ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
10/09/2023
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Lake Elsinore Storm Trey Lacey 1st Trey Lacey 5th(tied) 1st
Santa Rosa Desperados Neil Vicari 2nd Cesar Pereira 17th 17th
Long Beach Keys Thomas Hounshell 3rd Thomas Hounshell 2nd 2nd
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Nate Richardson 4th Nate Richardson 5th(tied) 3rd
Glace Bay Miners Elijah Pleasant 5th Josh Mahan 5th(tied) 4th
Barrie Admirals Paul Gaither 6th Paul Gaither 5th(tied) 5th
Dollywood Partons Josh Jackson 7th Rich Callanan 5th(tied) 6th
Mexico City Aztecs Phil Anselm 8th Phil Anselm 18th 18th
Tampa Capitals Allen McColl 9th Ivan Valenzuela 5th(tied) 8th
White Deer Tropics Joel Vaughn 10th 21st(tied) 20th
Newark Flyers Evan McCulley 11th Evan McCulley 5th(tied) 9th
Bangor Lumberjacks Jerry Lupton 12th Justin Wardlaw 5th(tied) 10th
Louisville Sweepers Dave Wilson 13th Dave Wilson 5th(tied) 11th
Columbus Bowsers Matt Kuperberg 14th Xavier Brandon 5th(tied) 13th
Fremont Ambassadors Aaron York 15th Aaron York 5th(tied) 14th
Cottage City Cannonballers Roger Hodge 16th Richard Adelman 3rd 12th
Deltaville Deltas Chris Curran 17th Cody Thomas 1st 7th
Kalamazoo Comets Angel Vargas 18th Angel Vargas 5th(tied) 15th
London Werewolves Carlos Garcia 19th Carlos Garcia 19th 19th
St. Catharines Blue Jays Kenny Porterfield 20th Cory Bloodsaw 4th 16th
Kansas City Dust Devils Ian Parrott 21st Kevin Blue 20th 21st
San Antonio Stallions Mike Ekstedt 22nd 21st(tied) 22nd
Atlanta Aggies 23rd (tied) 21st(tied) 23rd(tied)
Huntsville Rockets 23rd (tied) 21st(tied) 23rd(tied)
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Long Beach Keys Brad Largent 1st Brad Largent 3rd 1st
Santa Rosa Desperados Ryan Burchett 2nd Ryan Burchett 10th(tied) 3rd
Glace Bay Miners Tony Baker 3rd Tony Baker 10th(tied) 5th
Atlanta Aggies Damian Willingham 4th John Wallace 1st 2nd
White Deer Tropics David Johnson 5th Adam Persons 7th 4th
Newark Flyers Nate Sheridan 6th Nate Sheridan 10th(tied) 7th
Fremont Ambassadors Justin Thurston 7th Justin Thurston 10th(tied) 9th
Mexico City Aztecs Nate Wilson 8th Ethan Patton 6th 8th
Deltaville Deltas Bryan Felkins 9th David Pierce 2nd 6th
Kansas City Dust Devils Jim Milian 10th Brady Titone 4th 10th
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Matt DeLaet 11th Matt DeLaet 10th(tied) 11th
London Werewolves Mike Chaloux 12th Mike Chaloux 20th 20th
St. Catharines Blue Jays Donall Reed 13th Josh Keys 10th(tied) 14th
Columbus Bowsers Alex Mareno 14th Alex Mareno 8th 13th
Lake Elsinore Storm Jermaine Crawford 15th Tim Wolff 5th 12th
Louisville Sweepers Matt Magnifico 16th Ray Davis 10th(tied) 15th
Cottage City Cannonballers Ryan Martin 17th Tom Ramos 10th(tied) 16th
Barrie Admirals Sam Green 18th Sam Green 22nd 21st
