ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
09/29/2024
 
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 Erik Murphy 6th 4th
Riverside Wolverines David Henning 7th 10th(tied) 12th
Chuluota Imperials Juan Lozada 8th Juan Lozada 3rd 5th
Lincoln Princes Dave Rotolo 9th 10th(tied) 13th
Tulsa Captains Ben Towne 10th Ben Towne 9th 7th
Haviland Thrashers Yoshihito Abe 11th 10th(tied) 14th
Long Island Torpedoes Bill Athan 12th Colt Stovall 5th 6th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Ricardo Garcia 13th Ricardo Garcia 8th 8th
Buffalo Bellflowers Raul Tavarez 14th 10th(tied) 15th
Abingdon Archers William Hernandez 15th 10th(tied) 16th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Oliver Dawson 16th 10th(tied) 17th
San Bernardino Flight Jorge Cisneros 17th 10th(tied) 18th
Jacksonville Nationals Oscar Naranjo 18th Oscar Naranjo 7th 9th
Tiverton Colonels Vinny Tijerina 19th 10th(tied) 19th
Corpus Christi Texans 20th (tied) 10th(tied) 20th(tied)
Franklin Cubs 20th (tied) 10th(tied) 20th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 20th (tied) 10th(tied) 20th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 20th (tied) 10th(tied) 20th(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 20th (tied) 10th(tied) 20th(tied)
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Moncton Mounties Brian Evans 1st 10th(tied) 10th
Buckeye Local Panthers Tim Wetmore 2nd Nick Gratta 1st 1st
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Bobby Barnes 3rd Bobby Barnes 3rd 2nd
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Jim Naig 4th Jim Naig 6th 5th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Aaron Went 5th Aaron Went 4th 4th
Abingdon Archers Austin Bertsche 6th 10th(tied) 11th
Borrego Springs Rams Reed Gomez 7th Reed Gomez 5th 6th
Franklin Cubs Chris Fenton 8th David Arriaga 2nd 3rd
Riverside Wolverines Jim Hamilton 9th 10th(tied) 12th
Corpus Christi Texans Evan Harper 10th 10th(tied) 13th
Buffalo Bellflowers Chris Morales 11th 10th(tied) 14th
Picture Rocks Raptors Jon Johnson 12th 10th(tied) 15th
Chuluota Imperials Mario Lopez 13th 10th(tied) 16th
Jacksonville Nationals Ivan Hernandez 14th 10th(tied) 17th
Haviland Thrashers Gwang-oo Shroyer 15th Gwang-oo Shroyer 7th 7th
Long Island Torpedoes Omar Carrillo 16th 10th(tied) 18th
Plymouth Rockers Robby Hoffman 17th 10th(tied) 19th
Tiverton Colonels Matthew Northern 18th 10th(tied) 20th
Tulsa Captains Justin Bogden 19th Korey Lopez 9th 9th
Crystal Lake Killers Ross Howard 20th Ross Howard 8th 8th
Lincoln Princes Ricky Fernandez 21st 10th(tied) 21st
San Bernardino Flight 22nd (tied) 10th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 22nd (tied) 10th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Whitby Bats 22nd (tied) 10th(tied) 22nd(tied)
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Beau Richardson 1st Jose Saenz 3rd 2nd
Moncton Mounties Joe Corcoran 2nd 7th(tied) 7th
Whitby Bats Josh Howard 3rd 7th(tied) 8th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Roger Argueta 4th 7th(tied) 9th
Riverside Wolverines Mark Mauro 5th 7th(tied) 10th
Jacksonville Nationals Matt Higgins 6th Mikkel Goldbaek 6th 4th
Abingdon Archers Kyle Scherbel 7th 7th(tied) 11th
Borrego Springs Rams Travis Shaw 8th 7th(tied) 12th
Buffalo Bellflowers Josh Flowers 9th Danny Solis 2nd 3rd
Crystal Lake Killers Justin Richardson 10th 7th(tied) 13th
Tiverton Colonels Hunter McConnon 11th 7th(tied) 14th
Picture Rocks Raptors Justin Durant 12th 7th(tied) 15th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Adrian Sosa 13th Aloísio Boissel 1st 1st
Haviland Thrashers Jason King 14th Jason King 4th 5th
Plymouth Rockers David Herman 15th 7th(tied) 16th
Lincoln Princes Mario Chavez 16th 7th(tied) 17th
Franklin Cubs Ricardo Moreno 17th 7th(tied) 18th
Corpus Christi Texans Hector Yanez 18th 7th(tied) 19th
