ABA CLASS A-
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
11/10/2024
 
ANAHEIM MUSIC (A-) 11/10/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Donald Callison 12th Ryan Rosenson 2nd 2nd
First Basemen Zach Macurdy 16th Nick Foley 3rd 8th
Second Basemen Steve Sheffield 12th 13th 18th
Third Basemen Chris Lewis 7th 7th 8th
Shortstops 17th 3rd 17th
Left Fielders Chris Shamblen 23rd 14th 24th
Center Fielders Ryan Ramirez 4th Ryan Ramirez 7th 5th
Right Fielders Chris Reyes 15th 9th 17th
Starting Pitchers Nate Billesbach 4th Nate Billesbach 11th 10th
Relievers Aaron Kent 18th 16th 19th
Closers Aaron Kent 15th 16th 18th
AURORA PAINTS (A-) 11/10/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Pedro Morado 23rd 6th 23rd
First Basemen John Pavelka 17th 15th 18th
Second Basemen Constantin Lupu 13th Constantin Lupu 5th 5th
Third Basemen Greg Martel 9th 7th (tied) 10th
Shortstops Josh Randel 11th 3rd (tied) 12th
Left Fielders Adam Alvarez 17th David Short 9th 9th
Center Fielders Willis Ramirez 15th Francisco Chavez 2nd 8th
Right Fielders Bob Mauser 14th 9th (tied) 16th
Starting Pitchers Matthew Davi 16th Matthew Davi 17th 17th
Relievers Men Resina 21st 16th (tied) 21st
Closers Brayden Snell 20th 16th (tied) 21st
CARSON CITY MINERS (A-) 11/10/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jeremy Basil 19th 6th (tied) 20th
First Basemen Jon Williams 22nd 15th (tied) 22nd
Second Basemen John Marr 20th John Marr 10th 11th
Third Basemen Jon Taylor 14th 7th (tied) 14th
Shortstops Steve Anderson 5th Victor Cruz 1st 1st
Left Fielders Jonathan Covarrubias 20th 14th (tied) 22nd
Center Fielders Ruben Plascencia 23rd 12th 23rd
Right Fielders John Sasser 20th Jesus Escobar 7th 8th
Starting Pitchers Jon Ramirez 15th Jon Ramirez 11th (tied) 15th
Relievers Ricardo Alva 14th Mario Villalobos 14th 14th
Closers Edgardo Saenz 18th Mario Villalobos 14th 14th
GREENSBORO NATURALS (A-) 11/10/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Victor Gelabert 21st 6th (tied) 21st
First Basemen Matt Mills 13th Oscar Hermosillo 11th 13th
Second Basemen Justin Freas 2nd 13th (tied) 13th
Third Basemen Roberto Cano 3rd 7th (tied) 7th
Shortstops Takao Fujii 13th Lorenzo Garza 2nd 2nd
Left Fielders Justin Husnick 18th 14th (tied) 20th
Center Fielders Jason Miller 10th 12th (tied) 14th
Right Fielders Latrell Poff 16th 9th (tied) 18th
Starting Pitchers Omar Vega 13th Masanori Kishimoto 11th (tied) 13th
Relievers Bill Dixon 10th Bill Dixon 8th 11th
Closers Suk Moon 21st Bill Dixon 9th 16th
JULIAN JAMMERS (A-) 11/10/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Emmanuel Norman 4th 6th (tied) 8th
First Basemen Bryan Calcaterra 7th Bryan Calcaterra 12th 10th
Second Basemen Edwin Retana 7th Edwin Retana 1st 3rd
Third Basemen Roberto Vigueras 13th 7th (tied) 13th
Shortstops 17th (tied) 3rd (tied) 17th (tied)
Left Fielders Caleb Askew 19th 14th (tied) 21st
Center Fielders Eric Jubin 7th 12th (tied) 13th
Right Fielders Tim Vigil 11th 9th (tied) 14th
Starting Pitchers Alberto Quijada 21st Brian Sanborn 16th 20th
