ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
08/24/2026
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
San Bernardino Flight David Montgomery 1st David Montgomery 2nd 2nd
San Antonio Griffins Jeff Johnson 2nd 9th(tied) 9th
Moncton Mounties Ricky Cortes 3rd Joel O'Neill 1st 1st
Riverside Wolverines Dan Stainbrook 4th 9th(tied) 10th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Justin Bush 5th (tied) 9th(tied) 11th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels Alex Gonzales 5th (tied) 9th(tied) 11th(tied)
Franklin Cubs Alejandro Perez 7th 9th(tied) 13th
Juneau Sled Dogs Ben Towne 8th 9th(tied) 14th
Whitby Bats Larry Killian 9th 9th(tied) 15th
Crystal Lake Killers Frank Fisher 10th Frank Fisher 6th 5th
Buffalo Bellflowers Josh Hornsby 11th Josh Hornsby 4th 4th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Jeremy Barnwell 12th 9th(tied) 16th
Borrego Springs Rams Cesar Gomez 13th Richard Enriquez 3rd 3rd
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Chris Coates 14th Oscar Hernanez 8th 7th
Long Island Torpedoes Justin Holmes 15th 9th(tied) 17th
Chuluota Imperials Steve Holt 16th Corey McIntyre 7th 8th
Lincoln Princes Alex Bonilla 17th Alex Bonilla 5th 6th
Buckeye Local Panthers Johnny Nania 18th 9th(tied) 18th
Jacksonville Nationals Alex Jacinto 19th 9th(tied) 19th
Haviland Thrashers Brian Ortega 20th 9th(tied) 20th
Abingdon Archers 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jacksonville Nationals Andy Villarrel 1st Andy Villarrel 2nd(tied) 1st
San Antonio Griffins Adam Neubaum 2nd Adam Neubaum 6th 6th
Crystal Lake Killers Tyler Railey 3rd 15th(tied) 15th
Borrego Springs Rams Jesus Jimenez 4th Jesus Jimenez 2nd(tied) 3rd
Franklin Cubs Alejandro Pena 5th Alejandro Pena 1st 2nd
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Jeremy Hurst 6th Jorge Flores 2nd(tied) 4th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers John Kehlenbeck 7th John Kehlenbeck 7th 7th
Whitby Bats Mike Thorsen 8th Mike Thorsen 11th 8th
Buffalo Bellflowers Jaden Johnson 9th Jaden Johnson 13th 11th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Nick Hickson 10th Nick Hickson 10th 9th
Long Island Torpedoes Kevin McDowell 11th Rodolfo Vega 12th 10th
Riverside Wolverines Billy Irwin 12th Kevin Melko 2nd(tied) 5th
Tiverton Colonels Luke Lyon 13th 15th(tied) 16th
Juneau Sled Dogs Justin Bogden 14th 15th(tied) 17th
Haviland Thrashers Aaron Groves 15th David Robinson 14th 14th
Picture Rocks Raptors Jim Cullison 16th Jim Cullison 8th 12th
San Bernardino Flight Hector Estevez 17th 15th(tied) 18th
Lincoln Princes Ray Bret 18th Ray Bret 9th 13th
Terra Linda Chargers Waki Kotani 19th 15th(tied) 19th
Abingdon Archers 20th (tied) 15th(tied) 20th(tied)
Buckeye Local Panthers 20th (tied) 15th(tied) 20th(tied)
Chuluota Imperials 20th (tied) 15th(tied) 20th(tied)
Moncton Mounties 20th (tied) 15th(tied) 20th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 20th (tied) 15th(tied) 20th(tied)
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jacksonville Nationals Bobby McFarland 1st Yoshitimo Hirata 13th 9th
Juneau Sled Dogs John Marr 2nd Greg Fleming 2nd(tied) 2nd
Riverside Wolverines Oscar Castaneda 3rd Oscar Castaneda 7th 7th
San Bernardino Flight Carlos Rivas 4th Pablo Gonzalez 1st 1st
Borrego Springs Rams Carlos Pineda 5th Edwin Rodriguez 2nd(tied) 3rd
