ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
07/20/2026
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Moon-soo Lee 1st Moon-soo Lee 4th 3rd
San Bernardino Flight David Montgomery 2nd David Montgomery 2nd 2nd
San Antonio Griffins Jeff Johnson 3rd 9th(tied) 9th
Moncton Mounties Ricky Cortes 4th Joel O'Neill 1st 1st
Riverside Wolverines Dan Stainbrook 5th 9th(tied) 10th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Justin Bush 6th 9th(tied) 11th
Tiverton Colonels Alex Gonzales 7th 9th(tied) 12th
Juneau Sled Dogs Ben Towne 8th (tied) 9th(tied) 13th
Lincoln Princes Jeremy McCauley 8th (tied) Alex Bonilla 5th 5th
Franklin Cubs Alejandro Perez 10th 9th(tied) 14th
Whitby Bats Larry Killian 11th 9th(tied) 15th
Crystal Lake Killers Frank Fisher 12th Frank Fisher 6th 6th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Chris Coates 13th Oscar Hernanez 8th 7th
Borrego Springs Rams Cesar Gomez 14th Richard Enriquez 3rd 4th
Long Island Torpedoes Justin Holmes 15th 9th(tied) 16th
Chuluota Imperials Steve Holt 16th Corey McIntyre 7th 8th
Buffalo Bellflowers Paul Moberley 17th 9th(tied) 17th
Buckeye Local Panthers Johnny Nania 18th 9th(tied) 18th
Jacksonville Nationals Alex Jacinto 19th 9th(tied) 19th
Abingdon Archers 20th (tied) 9th(tied) 20th(tied)
Haviland Thrashers 20th (tied) 9th(tied) 20th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 20th (tied) 9th(tied) 20th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 20th (tied) 9th(tied) 20th(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 20th (tied) 9th(tied) 20th(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 2nd(tied) 2nd
Picture Rocks Raptors Mike Walker 3rd Mike Walker 2nd(tied) 3rd
Borrego Springs Rams Jesus Jimenez 4th Jesus Jimenez 2nd(tied) 4th(tied)
Crystal Lake Killers Tyler Railey 5th 15th(tied) 15th
Franklin Cubs Alejandro Pena 6th Alejandro Pena 1st 4th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight Joe Knight 7th 15th(tied) 16th
Whitby Bats Mike Thorsen 8th Mike Thorsen 11th 9th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers John Kehlenbeck 9th John Kehlenbeck 8th 8th
Buffalo Bellflowers Jaden Johnson 10th Jaden Johnson 13th 12th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Nick Hickson 11th Nick Hickson 10th 10th
Long Island Torpedoes Kevin McDowell 12th Rodolfo Vega 12th 11th
Tiverton Colonels Luke Lyon 13th 15th(tied) 17th
Riverside Wolverines Kevin Melko 14th Kevin Melko 2nd(tied) 6th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Jason Zehner 15th Jorge Flores 2nd(tied) 7th
Haviland Thrashers Aaron Groves 16th David Robinson 14th 14th
Juneau Sled Dogs Justin Bogden 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 15th 12th
Juneau Sled Dogs John Marr 2nd Greg Fleming 3rd(tied) 2nd
Franklin Cubs Justin Fox 3rd 16th(tied) 16th
Riverside Wolverines Oscar Castaneda 4th Oscar Castaneda 10th 10th
San Bernardino Flight Carlos Rivas 5th Pablo Gonzalez 1st 1st
Lincoln Princes Freddy Chavez 6th Nelson Archuleta 2nd 3rd
Moncton Mounties Charlie Zimmerman 7th Bryce Canady 3rd(tied) 4th
Borrego Springs Rams Carlos Pineda 8th Edwin Rodriguez 3rd(tied) 5th
Picture Rocks Raptors Barrett Brown 9th Barrett Brown 13th 13th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Rob Wunder 10th Rob Wunder 11th 11th
Chuluota Imperials Jose Gallardo 11th Sam Conaway 14th 15th
San Antonio Griffins Ralph Beller 12th Ralph Beller 3rd(tied) 6th
Crystal Lake Killers Jim Lane 13th Jim Lane 3rd(tied) 7th
Tiverton Colonels Brandon Colbert 14th 16th(tied) 17th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Jim Marsh 15th 16th(tied) 18th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Devon Hudson 16th Devon Hudson 3rd(tied) 8th
Haviland Thrashers Jose Garcia 17th Jose Garcia 3rd(tied) 9th
Long Island Torpedoes Doug Brooke 18th Alfredo Banuelos 12th 14th
Buffalo Bellflowers John Dowd 19th 16th(tied) 19th