Relievers Tyler Findley 6th Tyler Findley 9th 9th
Closers Tyler Findley 9th Tyler Findley 10th 9th
LITTLE ROCK GOLDEN GOPHERS (A-) 11/10/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Fogg 1st Malcolm Garner 1st 1st
First Basemen 24th 15th (tied) 24th
Second Basemen Dan McNamara 5th Eddie Duran 1st (tied) 2nd
Third Basemen Matt Dean 1st Matt Dean 5th 1st
Shortstops Francisco Montoya 14th 3rd (tied) 14th
Left Fielders Justin Hunt 1st Nick Cordova 1st 1st
Center Fielders Carlos Rodrigues 18th 12th (tied) 19th
Right Fielders Jason Perrigin 1st Jason Perrigin 1st 1st
Starting Pitchers Dave Anderson 7th Brad Martin 10th 7th
Relievers Ronnie Downard 15th Ronnie Downard 11th 15th
Closers Gregg Daugherty 1st Gregg Daugherty 4th 1st
MEDFORD DESPERADOS (A-) 11/10/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jimmy Brewer 9th 6th (tied) 13th
First Basemen Nate Raphael 15th 15th (tied) 17th
Second Basemen Daniel Friedrich 3rd Daniel Friedrich 1st (tied) 1st
Third Basemen Justin Blevins 17th 7th (tied) 17th
Shortstops Travis Biggar 3rd 3rd (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Cole Roth 5th 14th (tied) 14th
Center Fielders Omar Luera 12th 12th (tied) 16th
Right Fielders 24th 9th (tied) 24th
Starting Pitchers Brice Shine 3rd Graham Renner 3rd 3rd
Relievers Kyle Murray 7th Kyle Murray 3rd 4th
Closers Kyle Murray 2nd Kyle Murray 2nd 2nd
MONTGOMERY MISSIONS (A-) 11/10/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tom Hirsch 2nd 6th (tied) 6th
First Basemen Mike Brown 5th Brad Dilday 14th 9th
Second Basemen Paul Adam 9th 13th (tied) 15th
Third Basemen Steve Anderson 10th 7th (tied) 11th
Shortstops Mario Garcia 10th 3rd (tied) 11th
Left Fielders Billy Veillette 15th Javy Perez 1st (tied) 5th
Center Fielders Kyle Hirsch 20th 12th (tied) 20th
Right Fielders Don Hutchison 4th Don Hutchison 4th 4th
Starting Pitchers Mike Gentry 12th Josh Howard 11th (tied) 12th
Relievers Jake Bell 17th 16th (tied) 17th
Closers Brad Cooper 13th 16th (tied) 17th
MT. VERNON CYCLONES (A-) 11/10/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jason Murphy 3rd 6th (tied) 7th
First Basemen Brad Reynolds 18th 15th (tied) 19th
Second Basemen Jared Dawson 23rd Jason King 9th 12th
Third Basemen Leo Carballo 12th Leo Carballo 1st 4th
Shortstops Lorenzo Torres 16th 3rd (tied) 16th
Left Fielders Jose Mora 24th Jose Mora 7th 13th
Center Fielders Juan Guerra 8th Juan Guerra 6th 7th
Right Fielders Tim Schnupp 18th 9th (tied) 20th
Starting Pitchers Adam Noland 6th Adam Noland 4th 4th
Relievers Cory Hobbs 12th Carlos Brenes 3rd (tied) 8th
Closers Mike Driskell 3rd Mike Driskell 6th 6th
NEWPORT UNICORNS (A-) 11/10/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Justin Robinson 5th 6th (tied) 9th
First Basemen Andrew Ortiz 20th Jesse Lang 10th 14th
Second Basemen Mike Middlebrooks 19th Mike Middlebrooks 6th 10th
Third Basemen 20th 7th (tied) 20th
Shortstops 17th (tied) 3rd (tied) 17th (tied)
Left Fielders Pedro Quintero 21st 14th (tied) 23rd
Center Fielders Mario Alvarez 16th 12th (tied) 17th
