CBA Top 80 Prospects 2022
Here are the top prospects for the Championship Baseball Association for 2022.
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80 | Tim Morris | CF | CIN |
79 | Sean Chase | SS | GLBC |
78 | Chris Colombo | SP | BAP |
77 | Justin Koler | C | SAC |
76 | David Perez | CF | BRK |
75 | Troy Gray | RP | POR |
74 | Andy Heavener | RP | MIA |
73 | Matt Luzio | SP | GLBC |
72 | Willie Meza | C | OKL |
71 | Aaron Thomson | CF | CAR |
70 | Josh LeBas | C | DET |
69 | Jerry Ortiz | RP | BOS |
68 | Shane Boatright | RP | ARI |
67 | Gilberto Beltran | RP | POR |
66 | Jose Torres | RP | GLBC |
65 | Paul Benda | 3B | LA |
64 | Mike Culp | RP | DAL |
63 | Chris Dusek | RP | BRK |
62 | Michael Ezzelle | 1B | PHI |
61 | Joe Tuzzio | CF | LA |
60 | Enrique Gonzalez | CF | DEN |
59 | John Chamblee | SS | DAL |
58 | Danny Scarlett | CL | ARI |
57 | Bubba Beck | SP | CAR |
56 | Wayne Waring | SP | MIA |
55 | Chad Collins | 3B | BAP |
54 | Ernie Horton | SS | SD |
53 | Robby Morales | C | HOU |
52 | John Lawson | SP | BAP |
51 | Mark Warstler | SP | SD |
50 | Jorge Acosta | CF | ATL |
49 | Kevin Mancini | CF | NY |
48 | Aaron Goodson | SP | NY |
47 | Justin Casey | RP | ARI |
46 | John Weatherford | 3B | MIA |
45 | Nolan Goeckeritz | 2B | BAP |
44 | Mike Parks | 3B | DC |
43 | Matt Eldred | SP | DC |
42 | William Stannard | SP | FLA |
41 | David Bonilla | RP | SAC |
40 | Lorenzo Morales | 1B | IOW |
39 | Jeff Lawrence | CF | LA |
38 | Joey Norton | 2B | SD |
37 | Trent Ortiz | SS | DEN |
36 | Luis Avila | SP | DC |
35 | Dave Torres | C | DC |
34 | Jimmy Hewitt | SS | SLC |
33 | Wilfredo Lopez | 1B | BAP |
32 | Sean Schaefer | SP | POR |
31 | Jose Lopez | SP | AUS |
30 | Edgar Arreola | LF | BAP |
29 | Jose Garcia | RF | WCH |
28 | Jeff Dunham | SP | DC |
27 | Sergio Avena | RP | WCH |
26 | Dave Conklin | RP | MIA |
25 | Billy Kearns | RP | DC |
24 | Francisco Rivera | RP | BAP |
23 | Brad Desroches | RF | MIA |
22 | Jesus Heredia | 1B | LA |
21 | Orlando Burgueno | RF | MEX |
20 | Austin Owens | SS | SLC |
19 | Justin Bryant | 3B | LA |
18 | Mike Homan | CF | NY |
17 | Pat Kenny | SP | BRK |
16 | Dane Goldfarb | SP | LA |
15 | Chris Allen | RP | BAP |
14 | Tyler Shinkle | SP | BAP |
13 | Jeremy MacKinnon | 3B | DET |
12 | Tony Borrero | SP | SAC |
11 | Francisco Ramirez | LF | DC |
10 | Kenny DeWitt | SP | LA |
9 | Soong-yong Kim | CF | POR |
8 | Ezequiel Ortiz | CF | BOS |
7 | Ken Karbach | CF | DC |
6 | Omar Luna | SP | DC |
5 | Jesse Buchert | SP | DET |
4 | Ryan Wright | 1B | MEX |
3 | Danny Crews | SP | DAL |
2 | Chris Cochran | CF | DET |
1 | Mike Todoroff | LF | BAP |
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And now, the team rankings.
