ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
08/28/2025
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CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Curt Koerner 1st Curt Koerner 2nd(tied) 1st
Buffalo Bellflowers Adrian Whalley 2nd 9th(tied) 9th
Borrego Springs Rams Christian Weatherspoon 3rd 9th(tied) 10th
Moncton Mounties Ivan Camarillo 4th Ricky Cortes 2nd(tied) 3rd
Franklin Cubs Rob Carrigan 5th Rob Carrigan 1st 2nd
Buckeye Local Panthers Masaaki Takata 6th Masaaki Takata 6th 6th
San Antonio Griffins Jeff Johnson 7th 9th(tied) 11th
Terra Linda Chargers Preston Leon 8th Pael Espanol 8th 7th
Juneau Sled Dogs Angel de la Cruz 9th 9th(tied) 12th
Jacksonville Nationals Chris Tomlinson 10th Chris Tomlinson 2nd(tied) 4th
Whitby Bats Jayden McClendon 11th Omar Castillo 5th 5th
Tiverton Colonels Kevin Hurt 12th 9th(tied) 13th
Riverside Wolverines Dan Stainbrook 13th 9th(tied) 14th
Lincoln Princes Omar Ybarra 14th 9th(tied) 15th
Crystal Lake Killers Benedito Potier 15th 9th(tied) 16th
Long Island Torpedoes Justin Holmes 16th Josh Livesay 7th 8th
Chuluota Imperials Steve Holt 17th 9th(tied) 17th
San Bernardino Flight Noah Valenti 18th 9th(tied) 18th
Abingdon Archers Gabriel Flores 19th 9th(tied) 19th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Manuel Ayala 20th 9th(tied) 20th
Plymouth Rockers Juan Gonzalez 21st 9th(tied) 21st
Haviland Thrashers Alex Perez 22nd 9th(tied) 22nd
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Bobby Arana 23rd 9th(tied) 23rd
Picture Rocks Raptors 24th 9th(tied) 24th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Buckeye Local Panthers Jason Allen 1st Marco Garcia 1st 1st
Moncton Mounties Aaron Nelson 2nd Aaron Nelson 6th 6th
San Bernardino Flight Jake Futrell 3rd Joe Knight 3rd(tied) 3rd
Franklin Cubs Chris Fenton 4th David Arriaga 2nd 2nd
Haviland Thrashers Bryan Valenta 5th Bryan Valenta 7th 7th
Tiverton Colonels Matthew Northern 6th 13th(tied) 13th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Johnny Huerta 7th Nick Cordova 3rd(tied) 4th
Abingdon Archers Zach Weakley 8th Zach Weakley 8th 8th
Crystal Lake Killers Tyler Railey 9th Tyler Railey 3rd(tied) 5th
Riverside Wolverines Ernie Humphrey 10th Billy Irwin 10th 9th
Borrego Springs Rams Steve Bartlett 11th Steve Bartlett 11th 10th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jeremy Matheson 12th 13th(tied) 14th
Chuluota Imperials Mario Lopez 13th 13th(tied) 15th
Jacksonville Nationals Ivan Hernandez 14th 13th(tied) 16th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Jason Zehner 15th Jeremy Hurst 9th 11th
Long Island Torpedoes David Jones 16th 13th(tied) 17th
Picture Rocks Raptors Clay Tosh 17th Clay Tosh 12th 12th
Buffalo Bellflowers Ramiro Pastor 18th 13th(tied) 18th
San Antonio Griffins Jared Ferland 19th 13th(tied) 19th
Juneau Sled Dogs Justin Bogden 20th 13th(tied) 20th
Lincoln Princes Ricky Fernandez 21st 13th(tied) 21st
Terra Linda Chargers Guillermo Moreno 22nd 13th(tied) 22nd
Whitby Bats Rafael Castanon 23rd 13th(tied) 23rd
Plymouth Rockers 24th 13th(tied) 24th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Crystal Lake Killers Brian Kilcoyne 1st Brian Kilcoyne 9th 3rd
Jacksonville Nationals Bobby McFarland 2nd Jimmy Johnson 1st 1st
Franklin Cubs Justin Fox 3rd 11th(tied) 11th
Juneau Sled Dogs Greg Fleming 4th Greg Fleming 4th 4th
Moncton Mounties Charlie Zimmerman 5th Charlie Zimmerman 8th 5th
