MIDWEST LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
06/30/2025
 
BELOIT SNAPPERS (A) 06/30/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers John Cruz 1st Brady Gillette 2nd 1st
First Basemen 12th 4th 12th
Second Basemen Brock Pike 9th 3rd 10th
Third Basemen Ray McCrummen 5th 5th 7th
Shortstops Norm Tieman 7th Matt Paulson 1st 1st
Left Fielders Nick Roe 10th 4th 11th
Center Fielders Brandon Green 11th 6th 11th
Right Fielders Ray Lovato 3rd Alex de Jesus 2nd 2nd
Starting Pitchers Sergio Romero 6th Jeff Vorpagel 1st 3rd
Relievers Mike Munoz 3rd 7th 3rd
Closers Felipe Zuniga 12th 7th 12th
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (A) 06/30/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Frank Godines 9th Frank Godines 6th 5th
First Basemen Octavio Jimenez 5th 4th (tied) 6th
Second Basemen Pat Wilkes 4th 3rd (tied) 6th
Third Basemen Danny Rama 12th 5th (tied) 12th
Shortstops Bobby Ibarra 10th 4th 11th
Left Fielders Alan Walker 9th 4th (tied) 10th
Center Fielders Luis Rodriguez 2nd Omar Flores 3rd 1st
Right Fielders Tom Wright 6th 5th 6th
Starting Pitchers Jairo Hernandez 2nd Steve Merz 1st (tied) 1st
Relievers Rob Kirkland 10th 7th (tied) 10th
Closers Rob Kirkland 6th 7th (tied) 9th
DAYTON DRAGONS (A) 06/30/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mario Obregon 4th Jon Vizcarondo 4th 4th
First Basemen Ben Derryberry 3rd Mark Estes 3rd 1st
Second Basemen Omar Soto 10th 3rd (tied) 11th
Third Basemen Jaylen Barnes 3rd Ramiro Rosario 1st 2nd
Shortstops Daniel Maine 5th 4th (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Willie Lopez 7th 4th (tied) 7th
Center Fielders Robby Ayala 9th 6th (tied) 10th
Right Fielders David Ressler 1st David Ressler 1st 1st
Starting Pitchers Kyle LePard 12th 8th 12th
Relievers Jimmy Raphel 9th 7th (tied) 9th
Closers Kyle Busch 5th 7th (tied) 8th
FORT WAYNE TINCAPS (A) 06/30/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Gil Calabrese 10th 7th 11th
First Basemen Steve Beery 4th 4th (tied) 4th
Second Basemen Danny DeVore 6th 3rd (tied) 7th
Third Basemen Jeremy Hewett 2nd 5th (tied) 6th
Shortstops Mike Mann 3rd 4th (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Phil Lunger 1st Phil Lunger 1st 1st
Center Fielders Kevin Manger 8th 6th (tied) 9th
Right Fielders Eduardo Fidalgo 5th Eduardo Fidalgo 4th 4th
Starting Pitchers Paul Keeley 1st Johnny Salazar 6th 5th
Relievers Paul Keeley 1st Johnny Salazar 2nd 2nd
Closers Paul Keeley 4th Johnny Salazar 2nd 3rd
GREAT LAKES LOONS (A) 06/30/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dan Burrus 6th 7th (tied) 8th
First Basemen Dave Johnson 7th 4th (tied) 9th
Second Basemen Ryan Brewer 7th 3rd (tied) 8th
Third Basemen Willie Matos 6th Willie Matos 4th 4th
Shortstops Manny Seda 4th 4th (tied) 7th
Left Fielders Dave Rochon 11th 4th (tied) 12th
Center Fielders Marcos Renteria 12th 6th (tied) 12th
Right Fielders Chris Dobson 4th Chris Dobson 3rd 3rd
Starting Pitchers Gustavo Salazar 9th Adam Gottfried 7th 7th
Relievers Mark Banner 11th Jordan Arzaga 4th 11th
Closers Jordan Arzaga 9th Jordan Arzaga 4th 5th
LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS (A) 06/30/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jason Pyle 12th 7th (tied) 12th
First Basemen Larry George 6th 4th (tied) 8th
Second Basemen Daniel Franco 2nd 3rd (tied) 4th
Third Basemen Luis Rico 4th Luis Rico 2nd 3rd
Shortstops Jon Anguiano 8th 4th (tied) 10th
Left Fielders Cody Reinsch 2nd 4th (tied) 3rd
Center Fielders Jeff Travis 10th Jeff Travis 5th 8th
Right Fielders Celestino Espitia 7th 5th (tied) 7th
Starting Pitchers Tom Bedard 3rd Dave Ortega 1st (tied) 2nd
Relievers Mike Boothe 2nd Mike Boothe 1st 1st
