ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
06/02/2026
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Nashville Lasers Chris Van Noort 1st 10th(tied) 10th
Hickory Crawdads Jeff Greathouse 2nd 10th(tied) 11th
Spokane Selects Ammar bin Imran 3rd Ryan Freeman 1st(tied) 1st
El Paso Chupacabras Joe Carroll 4th Mike Shabazian 1st(tied) 2nd
Orono Oaks Mike Hydo 5th Mike Hydo 7th 6th
Montreal Royals Eduardo Lopez 6th Roger Gotsch 1st(tied) 3rd
Fremont Marshalls J.R. Daniels 7th 10th(tied) 12th
Chesapeake Tailgators Jerry Milton 8th 10th(tied) 13th
Hartford Matadors Eric Clayton 9th Bubba Austin 5th 5th
New Rochelle Purple Wave Jimmy Williams 10th (tied) Jimmy Williams 6th 7th
Quebec Fighting Quakers Sam Neeley 10th (tied) Sam Neeley 8th 8th
Joilet Jesters Alex Clinkenbeard 12th 10th(tied) 14th
Dillonvale Indians Vin Rau 13th Vin Rau 4th 4th
Walnut Park Bobcats Evan McCulley 14th 10th(tied) 15th
Ann Arbor Z's Frank Radtke 15th 10th(tied) 16th
Denver Pilots Dave Yeater 16th 10th(tied) 17th
Westwood Bruins Unto Peurajärvi 17th 10th(tied) 18th
Montreal Canadiens Richard Adelman 18th Richard Adelman 9th 9th
Palm Springs Heat Clay Tucker 19th 10th(tied) 19th
Laredo Ghosts Fred Pachner 20th 10th(tied) 20th
Baxter Springs Marshals Chandler Preteroti 21st 10th(tied) 21st
Portland Mad Ants Tom Hirsch 22nd 10th(tied) 22nd
Quebec Aces Willie Bazaldua 23rd 10th(tied) 23rd
Glendale Muskies Kevin Harris 24th 10th(tied) 24th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Montreal Canadiens Jim Wilkes 1st Alan Borrego 2nd(tied) 2nd
Nashville Lasers Jamie Bender 2nd Jamie Bender 1st 1st
Walnut Park Bobcats Chris Stivers 3rd Nate Sheridan 8th 7th
Westwood Bruins Jeff Ciervo 4th Jeff Ciervo 7th 8th
Chesapeake Tailgators Juan Conde 5th 14th(tied) 14th
Laredo Ghosts Brad Largent 6th 14th(tied) 15th
Hickory Crawdads Fred Hernandez 7th 14th(tied) 16th
Joilet Jesters Michael Soria 8th 14th(tied) 17th
New Rochelle Purple Wave Malcolm Babcock 9th David Pierce 2nd(tied) 3rd
Denver Pilots Matt DeLaet 10th Matt DeLaet 2nd(tied) 4th
Palm Springs Heat Dustin Roachell 11th 14th(tied) 18th
Dillonvale Indians Matt Peterson 12th Matt Peterson 2nd(tied) 5th
Ann Arbor Z's Jerry Tully 13th Jerry Tully 9th 9th
Montreal Royals Firmino Fischetti 14th Firmino Fischetti 11th 10th
Orono Oaks John Cotton 15th George Theodore 2nd(tied) 6th
El Paso Chupacabras Ross Dorough 16th Dane Hove 13th 12th
Quebec Fighting Quakers Ben Leonardi 17th (tied) Ben Leonardi 10th 11th
Spokane Selects Ricky Plascencia 17th (tied) 14th(tied) 19th
Glendale Muskies Javy Villapando 19th Javy Villapando 12th 13th
Portland Mad Ants Alex Aime 20th 14th(tied) 20th
Baxter Springs Marshals Talon Haskell 21st 14th(tied) 21st
Hartford Matadors Jeff Duenas 22nd 14th(tied) 22nd
Fremont Marshalls 23rd (tied) 14th(tied) 23rd(tied)
Quebec Aces 23rd (tied) 14th(tied) 23rd(tied)
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Hartford Matadors Chris Flowers 1st Chris Flowers 4th 4th
Quebec Fighting Quakers Nate Dubiel 2nd 12th(tied) 12th
Glendale Muskies Chris Alexander 3rd Chris Alexander 1st(tied) 1st
