ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
05/22/2023
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Terra Linda Chargers Juan Conde 1st Juan Conde 12th 12th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Pedro Recinos 2nd Pedro Recinos 5th(tied) 2nd
Whitby Bats Phil McBreen 3rd Justin Cole 3rd 1st
Franklin Cubs Eddie Sandoval 4th Eddie Sandoval 15th 13th
Riverside Wolverines Tom Hirsch 5th Tom Hirsch 4th 3rd
Buckeye Local Panthers T.J. Garcia 6th Eddie Montejo 5th(tied) 6th
Jacksonville Nationals John Bresette 7th John Bresette 18th 14th
Crystal Lake Killers Carlos Garcia 8th (tied) Carlos Garcia 19th 15th
Plymouth Rockers Sean Bacha 8th (tied) 20th(tied) 19th
Long Island Torpedoes Bennett Danks 10th (tied) Ismael Ramos 2nd 5th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Kenny Porterfield 10th (tied) Kenny Porterfield 1st 4th
Haviland Thrashers Seth Flores 12th Edwin Hernandez 5th(tied) 7th
Moncton Mounties Adam Conrad 13th Adam Conrad 5th(tied) 8th
Chuluota Imperials Jason Grimsley 14th Richard Adelman 5th(tied) 9th
Borrego Springs Rams Unto Peurajärvi 15th Unto Peurajärvi 17th 16th
Abingdon Archers Alfredo Hernandez 16th Carlos Montoya 5th(tied) 10th
Picture Rocks Raptors Kevin Harris 17th Kevin Harris 5th(tied) 11th
San Bernardino Flight Xavier Brandon 18th Xavier Brandon 13th 17th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Ryan Rosenson 19th Ryan Rosenson 14th 18th
Buffalo Bellflowers Raul Tavarez 20th (tied) Raul Tavarez 16th 20th
Corpus Christi Texans Brian Maughan 20th (tied) 20th(tied) 21st
Lincoln Princes 22nd (tied) 20th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 22nd (tied) 20th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Tulsa Captains 22nd (tied) 20th(tied) 22nd(tied)
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Crystal Lake Killers Greg Mattox 1st Mike Chaloux 4th 1st
Plymouth Rockers Noel Weatherhead 2nd Noel Weatherhead 2nd 2nd
Terra Linda Chargers Kevin Sevener 3rd Brian Evans 17th 17th
Borrego Springs Rams Nate Wilson 4th Ryan Claydon 10th(tied) 5th
Buckeye Local Panthers Dan Scott 5th Amreet Dravid 1st 3rd
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Nick Makar 6th Nick Makar 8th 4th
Jacksonville Nationals Matt DeLaet 7th Bobby Sidener 3rd 6th
Riverside Wolverines Jeremy Wright 8th Adam Persons 9th 7th
Long Island Torpedoes Ray Davis 9th Ray Davis 18th 18th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Michel DeRise 10th Michel DeRise 10th(tied) 9th
San Bernardino Flight Ryan Thurman 11th Julio Vargas 6th 8th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Matt Gilmore 12th Jordan Rubio 7th 11th
Franklin Cubs Orlando Nunez 13th Ryan Anderson 5th 10th
Haviland Thrashers Omar Gatica 14th Leo Mendez 10th(tied) 12th
Lincoln Princes Ivan Diaz 15th 22nd(tied) 21st
Abingdon Archers Danny Carlsen 16th Danny Carlsen 10th(tied) 13th
Corpus Christi Texans Bill Frost 17th Tony Sellers 10th(tied) 14th
Tiverton Colonels Bobby Chaney 18th Bobby Chaney 10th(tied) 15th
Picture Rocks Raptors Guadalupe Torres 19th Katsuki Nakamura 20th 19th
Buffalo Bellflowers Roger Ball 20th 22nd(tied) 23rd
Moncton Mounties Bruce Elrod 21st Bill Rys 10th(tied) 16th
Chuluota Imperials Bobby Burm 22nd Mario Lopez 19th 20th
Tulsa Captains Oscar Manila 23rd Oscar Manila 21st 22nd
Whitby Bats 24th 22nd(tied) 24th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Plymouth Rockers Lee Goldade 1st Lee Goldade 17th 15th
Haviland Thrashers Fernando Espindola 2nd Fernando Espindola 7th 1st
Chuluota Imperials Mike Gelardi 3rd Mike Gelardi 3rd 2nd
