ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
01/05/2025
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Rich Callanan 1st Haruyuki Sato 1st 1st
Crystal Lake Killers Pete DiBiaso 2nd 10th(tied) 10th
Borrego Springs Rams Christian Weatherspoon 3rd 10th(tied) 11th
Moncton Mounties Kevin Pizzuti 4th Ricky Cortes 2nd 2nd
Whitby Bats Brandon Coleman 5th Brandon Coleman 4th 3rd
Buckeye Local Panthers Erik Murphy 6th (tied) Erik Murphy 6th 4th
Riverside Wolverines David Henning 6th (tied) 10th(tied) 12th
San Antonio Griffins Mike Ekstedt 8th 10th(tied) 13th
Chuluota Imperials Juan Lozada 9th Juan Lozada 3rd 5th
Lincoln Princes Dave Rotolo 10th 10th(tied) 14th
Juneau Sled Dogs Ben Towne 11th 10th(tied) 15th
Haviland Thrashers Yoshihito Abe 12th 10th(tied) 16th
Long Island Torpedoes Bill Athan 13th Colt Stovall 5th 6th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Roger Gotsch 14th Roger Gotsch 8th 8th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Ricardo Garcia 15th Ricardo Garcia 7th 7th
Abingdon Archers William Hernandez 16th 10th(tied) 17th
Terra Linda Chargers Victor Valenzuela 17th 10th(tied) 18th
San Bernardino Flight Jorge Cisneros 18th 10th(tied) 19th
Jacksonville Nationals Oscar Naranjo 19th Oscar Naranjo 9th 9th
Tiverton Colonels Vinny Tijerina 20th 10th(tied) 20th
Buffalo Bellflowers 21st (tied) 10th(tied) 21st(tied)
Franklin Cubs 21st (tied) 10th(tied) 21st(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 21st (tied) 10th(tied) 21st(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 21st (tied) 10th(tied) 21st(tied)
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Moncton Mounties Brian Evans 1st 11th(tied) 11th
San Antonio Griffins John Sears 2nd Luke Flynn 9th 6th
Buckeye Local Panthers Tim Wetmore 3rd Nick Gratta 1st 1st
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Bobby Barnes 4th Bobby Barnes 2nd(tied) 2nd
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Aaron Went 5th Aaron Went 4th 4th
Abingdon Archers Austin Bertsche 6th 11th(tied) 12th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Roberto Huerta 7th 11th(tied) 13th
Picture Rocks Raptors Billy Warren 8th Billy Warren 5th 5th
Borrego Springs Rams Reed Gomez 9th Reed Gomez 6th 7th
Riverside Wolverines Jim Hamilton 10th 11th(tied) 14th
Buffalo Bellflowers Chris Morales 11th 11th(tied) 15th
Chuluota Imperials Mario Lopez 12th 11th(tied) 16th
Franklin Cubs Trevor Fischer 13th David Arriaga 2nd(tied) 3rd
Jacksonville Nationals Ivan Hernandez 14th 11th(tied) 17th
Haviland Thrashers Gwang-oo Shroyer 15th Gwang-oo Shroyer 7th 8th
Long Island Torpedoes Omar Carrillo 16th 11th(tied) 18th
Tiverton Colonels Matthew Northern 17th 11th(tied) 19th
Juneau Sled Dogs Justin Bogden 18th Korey Lopez 10th 10th
Crystal Lake Killers Ross Howard 19th Ross Howard 8th 9th
Lincoln Princes Ricky Fernandez 20th 11th(tied) 20th
San Bernardino Flight Ricky Vazquez 21st 11th(tied) 21st
Plymouth Rockers 22nd (tied) 11th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 22nd (tied) 11th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Whitby Bats 22nd (tied) 11th(tied) 22nd(tied)
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Beau Richardson 1st Jose Saenz 5th 3rd
Moncton Mounties Joe Corcoran 2nd 7th(tied) 7th
Whitby Bats Josh Howard 3rd 7th(tied) 8th
Riverside Wolverines Mark Mauro 4th 7th(tied) 9th
