ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
03/15/2024
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Chuluota Imperials Mike Shabazian 1st Mike Shabazian 3rd 2nd
Franklin Cubs Eddie Sandoval 2nd Eddie Sandoval 6th 3rd
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes J.D. Gordon 3rd Curt Koerner 1st 1st
Abingdon Archers Eric Brown 4th 7th(tied) 7th
Riverside Wolverines Ben Riffe 5th 7th(tied) 8th
Terra Linda Chargers Brian Butler 6th Ricky Cortes 4th 5th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Ryan Rosenson 7th Ryan Rosenson 2nd 4th
Whitby Bats Brandon Coleman 8th Brandon Coleman 5th 6th
Long Island Torpedoes Ismael Ramos 9th 7th(tied) 9th
Borrego Springs Rams Chris Gilbert 10th 7th(tied) 10th
Buffalo Bellflowers Raul Tavarez 11th 7th(tied) 11th
Buckeye Local Panthers Franklin Ledezma 12th 7th(tied) 12th
Corpus Christi Texans 13th (tied) 7th(tied) 13th(tied)
Crystal Lake Killers 13th (tied) 7th(tied) 13th(tied)
Haviland Thrashers 13th (tied) 7th(tied) 13th(tied)
Jacksonville Nationals 13th (tied) 7th(tied) 13th(tied)
Lincoln Princes 13th (tied) 7th(tied) 13th(tied)
Moncton Mounties 13th (tied) 7th(tied) 13th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 13th (tied) 7th(tied) 13th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 13th (tied) 7th(tied) 13th(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates 13th (tied) 7th(tied) 13th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 13th (tied) 7th(tied) 13th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 13th (tied) 7th(tied) 13th(tied)
Tulsa Captains 13th (tied) 7th(tied) 13th(tied)
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Picture Rocks Raptors Justin Thurston 1st Justin Thurston 5th(tied) 1st
Abingdon Archers David Pierce 2nd Zach Weakley 3rd 2nd
Tulsa Captains John Wallace 3rd John Wallace 5th(tied) 3rd
Riverside Wolverines Jeremy Wright 4th 12th(tied) 11th
Terra Linda Chargers Brian Evans 5th Brian Evans 7th 7th
Franklin Cubs Jose Ramos 6th Jose Ramos 4th 4th
Lincoln Princes Steve Thomas 7th 12th(tied) 13th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Brian Johnson 8th Brian Johnson 9th 8th
Corpus Christi Texans John Sears 9th Luke Flynn 8th 9th
San Bernardino Flight Scott Bright 10th Jose Hernandez 1st 5th
Borrego Springs Rams Ryan Claydon 11th Ryan Claydon 10th 10th
Moncton Mounties Mike Fitzgerald 12th 12th(tied) 14th
Crystal Lake Killers Tim Brooks 13th 12th(tied) 15th
Buffalo Bellflowers Roger Ball 14th 12th(tied) 16th
Chuluota Imperials Brian Porretta 15th Bobby Burm 2nd 6th
Plymouth Rockers Adam Newhouse 16th 12th(tied) 17th
Jacksonville Nationals Ivan Hernandez 17th 12th(tied) 18th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Mario Garcia 18th Mario Garcia 11th 12th
Tiverton Colonels Matthew Northern 19th 12th(tied) 19th
Haviland Thrashers Gordie Stotler 20th 12th(tied) 20th
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 6th 4th
Terra Linda Chargers Joe Corcoran 3rd (tied) Outa Kagawa 9th 5th
Tiverton Colonels Hector Soto 3rd (tied) 11th(tied) 11th
Chuluota Imperials Ed Dove 5th 11th(tied) 12th
Borrego Springs Rams Andy Bennett 6th Andy Bennett 10th 6th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Steve Sheffield 7th Steve Sheffield 1st(tied) 1st
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Beau Richardson 8th 11th(tied) 13th
Franklin Cubs Bob Sallee 9th Justin Perez 1st(tied) 2nd
Abingdon Archers Kyle Scherbel 10th 11th(tied) 14th
Riverside Wolverines Mark Mauro 11th 11th(tied) 15th
Corpus Christi Texans Dylan Wrinn 12th 11th(tied) 16th
Buffalo Bellflowers Josh Flowers 13th Danny Solis 5th 7th
Jacksonville Nationals Mikkel Goldbaek 14th Mikkel Goldbaek 7th 8th
Crystal Lake Killers Justin Richardson 15th 11th(tied) 17th
San Bernardino Flight Alex Marquez 16th 11th(tied) 18th
Haviland Thrashers Cesar Reta 17th Chris Huseman 3rd 9th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Ricky Laguna 18th 11th(tied) 19th