Right Fielders Mario Carrillo 6th 9th (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Alan Trovato 11th Armando Castro 7th 9th
Relievers Isaiah Borne 11th Nick Combs 3rd (tied) 6th
Closers Isaiah Borne 6th Nick Combs 1st 3rd
NEWPORT NEWS WRANGLERS (A-) 11/10/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Josh Dunn 20th Jonathan Jaramillo 4th 5th
First Basemen Jose Ramos 10th Jose Ramos 3rd (tied) 6th
Second Basemen Chris Hartfield 10th 13th (tied) 16th
Third Basemen Aaron Gault 18th 7th (tied) 18th
Shortstops Jason Archie 1st 3rd (tied) 3rd
Left Fielders Ian Schelling 6th 14th (tied) 15th
Center Fielders Vinny Torres 6th Vinny Torres 3rd 6th
Right Fielders Nate Miller 17th 9th (tied) 19th
Starting Pitchers Yekuno-Amlak Lusalah 19th 18th 21st
Relievers Jonathan Aubry 20th Jonathan Aubry 13th 18th
Closers J.D. Hennis 13th (tied) J.D. Hennis 13th 12th
NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS (A-) 11/10/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Nick Watkins 16th Nick Watkins 5th 4th
First Basemen Brian Cash 6th Ken Beck 1st 4th
Second Basemen Alex Marquez 22nd 13th (tied) 23rd
Third Basemen 20th (tied) 7th (tied) 20th (tied)
Shortstops Jeremias Vega 15th 3rd (tied) 15th
Left Fielders Ben Borch 22nd Alex Munoz 13th 12th
Center Fielders Adrian Hubbard 21st 12th (tied) 21st
Right Fielders Felix Castillo 22nd 9th (tied) 22nd
Starting Pitchers Ricky Flores 20th Ricky Flores 9th 14th
Relievers Juan Esquibel 13th Juan Esquibel 12th 13th
Closers Bill Castro 17th Bill Castro 12th 13th
ONTARIO SUNRAYS (A-) 11/10/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Marcos Nolasco 17th 6th (tied) 18th
First Basemen Jerry Tully 1st Jerry Tully 2nd 1st
Second Basemen George Cienfuegos 21st 13th (tied) 22nd
Third Basemen Joe Deutsch 16th 7th (tied) 16th
Shortstops Tim Amos 9th 3rd (tied) 10th
Left Fielders Matt Strader 3rd Matt Strader 1st (tied) 3rd
Center Fielders Kevin Jones 11th 12th (tied) 15th
Right Fielders Hidefumi Sato 23rd 9th (tied) 23rd
Starting Pitchers Chris Lockner 14th 18th (tied) 16th
Relievers Harrison Tatta 8th Drew Martin 10th 10th
Closers Drew Martin 10th Drew Martin 11th 10th
OTTAWA LYNX (A-) 11/10/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Adam Grenier 13th 6th (tied) 16th
First Basemen Josh Keys 7th (tied) Jim Naig 3rd (tied) 5th
Second Basemen Jesse Stopper 14th Jesse Stopper 8th 9th
Third Basemen Nick Makar 8th 7th (tied) 9th
Shortstops Cy Galloway 2nd 3rd (tied) 4th
Left Fielders Mike Escobar 4th Mike Escobar 12th 7th
Center Fielders Jose Argueta 2nd Jose Argueta 4th 3rd
Right Fielders Sean Gery 7th 9th (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers John Huber 5th Josh Few 6th 6th
Relievers William Hudgins 9th 16th (tied) 12th
Closers Caleb Mangum 16th 16th (tied) 19th
PIKEVILLE CAVALRY (A-) 11/10/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Chris Johnson 14th 6th (tied) 17th
First Basemen John Sears 11th Luke Flynn 3rd (tied) 7th
Second Basemen Dylan Wrinn 18th 13th (tied) 21st
Third Basemen Ryan Syfrett 5th Arturo Farias 6th 6th
