ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
04/05/2025
 
ABINGDON ARCHERS (R) 04/05/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gabriel Flores 17th 7th 18th
First Basemen Man-u Jung 15th Man-u Jung 8th 8th
Second Basemen 17th 5th 17th
Third Basemen 19th 8th 19th
Shortstops 22nd 6th 22nd
Left Fielders 20th 11th 20th
Center Fielders Jeong Lee 23rd 7th 23rd
Right Fielders 17th 7th 17th
Starting Pitchers 22nd 18th 22nd
Relievers 20th 13th 20th
Closers 20th 13th 20th
BORREGO SPRINGS RAMS (R) 04/05/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Christian Weatherspoon 1st 7th (tied) 7th
First Basemen Jason Hodge 8th 10th 13th
Second Basemen Jesus Rojas 13th 5th (tied) 13th
Third Basemen Alberto Rivas 17th Alberto Rivas 7th 7th
Shortstops Go Hasebe 19th 6th (tied) 19th
Left Fielders Luis Ortega 7th Luis Ortega 6th 7th
Center Fielders Ivan Hernandez 11th Ivan Hernandez 1st 4th
Right Fielders David Johnson 11th 7th (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Javier Conchas 4th Jesus Ortiz 9th 9th
Relievers Ben Laing 10th Jesus Ortiz 9th 11th
Closers Jesus Ortiz 7th Jesus Ortiz 9th 7th
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS (R) 04/05/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jason Loyd 2nd 7th (tied) 8th
First Basemen Tim Wetmore 1st Nick Gratta 1st 1st
Second Basemen 17th (tied) 5th (tied) 17th (tied)
Third Basemen Gabriel Laguer 14th Jordan Rivas 5th 6th
Shortstops Luis Gutierrez 15th 6th (tied) 15th
Left Fielders Bill Mascarenas 19th 11th (tied) 19th
Center Fielders Alberto Canales 8th 7th (tied) 11th
Right Fielders Ruben Borquez 6th 7th (tied) 8th
Starting Pitchers Roberto Melendez 19th Roberto Melendez 15th 18th
Relievers Cesar Castillo 12th 13th (tied) 14th
Closers Cesar Castillo 6th 13th (tied) 13th
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS (R) 04/05/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Nick Machuca 18th 7th (tied) 19th
First Basemen Chris Morales 5th 10th (tied) 11th
Second Basemen Allvaro Macoilos 16th 5th (tied) 16th
Third Basemen Rob Lopez 8th Rob Lopez 1st 1st
Shortstops Bobby Cacho 5th Mario Gutierrez 1st 1st
Left Fielders Carlos Campos 17th Carlos Martinez 4th 8th
Center Fielders Jose Yenores 2nd Jose Yenores 3rd 1st
Right Fielders Jose Vilanova 16th 7th (tied) 16th
Starting Pitchers Rich Bryan 3rd Jesus Beltre 2nd 2nd
Relievers Mike Cousin 6th Mike Cousin 5th 6th
Closers Mike Cousin 2nd Mike Cousin 4th 5th
CHULUOTA IMPERIALS (R) 04/05/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 21st 7th (tied) 21st
First Basemen Mario Lopez 10th 10th (tied) 14th
Second Basemen Julio Rosas 12th 5th (tied) 12th
Third Basemen Vincent Salinas 4th Vincent Salinas 4th 4th
Shortstops Takao Fujii 4th 6th (tied) 7th
Left Fielders Chris Miller 2nd Chris Miller 2nd 2nd
Center Fielders Isaias Encinias 10th 7th (tied) 13th
Right Fielders Hisamichi Matsumoto 7th Hisamichi Matsumoto 6th 6th
Starting Pitchers Kyle Young 5th Kyle Young 8th 6th
Relievers 20th (tied) 13th (tied) 20th (tied)
Closers 20th (tied) 13th (tied) 20th (tied)
