ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
04/27/2026
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
San Bernardino Flight Nick Watkins 1st Nick Watkins 6th 5th
Franklin Cubs Chris Larsen 2nd Ricky Rodriguez 1st(tied) 1st
San Antonio Griffins Jonathan Deist 3rd 8th(tied) 8th
Moncton Mounties Ricky Cortes 4th Ricky Cortes 1st(tied) 2nd
Whitby Bats Omar Castillo 5th Omar Castillo 4th 4th
Riverside Wolverines Dan Stainbrook 6th 8th(tied) 9th
Juneau Sled Dogs Ben Towne 7th 8th(tied) 10th
Long Island Torpedoes John Aiello 8th 8th(tied) 11th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Haruyuki Sato 9th 8th(tied) 12th
Tiverton Colonels Alberto Rodriguez 10th Chris Garza 5th 6th
Chuluota Imperials Steve Holt 11th 8th(tied) 13th
Borrego Springs Rams Manuel Quintanilla 12th Richard Enriquez 3rd 3rd
Jacksonville Nationals Jose Reyes 13th 8th(tied) 14th
Crystal Lake Killers Dane East 14th 8th(tied) 15th
Lincoln Princes Brian Webber 15th 8th(tied) 16th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Pablo Santana 16th Oscar Hernanez 7th 7th
Haviland Thrashers Alex Perez 17th 8th(tied) 17th
Buffalo Bellflowers Nick Machuca 18th 8th(tied) 18th
Terra Linda Chargers Tony Miranda 19th 8th(tied) 19th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Vinny Torres 20th 8th(tied) 20th
Abingdon Archers 21st (tied) 8th(tied) 21st(tied)
Buckeye Local Panthers 21st (tied) 8th(tied) 21st(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 21st (tied) 8th(tied) 21st(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 21st (tied) 8th(tied) 21st(tied)
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
San Bernardino Flight Jake Futrell 1st Joe Knight 2nd(tied) 1st
Picture Rocks Raptors Mike Walker 2nd Mike Walker 7th 5th
Plymouth Rockers Adrian Moore 3rd Adrian Moore 4th 4th
Haviland Thrashers Bryan Valenta 4th Bryan Valenta 8th 6th
Crystal Lake Killers Tyler Railey 5th Tyler Railey 11th(tied) 9th
Riverside Wolverines Ryan Gribble 6th Billy Irwin 10th 7th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Johnny Huerta 7th Nick Cordova 2nd(tied) 3rd
Franklin Cubs Jarrod Wahlert 8th David Arriaga 1st 2nd
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jeremy Matheson 9th Jeremy Matheson 5th 8th
Jacksonville Nationals Kenneth Bates 10th Kenneth Bates 11th(tied) 11th
Tiverton Colonels Luke Lyon 11th 13th(tied) 13th
Juneau Sled Dogs Justin Bogden 12th 13th(tied) 14th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Jorge Flores 13th Jorge Flores 6th 10th
Long Island Torpedoes Bob Parrott 14th Rodolfo Vega 9th 12th
Borrego Springs Rams Ryan Bishop 15th 13th(tied) 15th
Lincoln Princes Juan Martinez 16th 13th(tied) 16th
Terra Linda Chargers Luis Carlos 17th 13th(tied) 17th
Chuluota Imperials Guillaume Arnaud 18th 13th(tied) 18th
Abingdon Archers 19th (tied) 13th(tied) 19th(tied)
Buckeye Local Panthers 19th (tied) 13th(tied) 19th(tied)
Buffalo Bellflowers 19th (tied) 13th(tied) 19th(tied)
Moncton Mounties 19th (tied) 13th(tied) 19th(tied)
San Antonio Griffins 19th (tied) 13th(tied) 19th(tied)
Whitby Bats 19th (tied) 13th(tied) 19th(tied)
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jacksonville Nationals Bobby McFarland 1st Dan Skiba 2nd 1st
Franklin Cubs Justin Fox 2nd 14th(tied) 14th
Juneau Sled Dogs John Marr 3rd Greg Fleming 3rd(tied) 2nd
