ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
08/20/2026
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
San Bernardino Flight David Montgomery 1st David Montgomery 2nd 2nd
San Antonio Griffins Jeff Johnson 2nd 9th(tied) 9th
Moncton Mounties Ricky Cortes 3rd Joel O'Neill 1st 1st
Riverside Wolverines Dan Stainbrook 4th 9th(tied) 10th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Justin Bush 5th (tied) 9th(tied) 11th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels Alex Gonzales 5th (tied) 9th(tied) 11th(tied)
Franklin Cubs Alejandro Perez 7th 9th(tied) 13th
Juneau Sled Dogs Ben Towne 8th 9th(tied) 14th
Lincoln Princes Jeremy McCauley 9th Alex Bonilla 5th 4th
Whitby Bats Larry Killian 10th 9th(tied) 15th
Crystal Lake Killers Frank Fisher 11th Frank Fisher 6th 6th
Buffalo Bellflowers Josh Hornsby 12th Josh Hornsby 4th 5th
Borrego Springs Rams Cesar Gomez 13th Richard Enriquez 3rd 3rd
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Chris Coates 14th Oscar Hernanez 8th 7th
Long Island Torpedoes Justin Holmes 15th 9th(tied) 16th
Chuluota Imperials Steve Holt 16th Corey McIntyre 7th 8th
Buckeye Local Panthers Johnny Nania 17th 9th(tied) 17th
Jacksonville Nationals Alex Jacinto 18th 9th(tied) 18th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Takahisa Murakami 19th 9th(tied) 19th
Haviland Thrashers Brian Ortega 20th 9th(tied) 20th
Abingdon Archers 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 21st (tied) 9th(tied) 21st(tied)
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jacksonville Nationals Andy Villarrel 1st Andy Villarrel 2nd(tied) 1st
San Antonio Griffins Adam Neubaum 2nd Adam Neubaum 5th 5th
Crystal Lake Killers Tyler Railey 3rd 15th(tied) 15th
Borrego Springs Rams Jesus Jimenez 4th Jesus Jimenez 2nd(tied) 3rd
Franklin Cubs Alejandro Pena 5th Alejandro Pena 1st 2nd
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Jeremy Hurst 6th Ken Ault 9th 7th
San Bernardino Flight Joe Knight 7th 15th(tied) 16th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers John Kehlenbeck 8th John Kehlenbeck 6th 6th
Whitby Bats Mike Thorsen 9th Mike Thorsen 11th 8th
Buffalo Bellflowers Jaden Johnson 10th Jaden Johnson 13th 11th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Nick Hickson 11th Nick Hickson 10th 9th
Long Island Torpedoes Kevin McDowell 12th Rodolfo Vega 12th 10th
Riverside Wolverines Billy Irwin 13th Kevin Melko 2nd(tied) 4th
Tiverton Colonels Luke Lyon 14th 15th(tied) 17th
Juneau Sled Dogs Justin Bogden 15th 15th(tied) 18th
Haviland Thrashers Aaron Groves 16th David Robinson 14th 14th
Picture Rocks Raptors Jim Cullison 17th Jim Cullison 7th 12th
Lincoln Princes Ray Bret 18th Ray Bret 8th 13th
Terra Linda Chargers Waki Kotani 19th 15th(tied) 19th
Abingdon Archers 20th (tied) 15th(tied) 20th(tied)
Buckeye Local Panthers 20th (tied) 15th(tied) 20th(tied)
Chuluota Imperials 20th (tied) 15th(tied) 20th(tied)
Moncton Mounties 20th (tied) 15th(tied) 20th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 20th (tied) 15th(tied) 20th(tied)
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jacksonville Nationals Bobby McFarland 1st Yoshitimo Hirata 12th 9th
Juneau Sled Dogs John Marr 2nd Greg Fleming 2nd(tied) 2nd
Riverside Wolverines Oscar Castaneda 3rd Oscar Castaneda 7th 7th
San Bernardino Flight Carlos Rivas 4th Pablo Gonzalez 1st 1st