Montreal Canadiens Mike Gelardi 4th Mike Gelardi 1st(tied) 2nd
Denver Pilots Jim Franz 5th 12th(tied) 13th
Westwood Bruins Brian Hendrix 6th 12th(tied) 14th
Nashville Lasers Mark LeFevre 7th Alex Marquez 10th 8th
Baxter Springs Marshals Clark Lewis 8th (tied) Chris Broadley 8th 7th
Walnut Park Bobcats Jeff Newingham 8th (tied) Jeff Newingham 5th 5th
Chesapeake Tailgators R.J. DeStefano 10th 12th(tied) 15th
Laredo Ghosts Tony Ivanez 11th Justin Morgan 6th 6th
Quebec Aces Willie Alvarez 12th 12th(tied) 16th
Orono Oaks Cesar Mena 13th 12th(tied) 17th
Spokane Selects Glen Eastman 14th Glen Eastman 7th 9th
Dillonvale Indians Edwin Retana 15th Edwin Retana 1st(tied) 3rd
Portland Mad Ants Josh Kelly 16th 12th(tied) 18th
New Rochelle Purple Wave Travis Stroupe 17th Travis Stroupe 9th 10th
Fremont Marshalls Nate Springs 18th 12th(tied) 19th
Joilet Jesters Aarto Turkula 19th Justin Teehan 11th 11th
Palm Springs Heat Troy Hermann 20th 12th(tied) 20th
El Paso Chupacabras Nick Arthur 21st 12th(tied) 21st
Ann Arbor Z's 22nd (tied) 12th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Hickory Crawdads 22nd (tied) 12th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Montreal Royals 22nd (tied) 12th(tied) 22nd(tied)
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Hickory Crawdads Ryan Ward 1st Jose Valdez 3rd 3rd
Montreal Royals Ryan Compton 2nd John Troia 7th 4th
New Rochelle Purple Wave Dan Scott 3rd 11th(tied) 11th
Chesapeake Tailgators John Whitney 4th Kevin Cimini 9th 6th
Quebec Aces Jose Avelar 5th 11th(tied) 12th
Laredo Ghosts Ashton Baldwin 6th Ashton Baldwin 5th 5th
Orono Oaks Regis Roper 7th Derrick Bulluck 1st(tied) 1st
Ann Arbor Z's Pat Bell 8th Pat Bell 8th 7th
Westwood Bruins Mike MacPherson 9th Mike MacPherson 1st(tied) 2nd
Denver Pilots Aaron Carr 10th 11th(tied) 13th
Hartford Matadors Joe Pettit 11th Joe Pettit 6th 9th
Spokane Selects Scott Goldfein 12th Scott Goldfein 4th 8th
Quebec Fighting Quakers Josh Gillespie 13th 11th(tied) 14th
Nashville Lasers Danny Martinez 14th Danny Martinez 10th 10th
El Paso Chupacabras Mike DeWitt 15th 11th(tied) 15th
Baxter Springs Marshals Kevin Davis 16th 11th(tied) 16th
Palm Springs Heat Kevin Schneider 17th 11th(tied) 17th
Glendale Muskies Tim Kidd 18th 11th(tied) 18th
Joilet Jesters Bob de Leon 19th 11th(tied) 19th
Dillonvale Indians Ryan Riggs 20th 11th(tied) 20th
Fremont Marshalls Chris Vandal 21st 11th(tied) 21st
Montreal Canadiens Ronnie Marshall 22nd 11th(tied) 22nd
Portland Mad Ants 23rd (tied) 11th(tied) 23rd(tied)
Walnut Park Bobcats 23rd (tied) 11th(tied) 23rd(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Baxter Springs Marshals Brian Bopp 1st Brian Bopp 1st 1st
Nashville Lasers Hector Landa 2nd Hector Landa 2nd 2nd
Walnut Park Bobcats Dylan Waters 3rd 6th(tied) 6th
Spokane Selects Alex Sanchez 4th 6th(tied) 7th
Montreal Canadiens Chase Dunn 5th Chase Dunn 4th 4th
Hartford Matadors Andrew Flynn 6th Andrew Flynn 5th 5th
Hickory Crawdads Dan Canady 7th 6th(tied) 8th
Ann Arbor Z's Chih Ren 8th Chih Ren 3rd 3rd
Montreal Royals Frank Lewis 9th 6th(tied) 9th
