ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
01/15/2023
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Terra Linda Chargers Juan Conde 1st Juan Conde 4th 1st
Buffalo Bellflowers Justin Wardlaw 2nd Justin Wardlaw 14th 11th
Long Island Torpedoes Micah Pieroni 3rd Bennett Danks 5th(tied) 3rd
Buckeye Local Panthers Mark Rivera 4th Eddie Montejo 3rd 4th
Whitby Bats Phil McBreen 5th Justin Cole 1st 2nd
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Malcolm Garner 6th Pedro Recinos 5th(tied) 6th
Biloxi Jackpot Adam LeClair 7th Carlos Garcia 18th 13th
Franklin Cubs Eddie Sandoval 8th Eddie Sandoval 12th 12th
Haviland Thrashers Seth Flores 9th Edwin Hernandez 5th(tied) 7th
Riverside Wolverines Tom Hirsch 10th Tom Hirsch 2nd 5th
Plymouth Rockers Sean Bacha 11th Ramon Cordero 19th 16th
Jacksonville Nationals John Bresette 12th John Bresette 17th 14th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Kyle Van de Kop 13th Kyle Van de Kop 5th(tied) 8th
Chuluota Imperials Jason Grimsley 14th Victor Gelabert 16th 17th
Picture Rocks Raptors Kevin Harris 15th Kevin Harris 15th 15th
San Bernardino Flight Dante Hernandez 16th Xavier Brandon 5th(tied) 9th
Corpus Christi Texans Patrick Burt 17th 20th(tied) 20th
Moncton Mounties Dallas Remmert 18th 20th(tied) 21st
Abingdon Archers Eric Brown 19th Carlos Montoya 5th(tied) 10th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Ryan Rosenson 20th Ryan Rosenson 11th 18th
Lincoln Princes Kevin Blue 21st Kevin Blue 13th 19th
Moriarty Suns 22nd (tied) 20th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 22nd (tied) 20th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Tulsa Captains 22nd (tied) 20th(tied) 22nd(tied)
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Corpus Christi Texans Jamie Dillard 1st Jamie Dillard 3rd 1st
Terra Linda Chargers Josh Walker 2nd Brian Evans 10th(tied) 3rd
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Jeff Waterman 3rd Michel DeRise 7th 2nd
Chuluota Imperials Alan Borrego 4th Alan Borrego 6th 4th
Plymouth Rockers Noel Weatherhead 5th Julio Rodriguez 2nd 5th
Picture Rocks Raptors Justin Thurston 6th Justin Thurston 9th 8th
Buckeye Local Panthers Dan Scott 7th Amreet Dravid 4th 7th
Jacksonville Nationals Matt DeLaet 8th Matt DeLaet 1st 6th
Haviland Thrashers Micah Clark 9th Leo Mendez 10th(tied) 9th
Riverside Wolverines Jeremy Wright 10th Adam Persons 8th 10th
Lincoln Princes Ivan Diaz 11th 21st(tied) 21st
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Rob Beall 12th Jordan Rubio 5th 11th
Long Island Torpedoes Ray Davis 13th Ray Davis 18th 17th
Moncton Mounties Timóteo Teixeira 14th Bill Rys 10th(tied) 12th
San Bernardino Flight Tim Brooks 15th Jose Hernandez 10th(tied) 13th
Moriarty Suns Antonio Sevilla 16th 21st(tied) 22nd
Tiverton Colonels Ian Veasey 17th Justin Solid 19th 19th
Abingdon Archers Jason Longstreet 18th Dave Dornan 20th 20th
Biloxi Jackpot Kyle Macrina 19th Kyle Macrina 10th(tied) 14th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Brian Johnson 20th Brian Johnson 17th 18th
Franklin Cubs Vinny Murillo 21st Jose Ramos 10th(tied) 15th
Tulsa Captains Brian Woodworth 22nd Brian Woodworth 10th(tied) 16th
Buffalo Bellflowers Roger Ball 23rd 21st(tied) 23rd
Whitby Bats 24th 21st(tied) 24th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Picture Rocks Raptors Donovan Widmer 1st Alex Cruz 1st 1st
Plymouth Rockers Lee Goldade 2nd Lee Goldade 10th(tied) 3rd
Chuluota Imperials Mike Gelardi 3rd Mike Gelardi 3rd(tied) 2nd
Haviland Thrashers Fernando Espindola 4th Fernando Espindola 9th 6th