Rank | Team | Points | Prospects |
1 | DC Eagles | 494 | 6, 7, 11, 25, 28, 35, 36, 43, 44 |
2 | Bay Area Pandas | 463 | 1, 14, 15, 24, 30, 33, 45, 52, 55, 78 |
3 | Los Angeles Chilis | 270 | 10, 16, 19, 22, 39, 61, 65 |
4 | Detroit Motors | 234 | 2, 5, 13, 70 |
5 | Miami Warriors | 180 | 23, 26, 46, 56, 74 |
6 | Portland Axemen | 141 | 9, 32, 67, 76 |
7 | Mexico City Chupacabras | 137 | 4, 21 |
8 | New York Roar | 128 | 18, 48, 49 |
9 | Dallas Devils | 117 | 3, 59, 64 |
10 | Sacramento Golden Bears | 113 | 12, 41, 77 |
11 | Salt Lake City Snappers | 108 | 20, 34 |
12 | Wichita Weasels | 106 | 27, 29 |
13 | San Diego Skylarks | 100 | 38, 51, 54 |
14 | Brooklyn Bulldogs | 87 | 17, 63, 76 |
15 | Boston Rogers | 85 | 8, 69 |
16 | Arizona Thunderbirds | 70 | 47, 58, 68 |
17 | Denver Wolves | 65 | 37, 60 |
18 | Austin Outlaws | 50 | 31 |
19 | Iowa Predators | 41 | 40 |
20 | Florida Giants | 39 | 42 |
21 | Carolina Aces | 34 | 57, 71 |
22 | Atlanta Swarm | 31 | 50 |
23 | Houston Moondogs | 28 | 53 |
24 | Great Lakes Monsters | 25 | 66, 73, 79 |
25 | Philidelphia Liberty | 19 | 62 |
26 | Oklahoma Mammoths | 9 | 72 |
27 | Cincinnati Royals | 1 | 80 |
T-28 | Midwest Plainsmen | 0 | – |
T-28 | Indianapolis Hawks | 0 | – |
T-28 | Chicago Gale | 0 | – |
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I knew coming in to this that writing up my findings wouldn’t be easy. I’ll start with the easy stuff first – the rankings were derived from formulas, took account of age and other ratings, and combined them into a number. The points were simply giving the 80th position one point, 79th was worth two points, etc. I tried to remain as unbiased as possible, only letting the formula do the rankings.
Coming in to this, everybody knew that there are two systems that are far and above others – DC and Bay Area. DC barely topped Bay Area when the final rankings came down, and it was only by 31 points – so the 50th ranked prospect would have tied the two clubs. It also stands to note that all of DC’s prospects are ranked 44th or higher, so that gains them a ton of points. Bay Area had the most prospects of any team on the list with 10, followed by DC with 9. Mike Todoroff was ranked first because of his development and age, and Chris Cochran followed very closely behind. LA came in third thanks to a slew of prospects, but it also stands to note that Orlando Burgueno was traded, thus losing them another 59 points. They received plenty of draft picks in return, though, so expect them to gain points in the future as a result of that trade. Detroit made things interesting, with prospects 2, 5, and 13, but the rest of their farm system couldn’t compare and crack the top 80. Miami started out in a hole, but their recent string of trades should allow them to build their farm system. Portland is an interesting team, both projected to be in the PL but also containing a strong farm system. They’ve got a good mix of hitters and pitchers in their system, so they should be good for years to come. Mexico City follows with only two prospects, numbers 4 and 21, but Ryan Wright should be a franchise player for Mexico. New York follows with three players, most notably Mike Homan, as their representatives on the list. Dallas perhaps is the most interesting case here – they’ve got Danny Crews, who could be a top bat o be in contention of the top pitcher every year. He’s 23, so his time to improve is running out before people start to think of him as a bust, but the potential is there to be better than Cochran and Todoroff. Sacramento has the highest international signing, SP Tony Borrero, as their lead representative. Salt Lake City has two switch hitting shortstops in their grasp that cracked this list. Wichita, despite owning one of the worst records in the league, is ranked below the top 10. Look for them to improve their rankings soon. San Diego is in the same boat as Wichita – bad team, okay farm system but not great. Add on to that the fact that most their top prospects are only 16, and you’ll see that fans in San Diego will have to wait a bit to see a winning combination on the field. Brooklyn’s rankings are boosted by Pat Kenny, a great SP who was taken early in the draft, but don’t have much else in their farm. Boston owns the coveted eighth prospect, and number 69, but those are the only two that are capable of a top ranking. Arizona is an interesting case. Most of their prospects are in the majors at this moment, specifically Abel Kennedy and Carlos Rodriguez, which is why you see them so low in the rankings. Denver has slick fielder Trent Ortiz coming up.
Besides the teams just mentioned, there’s no other teams that have a top prospect. That shows how much top heavy the prospect rankings are in the CBA at the moment, but with the draft coming up, we’ll soon see that the rankings can be flipped over just as easily.
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