ABA CLASS-A LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
10/09/2023
 
ATLANTA AGGIES (A) 10/09/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 23rd 21st 23rd
First Basemen Damian Willingham 4th John Wallace 1st 2nd
Second Basemen Dave Semones 12th Dave Semones 13th 13th
Third Basemen Justin Jirkovsky 13th Justin Jirkovsky 7th 13th
Shortstops Andy Driver 15th Andy Driver 14th 14th
Left Fielders Chris Tams 9th Jacob Tubman 3rd 6th
Center Fielders John Wiedower 8th John Wiedower 5th 6th
Right Fielders Matt Grissom 5th Matt Grissom 1st 2nd
Starting Pitchers Wes Gordon 22nd 22nd 23rd
Relievers 24th 21st 24th
Closers 24th 21st 24th
BANGOR LUMBERJACKS (A) 10/09/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jerry Lupton 12th Justin Wardlaw 5th 10th
First Basemen 24th 24th 24th
Second Basemen Cesar Mena 8th Cesar Mena 13th (tied) 11th
Third Basemen Pablo Patlan 18th Pablo Patlan 7th (tied) 16th
Shortstops Fabian Hartnett 5th Fabian Hartnett 9th 9th
Left Fielders Gilberto Cruzgonzalez 23rd Gilberto Cruzgonzalez 21st 23rd
Center Fielders Gene Flood 2nd Ken Gavin 1st 2nd
Right Fielders 20th 20th 20th
Starting Pitchers Ben Calder 1st Ben Calder 9th 1st
Relievers Jose Cabral 1st Justin Cox 2nd 1st
Closers Jose Cabral 2nd Justin Cox 1st 1st
BARRIE ADMIRALS (A) 10/09/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Paul Gaither 6th Paul Gaither 5th (tied) 5th
First Basemen Sam Green 18th Sam Green 22nd 21st
Second Basemen Johnny Ginn 16th Johnny Ginn 13th (tied) 16th
Third Basemen Devon Bidwell 14th Josh Gillespie 7th (tied) 14th
Shortstops Alfonso Sanchez 2nd Yoshito Nakajima 5th 2nd
Left Fielders Brennan Conway 20th Danny Walker 16th 19th
Center Fielders Jimmy Rash 15th 21st 20th
Right Fielders Keith Tarrant 3rd Todd Stevens 6th 3rd
Starting Pitchers Billy Shields 5th Isaiah Singletary 8th 5th
Relievers Chris McAuley 5th Chris McAuley 7th 8th
Closers Jerardo Perez 4th Jerardo Perez 14th 14th
COLUMBUS BOWSERS (A) 10/09/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Matt Kuperberg 14th Xavier Brandon 5th (tied) 13th
First Basemen Alex Mareno 14th Alex Mareno 8th 13th
Second Basemen Dennis Brent 21st Dennis Brent 23rd 23rd
Third Basemen Gregg Carter 9th Gregg Carter 7th (tied) 10th
Shortstops Bill Highsmith 7th 17th 17th
Left Fielders Jake Willison 15th Jake Willison 16th (tied) 16th
Center Fielders Justin McCoy 12th Justin McCoy 8th 9th
Right Fielders Ricky Colon 13th Ricky Colon 18th 16th
Starting Pitchers Pat Higginbotham 15th Robert Velasquez 14th 15th
Relievers Brian Ashley 9th Oliver Murga 7th (tied) 10th
Closers Joey Byler 15th Joey Byler 17th 18th
COTTAGE CITY CANNONBALLERS (A) 10/09/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Roger Hodge 16th Richard Adelman 3rd 12th
First Basemen Ryan Martin 17th Tom Ramos 10th 16th
Second Basemen Mike Gelardi 4th Mike Gelardi 5th 4th
Third Basemen Ronnie Marshall 8th Ronnie Marshall 4th 7th
Shortstops Chase Dunn 18th 17th (tied) 19th
Left Fielders Sam Kelly 18th Steve Wenzel 8th 18th
Center Fielders Bobby Paz 22nd Bobby Paz 20th 21st
Right Fielders Ramon Claassen 17th Ramon Claassen 6th (tied) 14th
Starting Pitchers Sergio Vera 16th Masanori Kishimoto 16th 16th
Relievers Sergio Vera 8th Gabe Mondragon 7th (tied) 9th
