ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
03/27/2026
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Curt Koerner 1st Curt Koerner 1st(tied) 1st
Buffalo Bellflowers Adrian Whalley 2nd Adrian Whalley 1st(tied) 2nd
Moncton Mounties Ricky Cortes 3rd Ricky Cortes 1st(tied) 3rd
Riverside Wolverines Dan Stainbrook 4th 7th(tied) 7th
Whitby Bats Jayden McClendon 5th Omar Castillo 6th 6th
Tiverton Colonels Kevin Hurt 6th Kevin Hurt 1st(tied) 4th
Long Island Torpedoes Justin Holmes 7th 7th(tied) 8th
Juneau Sled Dogs Justin Garner 8th 7th(tied) 9th
Crystal Lake Killers Benedito Potier 9th 7th(tied) 10th
San Bernardino Flight Mike Caudill 10th 7th(tied) 11th
Chuluota Imperials Steve Holt 11th 7th(tied) 12th
Borrego Springs Rams Manuel Quintanilla 12th 7th(tied) 13th
Jacksonville Nationals Jose Reyes 13th 7th(tied) 14th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Manuel Ayala 14th 7th(tied) 15th
San Antonio Griffins Felix Oliva 15th 7th(tied) 16th
Franklin Cubs Ricky Rodriguez 16th Ricky Rodriguez 1st(tied) 5th
Lincoln Princes Alex Bonilla 17th 7th(tied) 17th
Buckeye Local Panthers Franklin Ledezma 18th 7th(tied) 18th
Haviland Thrashers Alex Perez 19th 7th(tied) 19th
Plymouth Rockers Mike Marcus 20th 7th(tied) 20th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Ernesto Sencion 21st 7th(tied) 21st
Abingdon Archers 22nd (tied) 7th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 22nd (tied) 7th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 22nd (tied) 7th(tied) 22nd(tied)
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Picture Rocks Raptors Mike Walker 1st Mike Walker 2nd(tied) 1st
Haviland Thrashers Bryan Valenta 2nd Bryan Valenta 5th 4th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Johnny Huerta 3rd Johnny Huerta 6th 6th
Franklin Cubs Jarrod Wahlert 4th David Arriaga 1st 2nd
Crystal Lake Killers Tyler Railey 5th Tyler Railey 2nd(tied) 3rd
Riverside Wolverines Ryan Gribble 6th Billy Irwin 9th 7th
Borrego Springs Rams Steve Bartlett 7th Steve Bartlett 8th 8th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jeremy Matheson 8th Jeremy Matheson 4th 5th
Chuluota Imperials Mario Lopez 9th 10th(tied) 10th
Jacksonville Nationals Ivan Hernandez 10th 10th(tied) 11th
Tiverton Colonels Luke Lyon 11th 10th(tied) 12th
Abingdon Archers Man-u Jung 12th 10th(tied) 13th
Long Island Torpedoes David Jones 13th Rodolfo Vega 7th 9th
Buffalo Bellflowers Ramiro Pastor 14th 10th(tied) 14th
San Antonio Griffins Jared Ferland 15th 10th(tied) 15th
Whitby Bats Rafael Castanon 16th 10th(tied) 16th
Lincoln Princes Juan Martinez 17th 10th(tied) 17th
Terra Linda Chargers Luis Carlos 18th 10th(tied) 18th
Buckeye Local Panthers 19th (tied) 10th(tied) 19th(tied)
Juneau Sled Dogs 19th (tied) 10th(tied) 19th(tied)
Moncton Mounties 19th (tied) 10th(tied) 19th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 19th (tied) 10th(tied) 19th(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates 19th (tied) 10th(tied) 19th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 19th (tied) 10th(tied) 19th(tied)
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Crystal Lake Killers Brian Kilcoyne 1st Brian Kilcoyne 11th 4th
Jacksonville Nationals Bobby McFarland 2nd Dan Skiba 1st 1st
Franklin Cubs Justin Fox 3rd 14th(tied) 14th
Buffalo Bellflowers Vince Banger 4th Vince Banger 5th 5th
Moncton Mounties Charlie Zimmerman 5th Charlie Zimmerman 7th 6th
