ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
01/26/2022
 
ANN ARBOR Z'S (AAA) 01/26/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers David Stallman 10th David Stallman 2nd 8th
First Basemen Eric DuBois 16th Eric DuBois 15th 15th
Second Basemen Nick Rucker 12th Nick Rucker 12th 14th
Third Basemen Steve Post 1st Steve Post 8th 7th
Shortstops Jim Ells 11th Jim Ells 9th 9th
Left Fielders Jeff Wise 1st Jeff Wise 6th 2nd
Center Fielders Rocky Ruschak 12th Rocky Ruschak 11th 10th
Right Fielders David Shein 14th David Shein 14th 14th
Starting Pitchers Carlos Mejia 17th Carlos Mejia 8th 12th
Relievers Joe Woolverton 17th Joe Woolverton 8th 15th
Closers Joe Woolverton 6th Joe Woolverton 10th 5th
BAXTER SPRINGS MARSHALS (AAA) 01/26/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bob Windt 15th Bob Windt 2nd (tied) 12th
First Basemen Ross Dorough 9th Jake Baker 7th 9th
Second Basemen Andy O'Brien 14th Johnny Pullam 3rd 4th
Third Basemen 16th 14th 16th
Shortstops Andy Jenkins 14th 14th 17th
Left Fielders Art MacDonald 7th Art MacDonald 16th 15th
Center Fielders Scott Porter 15th 15th 17th
Right Fielders Dan Greening 9th Dan Greening 12th 12th
Starting Pitchers Ryan Warren 9th Jeff Adams 12th 13th
Relievers Josh Gatto 8th Sam Powers 8th (tied) 8th
Closers Egor Patyka 17th Egor Patyka 17th 19th
CHESAPEAKE TAILGATORS (AAA) 01/26/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ray Branson 12th Ray Branson 2nd (tied) 10th
First Basemen Brad Raska 2nd Brad Raska 2nd 1st
Second Basemen 22nd 20th 22nd
Third Basemen 16th (tied) 14th (tied) 16th (tied)
Shortstops 19th 14th (tied) 19th
Left Fielders Ben Blake 4th Mark Riley 1st 3rd
Center Fielders Troy Appling 10th Troy Appling 6th 8th
Right Fielders Jeff Poore 19th Jeff Poore 15th 15th
Starting Pitchers Nick Douglass 21st Nick Douglass 12th (tied) 20th
Relievers Eric Sawyer 18th Eric Sawyer 6th 11th
Closers Jeff Tracy 18th Eric Sawyer 5th 10th
DENVER PILOTS (AAA) 01/26/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 23rd 20th 23rd
First Basemen 22nd 18th 22nd
Second Basemen Jim Franz 4th Jim Franz 9th 10th
Third Basemen 16th (tied) 14th (tied) 16th (tied)
Shortstops Aaron Lowe 7th 14th (tied) 13th
Left Fielders Austin Bonneau 21st Austin Bonneau 7th 14th
Center Fielders 20th 15th (tied) 20th
Right Fielders 20th 16th 20th
Starting Pitchers Derrick Espinosa 18th Derrick Espinosa 19th 21st
Relievers David Pool 23rd 22nd 24th
Closers David Pool 22nd 22nd 24th
DILLONVALE INDIANS (AAA) 01/26/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 23rd (tied) 20th (tied) 23rd (tied)
First Basemen Kyle Urquiza 13th Chris Conroy 1st 8th
Second Basemen Eric Bardwell 21st 20th (tied) 21st
Third Basemen Walt Lepore 12th Eric Drake 10th 10th
Shortstops Josh Carmichael 18th 14th (tied) 18th
Left Fielders Matt Booth 13th Alfredo Cruz 7th (tied) 11th
Center Fielders Mike Head 14th Mike Head 13th 12th
Right Fielders Juan Hernandez 15th Cody Dean 4th 8th
Starting Pitchers Miguel Benitez 10th Bobby Nowlin 20th 16th
Relievers Boof Nguyen-Tan 13th Boof Nguyen-Tan 21st 16th
Closers Braden Shaw 19th Boof Nguyen-Tan 21st 20th
