ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
09/21/2025
 
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 8th(tied) 8th
Borrego Springs Rams Christian Weatherspoon 3rd 8th(tied) 9th
Moncton Mounties Ivan Camarillo 4th Ricky Cortes 1st(tied) 2nd
Buckeye Local Panthers Masaaki Takata 5th Masaaki Takata 6th 6th
San Antonio Griffins Jeff Johnson 6th 8th(tied) 10th
Jacksonville Nationals Chris Tomlinson 7th Chris Tomlinson 1st(tied) 3rd
Whitby Bats Jayden McClendon 8th Omar Castillo 5th 5th
Riverside Wolverines Dan Stainbrook 9th 8th(tied) 11th
Tiverton Colonels Kevin Hurt 10th 8th(tied) 12th
Juneau Sled Dogs Ben Towne 11th 8th(tied) 13th
Franklin Cubs Jonathan Jaramillo 12th Ricky Rodriguez 1st(tied) 4th
Terra Linda Chargers Pael Espanol 13th Pael Espanol 7th 7th
Lincoln Princes Omar Ybarra 14th 8th(tied) 14th
Crystal Lake Killers Benedito Potier 15th 8th(tied) 15th
Long Island Torpedoes Justin Holmes 16th 8th(tied) 16th
Chuluota Imperials Steve Holt 17th 8th(tied) 17th
San Bernardino Flight Noah Valenti 18th 8th(tied) 18th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Oliver Dawson 19th 8th(tied) 19th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Manuel Ayala 20th 8th(tied) 20th
Plymouth Rockers Juan Gonzalez 21st 8th(tied) 21st
Haviland Thrashers Alex Perez 22nd 8th(tied) 22nd
Abingdon Archers 23rd (tied) 8th(tied) 23rd(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 23rd (tied) 8th(tied) 23rd(tied)
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Buckeye Local Panthers Jason Allen 1st Marco Garcia 1st 1st
Moncton Mounties Aaron Nelson 2nd Aaron Nelson 6th 6th
San Bernardino Flight Bob Hernandez 3rd Joe Knight 11th 7th
Franklin Cubs Chris Fenton 4th David Arriaga 2nd 2nd
Haviland Thrashers Bryan Valenta 5th Bryan Valenta 7th 8th
Tiverton Colonels Matthew Northern 6th 13th(tied) 13th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Johnny Huerta 7th Nick Cordova 4th(tied) 3rd
Crystal Lake Killers Tyler Railey 8th Tyler Railey 4th(tied) 4th(tied)
Abingdon Archers Zach Weakley 9th Zach Weakley 8th 9th
Riverside Wolverines Ernie Humphrey 10th Billy Irwin 9th 10th
Borrego Springs Rams Steve Bartlett 11th Edwin Rodriguez 3rd 4th(tied)
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jeremy Matheson 12th 13th(tied) 14th
Chuluota Imperials Mario Lopez 13th 13th(tied) 15th
Jacksonville Nationals Ivan Hernandez 14th 13th(tied) 16th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Jason Zehner 15th Jeremy Hurst 10th 11th
Long Island Torpedoes David Jones 16th 13th(tied) 17th
Picture Rocks Raptors Clay Tosh 17th Clay Tosh 12th 12th
Buffalo Bellflowers Ramiro Pastor 18th 13th(tied) 18th
San Antonio Griffins Jared Ferland 19th 13th(tied) 19th
Lincoln Princes Ricky Fernandez 20th 13th(tied) 20th
Terra Linda Chargers Guillermo Moreno 21st 13th(tied) 21st
Whitby Bats Rafael Castanon 22nd 13th(tied) 22nd
Juneau Sled Dogs 23rd (tied) 13th(tied) 23rd(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 23rd (tied) 13th(tied) 23rd(tied)
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Crystal Lake Killers Brian Kilcoyne 1st Brian Kilcoyne 7th 3rd
Franklin Cubs Justin Perez 2nd Justin Perez 10th 4th
Jacksonville Nationals Bobby McFarland 3rd Jimmy Johnson 1st 1st
Buffalo Bellflowers Vince Banger 4th 11th(tied) 11th
