ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
04/25/2025
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Borrego Springs Rams Christian Weatherspoon 1st 7th(tied) 7th
Moncton Mounties Ivan Camarillo 2nd Ricky Cortes 1st(tied) 1st
Whitby Bats Brandon Coleman 3rd Brandon Coleman 3rd 3rd
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Curt Koerner 4th Curt Koerner 1st(tied) 2nd
Riverside Wolverines Dan Stainbrook 5th 7th(tied) 8th
Long Island Torpedoes Colt Stovall 6th Colt Stovall 4th 4th
San Antonio Griffins Mike Ekstedt 7th 7th(tied) 9th
Buckeye Local Panthers Aaron Wilson 8th 7th(tied) 10th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Ricardo Garcia 9th Ricardo Garcia 5th 5th
Franklin Cubs Mauricio Guerra 10th 7th(tied) 11th
Haviland Thrashers Yoshihito Abe 11th 7th(tied) 12th
Juneau Sled Dogs Ben Towne 12th 7th(tied) 13th
Crystal Lake Killers Benedito Potier 13th 7th(tied) 14th
Lincoln Princes Howie Hecht 14th 7th(tied) 15th
Abingdon Archers Gabriel Flores 15th 7th(tied) 16th
San Bernardino Flight Jorge Cisneros 16th 7th(tied) 17th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Oliver Dawson 17th 7th(tied) 18th
Buffalo Bellflowers Nick Machuca 18th 7th(tied) 19th
Jacksonville Nationals Oscar Naranjo 19th Oscar Naranjo 6th 6th
Terra Linda Chargers Tony Miranda 20th 7th(tied) 20th
Chuluota Imperials 21st (tied) 7th(tied) 21st(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 21st (tied) 7th(tied) 21st(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 21st (tied) 7th(tied) 21st(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 21st (tied) 7th(tied) 21st(tied)
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Buckeye Local Panthers Jason Allen 1st Jason Allen 1st 1st
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Aaron Went 2nd Aaron Went 3rd 3rd
Picture Rocks Raptors Billy Warren 3rd Billy Warren 4th 4th
Tiverton Colonels Matthew Northern 4th 11th(tied) 11th
Riverside Wolverines Ryan Gribble 5th 11th(tied) 12th
San Bernardino Flight Kevin Hunt 6th Kevin Hunt 9th 6th
Chuluota Imperials Mario Lopez 7th 11th(tied) 13th
Franklin Cubs Trevor Fischer 8th David Arriaga 2nd 2nd
Borrego Springs Rams Jason Hodge 9th 11th(tied) 14th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Mario Garcia 10th Johnny Huerta 5th 5th
Jacksonville Nationals Ivan Hernandez 11th 11th(tied) 15th
Haviland Thrashers Gwang-oo Shroyer 12th Gwang-oo Shroyer 6th 7th
Juneau Sled Dogs Justin Bogden 13th Korey Lopez 10th 10th
Crystal Lake Killers Ross Howard 14th Ross Howard 7th 8th
Abingdon Archers Man-u Jung 15th Man-u Jung 8th 9th
Buffalo Bellflowers Ramiro Pastor 16th 11th(tied) 16th
San Antonio Griffins Jared Ferland 17th 11th(tied) 17th
Terra Linda Chargers Guillermo Moreno 18th 11th(tied) 18th
Whitby Bats Rafael Castanon 19th 11th(tied) 19th
Lincoln Princes Ricky Fernandez 20th 11th(tied) 20th
Long Island Torpedoes Ed Yanez 21st 11th(tied) 21st
Moncton Mounties 22nd (tied) 11th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 22nd (tied) 11th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates 22nd (tied) 11th(tied) 22nd(tied)
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jacksonville Nationals Matt Higgins 1st Dan Skiba 1st(tied) 1st
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Adrian Sosa 2nd Aloísio Boissel 1st(tied) 2nd