Biloxi Jackpot David Cabrera 5th Greg Ray 5th 5th
Corpus Christi Texans John Anderson 6th Michael Cruz 3rd(tied) 4th
Riverside Wolverines Jaden York 7th Jaden York 10th(tied) 7th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Dan Canady 8th Dan Canady 16th 16th
Terra Linda Chargers Willie Rodriguez 9th Willie Rodriguez 10th(tied) 8th
Jacksonville Nationals Caleb Herd 10th Edwin Retana 7th 9th
Buckeye Local Panthers Sergio Soto 11th Sergio Soto 18th 17th
Whitby Bats Ricky Cooper 12th Daniel Friedrich 2nd 10th
Long Island Torpedoes B.J. Stevens 13th B.J. Stevens 10th(tied) 11th
Lincoln Princes Tim Lunsford 14th Darius Poole 10th(tied) 12th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Elijah Lewis 15th Antonio Lopez 10th(tied) 13th
Moriarty Suns Travis Shaw 16th 22nd(tied) 22nd
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Jesse Stopper 17th Jesse Stopper 8th 14th
Tiverton Colonels Brett McAdams 18th Curtis Stewart 21st 19th
Buffalo Bellflowers Josh Flowers 19th 22nd(tied) 23rd
Franklin Cubs Bob Sallee 20th 22nd(tied) 24th
Moncton Mounties Sean Welliver 21st Sean Welliver 17th 18th
Tulsa Captains Ricky Zamarron 22nd Ricky Zamarron 6th 15th
San Bernardino Flight Alex Marquez 23rd Alex Marquez 19th 20th
Abingdon Archers Ivan Lopez 24th Ivan Lopez 20th 21st
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Haviland Thrashers Chris Stivers 1st Chris Stivers 18th 15th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Jim Henkemeyer 2nd Jim Henkemeyer 10th 1st
Chuluota Imperials Ronnie Marshall 3rd Ronnie Marshall 11th 2nd
Lincoln Princes Kevin Cimini 4th Derrick Banford 9th 5th
Picture Rocks Raptors Francisco O'Brien 5th Henry Nunez 4th 3rd
Whitby Bats Josh Gillespie 6th Terry Hetzel 5th(tied) 4th
Biloxi Jackpot Eric Stogdill 7th Kyle Summey 14th(tied) 7th
Buffalo Bellflowers Pablo Patlan 8th Alex Melo 3rd 6th
Moriarty Suns Dean Hostetler 9th Mike MacPherson 14th(tied) 8th
Riverside Wolverines Joaquin Gomez 10th (tied) Joaquin Gomez 14th(tied) 9th(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Tom Modell 10th (tied) Tom Modell 14th(tied) 9th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers Pat Bell 12th Pat Bell 12th 11th
Buckeye Local Panthers Nick Kujawa 13th Billy Manuele 13th 12th
Corpus Christi Texans Danny McKibben 14th Arturo Farias 2nd 13th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Matt Mellberg 15th David Jordan 5th(tied) 14th
Tulsa Captains Trent Lovoi 16th Trent Lovoi 8th 17th
San Bernardino Flight Jim Elander 17th Roger Fana 1st 16th
Franklin Cubs Curt Lirette 18th 20th(tied) 20th
Tiverton Colonels Ashton Baldwin 19th 20th(tied) 21st
Jacksonville Nationals Takenori Suyama 20th Takenori Suyama 7th 18th
Long Island Torpedoes Ismael Tomassini 21st Ismael Tomassini 19th 19th
Abingdon Archers 22nd (tied) 20th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Moncton Mounties 22nd (tied) 20th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 22nd (tied) 20th(tied) 22nd(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Corpus Christi Texans Jack Feeler 1st Jack Feeler 12th 10th
Riverside Wolverines Jimmy Olivares 2nd Cherles Bezerra 5th 1st
Moriarty Suns Andy Bennett 3rd Andy Bennett 13th 12th
Jacksonville Nationals Steve Bloomquist 4th Steve Bloomquist 9th 9th
Buffalo Bellflowers Fabian Hartnett 5th Fabian Hartnett 6th(tied) 2nd
Buckeye Local Panthers Jamie Hickey 6th Jamie Hickey 10th 11th
Long Island Torpedoes Earl Leason 7th Andrew Flynn 3rd 3rd
Moncton Mounties Rich Hebert 8th Raul Rodriguez 2nd 5th