Shortstops 17th (tied) 3rd (tied) 17th (tied)
Left Fielders Shane Andes 12th David Torres 6th 6th
Center Fielders Randy Reneau 22nd 12th (tied) 22nd
Right Fielders Jay Brown 13th 9th (tied) 15th
Starting Pitchers Chris Childress 18th 18th (tied) 19th
Relievers Sam Betourne 19th 16th (tied) 20th
Closers Bobby Williams 19th 16th (tied) 20th
PROVIDENCE HEX (A-) 11/10/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Jordan 7th 6th (tied) 11th
First Basemen Steve Jarvis 12th 15th (tied) 16th
Second Basemen Brian Garner 8th 13th (tied) 14th
Third Basemen 20th (tied) 7th (tied) 20th (tied)
Shortstops Josh Scales 6th 3rd (tied) 7th
Left Fielders Justin Wish 9th 14th (tied) 17th
Center Fielders Yong-ho Kahng 24th 12th (tied) 24th
Right Fielders Jimmy Kronenberger 3rd Jimmy Kronenberger 1st (tied) 3rd
Starting Pitchers Andrew Porter 8th Andrew Porter 8th 8th
Relievers Angel Garabito 2nd Ben Foster 2nd 2nd
Closers Angel Garabito 11th Ben Foster 3rd 5th
SANTA ANA BLACK ACES (A-) 11/10/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Chris Wahl 8th 6th (tied) 12th
First Basemen Jonathan Behre 21st 15th (tied) 21st
Second Basemen Adam Mathis 4th Adam Mathis 12th 6th
Third Basemen 20th (tied) 7th (tied) 20th (tied)
Shortstops Danny Rodriguez 7th 3rd (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Frank Babb 6th (tied) 14th (tied) 15th (tied)
Center Fielders Bill Kibler 1st Bill Kibler 5th 2nd
Right Fielders Mike Mitchell 9th 9th (tied) 13th
Starting Pitchers Isaiah White 2nd Luis Cortez 1st 2nd
Relievers Peter Hoster 5th Mike Hrdlicka 3rd (tied) 3rd
Closers Peter Hoster 5th Mike Hrdlicka 4th (tied) 4th
SANTA BARBARA SUPER TROOPERS (A-) 11/10/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Roland Clement 6th 6th (tied) 10th
First Basemen Jordan McPherson 18th (tied) 15th (tied) 19th (tied)
Second Basemen Mike MacPherson 11th 13th (tied) 17th
Third Basemen Jim Elander 6th Doug Wagner 4th 5th
Shortstops Jaden Williams 4th 3rd (tied) 6th
Left Fielders Eddie Monaghan 16th Eddie Monaghan 8th 8th
Center Fielders Jose Martinez 13th Jose Martinez 10th 10th
Right Fielders Omar Snell 12th Omar Snell 8th 6th
Starting Pitchers Marco Montes 10th Steve Albrecht 5th 5th
Relievers Marvin Bobbitt 3rd Steve Albrecht 7th 5th
Closers Marvin Bobbitt 8th Steve Albrecht 7th 8th
SAVANNAH ALPINES (A-) 11/10/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mark White 15th Preston Leon 2nd (tied) 3rd
First Basemen Mike Fitzgerald 14th Mike Fitzgerald 9th 12th
Second Basemen Keith Connelly 17th 13th (tied) 20th
Third Basemen 20th (tied) 7th (tied) 20th (tied)
Shortstops Salvador Lodi 12th 3rd (tied) 13th
Left Fielders Rob Lindauer 14th Rob Lindauer 11th 11th
Center Fielders Nick Crawford 19th Jody Clark 1st 1st
Right Fielders Zack Neal 19th Luis Amador 6th 7th
Starting Pitchers Henry Drake 9th Jose Rodriguez 11th (tied) 11th
Relievers Erik Willis 4th Jonathan Chavez 15th 7th
Closers Erik Willis 12th Jonathan Chavez 15th 11th
SIKESTON SHAMROCKS (A-) 11/10/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers David Manly 11th 6th (tied) 15th