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Sam Kelley 3rd 5th(tied) 5th
Picture Rocks Raptors Travis Rogers 4th 5th(tied) 6th
Tiverton Colonels Brandon Colbert 5th 5th(tied) 7th
Franklin Cubs Ricardo Moreno 6th 5th(tied) 8th
Moncton Mounties Outa Kagawa 7th 5th(tied) 9th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Jose Saenz 8th Eddie Duran 1st(tied) 3rd
Borrego Springs Rams Jesus Rojas 9th 5th(tied) 10th
San Bernardino Flight Pablo Gonzalez 10th Ronald Poole 1st(tied) 4th
Riverside Wolverines Alejandro Marinez 11th 5th(tied) 11th
Long Island Torpedoes Omar Carrillo 12th 5th(tied) 12th
Chuluota Imperials Julio Rosas 13th 5th(tied) 13th
Terra Linda Chargers Bruce Gutierrez 14th 5th(tied) 14th
Whitby Bats Jose Valle 15th 5th(tied) 15th
Buffalo Bellflowers Allvaro Macoilos 16th 5th(tied) 16th
Abingdon Archers 17th (tied) 5th(tied) 17th(tied)
Buckeye Local Panthers 17th (tied) 5th(tied) 17th(tied)
Crystal Lake Killers 17th (tied) 5th(tied) 17th(tied)
Haviland Thrashers 17th (tied) 5th(tied) 17th(tied)
Juneau Sled Dogs 17th (tied) 5th(tied) 17th(tied)
Lincoln Princes 17th (tied) 5th(tied) 17th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 17th (tied) 5th(tied) 17th(tied)
San Antonio Griffins 17th (tied) 5th(tied) 17th(tied)
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Moncton Mounties David Raney 1st David Raney 6th(tied) 3rd
Haviland Thrashers Brian Dawes 2nd 8th(tied) 8th
Whitby Bats Randy Ruhl 3rd 8th(tied) 9th
Chuluota Imperials Vincent Salinas 4th Vincent Salinas 4th 4th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Francisco Mendez 5th 8th(tied) 10th
San Antonio Griffins Chris Gutierre 6th Chris Gutierre 1st(tied) 1st
Borrego Springs Rams Alberto Rivas 7th Alberto Rivas 6th(tied) 6th
Buffalo Bellflowers Carlos Segura 8th Rob Lopez 1st(tied) 2nd
Jacksonville Nationals Emanuel Delgadillo 9th 8th(tied) 11th
Lincoln Princes Jay Hall 10th 8th(tied) 12th
Crystal Lake Killers Clint Arnold 11th 8th(tied) 13th
Riverside Wolverines Xavier Encarnao 12th 8th(tied) 14th
Long Island Torpedoes Sébastien Fleury 13th Sébastien Fleury 3rd 5th
Buckeye Local Panthers Gabriel Laguer 14th Jordan Rivas 5th 7th
Juneau Sled Dogs Ebbe van Alem 15th 8th(tied) 15th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Guillermo Bonilla 16th 8th(tied) 16th
Terra Linda Chargers Ivan Zamora 17th 8th(tied) 17th
Franklin Cubs Edgar Ortiz 18th 8th(tied) 18th
Abingdon Archers 19th (tied) 8th(tied) 19th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 19th (tied) 8th(tied) 19th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 19th (tied) 8th(tied) 19th(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates 19th (tied) 8th(tied) 19th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 19th (tied) 8th(tied) 19th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 19th (tied) 8th(tied) 19th(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jacksonville Nationals Justin York 1st 6th(tied) 6th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Jose Valdez 2nd Jose Valdez 3rd 2nd
Chuluota Imperials Takao Fujii 3rd 6th(tied) 7th
San Antonio Griffins Jeff Williamson 4th Carlos Crespo 2nd 3rd
Buffalo Bellflowers Bobby Cacho 5th Mario Gutierrez 1st 1st
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Lupe Guerra 6th 6th(tied) 8th
Crystal Lake Killers Ricardo Montanez 7th 6th(tied) 9th