Abingdon Archers Matt Hopper 20th 16th(tied) 20th
Terra Linda Chargers Bruce Gutierrez 21st 16th(tied) 21st
Buckeye Local Panthers 22nd (tied) 16th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 22nd (tied) 16th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Whitby Bats 22nd (tied) 16th(tied) 22nd(tied)
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jay Breece 1st Jay Breece 4th 4th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Francisco Mendez 2nd Alex Hernandez 3rd 2nd
Tiverton Colonels Sean Strait 3rd 8th(tied) 8th
Jacksonville Nationals Tim Rodda 4th Tim Rodda 2nd 1st
Riverside Wolverines Steve Taylor 5th 8th(tied) 9th
Whitby Bats Jonathan Thompson 6th Jonathan Thompson 5th 5th
San Antonio Griffins Jose Rivera 7th Jose Rivera 6th 6th
Lincoln Princes Hugo Ruiz 8th 8th(tied) 10th
Crystal Lake Killers Jean-François Vivier 9th Jean-François Vivier 1st 3rd
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Justin Collins 10th Justin Collins 7th 7th
Long Island Torpedoes Bob Alvarez 11th 8th(tied) 11th
San Bernardino Flight Bobby Hartman 12th 8th(tied) 12th
Borrego Springs Rams Jorge Parra 13th 8th(tied) 13th
Picture Rocks Raptors Mike Tunstall 14th 8th(tied) 14th
Abingdon Archers Jake Eaton 15th 8th(tied) 15th
Haviland Thrashers Eduardo Almanza 16th 8th(tied) 16th
Franklin Cubs Gilberto Noris 17th 8th(tied) 17th
Buffalo Bellflowers Higino Balsemao 18th 8th(tied) 18th
Chuluota Imperials Jonathan Medrano 19th 8th(tied) 19th
Juneau Sled Dogs Luis Cabrera 20th 8th(tied) 20th
Terra Linda Chargers Antonio Bonilla 21st 8th(tied) 21st
Buckeye Local Panthers 22nd (tied) 8th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Moncton Mounties 22nd (tied) 8th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 22nd (tied) 8th(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
Juneau Sled Dogs Victor Cruz 5th Victor Cruz 2nd 2nd
Whitby Bats John Fanguy 6th 5th(tied) 7th
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
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Javy Morales 10th 5th(tied) 11th
Crystal Lake Killers Cesar Torres 11th Cesar Torres 3rd 4th
San Bernardino Flight Ricardo Reyes 12th 5th(tied) 12th
Borrego Springs Rams Elliot Atkins 13th 5th(tied) 13th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Antonio Reyna 14th (tied) 5th(tied) 14th(tied)
San Antonio Griffins Zach Canby 14th (tied) 5th(tied) 14th(tied)
Haviland Thrashers Bobby Avila 16th 5th(tied) 16th
Lincoln Princes Cleto Laurentino 17th 5th(tied) 17th
Terra Linda Chargers Bartoli Carrillo 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
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Tim McHugh 1st Tim McHugh 1st(tied) 1st
Terra Linda Chargers Jeremy Goodpaster 2nd Jeremy Goodpaster 6th 4th
Borrego Springs Rams Luis Ortega 3rd Luis Ortega 11th 7th
Moncton Mounties Danny Shafer 4th Chris Clark 1st(tied) 2nd
Juneau Sled Dogs John Breshears 5th John Breshears 9th 8th
Whitby Bats Avery Williams 6th Avery Williams 5th 6th
Jacksonville Nationals Eric Cannova 7th 15th(tied) 15th
Crystal Lake Killers Josh Franklin 8th Josh Franklin 4th 5th
Lincoln Princes Bryce Graham 9th Bryce Graham 13th 11th
Tiverton Colonels Jim Gonzalez 10th Nick McCain 1st(tied) 3rd
Long Island Torpedoes Matt Andrews 11th Ivan Fuentes 8th 9th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Brian Taylor 12th Nick Cordova 7th 10th
Plymouth Rockers Taylor Dickerson 13th Taylor Dickerson 12th 12th
Chuluota Imperials Nick Blanks 14th 15th(tied) 16th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Ryan May 15th Ryan May 14th 13th
San Antonio Griffins Aiden Hill 16th 15th(tied) 17th
Haviland Thrashers Braden Johanson 17th 15th(tied) 18th
Abingdon Archers Luis Olvera 18th 15th(tied) 19th
Buffalo Bellflowers Joey Novak 19th 15th(tied) 20th
Picture Rocks Raptors Isaiah Tolbert 20th 15th(tied) 21st