Franklin Cubs Brian Beason 9th Brian Beason 1st 4th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Bill Chavarria 10th Bill Chavarria 4th 6th
Lincoln Princes Miguel Martinez 11th Miguel Martinez 15th 14th
Plymouth Rockers Jorge Figueroa 12th Jorge Figueroa 11th 13th
San Bernardino Flight Albert Garcia 13th Hector Landa 6th(tied) 7th
Whitby Bats Joel Mendoza 14th 17th(tied) 17th
Tulsa Captains Fernando Paschini 15th Fernando Paschini 6th(tied) 8th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Bubba Burza 16th 17th(tied) 18th
Picture Rocks Raptors Nick Alley 17th 17th(tied) 19th
Terra Linda Chargers Matt Duval 18th 17th(tied) 20th
Chuluota Imperials Takao Fujii 19th Takao Fujii 14th 15th
Biloxi Jackpot Shinichi Ota 20th Shinichi Ota 16th 16th
Abingdon Archers 21st (tied) 17th(tied) 21st(tied)
Haviland Thrashers 21st (tied) 17th(tied) 21st(tied)
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers 21st (tied) 17th(tied) 21st(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 21st (tied) 17th(tied) 21st(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Terra Linda Chargers Dave Poth 1st Bill Bandy 3rd 2nd
Corpus Christi Texans Preston Otte 2nd Danny Haessly 1st 1st
Plymouth Rockers Justin Grasso 3rd Justin Grasso 10th 5th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels Glen Helms 4th Glen Helms 9th 5th(tied)
Chuluota Imperials Ben McCabe 5th Justin Kelley 5th 3rd
Haviland Thrashers Ben Shafer 6th D'Andre Lyons 7th 4th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Colby Freese 7th Bobby Barnes 13th 8th
Picture Rocks Raptors Chris Stanifer 8th Gabe Garnica 4th 7th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Rich Kotlar 9th Terry Chapin 18th 16th
Jacksonville Nationals Devin Lepp 10th David Short 6th 9th
Moriarty Suns Steve Valkenburg 11th Eddie Monaghan 14th(tied) 13th
Whitby Bats Ahmed Joiner 12th Danny Walker 12th 12th
Franklin Cubs Paul Dankenbring 13th Paul Dankenbring 11th 11th
Riverside Wolverines John Pavao 14th Rogelio Rodriguez 2nd 10th
Biloxi Jackpot Rafael Miranda 15th Rafael Miranda 22nd 17th
Lincoln Princes Juan Perez 16th Juan Perez 20th 18th
Buckeye Local Panthers Ken Castro 17th Ken Castro 14th(tied) 14th
Abingdon Archers Matt O'Leary 18th Matt O'Leary 8th 15th
Moncton Mounties Adam Robertson 19th Adam Robertson 21st 21st
Buffalo Bellflowers Gilberto Cruzgonzalez 20th (tied) Gilberto Cruzgonzalez 17th 20th
Tulsa Captains Tim Gieger 20th (tied) Tim Gieger 16th 19th
Long Island Torpedoes Pedro Quintero 22nd Pedro Quintero 19th 22nd
San Bernardino Flight Phil Anderson 23rd 23rd(tied) 23rd
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Raul Delgado 24th 23rd(tied) 24th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Gabe Osburn 1st Randy Bunn 8th 1st
Terra Linda Chargers Brian Gates 2nd Carlos Malabranca 1st 2nd
Riverside Wolverines Mike Bolden 3rd Mike Bolden 12th(tied) 4th
Franklin Cubs Jaden Lewis 4th Vinny Torres 7th 3rd
Picture Rocks Raptors Paul Dennis 5th Paul Dennis 21st 19th
Biloxi Jackpot Matt Douglas 6th Tim Michael 3rd 5th
Corpus Christi Texans Julio Pacheco 7th Jordan Soliz 5th 6th
Plymouth Rockers Dan Vicars 8th Dan Vicars 2nd 7th
Buffalo Bellflowers Bryan Agin 9th Bryan Agin 10th 8th
Lincoln Princes Vince Thompson 10th Vince Thompson 20th 20th
Haviland Thrashers Paul Nicolopoulos 11th Juan Guerra 11th 9th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Jose Argueta 12th Jose Argueta 12th(tied) 10th
Moriarty Suns Colin Burke 13th Jose Martinez 12th(tied) 11th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers David Robinson 14th 23rd(tied) 23rd