Westwood Bruins Steve Ross 10th 6th(tied) 10th
El Paso Chupacabras Bobby Tschida 11th 6th(tied) 11th
Palm Springs Heat Matt Evert 12th 6th(tied) 12th
Orono Oaks Chris Cooper 13th 6th(tied) 13th
Fremont Marshalls Charlie Harrison 14th 6th(tied) 14th
Quebec Aces Andy Gatz 15th 6th(tied) 15th
Portland Mad Ants Mike Henschel 16th 6th(tied) 16th
Quebec Fighting Quakers Dane Foley 17th 6th(tied) 17th
Joilet Jesters Ken Fortin 18th 6th(tied) 18th
Laredo Ghosts Mike Nelson 19th 6th(tied) 19th
New Rochelle Purple Wave Brandon Gibson 20th 6th(tied) 20th
Glendale Muskies Dustin Helm 21st 6th(tied) 21st
Dillonvale Indians Eduardo Acosta 22nd 6th(tied) 22nd
Chesapeake Tailgators 23rd (tied) 6th(tied) 23rd(tied)
Denver Pilots 23rd (tied) 6th(tied) 23rd(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Joilet Jesters Prince Sunderland 1st Prince Sunderland 6th 6th
Ann Arbor Z's Tim Baggett 2nd Tim Baggett 7th 7th
Laredo Ghosts Matt Blevins 3rd Juichi Okuyama 16th 10th
Nashville Lasers Lee Peck 4th Lee Peck 2nd(tied) 1st
El Paso Chupacabras Brian Phillips 5th Brian Phillips 9th 8th
Glendale Muskies Chris Stanifer 6th Jesse Reimann 11th(tied) 9th
Montreal Canadiens Justin Kelley 7th Justin Kelley 2nd(tied) 2nd
Westwood Bruins Joel Patrick 8th Joel Patrick 11th(tied) 11th
Palm Springs Heat Brian Roberts 9th Jacob Tubman 14th 13th
Chesapeake Tailgators Mike Johnson 10th Mike Johnson 10th 12th
Quebec Fighting Quakers Keith Tarrant 11th 17th(tied) 17th
Orono Oaks Mark Crawford 12th Mark Crawford 1st 3rd
Fremont Marshalls Chris Quinton 13th 17th(tied) 18th
Spokane Selects Ian Schelling 14th Ian Schelling 13th 14th
Montreal Royals Mike Odendahl 15th Mike Odendahl 15th 15th
New Rochelle Purple Wave Steve Nalbach 16th Steve Nalbach 2nd(tied) 4th
Denver Pilots Austin Bonneau 17th 17th(tied) 19th
Quebec Aces Dave Poth 18th 17th(tied) 20th
Walnut Park Bobcats Justin Bobb 19th 17th(tied) 21st
Portland Mad Ants Eric Alvarado 20th Eric Alvarado 8th 16th
Dillonvale Indians Tim Cook 21st Tim Wolff 2nd(tied) 5th
Hartford Matadors John Walker 22nd 17th(tied) 22nd
Hickory Crawdads Goh Ogata 23rd 17th(tied) 23rd
Baxter Springs Marshals 24th 17th(tied) 24th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Montreal Royals Takenori Murayama 1st 7th(tied) 7th
Orono Oaks Jay McBurney 2nd 7th(tied) 8th
Westwood Bruins Jon Wagner 3rd 7th(tied) 9th
Spokane Selects Jaden Lewis 4th Jaden Lewis 3rd 2nd(tied)
Quebec Fighting Quakers Nick Schultz 5th Nick Schultz 2nd 2nd(tied)
Portland Mad Ants Pat Kirchner 6th 7th(tied) 10th
Fremont Marshalls Armando Cuevas 7th 7th(tied) 11th
Hartford Matadors John Benson 8th Oscar Juarez 1st 1st
Hickory Crawdads Andrew Baltzley 9th Paul Nicolopoulos 4th 4th
Chesapeake Tailgators Troy Appling 10th 7th(tied) 12th
Joilet Jesters Kyle Bailey 11th 7th(tied) 13th
El Paso Chupacabras Dennis Quesada 12th 7th(tied) 14th
Palm Springs Heat Manuel Campos 13th 7th(tied) 15th
Quebec Aces Brian Gates 14th 7th(tied) 16th
Laredo Ghosts Andy Pabon 15th 7th(tied) 17th
Denver Pilots Erik Hansen 16th 7th(tied) 18th
Glendale Muskies Ray Alleyne 17th Ray Alleyne 5th 5th
