MIDWEST LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
10/06/2025
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Burlington Bees Nate Shaw 1st Nate Shaw 1st 1st
West Michigan Whitecaps Jesús Montoya 2nd 5th(tied) 5th
Lansing Lugnuts Robbie Mann 3rd 5th(tied) 6th
Lake County Captains Geoff Mann 4th 5th(tied) 7th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Andy Ison 5th Andy Ison 3rd 2nd(tied)
Clinton LumberKings Al Gray 6th (tied) 5th(tied) 8th
Quad Cities River Bandits Shawn Hatfield 6th (tied) Shawn Hatfield 2nd 2nd(tied)
South Bend Cubs Bob Lambert 8th 5th(tied) 9th
Beloit Snappers Jim Campbell 9th Jim Campbell 4th 4th
Great Lakes Loons Alex Davis 10th 5th(tied) 10th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Pancho Rivera 11th 5th(tied) 11th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Doug Stephens 12th 5th(tied) 12th
Peoria Chiefs Chris Johnson 13th 5th(tied) 13th
Dayton Dragons Joey Ramírez 14th 5th(tied) 14th
Kane County Cougars Dave Jones 15th 5th(tied) 15th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Julián Liñares 16th 5th(tied) 16th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
West Michigan Whitecaps Freddie Johnson 1st Freddie Johnson 1st 1st
Cedar Rapids Kernels R.J. Lester 2nd R.J. Lester 2nd 2nd
Burlington Bees Esteban Sánchez 3rd 5th(tied) 5th
Lake County Captains Ed Gibson 4th 5th(tied) 6th
Lansing Lugnuts Whit Barnes 5th 5th(tied) 7th
Kane County Cougars Eric Stanley 6th 5th(tied) 8th
Clinton LumberKings Chris McIntosh 7th 5th(tied) 9th
Beloit Snappers Phil Shepherd 8th 5th(tied) 10th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Steve Harper 9th 5th(tied) 11th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Cliff Randall 10th 5th(tied) 12th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Steve Burke 11th Steve Burke 4th 3rd
Dayton Dragons Lou Jones 12th Jesús Guerra 3rd 4th
Quad Cities River Bandits Álex Perales 13th 5th(tied) 13th
Peoria Chiefs Joe Wynn 14th 5th(tied) 14th
Great Lakes Loons 15th (tied) 5th(tied) 15th(tied)
South Bend Cubs 15th (tied) 5th(tied) 15th(tied)
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Great Lakes Loons Kevin Kelley 1st 6th(tied) 6th
Beloit Snappers Max Owens 2nd 6th(tied) 7th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Olav Jansen 3rd Vic Rosa 1st 1st
Quad Cities River Bandits Juan Salas 4th Héctor Rivera 3rd 2nd
Burlington Bees Juan Palmeiro 5th Juan Palmeiro 5th 4th
South Bend Cubs Zach Kennedy 6th 6th(tied) 8th
Peoria Chiefs Stan Miller 7th 6th(tied) 9th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Alex Baker 8th Joe Peterson 2nd 3rd
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Enrico Valdéz 9th 6th(tied) 10th
West Michigan Whitecaps Mike Murillo 10th Mike Murillo 4th 5th
Lansing Lugnuts Dave Henley 11th 6th(tied) 11th
Lake County Captains Lou Wilson 12th 6th(tied) 12th
Kane County Cougars Jim Seymour 13th 6th(tied) 13th
Clinton LumberKings Marc Morgan 14th 6th(tied) 14th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Jorge Gonzáles 15th 6th(tied) 15th
Dayton Dragons 16th 6th(tied) 16th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Clinton LumberKings Jerry Richards 1st Jerry Richards 2nd 1st
Great Lakes Loons Lou Walker 2nd 4th(tied) 4th
West Michigan Whitecaps Dax Johnson 3rd 4th(tied) 5th
Peoria Chiefs Ron Seeberg 4th Luis Sánchez 1st 2nd
Burlington Bees Walt Paniers 5th 4th(tied) 6th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Brad Beck 6th 4th(tied) 7th
Lake County Captains Jesús Hernández 7th Jesús Hernández 3rd 3rd
