ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
07/31/2025
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Curt Koerner 1st Curt Koerner 1st(tied) 1st
Borrego Springs Rams Christian Weatherspoon 2nd 8th(tied) 8th
Moncton Mounties Ivan Camarillo 3rd Ricky Cortes 1st(tied) 2nd
Buckeye Local Panthers Masaaki Takata 4th Masaaki Takata 6th 6th
Franklin Cubs Rob Carrigan 5th Rob Carrigan 1st(tied) 3rd
Terra Linda Chargers Andrew Maness 6th 8th(tied) 9th
San Antonio Griffins Jonathan Deist 7th 8th(tied) 10th
Jacksonville Nationals Chris Tomlinson 8th Chris Tomlinson 1st(tied) 4th
Juneau Sled Dogs Angel de la Cruz 9th 8th(tied) 11th
Whitby Bats Jayden McClendon 10th Omar Castillo 5th 5th
Riverside Wolverines Dan Stainbrook 11th 8th(tied) 12th
Lincoln Princes Omar Ybarra 12th 8th(tied) 13th
Crystal Lake Killers Benedito Potier 13th 8th(tied) 14th
Long Island Torpedoes Justin Holmes 14th Josh Livesay 7th 7th
San Bernardino Flight Noah Valenti 15th 8th(tied) 15th
Buffalo Bellflowers Paul Moberley 16th 8th(tied) 16th
Abingdon Archers Gabriel Flores 17th (tied) 8th(tied) 17th(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Oliver Dawson 17th (tied) 8th(tied) 17th(tied)
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Manuel Ayala 19th 8th(tied) 19th
Haviland Thrashers Alex Perez 20th 8th(tied) 20th
Chuluota Imperials 21st (tied) 8th(tied) 21st(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 21st (tied) 8th(tied) 21st(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 21st (tied) 8th(tied) 21st(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 21st (tied) 8th(tied) 21st(tied)
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 7th 7th
Picture Rocks Raptors Mike Walker 3rd Mike Walker 2nd(tied) 2nd
San Bernardino Flight Jake Futrell 4th Joe Knight 2nd(tied) 3rd
Haviland Thrashers Bryan Valenta 5th Bryan Valenta 8th 8th
Tiverton Colonels Matthew Northern 6th 13th(tied) 13th
Franklin Cubs Jarrod Wahlert 7th Jarrod Wahlert 2nd(tied) 4th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Johnny Huerta 8th Nick Cordova 2nd(tied) 5th
Crystal Lake Killers Tyler Railey 9th Tyler Railey 2nd(tied) 6th
Abingdon Archers Zach Weakley 10th Zach Weakley 9th 9th
Riverside Wolverines Ryan Gribble 11th (tied) Billy Irwin 12th 10th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jeremy Matheson 11th (tied) 13th(tied) 14th
Borrego Springs Rams Steve Bartlett 13th Steve Bartlett 11th 11th
Chuluota Imperials Mario Lopez 14th 13th(tied) 15th
Jacksonville Nationals Ivan Hernandez 15th 13th(tied) 16th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Jason Zehner 16th Jeremy Hurst 10th 12th
Long Island Torpedoes David Jones 17th 13th(tied) 17th
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 8th 4th
Franklin Cubs Justin Perez 2nd Justin Perez 10th 5th
Jacksonville Nationals Bobby McFarland 3rd Jimmy Johnson 1st 1st
Juneau Sled Dogs Greg Fleming 4th Greg Fleming 4th 6th
Moncton Mounties Charlie Zimmerman 5th Charlie Zimmerman 7th 7th
Chuluota Imperials Jose Gallardo 6th Jose Gallardo 5th 8th
San Bernardino Flight Tommie Tepper 7th Pablo Gonzalez 3rd 3rd
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Sam Kelley 8th Eddie Duran 2nd 2nd
Picture Rocks Raptors Travis Rogers 9th 11th(tied) 11th
Borrego Springs Rams Ruben Vences 10th 11th(tied) 12th
Tiverton Colonels Brandon Colbert 11th 11th(tied) 13th
Riverside Wolverines Tony Cantu 12th Tony Cantu 6th 9th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Aloísio Boissel 13th Aloísio Boissel 9th 10th
Buffalo Bellflowers John Dowd 14th 11th(tied) 14th
Haviland Thrashers Austin Peterson 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 8th(tied) 8th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Troy Nelson 2nd 8th(tied) 9th
Whitby Bats Randy Ruhl 3rd 8th(tied) 10th
Tiverton Colonels Chris Vollaro 4th 8th(tied) 11th
