ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
09/01/2026
 
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 9th(tied) 11th
Tiverton Colonels Alex Gonzales 6th 9th(tied) 12th
Franklin Cubs Alejandro Perez 7th 9th(tied) 13th
Juneau Sled Dogs Ben Towne 8th 9th(tied) 14th
Buffalo Bellflowers Josh Hornsby 9th Josh Hornsby 5th 4th
Whitby Bats Larry Killian 10th 9th(tied) 15th
Crystal Lake Killers Frank Fisher 11th Frank Fisher 6th 5th
Borrego Springs Rams Cesar Gomez 12th Richard Enriquez 3rd 3rd
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Chris Coates 13th Oscar Hernanez 8th 7th
Long Island Torpedoes Justin Holmes 14th 9th(tied) 16th
Chuluota Imperials Steve Holt 15th Corey McIntyre 7th 8th
Lincoln Princes Alex Bonilla 16th Alex Bonilla 4th 6th
Buckeye Local Panthers Johnny Nania 17th 9th(tied) 17th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Jose Reyes 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
Crystal Lake Killers Tyler Railey 2nd 14th(tied) 14th
Borrego Springs Rams Jesus Jimenez 3rd Jesus Jimenez 2nd(tied) 3rd
Franklin Cubs Alejandro Pena 4th Alejandro Pena 1st 2nd
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Jeremy Hurst 5th Jorge Flores 2nd(tied) 4th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers John Kehlenbeck 6th John Kehlenbeck 6th 6th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Nick Hickson 7th Nick Hickson 9th 7th
Whitby Bats Mike Thorsen 8th Mike Thorsen 10th 8th
Long Island Torpedoes Kevin McDowell 9th Rodolfo Vega 11th 9th
Buffalo Bellflowers Jaden Johnson 10th Jaden Johnson 12th 10th
Riverside Wolverines Billy Irwin 11th Kevin Melko 2nd(tied) 5th
Tiverton Colonels Luke Lyon 12th 14th(tied) 15th
Juneau Sled Dogs Justin Bogden 13th 14th(tied) 16th
Haviland Thrashers Aaron Groves 14th David Robinson 13th 13th
Picture Rocks Raptors Jim Cullison 15th Jim Cullison 7th 11th
Lincoln Princes Ray Bret 16th Ray Bret 8th 12th
San Bernardino Flight Hector Estevez 17th 14th(tied) 17th
San Antonio Griffins Jared Ferland 18th 14th(tied) 18th
Terra Linda Chargers Waki Kotani 19th 14th(tied) 19th
Abingdon Archers 20th (tied) 14th(tied) 20th(tied)
Buckeye Local Panthers 20th (tied) 14th(tied) 20th(tied)
Chuluota Imperials 20th (tied) 14th(tied) 20th(tied)
Moncton Mounties 20th (tied) 14th(tied) 20th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 20th (tied) 14th(tied) 20th(tied)
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jacksonville Nationals Bobby McFarland 1st Yoshitimo Hirata 12th 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
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Neil Goff 7th Eddie Duran 2nd(tied) 5th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Rob Wunder 8th Rob Wunder 9th 8th
Crystal Lake Killers Jim Lane 9th Jim Lane 2nd(tied) 6th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Jim Marsh 10th 15th(tied) 15th
Chuluota Imperials Jose Gallardo 11th Sam Conaway 13th 11th
Tiverton Colonels Brandon Colbert 12th 15th(tied) 16th
San Antonio Griffins Ryan Davenport 13th Ryan Davenport 14th 13th
Haviland Thrashers Jose Garcia 14th Jose Garcia 10th 12th
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 11th 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 3rd
Tiverton Colonels Chris Vollaro 3rd 7th(tied) 7th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jay Breece 4th Jay Breece 5th 5th
Jacksonville Nationals Tim Rodda 5th Tim Rodda 3rd 2nd
