ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
08/13/2022
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Santa Rosa Desperados Mike Sligar 1st Mike Sligar 11th 1st
Huntsville Rockets Matt Lepa 2nd Matt Lepa 9th 2nd
White Deer Tropics Joe Hess 3rd Jody Maddix 13th(tied) 3rd
San Antonio Stallions Zach Troyer 4th Zach Troyer 10th 4th
Dollywood Partons Gustavo Catalan 5th Gustavo Catalan 13th(tied) 5th
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Mitch Borum 6th Dusty Simeone 13th(tied) 8th
Tampa Capitals Ivan Valenzuela 7th Ivan Valenzuela 22nd 22nd
St. Catharines Blue Jays David Skillman 8th Kenny Porterfield 13th(tied) 10th
Glace Bay Miners Elijah Pleasant 9th Elijah Pleasant 13th(tied) 11th
Barrie Admirals Tony Fernandez 10th Sam Neeley 7th 7th
Kansas City Dust Devils Kevin Wynn 11th Kevin Blue 2nd 6th
Bangor Lumberjacks Jerry Lupton 12th Mark Rivera 13th(tied) 13th
Deltaville Deltas Tyler Coulston 13th Jon Zappe 1st 9th
Kalamazoo Comets Michael Williams 14th Michael Williams 4th 12th
Louisville Sweepers Paul Simister 15th Paul Simister 12th 15th
Cottage City Cannonballers Roger Hodge 16th Roger Hodge 5th 14th
Newark Flyers Jon Owens 17th Evan McCulley 13th(tied) 17th
Weedpatch Widowmakers Brian DeHaas 18th Brian DeHaas 6th 16th
Lake Elsinore Storm Dan Skelton 19th 24th 24th
Long Beach Keys Tony Mulderink 20th Tony Mulderink 13th(tied) 19th
Poplar Bluff Hillbillies Josh Elliott 21st Alvaro Rodriguez 8th 18th
Fremont Ambassadors Justin Steltenpohl 22nd Jordan Corral 3rd 20th
Columbus Bowsers Nelson Delgado 23rd Xavier Brandon 13th(tied) 21st
Atlanta Aggies Ronnie Riemenschneider 24th Ronnie Riemenschneider 23rd 23rd
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Adam Barker 1st Adam Barker 11th 2nd
St. Catharines Blue Jays Francisco Puente 2nd Dustin Merkley 2nd(tied) 1st
Glace Bay Miners Bill Hoeltke 3rd Bill Hoeltke 14th(tied) 5th
San Antonio Stallions Jamie Dillard 4th Jamie Dillard 6th 4th
Newark Flyers Phil Williams 5th Nate Sheridan 14th(tied) 8th
Santa Rosa Desperados Danny Espinoza 6th Danny Espinoza 12th 7th
Deltaville Deltas Bryan Felkins 7th David Pierce 1st 3rd
Fremont Ambassadors Javy Villapando 8th (tied) Javy Villapando 14th(tied) 11th
Weedpatch Widowmakers Larry McAtamney 8th (tied) Larry McAtamney 20th 20th
Atlanta Aggies Eric Milbrandt 10th John Beck 4th 6th
Dollywood Partons Chris Pierson 11th Chris Pierson 19th 19th
Long Beach Keys Darius Jones 12th Brad Largent 10th 10th
Bangor Lumberjacks Pete Roan 13th Pete Roan 18th 18th
Kalamazoo Comets Jesus Muniz 14th Jesus Muniz 5th 9th
Kansas City Dust Devils Jim Milian 15th Jim Milian 8th 13th
Cottage City Cannonballers Phil Artis 16th Alex Torres 7th 12th
Poplar Bluff Hillbillies Greg Mattox 17th Mike Chaloux 14th(tied) 16th
Columbus Bowsers Jake Willison 18th Edward Miller 2nd(tied) 14th
Louisville Sweepers Matt Magnifico 19th Josh Carta 9th 15th
Barrie Admirals Sam Green 20th Sam Green 21st 21st
White Deer Tropics Devin Hall 21st Devin Hall 13th 17th
Lake Elsinore Storm Ted Bartlett 22nd 23rd(tied) 22nd
Tampa Capitals Carlos Roman 23rd Carlos Roman 22nd 23rd
Huntsville Rockets 24th 23rd(tied) 24th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
St. Catharines Blue Jays Alejandro Chiriboga 1st Gerardo Medina 16th(tied) 3rd
Glace Bay Miners Nate Springs 2nd Nate Springs 6th 2nd