Terra Linda Chargers Rich Brown 4th Rich Brown 9th(tied) 3rd
Riverside Wolverines Jaden York 5th Jaden York 9th(tied) 5th
Corpus Christi Texans Michael Cruz 6th Michael Cruz 5th 4th
Crystal Lake Killers Jimmy Robertson 7th Jimmy Robertson 19th 18th
Picture Rocks Raptors Alex Cruz 8th Alex Cruz 16th 17th
Jacksonville Nationals Caleb Herd 9th (tied) Edwin Retana 2nd 7th
Whitby Bats Daniel Friedrich 9th (tied) Daniel Friedrich 1st 6th
Borrego Springs Rams Andy Bennett 11th Andy Bennett 22nd 20th
Long Island Torpedoes B.J. Stevens 12th B.J. Stevens 4th 8th
Buckeye Local Panthers Sergio Soto 13th Sergio Soto 21st 19th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Elijah Lewis 14th Antonio Lopez 9th(tied) 10th
Lincoln Princes Tim Lunsford 15th Constantin Lupu 6th 9th
Moncton Mounties Russell D'Alessandro 16th Russell D'Alessandro 9th(tied) 11th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Jessie Pegram 17th Jessie Pegram 18th 21st
Tiverton Colonels Aaron Stultz 18th Curtis Stewart 9th(tied) 12th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Jesse Stopper 19th Jesse Stopper 9th(tied) 13th
Franklin Cubs Chris Sanders 20th Bob Sallee 9th(tied) 14th
Buffalo Bellflowers Josh Flowers 21st 24th 24th
Tulsa Captains Edwin Quintanilla 22nd Ricky Zamarron 8th 16th
Abingdon Archers Ivan Lopez 23rd Ivan Lopez 23rd 23rd
San Bernardino Flight Alex Marquez 24th Alex Marquez 20th 22nd
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Crystal Lake Killers Jeff Mullinax 1st Jeff Mullinax 12th(tied) 1st
Chuluota Imperials Ronnie Marshall 2nd Ronnie Marshall 9th 2nd
San Bernardino Flight Gregg Carter 3rd Gregg Carter 1st 3rd
Whitby Bats Josh Gillespie 4th Terry Hetzel 4th 5th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates John Troia 5th Tom Modell 2nd 4th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Dan Canady 6th Dan Canady 10th 6th
Riverside Wolverines Joaquin Gomez 7th Steve Anderson 12th(tied) 7th
Plymouth Rockers Pat Bell 8th Pat Bell 12th(tied) 8th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Matt Mellberg 9th David Jordan 8th 9th
Buckeye Local Panthers Jason Robeck 10th Billy Manuele 11th 10th
Buffalo Bellflowers Alex Melo 11th Alex Melo 7th 11th
Franklin Cubs Nick Keller 12th Nick Keller 18th 17th
Tiverton Colonels Danny Harden 13th 19th(tied) 19th
Corpus Christi Texans Arturo Farias 14th Arturo Farias 3rd 12th
Tulsa Captains Trent Lovoi 15th Trent Lovoi 5th 13th
Jacksonville Nationals Takenori Suyama 16th Takenori Suyama 6th 14th
Picture Rocks Raptors Henry Nunez 17th Henry Nunez 12th(tied) 15th
Borrego Springs Rams Doug Wagner 18th Doug Wagner 17th 18th
Long Island Torpedoes Ismael Tomassini 19th Ismael Tomassini 12th(tied) 16th
Lincoln Princes Mike Campbell 20th 19th(tied) 20th
Abingdon Archers 21st (tied) 19th(tied) 21st(tied)
Haviland Thrashers 21st (tied) 19th(tied) 21st(tied)
Moncton Mounties 21st (tied) 19th(tied) 21st(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 21st (tied) 19th(tied) 21st(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Buckeye Local Panthers Jamie Hickey 1st Jamie Hickey 9th 8th
Jacksonville Nationals Steve Bloomquist 2nd Steve Bloomquist 4th 1st
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Bill Chavarria 3rd Bill Chavarria 11th 9th
Terra Linda Chargers Sean Trahan 4th Sean Trahan 12th 12th
Buffalo Bellflowers Chris Cooper 5th Chris Cooper 10th 11th
Borrego Springs Rams Mike MacPherson 6th Mike MacPherson 8th 10th
Long Island Torpedoes Mike Sheets 7th Earl Leason 6th(tied) 3rd
San Bernardino Flight Yoneo Yamamoto 8th Hector Landa 5th 4th