Haviland Thrashers Johnny Salazar 8th 6th(tied) 10th
Riverside Wolverines Jesus Rodriquez 9th Jesus Rodriquez 5th 4th
Moncton Mounties Shigemori Shimizu 10th 6th(tied) 11th
San Bernardino Flight Jeremias Vega 11th 6th(tied) 12th
Long Island Torpedoes Yeong-ha Lee 12th 6th(tied) 13th
Borrego Springs Rams Go Hasebe 13th 6th(tied) 14th
Franklin Cubs Juan Galvan 14th Juan Galvan 4th 5th
Plymouth Rockers Alex Reyes 15th 6th(tied) 15th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Lucas Warren 16th 6th(tied) 16th
Lincoln Princes Cleto Laurentino 17th 6th(tied) 17th
Juneau Sled Dogs Oscar Velez 18th 6th(tied) 18th
Picture Rocks Raptors Teppo Öunap 19th 6th(tied) 19th
Buckeye Local Panthers Luis Gutierrez 20th 6th(tied) 20th
Whitby Bats Luis Gonzalez 21st 6th(tied) 21st
Abingdon Archers 22nd (tied) 6th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 22nd (tied) 6th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 22nd (tied) 6th(tied) 22nd(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jacksonville Nationals Kyle Marin 1st Kyle Marin 5th 3rd
Haviland Thrashers Mike Jackson 2nd Mike Jackson 3rd 2nd
Borrego Springs Rams Luis Ortega 3rd Luis Ortega 4th 4th
Moncton Mounties Danny Shafer 4th Danny Shafer 6th 5th
Plymouth Rockers Paul Ruby 5th Paul Ruby 1st 1st
Riverside Wolverines Seth Robinson 6th Seth Robinson 7th 6th
San Bernardino Flight Steve Blum 7th 9th(tied) 9th
Tiverton Colonels Ron Lenger 8th 9th(tied) 10th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Edgardo Perez 9th Edgardo Perez 8th 7th
Crystal Lake Killers T.J. Herrera 10th 9th(tied) 11th
Juneau Sled Dogs Andy Barnes 11th 9th(tied) 12th
Long Island Torpedoes Miguel Vazquez 12th 9th(tied) 13th
Buffalo Bellflowers Carlos Campos 13th Carlos Martinez 2nd 8th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Adrian Hopkins 14th 9th(tied) 14th
Lincoln Princes Armando Moreno 15th 9th(tied) 15th
Buckeye Local Panthers Bill Mascarenas 16th 9th(tied) 16th
Abingdon Archers 17th (tied) 9th(tied) 17th(tied)
Chuluota Imperials 17th (tied) 9th(tied) 17th(tied)
Franklin Cubs 17th (tied) 9th(tied) 17th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 17th (tied) 9th(tied) 17th(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates 17th (tied) 9th(tied) 17th(tied)
San Antonio Griffins 17th (tied) 9th(tied) 17th(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 17th (tied) 9th(tied) 17th(tied)
Whitby Bats 17th (tied) 9th(tied) 17th(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Haviland Thrashers Johnny Harris 1st Johnny Harris 5th 2nd
Buffalo Bellflowers Jose Yenores 2nd Jose Yenores 4th 3rd
Jacksonville Nationals Chris Hillis 3rd 7th(tied) 7th
San Bernardino Flight Heriberto Paula 4th 7th(tied) 8th
Tiverton Colonels Danny Molina 5th Jorge Rodriguez 3rd 4th
Moncton Mounties Travis Grossman 6th 7th(tied) 9th
Picture Rocks Raptors Jose Lopez 7th 7th(tied) 10th
Chuluota Imperials Isaias Encinias 8th 7th(tied) 11th
Lincoln Princes Israel Vallejo 9th 7th(tied) 12th
Crystal Lake Killers Armando Perez 10th 7th(tied) 13th
Franklin Cubs Teo Brouwer 11th 7th(tied) 14th
Buckeye Local Panthers Alberto Canales 12th (tied) 7th(tied) 15th(tied)
Juneau Sled Dogs Rodolfo Ramires 12th (tied) 7th(tied) 15th(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Rob Minutillo 14th 7th(tied) 17th