Chuluota Imperials Jose Gallardo 6th Sam Conaway 3rd 2nd
Borrego Springs Rams Ruben Vences 7th (tied) Alex Hernandez 9th 8th
Picture Rocks Raptors Travis Rogers 7th (tied) 14th(tied) 15th
Tiverton Colonels Brandon Colbert 9th Francisco Gonzalez 13th 10th
Riverside Wolverines Tony Cantu 10th Tony Cantu 10th 9th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Devon Hudson 11th Eddie Duran 2nd 3rd
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Aloísio Boissel 12th Aloísio Boissel 12th 13th
Haviland Thrashers Austin Peterson 13th Jose Jimenez 8th 11th
Long Island Torpedoes Alfredo Banuelos 14th Alfredo Banuelos 4th 7th
Lincoln Princes Yoshio Okazaki 15th Bob Benitez 6th 12th
Juneau Sled Dogs Gerardo Jimenez 16th 14th(tied) 16th
San Bernardino Flight Juan Rivas 17th 14th(tied) 17th
Whitby Bats Jose Valle 18th 14th(tied) 18th
Abingdon Archers 19th (tied) 14th(tied) 19th(tied)
Buckeye Local Panthers 19th (tied) 14th(tied) 19th(tied)
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes 19th (tied) 14th(tied) 19th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 19th (tied) 14th(tied) 19th(tied)
San Antonio Griffins 19th (tied) 14th(tied) 19th(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 19th (tied) 14th(tied) 19th(tied)
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Moncton Mounties David Raney 1st David Raney 3rd 1st
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Troy Nelson 2nd 6th(tied) 6th
Tiverton Colonels Chris Vollaro 3rd 6th(tied) 7th
Haviland Thrashers Brian Dawes 4th 6th(tied) 8th
Riverside Wolverines Steve Taylor 5th 6th(tied) 9th
Crystal Lake Killers Dave Pollock 6th 6th(tied) 10th
Jacksonville Nationals Emanuel Delgadillo 7th 6th(tied) 11th
Chuluota Imperials Vincent Salinas 8th Vincent Salinas 2nd 3rd
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jason Derieg 9th 6th(tied) 12th
Lincoln Princes Jay Hall 10th 6th(tied) 13th
Buffalo Bellflowers Luis Sosa 11th 6th(tied) 14th
Borrego Springs Rams Edwin Rodriguez 12th (tied) Edwin Rodriguez 1st 2nd
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Chris Lester 12th (tied) 6th(tied) 15th
Picture Rocks Raptors Mike Tunstall 14th 6th(tied) 16th
Buckeye Local Panthers Jordan Rivas 15th Jordan Rivas 4th 4th
San Bernardino Flight Mel Rivera 16th 6th(tied) 17th
Whitby Bats Javier Antongiorgi 17th 6th(tied) 18th
Long Island Torpedoes David Aguas 18th 6th(tied) 19th
Franklin Cubs Gilberto Noris 19th Gilberto Noris 5th 5th
Terra Linda Chargers Antonio Bonilla 20th 6th(tied) 20th
San Antonio Griffins Matsusuke Maeda 21st 6th(tied) 21st
Abingdon Archers 22nd (tied) 6th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Juneau Sled Dogs 22nd (tied) 6th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 22nd (tied) 6th(tied) 22nd(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Chad Rodriguez 1st 6th(tied) 6th
Riverside Wolverines Carlos Cordero 2nd Carlos Cordero 4th 2nd
Tiverton Colonels Nick Clarke 3rd Julio Cortez 1st 1st
Crystal Lake Killers Ricardo Montanez 4th 6th(tied) 7th
Moncton Mounties Shigemori Shimizu 5th 6th(tied) 8th
Lincoln Princes Shunsen Mikami 6th Manuel Cortez 5th 5th
San Antonio Griffins Carlos Crespo 7th Carlos Crespo 2nd 3rd
Franklin Cubs Poul Binzer 8th 6th(tied) 9th
Whitby Bats Adam Chunn 9th 6th(tied) 10th
Buffalo Bellflowers Mario Gutierrez 10th (tied) Mario Gutierrez 3rd 4th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Javy Morales 10th (tied) 6th(tied) 11th