Borrego Springs Rams Chris Cantu 5th Chris Cantu 2nd 2nd
Haviland Thrashers Brian Dawes 6th 8th(tied) 12th
Riverside Wolverines Steve Taylor 7th 8th(tied) 13th
Crystal Lake Killers Dave Pollock 8th (tied) 8th(tied) 14th
San Antonio Griffins Prakoso Ernalia 8th (tied) Chris Gutierre 1st 1st
Chuluota Imperials Vincent Salinas 10th Vincent Salinas 3rd 3rd
Buffalo Bellflowers Rob Lopez 11th Rob Lopez 6th 4th
Jacksonville Nationals Emanuel Delgadillo 12th 8th(tied) 15th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Alex Gonzalez 13th Josh Bayliss 7th 7th
Lincoln Princes Jose Saenz 14th Jose Saenz 5th 5th
Buckeye Local Panthers Keith Gonsalez 15th Jordan Rivas 4th 6th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jason Derieg 16th 8th(tied) 16th
Picture Rocks Raptors Mike Tunstall 17th 8th(tied) 17th
Terra Linda Chargers Cesar Moran 18th 8th(tied) 18th
Long Island Torpedoes Felipe Lopez 19th 8th(tied) 19th
Abingdon Archers 20th (tied) 8th(tied) 20th(tied)
Franklin Cubs 20th (tied) 8th(tied) 20th(tied)
Juneau Sled Dogs 20th (tied) 8th(tied) 20th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 20th (tied) 8th(tied) 20th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 20th (tied) 8th(tied) 20th(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Jose Valdez 1st Jose Valdez 4th 2nd
Whitby Bats Jake Criscuolo 2nd Jake Criscuolo 3rd 1st
Riverside Wolverines Carlos Cordero 3rd Carlos Cordero 6th 6th
Buffalo Bellflowers Bobby Cacho 4th Mario Gutierrez 5th 4th
Juneau Sled Dogs Victor Cruz 5th Victor Cruz 2nd 3rd
Long Island Torpedoes Yeong-ha Lee 6th 8th(tied) 8th
San Antonio Griffins Jeff Williamson 7th 8th(tied) 9th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Gabe Lewis 8th 8th(tied) 10th
Moncton Mounties Shigemori Shimizu 9th 8th(tied) 11th
Crystal Lake Killers Ricardo Montanez 10th 8th(tied) 12th
Borrego Springs Rams Alberto Rivas 11th Alberto Rivas 7th 7th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Javy Morales 12th 8th(tied) 13th
Lincoln Princes Shunsen Mikami 13th 8th(tied) 14th
Haviland Thrashers Johnny Salazar 14th 8th(tied) 15th
Franklin Cubs Juan Galvan 15th 8th(tied) 16th
San Bernardino Flight Ronald Poole 16th Ronald Poole 1st 5th
Terra Linda Chargers Manny Rios 17th 8th(tied) 17th
Chuluota Imperials Vince Morris 18th 8th(tied) 18th
Buckeye Local Panthers Luis Gutierrez 19th 8th(tied) 19th
Abingdon Archers 20th (tied) 8th(tied) 20th(tied)
Jacksonville Nationals 20th (tied) 8th(tied) 20th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 20th (tied) 8th(tied) 20th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 20th (tied) 8th(tied) 20th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 20th (tied) 8th(tied) 20th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jacksonville Nationals Tommy Johnson 1st Eric Cannova 10th 5th
Moncton Mounties Rich Miklavcic 2nd Rich Miklavcic 1st 1st
Juneau Sled Dogs John Breshears 3rd John Breshears 4th 3rd
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Tim McHugh 4th Tim McHugh 3rd 2nd
Whitby Bats Jeremy Martin 5th Jeremy Martin 2nd 4th
Tiverton Colonels Jim Gonzalez 6th Jim Gonzalez 6th 6th
Riverside Wolverines Seth Robinson 7th Seth Robinson 8th 7th
Plymouth Rockers Dave Maser 8th 12th(tied) 12th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Brian Taylor 9th Edgardo Perez 11th 9th
Borrego Springs Rams Zach Black 10th 12th(tied) 13th
Crystal Lake Killers T.J. Herrera 11th 12th(tied) 14th
San Bernardino Flight Jonathan Swander 12th Jonathan Swander 7th 10th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Ryan May 13th 12th(tied) 15th
Chuluota Imperials Nick Blanks 14th 12th(tied) 16th
Buckeye Local Panthers Keith Alexander 15th 12th(tied) 17th
Picture Rocks Raptors Seth Mullaly 16th 12th(tied) 18th
Buffalo Bellflowers Carlos Martinez 17th Carlos Martinez 5th 8th
Terra Linda Chargers Cody Walker 18th 12th(tied) 19th