Lincoln Princes Nelson Archuleta 4th Nelson Archuleta 3rd(tied) 3rd
Moncton Mounties Charlie Zimmerman 5th Charlie Zimmerman 10th 6th
Chuluota Imperials Jose Gallardo 6th Sam Conaway 3rd(tied) 4th
Riverside Wolverines Tony Cantu 7th Tony Cantu 9th 8th
Tiverton Colonels Evan Felts 8th Francisco Gonzalez 12th 9th
Picture Rocks Raptors Travis Rogers 9th 14th(tied) 15th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Devon Hudson 10th Eddie Duran 1st 5th
Whitby Bats Adonis Parson 11th 14th(tied) 16th
Borrego Springs Rams Go Hasebe 12th Alex Hernandez 8th 10th
Buffalo Bellflowers John Dowd 13th 14th(tied) 17th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Aloísio Boissel 14th Aloísio Boissel 11th 12th
Haviland Thrashers Austin Peterson 15th Jose Jimenez 13th 13th
Crystal Lake Killers Bobby Guardado 16th Bobby Guardado 7th 11th
Long Island Torpedoes Alfredo Banuelos 17th Alfredo Banuelos 6th 7th
San Bernardino Flight Masato Horita 18th 14th(tied) 18th
San Antonio Griffins Carlos Macedo 19th 14th(tied) 19th
Abingdon Archers 20th (tied) 14th(tied) 20th(tied)
Buckeye Local Panthers 20th (tied) 14th(tied) 20th(tied)
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes 20th (tied) 14th(tied) 20th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 20th (tied) 14th(tied) 20th(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 20th (tied) 14th(tied) 20th(tied)
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Troy Nelson 1st Alex Hernandez 3rd 1st
Moncton Mounties David Raney 2nd David Raney 4th 2nd
Plymouth Rockers Manny Donato 3rd 8th(tied) 8th
Riverside Wolverines Steve Taylor 4th 8th(tied) 9th
Tiverton Colonels Chris Vollaro 5th 8th(tied) 10th
Haviland Thrashers Brian Dawes 6th 8th(tied) 11th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Billy Milligan 7th 8th(tied) 12th
Crystal Lake Killers Jean-François Vivier 8th Jean-François Vivier 1st 3rd
Lincoln Princes Jose Saenz 9th Jose Saenz 5th 5th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jason Derieg 10th 8th(tied) 13th
Borrego Springs Rams Edwin Rodriguez 11th Edwin Rodriguez 2nd 4th
Picture Rocks Raptors Mike Tunstall 12th 8th(tied) 14th
Buckeye Local Panthers Jordan Rivas 13th Jordan Rivas 6th(tied) 6th
Whitby Bats Javier Antongiorgi 14th 8th(tied) 15th
Terra Linda Chargers Cesar Moran 15th 8th(tied) 16th
Chuluota Imperials Jonathan Medrano 16th 8th(tied) 17th
Long Island Torpedoes Felipe Lopez 17th 8th(tied) 18th
Abingdon Archers Antonio Saenz 18th 8th(tied) 19th
Franklin Cubs Gilberto Noris 19th Gilberto Noris 6th(tied) 7th
San Antonio Griffins Matsusuke Maeda 20th 8th(tied) 20th
Buffalo Bellflowers 21st (tied) 8th(tied) 21st(tied)
Jacksonville Nationals 21st (tied) 8th(tied) 21st(tied)
Juneau Sled Dogs 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 Chad Rodriguez 1st 7th(tied) 7th
Riverside Wolverines Carlos Cordero 2nd Carlos Cordero 5th 3rd
Juneau Sled Dogs Victor Cruz 3rd Victor Cruz 2nd 2nd
Tiverton Colonels Nick Clarke 4th Julio Cortez 1st 1st
Whitby Bats Ryan Workman 5th 7th(tied) 8th
Long Island Torpedoes David Jones 6th 7th(tied) 9th
Moncton Mounties Shigemori Shimizu 7th 7th(tied) 10th
Franklin Cubs Fernando Zavala 8th 7th(tied) 11th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Javy Morales 9th 7th(tied) 12th
Buffalo Bellflowers Mario Gutierrez 10th Mario Gutierrez 4th 4th