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS (R) 04/05/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Benedito Potier 13th 7th (tied) 14th
First Basemen Ross Howard 12th Ross Howard 7th 7th
Second Basemen 17th (tied) 5th (tied) 17th (tied)
Third Basemen Mike Unruh 5th 8th (tied) 10th
Shortstops Ricardo Montanez 8th 6th (tied) 10th
Left Fielders T.J. Herrera 9th 11th (tied) 12th
Center Fielders Armando Perez 21st 7th (tied) 22nd
Right Fielders Hector Mejia 3rd 7th (tied) 7th
Starting Pitchers Jamari Walker 1st Davis Novoa 6th 4th
Relievers Brian Kyzar 3rd Brian Kyzar 7th 4th
Closers Brian Kyzar 4th Brian Kyzar 7th 6th
FRANKLIN CUBS (R) 04/05/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mauricio Guerra 11th 7th (tied) 13th
First Basemen Trevor Fischer 7th David Arriaga 2nd 2nd
Second Basemen Ricardo Moreno 5th 5th (tied) 7th
Third Basemen Elias Palacio 2nd 8th (tied) 8th
Shortstops Poul Binzer 10th Juan Galvan 4th 4th
Left Fielders 20th (tied) 11th (tied) 20th (tied)
Center Fielders Teo Brouwer 9th 7th (tied) 12th
Right Fielders 17th (tied) 7th (tied) 17th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Ivan Gonzalez 21st 18th (tied) 21st
Relievers Jonathan Aubry 14th Jonathan Aubry 6th 13th
Closers Jonathan Aubry 11th Jonathan Aubry 6th 8th
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES (R) 04/05/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Curt Koerner 4th Curt Koerner 1st 1st
First Basemen Mario Garcia 9th Johnny Huerta 5th 5th
Second Basemen Jose Saenz 6th Eddie Duran 1st 3rd
Third Basemen Francisco Mendez 6th 8th (tied) 11th
Shortstops Jose Valdez 2nd Jose Valdez 3rd 2nd
Left Fielders Edgardo Perez 11th Edgardo Perez 9th 9th
Center Fielders Miguel Gonzalez 22nd Miguel Gonzalez 6th 6th
Right Fielders Victor Cruz 2nd Nick Cordova 1st 1st
Starting Pitchers Rick Hall 2nd Javier Palos 1st 1st
Relievers Ryan Vermillion 2nd Ryan Vermillion 2nd 2nd
Closers Ryan Vermillion 3rd Ryan Vermillion 2nd 1st
HAVILAND THRASHERS (R) 04/05/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Yoshihito Abe 10th 7th (tied) 12th
First Basemen Gwang-oo Shroyer 12th (tied) Gwang-oo Shroyer 6th 6th
Second Basemen 17th (tied) 5th (tied) 17th (tied)
Third Basemen Brian Dawes 7th 8th (tied) 12th
Shortstops Johnny Salazar 6th 6th (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Mike Jackson 3rd Mike Jackson 3rd 3rd
Center Fielders Johnny Harris 1st Johnny Harris 4th 2nd
Right Fielders Keith Sverdloff 10th Keith Sverdloff 4th 5th
Starting Pitchers Rafael Cruz 13th Rafael Cruz 10th 11th
Relievers Richard Recchini 15th Edgar Ambrosio 2nd (tied) 7th
Closers Jose Murillo 9th Edgar Ambrosio 2nd (tied) 3rd
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS (R) 04/05/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Oscar Naranjo 19th Oscar Naranjo 6th 6th
First Basemen Ivan Hernandez 11th 10th (tied) 15th
Second Basemen Matt Higgins 1st Dan Skiba 1st (tied) 1st
Third Basemen Emanuel Delgadillo 9th 8th (tied) 13th
Shortstops Justin York 1st 6th (tied) 6th
Left Fielders Kyle Marin 1st Kyle Marin 7th 4th