Tiverton Colonels Adam Tunnell 15th Marcos Valle 9th 12th
Moncton Mounties Dave Reisinger 16th Rafael Farrand 12th(tied) 13th
Long Island Torpedoes Mario Alvarez 17th (tied) Shungyosai Tanno 22nd 21st
Whitby Bats Nick Schultz 17th (tied) Nick Schultz 12th(tied) 14th
San Bernardino Flight Bobby Banuelos 19th Heriberto Paula 12th(tied) 15th
Chuluota Imperials Pat Baker 20th Bobby Paz 12th(tied) 18th
Tulsa Captains Roberto Cruz 21st Carlos Rodrigues 4th 16th
Jacksonville Nationals Aaron Anderson 22nd Ernesto Olvera 6th 17th
Buckeye Local Panthers Luc Cohen 23rd Luc Cohen 19th 22nd
Abingdon Archers 24th 23rd(tied) 24th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Picture Rocks Raptors Dan Richardson 1st Dan Richardson 10th 1st
Corpus Christi Texans Chad Hines 2nd Michael Nava 2nd 2nd
Riverside Wolverines Kyle Himes 3rd Edgar Ramos 5th(tied) 3rd
Franklin Cubs Tony Bradshaw 4th Tony Bradshaw 12th(tied) 5th
Plymouth Rockers Luis Rodriguez 5th Luis Rodriguez 12th(tied) 6th
Terra Linda Chargers Aaron Kline 6th Aaron Kline 12th(tied) 7th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Dave Benavides 7th John Hall 1st 4th
Biloxi Jackpot Ray Geltz 8th Ray Geltz 12th(tied) 8th
Whitby Bats Todd Stevens 9th Todd Stevens 12th(tied) 13th
Haviland Thrashers Fernando Angulo 10th Damien Przybylski 8th 10th
Lincoln Princes Bryan Herrera 11th Federico Rosales 5th(tied) 9th
Chuluota Imperials Travis Greer 12th Latrell Poff 7th 11th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Ricky Rodrguez 13th Ricky Rodrguez 3rd 12th
Buckeye Local Panthers Bryce Taylor 14th David Lewis 12th(tied) 14th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Antonio Gonzalez 15th Antonio Gonzalez 4th 15th
Long Island Torpedoes Tim Royal 16th Hugo Campos 12th(tied) 16th
Jacksonville Nationals Jim Brown 17th Danny del Pino 23rd 22nd
Moriarty Suns Jonathan Lewis 18th Jonathan Lewis 21st 21st
Tiverton Colonels Sam Toye 19th Danny Lopez 11th 17th
San Bernardino Flight Ian Giddins 20th Ian Giddins 12th(tied) 19th
Moncton Mounties Rafael Rodriguez 21st Rafael Silva 12th(tied) 20th
Tulsa Captains Rich Maciejewski 22nd Rich Maciejewski 9th 18th
Buffalo Bellflowers Antonio Encinas 23rd Antonio Encinas 22nd 23rd
Abingdon Archers 24th 24th 24th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Arturo Alvarado 1st Cody Fields 7th 1st
Terra Linda Chargers Dan Rank 2nd Roberto Alcaide 8th 3rd
Buffalo Bellflowers Ben Calder 3rd Ben Calder 2nd 2nd
Haviland Thrashers Brad Porretta 4th Steve Dunn 4th 4th
Whitby Bats Billy Shields 5th Isaiah Singletary 9th 5th
Jacksonville Nationals Josh Foreman 6th Josh Foreman 12th 12th
Riverside Wolverines Jaheim Jennings 7th Ken Hicks 11th 6th
Abingdon Archers Chris Pokorski 8th Chris Pokorski 13th(tied) 13th
Moncton Mounties Greg Forness 9th Greg Brando 6th 7th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Lazaro Martinez 10th Glenn Yarrington 1st 8th
Lincoln Princes John Pritt 11th Armando Salas 10th 11th
Long Island Torpedoes Mario Santana 12th Victor Hernandez 3rd 9th
Chuluota Imperials Chris Nagel 13th Alfredo Sanchez 5th 10th
Plymouth Rockers Russ Campbell 14th Jordan Santiago 13th(tied) 14th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Gu Tian 15th Gu Tian 13th(tied) 15th
Tiverton Colonels Jon Cordova 16th Jon Cordova 16th 16th
Biloxi Jackpot Oscar Flores 17th Oscar Flores 17th 17th
Buckeye Local Panthers 18th (tied) 18th(tied) 18th(tied)
Corpus Christi Texans 18th (tied) 18th(tied) 18th(tied)