Closers Sergio Vera 9th Gabe Mondragon 11th 8th
DELTAVILLE DELTAS (A) 10/09/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Chris Curran 17th Cody Thomas 1st 7th
First Basemen Bryan Felkins 9th David Pierce 2nd 6th
Second Basemen Travis Stroupe 20th Ryan Foster 13th (tied) 18th
Third Basemen 21st 20th 21st
Shortstops 20th 17th (tied) 20th
Left Fielders Manny Gonzalez 13th Manny Gonzalez 2nd 8th
Center Fielders 23rd 21st (tied) 23rd
Right Fielders Luis Casanova 14th Luis Casanova 6th (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Joe Russell 20th Orlando Roque 21st 21st
Relievers Bobby Nicholson 20th Frank Zamudio 20th 20th
Closers Mike Garcia 20th Frank Zamudio 20th 20th
DOLLYWOOD PARTONS (A) 10/09/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Josh Jackson 7th Rich Callanan 5th (tied) 6th
First Basemen Michel DeRise 22nd Michel DeRise 21st 22nd
Second Basemen Tom Tofel 18th Justin Teehan 12th 15th
Third Basemen Lance Parrent 5th Lance Parrent 7th (tied) 6th
Shortstops Bobby Flores 9th Bobby Flores 13th 12th
Left Fielders Colby Freese 8th Kevin Johnson 12th 10th
Center Fielders Jim Dauphin 1st Jim Dauphin 6th 1st
Right Fielders Paul DeVaul 1st Paul DeVaul 15th 15th
Starting Pitchers Arturo Alvarado 2nd Cody Fields 12th 2nd
Relievers John Wicken 3rd Tyler Wright 7th (tied) 5th
Closers Gregg Daugherty 1st Steve Gryder 10th 2nd
FREMONT AMBASSADORS (A) 10/09/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Aaron York 15th Aaron York 5th (tied) 14th
First Basemen Justin Thurston 7th Justin Thurston 10th (tied) 9th
Second Basemen Chris Alexander 10th Chris Alexander 1st 3rd
Third Basemen Rene Aponte 16th Rene Aponte 2nd 9th
Shortstops Dustin Helm 14th Dustin Helm 15th 15th
Left Fielders Jesse Reimann 12th Gabe Garnica 4th 9th
Center Fielders Manny Martinez 17th Manny Martinez 8th (tied) 13th
Right Fielders Greg Moreno 7th Greg Moreno 2nd 5th
Starting Pitchers Jose Ramirez 23rd Ferhat Chiwocha 20th 20th
Relievers Karl Bradberry 16th Karl Bradberry 15th 16th
Closers Karl Bradberry 10th Karl Bradberry 15th 16th
GLACE BAY MINERS (A) 10/09/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Elijah Pleasant 5th Josh Mahan 5th (tied) 4th
First Basemen Tony Baker 3rd Tony Baker 10th (tied) 5th
Second Basemen Justin Blaylock 6th Justin Blaylock 22nd 21st
Third Basemen Keith DiPiazza 11th Billy Groesbeck 7th (tied) 12th
Shortstops Jim Gavilanes 1st Jim Gavilanes 3rd 1st
Left Fielders Nick Riddle 19th Craig Booker 23rd 22nd
Center Fielders Alfonso Estrada 5th Alfonso Estrada 7th 5th
Right Fielders Collin Mays 11th Collin Mays 19th 17th
Starting Pitchers Jamal Jones 9th Jamal Jones 2nd 8th
Relievers Mike Stack 13th Tony Longoria 3rd 6th
Closers Cory Newton 8th Tony Longoria 5th 6th
GRAND RAPIDS JET HAWKS (A) 10/09/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Nate Richardson 4th Nate Richardson 5th (tied) 3rd
First Basemen Matt DeLaet 11th Matt DeLaet 10th (tied) 11th
Second Basemen Dale Coffey 2nd Dale Coffey 6th 2nd
Third Basemen 21st (tied) 20th (tied) 21st (tied)
Shortstops 20th (tied) 17th (tied) 20th (tied)
Left Fielders Isaiah Bunton 10th Isaiah Bunton 16th (tied) 13th
Center Fielders John Sadler 9th John Sadler 19th 18th
Right Fielders Ben Porter 2nd Ben Porter 6th (tied) 1st
