ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
12/18/2023
 
ABINGDON ARCHERS (R) 12/18/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Cody Thomas 3rd 7th 7th
First Basemen David Pierce 2nd Zach Weakley 2nd 2nd
Second Basemen Kyle Scherbel 10th 10th 15th
Third Basemen 18th 9th 18th
Shortstops 12th 4th 12th
Left Fielders Ron Salcido 2nd Ron Salcido 7th 6th
Center Fielders 19th 5th 19th
Right Fielders 18th 8th 18th
Starting Pitchers 17th 12th 17th
Relievers 16th 9th 16th
Closers 16th 9th 16th
BORREGO SPRINGS RAMS (R) 12/18/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Chris Gilbert 11th 7th (tied) 11th
First Basemen Ryan Claydon 9th Ryan Claydon 9th 10th
Second Basemen Andy Bennett 8th Andy Bennett 9th 6th
Third Basemen Jim Elander 9th Eric Propper 8th 5th
Shortstops 12th (tied) 4th (tied) 12th (tied)
Left Fielders Bobby Carroll 16th 12th 16th
Center Fielders Colin Burke 9th Shungyosai Tanno 1st 2nd
Right Fielders Kagera Fakhri 15th 8th (tied) 15th
Starting Pitchers Javier Conchas 10th Mike Giacalone 6th 6th
Relievers Leo Fonseca 10th Leo Fonseca 8th 8th
Closers Josue Muro 11th Josue Muro 8th 8th
BUCKEYE LOCAL PANTHERS (R) 12/18/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Franklin Ledezma 15th 7th (tied) 15th
First Basemen 21st 12th 21st
Second Basemen 21st 10th (tied) 21st
Third Basemen Alejandro Valiente 17th 9th (tied) 17th
Shortstops Steve Bloomquist 1st Steve Bloomquist 1st 1st
Left Fielders Ernesto Ortiz 22nd 12th (tied) 22nd
Center Fielders Alberto Canales 15th 5th (tied) 15th
Right Fielders 18th (tied) 8th (tied) 18th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Roberto Melendez 12th Roberto Melendez 9th 11th
Relievers Cesar Castillo 13th 9th (tied) 13th
Closers Cesar Castillo 13th 9th (tied) 13th
BUFFALO BELLFLOWERS (R) 12/18/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Raul Tavarez 13th 7th (tied) 13th
First Basemen Roger Ball 13th 12th (tied) 17th
Second Basemen Josh Flowers 14th 10th (tied) 17th
Third Basemen Alex Melo 6th Alex Melo 2nd 3rd
Shortstops Bobby Cacho 10th Mario Gutierrez 3rd 3rd
Left Fielders Nick Owens 12th Nick Owens 9th 10th
Center Fielders Adam Larson 4th 5th (tied) 7th
Right Fielders 18th (tied) 8th (tied) 18th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Mickey Green 2nd Omar Sotelo 3rd 2nd
Relievers Chris Wimberley 3rd Chris Wimberley 2nd 3rd
Closers Bobby Simpson 4th Bobby Simpson 4th 5th
CHULUOTA IMPERIALS (R) 12/18/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Shabazian 1st Mike Shabazian 4th 3rd
First Basemen Brian Porretta 14th Oscar Hermosillo 1st 3rd
Second Basemen Ed Dove 6th 10th (tied) 13th
Third Basemen Matt Davis 2nd Matt Davis 1st 1st
Shortstops Takao Fujii 7th 4th (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Justin Husnick 14th 12th (tied) 14th
Center Fielders Isaias Encinias 17th 5th (tied) 17th
Right Fielders Latrell Poff 11th Latrell Poff 2nd 5th
Starting Pitchers Pat Hanson 6th 12th (tied) 10th
Relievers Stewart Elliott 14th 9th (tied) 14th