Tampa Capitals Tyler Dickson 19th Rob Beall 23rd 23rd
Huntsville Rockets Ryan Anderson 20th Ryan Anderson 9th 17th
San Antonio Stallions Ryan Duden 21st Tony Sellers 10th(tied) 18th
Dollywood Partons Michel DeRise 22nd Michel DeRise 21st 22nd
Kalamazoo Comets Julio Rodriguez 23rd Julio Rodriguez 10th(tied) 19th
Bangor Lumberjacks 24th 24th 24th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Long Beach Keys Drew Riggi 1st Danny Gates 2nd 1st
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Dale Coffey 2nd Dale Coffey 6th 2nd
Newark Flyers Fernando Espindola 3rd Fernando Espindola 13th(tied) 6th
Cottage City Cannonballers Mike Gelardi 4th Mike Gelardi 5th 4th
White Deer Tropics Jaden York 5th Jaden York 8th(tied) 5th
Glace Bay Miners Justin Blaylock 6th Justin Blaylock 22nd 21st
Kansas City Dust Devils Ryan Kreger 7th Ryan Kreger 7th 7th
Bangor Lumberjacks Cesar Mena 8th Cesar Mena 13th(tied) 11th
Tampa Capitals Clark Lewis 9th Clark Lewis 8th(tied) 8th
Fremont Ambassadors Chris Alexander 10th Chris Alexander 1st 3rd
London Werewolves Aarto Turkula 11th Josh Hahn 4th 9th
Atlanta Aggies Dave Semones 12th Dave Semones 13th(tied) 13th
Mexico City Aztecs George Theodore 13th George Theodore 13th(tied) 14th
St. Catharines Blue Jays Mitch Jensen 14th Mitch Jensen 20th 20th
Santa Rosa Desperados Willie Rodriguez 15th Willie Rodriguez 21st 22nd
Barrie Admirals Johnny Ginn 16th Johnny Ginn 13th(tied) 16th
Huntsville Rockets Tom Steiner 17th Chris Hartfield 11th 12th
Dollywood Partons Tom Tofel 18th Justin Teehan 12th 15th
San Antonio Stallions Michael Cruz 19th Charlie Jones 3rd 10th
Deltaville Deltas Travis Stroupe 20th Ryan Foster 13th(tied) 18th
Columbus Bowsers Dennis Brent 21st Dennis Brent 23rd 23rd
Kalamazoo Comets Bruce Frett 22nd Bruce Frett 10th 17th
Louisville Sweepers B.J. Stevens 23rd B.J. Stevens 13th(tied) 19th
Lake Elsinore Storm Andy Yanke 24th 24th 24th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Newark Flyers Chris Stivers 1st Chris Stivers 17th 17th
Santa Rosa Desperados Jose Avelar 2nd Jose Avelar 7th(tied) 1st
Tampa Capitals Danny Pinto 3rd Danny Pinto 3rd 2nd
London Werewolves Bob de Leon 4th Mike Jamin 7th(tied) 3rd
Dollywood Partons Lance Parrent 5th Lance Parrent 7th(tied) 6th
Kansas City Dust Devils Kevin Cimini 6th Kevin Cimini 6th 5th
White Deer Tropics Jim Mann 7th Joaquin Gomez 7th(tied) 8th
Cottage City Cannonballers Ronnie Marshall 8th Ronnie Marshall 4th 7th
Columbus Bowsers Gregg Carter 9th Gregg Carter 7th(tied) 10th
Mexico City Aztecs Jeff Ciervo 10th 20th(tied) 20th
Glace Bay Miners Keith DiPiazza 11th Billy Groesbeck 7th(tied) 12th
St. Catharines Blue Jays John Troia 12th Tom Modell 1st 4th
Atlanta Aggies Justin Jirkovsky 13th Justin Jirkovsky 7th(tied) 13th
Barrie Admirals Devon Bidwell 14th Josh Gillespie 7th(tied) 14th