Starting Pitchers Jose Chacon 6th Freddy Arellanos 1st 3rd
Relievers Keith Kramer 6th Keith Kramer 6th 7th
Closers Keith Kramer 3rd Keith Kramer 9th 3rd
HUNTSVILLE ROCKETS (A) 10/09/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers 23rd (tied) 21st (tied) 23rd (tied)
First Basemen Ryan Anderson 20th Ryan Anderson 9th 17th
Second Basemen Tom Steiner 17th Chris Hartfield 11th 12th
Third Basemen Nick Keller 19th Nick Keller 19th 18th
Shortstops R.J. Cashman 3rd Nick Taylor 1st 3rd
Left Fielders Franklin Leos 24th Franklin Leos 24th 24th
Center Fielders Ken Guzman 14th Ricky Martinez 4th 7th
Right Fielders 20th (tied) 20th (tied) 20th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Joe Brackett 10th Aaron O'Brien 10th 9th
Relievers Doug Voeller 17th Jimmy Lyles 16th 18th
Closers Jimmy Lyles 14th Jimmy Lyles 16th 17th
KALAMAZOO COMETS (A) 10/09/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Angel Vargas 18th Angel Vargas 5th (tied) 15th
First Basemen Julio Rodriguez 23rd Julio Rodriguez 10th (tied) 19th
Second Basemen Bruce Frett 22nd Bruce Frett 10th 17th
Third Basemen Pat Bell 15th Pat Bell 5th 11th
Shortstops Cameron Stubbs 10th Jorge Figueroa 2nd 4th
Left Fielders Tony Woods 22nd Luis Lopez 5th 20th
Center Fielders Erik Kirkman 18th Ben Baker 2nd 11th
Right Fielders Luis Rodriguez 16th Luis Rodriguez 6th (tied) 13th
Starting Pitchers Russ Campbell 24th 22nd (tied) 24th
Relievers Nathan Fitzkee 21st 21st (tied) 21st
Closers Nathan Fitzkee 19th 21st (tied) 22nd
KANSAS CITY DUST DEVILS (A) 10/09/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ian Parrott 21st Kevin Blue 20th 21st
First Basemen Jim Milian 10th Brady Titone 4th 10th
Second Basemen Ryan Kreger 7th Ryan Kreger 7th 7th
Third Basemen Kevin Cimini 6th Kevin Cimini 6th 5th
Shortstops Miguel Martinez 19th Miguel Martinez 16th 16th
Left Fielders Mike Johnson 4th Mike Johnson 11th 5th
Center Fielders Francisco Flores 11th Francisco Flores 8th (tied) 8th
Right Fielders 20th (tied) 20th (tied) 20th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Armando Tamayo 17th Frank Howerton 17th 17th
Relievers Frank Stroud 12th Frank Stroud 17th 17th
Closers Frank Stroud 17th Frank Stroud 19th 19th
LAKE ELSINORE STORM (A) 10/09/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Trey Lacey 1st Trey Lacey 5th (tied) 1st
First Basemen Jermaine Crawford 15th Tim Wolff 5th 12th
Second Basemen Andy Yanke 24th 24th 24th
Third Basemen 21st (tied) 20th (tied) 21st (tied)
Shortstops 20th (tied) 17th (tied) 20th (tied)
Left Fielders Tim Cook 14th Ken Castro 14th 14th
Center Fielders Danny Thompson 10th Luc Cohen 18th 17th
Right Fielders Brian Keltz 15th Dave Marcin 6th (tied) 12th
Starting Pitchers Jeff Moore 21st 22nd (tied) 22nd
Relievers Mark Amponsah 22nd 21st (tied) 22nd
Closers Jeff Moore 17th (tied) 21st (tied) 21st
LONDON WEREWOLVES (A) 10/09/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Carlos Garcia 19th Carlos Garcia 19th 19th
First Basemen Mike Chaloux 12th Mike Chaloux 20th 20th
Second Basemen Aarto Turkula 11th Josh Hahn 4th 9th
Third Basemen Bob de Leon 4th Mike Jamin 7th (tied) 3rd
Shortstops Ken Fortin 13th Ken Fortin 12th 13th
Left Fielders Justin Wish 6th Justin Wish 6th 7th
Center Fielders Chad Mannino 3rd Chad Mannino 8th (tied) 4th
