MIDWEST LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
05/03/2024
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Burlington Bees Jose Rodriguez 1st Jose Rodriguez 1st 1st
South Bend Cubs Connor Pavolony 2nd Connor Pavolony 8th 2nd
Lansing Lugnuts Stanton Green 3rd Steve Buschhorn 16th 16th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Jack Bech 4th Dylan Garand 11th(tied) 3rd
Lake County Captains Jorge Montoya 5th Jorge Montoya 11th(tied) 4th
Dayton Dragons Rickie Perez 6th Rickie Perez 15th 15th
Kane County Cougars CJ Rodriguez 7th CJ Rodriguez 4th(tied) 5th
Clinton LumberKings Richard Joyce 8th Drake Baldwin 4th(tied) 6th
Peoria Chiefs Jacob Imming 9th Jacob Imming 10th 7th(tied)
Quad Cities River Bandits Dave Turner 10th Juan Luyando 9th 7th(tied)
Bowling Green Hot Rods Ike Irish 11th Ike Irish 11th(tied) 9th
Great Lakes Loons Steven Williams 12th Steven Williams 11th(tied) 11th
West Michigan Whitecaps Jonathan French 13th Jonathan French 6th(tied) 10th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Brandon Hunter 14th Brandon Hunter 2nd 12th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Dillon Tatum 15th Dillon Tatum 6th(tied) 13th
Beloit Snappers Armando Robles 16th António Montoya 3rd 14th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Burlington Bees Tomas Pena 1st Tomas Pena 3rd(tied) 2nd
West Michigan Whitecaps Jackson Merrill 2nd Jackson Merrill 3rd(tied) 3rd
Lansing Lugnuts Austin Blazevic 3rd 14th(tied) 13th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Kiyoshi Oshima 4th Tim Williams 1st 1st
Lake County Captains Sergio Flores 5th Jacob Gonzalez 3rd(tied) 5th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Greg Hilton 6th Carl Hoffman 2nd 4th
Clinton LumberKings Victor Moylan 7th Isaac Coffey 3rd(tied) 6th
Quad Cities River Bandits Brayden Jobert 8th Brayden Jobert 9th 9th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Guy Gamble 9th Guy Gamble 11th 10th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Jason McCourt 10th Jason McCourt 12th 12th
South Bend Cubs Jackson Tressell 11th Jackson Tressell 8th 8th
Kane County Cougars Kyle Jamison 12th Kyle Jamison 10th 11th
Beloit Snappers Wilson Chapa 13th Landon Keneley 3rd(tied) 7th
Dayton Dragons Will Ariail 14th Will Ariail 13th 14th
Great Lakes Loons 15th (tied) 14th(tied) 15th(tied)
Peoria Chiefs 15th (tied) 14th(tied) 15th(tied)
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Burlington Bees Armando Cruz 1st Armando Cruz 6th(tied) 2nd
Fort Wayne TinCaps Mario Rojas 2nd Jim Jarvis 1st 1st
Lake County Captains António Sosa 3rd António Sosa 4th 3rd
Lansing Lugnuts Mike Gray 4th Mike Gray 11th 10th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Juan Parra 5th Juan Parra 6th(tied) 4th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Juan Carlos Suarze 6th Juan Carlos Suarze 13th 11th
South Bend Cubs Bennie Prince 7th Termarr Johnson 2nd 5th
Dayton Dragons Ivan Arias 8th Gavin Guidry 3rd 6th
Kane County Cougars Truman Long 9th Truman Long 5th 7th
Peoria Chiefs Cameron Cauley 10th Cameron Cauley 6th(tied) 8th
Clinton LumberKings Ricardo Camacho 11th Ricardo Camacho 12th 12th
West Michigan Whitecaps Ramón Martínez 12th Andrew Lawson 6th(tied) 9th
Beloit Snappers Daan Wijnmaalen 13th Daan Wijnmaalen 10th 13th
Bowling Green Hot Rods 14th (tied) 14th(tied) 14th(tied)
Great Lakes Loons 14th (tied) 14th(tied) 14th(tied)
Quad Cities River Bandits 14th (tied) 14th(tied) 14th(tied)
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Lake County Captains Brock Purdy 1st Izaac Pacheco 4th(tied) 1st
Cedar Rapids Kernels Jake Wilcox 2nd Jake Wilcox 10th 9th
Peoria Chiefs David Harris 3rd Robert Puason 3rd 2nd
Clinton LumberKings Ricardo Pérez 4th Ricardo Pérez 1st 3rd
Bowling Green Hot Rods Dave Boyd 5th Dave Boyd 4th(tied) 4th
Burlington Bees Max Anderson 6th Max Anderson 9th 10th
West Michigan Whitecaps Jake Sanderson 7th Jake Sanderson 8th 8th
Great Lakes Loons Manuel Pena 8th Cam Collier 4th(tied) 6th
Quad Cities River Bandits Sam Finley 9th Tucker Toman 2nd 5th
Kane County Cougars Steve Stuart 10th Steve Stuart 11th 11th
