ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
12/12/2022
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Barrie Admirals Daniel Beiler 1st Sam Neeley 5th 1st
Lake Elsinore Storm Trey Lacey 2nd Trey Lacey 18th 18th
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Nate Richardson 3rd Nate Richardson 9th(tied) 3rd
St. Catharines Blue Jays Frank Andreoni 4th Kenny Porterfield 1st 2nd
Santa Rosa Desperados Justin Harris 5th Justin Harris 9th(tied) 4th
Dollywood Partons Gustavo Catalan 6th Gustavo Catalan 9th(tied) 5th
Newark Flyers Jon Owens 7th Evan McCulley 9th(tied) 6th
Tampa Capitals Ivan Valenzuela 8th Ivan Valenzuela 9th(tied) 7th
Bangor Lumberjacks Jerry Lupton 9th Jerry Lupton 22nd 20th
Deltaville Deltas Jon Zappe 10th Jon Zappe 3rd 8th
Louisville Sweepers Matt Danner 11th Matt Danner 20th 19th
Cottage City Cannonballers Roger Hodge 12th Roger Hodge 4th 9th
Long Beach Keys Tony Mulderink 13th Tony Mulderink 9th(tied) 11th
Glace Bay Miners Tom Case 14th Josh Mahan 7th 10th
Kalamazoo Comets Angel Vargas 15th Angel Vargas 9th(tied) 13th
San Antonio Stallions Pete Hurley 16th Chris Hensley 2nd 12th
Poplar Bluff Hillbillies Warren Sallee 17th Alvaro Rodriguez 8th 14th
Kansas City Dust Devils Troy Arens 18th Bobby Goldsmith 21st 22nd
Columbus Bowsers Matt Kuperberg 19th Matt Kuperberg 19th 21st
Huntsville Rockets Ryan Kalthoff 20th (tied) Mulyo Pakpahan 6th 15th
Weedpatch Widowmakers Franklin Gonzalez 20th (tied) Franklin Gonzalez 9th(tied) 16th
Fremont Ambassadors Jordan Corral 22nd Jordan Corral 9th(tied) 17th
Atlanta Aggies 23rd (tied) 23rd(tied) 23rd(tied)
White Deer Tropics 23rd (tied) 23rd(tied) 23rd(tied)
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Ernesto Castillo 1st Ernesto Castillo 9th 1st
Newark Flyers Phil Williams 2nd Nate Sheridan 11th(tied) 6th
San Antonio Stallions Cody Koeppel 3rd Cody Koeppel 3rd 2nd
Deltaville Deltas Bryan Felkins 4th Bryan Felkins 4th 3rd
Long Beach Keys Darius Jones 5th Brad Largent 1st 4th
Poplar Bluff Hillbillies Greg Mattox 6th Mike Chaloux 11th(tied) 9th
Dollywood Partons Chris Pierson 7th Chris Pierson 18th 17th
Atlanta Aggies John Beck 8th John Beck 2nd 5th
Kansas City Dust Devils Jim Milian 9th Brad Plank 5th 7th
Cottage City Cannonballers Phil Artis 10th Alex Torres 6th 8th
Weedpatch Widowmakers Corey David 11th Dave Walby 8th 10th
Santa Rosa Desperados Bryan Erck 12th Bryan Erck 19th 19th
Huntsville Rockets Eddie Mongold 13th Eddie Mongold 11th(tied) 12th
Barrie Admirals Sam Green 14th Sam Green 20th 20th
Lake Elsinore Storm Ted Bartlett 15th Keith Cole 17th 18th
Columbus Bowsers Edward Miller 16th Edward Miller 7th 11th
St. Catharines Blue Jays Nick Makar 17th Nick Makar 10th 13th
Kalamazoo Comets Freddy Vasquez 18th Luis Lozano 11th(tied) 14th
White Deer Tropics David Johnson 19th David Johnson 11th(tied) 15th
Tampa Capitals Tyler Dickson 20th Carlos Roman 22nd 22nd
Louisville Sweepers Chris Scott 21st Josh Carta 11th(tied) 16th
Fremont Ambassadors Joseph Hildreth 22nd Joseph Hildreth 21st 21st
Bangor Lumberjacks 23rd (tied) 23rd(tied) 23rd(tied)
Glace Bay Miners 23rd (tied) 23rd(tied) 23rd(tied)
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Dale Coffey 1st Dale Coffey 8th 1st
Dollywood Partons Isaiah Goulbourne 2nd Isaiah Goulbourne 10th 2nd
White Deer Tropics Matt Flanders 3rd Matt Flanders 12th(tied) 3rd
