ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
07/15/2024
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Rich Callanan 1st Curt Koerner 1st 1st
Crystal Lake Killers Patrick Burt 2nd 10th(tied) 10th
Borrego Springs Rams Christian Weatherspoon 3rd 10th(tied) 11th
Moncton Mounties Kevin Pizzuti 4th Ricky Cortes 2nd 2nd
Buckeye Local Panthers Erik Murphy 5th Erik Murphy 6th 4th
Whitby Bats Brandon Coleman 6th Brandon Coleman 4th 3rd
Riverside Wolverines David Henning 7th 10th(tied) 12th
Corpus Christi Texans Mike Ekstedt 8th 10th(tied) 13th
Lincoln Princes Dave Rotolo 9th 10th(tied) 14th
Chuluota Imperials Juan Lozada 10th Juan Lozada 3rd 5th
Franklin Cubs Chris Larsen 11th 10th(tied) 15th
Long Island Torpedoes Bill Athan 12th Colt Stovall 5th 6th
Haviland Thrashers Yoshihito Abe 13th 10th(tied) 16th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Roger Gotsch 14th Roger Gotsch 7th 7th
Tulsa Captains Angel de la Cruz 15th 10th(tied) 17th
Abingdon Archers William Hernandez 16th (tied) 10th(tied) 18th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Ricardo Garcia 16th (tied) Ricardo Garcia 9th 8th
Buffalo Bellflowers Raul Tavarez 18th 10th(tied) 19th
San Bernardino Flight Jorge Cisneros 19th 10th(tied) 20th
Jacksonville Nationals Rey Gonzalez 20th Oscar Naranjo 8th 9th
Tiverton Colonels Vinny Tijerina 21st 10th(tied) 21st
Picture Rocks Raptors 22nd (tied) 10th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 22nd (tied) 10th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 22nd (tied) 10th(tied) 22nd(tied)
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Moncton Mounties Brian Evans 1st 10th(tied) 10th
Buckeye Local Panthers Tim Wetmore 2nd Nick Gratta 2nd 1st
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Bobby Barnes 3rd Bobby Barnes 4th 3rd
San Bernardino Flight Scott Bright 4th Scott Bright 1st 2nd
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Aaron Went 5th Aaron Went 5th 5th
Abingdon Archers Austin Bertsche 6th 10th(tied) 11th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Roberto Huerta 7th 10th(tied) 12th
Picture Rocks Raptors Billy Warren 8th Billy Warren 6th 6th
Borrego Springs Rams Reed Gomez 9th Reed Gomez 7th 7th
Franklin Cubs Chris Fenton 10th David Arriaga 3rd 4th
Tulsa Captains Jon Williams 11th 10th(tied) 13th
Corpus Christi Texans Evan Harper 12th (tied) 10th(tied) 14th(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers Bruce Elrod 12th (tied) 10th(tied) 14th(tied)
Riverside Wolverines Jim Hamilton 14th 10th(tied) 16th
Buffalo Bellflowers Chris Morales 15th 10th(tied) 17th
Chuluota Imperials Mario Lopez 16th 10th(tied) 18th
Jacksonville Nationals Ivan Hernandez 17th 10th(tied) 19th
Plymouth Rockers Robby Hoffman 18th 10th(tied) 20th
Tiverton Colonels Matthew Northern 19th 10th(tied) 21st
Haviland Thrashers Gwang-oo Shroyer 20th Gwang-oo Shroyer 9th 8th
Long Island Torpedoes Omar Carrillo 21st 10th(tied) 22nd
Crystal Lake Killers Ross Howard 22nd Ross Howard 8th 9th
Lincoln Princes Ricky Fernandez 23rd 10th(tied) 23rd
Whitby Bats 24th 10th(tied) 24th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Beau Richardson 1st Jose Saenz 4th 3rd
Moncton Mounties Joe Corcoran 2nd 9th(tied) 9th
Whitby Bats Josh Howard 3rd 9th(tied) 10th