Closers Suk Moon 14th 9th (tied) 14th
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXANS (R) 12/18/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 16th 7th (tied) 16th
First Basemen John Sears 8th 12th (tied) 14th
Second Basemen 21st (tied) 10th (tied) 21st (tied)
Third Basemen Prakoso Ernalia 14th 9th (tied) 16th
Shortstops 12th (tied) 4th (tied) 12th (tied)
Left Fielders Michael Nava 3rd Michael Nava 1st 2nd
Center Fielders Alex Morales 6th 5th (tied) 8th
Right Fielders Danny Haessly 8th David Torres 2nd (tied) 4th
Starting Pitchers 17th (tied) 12th (tied) 17th (tied)
Relievers 16th (tied) 9th (tied) 16th (tied)
Closers 16th (tied) 9th (tied) 16th (tied)
CRYSTAL LAKE KILLERS (R) 12/18/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 16th (tied) 7th (tied) 16th (tied)
First Basemen Tim Brooks 12th 12th (tied) 16th
Second Basemen Justin Richardson 16th 10th (tied) 18th
Third Basemen Kyle Summey 7th 9th (tied) 11th
Shortstops Shinichi Ota 9th 4th (tied) 10th
Left Fielders 23rd 12th (tied) 23rd
Center Fielders Matt Douglas 2nd 5th (tied) 5th
Right Fielders Eric Wilson 5th Eric Wilson 6th 6th
Starting Pitchers Billy Kaufman 14th 12th (tied) 14th
Relievers Pat Gannon 11th 9th (tied) 11th
Closers Pat Gannon 10th 9th (tied) 11th
FRANKLIN CUBS (R) 12/18/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Eddie Sandoval 2nd Eddie Sandoval 6th 4th
First Basemen Chris Fenton 17th Chris Fenton 3rd 4th
Second Basemen Justin Perez 18th Justin Perez 8th 9th
Third Basemen 18th (tied) 9th (tied) 18th (tied)
Shortstops Brian Beason 2nd 4th (tied) 4th
Left Fielders Paul Dankenbring 1st Paul Dankenbring 3rd 1st
Center Fielders Vinny Torres 5th Vinny Torres 1st (tied) 1st
Right Fielders Nate Jurgensen 17th 8th (tied) 17th
Starting Pitchers Naohiro Goto 16th Naohiro Goto 11th 16th
Relievers Doug Voeller 9th 9th (tied) 10th
Closers Doug Voeller 8th 9th (tied) 9th
FT. WAYNE EARTHQUAKES (R) 12/18/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Curt Koerner 6th Curt Koerner 2nd 2nd
First Basemen Mario Garcia 20th Mario Garcia 11th 12th
Second Basemen Beau Richardson 9th 10th (tied) 14th
Third Basemen Ivan Hernandez 5th Francisco Mendez 6th 4th
Shortstops Jose Valdez 8th 4th (tied) 9th
Left Fielders Bobby Barnes 9th Bobby Barnes 3rd (tied) 4th
Center Fielders Israel Vallejo 16th 5th (tied) 16th
Right Fielders Chris Benedict 3rd John Hall 1st 2nd
Starting Pitchers Nick Kern 1st Shalom Bruin 1st 1st
Relievers Jeremy Ferraro 1st Jeremy Ferraro 1st 1st
Closers Eddie O'Connor 6th Eddie O'Connor 7th 7th
HAVILAND THRASHERS (R) 12/18/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Yoshihito Abe 12th 7th (tied) 12th
First Basemen Brad Reynolds 16th 12th (tied) 19th
Second Basemen Chris Huseman 20th Chris Huseman 3rd 8th
Third Basemen Adam Schwark 16th Li-ren Ning 7th 8th
Shortstops Lorenzo Torres 11th 4th (tied) 11th
Left Fielders Willie Lopez 21st 12th (tied) 21st
Center Fielders Jon Wysocki 12th 5th (tied) 13th
Right Fielders Omar Ortiz 12th 8th (tied) 12th
