ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
12/18/2023
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Chuluota Imperials Mike Shabazian 1st Mike Shabazian 4th 3rd
Franklin Cubs Eddie Sandoval 2nd Eddie Sandoval 6th 4th
Abingdon Archers Cody Thomas 3rd 7th(tied) 7th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Franklin Gonzalez 4th Roger Gotsch 1st 1st
Riverside Wolverines Ben Riffe 5th 7th(tied) 8th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Curt Koerner 6th Curt Koerner 2nd 2nd
Terra Linda Chargers Brian Butler 7th 7th(tied) 9th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Ryan Rosenson 8th Ryan Rosenson 3rd 5th
Whitby Bats Brandon Coleman 9th Brandon Coleman 5th 6th
Long Island Torpedoes Ismael Ramos 10th 7th(tied) 10th
Borrego Springs Rams Chris Gilbert 11th 7th(tied) 11th
Haviland Thrashers Yoshihito Abe 12th 7th(tied) 12th
Buffalo Bellflowers Raul Tavarez 13th 7th(tied) 13th
San Bernardino Flight Jorge Cisneros 14th 7th(tied) 14th
Buckeye Local Panthers Franklin Ledezma 15th 7th(tied) 15th
Corpus Christi Texans 16th (tied) 7th(tied) 16th(tied)
Crystal Lake Killers 16th (tied) 7th(tied) 16th(tied)
Jacksonville Nationals 16th (tied) 7th(tied) 16th(tied)
Lincoln Princes 16th (tied) 7th(tied) 16th(tied)
Moncton Mounties 16th (tied) 7th(tied) 16th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 16th (tied) 7th(tied) 16th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 16th (tied) 7th(tied) 16th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 16th (tied) 7th(tied) 16th(tied)
Tulsa Captains 16th (tied) 7th(tied) 16th(tied)
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Picture Rocks Raptors Justin Thurston 1st Justin Thurston 3rd(tied) 1st
Abingdon Archers David Pierce 2nd Zach Weakley 2nd 2nd
Riverside Wolverines Jeremy Wright 3rd 12th(tied) 11th
Tiverton Colonels Justin Solid 4th Justin Solid 8th 7th
Terra Linda Chargers Brian Evans 5th Brian Evans 7th 6th
Lincoln Princes Steve Thomas 6th 12th(tied) 13th
Tulsa Captains Dillon O'Neill 7th Dillon O'Neill 10th 8th
Corpus Christi Texans John Sears 8th 12th(tied) 14th
Borrego Springs Rams Ryan Claydon 9th Ryan Claydon 9th 10th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Jim Naig 10th Jim Naig 6th 9th
Moncton Mounties Mike Fitzgerald 11th 12th(tied) 15th
Crystal Lake Killers Tim Brooks 12th 12th(tied) 16th
Buffalo Bellflowers Roger Ball 13th 12th(tied) 17th
Chuluota Imperials Brian Porretta 14th Oscar Hermosillo 1st 3rd
Plymouth Rockers Adam Newhouse 15th 12th(tied) 18th
Haviland Thrashers Brad Reynolds 16th 12th(tied) 19th
Franklin Cubs Chris Fenton 17th Chris Fenton 3rd(tied) 4th
San Bernardino Flight Eric Bolick 18th Julio Vargas 3rd(tied) 5th
Jacksonville Nationals Ivan Hernandez 19th 12th(tied) 20th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Mario Garcia 20th Mario Garcia 11th 12th
Buckeye Local Panthers 21st (tied) 12th(tied) 21st(tied)
Long Island Torpedoes 21st (tied) 12th(tied) 21st(tied)
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers 21st (tied) 12th(tied) 21st(tied)
Whitby Bats 21st (tied) 12th(tied) 21st(tied)
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Picture Rocks Raptors Chris Alexander 1st Chris Alexander 4th 3rd
Whitby Bats Ricky Cooper 2nd Chris Reese 5th 4th
Tiverton Colonels Hector Soto 3rd 10th(tied) 10th
Riverside Wolverines Paul Adam 4th 10th(tied) 11th