Kalamazoo Comets Pat Bell 15th Pat Bell 5th 11th
Fremont Ambassadors Rene Aponte 16th Rene Aponte 2nd 9th
Louisville Sweepers Freddie James 17th Joe Pettit 7th(tied) 15th
Bangor Lumberjacks Pablo Patlan 18th Pablo Patlan 7th(tied) 16th
Huntsville Rockets Nick Keller 19th Nick Keller 19th 18th
San Antonio Stallions Brett Seidlitz 20th Brett Seidlitz 18th 19th
Deltaville Deltas 21st (tied) 20th(tied) 21st(tied)
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks 21st (tied) 20th(tied) 21st(tied)
Lake Elsinore Storm 21st (tied) 20th(tied) 21st(tied)
Long Beach Keys 21st (tied) 20th(tied) 21st(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Glace Bay Miners Jim Gavilanes 1st Jim Gavilanes 3rd 1st
Barrie Admirals Alfonso Sanchez 2nd Yoshito Nakajima 5th(tied) 2nd
Huntsville Rockets R.J. Cashman 3rd Nick Taylor 1st 3rd
Tampa Capitals Joe Greer 4th Joe Greer 11th 11th
Bangor Lumberjacks Fabian Hartnett 5th Fabian Hartnett 9th 9th
Mexico City Aztecs Dean Hostetler 6th Dean Hostetler 10th 10th
Columbus Bowsers Bill Highsmith 7th 17th(tied) 17th
White Deer Tropics Mike Henschel 8th Mike Henschel 5th(tied) 5th
Dollywood Partons Bobby Flores 9th Bobby Flores 13th 12th
Kalamazoo Comets Cameron Stubbs 10th Jorge Figueroa 2nd 4th
Newark Flyers Jim Spiegel 11th Jim Spiegel 5th(tied) 6th
St. Catharines Blue Jays Chih Ren 12th 17th(tied) 18th
London Werewolves Ken Fortin 13th Ken Fortin 12th 13th
Fremont Ambassadors Dustin Helm 14th Dustin Helm 15th 15th
Atlanta Aggies Andy Driver 15th Andy Driver 14th 14th
Louisville Sweepers Eric Hunter 16th Andrew Flynn 4th 7th
Santa Rosa Desperados Eric Leinbach 17th Robby Westbrook 5th(tied) 8th
Cottage City Cannonballers Chase Dunn 18th 17th(tied) 19th
Kansas City Dust Devils Miguel Martinez 19th Miguel Martinez 16th 16th
Deltaville Deltas 20th (tied) 17th(tied) 20th(tied)
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks 20th (tied) 17th(tied) 20th(tied)
Lake Elsinore Storm 20th (tied) 17th(tied) 20th(tied)
Long Beach Keys 20th (tied) 17th(tied) 20th(tied)
San Antonio Stallions 20th (tied) 17th(tied) 20th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Newark Flyers Ben Shafer 1st Ben Shafer 7th 1st
St. Catharines Blue Jays Brian Hendrix 2nd Brian Hendrix 15th 2nd
Santa Rosa Desperados Mike Raia 3rd Mike Raia 13th 3rd
Kansas City Dust Devils Mike Johnson 4th Mike Johnson 11th 5th
Long Beach Keys Matt Fishburn 5th Jamie Perez 10th 4th
London Werewolves Justin Wish 6th Justin Wish 6th 7th
Mexico City Aztecs Steve Farnsworth 7th Steve Farnsworth 16th(tied) 12th
Dollywood Partons Colby Freese 8th Kevin Johnson 12th 10th
Atlanta Aggies Chris Tams 9th Jacob Tubman 3rd 6th
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Isaiah Bunton 10th Isaiah Bunton 16th(tied) 13th
White Deer Tropics Pete Beauford 11th Pete Beauford 16th(tied) 15th