Starting Pitchers Jon Maddock 8th Carlos Brenes 10th 9th
Relievers Cory Hobbs 5th Cory Hobbs 7th 6th
Closers Max Mascareno 1st Max Mascareno 5th 4th
JACKSONVILLE NATIONALS (R) 12/18/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 16th (tied) 7th (tied) 16th (tied)
First Basemen Ivan Hernandez 19th 12th (tied) 20th
Second Basemen Mikkel Goldbaek 15th Mikkel Goldbaek 6th 7th
Third Basemen 18th (tied) 9th (tied) 18th (tied)
Shortstops Justin York 5th 4th (tied) 7th
Left Fielders Bill Amparan 13th Adam Motschenbacher 11th 11th
Center Fielders 19th (tied) 5th (tied) 19th (tied)
Right Fielders 18th (tied) 8th (tied) 18th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Gabriel Marin 13th 12th (tied) 13th
Relievers Alex Arredondo 7th Alex Arredondo 6th 7th
Closers Alex Arredondo 3rd Alex Arredondo 6th 6th
LINCOLN PRINCES (R) 12/18/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 16th (tied) 7th (tied) 16th (tied)
First Basemen Steve Thomas 6th 12th (tied) 13th
Second Basemen Constantin Lupu 11th Constantin Lupu 1st 2nd
Third Basemen Greg Martel 8th 9th (tied) 12th
Shortstops 12th (tied) 4th (tied) 12th (tied)
Left Fielders Juan Perez 6th 12th (tied) 12th
Center Fielders Geoff Thompson 11th 5th (tied) 12th
Right Fielders Bob Mauser 7th Miguel Cerpa 7th 7th
Starting Pitchers Alex Martinez 15th 12th (tied) 15th
Relievers 16th (tied) 9th (tied) 16th (tied)
Closers 16th (tied) 9th (tied) 16th (tied)
LONG ISLAND TORPEDOES (R) 12/18/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ismael Ramos 10th 7th (tied) 10th
First Basemen 21st (tied) 12th (tied) 21st (tied)
Second Basemen Tyler Humes 13th Santiago Ytuarte 7th 5th
Third Basemen Jesse Lang 13th Jesse Lang 4th 6th
Shortstops 12th (tied) 4th (tied) 12th (tied)
Left Fielders Miguel Vazquez 20th 12th (tied) 20th
Center Fielders Mario Alvarez 10th 5th (tied) 11th
Right Fielders 18th (tied) 8th (tied) 18th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Jose Zapata 11th 12th (tied) 12th
Relievers Chad Elder 12th 9th (tied) 12th
Closers Chad Elder 12th 9th (tied) 12th
MONCTON MOUNTIES (R) 12/18/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 16th (tied) 7th (tied) 16th (tied)
First Basemen Mike Fitzgerald 11th 12th (tied) 15th
Second Basemen 21st (tied) 10th (tied) 21st (tied)
Third Basemen 18th (tied) 9th (tied) 18th (tied)
Shortstops Raul Rodriguez 6th Raul Rodriguez 2nd 2nd
Left Fielders Rob Lindauer 11th Rob Lindauer 6th 8th
Center Fielders Josh Napier 3rd Rafael Farrand 3rd 3rd
Right Fielders Zack Neal 14th 8th (tied) 14th
Starting Pitchers 17th (tied) 12th (tied) 17th (tied)
Relievers 16th (tied) 9th (tied) 16th (tied)
Closers 16th (tied) 9th (tied) 16th (tied)
PICTURE ROCKS RAPTORS (R) 12/18/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 16th (tied) 7th (tied) 16th (tied)
First Basemen Justin Thurston 1st Justin Thurston 3rd (tied) 1st
Second Basemen Chris Alexander 1st Chris Alexander 4th 3rd
Third Basemen Andy Belot 12th 9th (tied) 15th
Shortstops 12th (tied) 4th (tied) 12th (tied)
