ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
08/17/2023
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CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Lake Elsinore Storm Trey Lacey 1st Trey Lacey 5th(tied) 1st
Long Beach Keys Thomas Hounshell 2nd Thomas Hounshell 1st 2nd
Santa Rosa Desperados Neil Vicari 3rd Cesar Pereira 5th(tied) 3rd
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Nate Richardson 4th Nate Richardson 5th(tied) 4th
Barrie Admirals Paul Gaither 5th Paul Gaither 5th(tied) 5th
St. Catharines Blue Jays Wally Bodin 6th Kenny Porterfield 5th(tied) 6th
Mexico City Aztecs Phil Anselm 7th Phil Anselm 18th 17th
Glace Bay Miners Josh Mahan 8th Josh Mahan 5th(tied) 7th
Dollywood Partons Josh Jackson 9th Rich Callanan 5th(tied) 8th
Tampa Capitals Allen McColl 10th Ivan Valenzuela 5th(tied) 9th
White Deer Tropics Joel Vaughn 11th 21st(tied) 20th
Deltaville Deltas Ethan Morris 12th Brett Caroll 2nd 10th
Bangor Lumberjacks Jerry Lupton 13th Justin Wardlaw 5th(tied) 12th
Louisville Sweepers Dave Wilson 14th Dave Wilson 5th(tied) 13th
Cottage City Cannonballers Roger Hodge 15th Richard Adelman 3rd 11th
Fremont Ambassadors Paul Inman 16th Paul Inman 4th 14th
Kalamazoo Comets Angel Vargas 17th Angel Vargas 5th(tied) 15th
San Antonio Stallions Pete Hurley 18th Chris Hensley 5th(tied) 16th
Columbus Bowsers Ryan Doyle 19th Xavier Brandon 17th 18th
Newark Flyers Seth Flores 20th Seth Flores 20th 19th
London Werewolves Mike Jordan 21st 21st(tied) 22nd
Kansas City Dust Devils Ian Parrott 22nd Kevin Blue 19th 21st
Huntsville Rockets Josh Dunn 23rd 21st(tied) 23rd
Atlanta Aggies 24th 21st(tied) 24th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Long Beach Keys Brad Largent 1st Brad Largent 3rd 1st
Atlanta Aggies John Beck 2nd John Beck 5th 2nd(tied)
Glace Bay Miners Tony Baker 3rd Tony Baker 11th 4th
Mexico City Aztecs Larry McAtamney 4th Larry McAtamney 2nd 2nd(tied)
White Deer Tropics David Johnson 5th Adam Persons 9th 5th
Newark Flyers Nate Sheridan 6th Nate Sheridan 19th 19th
Fremont Ambassadors Justin Thurston 7th Justin Thurston 13th 7th
Deltaville Deltas Bryan Felkins 8th David Pierce 1st 6th
Columbus Bowsers Josh Schamerhorn 9th Josh Schamerhorn 12th 8th
Santa Rosa Desperados Bryan Erck 10th Bryan Erck 21st 20th
London Werewolves Greg Mattox 11th Mike Chaloux 15th(tied) 11th
Kansas City Dust Devils Jim Milian 12th Brady Titone 6th(tied) 9th
San Antonio Stallions Firmino Fischetti 13th Firmino Fischetti 4th 10th
St. Catharines Blue Jays Raul Rivera 14th Matt Hutzel 10th 13th
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Matt DeLaet 15th (tied) Matt DeLaet 14th 15th
Lake Elsinore Storm Jermaine Crawford 15th (tied) Tim Wolff 8th 12th
Louisville Sweepers Matt Magnifico 17th Josh Carta 6th(tied) 14th
Barrie Admirals Sam Green 18th Sam Green 22nd 21st