Terra Linda Chargers Joe Corcoran 5th 10th(tied) 12th
Chuluota Imperials Ed Dove 6th 10th(tied) 13th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Steve Sheffield 7th Steve Sheffield 1st(tied) 1st
Borrego Springs Rams Andy Bennett 8th Andy Bennett 9th 6th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Beau Richardson 9th 10th(tied) 14th
Abingdon Archers Kyle Scherbel 10th 10th(tied) 15th
Lincoln Princes Constantin Lupu 11th Constantin Lupu 1st(tied) 2nd
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Roger Argueta 12th 10th(tied) 16th
Long Island Torpedoes Tyler Humes 13th Santiago Ytuarte 7th 5th
Buffalo Bellflowers Josh Flowers 14th 10th(tied) 17th
Jacksonville Nationals Mikkel Goldbaek 15th Mikkel Goldbaek 6th 7th
Crystal Lake Killers Justin Richardson 16th 10th(tied) 18th
Tulsa Captains Matt Peterson 17th 10th(tied) 19th
Franklin Cubs Justin Perez 18th Justin Perez 8th 9th
San Bernardino Flight Alex Marquez 19th 10th(tied) 20th
Haviland Thrashers Chris Huseman 20th Chris Huseman 3rd 8th
Buckeye Local Panthers 21st (tied) 10th(tied) 21st(tied)
Corpus Christi Texans 21st (tied) 10th(tied) 21st(tied)
Moncton Mounties 21st (tied) 10th(tied) 21st(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 21st (tied) 10th(tied) 21st(tied)
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Tiverton Colonels Ashton Baldwin 1st Ashton Baldwin 3rd 2nd
Chuluota Imperials Matt Davis 2nd Matt Davis 1st 1st
Tulsa Captains Alex Mieles 3rd 9th(tied) 9th
Whitby Bats Lamar Bridges 4th 9th(tied) 10th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Ivan Hernandez 5th Francisco Mendez 6th 4th
Buffalo Bellflowers Alex Melo 6th Alex Melo 2nd 3rd
Crystal Lake Killers Kyle Summey 7th 9th(tied) 11th
Lincoln Princes Greg Martel 8th 9th(tied) 12th
Borrego Springs Rams Jim Elander 9th Eric Propper 8th 5th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Alejandro Flores 10th 9th(tied) 13th
Plymouth Rockers Joe Deutsch 11th 9th(tied) 14th
Picture Rocks Raptors Andy Belot 12th 9th(tied) 15th
Long Island Torpedoes Jesse Lang 13th Jesse Lang 4th 6th
Corpus Christi Texans Prakoso Ernalia 14th 9th(tied) 16th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Andy Hansen 15th Jose Fraire 5th 7th
Haviland Thrashers Adam Schwark 16th Li-ren Ning 7th 8th
Buckeye Local Panthers Alejandro Valiente 17th 9th(tied) 17th
Abingdon Archers 18th (tied) 9th(tied) 18th(tied)
Franklin Cubs 18th (tied) 9th(tied) 18th(tied)
Jacksonville Nationals 18th (tied) 9th(tied) 18th(tied)
Moncton Mounties 18th (tied) 9th(tied) 18th(tied)
Riverside Wolverines 18th (tied) 9th(tied) 18th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 18th (tied) 9th(tied) 18th(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 18th (tied) 9th(tied) 18th(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Buckeye Local Panthers Steve Bloomquist 1st Steve Bloomquist 1st 1st
Franklin Cubs Brian Beason 2nd 4th(tied) 4th
Whitby Bats Travis Biggar 3rd 4th(tied) 5th
Terra Linda Chargers David Williams 4th 4th(tied) 6th
Jacksonville Nationals Justin York 5th 4th(tied) 7th
Moncton Mounties Raul Rodriguez 6th Raul Rodriguez 2nd 2nd
Chuluota Imperials Takao Fujii 7th 4th(tied) 8th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Jose Valdez 8th 4th(tied) 9th
Crystal Lake Killers Shinichi Ota 9th 4th(tied) 10th
Buffalo Bellflowers Bobby Cacho 10th Mario Gutierrez 3rd 3rd