Left Fielders Ryan Willin 4th Ryan Willin 5th 5th
Center Fielders Franklin Rubio 18th 5th (tied) 18th
Right Fielders Dave Monier 13th 8th (tied) 13th
Starting Pitchers 17th (tied) 12th (tied) 17th (tied)
Relievers 16th (tied) 9th (tied) 16th (tied)
Closers 16th (tied) 9th (tied) 16th (tied)
PLYMOUTH ROCKERS (R) 12/18/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 16th (tied) 7th (tied) 16th (tied)
First Basemen Adam Newhouse 15th 12th (tied) 18th
Second Basemen 21st (tied) 10th (tied) 21st (tied)
Third Basemen Joe Deutsch 11th 9th (tied) 14th
Shortstops 12th (tied) 4th (tied) 12th (tied)
Left Fielders Bill Pflipsen 18th 12th (tied) 18th
Center Fielders 19th (tied) 5th (tied) 19th (tied)
Right Fielders 18th (tied) 8th (tied) 18th (tied)
Starting Pitchers 17th (tied) 12th (tied) 17th (tied)
Relievers 16th (tied) 9th (tied) 16th (tied)
Closers 16th (tied) 9th (tied) 16th (tied)
RIVERSIDE WOLVERINES (R) 12/18/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ben Riffe 5th 7th (tied) 8th
First Basemen Jeremy Wright 3rd 12th (tied) 11th
Second Basemen Paul Adam 4th 10th (tied) 11th
Third Basemen 18th (tied) 9th (tied) 18th (tied)
Shortstops 12th (tied) 4th (tied) 12th (tied)
Left Fielders Paul Marks 9th (tied) Javy Perez 8th 9th
Center Fielders 19th (tied) 5th (tied) 19th (tied)
Right Fielders Edgar Ramos 4th Don Hutchison 2nd (tied) 3rd
Starting Pitchers Mike Gentry 5th Josh Howard 2nd 3rd
Relievers Brad Cooper 6th Jerry Carmona 4th 5th
Closers Brad Cooper 7th Jerry Carmona 2nd 3rd
SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON PIRATES (R) 12/18/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Franklin Gonzalez 4th Roger Gotsch 1st 1st
First Basemen Jim Naig 10th Jim Naig 6th 9th
Second Basemen Roger Argueta 12th 10th (tied) 16th
Third Basemen Andy Hansen 15th Jose Fraire 5th 7th
Shortstops 12th (tied) 4th (tied) 12th (tied)
Left Fielders 23rd (tied) 12th (tied) 23rd (tied)
Center Fielders 19th (tied) 5th (tied) 19th (tied)
Right Fielders Bruce Ogie 10th 8th (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Juan Alvarez 9th Tony Vigil 7th 8th
Relievers Cort Cole 15th 9th (tied) 15th
Closers Cort Cole 15th 9th (tied) 15th
SAN BERNARDINO FLIGHT (R) 12/18/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jorge Cisneros 14th 7th (tied) 14th
First Basemen Eric Bolick 18th Julio Vargas 3rd (tied) 5th
Second Basemen Alex Marquez 19th 10th (tied) 20th
Third Basemen 18th (tied) 9th (tied) 18th (tied)
Shortstops 12th (tied) 4th (tied) 12th (tied)
Left Fielders Josh Chadwick 19th 12th (tied) 19th
Center Fielders Heriberto Paula 14th Ryuuichi Matsushima 4th 6th
Right Fielders 18th (tied) 8th (tied) 18th (tied)
Starting Pitchers 17th (tied) 12th (tied) 17th (tied)
Relievers 16th (tied) 9th (tied) 16th (tied)
Closers 16th (tied) 9th (tied) 16th (tied)
SUNRISE MANOR SUNCHASERS (R) 12/18/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ryan Rosenson 8th Ryan Rosenson 3rd 5th
First Basemen 21st (tied) 12th (tied) 21st (tied)
Second Basemen Steve Sheffield 7th Steve Sheffield 1st (tied) 1st