Cottage City Cannonballers Ryan Martin 19th Tom Ramos 15th(tied) 16th
Tampa Capitals Tyler Dickson 20th Rob Beall 23rd 23rd
Huntsville Rockets Ryan Anderson 21st Ryan Anderson 15th(tied) 17th
Dollywood Partons Michel DeRise 22nd Michel DeRise 20th 22nd
Kalamazoo Comets Julio Rodriguez 23rd Julio Rodriguez 15th(tied) 18th
Bangor Lumberjacks 24th 24th 24th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Long Beach Keys Drew Riggi 1st Danny Gates 2nd 1st
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Dale Coffey 2nd Dale Coffey 7th 3rd
Deltaville Deltas Jason Clare 3rd Jason Clare 13th(tied) 5th
Newark Flyers Fernando Espindola 4th Fernando Espindola 13th(tied) 8th
Cottage City Cannonballers Mike Gelardi 5th Mike Gelardi 3rd(tied) 4th
White Deer Tropics Jaden York 6th Jaden York 6th 6th
Kansas City Dust Devils Ryan Kreger 7th Evan Shawen 5th 7th
Glace Bay Miners Justin Blaylock 8th Justin Blaylock 23rd 21st
Tampa Capitals Clark Lewis 9th Clark Lewis 8th(tied) 9th
Fremont Ambassadors Chris Alexander 10th Chris Alexander 1st 2nd
Bangor Lumberjacks Cesar Mena 11th Cesar Mena 13th(tied) 11th
Atlanta Aggies Dave Semones 12th Dave Semones 13th(tied) 13th
London Werewolves Aarto Turkula 13th Josh Hahn 3rd(tied) 10th
Columbus Bowsers John Gentry 14th John Gentry 13th(tied) 14th
Santa Rosa Desperados Willie Rodriguez 15th Willie Rodriguez 21st 22nd
Barrie Admirals Johnny Ginn 16th Johnny Ginn 13th(tied) 15th
St. Catharines Blue Jays Kevin Dobson 17th Kevin Dobson 22nd 23rd
Huntsville Rockets Tom Steiner 18th Chris Sanders 12th 16th
Dollywood Partons Tom Tofel 19th Justin Teehan 13th(tied) 17th
Mexico City Aztecs David Keith 20th George Theodore 13th(tied) 18th
San Antonio Stallions Michael Cruz 21st Michael Cruz 10th 12th
Kalamazoo Comets Bruce Frett 22nd Bruce Frett 8th(tied) 19th
Louisville Sweepers B.J. Stevens 23rd Dave Aschenbrener 11th 20th
Lake Elsinore Storm Andy Yanke 24th 24th 24th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Newark Flyers Chris Stivers 1st Chris Stivers 18th 18th
St. Catharines Blue Jays Ryan Compton 2nd Ryan Compton 1st 1st
Santa Rosa Desperados Jose Avelar 3rd Jose Avelar 9th(tied) 2nd
Dollywood Partons Orlando de Jesus 4th Lance Parrent 8th 3rd
London Werewolves Bob de Leon 5th Mike Jamin 9th(tied) 5th
Tampa Capitals Danny Pinto 6th Danny Pinto 3rd 4th
Kansas City Dust Devils Kevin Cimini 7th Kevin Cimini 5th 6th
Deltaville Deltas Tony Gonzalez 8th Tony Gonzalez 9th(tied) 8th
White Deer Tropics Jim Mann 9th Joaquin Gomez 9th(tied) 9th
Cottage City Cannonballers Ronnie Marshall 10th Ronnie Marshall 4th 7th
Columbus Bowsers Josh Higgs 11th Josh Higgs 19th 19th
San Antonio Stallions Colin Warren 12th Colin Warren 9th(tied) 13th
Glace Bay Miners Keith DiPiazza 13th Billy Groesbeck 9th(tied) 14th
Barrie Admirals Devon Bidwell 14th Josh Gillespie 9th(tied) 15th
Atlanta Aggies Justin Jirkovsky 15th Justin Jirkovsky 7th 10th