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Matt Lubinski 3rd Dale Coffey 3rd 1st
Tampa Capitals Jon Olejniczak 4th Jon Olejniczak 4th 4th
Dollywood Partons Isaiah Goulbourne 5th Isaiah Goulbourne 16th(tied) 6th
White Deer Tropics Matt Flanders 6th John Richins 16th(tied) 7th
Barrie Admirals Johnny Ginn 7th Nate Dubiel 15th 9th
Newark Flyers Ken Kirkland 8th Ken Kirkland 16th(tied) 13th
Fremont Ambassadors Kevin Bain 9th Kevin Bain 2nd 5th
Atlanta Aggies Chris Goodwin 10th Chris Goodwin 10th 10th
Cottage City Cannonballers Matt Levesque 11th Matt Levesque 1st 8th
Kansas City Dust Devils Ryan Kreger 12th Ryan Kreger 9th 11th
Huntsville Rockets Tom Steiner 13th John Lucia 7th 12th
Kalamazoo Comets Lee Goldade 14th Lee Goldade 11th 15th
Poplar Bluff Hillbillies Josh Hahn 15th Josh Hahn 5th 14th
Louisville Sweepers Jim Viglione 16th Mike Campbell 16th(tied) 17th
Columbus Bowsers John Gentry 17th John Gentry 22nd 22nd
Long Beach Keys Bill Baracco 18th Danny Gates 13th 16th
Deltaville Deltas Jason Clare 19th Jason Clare 12th 18th
San Antonio Stallions John Anderson 20th John Anderson 8th 19th
Weedpatch Widowmakers Jeremy King 21st Matt Graham 14th 20th
Bangor Lumberjacks Bert Wiley 22nd Bert Wiley 16th(tied) 21st
Lake Elsinore Storm Bill Boling 23rd 23rd(tied) 23rd
Santa Rosa Desperados 24th 23rd(tied) 24th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
St. Catharines Blue Jays Hector Nunez 1st Ryan Compton 21st 21st
Dollywood Partons Dusty Anderson 2nd Dusty Anderson 12th 1st
Bangor Lumberjacks Josh Alcorn 3rd Josh Alcorn 13th(tied) 5th(tied)
Poplar Bluff Hillbillies Jeff Mullinax 4th Jeff Mullinax 8th 3rd
White Deer Tropics Josh Kelly 5th Josh Kelly 11th 5th(tied)
Glace Bay Miners Lee Tyson 6th Lee Tyson 3rd 2nd
Tampa Capitals Danny Pinto 7th Danny Pinto 6th 4th
Barrie Admirals Andres Vega 8th Andres Vega 9th 7th
Santa Rosa Desperados Ross Myer 9th Ross Myer 13th(tied) 12th
Weedpatch Widowmakers Jason Blackmore 10th Jason Blackmore 5th 9th
Long Beach Keys Aaron Davenport 11th Aaron Davenport 7th 11th
Cottage City Cannonballers Kyle Komorowski 12th Fei-hsien Liu 1st 8th
Atlanta Aggies Justin Jirkovsky 13th Dustin Roachell 2nd 10th
Fremont Ambassadors Jimmy Kimmel 14th Jimmy Kimmel 22nd 22nd
Newark Flyers Alex Ochoa 15th Alex Ochoa 10th 13th
San Antonio Stallions Jay Pearson 16th Jay Pearson 4th 14th
Deltaville Deltas Tony Gonzalez 17th Tony Gonzalez 13th(tied) 15th
Huntsville Rockets Josh James 18th Josh James 13th(tied) 16th
Kansas City Dust Devils Luis Guevara 19th Derrick Banford 13th(tied) 17th
Columbus Bowsers Josh Higgs 20th Nick Kujawa 13th(tied) 18th
Louisville Sweepers Jeff Rick 21st Doug Joseph 13th(tied) 19th
Lake Elsinore Storm Bryan Palmer 22nd Ryan Clark 23rd 23rd
Kalamazoo Comets Cody Brown 23rd Cody Brown 13th(tied) 20th
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks 24th 24th 24th
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Santa Rosa Desperados Matt Evert 1st Matt Evert 5th 1st
Weedpatch Widowmakers Mark Adams 2nd Mark Adams 1st 2nd
Barrie Admirals Alfonso Sanchez 3rd Yoshito Nakajima 8th(tied) 5th
San Antonio Stallions Frank Lewis 4th Jose Espinoza 4th 3rd
Glace Bay Miners Cesar Sarate 5th Charlie Harrison 2nd 4th
Kalamazoo Comets Max Benitez 6th Max Benitez 7th 6th
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Raul Corvera 7th Raul Corvera 14th 13th
White Deer Tropics Mike Henschel 8th Mike Henschel 12th(tied) 12th