Nashville Lasers Josh Engelke 18th Josh Engelke 6th 6th
New Rochelle Purple Wave Jim Adams 19th 7th(tied) 19th
Dillonvale Indians Matt Griffin 20th 7th(tied) 20th
Ann Arbor Z's 21st (tied) 7th(tied) 21st(tied)
Baxter Springs Marshals 21st (tied) 7th(tied) 21st(tied)
Montreal Canadiens 21st (tied) 7th(tied) 21st(tied)
Walnut Park Bobcats 21st (tied) 7th(tied) 21st(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Portland Mad Ants Jerry Blake 1st 11th(tied) 11th
Montreal Royals Brian Hendrix 2nd Brian Hendrix 1st(tied) 1st
Westwood Bruins Armando Gomez 3rd Armando Gomez 3rd 3rd
Joilet Jesters Eric Wilson 4th Eric Wilson 4th 4th
Laredo Ghosts Joe Chennault 5th Rich Maciejewski 1st(tied) 2nd
Chesapeake Tailgators Ed McCarson 6th Ed McCarson 5th 5th
Orono Oaks Julio Negron 7th 11th(tied) 12th
Walnut Park Bobcats Ron Cardwell 8th 11th(tied) 13th
El Paso Chupacabras Brandon Titus 9th Timmy Coenen 9th 8th
Nashville Lasers Steve Gottlieb 10th Steve Gottlieb 7th 6th
Quebec Aces Mike Bolden 11th Clark Ulery 8th 7th
Hickory Crawdads Billy Totten 12th 11th(tied) 14th
Palm Springs Heat Tom Klenke 13th 11th(tied) 15th
Ann Arbor Z's Paul Watson 14th 11th(tied) 16th
Denver Pilots Gus Marquez 15th 11th(tied) 17th
Baxter Springs Marshals Bobby Mendoza 16th 11th(tied) 18th
New Rochelle Purple Wave Luis Casanova 17th Luis Casanova 10th 10th
Dillonvale Indians Mark Bower 18th Mark Bower 6th 9th
Montreal Canadiens T.J. Parker 19th 11th(tied) 19th
Hartford Matadors Tony Perez 20th 11th(tied) 20th
Fremont Marshalls Jerry Jones 21st 11th(tied) 21st
Glendale Muskies 22nd (tied) 11th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Quebec Fighting Quakers 22nd (tied) 11th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Spokane Selects 22nd (tied) 11th(tied) 22nd(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Quebec Fighting Quakers Chris Stoddard 1st Chris Huyard 4th 1st
Westwood Bruins Tom Balletta 2nd Tom Balletta 7th 2nd
Orono Oaks Jeff Weingart 3rd Jeremy Reich 6th 3rd
Walnut Park Bobcats Mike Garst 4th Brad Porretta 5th 4th
Chesapeake Tailgators Alex Martinez 5th Armando Salas 1st 5th
Spokane Selects Morgan Jenkins 6th Jon Clark 3rd 6th
Hickory Crawdads Dustin Patton 7th Adam Hazen 18th 17th
Hartford Matadors Nate Benson 8th Mike Hernandez 2nd 7th
Montreal Royals Mark Stuart 9th Mark Stuart 13th 9th
Palm Springs Heat Andy Waring 10th Mike Parker 19th 18th
Baxter Springs Marshals Steve Dunham 11th Steve Dunham 14th 10th
Nashville Lasers Reynaldo Calle 12th Rodolfo Hernandez 8th 8th
Quebec Aces Pete Cook 13th Pete Cook 16th(tied) 13th
El Paso Chupacabras Victor Figueroa 14th Scott Foote 21st 20th
Portland Mad Ants John Wright 15th Jaheim Jennings 9th 11th
Joilet Jesters Dan Woods 16th 22nd(tied) 21st
Laredo Ghosts Bill Reno 17th Vic Lucero 16th(tied) 16th
Denver Pilots David Fry 18th Dan Bruce 20th 19th
New Rochelle Purple Wave Kyle Griffin 19th 22nd(tied) 23rd
Fremont Marshalls Mike Stack 20th Greg Brando 12th 12th
Ann Arbor Z's Tyler Kraus 21st 22nd(tied) 24th
Montreal Canadiens Ethan Gallman 22nd Chris Hall 10th 14th
Glendale Muskies Terry Droubay 23rd Ferhat Chiwocha 15th 15th