FREMONT MARSHALLS (AAA) 01/26/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Brian Sanders 8th Ruben Rios 17th 17th
First Basemen Aaron Nelson 5th Willie Galvez 14th 13th
Second Basemen John Piscitelli 1st John Piscitelli 4th 1st
Third Basemen 16th (tied) 14th (tied) 16th (tied)
Shortstops Joe West 13th Joe West 1st 2nd
Left Fielders Kyle Stansberry 3rd Kyle Stansberry 7th (tied) 5th
Center Fielders Mitch Jarka 1st Mitch Jarka 4th 4th
Right Fielders 20th (tied) 16th (tied) 20th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Evan Pullman 2nd Evan Pullman 12th (tied) 10th
Relievers Casey Danis 12th 22nd (tied) 17th
Closers Micah Koller 12th 22nd (tied) 22nd
GLENDALE MUSKIES (AAA) 01/26/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jerry Milton 14th Jerry Milton 2nd (tied) 11th
First Basemen Steve Bailey 13th (tied) Steve Bailey 6th 11th
Second Basemen Matthew Hodges 11th Matthew Hodges 18th 17th
Third Basemen Tim Kidd 6th Justin Scott 1st 3rd
Shortstops 19th (tied) 14th (tied) 19th (tied)
Left Fielders Luis Cepeda 22nd 22nd 22nd
Center Fielders Steve Krout 18th Steve Krout 14th 14th
Right Fielders Juan Lira 8th Juan Lira 6th 6th
Starting Pitchers Everett Treadwell 12th Everett Treadwell 17th 15th
Relievers Nick Chinn 1st John Keefe 3rd 1st
Closers Jared Hall 2nd Jared Hall 16th 12th
HARTFORD MATADORS (AAA) 01/26/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Eric Clayton 2nd Eric Clayton 2nd (tied) 2nd
First Basemen Steve Doyle 4th Steve Doyle 7th (tied) 4th
Second Basemen Pat Anderson 15th Pat Anderson 14th 16th
Third Basemen Kevin Cremo 2nd Kevin Cremo 4th 1st
Shortstops Roy Blaylock 3rd Roy Blaylock 4th 4th
Left Fielders Jason Seagle 12th Willie Kirkham 3rd 6th
Center Fielders Rich Cloutier 2nd Jeremy Comey 8th 5th
Right Fielders Jim Mendoza 18th 16th (tied) 19th
Starting Pitchers Gabe Vincent 23rd 23rd 23rd
Relievers Chris Runte 6th Jeremy Carter 8th (tied) 7th
Closers Chris Runte 3rd Jeremy Carter 11th 2nd
HICKORY CRAWDADS (AAA) 01/26/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Keith Gale 12th (tied) 20th (tied) 19th
First Basemen 22nd (tied) 18th (tied) 22nd (tied)
Second Basemen Ryan Ward 3rd Ryan Ward 8th 8th
Third Basemen 16th (tied) 14th (tied) 16th (tied)
Shortstops Hector Mejia 16th Hector Mejia 11th 12th
Left Fielders Mark Root 11th Mark Root 7th (tied) 10th
Center Fielders 20th (tied) 15th (tied) 20th (tied)
Right Fielders Ricardo Herrera 6th 16th (tied) 17th
Starting Pitchers Marquise Robinson 14th Matt Schapp 18th 18th
Relievers Josh Kuhn 19th Josh Kuhn 18th 21st
Closers Josh Kuhn 8th Josh Kuhn 17th (tied) 16th
LAREDO GHOSTS (AAA) 01/26/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Nate Graf 22nd Nate Graf 19th 22nd
First Basemen Alex Hernandez 10th Tyler Matzen 4th 7th
Second Basemen Corey Pryor 10th Corey Pryor 15th 15th
Third Basemen 16th (tied) 14th (tied) 16th (tied)
Shortstops Paul Ainsworth 2nd Paul Ainsworth 1st (tied) 1st
Left Fielders Brent Hauke 5th Brent Hauke 2nd 4th
Center Fielders 20th (tied) 15th (tied) 20th (tied)
Right Fielders Brian Hull 12th Brian Hull 6th (tied) 7th
