MIDWEST LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
09/24/2020
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Lansing Lugnuts Gabriel Moreno 1st Gabriel Moreno 2nd 1st
South Bend Cubs Alberto Mineo 2nd Jake Washer 9th(tied) 9th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Payton Henry 3rd Nick Kahle 3rd(tied) 3rd
Kane County Cougars Lucas Herbert 4th Lucas Herbert 1st 2nd
Peoria Chiefs Ivan Herrera 5th Ivan Herrera 3rd(tied) 4th
Beloit Snappers Ronnie Freeman 6th Drew Millas 9th(tied) 10th
Lake County Captains Bo Naylor 7th Bo Naylor 9th(tied) 11th
Burlington Bees Erick Matta 8th 16th 16th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Michael Curry 9th Juan Fernandez 5th(tied) 5th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Jarett Rindfleisch 10th (tied) David Banuelos 7th(tied) 7th
Dayton Dragons Eric Yang 10th (tied) Eric Yang 5th(tied) 6th
West Michigan Whitecaps Joey Morgan 12th Joey Morgan 7th(tied) 8th
Clinton LumberKings Pablo Garcia 13th Pablo Garcia 9th(tied) 12th
Great Lakes Loons Aaron Ackerman 14th Aaron Ackerman 9th(tied) 13th
Quad Cities River Bandits Cesar Salazar 15th C.J. Stubbs 15th 15th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Joey Roach 16th Erik Ostberg 9th(tied) 14th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
South Bend Cubs Jake Slaughter 1st Jake Slaughter 12th 12th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Gabriel Garcia 2nd Gabriel Garcia 2nd 1st
Bowling Green Hot Rods Kaleo Johnson 3rd Kaleo Johnson 4th(tied) 4th
Clinton LumberKings TT Bowens 4th (tied) TT Bowens 1st 2nd
Great Lakes Loons Justin Yurchak 4th (tied) Dillon Paulson 4th(tied) 5th
Lansing Lugnuts Will Robertson 6th Will Robertson 4th(tied) 6th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Matt Wallner 7th Matt Wallner 4th(tied) 7th
Kane County Cougars Tristin English 8th Tristin English 13th 13th
Peoria Chiefs Kevin Woodall 9th Kevin Woodall 3rd 3rd
Beloit Snappers Patrick McColl 10th Kyle McCann 4th(tied) 8th
Burlington Bees Kewby Meyer 11th 15th(tied) 15th
Lake County Captains Ulysses Cantu 12th 15th(tied) 16th
West Michigan Whitecaps Reynaldo Rivera 13th Reynaldo Rivera 14th 14th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Michael Cantu 14th Michael Cantu 4th(tied) 9th
Quad Cities River Bandits Michael Papierski 15th Michael Papierski 4th(tied) 10th
Dayton Dragons Jose Acosta 16th Jose Acosta 4th(tied) 11th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Dayton Dragons Ivan Johnson 1st Ivan Johnson 6th(tied) 6th
South Bend Cubs Chase Strumpf 2nd Chase Strumpf 6th(tied) 7th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Tucupita Marcano 3rd Nick Gonzales 2nd 1st
Cedar Rapids Kernels Anthony Prato 4th Anthony Prato 6th(tied) 8th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Cam Devanney 5th Cam Devanney 6th(tied) 9th
Kane County Cougars Davis Wendzel 6th Davis Wendzel 6th(tied) 10th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Jake Palomaki 7th Jake Palomaki 14th 14th
West Michigan Whitecaps Jack Kenley 8th Jack Kenley 6th(tied) 11th
Lansing Lugnuts Tanner Morris 9th (tied) Tanner Morris 3rd(tied) 3rd