Plymouth Rockers Alex Reyes 12th 6th(tied) 12th
Chuluota Imperials Vince Morris 13th (tied) 6th(tied) 13th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight Ricardo Reyes 13th (tied) 6th(tied) 13th(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Danny Romero 15th 6th(tied) 15th
Buckeye Local Panthers Luis Gutierrez 16th 6th(tied) 16th
Borrego Springs Rams Elliot Atkins 17th 6th(tied) 17th
Juneau Sled Dogs Alfredo Morales 18th 6th(tied) 18th
Abingdon Archers 19th (tied) 6th(tied) 19th(tied)
Haviland Thrashers 19th (tied) 6th(tied) 19th(tied)
Jacksonville Nationals 19th (tied) 6th(tied) 19th(tied)
Long Island Torpedoes 19th (tied) 6th(tied) 19th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 19th (tied) 6th(tied) 19th(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 19th (tied) 6th(tied) 19th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Moncton Mounties Danny Shafer 1st Danny Shafer 6th 3rd
Whitby Bats Jeremy Martin 2nd Jeremy Martin 2nd 1st
Jacksonville Nationals Adam Motschenbacher 3rd 8th(tied) 8th
Tiverton Colonels Jim Gonzalez 4th Jim Gonzalez 4th 4th
Riverside Wolverines Seth Robinson 5th 8th(tied) 9th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Brian Taylor 6th 8th(tied) 10th
Crystal Lake Killers T.J. Herrera 7th 8th(tied) 11th
San Bernardino Flight Jonathan Swander 8th Jonathan Swander 5th 6th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Ryan May 9th Ryan May 7th 7th
Chuluota Imperials Nick Blanks 10th 8th(tied) 12th
Buffalo Bellflowers Carlos Martinez 11th Carlos Martinez 3rd 5th
Picture Rocks Raptors Seth Mullaly 12th 8th(tied) 13th
Buckeye Local Panthers Pat Barnett 13th 8th(tied) 14th
Borrego Springs Rams Mario Ibarra 14th Mario Ibarra 1st 2nd
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Shouji Watanabe 15th 8th(tied) 15th
Haviland Thrashers Johane Remdios 16th 8th(tied) 16th
Franklin Cubs Gus Escobedo 17th 8th(tied) 17th
Lincoln Princes Manny Pineda 18th (tied) 8th(tied) 18th(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers Alfredo Murillo 18th (tied) 8th(tied) 18th(tied)
Long Island Torpedoes Tony Robles 20th 8th(tied) 20th
San Antonio Griffins Nelson Lucero 21st 8th(tied) 21st
Abingdon Archers 22nd (tied) 8th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Juneau Sled Dogs 22nd (tied) 8th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 22nd (tied) 8th(tied) 22nd(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Whitby Bats Arturo Tinoco 1st Dan Navarro 1st(tied) 1st
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jorge Gonzales 2nd Jorge Gonzales 4th 4th
Buffalo Bellflowers Jose Yenores 3rd Jose Yenores 9th 5th
Lincoln Princes Josh Bolick 4th Julio Morales 1st(tied) 2nd
Chuluota Imperials Shaun Galbraith 5th 11th(tied) 11th
Moncton Mounties Travis Grossman 6th 11th(tied) 12th
Tiverton Colonels Federico Rosales 7th Willie Zepeda 1st(tied) 3rd
Franklin Cubs Teo Brouwer 8th 11th(tied) 13th
Riverside Wolverines Matt Blankenship 9th 11th(tied) 14th
Haviland Thrashers Josh Taylor 10th 11th(tied) 15th
Buckeye Local Panthers Alberto Canales 11th Oscar Ramirez 10th 8th
Crystal Lake Killers Armando Perez 12th Manuel Martinez 6th 6th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Hemmu Hilali 13th Ruben Gutierrez 7th 7th
Abingdon Archers Galtero Casale 14th 11th(tied) 16th
San Bernardino Flight Jose Barrera 15th Jose Pineda 8th 10th