Lincoln Princes Mario Chavez 19th 11th(tied) 20th
Long Island Torpedoes Sandy Vargas 20th Santiago Ytuarte 8th 10th
Buckeye Local Panthers 21st (tied) 11th(tied) 21st(tied)
Moncton Mounties 21st (tied) 11th(tied) 21st(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 21st (tied) 11th(tied) 21st(tied)
Tulsa Captains 21st (tied) 11th(tied) 21st(tied)
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Tiverton Colonels Ashton Baldwin 1st Ashton Baldwin 5th 2nd
Chuluota Imperials Matt Davis 2nd Matt Davis 1st 1st
Whitby Bats Lamar Bridges 3rd 10th(tied) 10th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Ivan Hernandez 4th Francisco Mendez 9th 6th
Buffalo Bellflowers Alex Melo 5th Alex Melo 3rd 3rd
San Bernardino Flight Ken Beck 6th Ken Beck 2nd 4th
Crystal Lake Killers Kyle Summey 7th Max Guerrero 4th 5th
Franklin Cubs Curt Lirette 8th 10th(tied) 11th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Alejandro Flores 9th 10th(tied) 12th
Borrego Springs Rams Jim Elander 10th Eric Propper 8th 7th
Corpus Christi Texans Chris Espinoza 11th 10th(tied) 13th
Picture Rocks Raptors Andy Belot 12th 10th(tied) 14th
Long Island Torpedoes Jesse Lang 13th Jesse Lang 6th 8th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Andy Hansen 14th Jose Fraire 7th 9th
Plymouth Rockers Larry Casperson 15th 10th(tied) 15th
Buckeye Local Panthers Alejandro Valiente 16th 10th(tied) 16th
Abingdon Archers 17th (tied) 10th(tied) 17th(tied)
Haviland Thrashers 17th (tied) 10th(tied) 17th(tied)
Jacksonville Nationals 17th (tied) 10th(tied) 17th(tied)
Lincoln Princes 17th (tied) 10th(tied) 17th(tied)
Moncton Mounties 17th (tied) 10th(tied) 17th(tied)
Riverside Wolverines 17th (tied) 10th(tied) 17th(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 17th (tied) 10th(tied) 17th(tied)
Tulsa Captains 17th (tied) 10th(tied) 17th(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Franklin Cubs Brian Beason 1st 3rd(tied) 3rd
Whitby Bats Travis Biggar 2nd 3rd(tied) 4th
San Bernardino Flight Steve Anderson 3rd 3rd(tied) 5th
Terra Linda Chargers David Williams 4th 3rd(tied) 6th
Jacksonville Nationals Justin York 5th 3rd(tied) 7th
Moncton Mounties Raul Rodriguez 6th Raul Rodriguez 1st 1st
Chuluota Imperials Takao Fujii 7th 3rd(tied) 8th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Jose Valdez 8th 3rd(tied) 9th
Crystal Lake Killers Shinichi Ota 9th 3rd(tied) 10th
Buffalo Bellflowers Bobby Cacho 10th Mario Gutierrez 2nd 2nd
Abingdon Archers 11th (tied) 3rd(tied) 11th(tied)
Borrego Springs Rams 11th (tied) 3rd(tied) 11th(tied)
Buckeye Local Panthers 11th (tied) 3rd(tied) 11th(tied)
Corpus Christi Texans 11th (tied) 3rd(tied) 11th(tied)
Haviland Thrashers 11th (tied) 3rd(tied) 11th(tied)
Lincoln Princes 11th (tied) 3rd(tied) 11th(tied)
Long Island Torpedoes 11th (tied) 3rd(tied) 11th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 11th (tied) 3rd(tied) 11th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 11th (tied) 3rd(tied) 11th(tied)
Riverside Wolverines 11th (tied) 3rd(tied) 11th(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates 11th (tied) 3rd(tied) 11th(tied)
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers 11th (tied) 3rd(tied) 11th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 11th (tied) 3rd(tied) 11th(tied)
Tulsa Captains 11th (tied) 3rd(tied) 11th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Franklin Cubs Paul Dankenbring 1st Paul Dankenbring 4th 3rd
Corpus Christi Texans Michael Nava 2nd Michael Nava 1st 1st
Abingdon Archers Ron Salcido 3rd Ron Salcido 5th 5th
Picture Rocks Raptors Ryan Willin 4th Ryan Willin 3rd 4th
Whitby Bats Jarrod LaCasse 5th Jarrod LaCasse 8th 6th
Tulsa Captains Juan Martelo 6th Caleb Herendeen 2nd 2nd
Buffalo Bellflowers Nick Owens 7th Nick Owens 7th 7th
Jacksonville Nationals Bill Amparan 8th Adam Motschenbacher 11th 8th