Haviland Thrashers Lorenzo Torres 11th 4th(tied) 11th
Abingdon Archers 12th (tied) 4th(tied) 12th(tied)
Borrego Springs Rams 12th (tied) 4th(tied) 12th(tied)
Corpus Christi Texans 12th (tied) 4th(tied) 12th(tied)
Lincoln Princes 12th (tied) 4th(tied) 12th(tied)
Long Island Torpedoes 12th (tied) 4th(tied) 12th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 12th (tied) 4th(tied) 12th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 12th (tied) 4th(tied) 12th(tied)
Riverside Wolverines 12th (tied) 4th(tied) 12th(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates 12th (tied) 4th(tied) 12th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 12th (tied) 4th(tied) 12th(tied)
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers 12th (tied) 4th(tied) 12th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 12th (tied) 4th(tied) 12th(tied)
Tulsa Captains 12th (tied) 4th(tied) 12th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Franklin Cubs Paul Dankenbring 1st Paul Dankenbring 3rd(tied) 1st
Abingdon Archers Ron Salcido 2nd Ron Salcido 7th 6th
Corpus Christi Texans Michael Nava 3rd Michael Nava 1st(tied) 2nd
Picture Rocks Raptors Ryan Willin 4th Ryan Willin 5th 5th
Whitby Bats Jarrod LaCasse 5th Jarrod LaCasse 10th 7th
Lincoln Princes Juan Perez 6th 12th(tied) 12th
Tulsa Captains Juan Martelo 7th Caleb Herendeen 1st(tied) 3rd
Tiverton Colonels Dan Chambers 8th 12th(tied) 13th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Bobby Barnes 9th (tied) Bobby Barnes 3rd(tied) 4th
Riverside Wolverines Paul Marks 9th (tied) Javy Perez 8th 9th
Moncton Mounties Rob Lindauer 11th Rob Lindauer 6th 8th
Buffalo Bellflowers Nick Owens 12th Nick Owens 9th 10th
Jacksonville Nationals Bill Amparan 13th Adam Motschenbacher 11th 11th
Chuluota Imperials Justin Husnick 14th 12th(tied) 14th
Terra Linda Chargers Bill Bandy 15th 12th(tied) 15th
Borrego Springs Rams Bobby Carroll 16th 12th(tied) 16th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Tom Lambert 17th 12th(tied) 17th
Plymouth Rockers Bill Pflipsen 18th 12th(tied) 18th
San Bernardino Flight Josh Chadwick 19th 12th(tied) 19th
Long Island Torpedoes Miguel Vazquez 20th 12th(tied) 20th
Haviland Thrashers Willie Lopez 21st 12th(tied) 21st
Buckeye Local Panthers Ernesto Ortiz 22nd 12th(tied) 22nd
Crystal Lake Killers 23rd (tied) 12th(tied) 23rd(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates 23rd (tied) 12th(tied) 23rd(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Tiverton Colonels John Yarbrough 1st 5th(tied) 4th
Crystal Lake Killers Matt Douglas 2nd 5th(tied) 5th
Moncton Mounties Josh Napier 3rd Rafael Farrand 3rd 3rd
Buffalo Bellflowers Adam Larson 4th 5th(tied) 7th
Franklin Cubs Vinny Torres 5th Vinny Torres 1st(tied) 1st
Corpus Christi Texans Alex Morales 6th 5th(tied) 8th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jorge Avila 7th 5th(tied) 9th
Whitby Bats Omar Luera 8th 5th(tied) 10th
Borrego Springs Rams Colin Burke 9th Shungyosai Tanno 1st(tied) 2nd
Long Island Torpedoes Mario Alvarez 10th 5th(tied) 11th
Lincoln Princes Geoff Thompson 11th 5th(tied) 12th
Haviland Thrashers Jon Wysocki 12th 5th(tied) 13th
Tulsa Captains Carlos Rodrigues 13th 5th(tied) 14th
San Bernardino Flight Heriberto Paula 14th Ryuuichi Matsushima 4th 6th
Buckeye Local Panthers Alberto Canales 15th 5th(tied) 15th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Israel Vallejo 16th 5th(tied) 16th