Riverside Wolverines Mark Mauro 4th 9th(tied) 11th
Buffalo Bellflowers Russ Philip 5th Russ Philip 1st(tied) 1st
Abingdon Archers Kyle Scherbel 6th 9th(tied) 12th
Terra Linda Chargers Keith Connelly 7th 9th(tied) 13th
Borrego Springs Rams Travis Shaw 8th 9th(tied) 14th
Franklin Cubs Justin Perez 9th Justin Perez 8th 4th
Corpus Christi Texans Bryan Ryan 10th 9th(tied) 15th
Jacksonville Nationals Dan Skiba 11th Mikkel Goldbaek 7th 5th
Crystal Lake Killers Justin Richardson 12th 9th(tied) 16th
Tulsa Captains Matt Peterson 13th 9th(tied) 17th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Adrian Sosa 14th Adrian Sosa 1st(tied) 2nd
Haviland Thrashers Jason King 15th Jason King 5th 7th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Sam Kelley 16th 9th(tied) 18th
Picture Rocks Raptors Justin Durant 17th 9th(tied) 19th
Plymouth Rockers David Herman 18th 9th(tied) 20th
Tiverton Colonels Hunter McConnon 19th 9th(tied) 21st
Lincoln Princes Mario Chavez 20th 9th(tied) 22nd
Chuluota Imperials Julio Rosas 21st 9th(tied) 23rd
San Bernardino Flight Ronald Poole 22nd Ronald Poole 3rd 6th
Long Island Torpedoes Santiago Ytuarte 23rd Santiago Ytuarte 6th 8th
Buckeye Local Panthers 24th 9th(tied) 24th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Buffalo Bellflowers Alex Melo 1st (tied) Alex Melo 1st 1st
Whitby Bats Lamar Bridges 1st (tied) 7th(tied) 7th
Tiverton Colonels David Cheesman 3rd 7th(tied) 8th
Moncton Mounties David Raney 4th David Raney 5th 3rd
Picture Rocks Raptors Hak-su Chung 5th 7th(tied) 9th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Erik Bailey 6th 7th(tied) 10th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Andy Hansen 7th Jose Fraire 6th 5th
Chuluota Imperials Dave Orosco 8th Vincent Salinas 3rd 4th
Riverside Wolverines Chris Hipkins 9th 7th(tied) 11th
Corpus Christi Texans Prakoso Ernalia 10th 7th(tied) 12th
Crystal Lake Killers Mike Unruh 11th Max Guerrero 4th 6th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Kevin Lightfoot 12th 7th(tied) 13th
Haviland Thrashers Brian Dawes 13th 7th(tied) 14th
Borrego Springs Rams Jason Hodge 14th 7th(tied) 15th
Franklin Cubs Elias Palacio 15th 7th(tied) 16th
Long Island Torpedoes Yeong-ha Lee 16th 7th(tied) 17th
Lincoln Princes Jay Hall 17th 7th(tied) 18th
Buckeye Local Panthers Gabriel Laguer 18th Jordan Rivas 2nd 2nd
San Bernardino Flight Antonio Rodriguez 19th 7th(tied) 19th
Terra Linda Chargers Ivan Zamora 20th 7th(tied) 20th
Tulsa Captains Pedro Vasquez 21st 7th(tied) 21st
Abingdon Archers 22nd (tied) 7th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Jacksonville Nationals 22nd (tied) 7th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 22nd (tied) 7th(tied) 22nd(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Franklin Cubs Brian Beason 1st Juan Galvan 6th 2nd
Whitby Bats Chris Malone 2nd 7th(tied) 7th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates John Russell 3rd John Russell 1st 1st
Jacksonville Nationals Justin York 4th 7th(tied) 8th
Moncton Mounties David Williams 5th 7th(tied) 9th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Jose Valdez 6th 7th(tied) 10th
Tulsa Captains Victor Cruz 7th Victor Cruz 2nd 3rd
Abingdon Archers Bobby Uribe 8th Bobby Uribe 5th 4th
Long Island Torpedoes Eric Nance 9th 7th(tied) 11th