Chuluota Imperials Julio Rosas 19th 7th(tied) 20th
Long Island Torpedoes Santiago Ytuarte 20th Santiago Ytuarte 5th 6th
Buckeye Local Panthers 21st (tied) 7th(tied) 21st(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 21st (tied) 7th(tied) 21st(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 21st (tied) 7th(tied) 21st(tied)
Tulsa Captains 21st (tied) 7th(tied) 21st(tied)
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Whitby Bats Lamar Bridges 1st 7th(tied) 7th
Buffalo Bellflowers Alex Melo 2nd Alex Melo 1st 1st
Tiverton Colonels David Cheesman 3rd 7th(tied) 8th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Dalton McCarthy 4th Jose Fraire 6th 4th
Moncton Mounties David Raney 5th David Raney 4th 3rd
Picture Rocks Raptors Hak-su Chung 6th 7th(tied) 9th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Erik Bailey 7th 7th(tied) 10th
Chuluota Imperials Dave Orosco 8th Vincent Salinas 3rd 5th
Riverside Wolverines Chris Hipkins 9th 7th(tied) 11th
Borrego Springs Rams Jason Hodge 10th 7th(tied) 12th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Kevin Lightfoot 11th 7th(tied) 13th
Corpus Christi Texans Prakoso Ernalia 12th 7th(tied) 14th
Crystal Lake Killers Max Guerrero 13th Max Guerrero 5th 6th
Haviland Thrashers Li-ren Ning 14th 7th(tied) 15th
Franklin Cubs Elias Palacio 15th 7th(tied) 16th
Long Island Torpedoes Yeong-ha Lee 16th 7th(tied) 17th
Lincoln Princes Jay Hall 17th 7th(tied) 18th
Buckeye Local Panthers Gabriel Laguer 18th Jordan Rivas 2nd 2nd
Terra Linda Chargers Ivan Zamora 19th 7th(tied) 19th
Abingdon Archers 20th (tied) 7th(tied) 20th(tied)
Jacksonville Nationals 20th (tied) 7th(tied) 20th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 20th (tied) 7th(tied) 20th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 20th (tied) 7th(tied) 20th(tied)
Tulsa Captains 20th (tied) 7th(tied) 20th(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Franklin Cubs Brian Beason 1st Juan Galvan 3rd 2nd
Whitby Bats Chris Malone 2nd 4th(tied) 4th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates John Russell 3rd John Russell 1st 1st
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
Corpus Christi Texans 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
Terra Linda Chargers Manny Rios 16th 4th(tied) 16th
Buckeye Local Panthers Luis Gutierrez 17th 4th(tied) 17th
Picture Rocks Raptors Teppo Öunap 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)
Tiverton Colonels 20th (tied) 4th(tied) 20th(tied)
Tulsa Captains 20th (tied) 4th(tied) 20th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Franklin Cubs Paul Dankenbring 1st Paul Dankenbring 6th 4th
Abingdon Archers Ron Salcido 2nd Danny Haessly 1st(tied) 1st
Whitby Bats Jarrod LaCasse 3rd John Austin 1st(tied) 2nd
Corpus Christi Texans David Torres 4th 12th(tied) 12th
Chuluota Imperials Chris Miller 5th Chris Miller 4th 5th
Haviland Thrashers Mike Jackson 6th Mike Jackson 5th 6th
Jacksonville Nationals Bill Amparan 7th Kyle Marin 11th 8th
Moncton Mounties Danny Shafer 8th Danny Shafer 8th 7th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Jeremy Vetsch 9th Mark Thompson 1st(tied) 3rd
Plymouth Rockers Travis Hammen 10th 12th(tied) 13th
Tiverton Colonels Jeff McDaniel 11th 12th(tied) 14th
Borrego Springs Rams Bobby Carroll 12th Ivan Hernandez 7th 9th
Buckeye Local Panthers Dave Savage 13th 12th(tied) 15th
Crystal Lake Killers T.J. Herrera 14th 12th(tied) 16th
Riverside Wolverines Seth Robinson 15th Seth Robinson 10th 11th
Long Island Torpedoes Jeff May 16th 12th(tied) 17th
Picture Rocks Raptors Luke Emme 17th 12th(tied) 18th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Edgardo Perez 18th Edgardo Perez 9th 10th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Tom Lambert 19th 12th(tied) 19th
Tulsa Captains Andy Barnes 20th 12th(tied) 20th