Fremont Ambassadors Jesse Reimann 12th Gabe Garnica 4th 9th
Deltaville Deltas Manny Gonzalez 13th Manny Gonzalez 2nd 8th
Lake Elsinore Storm Tim Cook 14th Ken Castro 14th 14th
Columbus Bowsers Jake Willison 15th Jake Willison 16th(tied) 16th
San Antonio Stallions Michael Nava 16th Michael Nava 1st 11th
Tampa Capitals Scott Jones 17th Terry Chapin 9th 17th
Cottage City Cannonballers Sam Kelly 18th Steve Wenzel 8th 18th
Glace Bay Miners Nick Riddle 19th Craig Booker 23rd 22nd
Barrie Admirals Brennan Conway 20th Danny Walker 16th(tied) 19th
Louisville Sweepers Larry Keller 21st Larry Keller 22nd 21st
Kalamazoo Comets Tony Woods 22nd Luis Lopez 5th 20th
Bangor Lumberjacks Gilberto Cruzgonzalez 23rd Gilberto Cruzgonzalez 21st 23rd
Huntsville Rockets Franklin Leos 24th Franklin Leos 24th 24th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Dollywood Partons Jim Dauphin 1st Jim Dauphin 6th 1st
Bangor Lumberjacks Gene Flood 2nd Ken Gavin 1st 2nd
London Werewolves Chad Mannino 3rd (tied) Chad Mannino 8th(tied) 4th
Long Beach Keys Andy Pabon 3rd (tied) Chris Russell 3rd 3rd
Glace Bay Miners Alfonso Estrada 5th (tied) Alfonso Estrada 7th 5th
White Deer Tropics Joe Tibbs 5th (tied) Joe Tibbs 16th 16th
Louisville Sweepers John Benson 7th John Benson 15th 15th
Atlanta Aggies John Wiedower 8th John Wiedower 5th 6th
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks John Sadler 9th John Sadler 19th 18th
Lake Elsinore Storm Danny Thompson 10th Luc Cohen 18th 17th
Kansas City Dust Devils Francisco Flores 11th Francisco Flores 8th(tied) 8th
Columbus Bowsers Justin McCoy 12th Justin McCoy 8th(tied) 9th
Santa Rosa Desperados Leo Cortez 13th Jimmy Scarberry 8th(tied) 10th
Huntsville Rockets Ken Guzman 14th Ricky Martinez 4th 7th
Barrie Admirals Jimmy Rash 15th 21st(tied) 20th
Newark Flyers Paul Nicolopoulos 16th Paul Nicolopoulos 8th(tied) 12th
Fremont Ambassadors Manny Martinez 17th Manny Martinez 8th(tied) 13th
Kalamazoo Comets Erik Kirkman 18th Ben Baker 2nd 11th
San Antonio Stallions Julio Pacheco 19th Jordan Soliz 8th(tied) 14th
Tampa Capitals David Robinson 20th 21st(tied) 22nd
Mexico City Aztecs Angelo Diaz 21st Angelo Diaz 17th 19th
Cottage City Cannonballers Bobby Paz 22nd Bobby Paz 20th 21st
Deltaville Deltas 23rd (tied) 21st(tied) 23rd(tied)
St. Catharines Blue Jays 23rd (tied) 21st(tied) 23rd(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Dollywood Partons Paul DeVaul 1st Paul DeVaul 15th 15th
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Ben Porter 2nd Ben Porter 6th(tied) 1st
Barrie Admirals Keith Tarrant 3rd Todd Stevens 6th(tied) 3rd
Long Beach Keys Ferda Halici 4th Ferda Halici 5th 4th
Atlanta Aggies Matt Grissom 5th Matt Grissom 1st 2nd
London Werewolves Joe Nolan 6th Kevin Spotts 3rd 6th
Fremont Ambassadors Greg Moreno 7th Greg Moreno 2nd 5th
