MIDWEST LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
01/11/2026
BNN Index
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MID
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SCORES
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STANDINGS
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STATS
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TEAMS
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PLAYERS
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TRANSACTIONS
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HISTORY
CATCHERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Burlington Bees
Randy Bell
1st
Jared Whittier
1st
1st
South Bend Cubs
Ron McIntosh
2nd
7th(tied)
7th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Andy Ison
3rd
Andy Ison
5th
2nd(tied)
Quad Cities River Bandits
Shawn Hatfield
4th
Shawn Hatfield
4th
2nd(tied)
Clinton LumberKings
Jim Knapp
5th
7th(tied)
8th
Beloit Snappers
Jim Campbell
6th
Jim Campbell
6th
4th
Great Lakes Loons
Alex Davis
7th
7th(tied)
9th
Lansing Lugnuts
Ed Boatman
8th
7th(tied)
10th
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Charlie Carlson
9th
7th(tied)
11th
Lake County Captains
Rubén Arredondo
10th
Rubén Arredondo
3rd
5th
Bowling Green Hot Rods
Doug Stephens
11th
7th(tied)
12th
Peoria Chiefs
Jorge Arroyo
12th
7th(tied)
13th
Dayton Dragons
Joey Ramírez
13th
7th(tied)
14th
Kane County Cougars
Chad Williams
14th
7th(tied)
15th
Fort Wayne TinCaps
R.J. Johnson
15th
Wes Hardy
2nd
6th
West Michigan Whitecaps
16th
7th(tied)
16th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Lansing Lugnuts
Dave Hogan
1st
Dave Hogan
1st(tied)
1st
West Michigan Whitecaps
Freddie Johnson
2nd
Freddie Johnson
1st(tied)
2nd
Cedar Rapids Kernels
R.J. Lester
3rd
R.J. Lester
4th
4th
Burlington Bees
Esteban Sánchez
4th
6th(tied)
6th
Peoria Chiefs
Mike Meyer
5th
Luis Sánchez
1st(tied)
3rd
Bowling Green Hot Rods
Steve Harper
6th
6th(tied)
7th
Clinton LumberKings
Juan Mendoza
7th
6th(tied)
8th
Dayton Dragons
Lou Jones
8th
Jesús Guerra
5th
5th
Lake County Captains
Steve Cobb
9th
6th(tied)
9th
Quad Cities River Bandits
Álex Perales
10th
6th(tied)
10th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
José Valdéz
11th
6th(tied)
11th
Fort Wayne TinCaps
Jesús Díaz
12th
6th(tied)
12th
Beloit Snappers
13th (tied)
6th(tied)
13th(tied)
Great Lakes Loons
13th (tied)
6th(tied)
13th(tied)
Kane County Cougars
13th (tied)
6th(tied)
13th(tied)
South Bend Cubs
13th (tied)
6th(tied)
13th(tied)
SECOND BASEMEN
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Dayton Dragons
Kevin Patrick
1st
6th(tied)
6th
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Olav Jansen
2nd
Vic Rosa
1st
1st
Quad Cities River Bandits
Juan Salas
3rd
Héctor Rivera
3rd
2nd
South Bend Cubs
Zach Kennedy
4th
6th(tied)
7th
Peoria Chiefs
Stan Miller
5th
6th(tied)
8th
Lansing Lugnuts
José López
6th
José López
5th
4th
Great Lakes Loons
Jerry Peters
7th
6th(tied)
9th
Bowling Green Hot Rods
Alex Baker
8th
Joe Peterson
2nd
3rd
West Michigan Whitecaps
Mike Murillo
9th
Mike Murillo
4th
5th
Beloit Snappers
Chet Smith
10th
6th(tied)
10th
Kane County Cougars
Jim Seymour
11th
6th(tied)
11th
Clinton LumberKings
Marc Morgan
12th
6th(tied)
12th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Danny Nelson
13th
6th(tied)
13th
Fort Wayne TinCaps
Jorge Gonzáles
14th
6th(tied)
14th
Lake County Captains
Jonathan Thomas
15th
6th(tied)
15th
Burlington Bees
Darren Whitehead
16th
6th(tied)
16th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Peoria Chiefs
Ron Seeberg
1st
1st(tied)
1st
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Brad Beck
2nd
1st(tied)
2nd
Burlington Bees
Bob Moore
3rd
1st(tied)
3rd
Clinton LumberKings
Tony Walker
4th
1st(tied)
4th