Chuluota Imperials Jose Gallardo 6th Jose Gallardo 6th 6th
Picture Rocks Raptors Juan Moya 7th 11th(tied) 12th
Borrego Springs Rams Ruben Vences 8th 11th(tied) 13th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Neil Goff 9th Eddie Duran 2nd 2nd
Riverside Wolverines Tony Cantu 10th (tied) Tony Cantu 7th 8th
Tiverton Colonels Brandon Colbert 10th (tied) 11th(tied) 14th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Aloísio Boissel 12th Aloísio Boissel 10th 10th
San Bernardino Flight Pablo Gonzalez 13th Pablo Gonzalez 3rd 7th
Haviland Thrashers Austin Peterson 14th Jose Jimenez 5th 9th
Buffalo Bellflowers John Dowd 15th 11th(tied) 15th
Long Island Torpedoes Omar Carrillo 16th 11th(tied) 16th
Lincoln Princes Yoshio Okazaki 17th 11th(tied) 17th
Terra Linda Chargers Bruce Gutierrez 18th 11th(tied) 18th
Whitby Bats Jose Valle 19th 11th(tied) 19th
Abingdon Archers 20th (tied) 11th(tied) 20th(tied)
Buckeye Local Panthers 20th (tied) 11th(tied) 20th(tied)
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes 20th (tied) 11th(tied) 20th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 20th (tied) 11th(tied) 20th(tied)
San Antonio Griffins 20th (tied) 11th(tied) 20th(tied)
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Moncton Mounties David Raney 1st 9th(tied) 9th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Troy Nelson 2nd 9th(tied) 10th
Whitby Bats Randy Ruhl 3rd 9th(tied) 11th
Borrego Springs Rams Chris Cantu 4th Chris Cantu 2nd 2nd
Tiverton Colonels Chris Vollaro 5th 9th(tied) 12th
Haviland Thrashers Brian Dawes 6th 9th(tied) 13th
Riverside Wolverines Steve Taylor 7th 9th(tied) 14th
Franklin Cubs Elias Palacio 8th Gilberto Noris 8th 5th
Crystal Lake Killers Dave Pollock 9th 9th(tied) 15th
Jacksonville Nationals Emanuel Delgadillo 10th 9th(tied) 16th
Buffalo Bellflowers Rob Lopez 11th Rob Lopez 4th 3rd
San Antonio Griffins Chris Gutierre 12th Chris Gutierre 1st 1st
Chuluota Imperials Vincent Salinas 13th Vincent Salinas 3rd 4th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Alex Gonzalez 14th Josh Bayliss 7th 8th
Lincoln Princes Jose Saenz 15th Jose Saenz 6th 7th
Buckeye Local Panthers Keith Gonsalez 16th Jordan Rivas 5th 6th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jason Derieg 17th 9th(tied) 17th
Picture Rocks Raptors Mike Tunstall 18th 9th(tied) 18th
Terra Linda Chargers Cesar Moran 19th 9th(tied) 19th
Long Island Torpedoes Felipe Lopez 20th 9th(tied) 20th
Abingdon Archers 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
Juneau Sled Dogs 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Jose Valdez 1st Jose Valdez 4th(tied) 2nd
Whitby Bats Jake Criscuolo 2nd Jake Criscuolo 3rd 1st
Buffalo Bellflowers Bobby Cacho 3rd Mario Gutierrez 4th(tied) 5th
Riverside Wolverines Carlos Cordero 4th Carlos Cordero 6th 6th
Juneau Sled Dogs Victor Cruz 5th Victor Cruz 1st 3rd
Tiverton Colonels Nick Clarke 6th Julio Cortez 2nd 4th
Long Island Torpedoes Yeong-ha Lee 7th 8th(tied) 8th
San Antonio Griffins Jeff Williamson 8th 8th(tied) 9th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Gabe Lewis 9th 8th(tied) 10th
Borrego Springs Rams Alberto Rivas 10th Alberto Rivas 7th 7th
Crystal Lake Killers Ricardo Montanez 11th 8th(tied) 11th
Moncton Mounties Shigemori Shimizu 12th 8th(tied) 12th
Lincoln Princes Shunsen Mikami 13th 8th(tied) 13th