Moncton Mounties Charlie Zimmerman 5th Charlie Zimmerman 6th 5th
Chuluota Imperials Jose Gallardo 6th Jose Gallardo 4th 6th
San Bernardino Flight Tommie Tepper 7th Tommie Tepper 8th 7th
Picture Rocks Raptors Justin Durant 8th 11th(tied) 12th
Riverside Wolverines Tony Cantu 9th (tied) Tony Cantu 5th 8th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Neil Goff 9th (tied) Eddie Duran 2nd 2nd
Tiverton Colonels Brandon Colbert 11th 11th(tied) 13th
Borrego Springs Rams Go Hasebe 12th 11th(tied) 14th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Aloísio Boissel 13th Aloísio Boissel 9th 10th
Haviland Thrashers Austin Peterson 14th Jose Jimenez 3rd 9th
Long Island Torpedoes Ieyoshi Shimizu 15th 11th(tied) 15th
Lincoln Princes Yoshio Okazaki 16th 11th(tied) 16th
Juneau Sled Dogs Gerardo Jimenez 17th 11th(tied) 17th
Whitby Bats Jose Valle 18th 11th(tied) 18th
Abingdon Archers 19th (tied) 11th(tied) 19th(tied)
Buckeye Local Panthers 19th (tied) 11th(tied) 19th(tied)
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes 19th (tied) 11th(tied) 19th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 19th (tied) 11th(tied) 19th(tied)
San Antonio Griffins 19th (tied) 11th(tied) 19th(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 19th (tied) 11th(tied) 19th(tied)
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Franklin Cubs Scott Goldfein 1st Scott Goldfein 1st(tied) 1st
Moncton Mounties David Raney 2nd 8th(tied) 8th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Troy Nelson 3rd 8th(tied) 9th
Whitby Bats Randy Ruhl 4th 8th(tied) 10th
Tiverton Colonels Chris Vollaro 5th 8th(tied) 11th
Haviland Thrashers Brian Dawes 6th 8th(tied) 12th
Riverside Wolverines Steve Taylor 7th 8th(tied) 13th
Crystal Lake Killers Dave Pollock 8th 8th(tied) 14th
San Antonio Griffins Prakoso Ernalia 9th Chris Gutierre 1st(tied) 2nd
Buffalo Bellflowers Rob Lopez 10th Rob Lopez 4th 3rd
Jacksonville Nationals Emanuel Delgadillo 11th 8th(tied) 15th
Chuluota Imperials Vincent Salinas 12th Vincent Salinas 3rd 4th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Alex Gonzalez 13th Josh Bayliss 7th 7th
Lincoln Princes Jose Saenz 14th Jose Saenz 6th 6th
Buckeye Local Panthers Keith Gonsalez 15th Jordan Rivas 5th 5th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jason Derieg 16th 8th(tied) 16th
Borrego Springs Rams Jesus Rojas 17th 8th(tied) 17th
Picture Rocks Raptors Mike Tunstall 18th 8th(tied) 18th
Long Island Torpedoes Felipe Lopez 19th 8th(tied) 19th
Abingdon Archers 20th (tied) 8th(tied) 20th(tied)
Juneau Sled Dogs 20th (tied) 8th(tied) 20th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 20th (tied) 8th(tied) 20th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 20th (tied) 8th(tied) 20th(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 20th (tied) 8th(tied) 20th(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Jose Valdez 1st Jose Valdez 4th 2nd
Whitby Bats Jake Criscuolo 2nd Jake Criscuolo 3rd 1st
Riverside Wolverines Carlos Cordero 3rd Carlos Cordero 5th 4th
Tiverton Colonels Nick Clarke 4th Julio Cortez 2nd 3rd
Long Island Torpedoes Yeong-ha Lee 5th 7th(tied) 7th
San Antonio Griffins Jeff Williamson 6th 7th(tied) 8th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Gabe Lewis 7th 7th(tied) 9th
