ABA ROOKIE LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
11/22/2023
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Chuluota Imperials Mike Shabazian 1st Mike Shabazian 4th 3rd
Whitby Bats Sean Custis 2nd Sean Custis 2nd 2nd
Franklin Cubs Eddie Sandoval 3rd Eddie Sandoval 6th 4th
Abingdon Archers Cody Thomas 4th 7th(tied) 7th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes J.D. Gordon 5th Curt Koerner 1st 1st
Haviland Thrashers Jason Murphy 6th 7th(tied) 8th
Riverside Wolverines Ben Riffe 7th 7th(tied) 9th
Terra Linda Chargers Brian Butler 8th 7th(tied) 10th
Moncton Mounties Preston Leon 9th Preston Leon 5th 6th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Ryan Rosenson 10th Ryan Rosenson 3rd 5th
Long Island Torpedoes Ismael Ramos 11th 7th(tied) 11th
Buffalo Bellflowers Raul Tavarez 12th 7th(tied) 12th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Francisco Castillo 13th 7th(tied) 13th
Borrego Springs Rams 14th (tied) 7th(tied) 14th(tied)
Buckeye Local Panthers 14th (tied) 7th(tied) 14th(tied)
Corpus Christi Texans 14th (tied) 7th(tied) 14th(tied)
Crystal Lake Killers 14th (tied) 7th(tied) 14th(tied)
Jacksonville Nationals 14th (tied) 7th(tied) 14th(tied)
Lincoln Princes 14th (tied) 7th(tied) 14th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 14th (tied) 7th(tied) 14th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 14th (tied) 7th(tied) 14th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 14th (tied) 7th(tied) 14th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 14th (tied) 7th(tied) 14th(tied)
Tulsa Captains 14th (tied) 7th(tied) 14th(tied)
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Picture Rocks Raptors Justin Thurston 1st Justin Thurston 3rd(tied) 1st
Abingdon Archers David Pierce 2nd Zach Weakley 2nd 2nd
Riverside Wolverines Jeremy Wright 3rd 9th(tied) 8th
Terra Linda Chargers Brian Evans 4th Brian Evans 7th 6th
Lincoln Princes Steve Thomas 5th 9th(tied) 10th
Corpus Christi Texans John Sears 6th 9th(tied) 11th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Trevor Wilson 7th Jim Naig 6th 7th
Long Island Torpedoes Andrew Ortiz 8th 9th(tied) 12th
Moncton Mounties Mike Fitzgerald 9th 9th(tied) 13th
Crystal Lake Killers Tim Brooks 10th 9th(tied) 14th
Buffalo Bellflowers Roger Ball 11th 9th(tied) 15th
Chuluota Imperials Brian Porretta 12th Oscar Hermosillo 1st 3rd
Plymouth Rockers David Peterson 13th 9th(tied) 16th
Borrego Springs Rams Chris Curtis 14th 9th(tied) 17th
Haviland Thrashers Brad Reynolds 15th 9th(tied) 18th
Franklin Cubs Chris Fenton 16th Chris Fenton 3rd(tied) 4th
Buckeye Local Panthers Leo Cabrera 17th 9th(tied) 19th
San Bernardino Flight Eric Bolick 18th Julio Vargas 3rd(tied) 5th
Jacksonville Nationals Ivan Hernandez 19th 9th(tied) 20th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Mario Garcia 20th Mario Garcia 8th 9th
Tiverton Colonels Matthew Northern 21st 9th(tied) 21st
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers 22nd (tied) 9th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Tulsa Captains 22nd (tied) 9th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Whitby Bats 22nd (tied) 9th(tied) 22nd(tied)
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Picture Rocks Raptors Chris Alexander 1st Chris Alexander 7th 5th