Center Fielders Chris Hillis 3rd 7th (tied) 7th
Right Fielders Chris Baker 1st Gabe Ippolito 5th 4th
Starting Pitchers Chris Gagarian 9th Chris Gagarian 12th 12th
Relievers Alex Arredondo 1st Alex Arredondo 2nd (tied) 1st
Closers Zack Scott 1st Zack Scott 5th 4th
JUNEAU SLED DOGS (R) 04/05/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ben Towne 9th 7th (tied) 11th
First Basemen Justin Bogden 14th Korey Lopez 9th 9th
Second Basemen 17th (tied) 5th (tied) 17th (tied)
Third Basemen Ebbe van Alem 15th 8th (tied) 16th
Shortstops Oscar Velez 20th 6th (tied) 20th
Left Fielders Andy Barnes 14th 11th (tied) 15th
Center Fielders Rodolfo Ramires 17th 7th (tied) 18th
Right Fielders Hector Burgos 8th 7th (tied) 9th
Starting Pitchers Jose Munoz 12th Victor Meza 5th 8th
Relievers Cortez Oyola 4th Bill Guerrero 11th 5th
Closers Cortez Oyola 10th Bill Guerrero 11th 10th
LINCOLN PRINCES (R) 04/05/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Howie Hecht 14th 7th (tied) 15th
First Basemen Ricky Fernandez 19th 10th (tied) 19th
Second Basemen 17th (tied) 5th (tied) 17th (tied)
Third Basemen Jay Hall 9th (tied) 8th (tied) 13th (tied)
Shortstops 22nd (tied) 6th (tied) 22nd (tied)
Left Fielders Armando Moreno 18th 11th (tied) 18th
Center Fielders Israel Vallejo 7th 7th (tied) 10th
Right Fielders Lorenzo Moran 13th 7th (tied) 13th
Starting Pitchers Hector Vazquez 18th Hector Vazquez 17th 17th
Relievers Tony Asevedo 13th 13th (tied) 15th
Closers Tony Asevedo 8th 13th (tied) 14th
LONG ISLAND TORPEDOES (R) 04/05/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Colt Stovall 5th Colt Stovall 4th 4th
First Basemen Ed Yanez 20th 10th (tied) 20th
Second Basemen Omar Carrillo 10th 5th (tied) 11th
Third Basemen Sébastien Fleury 12th Sébastien Fleury 3rd 5th
Shortstops Yeong-ha Lee 11th 6th (tied) 11th
Left Fielders Miguel Vazquez 15th 11th (tied) 16th
Center Fielders Javier Tapia 18th 7th (tied) 19th
Right Fielders Juan Trujillo 4th Ramon Paz 1st (tied) 2nd
Starting Pitchers Danny Guajardo 17th 18th (tied) 19th
Relievers Gabe Rubio 7th 13th (tied) 10th
Closers Danny Guajardo 12th 13th (tied) 15th
MONCTON MOUNTIES (R) 04/05/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ivan Camarillo 8th Ricky Cortes 1st (tied) 2nd
First Basemen 22nd 10th (tied) 22nd
Second Basemen Outa Kagawa 8th 5th (tied) 9th
Third Basemen David Raney 1st David Raney 6th 3rd
Shortstops Shigemori Shimizu 7th 6th (tied) 9th
Left Fielders Danny Shafer 5th Danny Shafer 8th 6th
Center Fielders Travis Grossman 6th 7th (tied) 9th
Right Fielders 17th (tied) 7th (tied) 17th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Alex Hernandez 10th Alex Hernandez 7th 7th
Relievers Carlos Balderrama 5th Carlos Balderrama 1st 3rd
Closers Carlos Balderrama 5th Carlos Balderrama 1st 2nd
PICTURE ROCKS RAPTORS (R) 04/05/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 21st (tied) 7th (tied) 21st (tied)
First Basemen Billy Warren 3rd Billy Warren 4th 4th
Second Basemen Travis Rogers 3rd 5th (tied) 5th
Third Basemen 19th (tied) 8th (tied) 19th (tied)
Shortstops Teppo Öunap 18th 6th (tied) 18th