Moncton Mounties Charlie Zimmerman 6th Bryce Canady 2nd(tied) 4th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Rob Wunder 7th Rob Wunder 9th 8th
San Antonio Griffins Ralph Beller 8th Ralph Beller 2nd(tied) 5th
Chuluota Imperials Jose Gallardo 9th Sam Conaway 14th 12th
Crystal Lake Killers Jim Lane 10th Jim Lane 2nd(tied) 6th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Jim Marsh 11th 15th(tied) 15th
Tiverton Colonels Brandon Colbert 12th 15th(tied) 16th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Devon Hudson 13th Devon Hudson 10th 11th
Haviland Thrashers Jose Garcia 14th Jose Garcia 11th 13th
Long Island Torpedoes Doug Brooke 15th Alfredo Banuelos 8th 10th
Abingdon Archers Matt Hopper 16th 15th(tied) 17th
Buffalo Bellflowers John Dowd 17th 15th(tied) 18th
Lincoln Princes Miguel Viera 18th Bob Benitez 12th 14th
Terra Linda Chargers Bruce Gutierrez 19th 15th(tied) 19th
Franklin Cubs Enrique Pena 20th 15th(tied) 20th
Buckeye Local Panthers 21st (tied) 15th(tied) 21st(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 21st (tied) 15th(tied) 21st(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 21st (tied) 15th(tied) 21st(tied)
Whitby Bats 21st (tied) 15th(tied) 21st(tied)
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Lincoln Princes Brett Meade 1st Brett Meade 1st 1st
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Marc Brooks 2nd Alex Hernandez 4th 2nd
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jay Breece 3rd (tied) Jay Breece 5th 5th
Tiverton Colonels Chris Vollaro 3rd (tied) 7th(tied) 7th
Riverside Wolverines Steve Taylor 5th 7th(tied) 8th
Jacksonville Nationals Tim Rodda 6th Tim Rodda 3rd 3rd
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Max Crawford 7th Justin Collins 6th 6th
Crystal Lake Killers Jean-François Vivier 8th Jean-François Vivier 2nd 4th
Whitby Bats Nate LePage 9th 7th(tied) 9th
San Bernardino Flight Bobby Hartman 10th 7th(tied) 10th
Long Island Torpedoes Bob Alvarez 11th 7th(tied) 11th
Borrego Springs Rams Jorge Parra 12th 7th(tied) 12th
Buckeye Local Panthers Jordan Rivas 13th 7th(tied) 13th
Picture Rocks Raptors Mike Tunstall 14th 7th(tied) 14th
Abingdon Archers Jake Eaton 15th 7th(tied) 15th
Haviland Thrashers Eduardo Almanza 16th 7th(tied) 16th
Franklin Cubs Gilberto Noris 17th 7th(tied) 17th
Buffalo Bellflowers Higino Balsemao 18th (tied) 7th(tied) 18th(tied)
Chuluota Imperials Jonathan Medrano 18th (tied) 7th(tied) 18th(tied)
Juneau Sled Dogs Luis Cabrera 20th 7th(tied) 20th
Terra Linda Chargers Antonio Bonilla 21st 7th(tied) 21st
Moncton Mounties 22nd (tied) 7th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 22nd (tied) 7th(tied) 22nd(tied)
San Antonio Griffins 22nd (tied) 7th(tied) 22nd(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Troy Nelson 1st 5th(tied) 5th
Franklin Cubs Danny Schaffer 2nd 5th(tied) 6th
Buffalo Bellflowers Ben Brumbaugh 3rd Mario Gutierrez 4th 3rd
Tiverton Colonels Nick Clarke 4th Julio Cortez 1st 1st
Whitby Bats John Fanguy 5th 5th(tied) 7th
Juneau Sled Dogs Victor Cruz 6th Victor Cruz 2nd 2nd
Riverside Wolverines Jesus Rodriquez 7th 5th(tied) 8th
Long Island Torpedoes David Jones 8th 5th(tied) 9th
Moncton Mounties Edwin Barrera 9th 5th(tied) 10th
Crystal Lake Killers Cesar Torres 10th (tied) Cesar Torres 3rd 4th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Javy Morales 10th (tied) 5th(tied) 11th