Crystal Lake Killers Ricardo Montanez 8th 7th(tied) 10th
Borrego Springs Rams Alberto Rivas 9th Alberto Rivas 6th 6th
Moncton Mounties Shigemori Shimizu 10th 7th(tied) 11th
Lincoln Princes Shunsen Mikami 11th 7th(tied) 12th
Franklin Cubs Poul Binzer 12th 7th(tied) 13th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Javy Morales 13th 7th(tied) 14th
Haviland Thrashers Johnny Salazar 14th 7th(tied) 15th
San Bernardino Flight Ronald Poole 15th Ronald Poole 1st 5th
Chuluota Imperials Vince Morris 16th 7th(tied) 16th
Buckeye Local Panthers Luis Gutierrez 17th 7th(tied) 17th
Juneau Sled Dogs Alfredo Morales 18th 7th(tied) 18th
Abingdon Archers 19th (tied) 7th(tied) 19th(tied)
Buffalo Bellflowers 19th (tied) 7th(tied) 19th(tied)
Jacksonville Nationals 19th (tied) 7th(tied) 19th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 19th (tied) 7th(tied) 19th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 19th (tied) 7th(tied) 19th(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 19th (tied) 7th(tied) 19th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jacksonville Nationals Tommy Johnson 1st Eric Cannova 9th 4th
Terra Linda Chargers Colby Barrineau 2nd 11th(tied) 11th
Moncton Mounties Rich Miklavcic 3rd Rich Miklavcic 1st 1st
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Tim McHugh 4th Tim McHugh 2nd 2nd
Whitby Bats Jeremy Martin 5th Jeremy Martin 3rd 3rd
Tiverton Colonels Jim Gonzalez 6th Jim Gonzalez 5th 5th
San Bernardino Flight Steve Blum 7th Jonathan Swander 8th 6th
Riverside Wolverines Seth Robinson 8th Seth Robinson 7th 7th
Plymouth Rockers Dave Maser 9th 11th(tied) 12th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Brian Taylor 10th Edgardo Perez 10th 9th
Crystal Lake Killers T.J. Herrera 11th 11th(tied) 13th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Ryan May 12th 11th(tied) 14th
Chuluota Imperials Nick Blanks 13th 11th(tied) 15th
Buckeye Local Panthers Keith Alexander 14th 11th(tied) 16th
Buffalo Bellflowers Carlos Martinez 15th Carlos Martinez 4th 8th
Picture Rocks Raptors Seth Mullaly 16th 11th(tied) 17th
Long Island Torpedoes Miguel Vazquez 17th Jarred DeLozier 6th 10th
Borrego Springs Rams David Johnson 18th 11th(tied) 18th
Haviland Thrashers Willis Rodriguez 19th 11th(tied) 19th
San Antonio Griffins Aiden Hill 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)
Juneau Sled Dogs 23rd (tied) 11th(tied) 23rd(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Brian Nuzum 1st Brian Nuzum 3rd 3rd
Borrego Springs Rams Luis Ortega 2nd Luis Ortega 5th 4th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jorge Gonzales 3rd Jorge Gonzales 1st(tied) 1st
Whitby Bats Arturo Tinoco 4th Dan Navarro 1st(tied) 2nd
Lincoln Princes Josh Bolick 5th 11th(tied) 11th
Buffalo Bellflowers Jose Yenores 6th Jose Yenores 8th 6th
Tiverton Colonels Danny Molina 7th Jorge Rodriguez 9th 7th
San Bernardino Flight Heriberto Paula 8th Jose Pineda 7th 5th
Terra Linda Chargers Victor Ontiveros 9th 11th(tied) 12th
Moncton Mounties Travis Grossman 10th 11th(tied) 13th
Franklin Cubs Teo Brouwer 11th 11th(tied) 14th
Chuluota Imperials Shaun Galbraith 12th 11th(tied) 15th
Riverside Wolverines Matt Blankenship 13th 11th(tied) 16th
Haviland Thrashers Josh Taylor 14th 11th(tied) 17th
Long Island Torpedoes Juan Trujillo 15th 11th(tied) 18th
