ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
08/04/2025
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CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Curt Koerner 1st Curt Koerner 1st(tied) 1st
Buffalo Bellflowers Adrian Whalley 2nd 8th(tied) 8th
Borrego Springs Rams Christian Weatherspoon 3rd 8th(tied) 9th
Moncton Mounties Ivan Camarillo 4th Ricky Cortes 1st(tied) 2nd
Buckeye Local Panthers Masaaki Takata 5th Masaaki Takata 6th 6th
San Antonio Griffins Jeff Johnson 6th 8th(tied) 10th
Franklin Cubs Rob Carrigan 7th Rob Carrigan 1st(tied) 3rd
Terra Linda Chargers Andrew Maness 8th 8th(tied) 11th
Jacksonville Nationals Chris Tomlinson 9th Chris Tomlinson 1st(tied) 4th
Juneau Sled Dogs Angel de la Cruz 10th 8th(tied) 12th
Whitby Bats Jayden McClendon 11th Omar Castillo 5th 5th
Tiverton Colonels Kevin Hurt 12th 8th(tied) 13th
Riverside Wolverines Dan Stainbrook 13th 8th(tied) 14th
Lincoln Princes Omar Ybarra 14th 8th(tied) 15th
Crystal Lake Killers Benedito Potier 15th 8th(tied) 16th
Long Island Torpedoes Justin Holmes 16th Josh Livesay 7th 7th
Chuluota Imperials Steve Holt 17th 8th(tied) 17th
San Bernardino Flight Noah Valenti 18th 8th(tied) 18th
Abingdon Archers Gabriel Flores 19th (tied) 8th(tied) 19th(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Oliver Dawson 19th (tied) 8th(tied) 19th(tied)
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Manuel Ayala 21st 8th(tied) 21st
Haviland Thrashers Alex Perez 22nd 8th(tied) 22nd
Picture Rocks Raptors 23rd (tied) 8th(tied) 23rd(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 23rd (tied) 8th(tied) 23rd(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 3rd(tied) 2nd
San Bernardino Flight Jake Futrell 4th Joe Knight 3rd(tied) 3rd
Haviland Thrashers Bryan Valenta 5th Bryan Valenta 8th 8th
Tiverton Colonels Matthew Northern 6th 13th(tied) 13th
Franklin Cubs Jarrod Wahlert 7th David Arriaga 2nd 4th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Johnny Huerta 8th Nick Cordova 3rd(tied) 5th
Crystal Lake Killers Tyler Railey 9th Tyler Railey 3rd(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
Juneau Sled Dogs Justin Bogden 19th (tied) 13th(tied) 19th(tied)
San Antonio Griffins Jared Ferland 19th (tied) 13th(tied) 19th(tied)
Lincoln Princes Ricky Fernandez 21st 13th(tied) 21st
Whitby Bats Rafael Castanon 22nd 13th(tied) 22nd
Plymouth Rockers 23rd (tied) 13th(tied) 23rd(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 23rd (tied) 13th(tied) 23rd(tied)
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Crystal Lake Killers Brian Kilcoyne 1st Brian Kilcoyne 9th 4th
Jacksonville Nationals Bobby McFarland 2nd Jimmy Johnson 1st 1st
Franklin Cubs Justin Fox 3rd 11th(tied) 11th
Juneau Sled Dogs Greg Fleming 4th Greg Fleming 4th 5th
Moncton Mounties Charlie Zimmerman 5th Charlie Zimmerman 8th 6th
Chuluota Imperials Jose Gallardo 6th Jose Gallardo 6th 7th
San Bernardino Flight Tommie Tepper 7th Pablo Gonzalez 3rd 3rd
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Sam Kelley 8th Eddie Duran 2nd 2nd
Borrego Springs Rams Ruben Vences 9th 11th(tied) 12th
Picture Rocks Raptors Justin Durant 10th 11th(tied) 13th
Tiverton Colonels Brandon Colbert 11th 11th(tied) 14th
Riverside Wolverines Tony Cantu 12th Tony Cantu 7th 8th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Aloísio Boissel 13th Aloísio Boissel 10th 10th
Buffalo Bellflowers John Dowd 14th 11th(tied) 15th
Haviland Thrashers Austin Peterson 15th Jose Jimenez 5th 9th
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
Franklin Cubs Elias Palacio 7th 8th(tied) 13th
Riverside Wolverines Steve Taylor 8th 8th(tied) 14th
Crystal Lake Killers Dave Pollock 9th 8th(tied) 15th
Buffalo Bellflowers Rob Lopez 10th Rob Lopez 4th 3rd
Chuluota Imperials Vincent Salinas 11th Vincent Salinas 3rd 4th
Jacksonville Nationals Emanuel Delgadillo 12th 8th(tied) 16th
San Antonio Griffins Chris Gutierre 13th Chris Gutierre 1st 1st
