ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
08/24/2025
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CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Curt Koerner 1st Curt Koerner 2nd(tied) 1st
Buffalo Bellflowers Adrian Whalley 2nd 9th(tied) 9th
Borrego Springs Rams Christian Weatherspoon 3rd 9th(tied) 10th
Moncton Mounties Ivan Camarillo 4th Ricky Cortes 2nd(tied) 3rd
Franklin Cubs Rob Carrigan 5th Rob Carrigan 1st 2nd
Buckeye Local Panthers Masaaki Takata 6th Masaaki Takata 6th 6th
San Antonio Griffins Jeff Johnson 7th 9th(tied) 11th
Terra Linda Chargers Preston Leon 8th Pael Espanol 8th 7th
Juneau Sled Dogs Angel de la Cruz 9th 9th(tied) 12th
Jacksonville Nationals Chris Tomlinson 10th Chris Tomlinson 2nd(tied) 4th
Whitby Bats Jayden McClendon 11th Omar Castillo 5th 5th
Tiverton Colonels Kevin Hurt 12th 9th(tied) 13th
Riverside Wolverines Dan Stainbrook 13th 9th(tied) 14th
Lincoln Princes Omar Ybarra 14th 9th(tied) 15th
Crystal Lake Killers Benedito Potier 15th 9th(tied) 16th
Long Island Torpedoes Justin Holmes 16th Josh Livesay 7th 8th
Chuluota Imperials Steve Holt 17th 9th(tied) 17th
San Bernardino Flight Noah Valenti 18th 9th(tied) 18th
Abingdon Archers Gabriel Flores 19th 9th(tied) 19th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Oliver Dawson 20th 9th(tied) 20th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Manuel Ayala 21st 9th(tied) 21st
Haviland Thrashers Alex Perez 22nd 9th(tied) 22nd
Picture Rocks Raptors 23rd (tied) 9th(tied) 23rd(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 23rd (tied) 9th(tied) 23rd(tied)
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Jim Naig 1st Jeremy Hurst 3rd(tied) 2nd
Buckeye Local Panthers Jason Allen 2nd Marco Garcia 1st 1st
Moncton Mounties Aaron Nelson 3rd Aaron Nelson 7th 7th
San Bernardino Flight Jake Futrell 4th Joe Knight 3rd(tied) 4th
Franklin Cubs Chris Fenton 5th David Arriaga 2nd 3rd
Haviland Thrashers Bryan Valenta 6th Bryan Valenta 8th 8th
Tiverton Colonels Matthew Northern 7th 13th(tied) 13th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Johnny Huerta 8th Nick Cordova 3rd(tied) 5th
Abingdon Archers Zach Weakley 9th Zach Weakley 9th 9th
Crystal Lake Killers Tyler Railey 10th Tyler Railey 3rd(tied) 6th
Riverside Wolverines Ryan Gribble 11th Billy Irwin 10th 10th
Borrego Springs Rams Steve Bartlett 12th Steve Bartlett 11th 11th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jeremy Matheson 13th 13th(tied) 14th
Chuluota Imperials Mario Lopez 14th 13th(tied) 15th
Jacksonville Nationals Ivan Hernandez 15th 13th(tied) 16th
Picture Rocks Raptors Clay Tosh 16th Clay Tosh 12th 12th
Long Island Torpedoes David Jones 17th 13th(tied) 17th
Buffalo Bellflowers Ramiro Pastor 18th 13th(tied) 18th
San Antonio Griffins Jared Ferland 19th 13th(tied) 19th
Juneau Sled Dogs Justin Bogden 20th 13th(tied) 20th
Lincoln Princes Ricky Fernandez 21st 13th(tied) 21st
Terra Linda Chargers Guillermo Moreno 22nd 13th(tied) 22nd
Whitby Bats Rafael Castanon 23rd 13th(tied) 23rd
Plymouth Rockers 24th 13th(tied) 24th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Crystal Lake Killers Brian Kilcoyne 1st Brian Kilcoyne 9th 4th