Franklin Cubs Poul Binzer 14th 8th(tied) 14th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Javy Morales 15th 8th(tied) 15th
Haviland Thrashers Johnny Salazar 16th 8th(tied) 16th
Chuluota Imperials Vince Morris 17th (tied) 8th(tied) 17th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight Ricardo Reyes 17th (tied) 8th(tied) 17th(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers Manny Rios 19th 8th(tied) 19th
Buckeye Local Panthers Luis Gutierrez 20th 8th(tied) 20th
Abingdon Archers 21st (tied) 8th(tied) 21st(tied)
Jacksonville Nationals 21st (tied) 8th(tied) 21st(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 21st (tied) 8th(tied) 21st(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 21st (tied) 8th(tied) 21st(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Terra Linda Chargers Rob Lindauer 1st 10th(tied) 10th
Jacksonville Nationals Tommy Johnson 2nd Eric Cannova 8th 3rd
Moncton Mounties Rich Miklavcic 3rd Rich Miklavcic 1st 1st
Whitby Bats Jeremy Martin 4th Jeremy Martin 2nd 2nd
Tiverton Colonels Jim Gonzalez 5th Jim Gonzalez 4th 4th
Riverside Wolverines Seth Robinson 6th Seth Robinson 7th 5th
Plymouth Rockers Dave Maser 7th 10th(tied) 11th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Brian Taylor 8th Edgardo Perez 9th 7th
Crystal Lake Killers T.J. Herrera 9th 10th(tied) 12th
Borrego Springs Rams Zach Black 10th 10th(tied) 13th
Juneau Sled Dogs Ryan Hardeman 11th 10th(tied) 14th
San Bernardino Flight Jonathan Swander 12th Jonathan Swander 5th 8th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Ryan May 13th 10th(tied) 15th
Chuluota Imperials Nick Blanks 14th 10th(tied) 16th
Buckeye Local Panthers Keith Alexander 15th 10th(tied) 17th
Buffalo Bellflowers Carlos Martinez 16th Carlos Martinez 3rd 6th
Picture Rocks Raptors Seth Mullaly 17th 10th(tied) 18th
Long Island Torpedoes Miguel Vazquez 18th Jarred DeLozier 6th 9th
San Antonio Griffins Aiden Hill 19th 10th(tied) 19th
Haviland Thrashers Willis Rodriguez 20th 10th(tied) 20th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Shouji Watanabe 21st 10th(tied) 21st
Lincoln Princes Armando Moreno 22nd 10th(tied) 22nd
Franklin Cubs Gus Escobedo 23rd 10th(tied) 23rd
Abingdon Archers 24th 10th(tied) 24th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Terra Linda Chargers Rafael Farrand 1st 11th(tied) 11th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Brian Nuzum 2nd Brian Nuzum 3rd 3rd
Borrego Springs Rams Luis Ortega 3rd Luis Ortega 5th 4th
Whitby Bats Arturo Tinoco 4th Dan Navarro 1st(tied) 1st
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jorge Gonzales 5th Jorge Gonzales 1st(tied) 2nd
Lincoln Princes Josh Bolick 6th 11th(tied) 12th
Buffalo Bellflowers Jose Yenores 7th Jose Yenores 8th 7th
Tiverton Colonels Danny Molina 8th Jorge Rodriguez 9th 8th
San Bernardino Flight Heriberto Paula 9th Jose Pineda 7th 6th
Juneau Sled Dogs Chris Norwood 10th Kalle Hovinen 4th 5th
Moncton Mounties Travis Grossman 11th 11th(tied) 13th
Franklin Cubs Teo Brouwer 12th 11th(tied) 14th
Chuluota Imperials Shaun Galbraith 13th 11th(tied) 15th
Haviland Thrashers Josh Taylor 14th 11th(tied) 16th
Riverside Wolverines Matt Blankenship 15th 11th(tied) 17th
Long Island Torpedoes Juan Trujillo 16th 11th(tied) 18th
Buckeye Local Panthers Alberto Canales 17th 11th(tied) 19th
Crystal Lake Killers Armando Perez 18th (tied) 11th(tied) 20th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors Jose Lopez 18th (tied) 11th(tied) 20th(tied)
