Battle of the Faces – Who is the Face of the CBA?
We’re only a few years into the CBA, but the league is already one of the most watched sports leagues in America. Every sport has a face of the league – for basketball, it was as simple as Michael Jordan and LeBron James for a while – but there has never been a true run off to see who the face of the league really is. So, let me introduce you to the faces of each franchise:
Arizona Thunderbirds – OF Abel Kennedy
Atlanta Swarm – SP Mike Quinn
Austin Outlaws – 2B Angel Cruz
Bay Area Pandas – OF Mike Todoroff
Boston Rogers – SP Jeremy England
Brooklyn Bulldogs – OF Ivan Quijije
Carolina Aces – OF Aaron Thompson
Chicago Gale – 1B Victor Castillo
Cincinnati Royals – SP Brad Limbach
Dallas Devils – 1B Adam Borne
DC Eagles – 2B Jon Wagner
Denver Wolves – SP Jose Guzman
Detroit Motors – SP Scott Golden
Florida Giants – SP Xavier Frade
Great Lakes Monsters – 3B Josh Verburg
Houston Moondogs – 3B Jesse Robison
Indianapolis Hawks – CL Wesley Rollings
Iowa Predators – SP Heri Ortega
LA Chilis – OF Abe Caputo
Mexico City Chupacabras – SS Andy Popour
Miami Warriors – SP Seth Paddock
Midwest Plainsmen – 2B Jamie Malchow
New York Roar – OF Brent Savage
Oklahoma Mammoths – SP Germao Paulus
Philadelphia Liberty – DH Chris Greenwell
Portland Axemen – OF Miguel Gutierrez
Sacramento Golden Bears – 2B Jose Rodriguez
Salt Lake City Snappers – OF Ralph Radney
San Diego Skylarks – SS Ryan Gomar
Wichita Weasels – SP Chris Abbott
In order to determine who the face of the CBA is, we’ll be looking at a four step grading process (not in any particular order):
- League Level
- Team Success
- Player Success
- Fan Appreciation (Popularity)
For the bracket, the seeding will be done in the reverse draft order of the 2025 draft.
The top 5 faces of the CBA are:
- Adam Borne (DAL)
- Jose Rodriguez (SAC)
- Kevin Rayos (DEN)
- Xavier Frade (FLA)
- Scott Golden (DET)