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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