Right Fielders Joe Nolan 6th Kevin Spotts 3rd 6th
Starting Pitchers Micah Smith 13th Miguel de Leon 14th (tied) 14th
Relievers Angel Garabito 10th Miguel Perez 18th 15th
Closers Jim Miller 16th Miguel Perez 7th 11th
LONG BEACH KEYS (A) 10/09/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Thomas Hounshell 3rd Thomas Hounshell 2nd 2nd
First Basemen Brad Largent 1st Brad Largent 3rd 1st
Second Basemen Drew Riggi 1st Danny Gates 2nd 1st
Third Basemen 21st (tied) 20th (tied) 21st (tied)
Shortstops 20th (tied) 17th (tied) 20th (tied)
Left Fielders Matt Fishburn 5th Jamie Perez 10th 4th
Center Fielders Andy Pabon 3rd (tied) Chris Russell 3rd 3rd
Right Fielders Ferda Halici 4th Ferda Halici 5th 4th
Starting Pitchers Jon Cordova 18th Jon Cordova 18th 18th
Relievers Carlos Montenegro 23rd 21st (tied) 23rd
Closers Arhippa Hynninen 23rd 21st (tied) 23rd
LOUISVILLE SWEEPERS (A) 10/09/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dave Wilson 13th Dave Wilson 5th (tied) 11th
First Basemen Matt Magnifico 16th Ray Davis 10th (tied) 15th
Second Basemen B.J. Stevens 23rd B.J. Stevens 13th (tied) 19th
Third Basemen Freddie James 17th Joe Pettit 7th (tied) 15th
Shortstops Eric Hunter 16th Andrew Flynn 4th 7th
Left Fielders Larry Keller 21st Larry Keller 22nd 21st
Center Fielders John Benson 7th John Benson 15th 15th
Right Fielders Ben Pendergrass 9th Malcolm McKechnie 4th 7th
Starting Pitchers Sean Conant 12th Luis Torres 7th 12th
Relievers Glen Foster 14th Gary Lutz 7th (tied) 12th
Closers Danny Alvarez 13th Gary Lutz 4th 10th
MEXICO CITY AZTECS (A) 10/09/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Phil Anselm 8th Phil Anselm 18th 18th
First Basemen Nate Wilson 8th Ethan Patton 6th 8th
Second Basemen George Theodore 13th George Theodore 13th (tied) 14th
Third Basemen Jeff Ciervo 10th 20th (tied) 20th
Shortstops Dean Hostetler 6th Dean Hostetler 10th 10th
Left Fielders Steve Farnsworth 7th Steve Farnsworth 16th (tied) 12th
Center Fielders Angelo Diaz 21st Angelo Diaz 17th 19th
Right Fielders Jonathan Lewis 19th Jonathan Lewis 17th 19th
Starting Pitchers Dustin Engstrom 11th Roy McLain 11th 10th
Relievers Chris Scales 7th R.J. Eisen 1st 4th
Closers Ken Griffey 6th R.J. Eisen 3rd 4th
NEWARK FLYERS (A) 10/09/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Evan McCulley 11th Evan McCulley 5th (tied) 9th
First Basemen Nate Sheridan 6th Nate Sheridan 10th (tied) 7th
Second Basemen Fernando Espindola 3rd Fernando Espindola 13th (tied) 6th
Third Basemen Chris Stivers 1st Chris Stivers 17th 17th
Shortstops Jim Spiegel 11th Jim Spiegel 5th (tied) 6th
Left Fielders Ben Shafer 1st Ben Shafer 7th 1st
Center Fielders Paul Nicolopoulos 16th Paul Nicolopoulos 8th (tied) 12th
Right Fielders Randy Wheat 18th Randy Wheat 16th 18th
Starting Pitchers Brad Porretta 7th Brad Porretta 5th 6th
Relievers Jaheim Sneed 11th Jaheim Sneed 7th (tied) 11th
Closers Jaheim Sneed 11th Jaheim Sneed 2nd 7th
SAN ANTONIO STALLIONS (A) 10/09/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Ekstedt 22nd 21st (tied) 22nd
First Basemen Ryan Duden 21st Tony Sellers 10th (tied) 18th
Second Basemen Michael Cruz 19th Charlie Jones 3rd 10th
Third Basemen Brett Seidlitz 20th Brett Seidlitz 18th 19th
Shortstops 20th (tied) 17th (tied) 20th (tied)