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Hemmu Hilali 20th Ruben Gutierrez 6th 9th
Abingdon Archers Galtero Casale 21st Galtero Casale 10th 10th
San Antonio Griffins Leon Delgado 22nd 11th(tied) 22nd
Jacksonville Nationals 23rd (tied) 11th(tied) 23rd(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 23rd (tied) 11th(tied) 23rd(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Bill Cardiello 1st Bill Cardiello 1st 1st
Moncton Mounties Marc Alexander 2nd Marc Alexander 3rd 3rd
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Victor Cruz 3rd Victor Cruz 5th 4th
Whitby Bats Naji Lahab 4th Marco Grijalva 2nd 2nd
Jacksonville Nationals Gabe Ippolito 5th 8th(tied) 8th
Borrego Springs Rams Ivan Hernandez 6th Ivan Hernandez 4th 5th
Riverside Wolverines Marc Laur 7th 8th(tied) 9th
Buckeye Local Panthers Ruben Borquez 8th (tied) 8th(tied) 10th(tied)
Chuluota Imperials Zach Hess 8th (tied) 8th(tied) 10th(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers Luis Amador 10th 8th(tied) 12th
Juneau Sled Dogs Hector Burgos 11th 8th(tied) 13th
Plymouth Rockers Adam Moates 12th 8th(tied) 14th
Haviland Thrashers Keith Sverdloff 13th Keith Sverdloff 6th 6th
Lincoln Princes Wijnand van Noord 14th 8th(tied) 15th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jerry O'Dell 15th 8th(tied) 16th
San Antonio Griffins Joel Moya 16th Joel Moya 7th 7th
Crystal Lake Killers Jaylen Putman 17th 8th(tied) 17th
Buffalo Bellflowers Jose Vilanova 18th 8th(tied) 18th
Abingdon Archers 19th (tied) 8th(tied) 19th(tied)
Franklin Cubs 19th (tied) 8th(tied) 19th(tied)
Long Island Torpedoes 19th (tied) 8th(tied) 19th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 19th (tied) 8th(tied) 19th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 19th (tied) 8th(tied) 19th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 19th (tied) 8th(tied) 19th(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Eric Ellington 1st Javier Palos 2nd 1st
Whitby Bats Rich Zula 2nd Ismael Lopez 8th 7th
Chuluota Imperials Steve Esquivel 3rd Kyle Young 10th(tied) 10th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Javier Conchas 4th Craig Hoult 3rd 2nd
Crystal Lake Killers Eric Kretzer 5th Eric Kretzer 9th 9th
Juneau Sled Dogs Carlos Flores 6th (tied) Carlos Flores 4th 4th
Tiverton Colonels Jonathan Sites 6th (tied) 18th(tied) 16th
Jacksonville Nationals Noah Damm 8th Noah Damm 10th(tied) 11th
Haviland Thrashers Rafael Cruz 9th Rafael Cruz 6th 5th
Borrego Springs Rams Ramon Rivera 10th Jesus Ortiz 7th 8th
Moncton Mounties Carlos Balderrama 11th Alex Hernandez 1st 3rd
Terra Linda Chargers Juan Martinez 12th Juan Martinez 10th(tied) 12th
Riverside Wolverines Ryan Neely 13th 18th(tied) 18th
San Bernardino Flight Alfredo Rivero 14th Alfredo Rivero 5th 6th
Buffalo Bellflowers Eric Osborne 15th Miguel Gastelum 15th 15th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Cortez Alavez 16th Cortez Alavez 10th(tied) 13th
Long Island Torpedoes Alexis Ruiz 17th 18th(tied) 20th
Lincoln Princes Hector Vazquez 18th Radoslaw Sokol 16th 17th
Picture Rocks Raptors Alan Malinowski 19th Alan Malinowski 10th(tied) 14th
Plymouth Rockers Evan Feller 20th 18th(tied) 21st
San Antonio Griffins Cody Ahern 21st Alex Gonzales 17th 19th
Buckeye Local Panthers Hiroshi Matsui 22nd 18th(tied) 22nd