Borrego Springs Rams Carlos Pineda 5th Edwin Rodriguez 2nd(tied) 3rd
Moncton Mounties Charlie Zimmerman 6th Bryce Canady 2nd(tied) 4th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Neil Goff 7th Neil Goff 14th 11th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Rob Wunder 8th Rob Wunder 8th 8th
San Antonio Griffins Ralph Beller 9th Ralph Beller 2nd(tied) 5th
Chuluota Imperials Jose Gallardo 10th Sam Conaway 13th 12th
Crystal Lake Killers Jim Lane 11th Jim Lane 2nd(tied) 6th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Jim Marsh 12th 15th(tied) 15th
Tiverton Colonels Brandon Colbert 13th 15th(tied) 16th
Haviland Thrashers Jose Garcia 14th Jose Garcia 10th 13th
Long Island Torpedoes Doug Brooke 15th Alfredo Banuelos 9th 10th
Abingdon Archers Matt Hopper 16th 15th(tied) 17th
Buffalo Bellflowers John Dowd 17th 15th(tied) 18th
Lincoln Princes Miguel Viera 18th Bob Benitez 11th 14th
Terra Linda Chargers Bruce Gutierrez 19th 15th(tied) 19th
Franklin Cubs Enrique Pena 20th 15th(tied) 20th
Buckeye Local Panthers 21st (tied) 15th(tied) 21st(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 21st (tied) 15th(tied) 21st(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 21st (tied) 15th(tied) 21st(tied)
Whitby Bats 21st (tied) 15th(tied) 21st(tied)
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Lincoln Princes Brett Meade 1st Brett Meade 2nd 1st
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Marc Brooks 2nd Alex Hernandez 4th 2nd
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jay Breece 3rd (tied) Jay Breece 5th 5th
Tiverton Colonels Chris Vollaro 3rd (tied) 8th(tied) 8th
Riverside Wolverines Steve Taylor 5th 8th(tied) 9th
Jacksonville Nationals Tim Rodda 6th Tim Rodda 3rd 3rd
Whitby Bats Jonathan Thompson 7th Jonathan Thompson 6th 6th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Max Crawford 8th Justin Collins 7th 7th
Crystal Lake Killers Jean-François Vivier 9th Jean-François Vivier 1st 4th
Long Island Torpedoes Bob Alvarez 10th 8th(tied) 10th
San Bernardino Flight Bobby Hartman 11th 8th(tied) 11th
Borrego Springs Rams Jorge Parra 12th 8th(tied) 12th
Buckeye Local Panthers Jordan Rivas 13th 8th(tied) 13th
Picture Rocks Raptors Mike Tunstall 14th 8th(tied) 14th
Abingdon Archers Jake Eaton 15th 8th(tied) 15th
Haviland Thrashers Eduardo Almanza 16th 8th(tied) 16th
Franklin Cubs Gilberto Noris 17th 8th(tied) 17th
Buffalo Bellflowers Higino Balsemao 18th (tied) 8th(tied) 18th(tied)
Chuluota Imperials Jonathan Medrano 18th (tied) 8th(tied) 18th(tied)
Juneau Sled Dogs Luis Cabrera 20th 8th(tied) 20th
Terra Linda Chargers Antonio Bonilla 21st 8th(tied) 21st
Moncton Mounties 22nd (tied) 8th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 22nd (tied) 8th(tied) 22nd(tied)
San Antonio Griffins 22nd (tied) 8th(tied) 22nd(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Troy Nelson 1st 5th(tied) 5th
Franklin Cubs Danny Schaffer 2nd 5th(tied) 6th
Buffalo Bellflowers Ben Brumbaugh 3rd Mario Gutierrez 4th 3rd
Tiverton Colonels Nick Clarke 4th Julio Cortez 1st 1st
Whitby Bats John Fanguy 5th 5th(tied) 7th
Juneau Sled Dogs Victor Cruz 6th Victor Cruz 2nd 2nd
Riverside Wolverines Jesus Rodriquez 7th 5th(tied) 8th
Long Island Torpedoes David Jones 8th 5th(tied) 9th
Moncton Mounties Edwin Barrera 9th 5th(tied) 10th