Franklin Cubs Brian Beason 9th Roberto Ramirez 1st 2nd
Plymouth Rockers Jorge Figueroa 10th Jorge Figueroa 13th 13th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Bubba Burza 11th 16th(tied) 16th
Riverside Wolverines Mario Garcia 12th Cherles Bezerra 6th(tied) 6th
Tulsa Captains Roberto Vazquez 13th Roberto Vazquez 3rd 5th
Moncton Mounties Jessie Cable 14th Raul Rodriguez 2nd 7th
Whitby Bats Chris Malone 15th 16th(tied) 17th
Crystal Lake Killers Shinichi Ota 16th Shinichi Ota 15th 15th
Chuluota Imperials Takao Fujii 17th Takao Fujii 14th 14th
Abingdon Archers 18th (tied) 16th(tied) 18th(tied)
Corpus Christi Texans 18th (tied) 16th(tied) 18th(tied)
Haviland Thrashers 18th (tied) 16th(tied) 18th(tied)
Lincoln Princes 18th (tied) 16th(tied) 18th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 18th (tied) 16th(tied) 18th(tied)
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers 18th (tied) 16th(tied) 18th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 18th (tied) 16th(tied) 18th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Crystal Lake Killers Justin Wish 1st Justin Wish 14th 2nd
Plymouth Rockers Justin Grasso 2nd Justin Grasso 15th 3rd
Chuluota Imperials Justin Kelley 3rd Justin Kelley 8th 1st
Corpus Christi Texans Michael Nava 4th Michael Nava 2nd 4th
Franklin Cubs Paul Dankenbring 5th Paul Dankenbring 11th 6th
Haviland Thrashers D'Andre Lyons 6th D'Andre Lyons 6th 5th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates David Willis 7th 23rd(tied) 22nd
Borrego Springs Rams Steve Valkenburg 8th Eddie Monaghan 4th 7th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Rich Kotlar 9th Terry Chapin 20th 20th
Jacksonville Nationals Devin Lepp 10th David Short 3rd 8th
San Bernardino Flight Bob Ontiveros 11th Bob Ontiveros 16th(tied) 10th
Riverside Wolverines Billy Veillette 12th Rogelio Rodriguez 1st 9th
Whitby Bats Danny Walker 13th Danny Walker 13th 11th
Buckeye Local Panthers Ken Castro 14th Ken Castro 12th 12th
Picture Rocks Raptors Jeremy Brunetti 15th Ryan Willin 16th(tied) 15th
Tiverton Colonels Jesus Latorre 16th Jesus Latorre 10th 13th
Lincoln Princes Juan Perez 17th Juan Perez 22nd 21st
Terra Linda Chargers Mike Baumgardner 18th Bill Bandy 9th 14th
Moncton Mounties Craig Booker 19th Adam Robertson 16th(tied) 16th
Abingdon Archers Matt O'Leary 20th Justin Fisher 16th(tied) 19th
Tulsa Captains Andy Rael 21st Caleb Herendeen 5th 17th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Bobby Barnes 22nd Bobby Barnes 7th 18th
Long Island Torpedoes Pedro Quintero 23rd Pedro Quintero 21st 23rd
Buffalo Bellflowers 24th 23rd(tied) 24th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Riverside Wolverines Mike Bolden 1st Mike Bolden 12th(tied) 2nd
Franklin Cubs Jaden Lewis 2nd Vinny Torres 7th 1st
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Roland Martin 3rd Kikuji Tanaka 10th 3rd
San Bernardino Flight Justin McCoy 4th Justin McCoy 3rd 4th
Crystal Lake Killers Matt Douglas 5th Tim Michael 9th 5th
Lincoln Princes Vince Thompson 6th Vince Thompson 20th 19th
Buffalo Bellflowers Bryan Agin 7th Bryan Agin 11th 6th
Plymouth Rockers Ben Baker 8th Ben Baker 21st 20th
Tiverton Colonels Willie Bravo 9th Marcos Valle 1st 7th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers David Robinson 10th 22nd(tied) 22nd
Whitby Bats Nick Schultz 11th Nick Schultz 12th(tied) 10th
Corpus Christi Texans Jordan Soliz 12th Jordan Soliz 12th(tied) 12th
Buckeye Local Panthers Greg Baldwin 13th Luc Cohen 12th(tied) 13th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Jose Argueta 14th Jose Argueta 4th 9th