Huntsville Rockets R.J. Cashman 9th Nick Taylor 8th(tied) 8th
Louisville Sweepers Eric Hunter 10th Eric Hunter 3rd 7th
Newark Flyers Ashton McSparin 11th Ashton McSparin 12th(tied) 14th
Atlanta Aggies Andy Driver 12th Andy Driver 15th 15th
Fremont Ambassadors Dustin Helm 13th Dustin Helm 16th 16th
Poplar Bluff Hillbillies Ken Fortin 14th Ken Fortin 8th(tied) 9th
Lake Elsinore Storm Evan Garcia 15th 19th(tied) 19th
Tampa Capitals Joe Greer 16th Joe Greer 8th(tied) 10th
Deltaville Deltas Brandon Gibson 17th Brandon Gibson 17th 17th
Long Beach Keys Mike Nelson 18th Mike Nelson 6th 11th
Cottage City Cannonballers Alfredo Urbina 19th Alfredo Urbina 18th 18th
Bangor Lumberjacks 20th (tied) 19th(tied) 20th(tied)
Columbus Bowsers 20th (tied) 19th(tied) 20th(tied)
Dollywood Partons 20th (tied) 19th(tied) 20th(tied)
Kansas City Dust Devils 20th (tied) 19th(tied) 20th(tied)
St. Catharines Blue Jays 20th (tied) 19th(tied) 20th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Santa Rosa Desperados Mike Gallant 1st Mike Gallant 5th 1st
Weedpatch Widowmakers Dale Day 2nd Dale Day 22nd 21st
St. Catharines Blue Jays Richard Childs 3rd Mike Odendahl 4th 2nd
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Isaiah Bunton 4th Isaiah Bunton 15th 6th
Atlanta Aggies Jacob Tubman 5th Jacob Tubman 3rd 4th
Dollywood Partons Nick Doetsch 6th Jason Hasiak 17th 8th
Bangor Lumberjacks Skyler Fundis 7th Skyler Fundis 21st 22nd
San Antonio Stallions Preston Otte 8th Brian Phillips 1st 3rd
Barrie Admirals Jay Robinson 9th Brennan Conway 18th(tied) 13th
Poplar Bluff Hillbillies Mike Sargent 10th Justin Wish 13th 9th
Long Beach Keys Marcus Greene 11th Doug Marrin 7th 7th
Deltaville Deltas Bill Dent 12th Brian Martin 2nd 5th
Tampa Capitals Zach Amos 13th Everett Foley 11th 10th
Louisville Sweepers John Walker 14th John Walker 16th 15th
Lake Elsinore Storm Tim Cook 15th Tim Cook 9th 12th
Kalamazoo Comets Chad Nilsen 16th Mario Romero 6th 11th
White Deer Tropics Pete Beauford 17th Pete Beauford 18th(tied) 17th
Huntsville Rockets Ron Eckhardt 18th Rich Lewis 10th 14th
Columbus Bowsers Bill Demers 19th Justin McCoy 8th 16th
Cottage City Cannonballers Sam Kelly 20th Sam Kelly 14th 18th
Kansas City Dust Devils Eric Hying 21st Eric Hying 12th 19th
Fremont Ambassadors Sonny Delano 22nd Sonny Delano 18th(tied) 20th
Newark Flyers Ramon Perez 23rd Ramon Perez 23rd 23rd
Glace Bay Miners 24th 24th 24th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Dollywood Partons Jim Dauphin 1st Jim Dauphin 3rd 1st
Bangor Lumberjacks Caleb Langenwalter 2nd Caleb Langenwalter 1st 2nd
Santa Rosa Desperados Gary Nahum 3rd Gary Nahum 9th(tied) 3rd
Long Beach Keys Andy Pabon 4th Marco Madrigal 2nd 4th
White Deer Tropics Joe Tibbs 5th Joe Tibbs 16th 14th
Huntsville Rockets Adam Cox 6th Ricky Martinez 4th 5th
Newark Flyers Aaron Jackson 7th Aaron Jackson 20th 18th
Weedpatch Widowmakers Jason Eaton 8th Jason Eaton 18th 17th
Atlanta Aggies Carlos Velasco 9th Carlos Velasco 9th(tied) 7th
Tampa Capitals Alberto Torres 10th Alberto Torres 15th 15th
Fremont Ambassadors Mike Ross 11th Manny Martinez 7th 6th
Louisville Sweepers Armando Cuevas 12th Armando Cuevas 17th 16th
Barrie Admirals Brian Ericson 13th Brian Ericson 9th(tied) 10th
Kalamazoo Comets Erik Kirkman 14th Dan Vicars 6th 8th
San Antonio Stallions Jonas Pomares 15th Jonas Pomares 9th(tied) 11th