Crystal Lake Killers Cesar Torres 10th (tied) Cesar Torres 3rd 4th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Javy Morales 10th (tied) 5th(tied) 11th
San Bernardino Flight Ricardo Reyes 12th 5th(tied) 12th
Borrego Springs Rams Elliot Atkins 13th 5th(tied) 13th
San Antonio Griffins Zach Canby 14th 5th(tied) 14th
Haviland Thrashers Bobby Avila 15th 5th(tied) 15th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Juan Cuevas 16th 5th(tied) 16th
Terra Linda Chargers Bartoli Carrillo 17th 5th(tied) 17th
Lincoln Princes Cleto Laurentino 18th 5th(tied) 18th
Chuluota Imperials Sal Godoy 19th 5th(tied) 19th
Abingdon Archers 20th (tied) 5th(tied) 20th(tied)
Buckeye Local Panthers 20th (tied) 5th(tied) 20th(tied)
Jacksonville Nationals 20th (tied) 5th(tied) 20th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 20th (tied) 5th(tied) 20th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 20th (tied) 5th(tied) 20th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Borrego Springs Rams Luis Ortega 1st Luis Ortega 1st(tied) 1st
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Tim McHugh 2nd Tim McHugh 1st(tied) 2nd
Moncton Mounties Danny Shafer 3rd Chris Clark 1st(tied) 3rd
Juneau Sled Dogs John Breshears 4th John Breshears 9th 7th
Whitby Bats Avery Williams 5th Avery Williams 6th 5th
Jacksonville Nationals Eric Cannova 6th 14th(tied) 14th
Tiverton Colonels Jim Gonzalez 7th Nick McCain 1st(tied) 4th
Crystal Lake Killers Josh Franklin 8th Josh Franklin 5th 6th
Long Island Torpedoes Matt Andrews 9th Ivan Fuentes 8th 8th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Brian Taylor 10th Nick Cordova 7th 9th
Lincoln Princes T.J. Herrera 11th 14th(tied) 15th
Plymouth Rockers Taylor Dickerson 12th Taylor Dickerson 11th 10th
Chuluota Imperials Nick Blanks 13th 14th(tied) 16th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Ryan May 14th Ryan May 13th 12th
Buffalo Bellflowers Kyle Hargett 15th Kyle Hargett 12th 11th
San Antonio Griffins Aiden Hill 16th 14th(tied) 17th
Haviland Thrashers Braden Johanson 17th 14th(tied) 18th
Abingdon Archers Luis Olvera 18th 14th(tied) 19th
Terra Linda Chargers Cody Walker 19th 14th(tied) 20th
Buckeye Local Panthers Pat Barnett 20th 14th(tied) 21st
Franklin Cubs Josh Bacon 21st Arturo Castillo 10th 13th
Picture Rocks Raptors Isaiah Tolbert 22nd 14th(tied) 22nd
Riverside Wolverines 23rd (tied) 14th(tied) 23rd(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 23rd (tied) 14th(tied) 23rd(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jimmy Bowen 1st Jimmy Bowen 5th 4th
Whitby Bats Adam Heidbreder 2nd Dan Navarro 2nd(tied) 1st
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Jeremy Jordan 3rd Jeremy Jordan 8th 8th
Juneau Sled Dogs Chris Norwood 4th Kalle Hovinen 7th 7th
Lincoln Princes Josh Bolick 5th Julio Morales 2nd(tied) 3rd
Tiverton Colonels Federico Rosales 6th Willie Zepeda 9th 9th
Buffalo Bellflowers Pedro Velez 7th Pedro Velez 6th 6th
Riverside Wolverines Dylan Holliday 8th 14th(tied) 14th
Crystal Lake Killers Chandler Duell 9th Manuel Martinez 1st 2nd
Moncton Mounties Nick Hunt 10th Christian Evans 11th 10th
Borrego Springs Rams Mario Ibarra 11th Mario Ibarra 4th 5th
San Bernardino Flight Jose Barrera 12th Jose Pineda 12th 11th
Terra Linda Chargers Danny Hernandez 13th 14th(tied) 15th
Abingdon Archers Galtero Casale 14th 14th(tied) 16th
Long Island Torpedoes Hector de Jesus 15th Hector de Jesus 13th 13th