Riverside Wolverines Steve Taylor 6th 7th(tied) 8th
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
Long Island Torpedoes Bob Alvarez 10th 7th(tied) 10th
San Bernardino Flight Bobby Hartman 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
Chuluota Imperials Jonathan Medrano 18th 7th(tied) 18th
Buffalo Bellflowers Higino Balsemao 19th 7th(tied) 19th
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 (tied) Julio Cortez 1st 1st
Whitby Bats John Fanguy 4th (tied) 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
San Antonio Griffins Zach Canby 13th 5th(tied) 13th
Borrego Springs Rams Elliot Atkins 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
Jacksonville Nationals Eric Cannova 5th 14th(tied) 14th
Tiverton Colonels Jim Gonzalez 6th Nick McCain 1st(tied) 3rd
Crystal Lake Killers Josh Franklin 7th Josh Franklin 4th 5th
San Antonio Griffins David Torres 8th David Torres 9th 9th
Long Island Torpedoes Matt Andrews 9th Ivan Fuentes 7th 8th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Brian Taylor 10th Nick Cordova 6th 7th
Plymouth Rockers Taylor Dickerson 11th Taylor Dickerson 11th 10th
Lincoln Princes T.J. Herrera 12th 14th(tied) 15th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Luke Emme 13th 14th(tied) 16th
Chuluota Imperials Nick Blanks 14th 14th(tied) 17th
Buffalo Bellflowers Kyle Hargett 15th Kyle Hargett 12th 11th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Ryan May 16th Ryan May 13th 12th
Haviland Thrashers Braden Johanson 17th 14th(tied) 18th
Abingdon Archers Luis Olvera 18th 14th(tied) 19th
Terra Linda Chargers Cody Walker 19th 14th(tied) 20th
Buckeye Local Panthers Pat Barnett 20th 14th(tied) 21st
Franklin Cubs Josh Bacon 21st Arturo Castillo 10th 13th
Picture Rocks Raptors Isaiah Tolbert 22nd 14th(tied) 22nd
Riverside Wolverines 23rd (tied) 14th(tied) 23rd(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 23rd (tied) 14th(tied) 23rd(tied)
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 (tied) Pedro Velez 6th 6th
Riverside Wolverines Dylan Holliday 6th (tied) 14th(tied) 14th
Tiverton Colonels Federico Rosales 8th Willie Zepeda 9th 9th
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
Buffalo Bellflowers Clark Dulaney 7th Clark Dulaney 8th 8th
Juneau Sled Dogs Travis Eubanks 8th 11th(tied) 13th
Chuluota Imperials Zach Hess 9th 11th(tied) 14th
Crystal Lake Killers Gary Strunk 10th 11th(tied) 15th
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
Lincoln Princes Wijnand van Noord 14th 11th(tied) 17th
San Antonio Griffins Eddie Keyser 15th 11th(tied) 18th
Franklin Cubs Juan Martinez 16th 11th(tied) 19th
Whitby Bats Marco Grijalva 17th Marco Grijalva 5th 6th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jerry O'Dell 18th Ruben Gutierrez 7th 9th
Jacksonville Nationals Georgy Tutubalin 19th Georgy Tutubalin 10th 10th
Abingdon Archers Sean Gorman 20th 11th(tied) 20th
Haviland Thrashers Juan Oliva 21st 11th(tied) 21st
Long Island Torpedoes Jordan Samayoa 22nd 11th(tied) 22nd
Plymouth Rockers 23rd (tied) 11th(tied) 23rd(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 23rd (tied) 11th(tied) 23rd(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 10th 7th
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 4th 4th
Chuluota Imperials Kyle Young 6th Leo Garcia 8th 5th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Dusty Walkey 7th Dusty Walkey 6th 6th
Buffalo Bellflowers Xiao-xuan Gong 8th Juan Madrid 11th(tied) 11th