Quad Cities River Bandits Michael Wielansky 9th (tied) Michael Wielansky 6th(tied) 12th
Burlington Bees Kyren Paris 11th Kyren Paris 1st 2nd
Lake County Captains Jose Fermin 12th Raynel Delgado 3rd(tied) 4th
Great Lakes Loons Eddys Leonard 13th Eddys Leonard 6th(tied) 13th
Beloit Snappers Max Schuemann 14th Marcos Brito 3rd(tied) 5th
Peoria Chiefs Chandler Redmond 15th 15th(tied) 15th
Clinton LumberKings 16th 15th(tied) 16th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
South Bend Cubs Christopher Morel 1st Christopher Morel 1st 1st
Lansing Lugnuts Jesus Lopez 2nd Jordan Groshans 3rd 2nd
Burlington Bees Adrian Rondon 3rd Adrian Rondon 4th(tied) 4th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers David Hamilton 4th David Hamilton 4th(tied) 5th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Ethan Skender 5th Ethan Skender 2nd 3rd
Kane County Cougars Buddy Kennedy 6th Buddy Kennedy 4th(tied) 6th
Beloit Snappers Jordan Diaz 7th Jordan Diaz 4th(tied) 7th
Peoria Chiefs Brady Whalen 8th Brady Whalen 4th(tied) 8th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Jacson McGowan 9th Jacson McGowan 4th(tied) 9th
Great Lakes Loons Luke Heyer 10th (tied) Luke Heyer 13th 13th
Quad Cities River Bandits Joe Perez 10th (tied) Joe Perez 4th(tied) 10th
Lake County Captains Daniel Schneemann 12th 14th(tied) 14th
West Michigan Whitecaps Pavin Parks 13th 14th(tied) 15th
Clinton LumberKings Samuel Castro 14th Samuel Castro 4th(tied) 11th
Dayton Dragons Jonathan Willems 15th Jonathan Willems 4th(tied) 12th
Cedar Rapids Kernels 16th 14th(tied) 16th
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Lake County Captains Brayan Rocchio 1st Brayan Rocchio 4th(tied) 4th
Fort Wayne TinCaps CJ Abrams 2nd CJ Abrams 4th(tied) 5th
Lansing Lugnuts Otto Lopez 3rd Otto Lopez 1st(tied) 1st
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Korry Howell 4th Korry Howell 4th(tied) 6th
Peoria Chiefs Delvin Perez 5th Delvin Perez 4th(tied) 7th
Great Lakes Loons Leonel Valera 6th (tied) Leonel Valera 1st(tied) 2nd
South Bend Cubs Levi Jordan 6th (tied) Levi Jordan 4th(tied) 8th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Wander Javier 8th Will Holland 1st(tied) 3rd
Dayton Dragons Miguel Hernandez 9th Miguel Hernandez 4th(tied) 9th
Kane County Cougars Ricky Martinez 10th Ricky Martinez 4th(tied) 10th
West Michigan Whitecaps Ryan Kreidler 11th Ryan Kreidler 4th(tied) 11th
Quad Cities River Bandits Miguelangel Sierra 12th Miguelangel Sierra 4th(tied) 12th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Nick Sogard 13th Nick Sogard 4th(tied) 13th
Clinton LumberKings Osiris Johnson 14th Osiris Johnson 4th(tied) 14th
Beloit Snappers Alexander Campos 15th Alexander Campos 4th(tied) 15th
Burlington Bees 16th 16th 16th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Bowling Green Hot Rods Eleardo Cabrera 1st Grant Witherspoon 9th 9th
South Bend Cubs D.J. Artis 2nd D.J. Artis 10th 10th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Je'Von Ward 3rd Je'Von Ward 3rd(tied) 3rd
Lake County Captains Zach Weatherford 4th 12th(tied) 12th
Dayton Dragons Miles Gordon 5th Miles Gordon 3rd(tied) 4th