Chuluota Imperials Justin Husnick 9th 12th(tied) 12th
Terra Linda Chargers Bill Bandy 10th 12th(tied) 13th
Tiverton Colonels Danny Gonzalez 11th 12th(tied) 14th
Lincoln Princes Joel Gary 12th 12th(tied) 15th
Buckeye Local Panthers Dave Savage 13th 12th(tied) 16th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Tom Lambert 14th 12th(tied) 17th
Plymouth Rockers Bill Pflipsen 15th 12th(tied) 18th
San Bernardino Flight Josh Chadwick 16th Alex Munoz 9th 10th
Riverside Wolverines Javy Perez 17th Javy Perez 6th 9th
Long Island Torpedoes Miguel Vazquez 18th 12th(tied) 19th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Victor Lara 19th Victor Lara 10th 11th
Haviland Thrashers Willie Lopez 20th 12th(tied) 20th
Moncton Mounties Cody Walker 21st 12th(tied) 21st
Borrego Springs Rams 22nd (tied) 12th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Crystal Lake Killers 22nd (tied) 12th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates 22nd (tied) 12th(tied) 22nd(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Buffalo Bellflowers Adam Larson 1st 5th(tied) 5th
San Bernardino Flight Kevin Jones 2nd Kevin Jones 1st(tied) 1st
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jorge Avila 3rd 5th(tied) 6th
Tiverton Colonels Adam Tunnell 4th 5th(tied) 7th
Borrego Springs Rams Colin Burke 5th Shungyosai Tanno 1st(tied) 2nd
Whitby Bats Omar Luera 6th 5th(tied) 8th
Franklin Cubs Pete Shelton 7th Matthew Brown 3rd 3rd
Long Island Torpedoes Mario Alvarez 8th 5th(tied) 9th
Tulsa Captains Carlos Rodrigues 9th 5th(tied) 10th
Corpus Christi Texans Randy Reneau 10th 5th(tied) 11th
Buckeye Local Panthers Alberto Canales 11th 5th(tied) 12th
Moncton Mounties Victor Ontiveros 12th Victor Ontiveros 4th 4th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Israel Vallejo 13th 5th(tied) 13th
Lincoln Princes Nate Perry 14th 5th(tied) 14th
Chuluota Imperials Isaias Encinias 15th 5th(tied) 15th
Picture Rocks Raptors Franklin Rubio 16th 5th(tied) 16th
Terra Linda Chargers Rogelio Lopez 17th 5th(tied) 17th
Abingdon Archers 18th (tied) 5th(tied) 18th(tied)
Crystal Lake Killers 18th (tied) 5th(tied) 18th(tied)
Haviland Thrashers 18th (tied) 5th(tied) 18th(tied)
Jacksonville Nationals 18th (tied) 5th(tied) 18th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 18th (tied) 5th(tied) 18th(tied)
Riverside Wolverines 18th (tied) 5th(tied) 18th(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates 18th (tied) 5th(tied) 18th(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Tulsa Captains Matt Grissom 1st Rich Maciejewski 1st(tied) 1st
San Bernardino Flight Steve Gottlieb 2nd Steve Gottlieb 7th 5th
Tiverton Colonels Mike Fath 3rd 10th(tied) 10th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Chris Benedict 4th Edgardo Perez 1st(tied) 2nd
Riverside Wolverines Edgar Ramos 5th Edgar Ramos 9th 7th
Crystal Lake Killers Eric Wilson 6th Eric Wilson 6th 6th
Buckeye Local Panthers Jake Cook 7th 10th(tied) 11th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Antonio Gonzalez 8th 10th(tied) 12th
Corpus Christi Texans Danny Haessly 9th David Torres 1st(tied) 3rd
Terra Linda Chargers Michael Segar 10th 10th(tied) 13th
Chuluota Imperials Latrell Poff 11th Latrell Poff 1st(tied) 4th
Picture Rocks Raptors Dave Monier 12th 10th(tied) 14th
Whitby Bats Scott Skidmore 13th 10th(tied) 15th
Lincoln Princes Miguel Cerpa 14th Miguel Cerpa 8th 9th
Borrego Springs Rams Matt Shea 15th 10th(tied) 16th
Moncton Mounties Luis Amador 16th Luis Amador 5th 8th
Franklin Cubs Nate Jurgensen 17th 10th(tied) 17th
Haviland Thrashers Yoshihide Hasebe 18th 10th(tied) 18th
Abingdon Archers 19th (tied) 10th(tied) 19th(tied)
Buffalo Bellflowers 19th (tied) 10th(tied) 19th(tied)
Jacksonville Nationals 19th (tied) 10th(tied) 19th(tied)
Long Island Torpedoes 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)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Buffalo Bellflowers Mickey Green 1st Omar Sotelo 3rd 2nd