Santa Rosa Desperados Ryan Caird 4th Ryan Caird 18th 17th
Barrie Admirals Nate Dubiel 5th Nate Dubiel 11th 7th
Newark Flyers Ken Kirkland 6th Ken Kirkland 12th(tied) 9th
Atlanta Aggies Chris Goodwin 7th Dave Semones 5th 5th
Tampa Capitals Clark Lewis 8th R.J. DeStefano 1st 4th
Kalamazoo Comets Sean Kuhns 9th Bruce Frett 12th(tied) 14th
Cottage City Cannonballers Matt Levesque 10th Matt Levesque 3rd 6th
Huntsville Rockets Tom Steiner 11th John Lucia 9th 11th
Kansas City Dust Devils Ryan Kreger 12th Ryan Kreger 6th 10th
Weedpatch Widowmakers Arturo Guevara 13th Matt Graham 2nd 8th
Poplar Bluff Hillbillies Josh Hahn 14th Josh Hahn 7th 12th
Long Beach Keys Bill Baracco 15th Danny Gates 12th(tied) 15th
Fremont Ambassadors Ian Tijerina 16th Manuel Cerna 4th 13th
Bangor Lumberjacks Cesar Mena 17th Cesar Mena 12th(tied) 16th
Louisville Sweepers Mike Campbell 18th Mike Campbell 19th 19th
St. Catharines Blue Jays Mitch Jensen 19th Mitch Jensen 17th 18th
Lake Elsinore Storm Steve White 20th 21st(tied) 21st
Glace Bay Miners Corey Myers 21st Jeremy Gage 20th 20th
Columbus Bowsers 22nd (tied) 21st(tied) 22nd(tied)
Deltaville Deltas 22nd (tied) 21st(tied) 22nd(tied)
San Antonio Stallions 22nd (tied) 21st(tied) 22nd(tied)
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
St. Catharines Blue Jays Ryan Compton 1st Ryan Compton 2nd 1st
Poplar Bluff Hillbillies Jeff Mullinax 2nd Jeff Mullinax 5th 2nd
Tampa Capitals Danny Pinto 3rd (tied) Danny Pinto 7th 3rd
White Deer Tropics Josh Kelly 3rd (tied) Josh Kelly 9th(tied) 4th
Dollywood Partons Orlando de Jesus 5th Orlando de Jesus 9th(tied) 5th
Santa Rosa Desperados Ross Myer 6th Ross Myer 9th(tied) 9th
Newark Flyers Alex Ochoa 7th Alex Ochoa 8th 6th(tied)
Atlanta Aggies Justin Jirkovsky 8th Dustin Roachell 3rd 8th
Cottage City Cannonballers Fei-hsien Liu 9th (tied) Fei-hsien Liu 1st 6th(tied)
Fremont Ambassadors Rene Aponte 9th (tied) Rene Aponte 9th(tied) 10th
Kansas City Dust Devils Andy Gatz 11th Andy Gatz 17th 17th
Barrie Admirals Mike McGrew 12th Mike McGrew 6th 11th
San Antonio Stallions Colin Warren 13th Colin Warren 9th(tied) 12th
Weedpatch Widowmakers Rich Rodriguez 14th Rich Rodriguez 19th 18th
Long Beach Keys Ben Kaatz 15th Ben Kaatz 4th 13th
Huntsville Rockets Josh James 16th Josh James 9th(tied) 14th
Glace Bay Miners Billy Groesbeck 17th Billy Groesbeck 18th 19th
Columbus Bowsers Josh Higgs 18th Gregg Carter 9th(tied) 15th
Deltaville Deltas Lance Kelly 19th Lance Kelly 22nd 20th
Bangor Lumberjacks Dave Moe 20th Dave Moe 23rd 22nd
Lake Elsinore Storm Bryan Palmer 21st Ryan Clark 21st 21st
Kalamazoo Comets Cody Brown 22nd Cody Brown 20th 23rd
Louisville Sweepers Doug Joseph 23rd Joe Pettit 9th(tied) 16th
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks 24th 24th 24th
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Santa Rosa Desperados Mike Maynard 1st Mike Maynard 1st 1st
Barrie Admirals Alfonso Sanchez 2nd Yoshito Nakajima 5th(tied) 2nd
San Antonio Stallions Frank Lewis 3rd Frank Lewis 12th 11th
Glace Bay Miners Cesar Sarate 4th Cesar Sarate 5th(tied) 4th
White Deer Tropics Mike Henschel 5th Mike Henschel 13th 12th
Weedpatch Widowmakers Andy Curran 6th David Keith 2nd 3rd
Newark Flyers Ashton McSparin 7th Ashton McSparin 14th 13th
Huntsville Rockets R.J. Cashman 8th Nick Taylor 5th(tied) 6th