Beloit Snappers Mike Petty 11th Mike Petty 12th 12th
Dayton Dragons Bartolo Ortíz 12th Jake Dahlstrom 4th(tied) 7th
Fort Wayne TinCaps 13th (tied) 13th(tied) 13th(tied)
Lansing Lugnuts 13th (tied) 13th(tied) 13th(tied)
South Bend Cubs 13th (tied) 13th(tied) 13th(tied)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 13th (tied) 13th(tied) 13th(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Lansing Lugnuts José Gutiérrez 1st Michael Racine 3rd 1st
Great Lakes Loons Noah Miller 2nd Noah Miller 1st 2nd
Lake County Captains Jorge Zarate 3rd Jorge Zarate 13th 11th
Kane County Cougars Sam Karr 4th Sam Karr 6th(tied) 4th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Ethan Murray 5th Ethan Murray 12th 12th
Peoria Chiefs Cristian Santana 6th Cristian Santana 4th 3rd
West Michigan Whitecaps Mitchell Miller 7th Mitchell Miller 10th 10th
South Bend Cubs Alejandro Ayala 8th Ian Lewis 6th(tied) 5th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Mario Rojas 9th Mario Rojas 15th(tied) 14th
Burlington Bees Jackson Holliday 10th Jackson Holliday 6th(tied) 6th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Jesús González 11th Jesús González 5th 7th
Quad Cities River Bandits Zach Dezenzo 12th Zach Dezenzo 6th(tied) 8th
Clinton LumberKings Braylen Wimmer 13th Braylen Wimmer 14th 15th
Beloit Snappers Nathan Greene 14th Nathan Greene 15th(tied) 16th
Dayton Dragons Spencer Sealey 15th Spencer Sealey 11th 13th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Cooper Nance 16th Bob Thompson 2nd 9th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
West Michigan Whitecaps Dylan Beavers 1st Roman Anthony 1st 1st
Quad Cities River Bandits Yoelqui Cespedes 2nd 11th(tied) 10th
Lake County Captains Mason Sutton 3rd Mason Sutton 7th 7th
Lansing Lugnuts Steve Teague 4th 11th(tied) 11th
South Bend Cubs J.D. Miles 5th J.D. Miles 8th 8th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Alan Roden 6th Alan Roden 3rd(tied) 2nd
Peoria Chiefs Brendon Tolbert 7th Brendon Tolbert 9th 9th
Great Lakes Loons Alonso Gonzáles 8th Alonso Gonzáles 3rd(tied) 3rd
Kane County Cougars Shalin Polanco 9th Shalin Polanco 3rd(tied) 4th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Spencer Schwellenbach 10th Vernon Reed 3rd(tied) 5th
Clinton LumberKings Justin Patterson 11th Justin Patterson 10th 12th
Dayton Dragons Jace LaViolette 12th Jace LaViolette 2nd 6th
Beloit Snappers 13th (tied) 11th(tied) 13th(tied)
Burlington Bees 13th (tied) 11th(tied) 13th(tied)
Cedar Rapids Kernels 13th (tied) 11th(tied) 13th(tied)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 13th (tied) 11th(tied) 13th(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Peoria Chiefs Jon Shapiro 1st Jon Shapiro 8th 1st
Lake County Captains Avery Davis 2nd Avery Davis 12th 12th
Lansing Lugnuts Luis Bartolo 3rd Luis Bartolo 13th 13th
Burlington Bees Jace Grady 4th Daisuke Hashimoto 6th 2nd
Quad Cities River Bandits Luis Pérez 5th Alerick Soularie 9th(tied) 3rd
Bowling Green Hot Rods Benny Montgomery 6th Benny Montgomery 5th 5th
Kane County Cougars Gavin James 7th Gavin James 7th 6th
South Bend Cubs Ollie Gordon 8th Ollie Gordon 4th 4th
Cedar Rapids Kernels William Parker 9th William Parker 9th(tied) 9th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Jasiah Dixon 10th Nick Alston 9th(tied) 10th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Tyler McDonough 11th Tyler McDonough 3rd 8th
Beloit Snappers Julián Rico 12th Preston Bates 1st 7th
Dayton Dragons Tomás Meléndez 13th Tomás Meléndez 14th 14th
Great Lakes Loons Ricardo Rodríguez 14th Ryan Cermak 2nd 11th
West Michigan Whitecaps Feliciano Lembke 15th Feliciano Lembke 16th 15th
Clinton LumberKings Luis Nievas 16th Luis Nievas 15th 16th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Burlington Bees Ethan Wilson 1st Ethan Wilson 1st 1st
Quad Cities River Bandits Jimmy Twoshoes 2nd Marcus Collins 3rd(tied) 2nd
Lake County Captains Demontrae Jefferson 3rd Demontrae Jefferson 3rd(tied) 3rd
Lansing Lugnuts Will Moore 4th 14th(tied) 13th
South Bend Cubs Elliott Jones 5th Joshua Baez 3rd(tied) 4th