Jacksonville Nationals Matt Higgins 5th Dan Skiba 1st(tied) 1st
Abingdon Archers Kyle Scherbel 6th 7th(tied) 10th
Borrego Springs Rams Travis Shaw 7th 7th(tied) 11th
San Antonio Griffins Bryan Ryan 8th 7th(tied) 12th
Crystal Lake Killers Justin Richardson 9th 7th(tied) 13th
Tiverton Colonels Hunter McConnon 10th 7th(tied) 14th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Adrian Sosa 11th Aloísio Boissel 1st(tied) 2nd
Picture Rocks Raptors Justin Durant 12th 7th(tied) 15th
Plymouth Rockers David Herman 13th 7th(tied) 16th
Lincoln Princes Mario Chavez 14th (tied) 7th(tied) 17th(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Sam Kelley 14th (tied) 7th(tied) 17th(tied)
Franklin Cubs Ricardo Moreno 16th 7th(tied) 19th
San Bernardino Flight Ronald Poole 17th Ronald Poole 3rd 4th
Buffalo Bellflowers Danny Solis 18th Danny Solis 4th 5th
Chuluota Imperials Julio Rosas 19th 7th(tied) 20th
Long Island Torpedoes Santiago Ytuarte 20th Santiago Ytuarte 6th 6th
Buckeye Local Panthers 21st (tied) 7th(tied) 21st(tied)
Haviland Thrashers 21st (tied) 7th(tied) 21st(tied)
Juneau Sled Dogs 21st (tied) 7th(tied) 21st(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 21st (tied) 7th(tied) 21st(tied)
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Whitby Bats Lamar Bridges 1st 5th(tied) 5th
Tiverton Colonels David Cheesman 2nd 5th(tied) 6th
Moncton Mounties David Raney 3rd 5th(tied) 7th
Picture Rocks Raptors Hak-su Chung 4th 5th(tied) 8th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Erik Bailey 5th 5th(tied) 9th
Chuluota Imperials Dave Orosco 6th Vincent Salinas 1st 1st
Borrego Springs Rams Jason Hodge 7th 5th(tied) 10th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Kevin Lightfoot 8th 5th(tied) 11th
San Antonio Griffins Prakoso Ernalia 9th 5th(tied) 12th
Crystal Lake Killers Max Guerrero 10th Max Guerrero 3rd 2nd
Haviland Thrashers Brian Dawes 11th 5th(tied) 13th
Franklin Cubs Elias Palacio 12th 5th(tied) 14th
Long Island Torpedoes Yeong-ha Lee 13th 5th(tied) 15th
Lincoln Princes Jay Hall 14th 5th(tied) 16th
Riverside Wolverines Xavier Encarnao 15th 5th(tied) 17th
Buckeye Local Panthers Gabriel Laguer 16th Jordan Rivas 2nd 3rd
Juneau Sled Dogs Ebbe van Alem 17th 5th(tied) 18th
Buffalo Bellflowers Carlos Segura 18th Carlos Segura 4th 4th
San Bernardino Flight Antonio Rodriguez 19th 5th(tied) 19th
Terra Linda Chargers Ivan Zamora 20th 5th(tied) 20th
Abingdon Archers 21st (tied) 5th(tied) 21st(tied)
Jacksonville Nationals 21st (tied) 5th(tied) 21st(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 21st (tied) 5th(tied) 21st(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates 21st (tied) 5th(tied) 21st(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Franklin Cubs Brian Beason 1st Juan Galvan 3rd 1st
Whitby Bats Chris Malone 2nd 4th(tied) 4th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates John Russell 3rd John Russell 1st 2nd
Jacksonville Nationals Justin York 4th 4th(tied) 5th
Moncton Mounties David Williams 5th 4th(tied) 6th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Jose Valdez 6th 4th(tied) 7th
Long Island Torpedoes Eric Nance 7th 4th(tied) 8th
San Antonio Griffins Jeff Williamson 8th 4th(tied) 9th
Buffalo Bellflowers Bobby Cacho 9th Mario Gutierrez 2nd 3rd
Haviland Thrashers Johnny Salazar 10th 4th(tied) 10th