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Alex Gonzalez 14th Josh Bayliss 7th 7th
Lincoln Princes Jose Saenz 15th Jose Saenz 6th 5th
Buckeye Local Panthers Keith Gonsalez 16th Jordan Rivas 5th 6th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jason Derieg 17th 8th(tied) 17th
Picture Rocks Raptors Mike Tunstall 18th 8th(tied) 18th
Terra Linda Chargers Cesar Moran 19th 8th(tied) 19th
Long Island Torpedoes Felipe Lopez 20th 8th(tied) 20th
Abingdon Archers 21st (tied) 8th(tied) 21st(tied)
Juneau Sled Dogs 21st (tied) 8th(tied) 21st(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 21st (tied) 8th(tied) 21st(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 21st (tied) 8th(tied) 21st(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 7th 6th
Buffalo Bellflowers Bobby Cacho 4th Mario Gutierrez 5th 4th
Juneau Sled Dogs Victor Cruz 5th Victor Cruz 2nd 3rd
Terra Linda Chargers Raul Rodriguez 6th Raul Rodriguez 6th 7th
Tiverton Colonels Nick Clarke 7th 9th(tied) 9th
Long Island Torpedoes Yeong-ha Lee 8th 9th(tied) 10th
San Antonio Griffins Jeff Williamson 9th 9th(tied) 11th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Gabe Lewis 10th 9th(tied) 12th
Moncton Mounties Shigemori Shimizu 11th 9th(tied) 13th
Crystal Lake Killers Ricardo Montanez 12th 9th(tied) 14th
Borrego Springs Rams Alberto Rivas 13th Alberto Rivas 8th 8th
Franklin Cubs Poul Binzer 14th 9th(tied) 15th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Javy Morales 15th 9th(tied) 16th
Haviland Thrashers Johnny Salazar 16th (tied) 9th(tied) 17th(tied)
Lincoln Princes Shunsen Mikami 16th (tied) 9th(tied) 17th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight Ronald Poole 18th Ronald Poole 1st 5th
Chuluota Imperials Vince Morris 19th 9th(tied) 19th
Buckeye Local Panthers Luis Gutierrez 20th 9th(tied) 20th
Abingdon Archers 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
Jacksonville Nationals 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Terra Linda Chargers Rob Lindauer 1st 11th(tied) 11th
Jacksonville Nationals Tommy Johnson 2nd Eric Cannova 9th 4th
Moncton Mounties Rich Miklavcic 3rd Rich Miklavcic 1st 1st
Juneau Sled Dogs John Breshears 4th John Breshears 3rd 2nd
Whitby Bats Jeremy Martin 5th Jeremy Martin 2nd 3rd
Tiverton Colonels Jim Gonzalez 6th Jim Gonzalez 5th 5th
Riverside Wolverines Seth Robinson 7th Seth Robinson 7th 6th
Plymouth Rockers Dave Maser 8th 11th(tied) 12th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Brian Taylor 9th Edgardo Perez 10th 8th
Crystal Lake Killers T.J. Herrera 10th 11th(tied) 13th
Borrego Springs Rams Zach Black 11th 11th(tied) 14th
San Bernardino Flight Jonathan Swander 12th Jonathan Swander 6th 9th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Ryan May 13th 11th(tied) 15th
Chuluota Imperials Nick Blanks 14th 11th(tied) 16th
Buckeye Local Panthers Keith Alexander 15th 11th(tied) 17th
Picture Rocks Raptors Seth Mullaly 16th 11th(tied) 18th
Buffalo Bellflowers Carlos Martinez 17th Carlos Martinez 4th 7th
Long Island Torpedoes Miguel Vazquez 18th Jarred DeLozier 8th 10th
San Antonio Griffins Aiden Hill 19th 11th(tied) 19th
Haviland Thrashers Willis Rodriguez 20th 11th(tied) 20th
Lincoln Princes Armando Moreno 21st 11th(tied) 21st
Franklin Cubs Josh Bacon 22nd 11th(tied) 22nd
Abingdon Archers 23rd (tied) 11th(tied) 23rd(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates 23rd (tied) 11th(tied) 23rd(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Terra Linda Chargers Rafael Farrand 1st 11th(tied) 11th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Brian Nuzum 2nd Brian Nuzum 3rd 3rd
Whitby Bats Arturo Tinoco 3rd Dan Navarro 1st(tied) 1st
Borrego Springs Rams Luis Ortega 4th Luis Ortega 5th 4th
Lincoln Princes Josh Bolick 5th 11th(tied) 12th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jorge Gonzales 6th Jorge Gonzales 1st(tied) 2nd
Buffalo Bellflowers Jose Yenores 7th Jose Yenores 8th 5th
Tiverton Colonels Danny Molina 8th Jorge Rodriguez 9th 7th