Franklin Cubs Justin Perez 2nd Justin Perez 11th 5th
Jacksonville Nationals Bobby McFarland 3rd Jimmy Johnson 1st 1st
Juneau Sled Dogs Greg Fleming 4th Greg Fleming 4th 6th
Moncton Mounties Charlie Zimmerman 5th Charlie Zimmerman 8th 7th
San Bernardino Flight Tommie Tepper 6th Pablo Gonzalez 3rd 3rd
Chuluota Imperials Jose Gallardo 7th Jose Gallardo 6th 8th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Sam Kelley 8th Eddie Duran 2nd 2nd
Picture Rocks Raptors Juan Moya 9th 12th(tied) 12th
Borrego Springs Rams Ruben Vences 10th 12th(tied) 13th
Riverside Wolverines Tony Cantu 11th (tied) Tony Cantu 7th 9th
Tiverton Colonels Brandon Colbert 11th (tied) 12th(tied) 14th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Aloísio Boissel 13th Aloísio Boissel 10th 11th
Haviland Thrashers Austin Peterson 14th Jose Jimenez 5th 10th
Buffalo Bellflowers John Dowd 15th 12th(tied) 15th
Long Island Torpedoes Omar Carrillo 16th 12th(tied) 16th
Lincoln Princes Yoshio Okazaki 17th 12th(tied) 17th
Terra Linda Chargers Bruce Gutierrez 18th 12th(tied) 18th
Whitby Bats Jose Valle 19th 12th(tied) 19th
Abingdon Archers 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
Buckeye Local Panthers 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
San Antonio Griffins 20th (tied) 12th(tied) 20th(tied)
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Moncton Mounties David Raney 1st 9th(tied) 9th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Troy Nelson 2nd 9th(tied) 10th
Whitby Bats Randy Ruhl 3rd 9th(tied) 11th
Borrego Springs Rams Chris Cantu 4th (tied) Chris Cantu 2nd 2nd
Tiverton Colonels Chris Vollaro 4th (tied) 9th(tied) 12th
Haviland Thrashers Brian Dawes 6th 9th(tied) 13th
Riverside Wolverines Steve Taylor 7th 9th(tied) 14th
Franklin Cubs Elias Palacio 8th Gilberto Noris 8th 5th
Crystal Lake Killers Dave Pollock 9th 9th(tied) 15th
San Antonio Griffins Prakoso Ernalia 10th Chris Gutierre 1st 1st
Jacksonville Nationals Emanuel Delgadillo 11th 9th(tied) 16th
Buffalo Bellflowers Rob Lopez 12th Rob Lopez 4th 3rd
Chuluota Imperials Vincent Salinas 13th Vincent Salinas 3rd 4th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Alex Gonzalez 14th Josh Bayliss 7th 8th
Lincoln Princes Jose Saenz 15th Jose Saenz 6th 7th
Buckeye Local Panthers Keith Gonsalez 16th Jordan Rivas 5th 6th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jason Derieg 17th 9th(tied) 17th
Picture Rocks Raptors Mike Tunstall 18th 9th(tied) 18th
Terra Linda Chargers Cesar Moran 19th 9th(tied) 19th
Long Island Torpedoes Felipe Lopez 20th 9th(tied) 20th
Abingdon Archers 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
Juneau Sled Dogs 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Jose Valdez 1st Jose Valdez 5th(tied) 2nd
Whitby Bats Jake Criscuolo 2nd Jake Criscuolo 4th 1st
Buffalo Bellflowers Bobby Cacho 3rd Mario Gutierrez 5th(tied) 6th
Riverside Wolverines Carlos Cordero 4th Carlos Cordero 7th 7th
Juneau Sled Dogs Victor Cruz 5th Victor Cruz 2nd 3rd
San Bernardino Flight Jeremias Vega 6th Ronald Poole 1st 4th
Tiverton Colonels Nick Clarke 7th Julio Cortez 3rd 5th
Long Island Torpedoes Yeong-ha Lee 8th 9th(tied) 9th