Lincoln Princes Armando Moreno 21st (tied) 12th(tied) 21st(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers Cody Walker 21st (tied) 12th(tied) 21st(tied)
Buffalo Bellflowers 23rd (tied) 12th(tied) 23rd(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 23rd (tied) 12th(tied) 23rd(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jacksonville Nationals Mike Ayres 1st Mike Ayres 3rd 1st
Haviland Thrashers Jon Wysocki 2nd Johnny Harris 6th 3rd
Tiverton Colonels Jonathan Sitko 3rd Jorge Rodriguez 1st 2nd
Terra Linda Chargers Jody Clark 4th Jody Clark 5th 4th
Franklin Cubs Eric Diehl 5th 8th(tied) 8th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Micah Squires 6th Miguel Gonzalez 4th 5th
Borrego Springs Rams Matt Shea 7th 8th(tied) 9th
Moncton Mounties Kyle Twigg 8th 8th(tied) 10th
Picture Rocks Raptors Justin Dorflinger 9th 8th(tied) 11th
Buffalo Bellflowers Jose Yenores 10th Jose Yenores 2nd 6th
Corpus Christi Texans Randy Reneau 11th 8th(tied) 12th
Lincoln Princes Israel Vallejo 12th 8th(tied) 13th
Buckeye Local Panthers Alberto Canales 13th 8th(tied) 14th
San Bernardino Flight Jose Barrera 14th 8th(tied) 15th
Riverside Wolverines Victor Pena 15th 8th(tied) 16th
Chuluota Imperials Isaias Encinias 16th 8th(tied) 17th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Rob Minutillo 17th 8th(tied) 18th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Manny Placencia 18th Chris Ortiz 7th 7th
Long Island Torpedoes Javier Tapia 19th 8th(tied) 19th
Tulsa Captains Juan Mundo 20th 8th(tied) 20th
Crystal Lake Killers Pie-qi Ts'ong 21st 8th(tied) 21st
Abingdon Archers Jeong Lee 22nd 8th(tied) 22nd
Plymouth Rockers 23rd (tied) 8th(tied) 23rd(tied)
Whitby Bats 23rd (tied) 8th(tied) 23rd(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Chris Benedict 1st Victor Cruz 1st 1st
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Sean Gery 2nd Sean Gery 4th 2nd
Tiverton Colonels Danny Lopez 3rd 8th(tied) 8th
Moncton Mounties Michael Segar 4th 8th(tied) 9th
Whitby Bats Scott Skidmore 5th 8th(tied) 10th
Lincoln Princes Federico Rosales 6th 8th(tied) 11th
Borrego Springs Rams Luis Ortega 7th Luis Ortega 2nd 3rd
Plymouth Rockers Humphrey Gerber 8th Humphrey Gerber 3rd 4th
Jacksonville Nationals Chris Baker 9th 8th(tied) 12th
Franklin Cubs Nate Jurgensen 10th 8th(tied) 13th
Crystal Lake Killers Hector Mejia 11th 8th(tied) 14th
Long Island Torpedoes Juan Trujillo 12th Juan Trujillo 6th 5th
Terra Linda Chargers Luis Amador 13th Luis Amador 5th 6th
Chuluota Imperials Hisamichi Matsumoto 14th Hisamichi Matsumoto 7th 7th
Tulsa Captains Hector Burgos 15th 8th(tied) 15th
Riverside Wolverines Valentino Ponchielli 16th 8th(tied) 16th
Buckeye Local Panthers Guntur Djajadiningrat 17th 8th(tied) 17th
Haviland Thrashers Yoshihide Hasebe 18th 8th(tied) 18th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Victor Barrera 19th 8th(tied) 19th
Abingdon Archers 20th (tied) 8th(tied) 20th(tied)
Buffalo Bellflowers 20th (tied) 8th(tied) 20th(tied)
Corpus Christi Texans 20th (tied) 8th(tied) 20th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 20th (tied) 8th(tied) 20th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 20th (tied) 8th(tied) 20th(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Bill Thompson 1st Shalom Bruin 1st 1st
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Ryan Hadder 2nd Ryan Hadder 2nd 2nd
Buffalo Bellflowers Rich Bryan 3rd Omar Sotelo 5th 3rd
Crystal Lake Killers Jamari Walker 4th Jamari Walker 10th(tied) 10th
Chuluota Imperials David Sanko 5th David Sanko 4th 4th
Whitby Bats Antonio Rodriguez 6th Jose Diaz 7th 5th
Moncton Mounties Byron Bruce 7th Byron Bruce 6th 6th
Borrego Springs Rams Javier Conchas 8th Roy Garcia 8th 8th
Long Island Torpedoes Vance Lancaster 9th Rogelio Camarillo 10th(tied) 11th
Riverside Wolverines Brian Millet 10th Brian Millet 16th 14th