Crystal Lake Killers Cesar Torres 11th Cesar Torres 3rd 5th
Chuluota Imperials Vince Morris 12th 7th(tied) 13th
Borrego Springs Rams Elliot Atkins 13th 7th(tied) 14th
San Bernardino Flight Ricardo Reyes 14th 7th(tied) 15th
Lincoln Princes Manuel Cortez 15th Manuel Cortez 6th 6th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Danny Romero 16th 7th(tied) 16th
San Antonio Griffins Jose Navarette 17th 7th(tied) 17th
Abingdon Archers 18th (tied) 7th(tied) 18th(tied)
Buckeye Local Panthers 18th (tied) 7th(tied) 18th(tied)
Haviland Thrashers 18th (tied) 7th(tied) 18th(tied)
Jacksonville Nationals 18th (tied) 7th(tied) 18th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 18th (tied) 7th(tied) 18th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 18th (tied) 7th(tied) 18th(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 18th (tied) 7th(tied) 18th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Juneau Sled Dogs John Breshears 1st John Breshears 4th 3rd
Plymouth Rockers Daniel Mikel 2nd Daniel Mikel 2nd 1st
Moncton Mounties Danny Shafer 3rd Danny Shafer 8th 6th
Whitby Bats Jeremy Martin 4th Jeremy Martin 3rd 2nd
Tiverton Colonels Jim Gonzalez 5th Jim Gonzalez 5th 5th
Riverside Wolverines Seth Robinson 6th Seth Robinson 6th 7th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Edgardo Perez 7th 10th(tied) 10th
Lincoln Princes T.J. Herrera 8th 10th(tied) 11th
San Bernardino Flight Jonathan Swander 9th Jonathan Swander 7th 8th
Crystal Lake Killers Bill Hudson 10th 10th(tied) 12th
Chuluota Imperials Nick Blanks 11th 10th(tied) 13th
Buffalo Bellflowers Jon Garza 12th 10th(tied) 14th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Ryan May 13th Ryan May 9th 9th
San Antonio Griffins Aiden Hill 14th 10th(tied) 15th
Haviland Thrashers Johane Remdios 15th 10th(tied) 16th
Borrego Springs Rams Mario Ibarra 16th Mario Ibarra 1st 4th
Terra Linda Chargers Cody Walker 17th 10th(tied) 17th
Buckeye Local Panthers Pat Barnett 18th 10th(tied) 18th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Shouji Watanabe 19th 10th(tied) 19th
Jacksonville Nationals Jeff Roberts 20th 10th(tied) 20th
Franklin Cubs Gus Escobedo 21st 10th(tied) 21st
Long Island Torpedoes Tony Robles 22nd 10th(tied) 22nd
Abingdon Archers 23rd (tied) 10th(tied) 23rd(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 23rd (tied) 10th(tied) 23rd(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Whitby Bats Arturo Tinoco 1st Dan Navarro 1st(tied) 1st
Juneau Sled Dogs Chris Norwood 2nd Kalle Hovinen 5th 5th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Chris Birchfield 3rd 11th(tied) 11th
Lincoln Princes Josh Bolick 4th Julio Morales 1st(tied) 2nd
Moncton Mounties Travis Grossman 5th (tied) 11th(tied) 12th
Tiverton Colonels Federico Rosales 5th (tied) Willie Zepeda 1st(tied) 3rd
Chuluota Imperials Shaun Galbraith 7th 11th(tied) 13th
Haviland Thrashers Josh Taylor 8th 11th(tied) 14th
Riverside Wolverines Matt Blankenship 9th 11th(tied) 15th
Franklin Cubs Mike Alexander 10th Hector Ferman 9th 8th
Terra Linda Chargers Danny Hernandez 11th 11th(tied) 16th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Hemmu Hilali 12th Ruben Gutierrez 8th 7th
San Bernardino Flight Jose Barrera 13th Jose Pineda 7th 6th
Abingdon Archers Galtero Casale 14th 11th(tied) 17th
Crystal Lake Killers Manuel Martinez 15th Manuel Martinez 1st(tied) 4th