Louisville Sweepers Eric Hunter 9th Eric Hunter 4th 5th
Atlanta Aggies Andy Driver 10th Andy Driver 15th 14th
Fremont Ambassadors Dustin Helm 11th Dustin Helm 16th 15th
Kalamazoo Comets Cameron Stubbs 12th Cameron Stubbs 5th(tied) 7th
Poplar Bluff Hillbillies Ken Fortin 13th Ken Fortin 5th(tied) 8th
Tampa Capitals George Hutchison 14th George Hutchison 5th(tied) 9th
Lake Elsinore Storm Evan Garcia 15th 19th(tied) 19th
Deltaville Deltas Brandon Gibson 16th Brandon Gibson 17th 16th
Long Beach Keys Mike Nelson 17th Mike Nelson 3rd 10th
Cottage City Cannonballers Alfredo Urbina 18th Alfredo Urbina 18th 17th
Columbus Bowsers Yoneo Yamamoto 19th Yoneo Yamamoto 11th 18th
Bangor Lumberjacks 20th (tied) 19th(tied) 20th(tied)
Dollywood Partons 20th (tied) 19th(tied) 20th(tied)
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks 20th (tied) 19th(tied) 20th(tied)
Kansas City Dust Devils 20th (tied) 19th(tied) 20th(tied)
St. Catharines Blue Jays 20th (tied) 19th(tied) 20th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Dollywood Partons Jason Hasiak 1st Jason Hasiak 12th 2nd
St. Catharines Blue Jays Hugo Merino 2nd Brian Hendrix 1st 1st
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Isaiah Bunton 3rd Isaiah Bunton 15th(tied) 6th
Santa Rosa Desperados Ron Brook 4th Ron Brook 15th(tied) 12th
Barrie Admirals Jay Robinson 5th Brennan Conway 15th(tied) 13th
Long Beach Keys Matt Fishburn 6th Doug Marrin 10th 5th
Poplar Bluff Hillbillies Mike Sargent 7th Justin Wish 6th 4th
Tampa Capitals Zach Amos 8th Everett Foley 7th 7th
Deltaville Deltas Bill Dent 9th Brian Martin 11th 10th
Atlanta Aggies Corey Graham 10th Jeff Brown 2nd 3rd
Louisville Sweepers John Walker 11th Bob Docampo 8th 11th
Lake Elsinore Storm Tim Cook 12th Tim Cook 4th 8th
Kalamazoo Comets Chad Nilsen 13th Mario Romero 3rd 9th
White Deer Tropics Pete Beauford 14th Pete Beauford 15th(tied) 15th
Cottage City Cannonballers Tim Santana 15th Sam Kelly 5th 14th
Weedpatch Widowmakers Chris Byrd 16th Armando Gomez 14th 17th
Kansas City Dust Devils Jorge Gonzales 17th Eric Hying 9th 16th
Huntsville Rockets Brad Bull 18th Brad Bull 22nd 21st
Fremont Ambassadors Sonny Delano 19th Sonny Delano 15th(tied) 18th
Columbus Bowsers Bob Ontiveros 20th Bob Ontiveros 13th 19th
Newark Flyers Ramon Perez 21st Ramon Perez 21st 22nd
San Antonio Stallions Justin Polk 22nd Justin Polk 15th(tied) 20th
Glace Bay Miners Chris West 23rd Craig Booker 23rd 23rd
Bangor Lumberjacks 24th 24th 24th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Dollywood Partons Jim Dauphin 1st Jim Dauphin 2nd 1st
Fremont Ambassadors Jordan Barrera 2nd Jordan Barrera 4th 3rd
Bangor Lumberjacks Gene Flood 3rd Ken Gavin 1st 2nd
Long Beach Keys Andy Pabon 4th Andy Pabon 3rd 4th
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks John Sadler 5th John Sadler 14th 14th
White Deer Tropics Joe Tibbs 6th Joe Tibbs 13th 13th
Huntsville Rockets Adam Cox 7th Jacob Jacob 6th 5th
Atlanta Aggies Carlos Velasco 8th Carlos Velasco 9th(tied) 6th
Newark Flyers Aaron Jackson 9th Aaron Jackson 16th 15th
St. Catharines Blue Jays David Schulz 10th 18th(tied) 18th
Barrie Admirals Brian Ericson 11th Brian Ericson 9th(tied) 8th
Santa Rosa Desperados Jimmy Scarberry 12th Jimmy Scarberry 15th 16th
Columbus Bowsers Justin McCoy 13th Justin McCoy 5th 7th