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Nick Kern 2nd Shalom Bruin 1st 1st
Terra Linda Chargers Peter Hoster 3rd Luis Cortez 2nd 3rd
Whitby Bats Marty Matthews 4th Josh Poehlein 4th 4th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Tom Moore 5th John Chapin 6th(tied) 6th
Chuluota Imperials Pat Hanson 6th 11th(tied) 9th
Borrego Springs Rams Javier Conchas 7th Mike Giacalone 5th 5th
Riverside Wolverines Brian Millet 8th Brian Millet 6th(tied) 7th
Buckeye Local Panthers Alberto Quijada 9th Roberto Melendez 8th 8th
Long Island Torpedoes Jose Zapata 10th 11th(tied) 11th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Justin Heinold 11th Tony Vigil 9th 10th
Jacksonville Nationals Gabriel Marin 12th 11th(tied) 12th
Crystal Lake Killers Billy Kaufman 13th 11th(tied) 14th
Moncton Mounties Jonathan Chavez 14th Jonathan Chavez 10th 13th
Haviland Thrashers Willie Ocasio 15th 11th(tied) 15th
Abingdon Archers 16th (tied) 11th(tied) 16th(tied)
Corpus Christi Texans 16th (tied) 11th(tied) 16th(tied)
Franklin Cubs 16th (tied) 11th(tied) 16th(tied)
Lincoln Princes 16th (tied) 11th(tied) 16th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 16th (tied) 11th(tied) 16th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 16th (tied) 11th(tied) 16th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 16th (tied) 11th(tied) 16th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 16th (tied) 11th(tied) 16th(tied)
Tulsa Captains 16th (tied) 11th(tied) 16th(tied)
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Marcos Patino 1st Andres Munoz 1st 1st
Buffalo Bellflowers Chris Wimberley 2nd Chris Wimberley 2nd 2nd
Whitby Bats George Sisco 3rd Emre Voss 3rd(tied) 3rd
Borrego Springs Rams Chris Neff 4th Leo Fonseca 3rd(tied) 4th
Jacksonville Nationals Alex Arredondo 5th Alex Arredondo 5th 5th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Aaron Kent 6th 9th(tied) 8th
Haviland Thrashers Cory Hobbs 7th (tied) Cory Hobbs 6th 6th
Terra Linda Chargers Zach Spitza 7th (tied) Diego Garcia 7th 7th
Crystal Lake Killers Pat Gannon 9th 9th(tied) 10th
Long Island Torpedoes Chad Elder 10th 9th(tied) 11th
Buckeye Local Panthers Cesar Castillo 11th 9th(tied) 12th
Chuluota Imperials Stewart Elliott 12th 9th(tied) 13th
Riverside Wolverines Sherman Ayala 13th Sherman Ayala 8th 9th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Cort Cole 14th 9th(tied) 14th
Moncton Mounties Freddy Lopez 15th 9th(tied) 15th
Abingdon Archers 16th (tied) 9th(tied) 16th(tied)
Corpus Christi Texans 16th (tied) 9th(tied) 16th(tied)
Franklin Cubs 16th (tied) 9th(tied) 16th(tied)
Lincoln Princes 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
Jacksonville Nationals Alex Arredondo 1st Alex Arredondo 4th 4th
Buffalo Bellflowers Bobby Simpson 2nd Bobby Simpson 3rd 3rd
Whitby Bats George Sisco 3rd Emre Voss 2nd 2nd
Terra Linda Chargers Peter Hoster 4th Victor Mendoza 1st 1st
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Eddie O'Connor 5th Eddie O'Connor 6th 6th
Haviland Thrashers Cory Hobbs 6th Cory Hobbs 5th 5th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Aaron Kent 7th 9th(tied) 8th
Crystal Lake Killers Pat Gannon 8th 9th(tied) 10th
Long Island Torpedoes Chad Elder 9th 9th(tied) 11th
Borrego Springs Rams Josue Muro 10th Josue Muro 7th 7th
Buckeye Local Panthers Cesar Castillo 11th 9th(tied) 12th
Chuluota Imperials Suk Moon 12th 9th(tied) 13th
Riverside Wolverines Sherman Ayala 13th Sherman Ayala 8th 9th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Cort Cole 14th 9th(tied) 14th
Moncton Mounties Freddy Lopez 15th 9th(tied) 15th
Abingdon Archers 16th (tied) 9th(tied) 16th(tied)
Corpus Christi Texans 16th (tied) 9th(tied) 16th(tied)
Franklin Cubs 16th (tied) 9th(tied) 16th(tied)
Lincoln Princes 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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