White Deer Tropics Kyle Himes 8th Kyle Himes 6th(tied) 8th
Louisville Sweepers Ben Pendergrass 9th Malcolm McKechnie 4th 7th
San Antonio Stallions Carlos Aguirre 10th Carlos Aguirre 6th(tied) 9th
Glace Bay Miners Collin Mays 11th Collin Mays 19th 17th
St. Catharines Blue Jays Ryan Waugh 12th Ryan Waugh 6th(tied) 10th
Columbus Bowsers Ricky Colon 13th Ricky Colon 18th 16th
Deltaville Deltas Luis Casanova 14th Luis Casanova 6th(tied) 11th
Lake Elsinore Storm Brian Keltz 15th Dave Marcin 6th(tied) 12th
Kalamazoo Comets Luis Rodriguez 16th Luis Rodriguez 6th(tied) 13th
Cottage City Cannonballers Ramon Claassen 17th Ramon Claassen 6th(tied) 14th
Newark Flyers Randy Wheat 18th Randy Wheat 16th 18th
Mexico City Aztecs Jonathan Lewis 19th Jonathan Lewis 17th 19th
Bangor Lumberjacks 20th (tied) 20th(tied) 20th(tied)
Huntsville Rockets 20th (tied) 20th(tied) 20th(tied)
Kansas City Dust Devils 20th (tied) 20th(tied) 20th(tied)
Santa Rosa Desperados 20th (tied) 20th(tied) 20th(tied)
Tampa Capitals 20th (tied) 20th(tied) 20th(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Bangor Lumberjacks Ben Calder 1st Ben Calder 9th 1st
Dollywood Partons Arturo Alvarado 2nd Cody Fields 12th 2nd
St. Catharines Blue Jays David Tirado 3rd David Tirado 13th 11th
Santa Rosa Desperados Bubba Byrne 4th Amir Hardnett 3rd 4th
Barrie Admirals Billy Shields 5th Isaiah Singletary 8th 5th
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Jose Chacon 6th Freddy Arellanos 1st 3rd
Newark Flyers Brad Porretta 7th Brad Porretta 5th 6th
White Deer Tropics Jaheim Jennings 8th Bobby Villasenor 4th 7th
Glace Bay Miners Jamal Jones 9th Jamal Jones 2nd 8th
Huntsville Rockets Joe Brackett 10th Aaron O'Brien 10th 9th
Mexico City Aztecs Dustin Engstrom 11th Roy McLain 11th 10th
Louisville Sweepers Sean Conant 12th Luis Torres 7th 12th
London Werewolves Micah Smith 13th Miguel de Leon 14th(tied) 14th
Tampa Capitals Andy Devane 14th Glenn Yarrington 6th 13th
Columbus Bowsers Pat Higginbotham 15th Robert Velasquez 14th(tied) 15th
Cottage City Cannonballers Sergio Vera 16th Masanori Kishimoto 16th 16th
Kansas City Dust Devils Armando Tamayo 17th Frank Howerton 17th 17th
Long Beach Keys Jon Cordova 18th Jon Cordova 18th(tied) 18th
San Antonio Stallions Chris Childress 19th Carlos Zamora 18th(tied) 19th
Deltaville Deltas Joe Russell 20th Orlando Roque 21st 21st
Lake Elsinore Storm Jeff Moore 21st 22nd(tied) 22nd
Atlanta Aggies Wes Gordon 22nd 22nd(tied) 23rd
Fremont Ambassadors Jose Ramirez 23rd Ferhat Chiwocha 20th 20th
Kalamazoo Comets Russ Campbell 24th 22nd(tied) 24th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Bangor Lumberjacks Jose Cabral 1st Justin Cox 2nd 1st
St. Catharines Blue Jays Evan Sippel 2nd Evan Sippel 4th 2nd
Dollywood Partons John Wicken 3rd Tyler Wright 7th(tied) 5th