Kalamazoo Comets Erik Kirkman 14th Mike Petty 9th(tied) 10th
Kansas City Dust Devils Jeremy Callis 15th Francisco Flores 8th 9th
Cottage City Cannonballers Edwin Martinez 16th Edwin Martinez 9th(tied) 11th
Lake Elsinore Storm Danny Thompson 17th 18th(tied) 19th
Poplar Bluff Hillbillies Eric Hoffman 18th Eric Hoffman 7th 12th
Glace Bay Miners Rafael Landim 19th Rafael Landim 17th 17th
Tampa Capitals Jose Escalante 20th 18th(tied) 20th
Deltaville Deltas 21st (tied) 18th(tied) 21st(tied)
Louisville Sweepers 21st (tied) 18th(tied) 21st(tied)
San Antonio Stallions 21st (tied) 18th(tied) 21st(tied)
Weedpatch Widowmakers 21st (tied) 18th(tied) 21st(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Poplar Bluff Hillbillies David Moore 1st David Moore 8th 1st
White Deer Tropics Mark Stella 2nd Mark Stella 7th 2nd
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Ben Porter 3rd Ben Porter 9th(tied) 3rd
Fremont Ambassadors Dylan Talarico 4th Dylan Talarico 5th 5th
Long Beach Keys Ferda Halici 5th Ferda Halici 2nd 4th
Santa Rosa Desperados Jason Finch 6th Jason Finch 16th 15th
Barrie Admirals Corey Zuzek 7th Keith Tarrant 9th(tied) 8th
Atlanta Aggies Matt Grissom 8th Matt Grissom 3rd 6th
St. Catharines Blue Jays Casey Henderson 9th Casey Henderson 19th 16th
Lake Elsinore Storm Drake Main 10th 21st(tied) 21st
Louisville Sweepers Gerardo Romero 11th Gerardo Romero 4th 7th
Dollywood Partons Paul DeVaul 12th Paul DeVaul 14th 14th
Kansas City Dust Devils Steve Walton 13th Steve Walton 9th(tied) 9th
Weedpatch Widowmakers Mike Winchel 14th Mike Winchel 18th 18th
San Antonio Stallions Travis Renstrom 15th Travis Renstrom 20th 19th
Kalamazoo Comets Dustin Linser 16th Billy Oliveros 6th 10th
Deltaville Deltas Luis Casanova 17th Luis Casanova 15th 17th
Cottage City Cannonballers A.J. Fineman 18th A.J. Fineman 9th(tied) 12th
Glace Bay Miners Collin Mays 19th Collin Mays 9th(tied) 13th
Columbus Bowsers Steve Gottlieb 20th Nate Fard 1st 11th
Newark Flyers Sam Berger 21st Sam Berger 17th 20th
Bangor Lumberjacks 22nd (tied) 21st(tied) 22nd(tied)
Huntsville Rockets 22nd (tied) 21st(tied) 22nd(tied)
Tampa Capitals 22nd (tied) 21st(tied) 22nd(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Dollywood Partons Chris Phillips 1st Jim Savoie 10th 1st
Newark Flyers Jose Perez 2nd Nate Ray 9th 2nd
Bangor Lumberjacks Chris Hawes 3rd Chris Hawes 6th 3rd
Barrie Admirals Nick Beck 4th Branden Covington 8th 4th
Santa Rosa Desperados Justin Hesley 5th Justin Hesley 12th 5th
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Scott Barth 6th Eunice Bamberg 2nd 6th
St. Catharines Blue Jays Mark Stuart 7th Matt Lofstrom 14th 14th
Glace Bay Miners Brent LaGesse 8th Mark Luby 1st 7th
Huntsville Rockets Joe Brackett 9th Aaron O'Brien 3rd 8th
White Deer Tropics Eric Zane 10th Heriberto Hernandez 4th 9th
Tampa Capitals Andy Devane 11th Mike Kendra 5th 10th
Cottage City Cannonballers Jeff Groves 12th Justin Andersen 13th 11th
Louisville Sweepers Andrew Payne 13th Lorenzo Martinez 7th 12th
Poplar Bluff Hillbillies Micah Morgan 14th Juan Ramirez 15th 15th
Fremont Ambassadors Bob Garbee 15th Jon Caruso 18th 18th
Kansas City Dust Devils Joel Edmondson 16th Joel Edmondson 11th 13th
Columbus Bowsers Pat Higginbotham 17th Rodolfo Hernandez 16th(tied) 16th
San Antonio Stallions Charlie Hunter 18th Charlie Hunter 19th 19th