West Michigan Whitecaps
Mario Águila
5th
1st(tied)
5th
Quad Cities River Bandits
Don Green
6th
1st(tied)
6th
Bowling Green Hot Rods
Oriol Rodríguez
7th
1st(tied)
7th
Dayton Dragons
Phil Baker
8th
1st(tied)
8th
Kane County Cougars
José Gonzáles
9th
1st(tied)
9th
Fort Wayne TinCaps
António Peña
10th
1st(tied)
10th
Beloit Snappers
11th (tied)
1st(tied)
11th(tied)
Great Lakes Loons
11th (tied)
1st(tied)
11th(tied)
Lake County Captains
11th (tied)
1st(tied)
11th(tied)
Lansing Lugnuts
11th (tied)
1st(tied)
11th(tied)
South Bend Cubs
11th (tied)
1st(tied)
11th(tied)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
11th (tied)
1st(tied)
11th(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
South Bend Cubs
Hugh Porter
1st
Hugh Porter
4th
3rd
Quad Cities River Bandits
Mike Muñóz
2nd
5th(tied)
5th
West Michigan Whitecaps
Jim Duffy
3rd
Jim Duffy
1st(tied)
1st
Lansing Lugnuts
Robbie Blankenbeckler
4th
Robbie Blankenbeckler
3rd
4th
Peoria Chiefs
Luis Aragón
5th
5th(tied)
6th
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Ben Noke
6th
5th(tied)
7th
Beloit Snappers
Rob Brown
7th
5th(tied)
8th
Dayton Dragons
Wes Carter
8th
5th(tied)
9th
Bowling Green Hot Rods
Torazo Ramírez
9th
5th(tied)
10th
Lake County Captains
Phil Cooper
10th
5th(tied)
11th
Burlington Bees
Dave Burnett
11th
Danny Jarvis
1st(tied)
2nd
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Dan Thompson
12th
5th(tied)
12th
Kane County Cougars
Mike Cole
13th
5th(tied)
13th
Fort Wayne TinCaps
Jon Schmidt
14th
5th(tied)
14th
Clinton LumberKings
15th (tied)
5th(tied)
15th(tied)
Great Lakes Loons
15th (tied)
5th(tied)
15th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Clinton LumberKings
Quincy McLeod
1st
José Barajas
1st(tied)
1st
Bowling Green Hot Rods
Jendrzej Geremek
2nd (tied)
5th(tied)
5th(tied)
West Michigan Whitecaps
Chris Jacobs
2nd (tied)
5th(tied)
5th(tied)
Quad Cities River Bandits
Luis Villarreal
4th
Charlie Jones
1st(tied)
2nd
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Orkut Erkan
5th
Orkut Erkan
3rd
3rd
Dayton Dragons
Ed McCarthy
6th
5th(tied)
7th
Kane County Cougars
Norberto Muñóz
7th
5th(tied)
8th
Peoria Chiefs
Dave Campbell
8th
Dave Campbell
4th
4th
Lake County Captains
Sean Hartman
9th
5th(tied)
9th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Del Perkins
10th
5th(tied)
10th
Fort Wayne TinCaps
Eric MacIntyre
11th
5th(tied)
11th
Lansing Lugnuts
Bob Benton
12th
5th(tied)
12th
Great Lakes Loons
Rob Lilly
13th
5th(tied)
13th
Burlington Bees
Dave Conner
14th
5th(tied)
14th
Beloit Snappers
15th (tied)
5th(tied)
15th(tied)
South Bend Cubs
15th (tied)
5th(tied)
15th(tied)
CENTER FIELDERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Quad Cities River Bandits
Eric Newton
1st
6th(tied)
6th
West Michigan Whitecaps
Steve Ford
2nd
6th(tied)
7th
South Bend Cubs
Chris Allen
3rd
6th(tied)
8th
Bowling Green Hot Rods
Juan Rocha
4th
Chris Jones
5th
5th
Great Lakes Loons
Rob Walls
5th
Rob Walls
4th
2nd
Beloit Snappers
Pat Hall
6th
Curt Warren
3rd
3rd
Lansing Lugnuts
Pepe Ortega
7th
6th(tied)
9th
Lake County Captains
Donnie Robinson
8th
6th(tied)
10th
Kane County Cougars
Clarence Ackerman
9th
Clarence Ackerman
2nd
4th
Clinton LumberKings
Bob Austin
10th
6th(tied)
11th
Peoria Chiefs
Innis Haggart
11th
6th(tied)
12th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Steve Walker
12th
Steve Walker
1st
1st
Dayton Dragons
Nate Simms
13th
6th(tied)
13th
Fort Wayne TinCaps
Jamie Burnell
14th
6th(tied)
14th
Burlington Bees
15th (tied)
6th(tied)
15th(tied)
Cedar Rapids Kernels
15th (tied)
6th(tied)
15th(tied)
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Bowling Green Hot Rods
Cristián Cabrera
1st
Cristián Cabrera
4th
2nd
West Michigan Whitecaps
Tim York
2nd
Juan Martínez
1st
1st
Clinton LumberKings