Peoria Chiefs Daylen Lile 6th Daylen Lile 10th 10th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Darren Singleton 7th Darren Singleton 11th 11th
Beloit Snappers Joe Lange 8th Paco Fernández 13th 12th
Clinton LumberKings Francisco Rivera 9th Gavin Turley 3rd(tied) 5th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Luis Alvarado 10th Wade Meckler 3rd(tied) 7th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Dave Butler 11th Ben Gregg 2nd 6th
West Michigan Whitecaps Miguel Rivera 12th Nathan Church 3rd(tied) 8th
Kane County Cougars Michael Burres 13th Ryan Shanley 3rd(tied) 9th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Sean Clausen 14th Sean Clausen 12th 14th
Dayton Dragons 15th (tied) 14th(tied) 15th(tied)
Great Lakes Loons 15th (tied) 14th(tied) 15th(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Burlington Bees Brayan Medina 1st Brayan Medina 6th 1st
Fort Wayne TinCaps Joel Machado 2nd Joel Machado 8th 2nd
South Bend Cubs Troy Melton 3rd Brock Porter 5th 3rd
Lake County Captains Richard Fitts 4th Chase Davis 10th 4th
Clinton LumberKings Carter Holton 5th Carter Holton 14th 5th
Dayton Dragons Wes McConnell 6th Ian Ritchie 7th 6th
Great Lakes Loons Tyson Byron-Fields 7th Tyson Byron-Fields 16th 8th
West Michigan Whitecaps Mike Craig 8th Collin Chandler 13th 10th
Quad Cities River Bandits Clayton Kwiatkowski 9th Andrés González 11th 9th
Beloit Snappers Alex Leonard 10th Cade Horton 3rd 7th
Kane County Cougars Steven Zobac 11th Victor Lizarraga 12th 12th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Aaron Nixon 12th Brandon Shell 2nd 11th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Irving Carter 13th Jake Madden 9th 13th
Peoria Chiefs Connor Katz 14th Jackson Phipps 1st 14th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Andrew Ross 15th Andrew Ross 4th 15th
Lansing Lugnuts Pete Stockman 16th Gabriel Pérez 15th 16th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Ross Davis 1st Brandon Shell 1st 1st
South Bend Cubs Adam Maier 2nd Andry Lara 2nd 2nd
Beloit Snappers Alex Leonard 3rd Alex Leonard 3rd 3rd
Bowling Green Hot Rods Jordan Wilson 4th Bernardo Méndez 5th 5th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Dan Edwards 5th Dan Edwards 4th 4th
Quad Cities River Bandits Roberto Romero 6th Esteban Pérez 8th(tied) 7th
Burlington Bees Ryan Ridgeway 7th Sam Heath 6th 6th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Josh Miller 8th Josh Miller 8th(tied) 9th
Clinton LumberKings Dylan Schreiber 9th Dylan Schreiber 11th 10th
Great Lakes Loons Pete Gill 10th Pete Gill 12th 12th
Kane County Cougars Conner Kugler 11th Conner Kugler 10th 11th
Peoria Chiefs Richard Price 12th Richard Price 13th 13th
Dayton Dragons Eugene Barnett 13th Eugene Barnett 14th 14th
Lansing Lugnuts Luis González 14th Nick Paciorek 7th 8th
West Michigan Whitecaps Davis Palermo 15th Davis Palermo 15th 15th
Lake County Captains Martín Rodríguez 16th Martín Rodríguez 16th 16th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Burlington Bees Brayan Medina 1st Brayan Medina 1st 1st
Fort Wayne TinCaps Edward Boyd 2nd Edward Boyd 4th 2nd
Lake County Captains Henry Williams 3rd Henry Williams 3rd 3rd
Clinton LumberKings Matt Simmons 4th Enrique Guerra 7th 4th
Dayton Dragons Wes McConnell 5th Jorge Villetas 8th 5th
Kane County Cougars Morgan Blake 6th Morgan Blake 13th 6th
Beloit Snappers Alex Leonard 7th Alex Leonard 11th 7th
Quad Cities River Bandits Roberto Romero 8th Esteban Pérez 9th(tied) 8th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Francisco Romano 9th Bill Johnston 12th 10th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Ross Davis 10th Brandon Shell 2nd 9th
South Bend Cubs Adam Maier 11th Andry Lara 9th(tied) 11th
West Michigan Whitecaps Ray Braun 12th Ray Braun 5th 12th
Great Lakes Loons Cody Fowler 13th Cade Povich 6th 13th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Dan Edwards 14th Dan Edwards 14th 14th
Peoria Chiefs Jason Yates 15th Jason Yates 15th 15th
Lansing Lugnuts Nick Paciorek 16th Nick Paciorek 16th 16th
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