Kalamazoo Comets Pat Bell 16th Pat Bell 6th 12th
Fremont Ambassadors Rene Aponte 17th Rene Aponte 2nd 11th
Mexico City Aztecs Jeff Ciervo 18th 21st(tied) 21st
Bangor Lumberjacks Pablo Patlan 19th Pablo Patlan 9th(tied) 16th
Louisville Sweepers Freddie James 20th Joe Pettit 9th(tied) 17th
Huntsville Rockets Nick Keller 21st Nick Keller 20th 20th
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks 22nd (tied) 21st(tied) 22nd(tied)
Lake Elsinore Storm 22nd (tied) 21st(tied) 22nd(tied)
Long Beach Keys 22nd (tied) 21st(tied) 22nd(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Glace Bay Miners Jim Gavilanes 1st Jim Gavilanes 3rd 1st
Barrie Admirals Alfonso Sanchez 2nd Yoshito Nakajima 4th(tied) 2nd
Huntsville Rockets R.J. Cashman 3rd Nick Taylor 1st 3rd
Bangor Lumberjacks Fabian Hartnett 4th (tied) Fabian Hartnett 10th 10th
London Werewolves Oscar Garcia 4th (tied) Oscar Garcia 4th(tied) 5th
Columbus Bowsers Bill Highsmith 6th 18th(tied) 18th
Dollywood Partons Bobby Flores 7th Bobby Flores 13th 13th
Mexico City Aztecs Dean Hostetler 8th (tied) Dean Hostetler 11th 11th
White Deer Tropics Mike Henschel 8th (tied) Mike Henschel 4th(tied) 6th
Tampa Capitals Joe Greer 10th Joe Greer 12th 12th
Kalamazoo Comets Cameron Stubbs 11th (tied) Jorge Figueroa 2nd 4th
Newark Flyers Jim Spiegel 11th (tied) Jim Spiegel 4th(tied) 7th
Fremont Ambassadors Dustin Helm 13th Dustin Helm 16th 16th
Atlanta Aggies Andy Driver 14th Andy Driver 15th 14th(tied)
Louisville Sweepers Eric Hunter 15th Eric Hunter 4th(tied) 8th
Deltaville Deltas Brandon Gibson 16th Brandon Gibson 14th 14th(tied)
San Antonio Stallions Quinn Petrilli 17th 18th(tied) 19th
Cottage City Cannonballers Chase Dunn 18th 18th(tied) 20th
Santa Rosa Desperados Eric Leinbach 19th Eric Leinbach 4th(tied) 9th
Kansas City Dust Devils Miguel Martinez 20th Miguel Martinez 17th 17th
Long Beach Keys Mike Gaffney 21st 18th(tied) 21st
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks 22nd (tied) 18th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Lake Elsinore Storm 22nd (tied) 18th(tied) 22nd(tied)
St. Catharines Blue Jays 22nd (tied) 18th(tied) 22nd(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Newark Flyers Ben Shafer 1st Ben Shafer 14th(tied) 2nd
St. Catharines Blue Jays Brian Hendrix 2nd Brian Hendrix 1st 1st
Santa Rosa Desperados Mike Raia 3rd Ryan Burchett 3rd 3rd
Fremont Ambassadors Casey Kearney 4th Casey Kearney 2nd 4th
Kansas City Dust Devils Mike Johnson 5th Eric Hying 6th 5th
Long Beach Keys Doug Marrin 6th Doug Marrin 14th(tied) 8th(tied)
Atlanta Aggies Chris Tams 7th Jeff Valent 7th 6th
Dollywood Partons Colby Freese 8th Jim Henkemeyer 14th(tied) 11th
White Deer Tropics Pete Beauford 9th Pete Beauford 14th(tied) 12th
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Isaiah Bunton 10th Isaiah Bunton 14th(tied) 13th