Borrego Springs Rams Jesus Rojas 11th 4th(tied) 11th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Lucas Warren 12th 4th(tied) 12th
Plymouth Rockers Chris Martinez 13th 4th(tied) 13th
Crystal Lake Killers Brock McLean 14th 4th(tied) 14th
Chuluota Imperials Vince Morris 15th 4th(tied) 15th
Buckeye Local Panthers Luis Gutierrez 16th 4th(tied) 16th
Picture Rocks Raptors Teppo Öunap 17th 4th(tied) 17th
Juneau Sled Dogs Oscar Velez 18th 4th(tied) 18th
San Bernardino Flight Pedro Rodriguez 19th 4th(tied) 19th
Abingdon Archers 20th (tied) 4th(tied) 20th(tied)
Lincoln Princes 20th (tied) 4th(tied) 20th(tied)
Riverside Wolverines 20th (tied) 4th(tied) 20th(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 20th (tied) 4th(tied) 20th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 20th (tied) 4th(tied) 20th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Abingdon Archers Ron Salcido 1st Danny Haessly 2nd(tied) 1st
Whitby Bats Jarrod LaCasse 2nd John Austin 2nd(tied) 2nd
San Antonio Griffins David Torres 3rd David Torres 13th 7th
Chuluota Imperials Chris Miller 4th Chris Miller 4th 4th
Haviland Thrashers Mike Jackson 5th Mike Jackson 5th 5th
Jacksonville Nationals Bill Amparan 6th Kyle Marin 12th 9th
Picture Rocks Raptors Tyler Bell 7th 14th(tied) 14th
Moncton Mounties Bill Bandy 8th Danny Shafer 9th 8th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Jeremy Vetsch 9th Jeremy Vetsch 7th 6th
Plymouth Rockers Travis Hammen 10th Travis Hammen 1st 3rd
Tiverton Colonels Jeff McDaniel 11th Dustin Owens 6th 10th
Borrego Springs Rams Bobby Carroll 12th Ivan Hernandez 8th 11th
Buckeye Local Panthers Dave Savage 13th 14th(tied) 15th
Crystal Lake Killers T.J. Herrera 14th 14th(tied) 16th
Riverside Wolverines Seth Robinson 15th Seth Robinson 11th 13th
Long Island Torpedoes Jeff May 16th 14th(tied) 17th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Edgardo Perez 17th Edgardo Perez 10th 12th
San Bernardino Flight Steve Blum 18th 14th(tied) 18th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Tom Lambert 19th 14th(tied) 19th
Juneau Sled Dogs Andy Barnes 20th 14th(tied) 20th
Lincoln Princes Armando Moreno 21st 14th(tied) 21st
Buffalo Bellflowers 22nd (tied) 14th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Franklin Cubs 22nd (tied) 14th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 22nd (tied) 14th(tied) 22nd(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jacksonville Nationals Mike Ayres 1st Mike Ayres 3rd 1st
Tiverton Colonels Jonathan Sitko 2nd Jorge Rodriguez 1st 2nd
Haviland Thrashers Johnny Harris 3rd 6th(tied) 6th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Micah Squires 4th Miguel Gonzalez 5th 3rd
Borrego Springs Rams Matt Shea 5th 6th(tied) 7th
San Bernardino Flight Heriberto Paula 6th 6th(tied) 8th
Moncton Mounties Kyle Twigg 7th 6th(tied) 9th
Buffalo Bellflowers Jose Yenores 8th Jose Yenores 2nd 4th
Lincoln Princes Israel Vallejo 9th 6th(tied) 10th
Buckeye Local Panthers Alberto Canales 10th 6th(tied) 11th
Franklin Cubs Teo Brouwer 11th 6th(tied) 12th
Riverside Wolverines Victor Pena 12th 6th(tied) 13th
Picture Rocks Raptors Jose Lopez 13th 6th(tied) 14th
Chuluota Imperials Isaias Encinias 14th 6th(tied) 15th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Rob Minutillo 15th 6th(tied) 16th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Manny Placencia 16th Chris Ortiz 4th 5th