Buckeye Local Panthers Alberto Canales 16th 11th(tied) 19th
Crystal Lake Killers Armando Perez 17th 11th(tied) 20th
Picture Rocks Raptors Jose Lopez 18th 11th(tied) 21st
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Hemmu Hilali 19th Ruben Gutierrez 6th 8th
Abingdon Archers Galtero Casale 20th Galtero Casale 10th 10th
Juneau Sled Dogs Rodolfo Ramires 21st Kalle Hovinen 4th 9th
Jacksonville Nationals 22nd (tied) 11th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 22nd (tied) 11th(tied) 22nd(tied)
San Antonio Griffins 22nd (tied) 11th(tied) 22nd(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 2nd
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Victor Cruz 3rd Victor Cruz 6th 4th
Whitby Bats Naji Lahab 4th Marco Grijalva 2nd 3rd
San Bernardino Flight Mike Seals 5th Mike Seals 5th 5th
Borrego Springs Rams Ivan Hernandez 6th Ivan Hernandez 4th 6th
Jacksonville Nationals Gabe Ippolito 7th 8th(tied) 8th
Riverside Wolverines Marc Laur 8th 8th(tied) 9th
Buckeye Local Panthers Ruben Borquez 9th 8th(tied) 10th
Chuluota Imperials Zach Hess 10th 8th(tied) 11th
Terra Linda Chargers Luis Amador 11th 8th(tied) 12th
Juneau Sled Dogs Travis Eubanks 12th 8th(tied) 13th
Plymouth Rockers Adam Moates 13th 8th(tied) 14th
Lincoln Princes Wijnand van Noord 14th 8th(tied) 15th
Franklin Cubs Juan Martinez 15th 8th(tied) 16th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jerry O'Dell 16th 8th(tied) 17th
San Antonio Griffins Joel Moya 17th Joel Moya 7th 7th
Crystal Lake Killers Jaylen Putman 18th 8th(tied) 18th
Haviland Thrashers Juan Oliva 19th 8th(tied) 19th
Buffalo Bellflowers Jose Vilanova 20th 8th(tied) 20th
Abingdon Archers 21st (tied) 8th(tied) 21st(tied)
Long Island Torpedoes 21st (tied) 8th(tied) 21st(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 21st (tied) 8th(tied) 21st(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 21st (tied) 8th(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
Crystal Lake Killers Eric Kretzer 2nd Eric Kretzer 5th 4th
Whitby Bats Rich Zula 3rd Ismael Lopez 6th 5th
Moncton Mounties Scott Lewandowski 4th Byron Bruce 1st 2nd
Chuluota Imperials Steve Esquivel 5th Kyle Young 11th 11th
Haviland Thrashers Jamie Stuhr 6th (tied) Rafael Cruz 3rd 3rd
Tiverton Colonels Jonathan Sites 6th (tied) 16th(tied) 14th
Jacksonville Nationals Noah Damm 8th Noah Damm 9th(tied) 9th
Borrego Springs Rams Ramon Rivera 9th Jesus Ortiz 4th 6th
Terra Linda Chargers Mark Steve 10th Henry Ceballos 15th 12th
Riverside Wolverines Ryan Neely 11th 16th(tied) 16th
Juneau Sled Dogs Carlos Flores 12th Carlos Flores 8th 8th
Buffalo Bellflowers Eric Osborne 13th Miguel Gastelum 12th 13th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Cortez Alavez 14th Cortez Alavez 9th(tied) 10th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Chris Byrd 15th Craig Hoult 7th 7th
Long Island Torpedoes Alexis Ruiz 16th 16th(tied) 18th
Lincoln Princes Sergio Espanol 17th Radoslaw Sokol 14th 15th
San Bernardino Flight Luis Marquez 18th Cesar Cisneros 13th 17th
Plymouth Rockers Evan Feller 19th 16th(tied) 19th
Buckeye Local Panthers Banmei Endo 20th 16th(tied) 20th
San Antonio Griffins Sal Aguilar 21st 16th(tied) 21st
Picture Rocks Raptors Shunso Tabata 22nd 16th(tied) 22nd
Abingdon Archers 23rd (tied) 16th(tied) 23rd(tied)