San Bernardino Flight Ricardo Reyes 12th 5th(tied) 12th
Borrego Springs Rams Elliot Atkins 13th 5th(tied) 13th
San Antonio Griffins Zach Canby 14th 5th(tied) 14th
Haviland Thrashers Bobby Avila 15th 5th(tied) 15th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Juan Cuevas 16th 5th(tied) 16th
Terra Linda Chargers Bartoli Carrillo 17th 5th(tied) 17th
Lincoln Princes Cleto Laurentino 18th 5th(tied) 18th
Chuluota Imperials Sal Godoy 19th 5th(tied) 19th
Abingdon Archers 20th (tied) 5th(tied) 20th(tied)
Buckeye Local Panthers 20th (tied) 5th(tied) 20th(tied)
Jacksonville Nationals 20th (tied) 5th(tied) 20th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 20th (tied) 5th(tied) 20th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 20th (tied) 5th(tied) 20th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Borrego Springs Rams Luis Ortega 1st Luis Ortega 1st(tied) 1st
Moncton Mounties Danny Shafer 2nd Chris Clark 1st(tied) 2nd
Juneau Sled Dogs John Breshears 3rd John Breshears 8th 6th
Whitby Bats Avery Williams 4th Avery Williams 5th 4th(tied)
Jacksonville Nationals Eric Cannova 5th 13th(tied) 13th
Tiverton Colonels Jim Gonzalez 6th Nick McCain 1st(tied) 3rd
Crystal Lake Killers Josh Franklin 7th Josh Franklin 4th 4th(tied)
Long Island Torpedoes Matt Andrews 8th Ivan Fuentes 7th 7th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Brian Taylor 9th Nick Cordova 6th 8th
Lincoln Princes T.J. Herrera 10th 13th(tied) 14th
Plymouth Rockers Taylor Dickerson 11th Taylor Dickerson 10th 9th
San Bernardino Flight Jonathan Swander 12th 13th(tied) 15th
Chuluota Imperials Nick Blanks 13th 13th(tied) 16th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Luke Emme 14th 13th(tied) 17th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Ryan May 15th Ryan May 12th 11th
Buffalo Bellflowers Kyle Hargett 16th Kyle Hargett 11th 10th
San Antonio Griffins Aiden Hill 17th 13th(tied) 18th
Haviland Thrashers Braden Johanson 18th 13th(tied) 19th
Abingdon Archers Luis Olvera 19th 13th(tied) 20th
Terra Linda Chargers Cody Walker 20th 13th(tied) 21st
Buckeye Local Panthers Pat Barnett 21st 13th(tied) 22nd
Franklin Cubs Josh Bacon 22nd Arturo Castillo 9th 12th
Picture Rocks Raptors Isaiah Tolbert 23rd 13th(tied) 23rd
Riverside Wolverines 24th 13th(tied) 24th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jimmy Bowen 1st Jimmy Bowen 5th 4th
Whitby Bats Adam Heidbreder 2nd Dan Navarro 2nd(tied) 1st
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Jeremy Jordan 3rd Jeremy Jordan 8th 8th
Juneau Sled Dogs Chris Norwood 4th Kalle Hovinen 7th 7th
Lincoln Princes Josh Bolick 5th Julio Morales 2nd(tied) 3rd
Buffalo Bellflowers Pedro Velez 6th Pedro Velez 6th 6th
Tiverton Colonels Federico Rosales 7th Willie Zepeda 9th 9th
Riverside Wolverines Dylan Holliday 8th 14th(tied) 14th
Crystal Lake Killers Chandler Duell 9th Manuel Martinez 1st 2nd
Moncton Mounties Nick Hunt 10th Christian Evans 11th 10th
Borrego Springs Rams Mario Ibarra 11th Mario Ibarra 4th 5th
San Bernardino Flight Jose Barrera 12th Jose Pineda 12th 11th
Terra Linda Chargers Danny Hernandez 13th 14th(tied) 15th
Abingdon Archers Galtero Casale 14th 14th(tied) 16th
Long Island Torpedoes Hector de Jesus 15th Hector de Jesus 13th 13th
Franklin Cubs Hector Ferman 16th Hector Ferman 10th 12th