Franklin Cubs Hector Ferman 16th Hector Ferman 10th 12th
Buckeye Local Panthers Felix Garcia 17th 14th(tied) 17th
San Antonio Griffins Leon Delgado 18th 14th(tied) 18th
Chuluota Imperials Teok-kyu Hahn 19th 14th(tied) 19th
Jacksonville Nationals Willie Meza 20th 14th(tied) 20th
Picture Rocks Raptors Zoubeir Ndale 21st 14th(tied) 21st
Haviland Thrashers 22nd (tied) 14th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 22nd (tied) 14th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates 22nd (tied) 14th(tied) 22nd(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Moncton Mounties Marc Alexander 1st Marc Alexander 1st(tied) 1st
Terra Linda Chargers Eli Martinez 2nd Eli Martinez 8th 4th
Borrego Springs Rams Ivan Hernandez 3rd Ivan Hernandez 1st(tied) 2nd
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Guadalupe Uriostegui 4th 10th(tied) 10th
Riverside Wolverines Marc Laur 5th 10th(tied) 11th
Juneau Sled Dogs Travis Eubanks 6th 10th(tied) 12th
Chuluota Imperials Zach Hess 7th 10th(tied) 13th
Crystal Lake Killers Gary Strunk 8th 10th(tied) 14th
Buffalo Bellflowers Clark Dulaney 9th Clark Dulaney 6th 6th
Buckeye Local Panthers Bill Mihelcic 10th Bill Mihelcic 5th 7th
Picture Rocks Raptors Jeremy Moroney 11th 10th(tied) 15th
San Bernardino Flight Carlos Sanchez 12th Carlos Sanchez 3rd 3rd
San Antonio Griffins Eddie Keyser 13th 10th(tied) 16th
Lincoln Princes Wijnand van Noord 14th 10th(tied) 17th
Whitby Bats Marco Grijalva 15th Marco Grijalva 4th 5th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jerry O'Dell 16th Ruben Gutierrez 7th 8th
Jacksonville Nationals Georgy Tutubalin 17th Georgy Tutubalin 9th 9th
Abingdon Archers Sean Gorman 18th 10th(tied) 18th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Dave Vasquez 19th 10th(tied) 19th
Haviland Thrashers Juan Oliva 20th 10th(tied) 20th
Long Island Torpedoes Jordan Samayoa 21st 10th(tied) 21st
Franklin Cubs 22nd (tied) 10th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 22nd (tied) 10th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 22nd (tied) 10th(tied) 22nd(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Eric Ellington 1st Willie Escalera 1st 1st
Whitby Bats Ramiro Solis 2nd Ismael Lopez 10th 8th
Terra Linda Chargers Chris Vasquez 3rd Danny Sedano 3rd 2nd
Moncton Mounties Scott Lewandowski 4th Alex Hernandez 2nd 3rd
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Ricky Thompson 5th Ricky Thompson 5th 4th
Chuluota Imperials Leo Garcia 6th Leo Garcia 7th 6th
Borrego Springs Rams Alex Salinas 7th Justin Kuta 6th 7th
Riverside Wolverines Baden Keevil 8th Baden Keevil 9th 10th
Jacksonville Nationals Mike Riddle 9th Dean dejong 20th 16th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Tadahiko Abe 10th Alex Gonzalez 15th 14th
San Bernardino Flight Alfredo Rivero 11th Alfredo Rivero 4th 5th
Juneau Sled Dogs Junji Tokunaga 12th Juan Perez 17th 15th
Plymouth Rockers Cameron Williams 13th Cameron Williams 13th 12th
Buffalo Bellflowers Eric Osborne 14th Juan Madrid 11th(tied) 11th
Franklin Cubs Bill Reyes 15th Bill Reyes 8th 9th
Tiverton Colonels Juan Martinez 16th Miguel Flores 19th 18th
Crystal Lake Killers Masamichi Ono 17th Pablo Garcia 14th 17th
Long Island Torpedoes Doug Watson 18th Doug Watson 18th 19th
Picture Rocks Raptors Alex Torres 19th Alex Torres 11th(tied) 13th
San Antonio Griffins Miguel Lopez 20th 21st(tied) 21st