Chuluota Imperials Justin Freas 2nd Mario Alvarado 2nd(tied) 1st
Whitby Bats Daniel Friedrich 3rd Daniel Friedrich 1st 2nd
Tiverton Colonels Hector Soto 4th 11th(tied) 11th
Riverside Wolverines Paul Adam 5th 11th(tied) 12th
Terra Linda Chargers Joe Corcoran 6th 11th(tied) 13th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Steve Sheffield 7th Steve Sheffield 2nd(tied) 3rd
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Beau Richardson 8th 11th(tied) 14th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Jesse Stopper 9th Jesse Stopper 6th 6th
Abingdon Archers Kyle Scherbel 10th 11th(tied) 15th
Lincoln Princes Constantin Lupu 11th Constantin Lupu 2nd(tied) 4th
Long Island Torpedoes Tyler Humes 12th Santiago Ytuarte 9th 7th
Corpus Christi Texans Bryan Ryan 13th 11th(tied) 16th
Buffalo Bellflowers Josh Flowers 14th 11th(tied) 17th
Jacksonville Nationals Mikkel Goldbaek 15th Mikkel Goldbaek 8th 9th
Plymouth Rockers Ted Hendrix 16th 11th(tied) 18th
Crystal Lake Killers Justin Richardson 17th 11th(tied) 19th
Tulsa Captains Matt Peterson 18th 11th(tied) 20th
Haviland Thrashers Jared Dawson 19th Chris Huseman 5th 8th
Franklin Cubs Justin Perez 20th Justin Perez 10th 10th
San Bernardino Flight Alex Marquez 21st 11th(tied) 21st
Borrego Springs Rams 22nd (tied) 11th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Buckeye Local Panthers 22nd (tied) 11th(tied) 22nd(tied)
Moncton Mounties 22nd (tied) 11th(tied) 22nd(tied)
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Whitby Bats Ryan Riggs 1st Ryan Riggs 3rd 2nd
Chuluota Imperials Roberto Cano 2nd Matt Davis 1st 1st
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Ivan Hernandez 3rd Francisco Mendez 6th 4th
Tiverton Colonels David Cheesman 4th 9th(tied) 9th
Buffalo Bellflowers Alex Melo 5th Alex Melo 2nd 3rd
Crystal Lake Killers Kyle Summey 6th 9th(tied) 10th
Lincoln Princes Greg Martel 7th 9th(tied) 11th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Alejandro Flores 8th 9th(tied) 12th
Corpus Christi Texans Chris Espinoza 9th 9th(tied) 13th
Borrego Springs Rams Ryan Claydon 10th Ryan Claydon 5th 5th
Plymouth Rockers Bill McHale 11th 9th(tied) 14th
Tulsa Captains Jeff Hammons 12th 9th(tied) 15th
Picture Rocks Raptors Andy Belot 13th 9th(tied) 16th
Long Island Torpedoes Jesse Lang 14th Jesse Lang 4th 6th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Andy Hansen 15th Jose Fraire 7th 7th
Haviland Thrashers Adam Schwark 16th Li-ren Ning 8th 8th
Abingdon Archers 17th (tied) 9th(tied) 17th(tied)
Buckeye Local Panthers 17th (tied) 9th(tied) 17th(tied)
Franklin Cubs 17th (tied) 9th(tied) 17th(tied)
Jacksonville Nationals 17th (tied) 9th(tied) 17th(tied)
Moncton Mounties 17th (tied) 9th(tied) 17th(tied)
Riverside Wolverines 17th (tied) 9th(tied) 17th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 17th (tied) 9th(tied) 17th(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 17th (tied) 9th(tied) 17th(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Franklin Cubs Brian Beason 1st 2nd(tied) 2nd
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Angelo de la Cruz 2nd 2nd(tied) 3rd
Whitby Bats Travis Biggar 3rd 2nd(tied) 4th
San Bernardino Flight Steve Anderson 4th 2nd(tied) 5th
Terra Linda Chargers David Williams 5th 2nd(tied) 6th
Jacksonville Nationals Justin York 6th 2nd(tied) 7th