Quad Cities River Bandits E.P. Reese 6th E.P. Reese 3rd(tied) 5th
Peoria Chiefs Tyler Reichenborn 7th 12th(tied) 13th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Jack Suwinski 8th Jack Suwinski 1st 1st
Kane County Cougars Kevin Watson Jr. 9th Kevin Watson Jr. 3rd(tied) 6th
Beloit Snappers Devin Foyle 10th Devin Foyle 2nd 2nd
Great Lakes Loons Ryan Ward 11th Ryan Ward 3rd(tied) 7th
Lansing Lugnuts Mc Gregory Contreras 12th Mc Gregory Contreras 3rd(tied) 8th
Clinton LumberKings Troy Johnston 13th Troy Johnston 11th 11th
West Michigan Whitecaps Vinny Esposito 14th 12th(tied) 14th
Burlington Bees 15th (tied) 12th(tied) 15th(tied)
Cedar Rapids Kernels 15th (tied) 12th(tied) 15th(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Great Lakes Loons Ismael Alcantara 1st Ismael Alcantara 3rd(tied) 3rd
Cedar Rapids Kernels Akil Baddoo 2nd Akil Baddoo 3rd(tied) 4th
South Bend Cubs D.J. Wilson 3rd D.J. Wilson 1st 1st
Lake County Captains Will Brennan 4th Will Brennan 3rd(tied) 5th
Kane County Cougars Lolo Sanchez 5th Lolo Sanchez 3rd(tied) 6th
Burlington Bees Nonie Williams 6th Jansiel Rivera 2nd 2nd
Fort Wayne TinCaps Jawuan Harris 7th Jawuan Harris 13th 13th
Quad Cities River Bandits Preston Pavlica 8th 14th(tied) 14th
Peoria Chiefs Jonatan Machado 9th Jonatan Machado 3rd(tied) 7th
Lansing Lugnuts Tanner Kirwer 10th 14th(tied) 15th
Clinton LumberKings J.D. Orr 11th Milton Smith II 3rd(tied) 8th
West Michigan Whitecaps Clark Brinkman 12th Clark Brinkman 3rd(tied) 9th
Dayton Dragons TJ Hopkins 13th TJ Hopkins 3rd(tied) 10th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Pablo Abreu 14th Pablo Abreu 3rd(tied) 11th
Beloit Snappers Mickey McDonald 15th Brayan Buelvas 3rd(tied) 12th
Bowling Green Hot Rods 16th 14th(tied) 16th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
South Bend Cubs Brennen Davis 1st Brennen Davis 4th(tied) 4th
Dayton Dragons Michael Siani 2nd Michael Siani 4th(tied) 5th
Clinton LumberKings Connor Scott 3rd Connor Scott 3rd 2nd
Quad Cities River Bandits Ramiro Rodriguez 4th Tyler Gentry 1st 1st
Peoria Chiefs Jhon Torres 5th Jhon Torres 4th(tied) 6th
West Michigan Whitecaps Kerry Carpenter 6th Ulrich Bojarski 2nd 3rd
Burlington Bees Ryan Vega 7th D'Shawn Knowles 4th(tied) 7th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Moises Gomez 8th Moises Gomez 4th(tied) 8th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Tirso Ornelas 9th Tirso Ornelas 4th(tied) 9th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Mark Contreras 10th Mark Contreras 4th(tied) 10th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Leugim Castillo 11th Leugim Castillo 4th(tied) 11th
Lake County Captains Hosea Nelson 12th Hosea Nelson 4th(tied) 12th
Lansing Lugnuts DJ Neal 13th DJ Neal 4th(tied) 13th
Beloit Snappers 14th (tied) 14th(tied) 14th(tied)
Great Lakes Loons 14th (tied) 14th(tied) 14th(tied)
Kane County Cougars 14th (tied) 14th(tied) 14th(tied)
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Kane County Cougars Ryne Nelson 1st Luis Frias 10th 2nd
Burlington Bees Chris Rodriguez 2nd Chris Rodriguez 5th 1st
Fort Wayne TinCaps Ryan Weathers 3rd Ryan Weathers 13th 13th
Peoria Chiefs Matthew Liberatore 4th Matthew Liberatore 7th 3rd