Juneau Sled Dogs Rodolfo Ramires 17th 6th(tied) 17th
Long Island Torpedoes Javier Tapia 18th 6th(tied) 18th
Terra Linda Chargers Armando Cortez 19th 6th(tied) 19th
Crystal Lake Killers Danny Ochoa 20th 6th(tied) 20th
Abingdon Archers 21st (tied) 6th(tied) 21st(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 21st (tied) 6th(tied) 21st(tied)
San Antonio Griffins 21st (tied) 6th(tied) 21st(tied)
Whitby Bats 21st (tied) 6th(tied) 21st(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Chris Benedict 1st Victor Cruz 1st 1st
Tiverton Colonels Danny Lopez 2nd 6th(tied) 6th
Whitby Bats Scott Skidmore 3rd 6th(tied) 7th
Lincoln Princes Federico Rosales 4th 6th(tied) 8th
Borrego Springs Rams Luis Ortega 5th Luis Ortega 2nd 2nd
Plymouth Rockers Humphrey Gerber 6th Humphrey Gerber 3rd 3rd
Jacksonville Nationals Chris Baker 7th Gabe Ippolito 4th 4th
Crystal Lake Killers Hector Mejia 8th 6th(tied) 9th
Long Island Torpedoes Juan Trujillo 9th 6th(tied) 10th
Chuluota Imperials Hisamichi Matsumoto 10th Hisamichi Matsumoto 5th 5th
Riverside Wolverines Valentino Ponchielli 11th 6th(tied) 11th
Buckeye Local Panthers Guntur Djajadiningrat 12th 6th(tied) 12th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Victor Barrera 13th 6th(tied) 13th
Juneau Sled Dogs Michael Baker 14th 6th(tied) 14th
Abingdon Archers 15th (tied) 6th(tied) 15th(tied)
Buffalo Bellflowers 15th (tied) 6th(tied) 15th(tied)
Franklin Cubs 15th (tied) 6th(tied) 15th(tied)
Haviland Thrashers 15th (tied) 6th(tied) 15th(tied)
Moncton Mounties 15th (tied) 6th(tied) 15th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 15th (tied) 6th(tied) 15th(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates 15th (tied) 6th(tied) 15th(tied)
San Antonio Griffins 15th (tied) 6th(tied) 15th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 15th (tied) 6th(tied) 15th(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 15th (tied) 6th(tied) 15th(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Bill Thompson 1st Shalom Bruin 1st 1st
Crystal Lake Killers Miguel Estrada 2nd Jamari Walker 9th 7th
Chuluota Imperials David Sanko 3rd David Sanko 3rd 2nd
Whitby Bats Antonio Rodriguez 4th Jose Diaz 5th 4th
Moncton Mounties Byron Bruce 5th Byron Bruce 2nd 3rd
Borrego Springs Rams Javier Conchas 6th Roy Garcia 8th 6th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Ryan Hadder 7th Ryan Hadder 4th 5th
Long Island Torpedoes Vance Lancaster 8th Rogelio Camarillo 10th(tied) 10th
Riverside Wolverines Brian Millet 9th Brian Millet 16th 15th
Buffalo Bellflowers Jesus Beltre 10th Jesus Beltre 10th(tied) 11th
Jacksonville Nationals Chris Gagarian 11th Chris Gagarian 10th(tied) 12th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jonathan Gutierrez 12th Cristofer Sanchez 10th(tied) 13th
Haviland Thrashers Rafael Cruz 13th Rafael Cruz 7th 8th
Juneau Sled Dogs Jose Munoz 14th Victor Meza 6th 9th
San Bernardino Flight Jose Moreira 15th Ricardo Chavarria 10th(tied) 14th
Terra Linda Chargers Johnny Owen 16th 17th(tied) 17th
Plymouth Rockers Tom Koch 17th 17th(tied) 18th
Buckeye Local Panthers Roberto Melendez 18th Roberto Melendez 15th 16th
Lincoln Princes Juan Rodriguez 19th 17th(tied) 19th
Franklin Cubs Jean Lebreton 20th 17th(tied) 20th
San Antonio Griffins Cesar Ramirez 21st 17th(tied) 21st