Starting Pitchers John Brown 20th Jason Emary 5th 9th
Relievers Bill Reno 15th Adam Appelbaum 4th 9th
Closers Bill Reno 16th Adam Appelbaum 2nd 8th
LITTLE ROCK GOVERNORS (AAA) 01/26/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Adam Pelfrey 18th Adam Pelfrey 2nd (tied) 13th
First Basemen Josh Berg 15th 18th (tied) 18th
Second Basemen Bill Havey 17th Bill Havey 4th (tied) 7th
Third Basemen Mike DeWitt 11th Mike DeWitt 2nd 4th
Shortstops 19th (tied) 14th (tied) 19th (tied)
Left Fielders Tim Wheeler 20th Danny Apodaca 7th (tied) 13th
Center Fielders Kyle Bailey 4th 15th (tied) 15th
Right Fielders Francisco Fierro 11th Francisco Fierro 10th 11th
Starting Pitchers Kevin Farris 13th Steve Cates 2nd 5th
Relievers Chris Bruhl 5th Pat Eisen 2nd 4th
Closers Chris Bruhl 15th Steve Cates 5th (tied) 9th
LUBBOCK STAMPEDE (AAA) 01/26/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Nick Wood 17th 20th (tied) 21st
First Basemen Dustin Harter 3rd Dustin Harter 3rd 2nd
Second Basemen Ângelo Sedas 8th Josh Kreisle 4th (tied) 2nd
Third Basemen 16th (tied) 14th (tied) 16th (tied)
Shortstops Yong-ho Kim 12th 14th (tied) 15th
Left Fielders John McCarthy 19th John McCarthy 18th 21st
Center Fielders Danny Emery 16th 15th (tied) 18th
Right Fielders Joe Ortiz 16th Joe Ortiz 6th (tied) 9th
Starting Pitchers Brandon Jones 15th Brandon Jones 16th 17th
Relievers Mike Braasch 4th Mike Braasch 7th 5th
Closers Paul Garcia 5th Paul Garcia 15th 14th
MONTREAL CANADIENS (AAA) 01/26/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers John Medina 21st Santos Guzman 18th 18th
First Basemen Xavier Crockrell 20th 18th (tied) 20th
Second Basemen Devin Calloway 6th Billy Fernandez 16th 13th
Third Basemen Jayden Brown 10th Jayden Brown 9th 9th
Shortstops Jesse Harrell 8th Jesse Harrell 7th 8th
Left Fielders Mike Reese 9th Sam Amy 20th 17th
Center Fielders Xavier Smith 13th Xavier Smith 12th 11th
Right Fielders T.J. Parker 10th T.J. Parker 2nd 5th
Starting Pitchers Armando Ramirez 19th Lou Cremer 12th (tied) 19th
Relievers Dana Walker 20th Dana Walker 17th 20th
Closers Dana Walker 9th Dana Walker 14th 15th
MONTREAL ROYALS (AAA) 01/26/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Shane Evans 7th Shane Evans 2nd (tied) 7th
First Basemen Jacob Coats 21st 18th (tied) 21st
Second Basemen Gerardo Medina 16th Gerardo Medina 17th 18th
Third Basemen John Gadsden 5th John Gadsden 7th 8th
Shortstops Bobby Graham 9th 14th (tied) 14th
Left Fielders Alex Mendoza 15th Hector Flores 19th 19th
Center Fielders Ryan Swift 7th 15th (tied) 16th
Right Fielders 20th (tied) 16th (tied) 20th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Alec Wright 3rd Scott Staffieri 22nd 14th
Relievers Travis Crane 14th Scott Staffieri 19th 18th
Closers Scott Staffieri 10th Scott Staffieri 19th 17th
NASHVILLE LASERS (AAA) 01/26/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Aaron Couch 9th Chris Harmon 1st 5th
First Basemen Juan Garcia 11th Jim Brannon 5th 10th
Second Basemen Brad Stein 2nd Marc Toney 13th 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) 8th