Buckeye Local Panthers Oscar Ramirez 16th Oscar Ramirez 6th 9th
San Antonio Griffins Leon Delgado 17th 11th(tied) 18th
Long Island Torpedoes Hector de Jesus 18th Hector de Jesus 10th 10th
Buffalo Bellflowers Victor Jara 19th 11th(tied) 19th
Borrego Springs Rams Salvador Garcia 20th 11th(tied) 20th
Picture Rocks Raptors Jesus Robledo 21st 11th(tied) 21st
Jacksonville Nationals 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)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Terra Linda Chargers Eli Martinez 1st Eli Martinez 6th 3rd
Moncton Mounties Marc Alexander 2nd Marc Alexander 3rd 1st
Chuluota Imperials Zach Hess 3rd 9th(tied) 9th
Riverside Wolverines Marc Laur 4th 9th(tied) 10th
Long Island Torpedoes Ivan Fuentes 5th Ivan Fuentes 4th 4th
Borrego Springs Rams Francisco Alderete 6th Francisco Alderete 5th 6th
San Bernardino Flight Carlos Sanchez 7th Carlos Sanchez 1st 2nd
Juneau Sled Dogs Hector Burgos 8th 9th(tied) 11th
Whitby Bats Marco Grijalva 9th Marco Grijalva 2nd 5th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Jayden Taylor 10th Alex Cofino 7th 7th
Plymouth Rockers Adam Moates 11th 9th(tied) 12th
Franklin Cubs Juan Martinez 12th (tied) 9th(tied) 13th(tied)
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jerry O'Dell 12th (tied) 9th(tied) 13th(tied)
Lincoln Princes Wijnand van Noord 14th (tied) 9th(tied) 15th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels Ricky Mandujano 14th (tied) 9th(tied) 15th(tied)
San Antonio Griffins Joel Moya 16th Joel Moya 8th 8th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Dave Vasquez 17th 9th(tied) 17th
Crystal Lake Killers Jaylen Putman 18th 9th(tied) 18th
Haviland Thrashers Juan Oliva 19th 9th(tied) 19th
Buffalo Bellflowers Jose Vilanova 20th 9th(tied) 20th
Abingdon Archers 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
Buckeye Local Panthers 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
Jacksonville Nationals 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Eric Ellington 1st Javier Palos 1st 1st
Whitby Bats Ramiro Solis 2nd Ismael Lopez 9th(tied) 9th
Chuluota Imperials Steve Williams 3rd Steve Williams 9th(tied) 10th
Moncton Mounties Scott Lewandowski 4th Byron Bruce 2nd 2nd
Haviland Thrashers Rafael Cruz 5th Rafael Cruz 4th 3rd
Tiverton Colonels Andy Merrick 6th Andy Merrick 5th 5th
Borrego Springs Rams John Wesson 7th Shuzo Kimura 7th 6th
Juneau Sled Dogs Chris Byrd 8th Juan Perez 6th 7th
Terra Linda Chargers Johnny Owen 9th Gil Gonzalez 15th 13th
Riverside Wolverines Baden Keevil 10th Odilon Tamen 8th 8th
San Bernardino Flight Alfredo Rivero 11th Alfredo Rivero 3rd 4th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Cortez Alavez 12th Cortez Alavez 9th(tied) 11th
San Antonio Griffins Christiano Gaona 13th Christiano Gaona 13th 14th
Jacksonville Nationals Alexis Mendez 14th 16th(tied) 16th
Crystal Lake Killers Masamichi Ono 15th Pablo Garcia 14th 15th
Buffalo Bellflowers Bobby Santiago 16th Miguel Gastelum 9th(tied) 12th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Humberto Nevarez 17th 16th(tied) 17th
Long Island Torpedoes Roderick Cleaver 18th 16th(tied) 18th
Buckeye Local Panthers Banmei Endo 19th 16th(tied) 19th
Plymouth Rockers Chang-hyun Soung 20th 16th(tied) 20th
Picture Rocks Raptors Shunso Tabata 21st 16th(tied) 21st