Moncton Mounties Raul Rodriguez 7th Raul Rodriguez 1st 1st
Chuluota Imperials Takao Fujii 8th 2nd(tied) 8th
Crystal Lake Killers Shinichi Ota 9th 2nd(tied) 9th
Tulsa Captains Willie Garcia 10th 2nd(tied) 10th
Haviland Thrashers Lorenzo Torres 11th 2nd(tied) 11th
Abingdon Archers 12th (tied) 2nd(tied) 12th(tied)
Borrego Springs Rams 12th (tied) 2nd(tied) 12th(tied)
Buckeye Local Panthers 12th (tied) 2nd(tied) 12th(tied)
Buffalo Bellflowers 12th (tied) 2nd(tied) 12th(tied)
Corpus Christi Texans 12th (tied) 2nd(tied) 12th(tied)
Lincoln Princes 12th (tied) 2nd(tied) 12th(tied)
Long Island Torpedoes 12th (tied) 2nd(tied) 12th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 12th (tied) 2nd(tied) 12th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 12th (tied) 2nd(tied) 12th(tied)
Riverside Wolverines 12th (tied) 2nd(tied) 12th(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates 12th (tied) 2nd(tied) 12th(tied)
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers 12th (tied) 2nd(tied) 12th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 12th (tied) 2nd(tied) 12th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Mike Odendahl 1st Brian Hendrix 2nd(tied) 1st
Chuluota Imperials Justin Kelley 2nd Justin Kelley 6th 6th
Franklin Cubs Paul Dankenbring 3rd Paul Dankenbring 2nd(tied) 2nd
Abingdon Archers Ron Salcido 4th Ron Salcido 9th 8th
Corpus Christi Texans Michael Nava 5th Michael Nava 1st 3rd
Picture Rocks Raptors Ryan Willin 6th Ryan Willin 7th 7th
Whitby Bats Jarrod LaCasse 7th Jarrod LaCasse 13th 10th
Tiverton Colonels Jesus Latorre 8th Jesus Latorre 10th 9th
Lincoln Princes Juan Perez 9th 14th(tied) 14th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Bobby Barnes 10th (tied) Bobby Barnes 2nd(tied) 4th
Riverside Wolverines Paul Marks 10th (tied) Javy Perez 11th 11th
Long Island Torpedoes Bob Docampo 12th 14th(tied) 15th
Buffalo Bellflowers Nick Owens 13th Nick Owens 12th 13th
Plymouth Rockers John Jimenez 14th 14th(tied) 16th
Tulsa Captains Andy Rael 15th Andy Rael 8th 12th
Jacksonville Nationals Bill Amparan 16th David Short 2nd(tied) 5th
Terra Linda Chargers Bill Bandy 17th 14th(tied) 17th
Buckeye Local Panthers Marty Castro 18th 14th(tied) 18th
Borrego Springs Rams Matt Shea 19th 14th(tied) 19th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Tom Lambert 20th 14th(tied) 20th
San Bernardino Flight Josh Chadwick 21st 14th(tied) 21st
Haviland Thrashers Willie Lopez 22nd 14th(tied) 22nd
Crystal Lake Killers 23rd (tied) 14th(tied) 23rd(tied)
Moncton Mounties 23rd (tied) 14th(tied) 23rd(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Whitby Bats Nick Schultz 1st Nick Schultz 2nd 2nd
Tiverton Colonels John Yarbrough 2nd Marcos Valle 3rd 3rd
Crystal Lake Killers Matt Douglas 3rd 5th(tied) 5th
Buffalo Bellflowers Adam Larson 4th 5th(tied) 6th
Franklin Cubs Vinny Torres 5th Vinny Torres 1st 1st
Chuluota Imperials Jason Miller 6th 5th(tied) 7th
Corpus Christi Texans Alex Morales 7th 5th(tied) 8th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Jorge Avila 8th 5th(tied) 9th
Long Island Torpedoes Mario Alvarez 9th 5th(tied) 10th
Lincoln Princes Geoff Thompson 10th 5th(tied) 11th
Haviland Thrashers Jon Wysocki 11th 5th(tied) 12th
Tulsa Captains Carlos Rodrigues 12th 5th(tied) 13th
Borrego Springs Rams Shungyosai Tanno 13th Shungyosai Tanno 4th 4th