Buckeye Local Panthers Felix Garcia 17th 14th(tied) 17th
San Antonio Griffins Leon Delgado 18th 14th(tied) 18th
Chuluota Imperials Teok-kyu Hahn 19th 14th(tied) 19th
Jacksonville Nationals Willie Meza 20th 14th(tied) 20th
Picture Rocks Raptors Zoubeir Ndale 21st 14th(tied) 21st
Haviland Thrashers 22nd (tied) 14th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 22nd (tied) 14th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates 22nd (tied) 14th(tied) 22nd(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Moncton Mounties Marc Alexander 1st Marc Alexander 1st(tied) 1st
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Bill Cardiello 2nd Bill Cardiello 4th 3rd
Terra Linda Chargers Eli Martinez 3rd Eli Martinez 9th 5th
Borrego Springs Rams Ivan Hernandez 4th Ivan Hernandez 1st(tied) 2nd
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Guadalupe Uriostegui 5th 11th(tied) 11th
Riverside Wolverines Marc Laur 6th 11th(tied) 12th
Chuluota Imperials Zach Hess 7th (tied) 11th(tied) 13th(tied)
Juneau Sled Dogs Travis Eubanks 7th (tied) 11th(tied) 13th(tied)
Crystal Lake Killers Gary Strunk 9th 11th(tied) 15th
Buffalo Bellflowers Clark Dulaney 10th Clark Dulaney 7th 8th
Buckeye Local Panthers Bill Mihelcic 11th Bill Mihelcic 6th 7th
Picture Rocks Raptors Jeremy Moroney 12th 11th(tied) 16th
San Bernardino Flight Carlos Sanchez 13th Carlos Sanchez 3rd 4th
San Antonio Griffins Eddie Keyser 14th 11th(tied) 17th
Lincoln Princes Wijnand van Noord 15th 11th(tied) 18th
Whitby Bats Marco Grijalva 16th Marco Grijalva 5th 6th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jerry O'Dell 17th Ruben Gutierrez 8th 9th
Jacksonville Nationals Georgy Tutubalin 18th Georgy Tutubalin 10th 10th
Abingdon Archers Sean Gorman 19th 11th(tied) 19th
Haviland Thrashers Juan Oliva 20th 11th(tied) 20th
Long Island Torpedoes Jordan Samayoa 21st 11th(tied) 21st
Franklin Cubs 22nd (tied) 11th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 22nd (tied) 11th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 22nd (tied) 11th(tied) 22nd(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Eric Ellington 1st Willie Escalera 1st 1st
Whitby Bats Ramiro Solis 2nd Ismael Lopez 11th 9th
Terra Linda Chargers Chris Vasquez 3rd Danny Sedano 3rd 2nd
Moncton Mounties Scott Lewandowski 4th Alex Hernandez 2nd 3rd
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Ricky Thompson 5th Ricky Thompson 5th 4th
Chuluota Imperials Leo Garcia 6th Leo Garcia 8th 7th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Kieran Carlyle 7th Dusty Walkey 7th 6th
Borrego Springs Rams Alex Salinas 8th Justin Kuta 6th 8th
Riverside Wolverines Baden Keevil 9th Baden Keevil 10th 11th
Jacksonville Nationals Mike Riddle 10th Dean dejong 20th 15th
San Bernardino Flight Alfredo Rivero 11th Alfredo Rivero 4th 5th
Plymouth Rockers Cameron Williams 12th Cameron Williams 14th 13th
Juneau Sled Dogs Juan Perez 13th Juan Perez 17th 16th
Buffalo Bellflowers Eric Osborne 14th Juan Madrid 12th(tied) 12th
Franklin Cubs Bill Reyes 15th Bill Reyes 9th 10th
Tiverton Colonels Juan Martinez 16th Miguel Flores 19th 18th
Crystal Lake Killers Masamichi Ono 17th Pablo Garcia 15th 17th
Long Island Torpedoes Doug Watson 18th Doug Watson 18th 19th
Picture Rocks Raptors Alex Torres 19th Alex Torres 12th(tied) 14th
San Antonio Griffins Miguel Lopez 20th 21st(tied) 21st