Long Island Torpedoes Miguel Vazquez 19th Jarred DeLozier 9th 11th
San Antonio Griffins Aiden Hill 20th 12th(tied) 20th
Haviland Thrashers Willis Rodriguez 21st 12th(tied) 21st
Lincoln Princes Armando Moreno 22nd 12th(tied) 22nd
Franklin Cubs Josh Bacon 23rd 12th(tied) 23rd
Abingdon Archers 24th 12th(tied) 24th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Brian Nuzum 1st Brian Nuzum 3rd 3rd
Whitby Bats Arturo Tinoco 2nd Dan Navarro 1st(tied) 1st
Borrego Springs Rams Luis Ortega 3rd Luis Ortega 5th 4th
Lincoln Princes Josh Bolick 4th 10th(tied) 10th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jorge Gonzales 5th Jorge Gonzales 1st(tied) 2nd
Tiverton Colonels Danny Molina 6th Jorge Rodriguez 8th 6th
San Bernardino Flight Heriberto Paula 7th Jose Pineda 7th 5th
Moncton Mounties Travis Grossman 8th 10th(tied) 11th
Chuluota Imperials Shaun Galbraith 9th 10th(tied) 12th
Haviland Thrashers Josh Taylor 10th 10th(tied) 13th
Long Island Torpedoes Juan Trujillo 11th 10th(tied) 14th
Riverside Wolverines Matt Blankenship 12th 10th(tied) 15th
Franklin Cubs Teo Brouwer 13th 10th(tied) 16th
Buckeye Local Panthers Alberto Canales 14th 10th(tied) 17th
Crystal Lake Killers Armando Perez 15th 10th(tied) 18th
Terra Linda Chargers Danny Hernandez 16th 10th(tied) 19th
Picture Rocks Raptors Jose Lopez 17th 10th(tied) 20th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Hemmu Hilali 18th Ruben Gutierrez 6th 8th
Juneau Sled Dogs Rodolfo Ramires 19th Kalle Hovinen 4th 7th
Abingdon Archers Galtero Casale 20th Galtero Casale 9th 9th
San Antonio Griffins Leon Delgado 21st 10th(tied) 21st
Buffalo Bellflowers Victor Jara 22nd 10th(tied) 22nd
Jacksonville Nationals 23rd (tied) 10th(tied) 23rd(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 23rd (tied) 10th(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
San Bernardino Flight Mike Seals 5th Mike Seals 6th 6th
Jacksonville Nationals Gabe Ippolito 6th 9th(tied) 9th
Borrego Springs Rams Ivan Hernandez 7th Ivan Hernandez 4th 5th
Riverside Wolverines Marc Laur 8th 9th(tied) 10th
Chuluota Imperials Zach Hess 9th 9th(tied) 11th
Buckeye Local Panthers Ruben Borquez 10th 9th(tied) 12th
Terra Linda Chargers Luis Amador 11th 9th(tied) 13th
Juneau Sled Dogs Hector Burgos 12th 9th(tied) 14th
Plymouth Rockers Adam Moates 13th 9th(tied) 15th
Haviland Thrashers Keith Sverdloff 14th Keith Sverdloff 7th 7th
Lincoln Princes Wijnand van Noord 15th 9th(tied) 16th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jerry O'Dell 16th 9th(tied) 17th
San Antonio Griffins Joel Moya 17th Joel Moya 8th 8th
Crystal Lake Killers Jaylen Putman 18th 9th(tied) 18th
Buffalo Bellflowers Jose Vilanova 19th 9th(tied) 19th
Abingdon Archers 20th (tied) 9th(tied) 20th(tied)
Franklin Cubs 20th (tied) 9th(tied) 20th(tied)
Long Island Torpedoes 20th (tied) 9th(tied) 20th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 20th (tied) 9th(tied) 20th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 20th (tied) 9th(tied) 20th(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Eric Ellington 1st Javier Palos 1st 1st
Whitby Bats Rich Zula 2nd Ismael Lopez 6th 6th
Crystal Lake Killers Eric Kretzer 3rd Eric Kretzer 9th 8th
Haviland Thrashers Rafael Cruz 4th Rafael Cruz 5th 4th
Juneau Sled Dogs Carlos Flores 5th Carlos Flores 4th 3rd
Moncton Mounties Carlos Balderrama 6th Alex Hernandez 2nd 2nd
Borrego Springs Rams Ramon Rivera 7th Jesus Ortiz 8th 9th
Chuluota Imperials Kyle Young 8th Kyle Young 11th(tied) 11th
Riverside Wolverines Ryan Neely 9th (tied) 18th(tied) 17th
Terra Linda Chargers Willie Granados 9th (tied) Juan Soto 10th 10th
San Bernardino Flight Alfredo Rivero 11th Alfredo Rivero 3rd 5th
Jacksonville Nationals Noah Damm 12th Noah Damm 11th(tied) 12th
Long Island Torpedoes Jonathan Weaver 13th Jonathan Weaver 15th 15th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Cortez Alavez 14th Cortez Alavez 11th(tied) 13th