Corpus Christi Texans Jeff Williamson 10th 7th(tied) 12th
Terra Linda Chargers Raul Rodriguez 11th Raul Rodriguez 4th 5th
Haviland Thrashers Johnny Salazar 12th 7th(tied) 13th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Lucas Warren 13th 7th(tied) 14th
Crystal Lake Killers Brock McLean 14th 7th(tied) 15th
Buffalo Bellflowers Bobby Cacho 15th Mario Gutierrez 3rd 6th
Buckeye Local Panthers Luis Gutierrez 16th 7th(tied) 16th
Chuluota Imperials Vince Morris 17th 7th(tied) 17th
San Bernardino Flight Pedro Rodriguez 18th 7th(tied) 18th
Borrego Springs Rams 19th (tied) 7th(tied) 19th(tied)
Lincoln Princes 19th (tied) 7th(tied) 19th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 19th (tied) 7th(tied) 19th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 19th (tied) 7th(tied) 19th(tied)
Riverside Wolverines 19th (tied) 7th(tied) 19th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 19th (tied) 7th(tied) 19th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Franklin Cubs Paul Dankenbring 1st Paul Dankenbring 6th 4th
Abingdon Archers Ron Salcido 2nd Danny Haessly 1st(tied) 1st
Whitby Bats Jarrod LaCasse 3rd John Austin 1st(tied) 2nd
Corpus Christi Texans David Torres 4th 13th(tied) 13th
Chuluota Imperials Chris Miller 5th Chris Miller 4th 5th
Jacksonville Nationals Bill Amparan 6th Kyle Marin 12th 8th
Haviland Thrashers Mike Jackson 7th Mike Jackson 5th 6th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Jeremy Vetsch 8th Mark Thompson 1st(tied) 3rd
Moncton Mounties Danny Shafer 9th Danny Shafer 8th 7th
Plymouth Rockers Josh Keiser 10th Josh Keiser 9th 9th
Borrego Springs Rams Bobby Carroll 11th Ivan Hernandez 7th 10th
Tiverton Colonels Dustin Owens 12th 13th(tied) 14th
Riverside Wolverines Seth Robinson 13th Seth Robinson 11th 11th
Crystal Lake Killers T.J. Herrera 14th 13th(tied) 15th
Picture Rocks Raptors Luke Emme 15th 13th(tied) 16th
Buckeye Local Panthers Dave Savage 16th 13th(tied) 17th
Long Island Torpedoes Jeff May 17th 13th(tied) 18th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Edgardo Perez 18th Edgardo Perez 10th 12th
San Bernardino Flight Steve Blum 19th 13th(tied) 19th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Tom Lambert 20th 13th(tied) 20th
Tulsa Captains John Andrews 21st 13th(tied) 21st
Terra Linda Chargers Cody Walker 22nd 13th(tied) 22nd
Buffalo Bellflowers 23rd (tied) 13th(tied) 23rd(tied)
Lincoln Princes 23rd (tied) 13th(tied) 23rd(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jacksonville Nationals Mike Ayres 1st Mike Ayres 3rd 1st
Haviland Thrashers Jon Wysocki 2nd Johnny Harris 7th 2nd
Terra Linda Chargers Jody Clark 3rd Jody Clark 5th 4th
Franklin Cubs Eric Diehl 4th Matthew Brown 2nd 3rd
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Micah Squires 5th Miguel Gonzalez 6th 5th
Borrego Springs Rams Matt Shea 6th 9th(tied) 9th
Moncton Mounties Kyle Twigg 7th 9th(tied) 10th
San Bernardino Flight Heriberto Paula 8th 9th(tied) 11th
Picture Rocks Raptors Justin Dorflinger 9th 9th(tied) 12th
Buffalo Bellflowers Jose Yenores 10th Jose Yenores 4th 7th
Corpus Christi Texans Randy Reneau 11th 9th(tied) 13th
Tiverton Colonels Danny Molina 12th Jorge Rodriguez 1st 6th
Lincoln Princes Israel Vallejo 13th 9th(tied) 14th