Dayton Dragons Lyon Richardson 5th Lyon Richardson 14th 14th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Max Lazar 6th Antoine Kelly 12th 5th
West Michigan Whitecaps Kyle Thomas 7th Wilkel Hernandez 2nd 4th
Great Lakes Loons Guillermo Zuniga 8th Jimmy Lewis 8th 7th
Quad Cities River Bandits Brett Adcock 9th Jose Alberto Rivera 3rd 8th
Lake County Captains Luis Oviedo 10th Jordan Jones 9th 9th
Bowling Green Hot Rods John Doxakis 11th Cole Wilcox 1st 6th
Lansing Lugnuts Josh Winckowski 12th Gabriel Ponce 6th 10th
Beloit Snappers Norge Ruiz 13th Tyler Baum 11th 11th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Louie Varland 14th Matt Canterino 4th 12th
South Bend Cubs Ben Hecht 15th Ben Hecht 16th 16th
Clinton LumberKings Taylor Braley 16th Kohl Franklin 15th 15th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Dayton Dragons Daniel Duarte 1st Aneurys Zabala 10th(tied) 6th
South Bend Cubs Matt Tenuta 2nd Dakota Mekkes 13th 9th
Kane County Cougars Tyler Mark 3rd Humberto Castellanos 8th 2nd
Fort Wayne TinCaps Dauris Valdez 4th 14th(tied) 11th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Jake Cousins 5th 14th(tied) 12th
Beloit Snappers Deivy Mendez 6th Rafael Kelly 10th(tied) 13th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Brandon Koch 7th Brent Headrick 6th 5th
Lansing Lugnuts Jake Fishman 8th Josh Winckowski 5th 4th
Clinton LumberKings Parker Bugg 9th 14th(tied) 16th
Great Lakes Loons Tyler Ferguson 10th Guillermo Zuniga 1st 1st
Lake County Captains Zack Weiss 11th Randy Labaut 9th 14th
Peoria Chiefs Jesus Cruz 12th Michael Brettell 7th 10th
Burlington Bees Luke Bard 13th Connor Van Scoyoc 4th 8th
Quad Cities River Bandits Riley Cabral 14th Cody Deason 3rd 7th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Zack Trageton 15th Zack Trageton 10th(tied) 15th
West Michigan Whitecaps Trent Szkutnik 16th Brendan White 2nd 3rd
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Kane County Cougars Humberto Castellanos 1st Humberto Castellanos 8th(tied) 8th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Steven Wilson 2nd 14th(tied) 13th
South Bend Cubs Dakota Mekkes 3rd Dakota Mekkes 13th 11th
Lansing Lugnuts Jackson McClelland 4th Josh Winckowski 4th 1st
West Michigan Whitecaps Brendan White 5th Brendan White 2nd 2nd
Peoria Chiefs Zach Prendergast 6th Michael Brettell 6th 3rd
Dayton Dragons Aneurys Zabala 7th Aneurys Zabala 8th(tied) 9th
Beloit Snappers Shohei Tomioka 8th Rafael Kelly 8th(tied) 10th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Alex Robinson 9th Brent Headrick 5th 5th
Quad Cities River Bandits Jacob Billingsley 10th Cody Deason 3rd 4th
Great Lakes Loons Aaron Ochsenbein 11th Guillermo Zuniga 1st 6th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Joel Peguero 12th Joel Peguero 8th(tied) 12th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Dylan Prohoroff 13th 14th(tied) 15th
Clinton LumberKings Sam Bordner 14th 14th(tied) 16th
Lake County Captains Jonathan Teaney 15th Randy Labaut 7th 7th
Burlington Bees Connor Van Scoyoc 16th Connor Van Scoyoc 8th(tied) 14th
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