 11th
Right Fielders Juan Hernandez 15th Cody Dean 4th 8th
Starting Pitchers Braden Shaw 15th Bobby Nowlin 14th (tied) 16th
Relievers Boof Nguyen-Tan 12th Boof Nguyen-Tan 19th 16th
Closers Boof Nguyen-Tan 18th Boof Nguyen-Tan 19th 17th
FREMONT MARSHALLS (AAA) 12/26/2021
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Brian Sanders 7th 20th (tied) 19th
First Basemen Aaron Nelson 8th Willie Galvez 15th 13th
Second Basemen John Piscitelli 1st John Piscitelli 4th 1st
Third Basemen 16th (tied) 14th (tied) 16th (tied)
Shortstops Paul Kuhns 14th Paul Kuhns 11th 10th
Left Fielders Kyle Stansberry 3rd Kyle Stansberry 14th 14th
Center Fielders Mitch Jarka 1st Mitch Jarka 4th 4th
Right Fielders 19th (tied) 16th (tied) 19th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Evan Pullman 2nd Evan Pullman 9th 7th
Relievers Casey Danis 14th 20th (tied) 20th
Closers Casey Danis 9th 20th (tied) 18th
GLENDALE MUSKIES (AAA) 12/26/2021
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jerry Milton 14th Jerry Milton 3rd (tied) 11th
First Basemen Steve Bailey 13th Steve Bailey 6th 11th
Second Basemen Matthew Hodges 11th Matthew Hodges 18th 17th
Third Basemen Tim Kidd 6th Justin Scott 2nd 2nd
Shortstops 19th (tied) 14th (tied) 19th (tied)
Left Fielders Luis Cepeda 22nd Luis Cepeda 22nd 22nd
Center Fielders Steve Krout 18th Steve Krout 13th 13th
Right Fielders Juan Lira 8th Juan Lira 5th 5th
Starting Pitchers Everett Treadwell 11th Everett Treadwell 19th 17th
Relievers Nick Chinn 1st John Keefe 1st 1st
Closers Jared Hall 2nd Jared Hall 15th 12th
HARTFORD MATADORS (AAA) 12/26/2021
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Eric Clayton 2nd Eric Clayton 3rd (tied) 2nd
First Basemen Steve Doyle 5th Jeff Duenas 7th (tied) 5th
Second Basemen Pat Anderson 15th Pat Anderson 15th 16th
Third Basemen Kevin Cremo 2nd Kevin Cremo 4th 1st
Shortstops Roy Blaylock 3rd Roy Blaylock 3rd 3rd
Left Fielders Jason Seagle 12th Willie Kirkham 3rd 5th
Center Fielders Rich Cloutier 2nd Jeremy Comey 7th 5th
Right Fielders Jim Mendoza 17th 16th (tied) 18th
Starting Pitchers Gabe Vincent 23rd 24th 23rd
Relievers Chris Runte 5th Jeremy Carter 7th (tied) 6th
Closers Chris Runte 3rd Jeremy Carter 10th 2nd
HICKORY CRAWDADS (AAA) 12/26/2021
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Keith Gale 11th (tied) 20th (tied) 20th
First Basemen 21st (tied) 18th (tied) 21st (tied)
Second Basemen Ryan Ward 3rd Ryan Ward 8th 8th
Third Basemen 16th (tied) 14th (tied) 16th (tied)
Shortstops Hector Mejia 17th Hector Mejia 12th 14th
Left Fielders Mark Root 11th Mark Root 7th (tied) 9th
Center Fielders 20th (tied) 14th (tied) 20th (tied)
Right Fielders Ricardo Herrera 5th 16th (tied) 17th
Starting Pitchers Marquise Robinson 20th Matt Schapp 20th 21st
Relievers 24th 20th (tied) 24th
Closers 24th 20th (tied) 24th
LAREDO GHOSTS (AAA) 12/26/2021
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Nate Graf 23rd Nate Graf 19th 23rd
First Basemen Alex Hernandez 11th Tyler Matzen 3rd 8th
Second Basemen Corey Pryor 10th Corey Pryor 16th 15th
Third Basemen 16th (tied) 14th (tied) 16th (tied)
Shortstops Paul Ainsworth 2nd Paul Ainsworth 1st 1st
Left Fielders Brent Hauke 4th Brent Hauke 2nd 4th