Closers Mike Boothe 2nd Mike Boothe 1st 1st
LANSING LUGNUTS (A) 06/30/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mario Carrasco 7th 7th (tied) 9th
First Basemen Bill Gaines 1st 4th (tied) 2nd
Second Basemen Victor Alcivar 1st 3rd (tied) 3rd
Third Basemen Jose Almazo 1st 5th (tied) 1st
Shortstops Ezra Shay 1st 4th (tied) 3rd
Left Fielders Elliott Strub 3rd 4th (tied) 4th
Center Fielders Tony Cruz 1st 6th (tied) 4th
Right Fielders Jordan Guzman 2nd 5th (tied) 5th
Starting Pitchers Diego Lopez 11th 8th (tied) 11th
Relievers Jorge Solano 4th 7th (tied) 5th
Closers Brett Rowe 3rd 7th (tied) 7th
PEORIA CHIEFS (A) 06/30/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ming Xie 5th 7th (tied) 7th
First Basemen Steve Dupere 2nd 4th (tied) 3rd
Second Basemen Melvin Flores 5th Melvin Flores 2nd 1st
Third Basemen David Morse 7th David Morse 3rd 5th
Shortstops Kevin Smith 11th 4th (tied) 12th
Left Fielders Jon Herrera 4th John Spinks 3rd 2nd
Center Fielders Nick Sandler 5th 6th (tied) 7th
Right Fielders Narciso Formosinho 8th 5th (tied) 8th
Starting Pitchers Jose Alvarez 7th Gary Lodge 1st (tied) 4th
Relievers Dave Martinez 7th David Lopez 5th 6th
Closers Adam Flynn 10th David Lopez 5th 6th
QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS (A) 06/30/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Eddie Cerritos 11th Gary Parker 3rd 6th
First Basemen Xiang-ling Cao 9th 4th (tied) 11th
Second Basemen David Granado 3rd 3rd (tied) 5th
Third Basemen Alex Burciaga 11th 5th (tied) 11th
Shortstops Jack Olive 12th Danny Gaona 3rd 6th
Left Fielders Greg Smart 5th 4th (tied) 5th
Center Fielders John Villalobos 3rd Oscar Garza 4th 2nd
Right Fielders John Broadbent 12th 5th (tied) 12th
Starting Pitchers Brent Williamson 8th 8th (tied) 9th
Relievers Billy Rich 8th Billy Rich 6th 8th
Closers Ivan Rodriguez 1st Billy Rich 6th 2nd
SOUTH BEND CUBS (A) 06/30/2025
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 2nd 7th
Second Basemen Jose Morfin 12th 3rd (tied) 12th
Third Basemen Alexis Olivarri 10th 5th (tied) 10th
Shortstops Victor Cruz 2nd 4th (tied) 4th
Left Fielders Ramon Siguenza 12th Ramon Siguenza 2nd 9th
Center Fielders Marcus Brown 7th John Rick 1st 5th
Right Fielders Ricardo Ulloa 11th 5th (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Ron Caron 4th Mike Elswick 5th 6th
Relievers Alex Gonzalez 6th Ryan Gibson 3rd 4th
Closers Ryan Gibson 11th Ryan Gibson 3rd 4th
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS (A) 06/30/2025
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jason Frost 8th 7th (tied) 10th
First Basemen Ben Bond 8th 4th (tied) 10th
Second Basemen Chris Sweet 8th 3rd (tied) 9th
Third Basemen Jordan Mendoza 9th 5th (tied) 9th
Shortstops Jose Medina 6th 4th (tied) 9th
Left Fielders Paul Murray 6th 4th (tied) 6th
Center Fielders Andy Miller 6th Andy Miller 2nd 3rd
Right Fielders Jim Pitcher 9th 5th (tied) 9th
Starting Pitchers David Roussel 5th 8th (tied) 8th
Relievers Sal Romero 12th 7th (tied) 12th
Closers Sal Romero 8th 7th (tied) 11th
WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (A) 06/30/2025
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 1st 5th
Second Basemen Dave Marlow 11th Dave Marlow 1st 2nd
Third Basemen Gabe Lenz 8th 5th (tied) 8th
Shortstops Dave Flores 9th Dave Flores 2nd 2nd
Left Fielders Marc Evans 8th 4th (tied) 8th
Center Fielders Shiro Koyama 4th 6th (tied) 6th
Right Fielders Luke Moreau 10th 5th (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Cliff Stroud 10th 8th (tied) 10th
Relievers Rafael Cisneros 5th 7th (tied) 7th
Closers Andrew Higgins 7th 7th (tied) 10th
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