Chuluota Imperials Isaias Encinias 17th 5th(tied) 17th
Picture Rocks Raptors Franklin Rubio 18th 5th(tied) 18th
Abingdon Archers 19th (tied) 5th(tied) 19th(tied)
Jacksonville Nationals 19th (tied) 5th(tied) 19th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 19th (tied) 5th(tied) 19th(tied)
Riverside Wolverines 19th (tied) 5th(tied) 19th(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates 19th (tied) 5th(tied) 19th(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 19th (tied) 5th(tied) 19th(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Tulsa Captains Matt Grissom 1st Jesus Escobar 2nd(tied) 1st
Tiverton Colonels Mike Fath 2nd 8th(tied) 8th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Chris Benedict 3rd John Hall 1st 2nd
Riverside Wolverines Edgar Ramos 4th Don Hutchison 2nd(tied) 3rd
Crystal Lake Killers Eric Wilson 5th Eric Wilson 6th 6th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Chris Reyes 6th 8th(tied) 9th
Lincoln Princes Bob Mauser 7th Miguel Cerpa 7th 7th
Corpus Christi Texans Danny Haessly 8th David Torres 2nd(tied) 4th
Terra Linda Chargers Michael Segar 9th 8th(tied) 10th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Bruce Ogie 10th 8th(tied) 11th
Chuluota Imperials Latrell Poff 11th Latrell Poff 2nd(tied) 5th
Haviland Thrashers Omar Ortiz 12th 8th(tied) 12th
Picture Rocks Raptors Dave Monier 13th 8th(tied) 13th
Moncton Mounties Zack Neal 14th 8th(tied) 14th
Borrego Springs Rams Kagera Fakhri 15th (tied) 8th(tied) 15th(tied)
Whitby Bats Scott Skidmore 15th (tied) 8th(tied) 15th(tied)
Franklin Cubs Nate Jurgensen 17th 8th(tied) 17th
Abingdon Archers 18th (tied) 8th(tied) 18th(tied)
Buckeye Local Panthers 18th (tied) 8th(tied) 18th(tied)
Buffalo Bellflowers 18th (tied) 8th(tied) 18th(tied)
Jacksonville Nationals 18th (tied) 8th(tied) 18th(tied)
Long Island Torpedoes 18th (tied) 8th(tied) 18th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 18th (tied) 8th(tied) 18th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 18th (tied) 8th(tied) 18th(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Nick Kern 1st Shalom Bruin 1st 1st
Buffalo Bellflowers Mickey Green 2nd Omar Sotelo 3rd 2nd
Whitby Bats Jesse Alexander 3rd Josh Poehlein 4th 4th
Terra Linda Chargers Peter Hoster 4th Luis Cortez 5th 5th
Riverside Wolverines Mike Gentry 5th Josh Howard 2nd 3rd
Chuluota Imperials Pat Hanson 6th 12th(tied) 10th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Tom Moore 7th John Chapin 7th(tied) 7th
Haviland Thrashers Jon Maddock 8th Carlos Brenes 10th 9th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Juan Alvarez 9th Tony Vigil 7th(tied) 8th
Borrego Springs Rams Javier Conchas 10th Mike Giacalone 6th 6th
Long Island Torpedoes Jose Zapata 11th 12th(tied) 12th
Buckeye Local Panthers Roberto Melendez 12th Roberto Melendez 9th 11th
Jacksonville Nationals Gabriel Marin 13th 12th(tied) 13th
Crystal Lake Killers Billy Kaufman 14th 12th(tied) 14th
Lincoln Princes Alex Martinez 15th 12th(tied) 15th
Franklin Cubs Naohiro Goto 16th Naohiro Goto 11th 16th
Abingdon Archers 17th (tied) 12th(tied) 17th(tied)
Corpus Christi Texans 17th (tied) 12th(tied) 17th(tied)