Center Fielders 20th (tied) 14th (tied) 20th (tied)
Right Fielders Brian Hull 12th Brian Hull 5th (tied) 7th
Starting Pitchers John Brown 19th Jason Emary 4th 9th
Relievers Bill Reno 13th Adam Appelbaum 3rd 8th
Closers Bill Reno 15th Adam Appelbaum 1st 9th
LITTLE ROCK GOVERNORS (AAA) 12/26/2021
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Adam Pelfrey 18th Adam Pelfrey 3rd (tied) 12th
First Basemen Josh Berg 14th 18th (tied) 18th
Second Basemen Bill Havey 16th Bill Havey 4th (tied) 7th
Third Basemen Mike DeWitt 10th Mike DeWitt 1st 4th
Shortstops 19th (tied) 14th (tied) 19th (tied)
Left Fielders Tim Wheeler 19th Tim Wheeler 7th (tied) 12th
Center Fielders Kyle Bailey 4th 14th (tied) 14th
Right Fielders Francisco Fierro 11th Francisco Fierro 10th 11th
Starting Pitchers Kevin Farris 12th Steve Cates 2nd 5th
Relievers Chris Bruhl 8th Pat Eisen 2nd 4th
Closers Chris Bruhl 14th Steve Cates 5th 10th
LUBBOCK STAMPEDE (AAA) 12/26/2021
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Nick Wood 17th 20th (tied) 22nd
First Basemen Dustin Harter 4th Dustin Harter 4th 4th
Second Basemen Ângelo Sedas 8th Josh Kreisle 4th (tied) 2nd
Third Basemen 16th (tied) 14th (tied) 16th (tied)
Shortstops Yong-ho Kim 13th 14th (tied) 17th
Left Fielders John McCarthy 18th John McCarthy 19th 21st
Center Fielders Danny Emery 16th 14th (tied) 18th
Right Fielders Joe Ortiz 16th Joe Ortiz 5th (tied) 9th
Starting Pitchers Brandon Jones 13th Brandon Jones 18th 18th
Relievers Mike Braasch 4th Mike Braasch 6th 3rd
Closers Paul Garcia 5th Paul Garcia 13th 14th
MONTREAL CANADIENS (AAA) 12/26/2021
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers John Medina 20th Santos Guzman 18th 17th
First Basemen Xavier Crockrell 20th 18th (tied) 20th
Second Basemen Devin Calloway 6th Billy Fernandez 17th 13th
Third Basemen Jayden Brown 9th Jayden Brown 9th 9th
Shortstops Jesse Harrell 9th Jesse Harrell 7th 7th
Left Fielders Mike Reese 9th Sam Amy 20th 16th
Center Fielders Xavier Smith 13th Xavier Smith 11th 10th
Right Fielders T.J. Parker 10th T.J. Parker 1st 6th
Starting Pitchers Armando Ramirez 18th Lou Cremer 11th 15th
Relievers Dana Walker 18th Dana Walker 16th 18th
Closers Dana Walker 8th Dana Walker 10th (tied) 7th
MONTREAL ROYALS (AAA) 12/26/2021
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Cain 13th Mike Cain 3rd (tied) 10th
First Basemen Phil Tibbits 17th Phil Tibbits 14th 14th
Second Basemen Marcos Amador 17th 20th (tied) 20th
Third Basemen John Gadsden 4th John Gadsden 7th 8th
Shortstops Bobby Graham 10th 14th (tied) 16th
Left Fielders Izzy Leyva 16th Izzy Leyva 18th 18th
Center Fielders Ryan Swift 7th 14th (tied) 15th
Right Fielders 19th (tied) 16th (tied) 19th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Alec Wright 4th Travis Anderson 14th (tied) 13th
Relievers Josh Barnstable 7th 20th (tied) 13th
Closers Josh Barnstable 11th 20th (tied) 20th
NASHVILLE LASERS (AAA) 12/26/2021
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Aaron Couch 8th Chris Harmon 1st 5th
First Basemen Juan Garcia 12th Jim Brannon 5th 10th
Second Basemen Brad Stein 2nd Marc Toney 14th 9th
Third Basemen Dwayne Cook 14th Dwayne Cook 11th 12th
Shortstops 19th (tied) 14th (tied) 19th (tied)