Kansas City Dust Devils Jeremy Callis 16th Francisco Flores 8th 9th
Cottage City Cannonballers Edwin Martinez 17th Edwin Martinez 9th(tied) 13th
Poplar Bluff Hillbillies Eric Hoffman 18th Eric Hoffman 5th 12th
Columbus Bowsers Jim Borich 19th Jim Borich 14th 19th
Lake Elsinore Storm Ernesto Montoya 20th 21st(tied) 21st
Glace Bay Miners Aaron Preston 21st Josh Napier 19th 20th
Deltaville Deltas 22nd (tied) 21st(tied) 22nd(tied)
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks 22nd (tied) 21st(tied) 22nd(tied)
St. Catharines Blue Jays 22nd (tied) 21st(tied) 22nd(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
St. Catharines Blue Jays Mike Maughan 1st Mike Maughan 17th 16th
Poplar Bluff Hillbillies David Moore 2nd David Moore 9th 1st
White Deer Tropics Mark Stella 3rd Mark Stella 7th 2nd
Barrie Admirals Brett Cortright 4th Keith Tarrant 10th 3rd
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Ben Porter 5th William King 11th(tied) 6th
Tampa Capitals Aaron Rakers 6th Aaron Rakers 16th 17th
Fremont Ambassadors Dylan Talarico 7th Dylan Talarico 1st 4th
Long Beach Keys Ferda Halici 8th Ferda Halici 3rd 5th
Santa Rosa Desperados Jason Finch 9th Jason Finch 11th(tied) 9th
Atlanta Aggies Matt Grissom 10th Matt Grissom 6th 7th
Louisville Sweepers Gerardo Romero 11th Gerardo Romero 5th 8th
San Antonio Stallions Chad Hines 12th Michael Nava 2nd 10th
Lake Elsinore Storm Willie de Leon 13th (tied) 21st(tied) 21st
Weedpatch Widowmakers Mike Winchel 13th (tied) Mike Winchel 19th 19th
Kansas City Dust Devils Steve Walton 15th Steve Walton 8th 12th
Deltaville Deltas Luis Casanova 16th Luis Casanova 18th 18th
Kalamazoo Comets Dustin Linser 17th Luis Rodriguez 4th 11th
Cottage City Cannonballers A.J. Fineman 18th A.J. Fineman 11th(tied) 13th
Glace Bay Miners Collin Mays 19th Collin Mays 11th(tied) 14th
Newark Flyers Sam Berger 20th Sam Berger 11th(tied) 15th
Columbus Bowsers Ricky Colon 21st Ricky Colon 20th 20th
Bangor Lumberjacks 22nd (tied) 21st(tied) 22nd(tied)
Dollywood Partons 22nd (tied) 21st(tied) 22nd(tied)
Huntsville Rockets 22nd (tied) 21st(tied) 22nd(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Dollywood Partons Kevin McRoberts 1st Jim Savoie 10th 1st
Santa Rosa Desperados Justin Hesley 2nd Justin Hesley 8th(tied) 2nd
Newark Flyers Jose Perez 3rd Nate Ray 4th 3rd
Bangor Lumberjacks Pete Cook 4th Chris Hawes 6th 4th
Barrie Admirals Dan Fischer 5th Branden Covington 11th 5th
St. Catharines Blue Jays Travis Anderson 6th Travis Williams 12th 6th
Huntsville Rockets Joe Brackett 7th Tim Sindt 5th 7th
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Bob Rehm 8th Bob Rehm 13th 8th
Columbus Bowsers Josh Canas 9th Josh Canas 14th 10th
Glace Bay Miners Terence Rodda 10th Terence Rodda 1st 9th
White Deer Tropics Eric Zane 11th Heriberto Hernandez 2nd 11th
Louisville Sweepers Miguel Perelsa 12th Ricky Garay 3rd 12th
Weedpatch Widowmakers Cooper Culaham 13th Cooper Culaham 8th(tied) 13th
Tampa Capitals Rick Cortez 14th Mike Kendra 7th 14th
Cottage City Cannonballers Jeff Groves 15th Jeff Groves 15th 15th
Fremont Ambassadors Bob Garbee 16th Jon Caruso 17th(tied) 17th
Kansas City Dust Devils Joel Edmondson 17th Joel Edmondson 16th 16th
Poplar Bluff Hillbillies Brian Bauer 18th Juan Ramirez 17th(tied) 18th
Atlanta Aggies Steve Sullivan 19th Victor Montoya 20th 20th
