MIDWEST LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
06/24/2025
 
BELOIT SNAPPERS (A) 06/24/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers John Cruz 1st Brady Gillette 2nd 1st
First Basemen 12th 5th 12th
Second Basemen Brock Pike 8th 3rd 9th
Third Basemen Ray McCrummen 7th 2nd 7th
Shortstops Norm Tieman 9th Matt Paulson 1st 1st
Left Fielders Orlando Rodriguez 10th 4th 11th
Center Fielders Ben Sutton 4th 4th 5th
Right Fielders Juan Herrera 8th Alex de Jesus 2nd 3rd
Starting Pitchers Jeff Vorpagel 8th Jeff Vorpagel 1st 1st
Relievers Mike Munoz 3rd 8th 4th
Closers Felipe Zuniga 11th 8th 12th
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (A) 06/24/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Frank Godines 9th Frank Godines 6th 5th
First Basemen Christian Puga 8th 5th (tied) 10th
Second Basemen Josh DeSousa 4th 3rd (tied) 6th
Third Basemen Dan Smith 5th 2nd (tied) 5th
Shortstops Bobby Ibarra 11th 4th 11th
Left Fielders Alan Walker 9th 4th (tied) 10th
Center Fielders Luis Rodriguez 2nd Omar Flores 2nd 1st
Right Fielders Chris DeBona 10th 5th 10th
Starting Pitchers Jairo Hernandez 2nd Steve Merz 2nd 2nd
Relievers Vinny Cancel 10th 8th (tied) 10th
Closers Mark Leeuw 7th 8th (tied) 11th
DAYTON DRAGONS (A) 06/24/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mario Obregon 4th Jon Vizcarondo 4th 4th
First Basemen Matt Radde 7th Mark Estes 4th 5th
Second Basemen Brad Padgette 9th 3rd (tied) 10th
Third Basemen Josh Auston 6th 2nd (tied) 6th
Shortstops Daniel Maine 6th 4th (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Willie Lopez 7th 4th (tied) 8th
Center Fielders Aaron Minor 3rd 4th (tied) 4th
Right Fielders David Ressler 1st David Ressler 1st 1st
Starting Pitchers Rich Muller 11th 10th 11th
Relievers Jimmy Raphel 7th 8th (tied) 8th
Closers Kyle Busch 4th 8th (tied) 9th
FORT WAYNE TINCAPS (A) 06/24/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gil Calabrese 10th 7th 11th
First Basemen Steve Beery 4th 5th (tied) 6th
Second Basemen Danny DeVore 6th 3rd (tied) 7th
Third Basemen Jeremy Hewett 2nd 2nd (tied) 3rd
Shortstops Mike Mann 3rd 4th (tied) 6th
Left Fielders Phil Lunger 1st Phil Lunger 2nd 1st
Center Fielders Kevin Manger 10th 4th (tied) 11th
Right Fielders Eduardo Fidalgo 4th Eduardo Fidalgo 4th 4th
Starting Pitchers Paul Keeley 1st Johnny Salazar 7th 6th
Relievers Paul Keeley 1st Johnny Salazar 2nd 1st
Closers Paul Keeley 2nd Johnny Salazar 3rd 3rd
GREAT LAKES LOONS (A) 06/24/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dan Burrus 6th 7th (tied) 8th
First Basemen Dave Johnson 6th 5th (tied) 9th
Second Basemen Stephen Newell 10th 3rd (tied) 11th
Third Basemen Jerry Marsh 3rd 2nd (tied) 4th
Shortstops Manny Seda 4th 4th (tied) 7th
Left Fielders Dave Rochon 11th 4th (tied) 12th
Center Fielders Ivan Tinajero 7th 4th (tied) 9th
Right Fielders Chris Dobson 3rd Chris Dobson 3rd 2nd
Starting Pitchers Gustavo Salazar 9th Adam Gottfried 8th 9th
Relievers Mark Banner 11th Jordan Arzaga 5th 11th
Closers Jordan Arzaga 8th Jordan Arzaga 6th 6th
LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS (A) 06/24/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jason Pyle 12th 7th (tied) 12th
First Basemen Larry George 5th 5th (tied) 8th
Second Basemen Daniel Franco 2nd 3rd (tied) 4th
Third Basemen Luis Rico 4th Luis Rico 1st 2nd
Shortstops Justin Potvin 7th 4th (tied) 9th
Left Fielders Cody Reinsch 2nd 4th (tied) 4th
Center Fielders Jeff Travis 12th Jeff Travis 3rd 8th
Right Fielders Celestino Espitia 5th 5th (tied) 6th
Starting Pitchers Daniel Pyle 3rd Dave Ortega 2nd (tied) 3rd
Relievers Tom Bedard 2nd Tom Bedard 4th 2nd
Closers Tom Bedard 3rd Tom Bedard 5th 4th
LANSING LUGNUTS (A) 06/24/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mario Carrasco 7th 7th (tied) 9th