Franklin Cubs 18th (tied) 18th(tied) 18th(tied)
Moriarty Suns 18th (tied) 18th(tied) 18th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 18th (tied) 18th(tied) 18th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 18th (tied) 18th(tied) 18th(tied)
Tulsa Captains 18th (tied) 18th(tied) 18th(tied)
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Buffalo Bellflowers Pedro Tello 1st Pedro Tello 1st 1st
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Jon Peterson 2nd Marcos Patino 10th 9th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Lazaro Martinez 3rd Manny Flores 2nd 2nd
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Jay Waltman 4th Jay Waltman 6th(tied) 5th
Whitby Bats Chris Johnson 5th Chris Johnson 5th 3rd
Moncton Mounties Rick Deyo 6th Chris Gabbitas 6th(tied) 6th
Long Island Torpedoes Andrew Rogers 7th Andrew Rogers 3rd(tied) 4th
Haviland Thrashers Jesse Eves 8th Jaheim Sneed 9th 10th
Chuluota Imperials Chris Nagel 9th Gabe Mondragon 6th(tied) 8th
Buckeye Local Panthers Rich Scott 10th 14th(tied) 14th
Terra Linda Chargers Ryan Martin 11th David Morris 11th 11th
Lincoln Princes Jimmy Miano 12th Juan Rincon 13th 12th
Riverside Wolverines Steve Greene 13th Jerry Carmona 12th 13th
Jacksonville Nationals Alex Arredondo 14th Zack Scott 3rd(tied) 7th
Abingdon Archers 15th (tied) 14th(tied) 15th(tied)
Biloxi Jackpot 15th (tied) 14th(tied) 15th(tied)
Corpus Christi Texans 15th (tied) 14th(tied) 15th(tied)
Franklin Cubs 15th (tied) 14th(tied) 15th(tied)
Moriarty Suns 15th (tied) 14th(tied) 15th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 15th (tied) 14th(tied) 15th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 15th (tied) 14th(tied) 15th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 15th (tied) 14th(tied) 15th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 15th (tied) 14th(tied) 15th(tied)
Tulsa Captains 15th (tied) 14th(tied) 15th(tied)
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Jonathan Powell 1st Steve Gryder 6th(tied) 1st
Whitby Bats Chris Johnson 2nd Chris Johnson 1st 2nd
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Evan Sippel 3rd Evan Sippel 10th 10th
Jacksonville Nationals David Koontz 4th Zack Scott 5th 3rd
Moncton Mounties Matt Schmidt 5th Matt Schmidt 9th 9th
Chuluota Imperials Chris Nagel 6th Gabe Mondragon 6th(tied) 7th
Terra Linda Chargers Ryan McEntyre 7th David Morris 11th 11th
Buffalo Bellflowers Bobby Simpson 8th Pedro Tello 4th 4th
Long Island Torpedoes Andrew Rogers 9th Andrew Rogers 2nd 5th
Lincoln Princes Jimmy Miano 10th (tied) Juan Rincon 13th 13th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Lazaro Martinez 10th (tied) Manny Flores 3rd 6th
Buckeye Local Panthers Rich Scott 12th 14th(tied) 14th
Riverside Wolverines Steve Greene 13th Jerry Carmona 12th 12th
Haviland Thrashers Ben Cox 14th Mike Driskell 6th(tied) 8th
Abingdon Archers 15th (tied) 14th(tied) 15th(tied)
Biloxi Jackpot 15th (tied) 14th(tied) 15th(tied)
Corpus Christi Texans 15th (tied) 14th(tied) 15th(tied)
Franklin Cubs 15th (tied) 14th(tied) 15th(tied)
Moriarty Suns 15th (tied) 14th(tied) 15th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 15th (tied) 14th(tied) 15th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 15th (tied) 14th(tied) 15th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 15th (tied) 14th(tied) 15th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 15th (tied) 14th(tied) 15th(tied)
Tulsa Captains 15th (tied) 14th(tied) 15th(tied)
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