Left Fielders Mike Thompson 8th Adam Lietz 7th (tied) 7th
Center Fielders Jose Duarte 8th Pedro Rangel 1st 2nd
Right Fielders Corey Cawley 6th Hunter Long 2nd 3rd
Starting Pitchers Jon Olivares 10th Jaden Melrose 10th 11th
Relievers Reynaldo Beltran 15th Reynaldo Beltran 7th (tied) 14th
Closers Malcolm Freeman 13th Malcolm Freeman 14th 15th
NEW ROCHELLE PURPLE WAVE (AAA) 12/26/2021
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gabe Allen 5th Gabe Allen 3rd (tied) 6th
First Basemen Noel Cusack 7th Noel Cusack 7th (tied) 7th
Second Basemen 21st (tied) 20th (tied) 21st (tied)
Third Basemen Brent Boysen 15th Brent Boysen 13th 15th
Shortstops Jesus Arrellano 11th Jesus Arrellano 10th 8th
Left Fielders Tyler Lake 7th Tyler Lake 7th (tied) 6th
Center Fielders 20th (tied) 14th (tied) 20th (tied)
Right Fielders Dean Brum 4th Steve Taylor 11th 10th
Starting Pitchers James Dobyns 5th James Dobyns 7th 2nd
Relievers Keith Hawes 9th Edgar Quesada 7th (tied) 9th
Closers Keith Hawes 7th Edgar Quesada 6th 4th
ORONO OAKS (AAA) 12/26/2021
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Kevin Morrow 4th Kevin Morrow 2nd 3rd
First Basemen 21st (tied) 18th (tied) 21st (tied)
Second Basemen Kyle Parker 7th Kyle Parker 13th 12th
Third Basemen Eric Hicks 5th Eric Hicks 3rd 3rd
Shortstops Jose Valverde 1st Jose Valverde 2nd 2nd
Left Fielders Tobias Rivera 21st Tobias Rivera 15th 20th
Center Fielders Jay McBurney 6th Jay McBurney 1st (tied) 1st
Right Fielders 19th (tied) 16th (tied) 19th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Nick Horrocks 1st Ryan Henry 1st 1st
Relievers Kevin Weber 11th Kevin Weber 7th (tied) 12th
Closers Kevin Weber 1st Mike Poussard 7th 1st
PORTLAND MAD ANTS (AAA) 12/26/2021
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bill Bridges 16th 20th (tied) 21st
First Basemen Paul Dennis 16th Travis Starkey 17th 17th
Second Basemen Neil Zander 13th Neil Zander 4th (tied) 5th
Third Basemen Morgan Vitulli 7th 14th (tied) 14th
Shortstops Rich Kesterson 4th Rich Kesterson 6th 5th
Left Fielders 23rd 23rd 23rd
Center Fielders Pat Kirchner 9th Pat Kirchner 1st (tied) 3rd
Right Fielders Jerry Blake 2nd Jerry Blake 5th (tied) 2nd
Starting Pitchers Rodrigo Izquierdo 7th Josh Huggins 5th 3rd
Relievers Brett Moskowitz 20th 20th (tied) 22nd
Closers Brett Moskowitz 20th 20th (tied) 22nd
QUEBEC FIGHTING QUAKERS (AAA) 12/26/2021
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Todd Mota 1st Todd Mota 3rd (tied) 1st
First Basemen Josh Fitzgerald 9th Josh Fitzgerald 12th 12th
Second Basemen 21st (tied) 20th (tied) 21st (tied)
Third Basemen Victor Ramirez 8th Joe Tinson 4th (tied) 5th
Shortstops Chris Coone 16th Chris Coone 13th 13th
Left Fielders Justin Cox 10th Matt Johnson 21st 17th
Center Fielders Nick Sumney 3rd Nick Sumney 8th 6th
Right Fielders Mike Costello 1st Mike Costello 3rd 1st
Starting Pitchers Angel Morales 3rd Angel Morales 13th 8th
Relievers Bryan Mitchell 3rd Bryan Mitchell 7th (tied) 5th
Closers Brian Kauppinen 4th Sean Rowe 8th 3rd
QUEBEC ACES (AAA) 12/26/2021
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Sam Foster 21st Sam Foster 3rd (tied) 14th
First Basemen Steve Howard 6th Steve Howard 7th (tied) 6th
Second Basemen Justin Blaylock 19th Justin Blaylock 2nd 6th