Abingdon Archers 22nd (tied) 16th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Franklin Cubs 22nd (tied) 16th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Lincoln Princes 22nd (tied) 16th(tied) 22nd(tied)
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jacksonville Nationals Emmett Rogers 1st Emmett Rogers 4th 2nd
Whitby Bats Mike Allen 2nd Mike Allen 5th 3rd
Haviland Thrashers Jose Murillo 3rd Edgar Ambrosio 13th 4th
Juneau Sled Dogs Cortez Oyola 4th Juan Perez 1st 1st
Crystal Lake Killers Jordan Carreon 5th Brian Kyzar 8th 5th
Moncton Mounties Mike Hrdlicka 6th Mike Hrdlicka 7th 7th
Plymouth Rockers Vinny de la Torre 7th Matt Akins 9th(tied) 9th
Tiverton Colonels Roberto Aguilar 8th Roberto Aguilar 12th 10th
Chuluota Imperials Jake Sheppard 9th Steve Williams 3rd 8th
San Antonio Griffins Brian Rosen 10th 14th(tied) 14th
Borrego Springs Rams Will Ziegler 11th Will Ziegler 2nd 6th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Andres Munoz 12th (tied) Andres Munoz 9th(tied) 12th
Terra Linda Chargers Cedric McGuigan 12th (tied) Gil Gonzalez 11th 13th
Riverside Wolverines Tabari Jamal al Din 14th Tabari Jamal al Din 6th 11th
Picture Rocks Raptors Carlos Hernandez 15th 14th(tied) 15th
Buckeye Local Panthers Banmei Endo 16th 14th(tied) 16th
Long Island Torpedoes Jon Lopez 17th 14th(tied) 17th
San Bernardino Flight Andy Gardea 18th 14th(tied) 18th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Shan Ci 19th 14th(tied) 19th
Abingdon Archers 20th (tied) 14th(tied) 20th(tied)
Buffalo Bellflowers 20th (tied) 14th(tied) 20th(tied)
Franklin Cubs 20th (tied) 14th(tied) 20th(tied)
Lincoln Princes 20th (tied) 14th(tied) 20th(tied)
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers 20th (tied) 14th(tied) 20th(tied)
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Crystal Lake Killers Brian Kyzar 1st Brian Kyzar 8th 3rd
Haviland Thrashers Edgar Ambrosio 2nd Edgar Ambrosio 12th 6th
Whitby Bats Mike Allen 3rd Mike Allen 6th 4th
Juneau Sled Dogs Lorenzo Guerrero 4th Lorenzo Guerrero 13th 8th
Picture Rocks Raptors Matthew Walrod 5th 14th(tied) 14th
Tiverton Colonels Robby Rush 6th Robby Rush 4th(tied) 5th
Jacksonville Nationals Eric Grace 7th Emmett Rogers 4th(tied) 7th
Riverside Wolverines Tabari Jamal al Din 8th Tabari Jamal al Din 7th 9th
Moncton Mounties Diego Garcia 9th Mario Ortiz 1st 1st
Plymouth Rockers Matt Akins 10th Matt Akins 9th(tied) 11th
Borrego Springs Rams Jesus Ortiz 11th Will Ziegler 2nd 2nd
San Antonio Griffins Brian Rosen 12th 14th(tied) 15th
Terra Linda Chargers Seth Flaming 13th Gil Gonzalez 11th 12th(tied)
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Danny Wilkinson 14th Andres Munoz 9th(tied) 12th(tied)
Chuluota Imperials Suk Moon 15th Steve Williams 3rd 10th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Roberto Guerra 16th 14th(tied) 16th
San Bernardino Flight Takashi Endo 17th 14th(tied) 17th
Buckeye Local Panthers Banmei Endo 18th 14th(tied) 18th
Long Island Torpedoes Saturnino Canejo 19th 14th(tied) 19th
Abingdon Archers 20th (tied) 14th(tied) 20th(tied)
Buffalo Bellflowers 20th (tied) 14th(tied) 20th(tied)
Franklin Cubs 20th (tied) 14th(tied) 20th(tied)
Lincoln Princes 20th (tied) 14th(tied) 20th(tied)
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers 20th (tied) 14th(tied) 20th(tied)
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