San Bernardino Flight Heriberto Paula 9th Jose Pineda 7th 6th
Moncton Mounties Travis Grossman 10th 11th(tied) 13th
Chuluota Imperials Shaun Galbraith 11th 11th(tied) 14th
Haviland Thrashers Josh Taylor 12th 11th(tied) 15th
Long Island Torpedoes Juan Trujillo 13th 11th(tied) 16th
Riverside Wolverines Matt Blankenship 14th 11th(tied) 17th
Franklin Cubs Teo Brouwer 15th 11th(tied) 18th
Buckeye Local Panthers Alberto Canales 16th 11th(tied) 19th
Crystal Lake Killers Armando Perez 17th 11th(tied) 20th
Picture Rocks Raptors Jose Lopez 18th 11th(tied) 21st
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Hemmu Hilali 19th Ruben Gutierrez 6th 9th
Juneau Sled Dogs Rodolfo Ramires 20th Kalle Hovinen 4th 8th
Abingdon Archers Galtero Casale 21st Galtero Casale 10th 10th
San Antonio Griffins Leon Delgado 22nd 11th(tied) 22nd
Jacksonville Nationals 23rd (tied) 11th(tied) 23rd(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 23rd (tied) 11th(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 2nd 1st
Whitby Bats Rich Zula 2nd Ismael Lopez 7th 6th
Chuluota Imperials Steve Esquivel 3rd Kyle Young 10th(tied) 10th
Crystal Lake Killers Eric Kretzer 4th Eric Kretzer 9th 8th
San Bernardino Flight Rene Sanchez 5th Alfredo Rivero 3rd 2nd
Juneau Sled Dogs Carlos Flores 6th Carlos Flores 4th 4th
Haviland Thrashers Rafael Cruz 7th Rafael Cruz 5th 5th
Jacksonville Nationals Noah Damm 8th Noah Damm 10th(tied) 11th
Moncton Mounties Carlos Balderrama 9th Alex Hernandez 1st 3rd
Borrego Springs Rams Ramon Rivera 10th Jesus Ortiz 8th 9th
Terra Linda Chargers Willie Granados 11th Henry Ceballos 10th(tied) 12th
Riverside Wolverines Ryan Neely 12th 17th(tied) 15th
Buffalo Bellflowers Eric Osborne 13th Miguel Gastelum 14th 14th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Cortez Alavez 14th Cortez Alavez 10th(tied) 13th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Chris Byrd 15th Craig Hoult 6th 7th
Lincoln Princes Hector Vazquez 16th Radoslaw Sokol 16th 16th
Long Island Torpedoes Danny Guajardo 17th 17th(tied) 17th
Plymouth Rockers Evan Feller 18th 17th(tied) 18th
Tiverton Colonels Jonathan Sites 19th 17th(tied) 20th
San Antonio Griffins Cody Ahern 20th 17th(tied) 21st
Buckeye Local Panthers Banmei Endo 21st 17th(tied) 22nd
Picture Rocks Raptors Joe Underwood 22nd Joe Underwood 15th 19th
Abingdon Archers 23rd (tied) 17th(tied) 23rd(tied)
Franklin Cubs 23rd (tied) 17th(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 6th 5th
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 7th
Haviland Thrashers Edgar Ambrosio 6th Edgar Ambrosio 12th 8th
Crystal Lake Killers Brian Kyzar 7th Brian Kyzar 9th 9th
Buffalo Bellflowers Mike Cousin 8th Zach Kyte 4th(tied) 6th
Whitby Bats Mike Allen 9th Mike Allen 8th 11th
Picture Rocks Raptors Josh Kneeland 10th Josh Kneeland 7th 10th
Long Island Torpedoes Gabe Rubio 11th 14th(tied) 14th
Juneau Sled Dogs Cortez Oyola 12th Juan Perez 10th 12th
Lincoln Princes Juan Rodriguez 13th 14th(tied) 15th
Chuluota Imperials Jake Sheppard 14th 14th(tied) 16th
Plymouth Rockers Vinny de la Torre 15th Matt Akins 11th 13th
Moncton Mounties Diego Garcia 16th Alex Hernandez 1st 4th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Omar Garza 17th 14th(tied) 17th
San Antonio Griffins Quim Perestrelo 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) 9th
Crystal Lake Killers Brian Kyzar 2nd Brian Kyzar 8th 7th
Whitby Bats Mike Allen 3rd Santiago Rivera 4th(tied) 1st
Buffalo Bellflowers Jonathan Kellerstrass 4th Jonathan Kellerstrass 7th 8th
Borrego Springs Rams Jason Nabers 5th Will Ziegler 4th(tied) 4th
Picture Rocks Raptors Zach Spitza 6th Zach Spitza 12th 10th
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 9th 11th
Plymouth Rockers Matt Akins 11th Matt Akins 10th 13th
Long Island Torpedoes Gabe Rubio 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 Lupe Carrillo 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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