Columbus Bowsers Bill Demers 11th Jake Willison 12th 10th
Deltaville Deltas Manny Gonzalez 12th Manny Gonzalez 4th 7th
Lake Elsinore Storm Tim Cook 13th Ken Castro 13th 14th
San Antonio Stallions Preston Otte 14th Cody Yeager 8th 8th(tied)
Tampa Capitals Scott Jones 15th Terry Chapin 10th 16th
London Werewolves Bob Ontiveros 16th Bob Ontiveros 9th 15th
Glace Bay Miners Nick Riddle 17th 24th 24th
Cottage City Cannonballers Sam Kelly 18th Steve Wenzel 11th 17th
Barrie Admirals Brennan Conway 19th Danny Walker 14th(tied) 18th
Louisville Sweepers Larry Keller 20th Larry Keller 23rd 21st
Mexico City Aztecs Alejandro Morales 21st Nick Amore 21st 22nd
Kalamazoo Comets Tony Woods 22nd Luis Lopez 5th 19th
Bangor Lumberjacks Gilberto Cruzgonzalez 23rd Gilberto Cruzgonzalez 22nd 23rd
Huntsville Rockets Franklin Leos 24th Franklin Leos 14th(tied) 20th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Dollywood Partons Jim Dauphin 1st Jim Dauphin 5th 1st
Bangor Lumberjacks Gene Flood 2nd Ken Gavin 1st 2nd
Long Beach Keys Andy Pabon 3rd Chris Russell 4th 3rd
London Werewolves Matt Batdorf 4th Matt Batdorf 9th(tied) 6th
White Deer Tropics Joe Tibbs 5th Joe Tibbs 15th 13th
Glace Bay Miners Alfonso Estrada 6th Alfonso Estrada 6th 4th
Santa Rosa Desperados Roland Martin 7th Roland Martin 8th 5th
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks John Sadler 8th John Sadler 18th 14th
Columbus Bowsers Jim Borich 9th Justin McCoy 7th 7th
Atlanta Aggies John Wiedower 10th Carlos Velasco 9th(tied) 9th
Kansas City Dust Devils Francisco Flores 11th Francisco Flores 9th(tied) 10th
Lake Elsinore Storm Danny Thompson 12th Luc Cohen 17th 16th
Huntsville Rockets Ken Guzman 13th Ricky Martinez 3rd 8th
Barrie Admirals Jimmy Rash 14th 21st(tied) 20th
Fremont Ambassadors Manny Martinez 15th Manny Martinez 9th(tied) 12th
Louisville Sweepers John Benson 16th John Benson 13th 15th
Kalamazoo Comets Dan Vicars 17th Ben Baker 2nd 11th
Newark Flyers Paul Nicolopoulos 18th Paul Nicolopoulos 14th 17th
San Antonio Stallions Julio Pacheco 19th Julio Pacheco 20th 19th
Tampa Capitals David Robinson 20th 21st(tied) 22nd
Mexico City Aztecs Cameron Kovatch 21st Angelo Diaz 16th 18th
Cottage City Cannonballers Bobby Paz 22nd Bobby Paz 19th 21st
Deltaville Deltas 23rd (tied) 21st(tied) 23rd(tied)
St. Catharines Blue Jays 23rd (tied) 21st(tied) 23rd(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Fremont Ambassadors Dan Richardson 1st Dan Richardson 5th 1st
Dollywood Partons Paul DeVaul 2nd Paul DeVaul 16th 16th
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Ben Porter 3rd Ben Porter 7th(tied) 2nd
Glace Bay Miners Ricardo Rivera 4th Collin Mays 19th 17th
Barrie Admirals Keith Tarrant 5th Todd Stevens 7th(tied) 3rd
Long Beach Keys Ferda Halici 6th Ferda Halici 2nd 5th
Atlanta Aggies Matt Grissom 7th Matt Grissom 1st 4th