Buckeye Local Panthers Daniel Young 21st 15th(tied) 22nd
Franklin Cubs Josh Bacon 22nd Arturo Castillo 10th 14th
Riverside Wolverines 23rd (tied) 15th(tied) 23rd(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 23rd (tied) 15th(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
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Jeremy Jordan 2nd Jeremy Jordan 7th 7th
Whitby Bats Adam Heidbreder 3rd Dan Navarro 2nd(tied) 1st
Juneau Sled Dogs Chris Norwood 4th Kalle Hovinen 6th 6th
Lincoln Princes Josh Bolick 5th Julio Morales 2nd(tied) 2nd
Tiverton Colonels Federico Rosales 6th Willie Zepeda 8th 8th
Riverside Wolverines Dylan Holliday 7th 13th(tied) 13th
Crystal Lake Killers Chandler Duell 8th Manuel Martinez 1st 3rd
Moncton Mounties Nick Hunt 9th Christian Evans 11th 9th
Borrego Springs Rams Mario Ibarra 10th Mario Ibarra 4th 5th
San Bernardino Flight Jose Barrera 11th Jose Pineda 10th 10th
Terra Linda Chargers Danny Hernandez 12th 13th(tied) 14th
Abingdon Archers Galtero Casale 13th 13th(tied) 15th
Long Island Torpedoes Hector de Jesus 14th Hector de Jesus 12th 11th
Franklin Cubs Hector Ferman 15th Hector Ferman 9th 12th
Buckeye Local Panthers Felix Garcia 16th 13th(tied) 16th
Buffalo Bellflowers Wil Oceguera 17th 13th(tied) 17th
San Antonio Griffins Leon Delgado 18th 13th(tied) 18th
Chuluota Imperials Teok-kyu Hahn 19th 13th(tied) 19th
Jacksonville Nationals Willie Meza 20th 13th(tied) 20th
Picture Rocks Raptors Zoubeir Ndale 21st 13th(tied) 21st
Haviland Thrashers 22nd (tied) 13th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 22nd (tied) 13th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates 22nd (tied) 13th(tied) 22nd(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Terra Linda Chargers Eli Martinez 1st Eli Martinez 8th 5th
Moncton Mounties Marc Alexander 2nd Marc Alexander 1st(tied) 1st
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Bill Cardiello 3rd Bill Cardiello 4th 3rd
Borrego Springs Rams Ivan Hernandez 4th Ivan Hernandez 1st(tied) 2nd
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Marc Brooks 5th 10th(tied) 10th
Riverside Wolverines Marc Laur 6th 10th(tied) 11th
Chuluota Imperials Zach Hess 7th 10th(tied) 12th
Crystal Lake Killers Gary Strunk 8th 10th(tied) 13th
Juneau Sled Dogs Travis Eubanks 9th 10th(tied) 14th
Buckeye Local Panthers Bill Mihelcic 10th Bill Mihelcic 6th 7th
Picture Rocks Raptors Jeremy Moroney 11th 10th(tied) 15th
San Antonio Griffins Eddie Keyser 12th 10th(tied) 16th
Lincoln Princes Wijnand van Noord 13th 10th(tied) 17th
San Bernardino Flight Carlos Sanchez 14th Carlos Sanchez 3rd 4th
Whitby Bats Marco Grijalva 15th Marco Grijalva 5th 6th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jerry O'Dell 16th Ruben Gutierrez 7th 8th
Jacksonville Nationals Georgy Tutubalin 17th Georgy Tutubalin 9th 9th
Abingdon Archers Sean Gorman 18th 10th(tied) 18th
Haviland Thrashers Juan Oliva 19th 10th(tied) 19th
Buffalo Bellflowers Eddie Orta 20th 10th(tied) 20th
Long Island Torpedoes Jordan Samayoa 21st 10th(tied) 21st
Franklin Cubs 22nd (tied) 10th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 22nd (tied) 10th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 22nd (tied) 10th(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
Terra Linda Chargers Javier Palos 2nd Javier Palos 5th 2nd
Whitby Bats Rich Zula 3rd Ismael Lopez 9th 8th
Moncton Mounties Scott Lewandowski 4th Alex Hernandez 3rd 3rd
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Ricky Thompson 5th Ricky Thompson 6th 4th
Borrego Springs Rams Corey Schrum 6th Justin Kuta 2nd 5th
Chuluota Imperials Kyle Young 7th Leo Garcia 7th 7th
San Bernardino Flight Alfredo Rivero 8th Alfredo Rivero 4th 6th
Jacksonville Nationals Mike Riddle 9th Dean dejong 17th 14th
Juneau Sled Dogs Junji Tokunaga 10th Juan Perez 14th 13th