Plymouth Rockers Gabe Shrewsbury 14th 5th(tied) 14th
San Bernardino Flight Heriberto Paula 15th 5th(tied) 15th
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Israel Vallejo 16th 5th(tied) 16th
Moncton Mounties Armando Cortez 17th 5th(tied) 17th
Picture Rocks Raptors Franklin Rubio 18th 5th(tied) 18th
Abingdon Archers 19th (tied) 5th(tied) 19th(tied)
Buckeye Local Panthers 19th (tied) 5th(tied) 19th(tied)
Jacksonville Nationals 19th (tied) 5th(tied) 19th(tied)
Riverside Wolverines 19th (tied) 5th(tied) 19th(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates 19th (tied) 5th(tied) 19th(tied)
Terra Linda Chargers 19th (tied) 5th(tied) 19th(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Chris Benedict 1st John Hall 1st 1st
Riverside Wolverines Edgar Ramos 2nd Don Hutchison 2nd(tied) 2nd
Crystal Lake Killers Eric Wilson 3rd Eric Wilson 5th 5th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Ricky Rodrguez 4th Ricky Rodrguez 7th 6th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Chris Reyes 5th 9th(tied) 9th
Lincoln Princes Bob Mauser 6th Miguel Cerpa 8th 7th
Corpus Christi Texans Danny Haessly 7th David Torres 2nd(tied) 3rd
Chuluota Imperials Mark Decker 8th Latrell Poff 2nd(tied) 4th
Terra Linda Chargers Michael Segar 9th 9th(tied) 10th
Haviland Thrashers Omar Ortiz 10th 9th(tied) 11th
Picture Rocks Raptors Dave Monier 11th 9th(tied) 12th
Moncton Mounties Zack Neal 12th 9th(tied) 13th
Tiverton Colonels Danny Lopez 13th 9th(tied) 14th
Whitby Bats Scott Skidmore 14th 9th(tied) 15th
Franklin Cubs Nate Jurgensen 15th 9th(tied) 16th
Plymouth Rockers David Aldape 16th 9th(tied) 17th
Tulsa Captains Jesus Escobar 17th Jesus Escobar 6th 8th
Abingdon Archers 18th (tied) 9th(tied) 18th(tied)
Borrego Springs Rams 18th (tied) 9th(tied) 18th(tied)
Buckeye Local Panthers 18th (tied) 9th(tied) 18th(tied)
Buffalo Bellflowers 18th (tied) 9th(tied) 18th(tied)
Jacksonville Nationals 18th (tied) 9th(tied) 18th(tied)
Long Island Torpedoes 18th (tied) 9th(tied) 18th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 18th (tied) 9th(tied) 18th(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Adam Hazen 1st Adam Hazen 1st 1st
Whitby Bats Graham Renner 2nd Chris Reed 2nd 2nd
Buffalo Bellflowers Mickey Green 3rd Keith Carter 3rd 3rd
Terra Linda Chargers Peter Hoster 4th Mike Hrdlicka 6th 5th
Riverside Wolverines Mike Gentry 5th Josh Howard 4th 4th
Chuluota Imperials Pat Hanson 6th 10th(tied) 9th
Haviland Thrashers Jon Maddock 7th Carlos Brenes 8th 8th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Tom Moore 8th John Chapin 7th 7th
Long Island Torpedoes Nate Kreps 9th 10th(tied) 10th
Borrego Springs Rams Mike Giacalone 10th Mike Giacalone 5th 6th
Buckeye Local Panthers Alberto Quijada 11th 10th(tied) 11th
Jacksonville Nationals Gabriel Marin 12th 10th(tied) 12th
Plymouth Rockers Sean Finch 13th 10th(tied) 13th
Crystal Lake Killers Billy Kaufman 14th 10th(tied) 14th
Lincoln Princes Alex Martinez 15th 10th(tied) 15th
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates Justin Heinold 16th 10th(tied) 17th
Franklin Cubs Naohiro Goto 17th Naohiro Goto 9th 16th
Moncton Mounties Freddy Lopez 18th 10th(tied) 18th
Abingdon Archers 19th (tied) 10th(tied) 19th(tied)