Juneau Sled Dogs Nobuyoshi Hirabayashi 16th Kalle Hovinen 5th 9th
Borrego Springs Rams Salvador Garcia 17th 11th(tied) 17th
Long Island Torpedoes Carlos Reyes 18th 11th(tied) 18th
Picture Rocks Raptors Zoubeir Ndale 19th (tied) 11th(tied) 19th(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers Manuel Manzo 19th (tied) 11th(tied) 19th(tied)
Jacksonville Nationals 21st (tied) 11th(tied) 21st(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 21st (tied) 11th(tied) 21st(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates 21st (tied) 11th(tied) 21st(tied)
San Antonio Griffins 21st (tied) 11th(tied) 21st(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Moncton Mounties Marc Alexander 1st Marc Alexander 2nd 1st
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Victor Cruz 2nd Victor Cruz 4th 3rd
Jacksonville Nationals Gabe Ippolito 3rd 7th(tied) 7th
Riverside Wolverines Marc Laur 4th 7th(tied) 8th
Long Island Torpedoes Ivan Fuentes 5th Hector de Jesus 5th 4th
Chuluota Imperials Zach Hess 6th 7th(tied) 9th
San Bernardino Flight Carlos Sanchez 7th 7th(tied) 10th
Whitby Bats Marco Grijalva 8th Marco Grijalva 1st 2nd
Juneau Sled Dogs Hector Burgos 9th 7th(tied) 11th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Jayden Taylor 10th Alex Cofino 6th 6th
Borrego Springs Rams Francisco Alderete 11th Francisco Alderete 3rd 5th
Buckeye Local Panthers Jose Garcia 12th 7th(tied) 12th
Lincoln Princes Wijnand van Noord 13th 7th(tied) 13th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jerry O'Dell 14th 7th(tied) 14th
Tiverton Colonels Ricky Mandujano 15th 7th(tied) 15th
Crystal Lake Killers Jaylen Putman 16th 7th(tied) 16th
Haviland Thrashers Juan Oliva 17th 7th(tied) 17th
Terra Linda Chargers Nelson Perez 18th 7th(tied) 18th
Buffalo Bellflowers Jose Vilanova 19th 7th(tied) 19th
Abingdon Archers 20th (tied) 7th(tied) 20th(tied)
Franklin Cubs 20th (tied) 7th(tied) 20th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 20th (tied) 7th(tied) 20th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 20th (tied) 7th(tied) 20th(tied)
San Antonio Griffins 20th (tied) 7th(tied) 20th(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Hugo Reyes 1st Shalom Bruin 2nd 1st
Chuluota Imperials Steve Williams 2nd Steve Esquivel 10th 9th
Moncton Mounties Byron Bruce 3rd Byron Bruce 1st 2nd
Tiverton Colonels Jonathan Sites 4th Andy Merrick 8th 6th
Whitby Bats Rich Zula 5th Ismael Lopez 7th 7th
Crystal Lake Killers Eric Kretzer 6th Eric Kretzer 3rd 3rd
Buffalo Bellflowers Antonio Corona 7th Jesus Beltre 6th 8th
Haviland Thrashers Jamie Stuhr 8th Rafael Cruz 5th 4th
Borrego Springs Rams Fernando Casiano 9th Shuzo Kimura 11th 11th
San Bernardino Flight Alfredo Rivero 10th Alfredo Rivero 4th 5th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Cortez Alavez 11th Cortez Alavez 12th 12th
Jacksonville Nationals Edward Southey 12th Hector Mendoza 15th 14th
Riverside Wolverines Ryan Neely 13th 17th(tied) 16th
Juneau Sled Dogs Junji Tokunaga 14th Juan Perez 14th 15th
Terra Linda Chargers Johnny Owen 15th Danny Sedano 13th 13th
Long Island Torpedoes Danny Guajardo 16th 17th(tied) 17th
Lincoln Princes Isaburo Nakazawa 17th Lasse van Rooijen 9th 10th
Plymouth Rockers Evan Feller 18th 17th(tied) 18th
San Antonio Griffins Miguel Lopez 19th 17th(tied) 20th
Buckeye Local Panthers Banmei Endo 20th 17th(tied) 21st
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Esteban Montoya 21st Esteban Montoya 16th 19th