Riverside Wolverines Tabari Jamal al Din 11th Tabari Jamal al Din 8th 9th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Zach Heller 12th 18th(tied) 17th
Plymouth Rockers Cameron Williams 13th Cameron Williams 12th 12th
Haviland Thrashers Tony Magallon 14th Aaron Trede 11th 11th
Tiverton Colonels Juan Martinez 15th Miguel Flores 15th 15th
Franklin Cubs Danny Gonzalez 16th Andres Madera 10th 10th
Buffalo Bellflowers Wilson Rodriguez 17th 18th(tied) 19th
Crystal Lake Killers Masamichi Ono 18th Pablo Garcia 13th 16th
Long Island Torpedoes Doug Watson 19th Doug Watson 16th 18th
San Antonio Griffins Sal Aguilar 20th 18th(tied) 20th
Buckeye Local Panthers Erwijn Hekman 21st 18th(tied) 21st
Abingdon Archers Juan Montano 22nd 18th(tied) 22nd
Lincoln Princes 23rd (tied) 18th(tied) 23rd(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 23rd (tied) 18th(tied) 23rd(tied)
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Juneau Sled Dogs Steve Pyburn 1st Steve Pyburn 2nd 1st
Jacksonville Nationals Emmett Rogers 2nd Emmett Rogers 1st 2nd
Chuluota Imperials Steve Williams 3rd Steve Williams 4th(tied) 4th
Terra Linda Chargers Blaine Mackie 4th Blaine Mackie 12th 6th
San Bernardino Flight Luis Marquez 5th Zaijiro Watanabe 3rd 3rd
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Pat Wilson 6th Chris Piscitelli 4th(tied) 5th
Tiverton Colonels Keith Herbaugh 7th Keith Herbaugh 13th 7th
Whitby Bats Tommy Bender 8th Tommy Bender 14th 10th
Crystal Lake Killers Jordan Carreon 9th Javy Montanez 8th 9th
Plymouth Rockers Mike Jackson 10th Heath Hain 6th 8th
Long Island Torpedoes Gabe Rubio 11th 16th(tied) 15th
Borrego Springs Rams Mike Manning 12th Will Ziegler 9th 11th
Haviland Thrashers Jose Murillo 13th 16th(tied) 17th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Robert Esparza 14th Tony de Leon 10th 12th
Franklin Cubs Mike Boland 15th 16th(tied) 18th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Alan Hanna 16th Alan Hanna 7th 13th
Moncton Mounties Ilusuarte Gaio 17th Ilusuarte Gaio 15th 16th
San Antonio Griffins Edwin Torres 18th 16th(tied) 19th
Riverside Wolverines Tabari Jamal al Din 19th Tabari Jamal al Din 11th 14th
Buffalo Bellflowers Edwin Marquez 20th 16th(tied) 20th
Buckeye Local Panthers Chris Rotman 21st 16th(tied) 21st
Abingdon Archers Juan Chavez 22nd 16th(tied) 22nd
Picture Rocks Raptors Danny Lujan 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 9th
Moncton Mounties Bryan Williamson 2nd Bryan Williamson 1st 1st
Terra Linda Chargers Jaden Rodriguez 3rd Jim Williams 4th(tied) 2nd
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Michael Pacheco 4th Michael Pacheco 14th 11th
Juneau Sled Dogs Lorenzo Guerrero 5th Steve Pyburn 2nd 3rd
Whitby Bats Marc Istre 6th Noel Churchill 4th(tied) 4th
Jacksonville Nationals Mike Cape 7th (tied) Hunter Fredericks 4th(tied) 5th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Alan Hanna 7th (tied) Alan Hanna 9th 10th
Plymouth Rockers Heath Hain 9th Heath Hain 8th 8th
San Antonio Griffins Edwin Torres 10th 16th(tied) 16th
Tiverton Colonels Roberto Aguilar 11th Roberto Aguilar 15th 15th
Borrego Springs Rams Alex Salinas 12th Will Ziegler 10th 12th
Riverside Wolverines Tabari Jamal al Din 13th Tabari Jamal al Din 12th 14th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Tony de Leon 14th Tony de Leon 11th 13th
Long Island Torpedoes Gabe Rubio 15th 16th(tied) 17th
San Bernardino Flight Luis Marquez 16th Zaijiro Watanabe 3rd 6th
Haviland Thrashers Danny Flores 17th 16th(tied) 18th
Chuluota Imperials Suk Moon 18th Steve Williams 4th(tied) 7th
Franklin Cubs Mike Boland 19th 16th(tied) 19th
Buffalo Bellflowers Edwin Marquez 20th 16th(tied) 20th
Buckeye Local Panthers Chris Rotman 21st 16th(tied) 21st
Abingdon Archers Juan Chavez 22nd 16th(tied) 22nd
Picture Rocks Raptors Danny Lujan 23rd 16th(tied) 23rd
Lincoln Princes 24th 16th(tied) 24th
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