Left Fielders Luke Emme 12th 11th (tied) 13th
Center Fielders Jose Lopez 13th 7th (tied) 15th
Right Fielders 17th (tied) 7th (tied) 17th (tied)
Starting Pitchers 22nd (tied) 18th (tied) 22nd (tied)
Relievers 20th (tied) 13th (tied) 20th (tied)
Closers 20th (tied) 13th (tied) 20th (tied)
PLYMOUTH ROCKERS (R) 04/05/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 21st (tied) 7th (tied) 21st (tied)
First Basemen 22nd (tied) 10th (tied) 22nd (tied)
Second Basemen 17th (tied) 5th (tied) 17th (tied)
Third Basemen 19th (tied) 8th (tied) 19th (tied)
Shortstops Alex Reyes 13th 6th (tied) 13th
Left Fielders Paul Ruby 6th Paul Ruby 1st 1st
Center Fielders 24th 7th (tied) 24th
Right Fielders 17th (tied) 7th (tied) 17th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Tom Koch 14th 18th (tied) 16th
Relievers Vinny de la Torre 16th 13th (tied) 16th
Closers Vinny de la Torre 16th 13th (tied) 17th
RIVERSIDE WOLVERINES (R) 04/05/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dan Stainbrook 5th (tied) 7th (tied) 9th
First Basemen Jim Hamilton 4th 10th (tied) 10th
Second Basemen Alejandro Marinez 9th 5th (tied) 10th
Third Basemen Xavier Encarnao 11th 8th (tied) 15th
Shortstops Jesus Rodriquez 9th Jesus Rodriquez 5th 5th
Left Fielders Seth Robinson 10th Seth Robinson 10th 10th
Center Fielders Victor Pena 11th (tied) 7th (tied) 14th
Right Fielders Valentino Ponchielli 9th 7th (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Ryan Neely 7th 18th (tied) 15th
Relievers 20th (tied) 13th (tied) 20th (tied)
Closers 20th (tied) 13th (tied) 20th (tied)
SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON PIRATES (R) 04/05/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Oliver Dawson 16th 7th (tied) 17th
First Basemen Julio Lopez 21st 10th (tied) 21st
Second Basemen Sam Kelley 4th 5th (tied) 6th
Third Basemen 19th (tied) 8th (tied) 19th (tied)
Shortstops Danny Soto 14th 6th (tied) 14th
Left Fielders Jeremy Vetsch 4th Jeremy Vetsch 5th 5th
Center Fielders Rob Minutillo 14th 7th (tied) 16th
Right Fielders 17th (tied) 7th (tied) 17th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Zach Heller 8th Joaquin Santiago 3rd 5th
Relievers Lupe Carrillo 9th Jose Polanco 10th 9th
Closers Toru Nishimura 15th Jose Polanco 10th 11th
SAN ANTONIO GRIFFINS (R) 04/05/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Ekstedt 7th 7th (tied) 10th
First Basemen Jared Ferland 17th 10th (tied) 17th
Second Basemen 17th (tied) 5th (tied) 17th (tied)
Third Basemen Chris Gutierre 13th Chris Gutierre 1st (tied) 2nd
Shortstops Jeff Williamson 3rd Carlos Crespo 2nd 3rd
Left Fielders 20th (tied) 11th (tied) 20th (tied)
Center Fielders Leon Delgado 16th 7th (tied) 17th
Right Fielders 17th (tied) 7th (tied) 17th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Cody Ahern 20th Sal Aguilar 16th 20th
Relievers Quim Perestrelo 17th 13th (tied) 17th
Closers Quim Perestrelo 17th 13th (tied) 18th
SAN BERNARDINO FLIGHT (R) 04/05/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jorge Cisneros 15th 7th (tied) 16th
First Basemen Tony Cruz 6th 10th (tied) 12th