Haviland Thrashers Jeremy Stewart 11th Lorenzo Guerra 3rd 7th
Jacksonville Nationals Chris Gagarian 12th Hector Mendoza 14th 15th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jonathan Gutierrez 13th Cristofer Sanchez 9th 9th
Tulsa Captains Jose Munoz 14th Jose Munoz 10th(tied) 12th
Terra Linda Chargers Johnny Owen 15th Moises Rodriguez 10th(tied) 13th
San Bernardino Flight Corneles Manolas 16th 18th(tied) 17th
Plymouth Rockers Tom Koch 17th 18th(tied) 18th
Buckeye Local Panthers Roberto Melendez 18th Roberto Melendez 15th 16th
Lincoln Princes Juan Rodriguez 19th 18th(tied) 20th
Corpus Christi Texans Sal Aguilar 20th Sal Aguilar 17th 19th
Abingdon Archers 21st (tied) 18th(tied) 21st(tied)
Franklin Cubs 21st (tied) 18th(tied) 21st(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 21st (tied) 18th(tied) 21st(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 21st (tied) 18th(tied) 21st(tied)
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Marcos Patino 1st Ryan Vermillion 1st 1st
Jacksonville Nationals Alex Arredondo 2nd Alex Arredondo 3rd(tied) 2nd
Buffalo Bellflowers Chris Wimberley 3rd Chris Wimberley 3rd(tied) 3rd
Whitby Bats Jesus Ochoa 4th Matt Howe 10th 5th
Borrego Springs Rams Ben Laing 5th Isaiah Timmons 9th 7th
Crystal Lake Killers D.J. Nelson 6th D.J. Nelson 8th 9th
Chuluota Imperials Steve Williams 7th Dae-jin Lee 3rd(tied) 6th
San Bernardino Flight Esteban Ramos 8th 12th(tied) 12th
Lincoln Princes Juan Rodriguez 9th 12th(tied) 13th
Terra Linda Chargers Tim Lipscomb 10th Danny Barrera 11th 11th
Tulsa Captains Cortez Oyola 11th 12th(tied) 14th
Plymouth Rockers Kevin Martinez 12th 12th(tied) 15th
Haviland Thrashers Bill Lopez 13th Dara Qutaiba 3rd(tied) 8th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Lupe Carrillo 14th Joaquin Santiago 2nd 4th
Long Island Torpedoes Seiichi Yamaguchi 15th 12th(tied) 16th
Riverside Wolverines Jeff O'Donovan 16th 12th(tied) 17th
Moncton Mounties Diego Garcia 17th Carlos Balderrama 3rd(tied) 10th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jose Pinedo 18th 12th(tied) 18th
Corpus Christi Texans Jo Uehara 19th 12th(tied) 19th
Abingdon Archers 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
Buckeye Local Panthers 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
Franklin Cubs 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Plymouth Rockers Kevin Martinez 1st 12th(tied) 10th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Eddie O'Connor 2nd Eddie O'Connor 10th 9th
Jacksonville Nationals Zack Scott 3rd Zack Scott 8th 8th
Buffalo Bellflowers Bobby Simpson 4th Bobby Simpson 7th 7th
Chuluota Imperials Steve Williams 5th Dae-jin Lee 3rd(tied) 1st
Tulsa Captains Angelo Luque 6th 12th(tied) 13th
Crystal Lake Killers Brian Kyzar 7th D.J. Nelson 3rd(tied) 2nd
Moncton Mounties Carlos Balderrama 8th Carlos Balderrama 3rd(tied) 5th
Terra Linda Chargers Kareem Jackson 9th Moises Rodriguez 3rd(tied) 6th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Joaquin Santiago 10th Joaquin Santiago 2nd 3rd
Borrego Springs Rams Ben Laing 11th Jesus Ortiz 1st 4th
Haviland Thrashers Edgar Ambrosio 12th Edgar Ambrosio 9th 11th
Whitby Bats Matt Howe 13th Matt Howe 11th 12th
Long Island Torpedoes Juan Rodriguez 14th 12th(tied) 14th
Lincoln Princes Juan Rodriguez 15th 12th(tied) 15th
Riverside Wolverines Jeff O'Donovan 16th 12th(tied) 16th
Corpus Christi Texans Quim Perestrelo 17th 12th(tied) 17th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jose Pinedo 18th 12th(tied) 18th
San Bernardino Flight Vicente Hernandez 19th 12th(tied) 19th
Abingdon Archers 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
Buckeye Local Panthers 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
Franklin Cubs 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
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