Franklin Cubs Eduardo Lezcano 23rd 18th(tied) 23rd
Abingdon Archers 24th 18th(tied) 24th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jacksonville Nationals Emmett Rogers 1st Emmett Rogers 2nd 1st
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Craig Hoult 2nd Craig Hoult 3rd 2nd
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Ryan Vermillion 3rd Ryan Vermillion 4th(tied) 4th
San Bernardino Flight Zaijiro Watanabe 4th Zaijiro Watanabe 4th(tied) 5th
Haviland Thrashers Edgar Ambrosio 5th Edgar Ambrosio 14th 9th
Crystal Lake Killers Brian Kyzar 6th Brian Kyzar 11th 8th
Borrego Springs Rams Ben Laing 7th Will Ziegler 7th 7th
Buffalo Bellflowers Mike Cousin 8th Zach Kyte 4th(tied) 6th
Whitby Bats Mike Allen 9th Mike Allen 10th 11th
Picture Rocks Raptors Josh Kneeland 10th Josh Kneeland 8th 10th
San Antonio Griffins Brian Rosen 11th 16th(tied) 16th
Terra Linda Chargers Seth Flaming 12th Henry Ceballos 15th 13th
Juneau Sled Dogs Cortez Oyola 13th Juan Perez 12th 12th
Lincoln Princes Juan Rodriguez 14th 16th(tied) 17th
Chuluota Imperials Jake Sheppard 15th 16th(tied) 18th
Tiverton Colonels Robby Rush 16th Robby Rush 9th 14th
Long Island Torpedoes Gabe Rubio 17th 16th(tied) 19th
Plymouth Rockers Vinny de la Torre 18th Matt Akins 13th 15th
Moncton Mounties Diego Garcia 19th Alex Hernandez 1st 3rd
Buckeye Local Panthers Banmei Endo 20th 16th(tied) 20th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jose Pinedo 21st 16th(tied) 21st
Abingdon Archers 22nd (tied) 16th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Franklin Cubs 22nd (tied) 16th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Riverside Wolverines 22nd (tied) 16th(tied) 22nd(tied)
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Chuluota Imperials Matt Johnson 1st 16th(tied) 12th
Tiverton Colonels Shane Campbell 2nd Shane Campbell 9th 8th
Crystal Lake Killers Brian Kyzar 3rd Brian Kyzar 11th 10th
Picture Rocks Raptors Billy Cumberland 4th Billy Cumberland 8th 9th
Whitby Bats Mike Allen 5th Darryl Snipes 5th(tied) 1st
Buffalo Bellflowers Jonathan Kellerstrass 6th Jonathan Kellerstrass 10th 11th
Jacksonville Nationals Eric Grace 7th Emmett Rogers 2nd 3rd
Moncton Mounties Alex Hernandez 8th Alex Hernandez 1st 2nd
Juneau Sled Dogs Randy Smith 9th Juan Perez 12th 13th
Plymouth Rockers Matt Akins 10th Matt Akins 13th 14th
Borrego Springs Rams Jesus Ortiz 11th Will Ziegler 4th 4th
San Antonio Griffins Brian Rosen 12th 16th(tied) 17th
Long Island Torpedoes Gabe Rubio 13th 16th(tied) 18th
Haviland Thrashers Danny Flores 14th Edgar Ambrosio 14th 15th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Lupe Carrillo 15th Craig Hoult 3rd 5th
San Bernardino Flight Zaijiro Watanabe 16th Zaijiro Watanabe 5th(tied) 6th
Lincoln Princes Juan Rodriguez 17th 16th(tied) 19th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Danny Wilkinson 18th Ryan Vermillion 5th(tied) 7th
Buckeye Local Panthers Banmei Endo 19th 16th(tied) 20th
Terra Linda Chargers Tim Lipscomb 20th Henry Ceballos 15th 16th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jose Pinedo 21st 16th(tied) 21st
Abingdon Archers 22nd (tied) 16th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Franklin Cubs 22nd (tied) 16th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Riverside Wolverines 22nd (tied) 16th(tied) 22nd(tied)
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