San Antonio Griffins Jeff Williamson 9th 9th(tied) 10th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Gabe Lewis 10th 9th(tied) 11th
Crystal Lake Killers Ricardo Montanez 11th 9th(tied) 12th
Borrego Springs Rams Alberto Rivas 12th (tied) Alberto Rivas 8th 8th
Moncton Mounties Shigemori Shimizu 12th (tied) 9th(tied) 13th
Lincoln Princes Shunsen Mikami 14th 9th(tied) 14th
Franklin Cubs Poul Binzer 15th 9th(tied) 15th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Javy Morales 16th 9th(tied) 16th
Haviland Thrashers Johnny Salazar 17th 9th(tied) 17th
Chuluota Imperials Vince Morris 18th 9th(tied) 18th
Terra Linda Chargers Manny Rios 19th 9th(tied) 19th
Buckeye Local Panthers Luis Gutierrez 20th 9th(tied) 20th
Abingdon Archers 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
Jacksonville Nationals 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jacksonville Nationals Tommy Johnson 1st Eric Cannova 9th 4th
Moncton Mounties Rich Miklavcic 2nd Rich Miklavcic 1st 1st
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Tim McHugh 3rd Tim McHugh 2nd 2nd
Whitby Bats Jeremy Martin 4th Jeremy Martin 3rd 3rd
Tiverton Colonels Jim Gonzalez 5th Jim Gonzalez 5th 5th
Riverside Wolverines Seth Robinson 6th Seth Robinson 7th 6th
Plymouth Rockers Dave Maser 7th 11th(tied) 11th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Brian Taylor 8th Edgardo Perez 10th 8th
Crystal Lake Killers T.J. Herrera 9th 11th(tied) 12th
Borrego Springs Rams Zach Black 10th 11th(tied) 13th
Juneau Sled Dogs Ryan Hardeman 11th 11th(tied) 14th
San Bernardino Flight Jonathan Swander 12th Jonathan Swander 6th 9th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Ryan May 13th 11th(tied) 15th
Chuluota Imperials Nick Blanks 14th 11th(tied) 16th
Buckeye Local Panthers Keith Alexander 15th 11th(tied) 17th
Buffalo Bellflowers Carlos Martinez 16th Carlos Martinez 4th 7th
Picture Rocks Raptors Seth Mullaly 17th 11th(tied) 18th
Long Island Torpedoes Miguel Vazquez 18th Jarred DeLozier 8th 10th
San Antonio Griffins Aiden Hill 19th 11th(tied) 19th
Haviland Thrashers Willis Rodriguez 20th 11th(tied) 20th
Lincoln Princes Armando Moreno 21st 11th(tied) 21st
Franklin Cubs Gus Escobedo 22nd 11th(tied) 22nd
Abingdon Archers 23rd (tied) 11th(tied) 23rd(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 23rd (tied) 11th(tied) 23rd(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Terra Linda Chargers Rafael Farrand 1st 11th(tied) 11th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Brian Nuzum 2nd Brian Nuzum 3rd 3rd
Borrego Springs Rams Luis Ortega 3rd Luis Ortega 5th 4th
Whitby Bats Arturo Tinoco 4th Dan Navarro 1st(tied) 1st
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jorge Gonzales 5th Jorge Gonzales 1st(tied) 2nd
Lincoln Princes Josh Bolick 6th 11th(tied) 12th
Buffalo Bellflowers Jose Yenores 7th Jose Yenores 8th 6th
Tiverton Colonels Danny Molina 8th Jorge Rodriguez 9th 8th
San Bernardino Flight Heriberto Paula 9th Jose Pineda 7th 7th
Juneau Sled Dogs Chris Norwood 10th Kalle Hovinen 4th 5th
Moncton Mounties Travis Grossman 11th 11th(tied) 13th
Franklin Cubs Teo Brouwer 12th 11th(tied) 14th