Franklin Cubs 23rd (tied) 16th(tied) 23rd(tied)
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jacksonville Nationals Emmett Rogers 1st Emmett Rogers 2nd 1st
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Ryan Vermillion 2nd Ryan Vermillion 3rd(tied) 2nd
Haviland Thrashers Edgar Ambrosio 3rd Edgar Ambrosio 12th 7th
Crystal Lake Killers Brian Kyzar 4th Brian Kyzar 10th 6th
Terra Linda Chargers Jim Fredrickson 5th Henry Ceballos 13th 9th
Chuluota Imperials Steve Williams 6th Steve Williams 7th 8th
Buffalo Bellflowers Zach Kyte 7th Zach Kyte 3rd(tied) 4th
Picture Rocks Raptors Billy Cumberland 8th Billy Cumberland 3rd(tied) 5th
Whitby Bats Mike Allen 9th Mike Allen 9th 10th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Marvin Figueroa 10th 14th(tied) 14th
Lincoln Princes Juan Rodriguez 11th 14th(tied) 15th
Tiverton Colonels Robby Rush 12th Robby Rush 8th 12th
Long Island Torpedoes Gabe Rubio 13th 14th(tied) 16th
Borrego Springs Rams Will Ziegler 14th Will Ziegler 6th 11th
Plymouth Rockers Vinny de la Torre 15th Matt Akins 11th 13th
Moncton Mounties Diego Garcia 16th Mario Ortiz 1st 3rd
Juneau Sled Dogs Cortez Oyola 17th 14th(tied) 17th
Buckeye Local Panthers Banmei Endo 18th 14th(tied) 18th
San Bernardino Flight Danny Manzano 19th 14th(tied) 19th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jose Pinedo 20th 14th(tied) 20th
San Antonio Griffins Cesar Ramirez 21st 14th(tied) 21st
Abingdon Archers 22nd (tied) 14th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Franklin Cubs 22nd (tied) 14th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Riverside Wolverines 22nd (tied) 14th(tied) 22nd(tied)
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Chuluota Imperials Matt Johnson 1st Steve Williams 7th 6th
Tiverton Colonels Shane Campbell 2nd Shane Campbell 5th 5th
Picture Rocks Raptors Jeff Maggard 3rd Jeff Maggard 6th 7th
Crystal Lake Killers Brian Kyzar 4th Brian Kyzar 10th 8th
Whitby Bats Mike Allen 5th Mike Allen 9th 9th
Buffalo Bellflowers Jonathan Kellerstrass 6th Jonathan Kellerstrass 8th 10th
Moncton Mounties Scott Lewandowski 7th Mario Ortiz 2nd 1st
Jacksonville Nationals Eric Grace 8th Emmett Rogers 1st 2nd
Terra Linda Chargers Kareem Jackson 9th Henry Ceballos 13th 11th
Plymouth Rockers Matt Akins 10th Matt Akins 11th 12th
Borrego Springs Rams Jesus Ortiz 11th Will Ziegler 3rd 3rd
Long Island Torpedoes Gabe Rubio 12th 14th(tied) 14th
Haviland Thrashers Danny Flores 13th Edgar Ambrosio 12th 13th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Danny Wilkinson 14th Ryan Vermillion 4th 4th
Lincoln Princes Juan Rodriguez 15th 14th(tied) 15th
Juneau Sled Dogs Dane Baker 16th 14th(tied) 16th
Buckeye Local Panthers Banmei Endo 17th 14th(tied) 17th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Richard Faber 18th 14th(tied) 18th
San Bernardino Flight Danny Manzano 19th 14th(tied) 19th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jose Pinedo 20th 14th(tied) 20th
San Antonio Griffins Cesar Ramirez 21st 14th(tied) 21st
Abingdon Archers 22nd (tied) 14th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Franklin Cubs 22nd (tied) 14th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Riverside Wolverines 22nd (tied) 14th(tied) 22nd(tied)
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