Riverside Wolverines Baden Keevil 9th Baden Keevil 11th(tied) 12th
Jacksonville Nationals Mike Riddle 10th Dean dejong 19th 15th
Plymouth Rockers Cameron Williams 11th Cameron Williams 14th 13th
San Bernardino Flight Alfredo Rivero 12th Alfredo Rivero 7th 8th
Borrego Springs Rams Justin Kuta 13th Justin Kuta 5th 9th
Juneau Sled Dogs Juan Perez 14th Juan Perez 16th 16th
Tiverton Colonels Juan Martinez 15th Miguel Flores 18th 18th
Crystal Lake Killers Masamichi Ono 16th Pablo Garcia 15th 17th
Franklin Cubs Danny Gonzalez 17th Andres Madera 9th 10th
Long Island Torpedoes Doug Watson 18th Doug Watson 17th 19th
Picture Rocks Raptors Alex Torres 19th Alex Torres 11th(tied) 14th
Buckeye Local Panthers Erwijn Hekman 20th 20th(tied) 20th
San Antonio Griffins Miguel Lopez 21st 20th(tied) 21st
Haviland Thrashers Andy Kemmis 22nd 20th(tied) 22nd
Abingdon Archers Henry Ventura 23rd 20th(tied) 23rd
Lincoln Princes 24th 20th(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 Cesar Cisneros 15th 7th
Tiverton Colonels Keith Herbaugh 7th Keith Herbaugh 13th 6th
Whitby Bats Tommy Bender 8th Tommy Bender 14th 11th
Crystal Lake Killers Jordan Carreon 9th Javy Montanez 8th 8th
Borrego Springs Rams Mike Manning 10th Will Ziegler 7th 10th
Plymouth Rockers Mike Jackson 11th Heath Hain 5th 9th
Long Island Torpedoes Gabe Rubio 12th 17th(tied) 16th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Tony de Leon 13th Tony de Leon 10th 13th
Picture Rocks Raptors Carlos Hernandez 14th Jake Medlin 9th 12th
Haviland Thrashers Jose Murillo 15th 17th(tied) 18th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Alan Hanna 16th Alan Hanna 6th 14th
Moncton Mounties Ilusuarte Gaio 17th Ilusuarte Gaio 16th 17th
San Antonio Griffins Edwin Torres 18th 17th(tied) 19th
Riverside Wolverines Tabari Jamal al Din 19th Tabari Jamal al Din 11th 15th
Buffalo Bellflowers Edwin Marquez 20th 17th(tied) 20th
Franklin Cubs Alvaro Amaya 21st 17th(tied) 21st
Buckeye Local Panthers Chris Rotman 22nd 17th(tied) 22nd
Abingdon Archers 23rd (tied) 17th(tied) 23rd(tied)
Lincoln Princes 23rd (tied) 17th(tied) 23rd(tied)
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 Tony de Leon 2nd(tied) 3rd
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Michael Pacheco 5th Michael Pacheco 14th 12th
Picture Rocks Raptors Jake Medlin 6th Jake Medlin 10th 10th
Jacksonville Nationals Mike Cape 7th Hunter Fredericks 2nd(tied) 4th
Whitby Bats Marc Istre 8th Noel Churchill 2nd(tied) 5th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Alan Hanna 9th Alan Hanna 8th 9th
Juneau Sled Dogs Steve Pyburn 10th Steve Pyburn 11th 11th
Plymouth Rockers Heath Hain 11th Heath Hain 7th 7th
San Antonio Griffins Edwin Torres 12th 17th(tied) 17th
Tiverton Colonels Roberto Aguilar 13th Roberto Aguilar 15th 15th
Riverside Wolverines Tabari Jamal al Din 14th Tabari Jamal al Din 12th 14th
Long Island Torpedoes Gabe Rubio 15th 17th(tied) 18th
Haviland Thrashers Danny Flores 16th 17th(tied) 19th
Borrego Springs Rams Mike Manning 17th Will Ziegler 9th 13th
Chuluota Imperials Suk Moon 18th Zack Lanagan 2nd(tied) 6th
San Bernardino Flight Richie Nieboer 19th Cesar Cisneros 16th 16th
Franklin Cubs Alvaro Amaya 20th 17th(tied) 20th
Buffalo Bellflowers Edwin Marquez 21st 17th(tied) 21st
Buckeye Local Panthers Chris Rotman 22nd 17th(tied) 22nd
Abingdon Archers 23rd (tied) 17th(tied) 23rd(tied)
Lincoln Princes 23rd (tied) 17th(tied) 23rd(tied)
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