London Werewolves Joe Nolan 8th Kevin Spotts 3rd 6th
St. Catharines Blue Jays Casey Henderson 9th Marcus Judson 7th(tied) 7th
White Deer Tropics Kyle Himes 10th Kyle Himes 7th(tied) 9th
Louisville Sweepers Ben Pendergrass 11th Malcolm McKechnie 4th 8th
San Antonio Stallions Chad Hines 12th Carlos Aguirre 6th 10th
Columbus Bowsers Ricky Colon 13th Ricky Colon 18th 18th
Deltaville Deltas Luis Casanova 14th Luis Casanova 7th(tied) 11th
Lake Elsinore Storm Brian Keltz 15th Dave Marcin 7th(tied) 12th
Kalamazoo Comets Luis Rodriguez 16th Luis Rodriguez 7th(tied) 13th
Newark Flyers Fernando Angulo 17th Randy Wheat 7th(tied) 14th
Cottage City Cannonballers Ramon Claassen 18th Ramon Claassen 7th(tied) 15th
Mexico City Aztecs Jonathan Lewis 19th Jonathan Lewis 17th 19th
Huntsville Rockets Daniel Cantimori 20th Daniel Cantimori 20th 20th
Bangor Lumberjacks 21st (tied) 21st(tied) 21st(tied)
Kansas City Dust Devils 21st (tied) 21st(tied) 21st(tied)
Santa Rosa Desperados 21st (tied) 21st(tied) 21st(tied)
Tampa Capitals 21st (tied) 21st(tied) 21st(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Bangor Lumberjacks Ben Calder 1st (tied) Ben Calder 9th 2nd
Dollywood Partons John Wicken 1st (tied) Dustin Patton 3rd 1st
St. Catharines Blue Jays Alex Gomez 3rd Alex Gomez 7th 3rd
Barrie Admirals Billy Shields 4th Isaiah Singletary 10th 5th
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Jose Chacon 5th Freddy Arellanos 1st 4th
Santa Rosa Desperados Bubba Byrne 6th Troy Conner 4th 6th
Newark Flyers Brad Porretta 7th Brad Porretta 8th 7th
Mexico City Aztecs Jerome Abney 8th Roy McLain 14th 8th
White Deer Tropics Jaheim Jennings 9th Bobby Villasenor 6th 9th
Huntsville Rockets Joe Brackett 10th Aaron O'Brien 5th 10th
Glace Bay Miners Mike Martinez 11th Freddy Vazquez 2nd 11th
Louisville Sweepers Sean Conant 12th Andrew Payne 12th 12th
Columbus Bowsers Rodolfo Hernandez 13th Rodolfo Hernandez 18th(tied) 17th
Tampa Capitals Andy Devane 14th Glenn Yarrington 11th 13th
London Werewolves Frank Rivera 15th Kevin Irons 13th 14th
Kansas City Dust Devils Armando Tamayo 16th Etienne Erbetto 15th 15th
Cottage City Cannonballers Sergio Vera 17th Masanori Kishimoto 17th 16th
San Antonio Stallions Armando Rivera 18th Armando Rivera 16th 18th
Long Beach Keys Jon Cordova 19th Jon Cordova 18th(tied) 19th
Atlanta Aggies Wes Gordon 20th 22nd(tied) 21st
Lake Elsinore Storm Jeff Moore 21st 22nd(tied) 23rd
Deltaville Deltas Orlando Roque 22nd Orlando Roque 21st 22nd
Kalamazoo Comets Russ Campbell 23rd 22nd(tied) 24th
Fremont Ambassadors Ferhat Chiwocha 24th Ferhat Chiwocha 20th 20th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Bangor Lumberjacks Jose Cabral 1st Jeff Cox 1st 1st
Mexico City Aztecs Hunter Saakadze 2nd Chris Anderson 2nd 2nd
St. Catharines Blue Jays Mike Dineen 3rd Ryan Doran 5th(tied) 4th
Santa Rosa Desperados Dionísio Manteigueiro 4th Kelly Powell 3rd 3rd