Chuluota Imperials Shaun Galbraith 13th 11th(tied) 15th
Haviland Thrashers Josh Taylor 14th 11th(tied) 16th
Riverside Wolverines Matt Blankenship 15th 11th(tied) 17th
Long Island Torpedoes Juan Trujillo 16th 11th(tied) 18th
Buckeye Local Panthers Alberto Canales 17th 11th(tied) 19th
Crystal Lake Killers Armando Perez 18th 11th(tied) 20th
Picture Rocks Raptors Jose Lopez 19th 11th(tied) 21st
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Hemmu Hilali 20th Ruben Gutierrez 6th 9th
Abingdon Archers Galtero Casale 21st Galtero Casale 10th 10th
San Antonio Griffins Leon Delgado 22nd 11th(tied) 22nd
Jacksonville Nationals 23rd (tied) 11th(tied) 23rd(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 23rd (tied) 11th(tied) 23rd(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Bill Cardiello 1st Bill Cardiello 1st 1st
Moncton Mounties Marc Alexander 2nd Marc Alexander 3rd 3rd
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Victor Cruz 3rd Victor Cruz 5th 4th
Whitby Bats Naji Lahab 4th Marco Grijalva 2nd 2nd
San Bernardino Flight Mike Seals 5th Mike Seals 6th 6th
Jacksonville Nationals Gabe Ippolito 6th 9th(tied) 9th
Borrego Springs Rams Ivan Hernandez 7th Ivan Hernandez 4th 5th
Riverside Wolverines Marc Laur 8th 9th(tied) 10th
Buckeye Local Panthers Ruben Borquez 9th 9th(tied) 11th
Chuluota Imperials Zach Hess 10th 9th(tied) 12th
Terra Linda Chargers Luis Amador 11th 9th(tied) 13th
Juneau Sled Dogs Hector Burgos 12th 9th(tied) 14th
Plymouth Rockers Adam Moates 13th 9th(tied) 15th
Haviland Thrashers Keith Sverdloff 14th Keith Sverdloff 7th 7th
Lincoln Princes Wijnand van Noord 15th 9th(tied) 16th
Franklin Cubs Juan Martinez 16th 9th(tied) 17th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jerry O'Dell 17th 9th(tied) 18th
San Antonio Griffins Joel Moya 18th Joel Moya 8th 8th
Crystal Lake Killers Jaylen Putman 19th 9th(tied) 19th
Buffalo Bellflowers Jose Vilanova 20th 9th(tied) 20th
Abingdon Archers 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
Long Island Torpedoes 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Eric Ellington 1st Javier Palos 2nd 1st
Whitby Bats Rich Zula 2nd Ismael Lopez 8th 6th
Chuluota Imperials Steve Esquivel 3rd Kyle Young 10th(tied) 10th
San Bernardino Flight Rene Sanchez 4th Alfredo Rivero 3rd 2nd
Crystal Lake Killers Eric Kretzer 5th Eric Kretzer 9th 9th
Tiverton Colonels Jonathan Sites 6th 17th(tied) 15th
Juneau Sled Dogs Carlos Flores 7th Carlos Flores 4th 4th
Terra Linda Chargers Juan Martinez 8th Juan Martinez 10th(tied) 11th
Jacksonville Nationals Noah Damm 9th Noah Damm 10th(tied) 12th
Haviland Thrashers Rafael Cruz 10th Rafael Cruz 5th 5th
Moncton Mounties Carlos Balderrama 11th Alex Hernandez 1st 3rd
Borrego Springs Rams Ramon Rivera 12th Jesus Ortiz 6th 7th
Riverside Wolverines Ryan Neely 13th 17th(tied) 16th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Javier Conchas 14th Craig Hoult 7th 8th
Buffalo Bellflowers Eric Osborne 15th Miguel Gastelum 14th 14th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Cortez Alavez 16th Cortez Alavez 10th(tied) 13th
Long Island Torpedoes Alexis Ruiz 17th 17th(tied) 18th
Lincoln Princes Hector Vazquez 18th Radoslaw Sokol 15th 17th