Buckeye Local Panthers Alberto Canales 14th 9th(tied) 15th
Riverside Wolverines Victor Pena 15th 9th(tied) 16th
Chuluota Imperials Isaias Encinias 16th 9th(tied) 17th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Manny Placencia 17th Chris Ortiz 8th 8th
Long Island Torpedoes Javier Tapia 18th 9th(tied) 18th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates David Perez 19th 9th(tied) 19th
Crystal Lake Killers Pie-qi Ts'ong 20th 9th(tied) 20th
Abingdon Archers 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
Tulsa Captains 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
Whitby Bats 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Chris Benedict 1st Victor Cruz 1st 1st
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Tony Moctezuma 2nd 9th(tied) 9th
Tiverton Colonels Cody Kelley 3rd Cody Kelley 7th 2nd
Moncton Mounties Michael Segar 4th 9th(tied) 10th
Whitby Bats Scott Skidmore 5th 9th(tied) 11th
Lincoln Princes Federico Rosales 6th 9th(tied) 12th
Plymouth Rockers Humphrey Gerber 7th Humphrey Gerber 2nd 3rd
Borrego Springs Rams Luis Ortega 8th Luis Ortega 3rd 4th
Jacksonville Nationals Chris Baker 9th 9th(tied) 13th
Franklin Cubs Nate Jurgensen 10th 9th(tied) 14th
Crystal Lake Killers Hector Mejia 11th 9th(tied) 15th
Long Island Torpedoes Juan Trujillo 12th Juan Trujillo 6th 7th
Tulsa Captains Jesus Escobar 13th Jesus Escobar 5th 6th
Terra Linda Chargers Luis Amador 14th Luis Amador 4th 5th
Chuluota Imperials Hisamichi Matsumoto 15th Hisamichi Matsumoto 8th 8th
Riverside Wolverines Valentino Ponchielli 16th 9th(tied) 16th
Buckeye Local Panthers Ruben Borquez 17th 9th(tied) 17th
Haviland Thrashers Yoshihide Hasebe 18th 9th(tied) 18th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Victor Barrera 19th 9th(tied) 19th
Abingdon Archers 20th (tied) 9th(tied) 20th(tied)
Buffalo Bellflowers 20th (tied) 9th(tied) 20th(tied)
Corpus Christi Texans 20th (tied) 9th(tied) 20th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 20th (tied) 9th(tied) 20th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 20th (tied) 9th(tied) 20th(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Chuluota Imperials Nick Alcorn 1st David Sanko 2nd 1st
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Bill Thompson 2nd Shalom Bruin 1st 2nd
Buffalo Bellflowers Rich Bryan 3rd Omar Sotelo 3rd 3rd
Crystal Lake Killers Jamari Walker 4th Jamari Walker 12th(tied) 12th
Whitby Bats Antonio Rodriguez 5th Jose Diaz 4th 4th
Haviland Thrashers Jeremy Stewart 6th Jeremy Stewart 5th 5th
Borrego Springs Rams Javier Conchas 7th Roy Garcia 10th(tied) 7th
Moncton Mounties Byron Bruce 8th Byron Bruce 6th 6th
Long Island Torpedoes Vance Lancaster 9th Rogelio Camarillo 12th(tied) 13th
Riverside Wolverines Brian Millet 10th Brian Millet 15th 15th
Buckeye Local Panthers Alberto Quijada 11th Roberto Melendez 10th(tied) 8th
Jacksonville Nationals Chris Gagarian 12th 17th(tied) 17th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates David Wood 13th Zach Heller 8th 9th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jonathan Gutierrez 14th Cristofer Sanchez 7th 10th
Terra Linda Chargers Johnny Owen 15th Moises Rodriguez 9th 11th
Lincoln Princes Matthew Davi 16th Matthew Davi 12th(tied) 14th
Plymouth Rockers Tom Koch 17th Pedro Solano 16th 16th