Borrego Springs Rams Ivan Hernandez 15th (tied) Ivan Hernandez 2nd 5th
Riverside Wolverines Victor Pena 15th (tied) 7th(tied) 18th(tied)
San Antonio Griffins Leon Delgado 15th (tied) 7th(tied) 18th(tied)
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Manny Placencia 18th Chris Ortiz 6th 6th
Terra Linda Chargers Armando Cortez 19th 7th(tied) 20th
Whitby Bats Jose Fernandez 20th 7th(tied) 21st
Long Island Torpedoes Javier Tapia 21st 7th(tied) 22nd
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Hemmu Hilali 22nd Ruben Gutierrez 1st 1st
Abingdon Archers Jeong Lee 23rd 7th(tied) 23rd
Plymouth Rockers 24th 7th(tied) 24th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jacksonville Nationals Chris Baker 1st Gabe Ippolito 5th 4th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Victor Cruz 2nd Nick Cordova 1st(tied) 1st
Crystal Lake Killers Hector Mejia 3rd 7th(tied) 7th
Long Island Torpedoes Juan Trujillo 4th Ramon Paz 1st(tied) 2nd
Whitby Bats Naji Lahab 5th Marco Grijalva 3rd 3rd
Buckeye Local Panthers Ruben Borquez 6th 7th(tied) 8th
Chuluota Imperials Hisamichi Matsumoto 7th Hisamichi Matsumoto 6th 6th
Haviland Thrashers Keith Sverdloff 8th Keith Sverdloff 4th 5th
Borrego Springs Rams David Johnson 9th 7th(tied) 9th
Riverside Wolverines Valentino Ponchielli 10th 7th(tied) 10th
Terra Linda Chargers Jon Trujillo 11th 7th(tied) 11th
Lincoln Princes Lorenzo Moran 12th 7th(tied) 12th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Victor Barrera 13th 7th(tied) 13th
San Bernardino Flight Nick Luna 14th 7th(tied) 14th
Juneau Sled Dogs Michael Baker 15th 7th(tied) 15th
Buffalo Bellflowers Jose Vilanova 16th 7th(tied) 16th
Abingdon Archers 17th (tied) 7th(tied) 17th(tied)
Franklin Cubs 17th (tied) 7th(tied) 17th(tied)
Moncton Mounties 17th (tied) 7th(tied) 17th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 17th (tied) 7th(tied) 17th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 17th (tied) 7th(tied) 17th(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates 17th (tied) 7th(tied) 17th(tied)
San Antonio Griffins 17th (tied) 7th(tied) 17th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 17th (tied) 7th(tied) 17th(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Crystal Lake Killers Jamari Walker 1st Jamari Walker 7th 5th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Rick Hall 2nd Javier Palos 1st 1st
Buffalo Bellflowers Rich Bryan 3rd Jesus Beltre 3rd 2nd
Chuluota Imperials Kyle Young 4th Kyle Young 9th 6th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Esteban Montoya 5th Esteban Montoya 5th 7th
Moncton Mounties Alex Hernandez 6th Alex Hernandez 2nd 3rd
Borrego Springs Rams Javier Conchas 7th Jesus Ortiz 10th 10th
Whitby Bats Josh Poehlein 8th Jose Diaz 4th 4th
Riverside Wolverines Ryan Neely 9th 18th(tied) 15th
Jacksonville Nationals Chris Gagarian 10th Chris Gagarian 13th(tied) 13th
Haviland Thrashers Rafael Cruz 11th Rafael Cruz 8th 8th
Terra Linda Chargers Jose Rodriguez 12th Juan Soto 12th 11th
Juneau Sled Dogs Victor Meza 13th Victor Meza 6th 9th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Luis Orosco 14th Cristofer Sanchez 11th 12th
Plymouth Rockers Tom Koch 15th 18th(tied) 18th
Lincoln Princes Hector Vazquez 16th Hector Vazquez 17th 17th
San Bernardino Flight Jose Moreira 17th Ricardo Chavarria 15th 16th
Long Island Torpedoes Danny Guajardo 18th 18th(tied) 20th