Center Fielders Jose Duarte 8th Pedro Rangel 1st 2nd
Right Fielders Corey Cawley 5th Hunter Long 3rd 3rd
Starting Pitchers Jon Olivares 11th Jaden Melrose 9th 11th
Relievers Reynaldo Beltran 16th Reynaldo Beltran 8th (tied) 14th
Closers Malcolm Freeman 14th Malcolm Freeman 13th 18th
NEW ROCHELLE PURPLE WAVE (AAA) 01/26/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gabe Allen 5th Gabe Allen 2nd (tied) 6th
First Basemen Noel Cusack 7th Noel Cusack 7th (tied) 6th
Second Basemen 22nd (tied) 20th (tied) 22nd (tied)
Third Basemen Brent Boysen 15th Brent Boysen 13th 15th
Shortstops Jesus Arrellano 10th Jesus Arrellano 10th 10th
Left Fielders Tyler Lake 6th Tyler Lake 7th (tied) 7th
Center Fielders 20th (tied) 15th (tied) 20th (tied)
Right Fielders Dean Brum 4th Steve Taylor 11th 10th
Starting Pitchers James Dobyns 4th James Dobyns 7th 2nd
Relievers Keith Hawes 9th Edgar Quesada 8th (tied) 10th
Closers Keith Hawes 7th Edgar Quesada 7th 4th
ORONO OAKS (AAA) 01/26/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Kevin Morrow 4th Andrew McCready 2nd (tied) 4th
First Basemen 22nd (tied) 18th (tied) 22nd (tied)
Second Basemen Kyle Parker 7th Kyle Parker 11th 12th
Third Basemen Eric Hicks 4th Eric Hicks 3rd 2nd
Shortstops Jose Valverde 1st Jose Valverde 3rd 3rd
Left Fielders Mitch Philipp 17th Tobias Rivera 15th 16th
Center Fielders Jay McBurney 6th Jay McBurney 1st (tied) 1st
Right Fielders 20th (tied) 16th (tied) 20th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Nick Horrocks 1st Ryan Henry 1st 1st
Relievers Kevin Weber 11th Kevin Weber 8th (tied) 13th
Closers Kevin Weber 1st Mike Poussard 8th 1st
PORTLAND MAD ANTS (AAA) 01/26/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bill Bridges 16th 20th (tied) 20th
First Basemen Paul Dennis 17th Travis Starkey 16th 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 22nd (tied) 23rd
Center Fielders Pat Kirchner 9th Pat Kirchner 1st (tied) 3rd
Right Fielders Jerry Blake 2nd Eric Hayes 1st 2nd
Starting Pitchers Rodrigo Izquierdo 8th Josh Huggins 4th 4th
Relievers Brett Moskowitz 22nd 22nd (tied) 23rd
Closers Brett Moskowitz 21st 22nd (tied) 23rd
QUEBEC FIGHTING QUAKERS (AAA) 01/26/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Todd Mota 1st Todd Mota 2nd (tied) 1st
First Basemen Josh Fitzgerald 8th Josh Fitzgerald 12th 12th
Second Basemen 22nd (tied) 20th (tied) 22nd (tied)
Third Basemen Victor Ramirez 8th Joe Tinson 4th (tied) 5th
Shortstops Chris Coone 15th Chris Coone 12th 11th
Left Fielders Justin Cox 10th Matt Johnson 21st 18th
Center Fielders Nick Sumney 3rd Nick Sumney 7th 6th
Right Fielders Mike Costello 1st Mike Costello 4th (tied) 1st
Starting Pitchers Nick McGettigan 5th Angel Morales 11th 7th
Relievers Bryan Mitchell 3rd Bryan Mitchell 8th (tied) 6th
Closers Brian Kauppinen 4th Josh Harkey 9th 3rd
QUEBEC ACES (AAA) 01/26/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Nick Bigelow 19th Sam Foster 2nd (tied) 14th
First Basemen Steve Howard 6th Steve Howard 7th (tied) 5th
Second Basemen Justin Blaylock 18th Justin Blaylock 1st 6th
Third Basemen Kyle Newby 13th Kyle Newby 12th 11th