Abingdon Archers 22nd (tied) 17th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 22nd (tied) 17th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 22nd (tied) 17th(tied) 22nd(tied)
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Marcos Patino 1st Ryan Vermillion 1st 1st
Moncton Mounties Chris Williams 2nd Ryan McEntyre 2nd 2nd
Jacksonville Nationals Alex Arredondo 3rd Alex Arredondo 3rd(tied) 3rd
Whitby Bats Jesus Ochoa 4th Matt Howe 11th 6th
Juneau Sled Dogs Cortez Oyola 5th Victor Meza 3rd(tied) 4th
Borrego Springs Rams Ben Laing 6th Isaiah Timmons 13th 7th
Buffalo Bellflowers Dan Gray 7th Mike Cousin 8th 8th
Chuluota Imperials Steve Williams 8th Dae-jin Lee 3rd(tied) 5th
Lincoln Princes Juan Rodriguez 9th 16th(tied) 12th
Crystal Lake Killers D.J. Nelson 10th D.J. Nelson 9th 11th
Plymouth Rockers Kevin Martinez 11th Kevin Martinez 7th 10th
Long Island Torpedoes Juan Rodriguez 12th 16th(tied) 15th
Terra Linda Chargers Danny Barrera 13th Danny Barrera 15th 13th
Buckeye Local Panthers Cesar Castillo 14th 16th(tied) 18th
Haviland Thrashers Richard Recchini 15th Edgar Ambrosio 10th 14th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Lupe Carrillo 16th Manny Reynoso 3rd(tied) 9th
Riverside Wolverines Jeff O'Donovan 17th 16th(tied) 19th
Franklin Cubs Jonathan Aubry 18th Jonathan Aubry 12th 16th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jose Pinedo 19th 16th(tied) 20th
San Antonio Griffins Cesar Ramirez 20th 16th(tied) 21st
San Bernardino Flight Vicente Hernandez 21st Jose Moreira 14th 17th
Abingdon Archers 22nd (tied) 16th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 22nd (tied) 16th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 22nd (tied) 16th(tied) 22nd(tied)
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Moncton Mounties Chris Williams 1st Ryan McEntyre 1st 1st
Plymouth Rockers Kevin Martinez 2nd Kevin Martinez 7th 7th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Eddie O'Connor 3rd Eddie O'Connor 12th 9th
Jacksonville Nationals Zack Scott 4th Zack Scott 9th 8th
Chuluota Imperials Steve Williams 5th Dae-jin Lee 2nd(tied) 2nd
Buffalo Bellflowers Dan Gray 6th Mike Cousin 8th 10th
Crystal Lake Killers Brian Kyzar 7th D.J. Nelson 2nd(tied) 3rd
Borrego Springs Rams Ernesto Morales 8th Jesus Ortiz 2nd(tied) 4th
Buckeye Local Panthers Cesar Castillo 9th 16th(tied) 16th
Juneau Sled Dogs Cortez Oyola 10th Victor Meza 2nd(tied) 5th
San Bernardino Flight Jose Moreira 11th Jose Moreira 14th 13th
Haviland Thrashers Edgar Ambrosio 12th Edgar Ambrosio 10th 11th
Whitby Bats Matt Howe 13th Matt Howe 11th 12th
Long Island Torpedoes Juan Rodriguez 14th 16th(tied) 17th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Lupe Carrillo 15th Manny Reynoso 2nd(tied) 6th
Terra Linda Chargers Tim Lipscomb 16th Danny Barrera 15th 15th
Lincoln Princes Juan Rodriguez 17th 16th(tied) 18th
Riverside Wolverines Jeff O'Donovan 18th 16th(tied) 19th
Franklin Cubs Jonathan Aubry 19th Jonathan Aubry 13th 14th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jose Pinedo 20th 16th(tied) 20th
San Antonio Griffins Cesar Ramirez 21st 16th(tied) 21st
Abingdon Archers 22nd (tied) 16th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 22nd (tied) 16th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 22nd (tied) 16th(tied) 22nd(tied)
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