Haviland Thrashers Tony Magallon 21st Tony Magallon 16th 20th
Buckeye Local Panthers Erwijn Hekman 22nd 21st(tied) 22nd
Abingdon Archers Juan Montano 23rd 21st(tied) 23rd
Lincoln Princes 24th 21st(tied) 24th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jacksonville Nationals Emmett Rogers 1st Emmett Rogers 1st 1st
Chuluota Imperials Steve Williams 2nd Zack Lanagan 2nd(tied) 2nd
Juneau Sled Dogs Cortez Oyola 3rd Steve Delle Chiaie 2nd(tied) 3rd
Terra Linda Chargers Blaine Mackie 4th Blaine Mackie 12th 5th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Pat Wilson 5th Chris Piscitelli 2nd(tied) 4th
San Bernardino Flight Richie Nieboer 6th 16th(tied) 12th
Tiverton Colonels Keith Herbaugh 7th Keith Herbaugh 13th 6th
Whitby Bats Tommy Bender 8th Tommy Bender 14th 9th
Crystal Lake Killers Jordan Carreon 9th Javy Montanez 9th 7th
Plymouth Rockers Mike Jackson 10th Heath Hain 6th 8th
Borrego Springs Rams Mike Manning 11th Will Ziegler 8th 10th
Long Island Torpedoes Gabe Rubio 12th 16th(tied) 16th
Picture Rocks Raptors Carlos Hernandez 13th Jake Medlin 10th 13th
Haviland Thrashers Jose Murillo 14th 16th(tied) 18th
Franklin Cubs Mike Boland 15th 16th(tied) 19th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Alan Hanna 16th Alan Hanna 7th 14th
Moncton Mounties Ilusuarte Gaio 17th Ilusuarte Gaio 15th 17th
San Antonio Griffins Edwin Torres 18th 16th(tied) 20th
Riverside Wolverines Tabari Jamal al Din 19th Tabari Jamal al Din 11th 15th
Buffalo Bellflowers Edwin Marquez 20th 16th(tied) 21st
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Mike Cornelius 21st Alex Gonzalez 2nd(tied) 11th
Buckeye Local Panthers Chris Rotman 22nd 16th(tied) 22nd
Abingdon Archers Juan Chavez 23rd 16th(tied) 23rd
Lincoln Princes 24th 16th(tied) 24th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Crystal Lake Killers Brian Kyzar 1st Brian Kyzar 13th 8th
Moncton Mounties Bryan Williamson 2nd Bryan Williamson 1st 1st
Terra Linda Chargers Jaden Rodriguez 3rd Jim Williams 2nd(tied) 2nd
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Jim Mies 4th Alex Gonzalez 2nd(tied) 3rd
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Michael Pacheco 5th Michael Pacheco 14th 12th
Picture Rocks Raptors Jake Medlin 6th Jake Medlin 10th 10th
Whitby Bats Marc Istre 7th Noel Churchill 2nd(tied) 4th
Jacksonville Nationals Eric Grace 8th Hunter Fredericks 2nd(tied) 5th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Alan Hanna 9th Alan Hanna 8th 9th
Plymouth Rockers Heath Hain 10th Heath Hain 7th 7th
Borrego Springs Rams Alex Salinas 11th Will Ziegler 9th 11th
San Antonio Griffins Edwin Torres 12th 16th(tied) 16th
Tiverton Colonels Roberto Aguilar 13th Roberto Aguilar 15th 15th
Riverside Wolverines Tabari Jamal al Din 14th Tabari Jamal al Din 12th 13th
Juneau Sled Dogs Steve Pyburn 15th Steve Pyburn 11th 14th
Long Island Torpedoes Gabe Rubio 16th 16th(tied) 17th
Haviland Thrashers Danny Flores 17th 16th(tied) 18th
Chuluota Imperials Suk Moon 18th Zack Lanagan 2nd(tied) 6th
Franklin Cubs Mike Boland 19th 16th(tied) 19th
San Bernardino Flight Richie Nieboer 20th 16th(tied) 20th
Buffalo Bellflowers Edwin Marquez 21st 16th(tied) 21st
Buckeye Local Panthers Chris Rotman 22nd 16th(tied) 22nd
Abingdon Archers Juan Chavez 23rd 16th(tied) 23rd
Lincoln Princes 24th 16th(tied) 24th
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