Moncton Mounties Dave Reisinger 15th Rafael Farrand 2nd 8th
Borrego Springs Rams Cameron Kovatch 16th Angelo Diaz 8th 11th
Haviland Thrashers Juan Guerra 17th Kyle Resko 12th(tied) 14th
Long Island Torpedoes Mario Alvarez 18th John Lendon 12th(tied) 15th
Chuluota Imperials Pat Baker 19th Bobby Paz 12th(tied) 17th
Tulsa Captains Roberto Cruz 20th Carlos Rodrigues 6th 16th
Picture Rocks Raptors Brian Clifford 21st 22nd(tied) 23rd
Jacksonville Nationals Aaron Anderson 22nd Ernesto Olvera 5th 18th
Terra Linda Chargers Carlos Malabranca 23rd Carlos Malabranca 19th 21st
Abingdon Archers 24th 22nd(tied) 24th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Franklin Cubs Tony Bradshaw 1st Tony Bradshaw 11th(tied) 3rd
Riverside Wolverines Kyle Himes 2nd Edgar Ramos 4th 1st
Crystal Lake Killers Ray Geltz 3rd Ray Geltz 11th(tied) 4th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Ricky Rodrguez 4th Ricky Rodrguez 3rd 5th
San Bernardino Flight Alex Mareno 5th Nate Fard 2nd 2nd
Haviland Thrashers Edwin Arroyo 6th Damien Przybylski 10th 7th
Terra Linda Chargers Aaron Kline 7th Aaron Kline 11th(tied) 8th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Dave Benavides 8th John Hall 1st 6th
Chuluota Imperials Travis Greer 9th Latrell Poff 6th 9th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Antonio Gonzalez 10th Antonio Gonzalez 5th 10th
Buckeye Local Panthers David Lewis 11th David Lewis 11th(tied) 12th
Lincoln Princes Bryan Herrera 12th Miguel Cerpa 7th 11th
Tulsa Captains Billie Hotchkiss 13th Rich Maciejewski 11th(tied) 14th
Tiverton Colonels Sam Toye 14th Danny Lopez 9th 13th
Borrego Springs Rams Cory Vasquez 15th Mike Mitchell 20th 17th
Jacksonville Nationals Jim Brown 16th Danny del Pino 22nd 19th
Corpus Christi Texans Danny Haessly 17th Danny Haessly 8th 15th
Picture Rocks Raptors Dave Monier 18th Dave Monier 17th 18th
Moncton Mounties Rafael Rodriguez 19th Rafael Silva 11th(tied) 16th
Whitby Bats Nick Miller 20th Nick Miller 21st 20th
Long Island Torpedoes Hugo Campos 21st (tied) Hugo Campos 19th 22nd
Plymouth Rockers David Aldape 21st (tied) David Aldape 23rd 23rd
Buffalo Bellflowers Antonio Encinas 23rd Antonio Encinas 18th 21st
Abingdon Archers 24th 24th 24th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Terra Linda Chargers Justin Hesley 1st Justin Hesley 6th 1st
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Adam Hazen 2nd Cody Fields 15th 2nd
Buffalo Bellflowers David Hernandez 3rd Mike Reich 2nd 3rd
Jacksonville Nationals Josh Foreman 4th Josh Foreman 10th 6th
Riverside Wolverines Ken Hicks 5th Ken Hicks 7th 5th
Whitby Bats Isaiah Singletary 6th Isaiah Singletary 4th 4th
Haviland Thrashers Steve Dunn 7th Steve Dunn 13th 11th
Moncton Mounties Mike Martinez 8th Greg Brando 14th 12th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Mark Stuart 9th Gu Tian 17th(tied) 17th
Borrego Springs Rams Marco Montes 10th R.J. Eisen 3rd 7th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Glenn Yarrington 11th Glenn Yarrington 1st 8th
Franklin Cubs Mike Bruce 12th Mike Bruce 21st 20th
Long Island Torpedoes Steve Quintero 13th Victor Hernandez 5th 9th
Abingdon Archers Chris Pokorski 14th Chris Pokorski 19th 19th
Chuluota Imperials Jay Altieri 15th Jose Chavez 16th 16th
Crystal Lake Killers Juan Ramirez 16th Juan Ramirez 8th 10th
Plymouth Rockers Russ Campbell 17th Jordan Santiago 11th 14th
Lincoln Princes Alex Balladares 18th Armando Salas 9th 13th
Buckeye Local Panthers Jesus Garcia 19th Jesus Garcia 12th 15th