San Antonio Griffins Mario Acosta 19th 17th(tied) 19th
Plymouth Rockers Evan Feller 20th 17th(tied) 20th
Buckeye Local Panthers Hiroshi Matsui 21st 17th(tied) 21st
Franklin Cubs Danny Gonzalez 22nd 17th(tied) 23rd
Picture Rocks Raptors Mitsukuni Kishi 23rd Mitsukuni Kishi 16th 22nd
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 2nd 1st
Borrego Springs Rams Jason Nabers 2nd Will Ziegler 6th 5th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Ryan Vermillion 3rd Ryan Vermillion 4th(tied) 3rd
San Bernardino Flight Zaijiro Watanabe 4th Zaijiro Watanabe 3rd 2nd
Haviland Thrashers Edgar Ambrosio 5th Edgar Ambrosio 13th 8th
Crystal Lake Killers Brian Kyzar 6th Brian Kyzar 10th 7th
Buffalo Bellflowers Mike Cousin 7th Zach Kyte 4th(tied) 6th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Javier Conchas 8th Javier Conchas 14th 9th
Whitby Bats Mike Allen 9th Mike Allen 9th 11th
Picture Rocks Raptors Josh Kneeland 10th Josh Kneeland 7th 10th
Terra Linda Chargers Seth Flaming 11th Henry Ceballos 15th 13th
Juneau Sled Dogs Cortez Oyola 12th Juan Perez 11th 12th
Lincoln Princes Juan Rodriguez 13th 16th(tied) 16th
Chuluota Imperials Jake Sheppard 14th 16th(tied) 17th
Tiverton Colonels Robby Rush 15th Robby Rush 8th 14th
Long Island Torpedoes Gabe Rubio 16th 16th(tied) 18th
Plymouth Rockers Vinny de la Torre 17th Matt Akins 12th 15th
Moncton Mounties Diego Garcia 18th Alex Hernandez 1st 4th
San Antonio Griffins Quim Perestrelo 19th 16th(tied) 19th
Buckeye Local Panthers Banmei Endo 20th 16th(tied) 20th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jose Pinedo 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)
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Chuluota Imperials Matt Johnson 1st 16th(tied) 12th
Tiverton Colonels Shane Campbell 2nd Shane Campbell 7th 6th
Crystal Lake Killers Brian Kyzar 3rd Brian Kyzar 10th 8th
Picture Rocks Raptors Billy Cumberland 4th Billy Cumberland 6th 7th
Whitby Bats Mike Allen 5th Mike Allen 9th 10th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Javier Conchas 6th Javier Conchas 14th 11th
Buffalo Bellflowers Jonathan Kellerstrass 7th Jonathan Kellerstrass 8th 9th
Jacksonville Nationals Eric Grace 8th Emmett Rogers 2nd 1st
Borrego Springs Rams Jason Nabers 9th Will Ziegler 3rd 3rd
Moncton Mounties Alex Hernandez 10th Alex Hernandez 1st 2nd
Juneau Sled Dogs Randy Smith 11th Juan Perez 11th 13th
Plymouth Rockers Matt Akins 12th Matt Akins 12th 14th
Long Island Torpedoes Gabe Rubio 13th 16th(tied) 17th
Haviland Thrashers Danny Flores 14th Edgar Ambrosio 13th 15th
San Bernardino Flight Zaijiro Watanabe 15th Zaijiro Watanabe 4th 4th
Lincoln Princes Juan Rodriguez 16th 16th(tied) 18th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Danny Wilkinson 17th Ryan Vermillion 5th 5th
Buckeye Local Panthers Banmei Endo 18th 16th(tied) 19th
Terra Linda Chargers Tim Lipscomb 19th Henry Ceballos 15th 16th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jose Pinedo 20th 16th(tied) 20th
San Antonio Griffins Quim Perestrelo 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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