Buckeye Local Panthers Roberto Melendez 19th Roberto Melendez 16th 19th
San Antonio Griffins Sal Aguilar 20th Sal Aguilar 13th(tied) 14th
Franklin Cubs Ivan Gonzalez 21st 18th(tied) 21st
Abingdon Archers 22nd (tied) 18th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 22nd (tied) 18th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 22nd (tied) 18th(tied) 22nd(tied)
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jacksonville Nationals Alex Arredondo 1st Alex Arredondo 2nd 1st
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Ryan Vermillion 2nd Ryan Vermillion 3rd(tied) 3rd
Crystal Lake Killers Brian Kyzar 3rd Brian Kyzar 9th 4th
Moncton Mounties Carlos Balderrama 4th Carlos Balderrama 1st 2nd
Buffalo Bellflowers Mike Cousin 5th Mike Cousin 7th 7th
Whitby Bats Danny Garcia 6th Matt Howe 10th 9th
Haviland Thrashers Bill Lopez 7th Edgar Ambrosio 3rd(tied) 5th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Lupe Carrillo 8th 12th(tied) 12th
Borrego Springs Rams Ben Laing 9th Jesus Ortiz 3rd(tied) 6th
Terra Linda Chargers Carl Klein 10th Danny Barrera 11th 10th
Buckeye Local Panthers Cesar Castillo 11th 12th(tied) 13th
Lincoln Princes Tony Asevedo 12th 12th(tied) 14th
Franklin Cubs Jonathan Aubry 13th Jonathan Aubry 8th 11th
San Antonio Griffins Quim Perestrelo 14th 12th(tied) 15th
Long Island Torpedoes Gabe Rubio 15th 12th(tied) 16th
Plymouth Rockers Orlando Osorio 16th 12th(tied) 17th
Juneau Sled Dogs Fernando Koning 17th Jose Munoz 3rd(tied) 8th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jose Pinedo 18th 12th(tied) 18th
San Bernardino Flight Vicente Hernandez 19th 12th(tied) 19th
Abingdon Archers 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
Chuluota Imperials 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
Riverside Wolverines 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jacksonville Nationals Zack Scott 1st Zack Scott 7th 6th
Buffalo Bellflowers Mike Cousin 2nd Mike Cousin 6th 7th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Ryan Vermillion 3rd Ryan Vermillion 2nd(tied) 1st
Crystal Lake Killers Brian Kyzar 4th Brian Kyzar 9th 8th
Borrego Springs Rams Javier Conchas 5th Jesus Ortiz 2nd(tied) 2nd
Moncton Mounties Carlos Balderrama 6th Carlos Balderrama 1st 3rd
Buckeye Local Panthers Cesar Castillo 7th 12th(tied) 12th
Juneau Sled Dogs Cortez Oyola 8th Jose Munoz 2nd(tied) 4th
Lincoln Princes Tony Asevedo 9th 12th(tied) 13th
Haviland Thrashers Jose Murillo 10th Edgar Ambrosio 2nd(tied) 5th
Franklin Cubs Jonathan Aubry 11th Jonathan Aubry 8th 9th
Long Island Torpedoes Danny Guajardo 12th 12th(tied) 14th
San Bernardino Flight Jose Moreira 13th 12th(tied) 15th
Whitby Bats Matt Howe 14th Matt Howe 10th 10th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Toru Nishimura 15th 12th(tied) 16th
Plymouth Rockers Vinny de la Torre 16th 12th(tied) 17th
San Antonio Griffins Quim Perestrelo 17th 12th(tied) 18th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jose Pinedo 18th 12th(tied) 19th
Terra Linda Chargers Danny Barrera 19th Danny Barrera 11th 11th
Abingdon Archers 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
Chuluota Imperials 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
Riverside Wolverines 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
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