Corpus Christi Texans 19th (tied) 10th(tied) 19th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 19th (tied) 10th(tied) 19th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 19th (tied) 10th(tied) 19th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 19th (tied) 10th(tied) 19th(tied)
Tulsa Captains 19th (tied) 10th(tied) 19th(tied)
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Jeremy Ferraro 1st Jeremy Ferraro 2nd 2nd
Buffalo Bellflowers Matt Drayton 2nd Chris Wimberley 1st 1st
Terra Linda Chargers Randy Wall 3rd Ryan McEntyre 3rd(tied) 3rd
Whitby Bats George Sisco 4th Emre Voss 3rd(tied) 4th
Jacksonville Nationals Alex Arredondo 5th Alex Arredondo 3rd(tied) 5th
Haviland Thrashers Cory Hobbs 6th Cory Hobbs 6th 6th
Moncton Mounties Erik Willis 7th Tatsuya Oshima 7th 7th
Riverside Wolverines Brad Cooper 8th Jerry Carmona 8th 8th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Aaron Kent 9th 10th(tied) 10th
Franklin Cubs Doug Voeller 10th 10th(tied) 11th
Borrego Springs Rams Leo Fonseca 11th Leo Fonseca 9th 9th
Crystal Lake Killers Pat Gannon 12th 10th(tied) 12th
Long Island Torpedoes Chad Elder 13th 10th(tied) 13th
Chuluota Imperials Stewart Elliott 14th 10th(tied) 14th
Abingdon Archers 15th (tied) 10th(tied) 15th(tied)
Buckeye Local Panthers 15th (tied) 10th(tied) 15th(tied)
Corpus Christi Texans 15th (tied) 10th(tied) 15th(tied)
Lincoln Princes 15th (tied) 10th(tied) 15th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 15th (tied) 10th(tied) 15th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 15th (tied) 10th(tied) 15th(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates 15th (tied) 10th(tied) 15th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 15th (tied) 10th(tied) 15th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 15th (tied) 10th(tied) 15th(tied)
Tulsa Captains 15th (tied) 10th(tied) 15th(tied)
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Haviland Thrashers Max Mascareno 1st Max Mascareno 6th 5th
Moncton Mounties Tatsuya Oshima 2nd Tatsuya Oshima 7th 7th
Jacksonville Nationals Alex Arredondo 3rd (tied) Alex Arredondo 3rd(tied) 2nd
Terra Linda Chargers Randy Wall 3rd (tied) Ryan McEntyre 1st 1st
Buffalo Bellflowers Bobby Simpson 5th Bobby Simpson 5th 6th
Whitby Bats George Sisco 6th Emre Voss 3rd(tied) 3rd
Ft. Wayne Earthquakes Sean Moss 7th Eddie O'Connor 8th 8th
Riverside Wolverines Brad Cooper 8th Jerry Carmona 9th 9th
Franklin Cubs Doug Voeller 9th 10th(tied) 10th
Sunrise Manor Sunchasers Aaron Kent 10th 10th(tied) 11th
Borrego Springs Rams Ernesto Morales 11th Jae-weong Hyun 2nd 4th
Long Island Torpedoes Alex Almanza 12th 10th(tied) 12th
Crystal Lake Killers Pat Gannon 13th 10th(tied) 13th
Chuluota Imperials Suk Moon 14th 10th(tied) 14th
Abingdon Archers 15th (tied) 10th(tied) 15th(tied)
Buckeye Local Panthers 15th (tied) 10th(tied) 15th(tied)
Corpus Christi Texans 15th (tied) 10th(tied) 15th(tied)
Lincoln Princes 15th (tied) 10th(tied) 15th(tied)
Picture Rocks Raptors 15th (tied) 10th(tied) 15th(tied)
Plymouth Rockers 15th (tied) 10th(tied) 15th(tied)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pirates 15th (tied) 10th(tied) 15th(tied)
San Bernardino Flight 15th (tied) 10th(tied) 15th(tied)
Tiverton Colonels 15th (tied) 10th(tied) 15th(tied)
Tulsa Captains 15th (tied) 10th(tied) 15th(tied)
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