Shortstops Tom Krueger 6th Tom Krueger 8th 7th
Left Fielders Cory Donaghy 13th (tied) Cory Donaghy 7th (tied) 11th (tied)
Center Fielders Ryan Collins 19th Ryan Collins 10th 13th
Right Fielders Matt Bagby 17th 16th (tied) 18th
Starting Pitchers Curtis Gring 6th Curtis Gring 10th 8th
Relievers Adam Bowman 21st Adam Bowman 20th 22nd
Closers Adam Bowman 20th Adam Bowman 20th 21st
RANDOLPH PRAIRIE THUNDER (AAA) 01/26/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dave Abplanalp 3rd Dave Abplanalp 2nd (tied) 3rd
First Basemen Nate Daniels 12th Nate Daniels 17th 16th
Second Basemen Melvin Perez 20th 20th (tied) 20th
Third Basemen 16th (tied) 14th (tied) 16th (tied)
Shortstops Julio Caldera 17th Julio Caldera 13th 16th
Left Fielders Dan Smith 18th Dan Smith 17th 20th
Center Fielders Gabe Howard 11th Ryan Boone 9th 9th
Right Fielders Mike Melin 3rd 16th (tied) 16th
Starting Pitchers Simon Scales 24th 23rd (tied) 24th
Relievers Pedro Rodriguez 7th Pedro Rodriguez 1st 2nd
Closers Ricky Alvarez 23rd Pedro Rodriguez 1st 11th
SPOKANE SELECTS (AAA) 01/26/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Sean Thomas 11th Owen Susan 2nd (tied) 9th
First Basemen Fred Noffz 19th Ricky Plascencia 13th 14th
Second Basemen Bobby Butler 5th Bobby Butler 10th 11th
Third Basemen Fernando Serrano 3rd 14th (tied) 13th
Shortstops Tim Vessels 5th Curtis Rittenberry 5th 6th
Left Fielders Ian McKibbins 2nd Marc McCain 5th 1st
Center Fielders Lee Muza 5th Lee Muza 5th 7th
Right Fielders 20th (tied) 16th (tied) 20th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Ismael Resendez 7th John Hennig 3rd 3rd
Relievers Vince Rice 2nd Vince Rice 5th 3rd
Closers Vince Rice 13th John Hennig 3rd 6th
TUCSON RACCOONS (AAA) 01/26/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Kyle Cluley 20th Kyle Cluley 2nd (tied) 15th
First Basemen Jeff Kerner 18th 18th (tied) 19th
Second Basemen Alec Stanley 9th Paul Franceschini 1st (tied) 3rd
Third Basemen Bob Adkins 9th Mike Waddell 4th (tied) 6th
Shortstops 19th (tied) 14th (tied) 19th (tied)
Left Fielders James Huenergardt 16th Brian Roberts 4th 9th
Center Fielders 20th (tied) 15th (tied) 20th (tied)
Right Fielders Ryan Taylor 7th Ryan Taylor 6th (tied) 4th
Starting Pitchers Jason Hollenbeck 16th Jason Hollenbeck 6th 6th
Relievers Brad Kitts 24th Brad Kitts 8th (tied) 19th
Closers Luis Mora 24th Logan Mayhew 4th 13th
WALNUT PARK BOBCATS (AAA) 01/26/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Matt Phipps 6th Matt Phipps 16th 16th
First Basemen Ruben Cabriales 1st Ruben Cabriales 7th (tied) 3rd
Second Basemen Josh Allen 19th Josh Allen 19th 19th
Third Basemen 16th (tied) 14th (tied) 16th (tied)
Shortstops 19th (tied) 14th (tied) 19th (tied)
Left Fielders 23rd (tied) 22nd (tied) 23rd (tied)
Center Fielders Colt Hickenbottom 17th 15th (tied) 19th
Right Fielders Sam Frederick 13th Sam Frederick 13th 13th
Starting Pitchers Jose Paredes 22nd Jose Paredes 21st 22nd
Relievers Bobby Fawbush 10th Quincy Donaldson 8th (tied) 12th
Closers Sean Rosato 11th Sean Rosato 11th (tied) 7th
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