Dollywood Partons Frank Yanez 5th Tyler Wright 13th 8th
Barrie Admirals Chris McAuley 6th Chris McAuley 5th(tied) 6th
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Keith Kramer 7th Keith Kramer 4th 5th
Glace Bay Miners Tim Peters 8th Tim Peters 12th 10th
Louisville Sweepers Ken Yates 9th Matt Bogucki 5th(tied) 7th
London Werewolves Angel Garabito 10th Ben Foster 14th 14th
Cottage City Cannonballers Sergio Vera 11th Gabe Mondragon 5th(tied) 9th
Columbus Bowsers Brian Ashley 12th Brian Ashley 18th 15th
Newark Flyers Jaheim Sneed 13th Jaheim Sneed 5th(tied) 11th
Kansas City Dust Devils Frank Stroud 14th Frank Stroud 19th 17th
White Deer Tropics Troy Zufelt 15th Dustin Mitchell 5th(tied) 12th
Fremont Ambassadors Karl Bradberry 16th Karl Bradberry 15th 16th
Huntsville Rockets Micah Weidner 17th Micah Weidner 16th 18th
Tampa Capitals Dave Velez 18th Dave Velez 5th(tied) 13th
Lake Elsinore Storm Mark Amponsah 19th 22nd(tied) 22nd
Deltaville Deltas Bobby Nicholson 20th 22nd(tied) 23rd
Kalamazoo Comets Nathan Fitzkee 21st 22nd(tied) 24th
Atlanta Aggies Jeremy Killian 22nd Jeremy Killian 17th 19th
Long Beach Keys Arhippa Hynninen 23rd (tied) Kyoshi Fujikawa 21st 21st
San Antonio Stallions Duncan Kroon 23rd (tied) Duncan Kroon 20th 20th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Bangor Lumberjacks Jose Cabral 1st Jeff Cox 1st 1st
Dollywood Partons Steve Gryder 2nd Steve Gryder 9th 2nd
St. Catharines Blue Jays Chase Harriger 3rd Chase Harriger 16th 14th
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Keith Kramer 4th Keith Kramer 7th 3rd
Barrie Admirals Jerardo Perez 5th Jerardo Perez 14th 15th
Glace Bay Miners Rich Wade 6th Rich Wade 17th 16th
Mexico City Aztecs Ken Griffey 7th Chris Anderson 3rd 4th
Santa Rosa Desperados Dionísio Manteigueiro 8th Kelly Powell 8th 5th
Fremont Ambassadors Karl Bradberry 9th Karl Bradberry 18th 17th
Cottage City Cannonballers Sergio Vera 10th Gabe Mondragon 11th(tied) 8th
Newark Flyers Jaheim Sneed 11th Jaheim Sneed 2nd 6th
Louisville Sweepers Ken Yates 12th Matt Bogucki 4th 7th
White Deer Tropics Troy Zufelt 13th Dustin Mitchell 11th(tied) 9th
Huntsville Rockets Mike Watts 14th Mike Watts 15th 18th
Columbus Bowsers Joey Byler 15th Joey Byler 19th 19th
London Werewolves Jim Miller 16th Ben Foster 5th 10th
San Antonio Stallions Armando Rivera 17th Armando Rivera 10th 12th
Kansas City Dust Devils Frank Stroud 18th (tied) Frank Stroud 11th(tied) 13th
Lake Elsinore Storm Jeff Moore 18th (tied) 22nd(tied) 22nd
Kalamazoo Comets Nathan Fitzkee 20th 22nd(tied) 23rd
Atlanta Aggies Jeremy Killian 21st Jeremy Killian 20th 20th
Tampa Capitals Dave Velez 22nd Dave Velez 6th 11th
Deltaville Deltas Bobby Nicholson 23rd 22nd(tied) 24th
Long Beach Keys Kyoshi Fujikawa 24th Kyoshi Fujikawa 21st 21st
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