Left Fielders Michael Nava 16th Michael Nava 1st 11th
Center Fielders Julio Pacheco 19th Jordan Soliz 8th (tied) 14th
Right Fielders Carlos Aguirre 10th Carlos Aguirre 6th (tied) 9th
Starting Pitchers Chris Childress 19th Carlos Zamora 18th (tied) 19th
Relievers Cesar Ramirez 19th Duncan Kroon 19th 19th
Closers Bobby Williams 22nd Rodrigo Hernandez 11th (tied) 13th
SANTA ROSA DESPERADOS (A) 10/09/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Neil Vicari 2nd Cesar Pereira 17th 17th
First Basemen Ryan Burchett 2nd Ryan Burchett 10th (tied) 3rd
Second Basemen Willie Rodriguez 15th Willie Rodriguez 21st 22nd
Third Basemen Jose Avelar 2nd Jose Avelar 7th (tied) 1st
Shortstops Eric Leinbach 17th Robby Westbrook 5th (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Mike Raia 3rd Mike Raia 13th 3rd
Center Fielders Leo Cortez 13th Jimmy Scarberry 8th (tied) 10th
Right Fielders 20th (tied) 20th (tied) 20th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Bubba Byrne 4th Amir Hardnett 3rd 4th
Relievers DionĂ­sio Manteigueiro 4th Kelly Powell 5th 3rd
Closers DionĂ­sio Manteigueiro 7th Kelly Powell 8th 5th
ST. CATHARINES BLUE JAYS (A) 10/09/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Kenny Porterfield 20th Cory Bloodsaw 4th 16th
First Basemen Donall Reed 13th Josh Keys 10th (tied) 14th
Second Basemen Mitch Jensen 14th Mitch Jensen 20th 20th
Third Basemen John Troia 12th Tom Modell 1st 4th
Shortstops Chih Ren 12th 17th (tied) 18th
Left Fielders Brian Hendrix 2nd Brian Hendrix 15th 2nd
Center Fielders 23rd (tied) 21st (tied) 23rd (tied)
Right Fielders Ryan Waugh 12th Ryan Waugh 6th (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers David Tirado 3rd David Tirado 13th 11th
Relievers Evan Sippel 2nd Evan Sippel 4th 2nd
Closers Jay Yeiser 5th Jay Yeiser 18th 15th
TAMPA CAPITALS (A) 10/09/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Allen McColl 9th Ivan Valenzuela 5th (tied) 8th
First Basemen Tyler Dickson 19th Rob Beall 23rd 23rd
Second Basemen Clark Lewis 9th Clark Lewis 8th 8th
Third Basemen Danny Pinto 3rd Danny Pinto 3rd 2nd
Shortstops Joe Greer 4th Joe Greer 11th 11th
Left Fielders Scott Jones 17th Terry Chapin 9th 17th
Center Fielders David Robinson 20th 21st (tied) 22nd
Right Fielders 20th (tied) 20th (tied) 20th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Andy Devane 14th Glenn Yarrington 6th 13th
Relievers Dave Velez 18th Dave Velez 7th (tied) 14th
Closers Dave Velez 21st Manny Flores 6th 12th
WHITE DEER TROPICS (A) 10/09/2023
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Joel Vaughn 10th 21st (tied) 20th
First Basemen David Johnson 5th Adam Persons 7th 4th
Second Basemen Jaden York 5th Jaden York 8th (tied) 5th
Third Basemen Jim Mann 7th Joaquin Gomez 7th (tied) 8th
Shortstops Mike Henschel 8th Mike Henschel 5th (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Pete Beauford 11th Pete Beauford 16th (tied) 15th
Center Fielders Joe Tibbs 5th (tied) Joe Tibbs 16th 16th
Right Fielders Kyle Himes 8th Kyle Himes 6th (tied) 8th
Starting Pitchers Jaheim Jennings 8th Bobby Villasenor 4th 7th
Relievers Troy Zufelt 15th Dustin Mitchell 7th (tied) 13th
Closers Troy Zufelt 12th Dustin Mitchell 11th (tied) 9th
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