Weedpatch Widowmakers R.J. Eisen 19th Vinny Alvarenga 16th(tied) 17th
Atlanta Aggies 20th (tied) 20th(tied) 20th(tied)
Deltaville Deltas 20th (tied) 20th(tied) 20th(tied)
Kalamazoo Comets 20th (tied) 20th(tied) 20th(tied)
Lake Elsinore Storm 20th (tied) 20th(tied) 20th(tied)
Long Beach Keys 20th (tied) 20th(tied) 20th(tied)
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Bangor Lumberjacks Jose Cabral 1st Jeff Cox 2nd 1st
Fremont Ambassadors Xavier Tomlin 2nd Tony Hendrix 3rd 3rd
Glace Bay Miners Colin Andrus 3rd Tony Longoria 1st 2nd
Dollywood Partons Shane Kidd 4th Shane Kidd 6th(tied) 5th
St. Catharines Blue Jays Dan Martin 5th Jay Yeiser 6th(tied) 6th
White Deer Tropics Kennedy Heath 6th Victor Benavidez 17th 13th
Santa Rosa Desperados Idhma Kodandarami 7th Idhma Kodandarami 12th 12th
Kansas City Dust Devils David McWilliams 8th Frank Stroud 18th 14th
Newark Flyers Jeremy Kirkpatrick 9th Max Mascareno 6th(tied) 7th
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Keith Kramer 10th Keith Kramer 6th(tied) 8th
Weedpatch Widowmakers John Sims 11th Josue Muro 16th 15th
Barrie Admirals Chris McAuley 12th Chris McAuley 13th 16th
Louisville Sweepers Ray Sauer 13th Gary Lutz 6th(tied) 10th
Cottage City Cannonballers Danny Williams 14th Justin Andersen 4th 4th
Tampa Capitals Dave Velez 15th Dave Velez 6th(tied) 11th
Columbus Bowsers Joel Racinowski 16th Joel Racinowski 15th 17th
Poplar Bluff Hillbillies D.J. Nelson 17th Micah Morgan 14th 18th
Huntsville Rockets T.J. Grimm 18th Mike Watts 5th 9th
Atlanta Aggies 19th (tied) 19th(tied) 19th(tied)
Deltaville Deltas 19th (tied) 19th(tied) 19th(tied)
Kalamazoo Comets 19th (tied) 19th(tied) 19th(tied)
Lake Elsinore Storm 19th (tied) 19th(tied) 19th(tied)
Long Beach Keys 19th (tied) 19th(tied) 19th(tied)
San Antonio Stallions 19th (tied) 19th(tied) 19th(tied)
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Dollywood Partons Shane Kidd 1st Shane Kidd 3rd 1st
Bangor Lumberjacks Jose Cabral 2nd Jeff Cox 2nd 2nd
Newark Flyers Nate Ray 3rd Nate Ray 5th(tied) 3rd
Fremont Ambassadors Mike Brandon 4th Mike Brandon 12th 11th
St. Catharines Blue Jays Bobby Hardy 5th Jay Yeiser 5th(tied) 5th
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Keith Kramer 6th Keith Kramer 10th 6th
Glace Bay Miners Colin Andrus 7th Tony Longoria 1st 4th
Barrie Admirals Scott Harvey 8th Scott Harvey 14th 12th
Santa Rosa Desperados Randy Wall 9th Randy Wall 11th 13th
White Deer Tropics Kennedy Heath 10th Victor Benavidez 4th 7th
Huntsville Rockets Jimmy Lyles 11th Mike Watts 13th 14th
Tampa Capitals Mike Kendra 12th Mike Kendra 8th 8th
Poplar Bluff Hillbillies Jim Miller 13th Micah Morgan 15th 15th
Cottage City Cannonballers Danny Williams 14th Justin Andersen 7th 9th
Kansas City Dust Devils David McWilliams 15th Frank Stroud 18th 18th
Louisville Sweepers Jason Wheeler 16th Gary Lutz 9th 10th
Columbus Bowsers Joey Byler 17th Joel Racinowski 16th 16th
Weedpatch Widowmakers David Shetler 18th Josue Muro 17th 17th
Atlanta Aggies 19th (tied) 19th(tied) 19th(tied)
Deltaville Deltas 19th (tied) 19th(tied) 19th(tied)
Kalamazoo Comets 19th (tied) 19th(tied) 19th(tied)
Lake Elsinore Storm 19th (tied) 19th(tied) 19th(tied)
Long Beach Keys 19th (tied) 19th(tied) 19th(tied)
San Antonio Stallions 19th (tied) 19th(tied) 19th(tied)
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