Dillonvale Indians Pat Hiltner 24th Jose Suazo 11th 22nd
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Quebec Fighting Quakers Jose Ojeda 1st Jerardo Perez 3rd 1st
Westwood Bruins Justin Weil 2nd 24th 10th
Baxter Springs Marshals Kevin Miller 3rd Kevin Miller 7th(tied) 3rd
Hickory Crawdads Jon Reynolds 4th Adam Hazen 16th 8th
Glendale Muskies Karl Bradberry 5th Zack Cunningham 7th(tied) 6th
Orono Oaks Mike Poussard 6th Matt Drayton 1st 2nd
Palm Springs Heat Hunter Saakadze 7th Michael Hatten 19th 12th
Montreal Royals Eric Alley 8th Eric Alley 5th 4th
Hartford Matadors Morgan Felty 9th Morgan Felty 7th(tied) 9th
Quebec Aces Kyle Thompson 10th Pete Cook 15th 13th
Fremont Marshalls Tim Peters 11th Tim Peters 6th 5th
Portland Mad Ants Kevin Kovach 12th Brandon Smith 14th 14th
Joilet Jesters Howie Freel 13th Nick McKinney 20th 16th
El Paso Chupacabras David Holloman 14th Stuart Hamlin 23rd 17th
New Rochelle Purple Wave Vince Zamora 15th Vince Zamora 7th(tied) 11th
Spokane Selects Ken Guzman 16th Micah Weidner 2nd 7th
Walnut Park Bobcats Heath Johnston 17th Heath Johnston 7th(tied) 15th
Nashville Lasers Joel Racinowski 18th Arturo Pintado 22nd 20th
Ann Arbor Z's Kevin Martinez 19th Kevin Martinez 7th(tied) 18th
Denver Pilots Juan Santana 20th Jarred Gangi 18th 21st
Laredo Ghosts Dylan Diggs 21st Frank Stroud 21st 22nd
Chesapeake Tailgators Donovan Mott 22nd Armando Salas 4th 19th
Dillonvale Indians Stephen Keene 23rd Stephen Keene 7th(tied) 23rd
Montreal Canadiens Justin Andersen 24th Justin Andersen 17th 24th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Hickory Crawdads Jon Reynolds 1st Adam Hazen 17th 14th
New Rochelle Purple Wave Gabe Sprung 2nd Gabe Sprung 13th 11th
Baxter Springs Marshals Kevin Miller 3rd Kevin Miller 8th(tied) 4th
Walnut Park Bobcats Mike Garst 4th Mike Garst 4th 1st
Orono Oaks Jeff Weingart 5th Matt Drayton 1st 2nd
Quebec Fighting Quakers Jose Ojeda 6th Jerardo Perez 5th 3rd
Westwood Bruins Justin Weil 7th 24th 23rd
Hartford Matadors Nate Benson 8th Vinny Padilla 7th 5th
Denver Pilots Juan Santana 9th Jarred Gangi 20th 16th
Quebec Aces Pete Cook 10th Pete Cook 14th 15th
Chesapeake Tailgators Nick Douglass 11th Armando Salas 6th 6th
Spokane Selects Ken Guzman 12th Micah Weidner 2nd 7th
Nashville Lasers Malcolm Freeman 13th Arturo Pintado 23rd 18th
Montreal Royals Pedro Rodriguez 14th Chris Schreurs 3rd 8th
Fremont Marshalls Jonathan Reeher 15th Jonathan Reeher 15th 17th
Glendale Muskies Elijah Miller 16th Zack Cunningham 8th(tied) 9th
Portland Mad Ants John Wright 17th Brandon Smith 8th(tied) 10th
Palm Springs Heat Ross Lefkowitz 18th Michael Hatten 21st 20th
Ann Arbor Z's Jesse Keim 19th Kevin Martinez 8th(tied) 12th
El Paso Chupacabras Marcos Guadarrama 20th Marcos Guadarrama 18th 19th
Joilet Jesters Nick McKinney 21st Nick McKinney 22nd 22nd
Laredo Ghosts Nick Thompson 22nd Antonino Sauli 8th(tied) 13th
Dillonvale Indians Bill Roderick 23rd Bill Roderick 16th 21st
Montreal Canadiens Justin Andersen 24th Justin Andersen 19th 24th
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