Franklin Cubs Danny Gonzalez 22nd 17th(tied) 22nd
Picture Rocks Raptors Shunso Tabata 23rd 17th(tied) 23rd
Abingdon Archers 24th 17th(tied) 24th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jacksonville Nationals Emmett Rogers 1st Emmett Rogers 1st 1st
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Ryan Vermillion 2nd Ryan Vermillion 2nd(tied) 2nd
Tiverton Colonels Robby Rush 3rd Robby Rush 6th 4th
Lincoln Princes Mike Stone 4th Mario Paruzzi 14th 6th
Haviland Thrashers Jose Murillo 5th Edgar Ambrosio 12th 8th
Plymouth Rockers Matt Akins 6th Matt Akins 11th 7th
Terra Linda Chargers Cedric McGuigan 7th Henry Ceballos 15th 10th
Whitby Bats Mike Allen 8th Mike Allen 7th 9th
Borrego Springs Rams Ben Laing 9th Will Ziegler 4th 5th
Juneau Sled Dogs Cortez Oyola 10th 16th(tied) 15th
Long Island Torpedoes Gabe Rubio 11th 16th(tied) 16th
Moncton Mounties Mike Hrdlicka 12th Mike Hrdlicka 8th 11th
Buffalo Bellflowers Mike Cousin 13th Mike Cousin 10th 12th
Chuluota Imperials Jake Sheppard 14th Matt Johnson 2nd(tied) 3rd
Crystal Lake Killers Jordan Carreon 15th Brian Kyzar 9th 13th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Tony Garcia 16th Tony de Leon 5th 14th
Buckeye Local Panthers Banmei Endo 17th 16th(tied) 18th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jose Pinedo 18th 16th(tied) 19th
San Bernardino Flight Andy Gardea 19th 16th(tied) 20th
San Antonio Griffins Cesar Ramirez 20th 16th(tied) 21st
Picture Rocks Raptors Danny Lujan 21st Matthew Walrod 13th 17th
Abingdon Archers 22nd (tied) 16th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Franklin Cubs 22nd (tied) 16th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Riverside Wolverines 22nd (tied) 16th(tied) 22nd(tied)
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Chuluota Imperials Matt Johnson 1st Matt Johnson 6th 6th
Tiverton Colonels Shane Campbell 2nd Shane Campbell 7th 7th
Crystal Lake Killers Brian Kyzar 3rd Brian Kyzar 10th 8th
Whitby Bats Mike Allen 4th Rich Zula 3rd(tied) 1st
Picture Rocks Raptors Matthew Walrod 5th Matthew Walrod 13th 12th
Buffalo Bellflowers Jonathan Kellerstrass 6th Jonathan Kellerstrass 9th 9th
Haviland Thrashers Edgar Ambrosio 7th Edgar Ambrosio 12th 11th
Jacksonville Nationals Eric Grace 8th Emmett Rogers 2nd 2nd
Moncton Mounties Diego Garcia 9th Mario Ortiz 1st 3rd
Juneau Sled Dogs Randy Smith 10th 16th(tied) 16th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Tony de Leon 11th Tony de Leon 8th 10th
Borrego Springs Rams Ben Laing 12th Will Ziegler 3rd(tied) 4th
Plymouth Rockers Nathan Fitzkee 13th Matt Akins 11th 13th
Terra Linda Chargers Seth Flaming 14th Henry Ceballos 15th 14th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Danny Wilkinson 15th Ryan Vermillion 3rd(tied) 5th
Lincoln Princes Mike Stone 16th Mario Paruzzi 14th 15th
San Bernardino Flight Takashi Endo 17th 16th(tied) 17th
Buckeye Local Panthers Banmei Endo 18th 16th(tied) 18th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jose Pinedo 19th 16th(tied) 19th
Long Island Torpedoes Saturnino Canejo 20th 16th(tied) 20th
San Antonio Griffins Cesar Ramirez 21st 16th(tied) 21st
Abingdon Archers 22nd (tied) 16th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Franklin Cubs 22nd (tied) 16th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Riverside Wolverines 22nd (tied) 16th(tied) 22nd(tied)
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