First Basemen Allen Douglass 23rd 15th (tied) 23rd
Second Basemen Russ Philip 16th Russ Philip 4th 8th
Third Basemen Alex Melo 4th Alex Melo 2nd 3rd
Shortstops 17th (tied) 3rd (tied) 17th (tied)
Left Fielders Nick Owens 13th Nick Owens 10th 10th
Center Fielders Adam Larson 5th 12th (tied) 12th
Right Fielders Rob McCoy 21st 9th (tied) 21st
Starting Pitchers Mickey Green 1st Omar Sotelo 2nd 1st
Relievers Steve Ray 1st Steve Ray 1st 1st
Closers Bobby Simpson 7th Bobby Simpson 8th 7th
SPRING PARK GREEN KNIGHTS (A-) 11/10/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 24th 6th (tied) 24th
First Basemen Dan Richardson 3rd Justin Thurston 3rd (tied) 3rd
Second Basemen Brian Byrnes 6th Brian Byrnes 11th 7th
Third Basemen Eli Avila 19th 7th (tied) 19th
Shortstops 17th (tied) 3rd (tied) 17th (tied)
Left Fielders Jesse Reimann 2nd Ryan Willin 1st (tied) 2nd
Center Fielders Ray Alleyne 9th Ray Alleyne 11th 9th
Right Fielders Johnny Ellis 5th 9th (tied) 9th
Starting Pitchers 22nd 18th (tied) 22nd
Relievers 22nd 16th (tied) 22nd
Closers 22nd 16th (tied) 22nd
ST. JOSEPH MIGHTY MITES (A-) 11/10/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Carlos Montoya 22nd 6th (tied) 22nd
First Basemen David Pierce 2nd Zach Weakley 3rd (tied) 2nd
Second Basemen Robert Francis 15th 13th (tied) 19th
Third Basemen Bryan Lewis 11th 7th (tied) 12th
Shortstops 17th (tied) 3rd (tied) 17th (tied)
Left Fielders Bill Dent 10th 14th (tied) 18th
Center Fielders Danny Budzisz 17th 12th (tied) 18th
Right Fielders Felix Alvarez 10th Felix Mora 5th 5th
Starting Pitchers 22nd (tied) 18th (tied) 22nd (tied)
Relievers 22nd (tied) 16th (tied) 22nd (tied)
Closers 22nd (tied) 16th (tied) 22nd (tied)
TACOMA THUNDER WOLVES (A-) 11/10/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ryan Whitmarsh 18th 6th (tied) 19th
First Basemen Justin Solid 4th 15th (tied) 15th
Second Basemen Jesse Griffin 1st Jesse Griffin 7th 4th
Third Basemen Ashton Baldwin 2nd Ashton Baldwin 3rd 2nd
Shortstops 17th (tied) 3rd (tied) 17th (tied)
Left Fielders Dan Chambers 11th 14th (tied) 19th
Center Fielders John Yarbrough 3rd John Yarbrough 8th 4th
Right Fielders Doug Grimm 2nd Greg Mayfield 1st (tied) 2nd
Starting Pitchers 22nd (tied) 18th (tied) 22nd (tied)
Relievers 22nd (tied) 16th (tied) 22nd (tied)
Closers 22nd (tied) 16th (tied) 22nd (tied)
WICHITA PANTHERS (A-) 11/10/2024
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers George Gericke 10th 6th (tied) 14th
First Basemen Bobby Sidener 9th Curtis Wojtysiak 13th 11th
Second Basemen Salvador Velazquez 24th 13th (tied) 24th
Third Basemen Leo Gracia 15th 7th (tied) 15th
Shortstops Karl Aitcheson 8th 3rd (tied) 9th
Left Fielders Jimmy Zanghi 6th (tied) Rick Gruber 1st (tied) 4th
Center Fielders Aaron Anderson 14th Aaron Anderson 9th 11th
Right Fielders Bobby Spross 8th 9th (tied) 12th
Starting Pitchers Matt Lavender 17th 18th (tied) 18th
Relievers Brian Wilson 16th 16th (tied) 16th
Closers Eddie Clickner 4th 16th (tied) 14th (tied)
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