Third Basemen Kyle Newby 13th Kyle Newby 12th 11th
Shortstops Tom Krueger 7th Tom Krueger 8th 6th
Left Fielders Cory Donaghy 13th (tied) Corey Pope 7th (tied) 10th (tied)
Center Fielders Ryan Collins 19th Ryan Collins 9th 12th
Right Fielders 19th (tied) 16th (tied) 19th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Curtis Gring 6th Curtis Gring 12th 10th
Relievers Adam Bowman 21st Adam Bowman 18th 21st
Closers Adam Bowman 19th Adam Bowman 18th 19th
RANDOLPH PRAIRIE THUNDER (AAA) 12/26/2021
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dave Abplanalp 3rd Dave Abplanalp 3rd (tied) 4th
First Basemen 21st (tied) 18th (tied) 21st (tied)
Second Basemen 21st (tied) 20th (tied) 21st (tied)
Third Basemen 16th (tied) 14th (tied) 16th (tied)
Shortstops Luis Perales 6th 14th (tied) 12th
Left Fielders Dan Smith 17th Dan Smith 17th 19th
Center Fielders Gabe Howard 11th 14th (tied) 16th
Right Fielders Mike Melin 3rd 16th (tied) 16th
Starting Pitchers Simon Scales 24th Simon Scales 23rd 24th
Relievers Pedro Rodriguez 19th Pedro Rodriguez 17th 19th
Closers Ricky Alvarez 22nd Pedro Rodriguez 16th 21st
SPOKANE SELECTS (AAA) 12/26/2021
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Sean Thomas 10th Owen Susan 3rd (tied) 8th
First Basemen Fred Noffz 19th Ricky Plascencia 13th 15th
Second Basemen Bobby Butler 5th Bobby Butler 11th 11th
Third Basemen Fernando Serrano 3rd 14th (tied) 13th
Shortstops Tim Vessels 5th Curtis Rittenberry 4th 4th
Left Fielders Ian McKibbins 2nd Marc McCain 5th 2nd
Center Fielders Lee Muza 5th Lee Muza 5th 7th
Right Fielders 19th (tied) 16th (tied) 19th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Omar Navarrete 9th John Hennig 3rd 4th
Relievers Vince Rice 2nd Vince Rice 4th 2nd
Closers Vince Rice 12th John Hennig 2nd 6th
TUCSON RACCOONS (AAA) 12/26/2021
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Kyle Cluley 19th Kyle Cluley 3rd (tied) 13th
First Basemen Jeff Kerner 18th 18th (tied) 19th
Second Basemen Alec Stanley 9th Paul Franceschini 1st 3rd
Third Basemen Bob Adkins 11th Mike Waddell 4th (tied) 6th
Shortstops 19th (tied) 14th (tied) 19th (tied)
Left Fielders James Huenergardt 15th Brian Roberts 4th 8th
Center Fielders 20th (tied) 14th (tied) 20th (tied)
Right Fielders Ryan Taylor 7th Ryan Taylor 5th (tied) 4th
Starting Pitchers Jason Hollenbeck 14th Jason Hollenbeck 6th 6th
Relievers Brad Kitts 23rd Brad Kitts 7th (tied) 17th
Closers Luis Mora 23rd Logan Mayhew 3rd 13th
WALNUT PARK BOBCATS (AAA) 12/26/2021
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Matt Phipps 6th Matt Phipps 15th 15th
First Basemen Ruben Cabriales 1st Ruben Cabriales 7th (tied) 3rd
Second Basemen Josh Allen 18th Josh Allen 19th 19th
Third Basemen 16th (tied) 14th (tied) 16th (tied)
Shortstops 19th (tied) 14th (tied) 19th (tied)
Left Fielders 23rd (tied) 23rd (tied) 23rd (tied)
Center Fielders Colt Hickenbottom 17th 14th (tied) 19th
Right Fielders Sam Frederick 13th Sam Frederick 13th 13th
Starting Pitchers Jose Paredes 22nd Jose Paredes 22nd 22nd
Relievers Bobby Fawbush 10th Quincy Donaldson 7th (tied) 11th
Closers Sean Rosato 10th Sean Rosato 10th (tied) 8th
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