Deltaville Deltas Kosuke Sakai 20th Oscar Zuniga 17th(tied) 19th
Kalamazoo Comets Russ Campbell 21st 21st(tied) 21st
Lake Elsinore Storm 22nd (tied) 21st(tied) 22nd(tied)
Long Beach Keys 22nd (tied) 21st(tied) 22nd(tied)
San Antonio Stallions 22nd (tied) 21st(tied) 22nd(tied)
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Bangor Lumberjacks Chris Hames 1st Chris Hames 1st 1st
Santa Rosa Desperados Idhma Kodandarami 2nd Idhma Kodandarami 6th 3rd
Dollywood Partons Shane Kidd 3rd Shane Kidd 7th 4th
Fremont Ambassadors Xavier Tomlin 4th Tony Hendrix 2nd 2nd
Glace Bay Miners Jeremiah Porter 5th Sean Ryan 8th(tied) 5th
St. Catharines Blue Jays Chase Harriger 6th Chase Harriger 8th(tied) 7th
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Josh Sanders 7th Keith Kramer 8th(tied) 9th
White Deer Tropics Kennedy Heath 8th Victor Benavidez 15th 14th
Barrie Admirals Steve McManus 9th Steve McManus 8th(tied) 10th
Newark Flyers Jeremy Kirkpatrick 10th Jaheim Sneed 4th 8th
Weedpatch Widowmakers Joey Dykema 11th Joey Dykema 8th(tied) 12th
Kansas City Dust Devils Tim Morris 12th 17th(tied) 16th
Columbus Bowsers Michael Hatten 13th Brian Ashley 14th 15th
Atlanta Aggies Jeremy Killian 14th 17th(tied) 17th
Louisville Sweepers Ray Sauer 15th Glen Foster 8th(tied) 13th
Cottage City Cannonballers Danny Williams 16th Felix Marquez 5th 11th
Tampa Capitals Dave Velez 17th Dave Velez 16th 18th
Lake Elsinore Storm Rich Scott 18th 17th(tied) 19th
Poplar Bluff Hillbillies D.J. Nelson 19th 17th(tied) 20th
Huntsville Rockets T.J. Grimm 20th Jonathan Bruckert 3rd 6th
Deltaville Deltas Danny Wolf 21st 17th(tied) 21st
Kalamazoo Comets 22nd (tied) 17th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Long Beach Keys 22nd (tied) 17th(tied) 22nd(tied)
San Antonio Stallions 22nd (tied) 17th(tied) 22nd(tied)
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Santa Rosa Desperados Idhma Kodandarami 1st Idhma Kodandarami 3rd 1st
Barrie Admirals Jon Messer 2nd Jon Messer 12th(tied) 4th
Bangor Lumberjacks Chris Hames 3rd Chris Hames 1st 2nd
St. Catharines Blue Jays Mike Dineen 4th Chase Harriger 8th 3rd
Dollywood Partons Brad Williamson 5th Brad Williamson 14th 14th
Newark Flyers Nate Ray 6th Nate Ray 9th 5th
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Josh Sanders 7th Keith Kramer 12th(tied) 6th
Fremont Ambassadors Mike Brandon 8th Mike Brandon 16th 15th
Glace Bay Miners Cory Newton 9th Sean Ryan 2nd 7th
Weedpatch Widowmakers Joey Dykema 10th Joey Dykema 5th 8th
Columbus Bowsers Alex Avila 11th Alex Avila 11th 9th
Huntsville Rockets Jonathan Bruckert 12th Jonathan Bruckert 15th 16th
White Deer Tropics Kennedy Heath 13th Victor Benavidez 6th 10th
Kansas City Dust Devils Tim Morris 14th 17th(tied) 17th
Deltaville Deltas Jason Ginty 15th 17th(tied) 18th
Tampa Capitals Mike Kendra 16th Mike Kendra 7th 11th(tied)
Poplar Bluff Hillbillies Jim Miller 17th 17th(tied) 19th
Louisville Sweepers Mike Hietala 18th Glen Foster 4th 11th(tied)
Cottage City Cannonballers Adam Obermeier 19th Felix Marquez 10th 13th
Lake Elsinore Storm Rich Scott 20th 17th(tied) 20th
Atlanta Aggies Marvin Henderson 21st 17th(tied) 21st
Kalamazoo Comets 22nd (tied) 17th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Long Beach Keys 22nd (tied) 17th(tied) 22nd(tied)
San Antonio Stallions 22nd (tied) 17th(tied) 22nd(tied)
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