Santa Rosa Desperados DionĂ­sio Manteigueiro 4th Kelly Powell 5th 3rd
Barrie Admirals Chris McAuley 5th Chris McAuley 7th(tied) 8th
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Keith Kramer 6th Keith Kramer 6th 7th
Mexico City Aztecs Chris Scales 7th R.J. Eisen 1st 4th
Cottage City Cannonballers Sergio Vera 8th Gabe Mondragon 7th(tied) 9th
Columbus Bowsers Brian Ashley 9th Oliver Murga 7th(tied) 10th
London Werewolves Angel Garabito 10th Miguel Perez 18th 15th
Newark Flyers Jaheim Sneed 11th Jaheim Sneed 7th(tied) 11th
Kansas City Dust Devils Frank Stroud 12th Frank Stroud 17th 17th
Glace Bay Miners Mike Stack 13th Tony Longoria 3rd 6th
Louisville Sweepers Glen Foster 14th Gary Lutz 7th(tied) 12th
White Deer Tropics Troy Zufelt 15th Dustin Mitchell 7th(tied) 13th
Fremont Ambassadors Karl Bradberry 16th Karl Bradberry 15th 16th
Huntsville Rockets Doug Voeller 17th Jimmy Lyles 16th 18th
Tampa Capitals Dave Velez 18th Dave Velez 7th(tied) 14th
San Antonio Stallions Cesar Ramirez 19th Duncan Kroon 19th 19th
Deltaville Deltas Bobby Nicholson 20th Frank Zamudio 20th 20th
Kalamazoo Comets Nathan Fitzkee 21st 21st(tied) 21st
Lake Elsinore Storm Mark Amponsah 22nd 21st(tied) 22nd
Long Beach Keys Carlos Montenegro 23rd 21st(tied) 23rd
Atlanta Aggies 24th 21st(tied) 24th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Dollywood Partons Gregg Daugherty 1st Steve Gryder 10th 2nd
Bangor Lumberjacks Jose Cabral 2nd Justin Cox 1st 1st
Grand Rapids Jet Hawks Keith Kramer 3rd Keith Kramer 9th 3rd
Barrie Admirals Jerardo Perez 4th Jerardo Perez 14th 14th
St. Catharines Blue Jays Jay Yeiser 5th Jay Yeiser 18th 15th
Mexico City Aztecs Ken Griffey 6th R.J. Eisen 3rd 4th
Santa Rosa Desperados DionĂ­sio Manteigueiro 7th Kelly Powell 8th 5th
Glace Bay Miners Cory Newton 8th Tony Longoria 5th 6th
Cottage City Cannonballers Sergio Vera 9th Gabe Mondragon 11th(tied) 8th
Fremont Ambassadors Karl Bradberry 10th Karl Bradberry 15th 16th
Newark Flyers Jaheim Sneed 11th Jaheim Sneed 2nd 7th
White Deer Tropics Troy Zufelt 12th Dustin Mitchell 11th(tied) 9th
Louisville Sweepers Danny Alvarez 13th Gary Lutz 4th 10th
Huntsville Rockets Jimmy Lyles 14th Jimmy Lyles 16th 17th
Columbus Bowsers Joey Byler 15th Joey Byler 17th 18th
London Werewolves Jim Miller 16th Miguel Perez 7th 11th
Kansas City Dust Devils Frank Stroud 17th (tied) Frank Stroud 19th 19th
Lake Elsinore Storm Jeff Moore 17th (tied) 21st(tied) 21st
Kalamazoo Comets Nathan Fitzkee 19th 21st(tied) 22nd
Deltaville Deltas Mike Garcia 20th Frank Zamudio 20th 20th
Tampa Capitals Dave Velez 21st Manny Flores 6th 12th
San Antonio Stallions Bobby Williams 22nd Rodrigo Hernandez 11th(tied) 13th
Long Beach Keys Arhippa Hynninen 23rd 21st(tied) 23rd
Atlanta Aggies 24th 21st(tied) 24th
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