San Bernardino Flight Chang-hyun Soung 18th 17th(tied) 18th
Corpus Christi Texans Cesar Ramirez 19th 17th(tied) 19th
Abingdon Archers 20th (tied) 17th(tied) 20th(tied)
Franklin Cubs 20th (tied) 17th(tied) 20th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 20th (tied) 17th(tied) 20th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 20th (tied) 17th(tied) 20th(tied)
Tulsa Captains 20th (tied) 17th(tied) 20th(tied)
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Marcos Patino 1st Ryan Vermillion 1st 1st
Buffalo Bellflowers Chris Wimberley 2nd Chris Wimberley 3rd(tied) 2nd
Jacksonville Nationals Alex Arredondo 3rd Alex Arredondo 3rd(tied) 3rd
San Bernardino Flight Chang-hyun Soung 4th 12th(tied) 10th
Chuluota Imperials Steve Williams 5th Dae-jin Lee 3rd(tied) 5th
Crystal Lake Killers D.J. Nelson 6th D.J. Nelson 8th 8th
Whitby Bats Kyle Murray 7th Kyle Murray 7th 7th
Plymouth Rockers Mike McQueen 8th Jason Eppert 9th 9th
Haviland Thrashers Bill Lopez 9th Carlos Brenes 2nd 4th
Long Island Torpedoes Chad Elder 10th 12th(tied) 13th
Moncton Mounties Zach Spitza 11th Victor Mendoza 3rd(tied) 6th
Terra Linda Chargers Danny Barrera 12th Danny Barrera 11th 11th
Buckeye Local Panthers Cesar Castillo 13th 12th(tied) 14th
Borrego Springs Rams Ben Laing 14th Jae-weong Hyun 10th 12th
Lincoln Princes Toru Nishimura 15th 12th(tied) 15th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Cort Cole 16th 12th(tied) 16th
Riverside Wolverines Jeff O'Donovan 17th 12th(tied) 17th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jose Pinedo 18th 12th(tied) 18th
Corpus Christi Texans Cesar Ramirez 19th 12th(tied) 19th
Abingdon Archers 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
Franklin Cubs 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
Tulsa Captains 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Eddie O'Connor 1st Eddie O'Connor 9th 7th
Jacksonville Nationals Zack Scott 2nd Zack Scott 6th 6th
Buffalo Bellflowers Bobby Simpson 3rd Bobby Simpson 5th 5th
Chuluota Imperials Steve Williams 4th Dae-jin Lee 1st(tied) 1st
Crystal Lake Killers Jim Miller 5th D.J. Nelson 1st(tied) 2nd
Plymouth Rockers Mike McQueen 6th Jason Eppert 8th 8th
Moncton Mounties Carlos Balderrama 7th Victor Mendoza 1st(tied) 3rd
Buckeye Local Panthers Cesar Castillo 8th 12th(tied) 12th
Long Island Torpedoes Chad Elder 9th 12th(tied) 13th
Lincoln Princes Toru Nishimura 10th 12th(tied) 14th
Haviland Thrashers Edgar Ambrosio 11th Edgar Ambrosio 7th 9th
Borrego Springs Rams Leo Fonseca 12th Jae-weong Hyun 11th 10th
Terra Linda Chargers Tim Lipscomb 13th Moises Rodriguez 1st(tied) 4th
Whitby Bats Matt Howe 14th Matt Howe 10th 11th
Riverside Wolverines Jeff O'Donovan 15th 12th(tied) 15th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jose Pinedo 16th 12th(tied) 16th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Cort Cole 17th 12th(tied) 17th
Corpus Christi Texans Cesar Ramirez 18th 12th(tied) 18th
San Bernardino Flight Vicente Hernandez 19th 12th(tied) 19th
Abingdon Archers 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
Franklin Cubs 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
Tulsa Captains 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
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