First Basemen Bill Gaines 2nd 5th (tied) 4th
Second Basemen Victor Alcivar 1st 3rd (tied) 3rd
Third Basemen Jose Almazo 1st 2nd (tied) 1st
Shortstops Ezra Shay 1st 4th (tied) 4th
Left Fielders Elliott Strub 5th 4th (tied) 6th
Center Fielders Tony Cruz 1st 4th (tied) 3rd
Right Fielders Jordan Guzman 2nd 5th (tied) 5th
Starting Pitchers Diego Lopez 12th 10th (tied) 12th
Relievers Jorge Solano 5th 8th (tied) 6th
Closers Brett Rowe 1st 8th (tied) 8th
PEORIA CHIEFS (A) 06/24/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ming Xie 5th 7th (tied) 7th
First Basemen Steve Dupere 3rd Salvador Bonilla 3rd 2nd
Second Basemen Melvin Flores 5th Melvin Flores 2nd 2nd
Third Basemen Andy Carra 11th 2nd (tied) 11th
Shortstops David Morse 5th David Morse 3rd 2nd
Left Fielders Jon Herrera 3rd John Spinks 3rd 2nd
Center Fielders Nick Sandler 6th 4th (tied) 7th
Right Fielders Narciso Formosinho 6th 5th (tied) 7th
Starting Pitchers Jose Alvarez 6th Gary Lodge 2nd (tied) 4th
Relievers Dave Martinez 4th Adrian Seguin 1st 3rd
Closers Nick Zinner 12th David Lopez 1st 2nd
QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS (A) 06/24/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Eddie Cerritos 11th Gary Parker 3rd 6th
First Basemen Mike Forsyth 1st 5th (tied) 3rd
Second Basemen David Granado 3rd 3rd (tied) 5th
Third Basemen Siu-chung Sa 12th 2nd (tied) 12th
Shortstops Jack Olive 12th 4th (tied) 12th
Left Fielders Greg Smart 4th 4th (tied) 5th
Center Fielders Sam Espinosa 11th 4th (tied) 12th
Right Fielders John Broadbent 12th 5th (tied) 12th
Starting Pitchers Josh Crane 7th Tony Cruz 2nd (tied) 5th
Relievers Billy Rich 8th Billy Rich 7th 7th
Closers Billy Rich 9th Javy Landaverde 2nd 1st
SOUTH BEND CUBS (A) 06/24/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Pete Beattie 3rd Pete Beattie 5th 3rd
First Basemen Nate McConnell 10th Nate McConnell 1st 1st
Second Basemen Jose Morfin 12th 3rd (tied) 12th
Third Basemen Joe Nolan 8th 2nd (tied) 8th
Shortstops Victor Cruz 2nd 4th (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Gavino Palermo 12th Gavino Palermo 1st 3rd
Center Fielders Marcus Brown 9th 4th (tied) 10th
Right Fielders Ricardo Ulloa 9th 5th (tied) 9th
Starting Pitchers Mike Elswick 4th Mike Elswick 6th 7th
Relievers Alex Gonzalez 6th Ryan Gibson 3rd 5th
Closers Ryan Gibson 10th Ryan Gibson 4th 5th
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS (A) 06/24/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jason Frost 8th 7th (tied) 10th
First Basemen Ben Bond 9th 5th (tied) 11th
Second Basemen Chris Sweet 7th 3rd (tied) 8th
Third Basemen Jordan Mendoza 10th 2nd (tied) 10th
Shortstops Jose Medina 8th 4th (tied) 10th
Left Fielders Paul Murray 6th 4th (tied) 7th
Center Fielders Andy Miller 8th Andy Miller 1st 2nd
Right Fielders Jim Pitcher 7th 5th (tied) 8th
Starting Pitchers David Roussel 4th (tied) Alex Avalos 9th 8th
Relievers Sal Romero 12th Alex Avalos 6th 12th
Closers Sal Romero 6th Alex Avalos 7th 6th (tied)
WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (A) 06/24/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jorge Apodaca 2nd Jorge Apodaca 1st 2nd
First Basemen Eric Kemp 11th Eric Kemp 2nd 7th
Second Basemen Dave Marlow 11th Dave Marlow 1st 1st
Third Basemen Jay Meyer 9th 2nd (tied) 9th
Shortstops Dave Flores 10th Dave Flores 2nd 3rd
Left Fielders Marc Evans 8th 4th (tied) 9th
Center Fielders Shiro Koyama 5th 4th (tied) 6th
Right Fielders Rich Mott 11th 5th (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Cliff Stroud 10th 10th (tied) 10th
Relievers Javon James 9th 8th (tied) 9th
Closers Andrew Higgins 5th 8th (tied) 10th
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