Moncton Mounties 17th (tied) 12th(tied) 17th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 17th (tied) 12th(tied) 17th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 17th (tied) 12th(tied) 17th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 17th (tied) 12th(tied) 17th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 17th (tied) 12th(tied) 17th(tied)
Tulsa Captains 17th (tied) 12th(tied) 17th(tied)
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Jeremy Ferraro 1st Jeremy Ferraro 1st 1st
Terra Linda Chargers Chris Williams 2nd Ryan McEntyre 3rd 2nd
Buffalo Bellflowers Chris Wimberley 3rd Chris Wimberley 2nd 3rd
Whitby Bats George Sisco 4th Emre Voss 4th(tied) 4th
Haviland Thrashers Cory Hobbs 5th Cory Hobbs 7th 6th
Riverside Wolverines Brad Cooper 6th Jerry Carmona 4th(tied) 5th
Jacksonville Nationals Alex Arredondo 7th Alex Arredondo 6th 7th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Aaron Kent 8th 9th(tied) 9th
Franklin Cubs Doug Voeller 9th 9th(tied) 10th
Borrego Springs Rams Leo Fonseca 10th Leo Fonseca 8th 8th
Crystal Lake Killers Pat Gannon 11th 9th(tied) 11th
Long Island Torpedoes Chad Elder 12th 9th(tied) 12th
Buckeye Local Panthers Cesar Castillo 13th 9th(tied) 13th
Chuluota Imperials Stewart Elliott 14th 9th(tied) 14th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Cort Cole 15th 9th(tied) 15th
Abingdon Archers 16th (tied) 9th(tied) 16th(tied)
Corpus Christi Texans 16th (tied) 9th(tied) 16th(tied)
Lincoln Princes 16th (tied) 9th(tied) 16th(tied)
Moncton Mounties 16th (tied) 9th(tied) 16th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 16th (tied) 9th(tied) 16th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 16th (tied) 9th(tied) 16th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 16th (tied) 9th(tied) 16th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 16th (tied) 9th(tied) 16th(tied)
Tulsa Captains 16th (tied) 9th(tied) 16th(tied)
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Haviland Thrashers Max Mascareno 1st Max Mascareno 5th 4th
Terra Linda Chargers Chris Williams 2nd Ryan McEntyre 1st 1st
Jacksonville Nationals Alex Arredondo 3rd Alex Arredondo 6th 6th
Buffalo Bellflowers Bobby Simpson 4th Bobby Simpson 4th 5th
Whitby Bats George Sisco 5th Emre Voss 2nd(tied) 2nd
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Eddie O'Connor 6th Eddie O'Connor 7th 7th
Riverside Wolverines Brad Cooper 7th Jerry Carmona 2nd(tied) 3rd
Franklin Cubs Doug Voeller 8th 9th(tied) 9th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Aaron Kent 9th 9th(tied) 10th
Crystal Lake Killers Pat Gannon 10th 9th(tied) 11th
Borrego Springs Rams Josue Muro 11th Josue Muro 8th 8th
Long Island Torpedoes Chad Elder 12th 9th(tied) 12th
Buckeye Local Panthers Cesar Castillo 13th 9th(tied) 13th
Chuluota Imperials Suk Moon 14th 9th(tied) 14th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Cort Cole 15th 9th(tied) 15th
Abingdon Archers 16th (tied) 9th(tied) 16th(tied)
Corpus Christi Texans 16th (tied) 9th(tied) 16th(tied)
Lincoln Princes 16th (tied) 9th(tied) 16th(tied)
Moncton Mounties 16th (tied) 9th(tied) 16th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 16th (tied) 9th(tied) 16th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 16th (tied) 9th(tied) 16th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 16th (tied) 9th(tied) 16th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 16th (tied) 9th(tied) 16th(tied)
Tulsa Captains 16th (tied) 9th(tied) 16th(tied)
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