Third Basemen Alejandro Flores 10th 9th (tied) 13th
Shortstops 12th (tied) 4th (tied) 12th (tied)
Left Fielders Tom Lambert 17th 12th (tied) 17th
Center Fielders Jorge Avila 7th 5th (tied) 9th
Right Fielders Chris Reyes 6th 8th (tied) 9th
Starting Pitchers Tom Moore 7th John Chapin 7th (tied) 7th
Relievers Aaron Kent 8th 9th (tied) 9th
Closers Aaron Kent 9th 9th (tied) 10th
TERRA LINDA CHARGERS (R) 12/18/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Brian Butler 7th 7th (tied) 9th
First Basemen Brian Evans 5th Brian Evans 7th 6th
Second Basemen Joe Corcoran 5th 10th (tied) 12th
Third Basemen 18th (tied) 9th (tied) 18th (tied)
Shortstops David Williams 4th 4th (tied) 6th
Left Fielders Bill Bandy 15th 12th (tied) 15th
Center Fielders 19th (tied) 5th (tied) 19th (tied)
Right Fielders Michael Segar 9th 8th (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Peter Hoster 4th Luis Cortez 5th 5th
Relievers Chris Williams 2nd Ryan McEntyre 3rd 2nd
Closers Chris Williams 2nd Ryan McEntyre 1st 1st
TIVERTON COLONELS (R) 12/18/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 16th (tied) 7th (tied) 16th (tied)
First Basemen Justin Solid 4th Justin Solid 8th 7th
Second Basemen Hector Soto 3rd 10th (tied) 10th
Third Basemen Ashton Baldwin 1st Ashton Baldwin 3rd 2nd
Shortstops 12th (tied) 4th (tied) 12th (tied)
Left Fielders Dan Chambers 8th 12th (tied) 13th
Center Fielders John Yarbrough 1st 5th (tied) 4th
Right Fielders Mike Fath 2nd 8th (tied) 8th
Starting Pitchers 17th (tied) 12th (tied) 17th (tied)
Relievers 16th (tied) 9th (tied) 16th (tied)
Closers 16th (tied) 9th (tied) 16th (tied)
TULSA CAPTAINS (R) 12/18/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 16th (tied) 7th (tied) 16th (tied)
First Basemen Dillon O'Neill 7th Dillon O'Neill 10th 8th
Second Basemen Matt Peterson 17th 10th (tied) 19th
Third Basemen Alex Mieles 3rd 9th (tied) 9th
Shortstops 12th (tied) 4th (tied) 12th (tied)
Left Fielders Juan Martelo 7th Caleb Herendeen 1st (tied) 3rd
Center Fielders Carlos Rodrigues 13th 5th (tied) 14th
Right Fielders Matt Grissom 1st Jesus Escobar 2nd (tied) 1st
Starting Pitchers 17th (tied) 12th (tied) 17th (tied)
Relievers 16th (tied) 9th (tied) 16th (tied)
Closers 16th (tied) 9th (tied) 16th (tied)
WHITBY BATS (R) 12/18/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Brandon Coleman 9th Brandon Coleman 5th 6th
First Basemen 21st (tied) 12th (tied) 21st (tied)
Second Basemen Ricky Cooper 2nd Chris Reese 5th 4th
Third Basemen Lamar Bridges 4th 9th (tied) 10th
Shortstops Travis Biggar 3rd 4th (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Jarrod LaCasse 5th Jarrod LaCasse 10th 7th
Center Fielders Omar Luera 8th 5th (tied) 10th
Right Fielders Scott Skidmore 15th (tied) 8th (tied) 15th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Jesse Alexander 3rd Josh Poehlein 4th 4th
Relievers George Sisco 4th Emre Voss 4th (tied) 4th
Closers George Sisco 5th Emre Voss 2nd (tied) 2nd
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