San Bernardino Flight Robert Velasquez 20th Oliver Murga 17th(tied) 18th
Corpus Christi Texans Chris Childress 21st 22nd(tied) 22nd
Tiverton Colonels Jon Cordova 22nd Jon Cordova 20th 21st
Picture Rocks Raptors 23rd (tied) 22nd(tied) 23rd(tied)
Tulsa Captains 23rd (tied) 22nd(tied) 23rd(tied)
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Buffalo Bellflowers Pedro Tello 1st Pedro Tello 1st 1st
Terra Linda Chargers Randy Wall 2nd Randy Wall 4th 3rd
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Jon Peterson 3rd Marcos Patino 6th(tied) 4th
Moncton Mounties Matt Mullins 4th Matt Mullins 6th(tied) 5th
Borrego Springs Rams Chris Gibbons 5th Josue Muro 6th(tied) 6th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Aaron Kent 6th Manny Flores 2nd 2nd
Haviland Thrashers Jesse Eves 7th Mike Driskell 6th(tied) 9th
Franklin Cubs Jimmy Lyles 8th 18th(tied) 13th
Abingdon Archers Bobby Gang 9th Bobby Gang 10th 10th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Dan Martin 10th Dan Martin 12th 12th
Riverside Wolverines Brad Cooper 11th Jerry Carmona 11th 11th
Crystal Lake Killers D.J. Nelson 12th Kevin Irons 3rd 7th
Chuluota Imperials Stewart Elliott 13th (tied) Chris Nagel 14th 14th
Corpus Christi Texans Duncan Kroon 13th (tied) Duncan Kroon 17th 15th
Long Island Torpedoes Steven Rudolph 15th Steven Rudolph 16th 17th
Lincoln Princes Juan Rincon 16th Juan Rincon 15th 16th
Jacksonville Nationals Alex Arredondo 17th Bill Roderick 5th 8th
Whitby Bats Leo Fonseca 18th Leo Fonseca 13th 18th
Buckeye Local Panthers 19th (tied) 18th(tied) 19th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 19th (tied) 18th(tied) 19th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 19th (tied) 18th(tied) 19th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 19th (tied) 18th(tied) 19th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 19th (tied) 18th(tied) 19th(tied)
Tulsa Captains 19th (tied) 18th(tied) 19th(tied)
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Steve Gryder 1st Steve Gryder 9th 9th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Jay Waltman 2nd Jay Waltman 12th 10th
Jacksonville Nationals David Koontz 3rd Bill Roderick 8th 1st
Moncton Mounties Matt Schmidt 4th Matt Schmidt 10th 11th
Haviland Thrashers Max Mascareno 5th Max Mascareno 11th 12th
Abingdon Archers Bobby Gang 6th Bobby Gang 13th 13th
Terra Linda Chargers Randy Wall 7th Randy Wall 4th 2nd
Whitby Bats Jesse Alexander 8th Leo Fonseca 7th 5th
Franklin Cubs Jimmy Lyles 9th 18th(tied) 18th
Crystal Lake Killers Kevin Irons 10th Kevin Irons 6th 6th
Buffalo Bellflowers Bobby Simpson 11th Mike Reich 1st 3rd
Borrego Springs Rams Matt Wilken 12th Josue Muro 2nd 4th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Aaron Kent 13th Manny Flores 3rd 7th
Riverside Wolverines Brad Cooper 14th Jerry Carmona 14th 14th
Long Island Torpedoes Alex Almanza 15th Victor Hernandez 5th 8th
Lincoln Princes Juan Rincon 16th Juan Rincon 16th 15th
Chuluota Imperials Suk Moon 17th (tied) Chris Nagel 15th 16th
Corpus Christi Texans Duncan Kroon 17th (tied) Duncan Kroon 17th 17th
Buckeye Local Panthers 19th (tied) 18th(tied) 19th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 19th (tied) 18th(tied) 19th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 19th (tied) 18th(tied) 19th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 19th (tied) 18th(tied) 19th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 19th (tied) 18th(tied) 19th(tied)
Tulsa Captains 19th (tied) 18th(tied) 19th(tied)
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