Haviland Thrashers Tony Magallon 21st Tony Magallon 16th 20th
Buckeye Local Panthers Erwijn Hekman 22nd 21st(tied) 22nd
Abingdon Archers Juan Montano 23rd 21st(tied) 23rd
Lincoln Princes 24th 21st(tied) 24th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Jacksonville Nationals Emmett Rogers 1st Emmett Rogers 1st 1st
Chuluota Imperials Steve Williams 2nd Zack Lanagan 2nd(tied) 2nd
Juneau Sled Dogs Cortez Oyola 3rd Steve Delle Chiaie 2nd(tied) 3rd
Terra Linda Chargers Blaine Mackie 4th Blaine Mackie 11th 5th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Pat Wilson 5th Chris Piscitelli 2nd(tied) 4th
San Bernardino Flight Richie Nieboer 6th 15th(tied) 11th
Tiverton Colonels Keith Herbaugh 7th Keith Herbaugh 12th 6th
Whitby Bats Tommy Bender 8th Tommy Bender 13th 9th
Crystal Lake Killers Jordan Carreon 9th Javy Montanez 8th 7th
Plymouth Rockers Mike Jackson 10th Heath Hain 5th 8th
Borrego Springs Rams Mike Manning 11th Will Ziegler 7th 10th
Long Island Torpedoes Gabe Rubio 12th 15th(tied) 15th
Haviland Thrashers Jose Murillo 13th 15th(tied) 17th
Picture Rocks Raptors Mark Schoolfield 14th Jake Medlin 9th 12th
Franklin Cubs Mike Boland 15th 15th(tied) 18th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Alan Hanna 16th Alan Hanna 6th 13th
Moncton Mounties Ilusuarte Gaio 17th Ilusuarte Gaio 14th 16th
San Antonio Griffins Edwin Torres 18th 15th(tied) 19th
Riverside Wolverines Tabari Jamal al Din 19th Tabari Jamal al Din 10th 14th
Buffalo Bellflowers Edwin Marquez 20th 15th(tied) 20th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Mike Cornelius 21st 15th(tied) 21st
Buckeye Local Panthers Chris Rotman 22nd 15th(tied) 22nd
Abingdon Archers Juan Chavez 23rd 15th(tied) 23rd
Lincoln Princes 24th 15th(tied) 24th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Crystal Lake Killers Brian Kyzar 1st Brian Kyzar 12th 7th
Moncton Mounties Bryan Williamson 2nd Bryan Williamson 1st 1st
Terra Linda Chargers Jaden Rodriguez 3rd Jim Williams 2nd(tied) 2nd
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Jim Mies 4th 15th(tied) 15th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Michael Pacheco 5th Michael Pacheco 13th 11th
Picture Rocks Raptors Jake Medlin 6th Jake Medlin 9th 9th
Whitby Bats Marc Istre 7th Noel Churchill 2nd(tied) 3rd
Jacksonville Nationals Eric Grace 8th Hunter Fredericks 2nd(tied) 4th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Alan Hanna 9th Alan Hanna 7th 8th
Plymouth Rockers Heath Hain 10th Heath Hain 6th 6th
Borrego Springs Rams Alex Salinas 11th Will Ziegler 8th 10th
San Antonio Griffins Edwin Torres 12th 15th(tied) 16th
Tiverton Colonels Roberto Aguilar 13th Roberto Aguilar 14th 14th
Riverside Wolverines Tabari Jamal al Din 14th Tabari Jamal al Din 11th 12th
Juneau Sled Dogs Steve Pyburn 15th Steve Pyburn 10th 13th
Long Island Torpedoes Gabe Rubio 16th 15th(tied) 17th
Haviland Thrashers Danny Flores 17th 15th(tied) 18th
Chuluota Imperials Suk Moon 18th Zack Lanagan 2nd(tied) 5th
Franklin Cubs Mike Boland 19th 15th(tied) 19th
San Bernardino Flight Richie Nieboer 20th 15th(tied) 20th
Buffalo Bellflowers Edwin Marquez 21st 15th(tied) 21st
Buckeye Local Panthers Chris Rotman 22nd 15th(tied) 22nd
Abingdon Archers Juan Chavez 23rd 15th(tied) 23rd
Lincoln Princes 24th 15th(tied) 24th
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