Ron Anderson
3rd
6th(tied)
6th
Kane County Cougars
Caden Thompson
4th
6th(tied)
7th
Quad Cities River Bandits
Juan Ruíz
5th
6th(tied)
8th
Burlington Bees
Raúl Pérez
6th
6th(tied)
9th
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Greg Harris
7th
José Rodríguez
3rd
3rd
Lake County Captains
Mike González
8th
6th(tied)
10th
Dayton Dragons
Eric Moore
9th
6th(tied)
11th
South Bend Cubs
Alex Davis
10th
6th(tied)
12th
Great Lakes Loons
Alfredo Hernández
11th
6th(tied)
13th
Peoria Chiefs
Jonathon Grimes
12th
Jonathon Grimes
2nd
4th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Gaylord O'Connor
13th
Gaylord O'Connor
5th
5th
Beloit Snappers
Tony Castro
14th
6th(tied)
14th
Fort Wayne TinCaps
Clint Soto
15th
6th(tied)
15th
Lansing Lugnuts
16th
6th(tied)
16th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
West Michigan Whitecaps
Spike Kimball
1st
Spike Kimball
1st
1st
Beloit Snappers
Dana Everhart
2nd
Dana Everhart
2nd
2nd
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Dominic Crow
3rd
Chris Mack
6th
3rd
Great Lakes Loons
Tommy Murchie
4th
Joe James
8th
6th
Bowling Green Hot Rods
Damian Clark
5th
Cliff Apsley
9th
7th
Lake County Captains
Jiro Mizuno
6th
10th(tied)
10th
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Chris Peterson
7th
Chris Peterson
4th
5th
Clinton LumberKings
Johnny Morgan
8th
10th(tied)
11th
Fort Wayne TinCaps
Daniel Ávila
9th
Liam Jarvis
7th
9th
Peoria Chiefs
Curt Warren
10th
10th(tied)
12th
Quad Cities River Bandits
Ángelo Martínez
11th
10th(tied)
13th
Burlington Bees
Ron Silva
12th
10th(tied)
14th
Lansing Lugnuts
Steve Collins
13th
Lou Adams
5th
8th
South Bend Cubs
Alex Bartelt
14th
10th(tied)
15th
Dayton Dragons
Ernie Thompson
15th
10th(tied)
16th
Kane County Cougars
Jim Collins
16th
Jesús Fonseca
3rd
4th
RELIEVERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Bowling Green Hot Rods
Damian Clark
1st
3rd(tied)
2nd
Lake County Captains
Ed Makarezos
2nd
3rd(tied)
3rd
Burlington Bees
Kevin Jenkins
3rd
Kevin Jenkins
1st
1st
Beloit Snappers
Joey Henderson
4th
3rd(tied)
5th
Lansing Lugnuts
Doug Winters
5th
Doug Winters
2nd
4th
Clinton LumberKings
Marlon Lyons
6th
3rd(tied)
6th
West Michigan Whitecaps
Steve Hood
7th
3rd(tied)
7th
Quad Cities River Bandits
Randy Johnson
8th
3rd(tied)
8th
South Bend Cubs
Ben Ramsey
9th
3rd(tied)
9th
Fort Wayne TinCaps
José Ortíz
10th
3rd(tied)
10th
Great Lakes Loons
Jarrod Lane
11th
3rd(tied)
11th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Rudy Albert
12th
3rd(tied)
12th
Kane County Cougars
Duane St. Jean
13th
3rd(tied)
13th
Peoria Chiefs
José Rivera
14th
3rd(tied)
14th
Dayton Dragons
José Fernández
15th
3rd(tied)
15th
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Jorge Martínez
16th
3rd(tied)
16th
CLOSERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
West Michigan Whitecaps
Steve Hood
1st
3rd(tied)
3rd
Burlington Bees
Kevin Jenkins
2nd
Kevin Jenkins
1st
1st
Lansing Lugnuts
Doug Winters
3rd
Doug Winters
2nd
2nd
Bowling Green Hot Rods
Damian Clark
4th
3rd(tied)
4th
Quad Cities River Bandits
Bob Barraclough
5th
3rd(tied)
5th
Clinton LumberKings
Marlon Lyons
6th
3rd(tied)
6th
Lake County Captains
Dylan Fairchild
7th
3rd(tied)
7th
Great Lakes Loons
Jarrod Lane
8th
3rd(tied)
8th
Peoria Chiefs
Joe Sevedra
9th
3rd(tied)
9th
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Tim Paul
10th
3rd(tied)
10th
Fort Wayne TinCaps
José Ortíz
11th
3rd(tied)
11th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Art Horton
12th
3rd(tied)
12th
Kane County Cougars
Leonardo Valéncia
13th
3rd(tied)
13th
Dayton Dragons
Dave Wilson
14th
3rd(tied)
14th
Beloit Snappers
Damian Kline
15th
3rd(tied)
15th
South Bend Cubs
António Salazar
16th
3rd(tied)
16th
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