Second Basemen Ronald Poole 11th Ronald Poole 1st (tied) 4th
Third Basemen 19th (tied) 8th (tied) 19th (tied)
Shortstops Angel Cruz 17th 6th (tied) 17th
Left Fielders Steve Blum 12th (tied) 11th (tied) 13th (tied)
Center Fielders Heriberto Paula 4th 7th (tied) 8th
Right Fielders Nick Luna 14th 7th (tied) 14th
Starting Pitchers Jose Moreira 15th Zaijiro Watanabe 12th (tied) 13th
Relievers Vicente Hernandez 19th 13th (tied) 19th
Closers Jose Moreira 13th 13th (tied) 16th
SUNRISE MANOR SUNCHASERS (R) 04/05/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ricardo Garcia 12th Ricardo Garcia 5th 5th
First Basemen Aaron Went 2nd Aaron Went 3rd 3rd
Second Basemen Adrian Sosa 2nd Aloísio Boissel 1st (tied) 2nd
Third Basemen Guillermo Bonilla 16th 8th (tied) 17th
Shortstops Lucas Warren 12th 6th (tied) 12th
Left Fielders Adrian Hopkins 16th 11th (tied) 17th
Center Fielders Manny Placencia 14th (tied) Chris Ortiz 5th 5th
Right Fielders Victor Barrera 12th 7th (tied) 12th
Starting Pitchers Jonathan Gutierrez 11th Cristofer Sanchez 11th 10th
Relievers Jose Pinedo 18th 13th (tied) 18th
Closers Jose Pinedo 18th 13th (tied) 19th
TERRA LINDA CHARGERS (R) 04/05/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tony Miranda 20th 7th (tied) 20th
First Basemen 22nd (tied) 10th (tied) 22nd (tied)
Second Basemen Bruce Gutierrez 14th 5th (tied) 14th
Third Basemen Ivan Zamora 18th 8th (tied) 18th
Shortstops Manny Rios 16th 6th (tied) 16th
Left Fielders 20th (tied) 11th (tied) 20th (tied)
Center Fielders Armando Cortez 20th 7th (tied) 21st
Right Fielders Nelson Perez 15th 7th (tied) 15th
Starting Pitchers Johnny Owen 16th Juan Soto 12th (tied) 14th
Relievers Carl Klein 11th Danny Barrera 12th 12th
Closers Danny Barrera 19th Danny Barrera 12th 12th
TIVERTON COLONELS (R) 04/05/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 21st (tied) 7th (tied) 21st (tied)
First Basemen Matthew Northern 15th (tied) 10th (tied) 16th
Second Basemen Brandon Colbert 7th 5th (tied) 8th
Third Basemen 19th (tied) 8th (tied) 19th (tied)
Shortstops 22nd (tied) 6th (tied) 22nd (tied)
Left Fielders Jeff McDaniel 8th 11th (tied) 11th
Center Fielders Danny Molina 5th Jorge Rodriguez 2nd 3rd
Right Fielders 17th (tied) 7th (tied) 17th (tied)
Starting Pitchers 22nd (tied) 18th (tied) 22nd (tied)
Relievers 20th (tied) 13th (tied) 20th (tied)
Closers 20th (tied) 13th (tied) 20th (tied)
WHITBY BATS (R) 04/05/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Brandon Coleman 3rd Brandon Coleman 3rd 3rd
First Basemen Rafael Castanon 17th (tied) 10th (tied) 17th (tied)
Second Basemen Jose Valle 15th 5th (tied) 15th
Third Basemen Randy Ruhl 3rd 8th (tied) 9th
Shortstops Luis Gonzalez 21st 6th (tied) 21st
Left Fielders 20th (tied) 11th (tied) 20th (tied)
Center Fielders Jose Fernandez 19th 7th (tied) 20th
Right Fielders Naji Lahab 5th Marco Grijalva 3rd 3rd
Starting Pitchers Josh Poehlein 6th Jose Diaz 4th 3rd
Relievers Danny Garcia 8th Matt Howe 8th 8th
Closers Matt Howe 14th Matt Howe 8th 9th
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