Buffalo Bellflowers Eric Osborne 15th Miguel Gastelum 16th 16th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Chris Byrd 16th Craig Hoult 7th 7th
San Antonio Griffins Adam Johnson 17th Adam Johnson 11th(tied) 14th
Lincoln Princes Hector Vazquez 18th Radoslaw Sokol 17th 18th
Plymouth Rockers Evan Feller 19th 18th(tied) 19th
Buckeye Local Panthers Banmei Endo 20th 18th(tied) 20th
Picture Rocks Raptors Shunso Tabata 21st 18th(tied) 21st
Franklin Cubs Kyoshi Kano 22nd 18th(tied) 22nd
Abingdon Archers 23rd (tied) 18th(tied) 23rd(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 23rd (tied) 18th(tied) 23rd(tied)
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jacksonville Nationals Emmett Rogers 1st Emmett Rogers 2nd 1st
Borrego Springs Rams Matt Rubin 2nd Will Ziegler 7th 6th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Ryan Vermillion 3rd Ryan Vermillion 4th(tied) 3rd
San Bernardino Flight Zaijiro Watanabe 4th Zaijiro Watanabe 3rd 2nd
Terra Linda Chargers Jim Fredrickson 5th Henry Ceballos 13th 8th
Haviland Thrashers Edgar Ambrosio 6th Edgar Ambrosio 11th 9th
Crystal Lake Killers Brian Kyzar 7th Brian Kyzar 9th 10th
Picture Rocks Raptors Josh Kneeland 8th Josh Kneeland 4th(tied) 5th
Buffalo Bellflowers Mike Cousin 9th Zach Kyte 4th(tied) 7th
Whitby Bats Mike Allen 10th Mike Allen 8th 11th
Juneau Sled Dogs Cortez Oyola 11th Juan Perez 10th 12th
Lincoln Princes Juan Rodriguez 12th 14th(tied) 14th
Chuluota Imperials Jake Sheppard 13th 14th(tied) 15th
Long Island Torpedoes Gabe Rubio 14th 14th(tied) 16th
Plymouth Rockers Vinny de la Torre 15th Matt Akins 12th 13th
Moncton Mounties Diego Garcia 16th Alex Hernandez 1st 4th
San Antonio Griffins Quim Perestrelo 17th 14th(tied) 17th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Lupe Carrillo 18th 14th(tied) 18th
Buckeye Local Panthers Banmei Endo 19th 14th(tied) 19th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jose Pinedo 20th 14th(tied) 20th
Abingdon Archers 21st (tied) 14th(tied) 21st(tied)
Franklin Cubs 21st (tied) 14th(tied) 21st(tied)
Riverside Wolverines 21st (tied) 14th(tied) 21st(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 21st (tied) 14th(tied) 21st(tied)
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Chuluota Imperials Matt Johnson 1st 14th(tied) 10th
Crystal Lake Killers Brian Kyzar 2nd Brian Kyzar 8th 7th
Whitby Bats Mike Allen 3rd Santiago Rivera 4th(tied) 1st
Picture Rocks Raptors Matthew Walrod 4th Matthew Walrod 9th 9th
Buffalo Bellflowers Jonathan Kellerstrass 5th Jonathan Kellerstrass 7th 8th
Borrego Springs Rams Jason Nabers 6th Will Ziegler 4th(tied) 4th
Jacksonville Nationals Eric Grace 7th Emmett Rogers 2nd 2nd
Terra Linda Chargers Kareem Jackson 8th Henry Ceballos 13th 12th
Moncton Mounties Alex Hernandez 9th Alex Hernandez 1st 3rd
Juneau Sled Dogs Randy Smith 10th Juan Perez 10th 11th
Plymouth Rockers Matt Akins 11th Matt Akins 12th 13th
Long Island Torpedoes Danny Guajardo 12th 14th(tied) 15th
Haviland Thrashers Danny Flores 13th Edgar Ambrosio 11th 14th
San Bernardino Flight Zaijiro Watanabe 14th Zaijiro Watanabe 3rd 5th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Marcos Vasquez 15th 14th(tied) 16th
Lincoln Princes Juan Rodriguez 16th 14th(tied) 17th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Danny Wilkinson 17th Ryan Vermillion 4th(tied) 6th
Buckeye Local Panthers Banmei Endo 18th 14th(tied) 18th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jose Pinedo 19th 14th(tied) 19th
San Antonio Griffins Quim Perestrelo 20th 14th(tied) 20th
Abingdon Archers 21st (tied) 14th(tied) 21st(tied)
Franklin Cubs 21st (tied) 14th(tied) 21st(tied)
Riverside Wolverines 21st (tied) 14th(tied) 21st(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 21st (tied) 14th(tied) 21st(tied)
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