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Ron Harris 8th 4th(tied) 8th
Dayton Dragons Octávio Padilla 9th 4th(tied) 9th
Kane County Cougars Tommy Fields 10th 4th(tied) 10th
Quad Cities River Bandits Don Green 11th 4th(tied) 11th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Oriol Rodríguez 12th 4th(tied) 12th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Zander Revels 13th 4th(tied) 13th
Beloit Snappers 14th (tied) 4th(tied) 14th(tied)
Lansing Lugnuts 14th (tied) 4th(tied) 14th(tied)
South Bend Cubs 14th (tied) 4th(tied) 14th(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
South Bend Cubs Hugh Porter 1st Hugh Porter 2nd 2nd
Quad Cities River Bandits Mike Muñóz 2nd 3rd(tied) 3rd
Burlington Bees Jesús Cabrera 3rd 3rd(tied) 4th
West Michigan Whitecaps Jim Duffy 4th Jim Duffy 1st 1st
Lansing Lugnuts Augusto Mercado 5th 3rd(tied) 5th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Ben Noke 6th 3rd(tied) 6th
Beloit Snappers Juan Carlos Tirado 7th 3rd(tied) 7th
Clinton LumberKings Dax Russell 8th 3rd(tied) 8th
Lake County Captains Bret Carlson 9th 3rd(tied) 9th
Kane County Cougars Juan Carlos Canseco 10th 3rd(tied) 10th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Torazo Ramírez 11th 3rd(tied) 11th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Raúl Alarcon 12th 3rd(tied) 12th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Jon Schmidt 13th 3rd(tied) 13th
Dayton Dragons 14th (tied) 3rd(tied) 14th(tied)
Great Lakes Loons 14th (tied) 3rd(tied) 14th(tied)
Peoria Chiefs 14th (tied) 3rd(tied) 14th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Beloit Snappers Erik Wills 1st 9th(tied) 8th
West Michigan Whitecaps Tony Boggs 2nd Tony Boggs 6th 3rd
Clinton LumberKings Quincy McLeod 3rd José Barajas 2nd 2nd
Bowling Green Hot Rods Jendrzej Geremek 4th 9th(tied) 10th
Lansing Lugnuts Alan Jones 5th Alan Jones 7th 4th
Quad Cities River Bandits Luis Villarreal 6th Charlie Jones 1st 1st
Dayton Dragons Walt Harvey 7th 9th(tied) 11th
South Bend Cubs Jorge Cortéz 8th 9th(tied) 12th
Peoria Chiefs Dave Campbell 9th Dave Campbell 5th 6th
Burlington Bees Steve Prince 10th Steve Prince 4th 7th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Del Perkins 11th 9th(tied) 13th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Eric MacIntyre 12th Tim Hopkins 3rd 5th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Dave Hensley 13th 9th(tied) 14th
Kane County Cougars Jesús García 14th Jesús García 8th 9th
Great Lakes Loons 15th (tied) 9th(tied) 15th(tied)
Lake County Captains 15th (tied) 9th(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
Lansing Lugnuts Bob Floyd 2nd 6th(tied) 7th
West Michigan Whitecaps Steve Ford 3rd 6th(tied) 8th
South Bend Cubs Chris Allen 4th 6th(tied) 9th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Juan Rocha 5th 6th(tied) 10th
Great Lakes Loons Rob Walls 6th Rob Walls 5th 3rd(tied)
Beloit Snappers Pat Hall 7th Curt Warren 4th 3rd(tied)
Lake County Captains Alan Thomas 8th 6th(tied) 11th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Jeff Clark 9th Steve Walker 1st 1st
Burlington Bees Ron Ray 10th 6th(tied) 12th
Clinton LumberKings Tony Villarreal 11th Steve Bender 2nd 2nd
Kane County Cougars Clarence Ackerman 12th Clarence Ackerman 3rd 5th
Peoria Chiefs Innis Haggart 13th 6th(tied) 13th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Mario Gil 14th 6th(tied) 14th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Jamie Burnell 15th 6th(tied) 15th
Dayton Dragons Jorge Duarte 16th 6th(tied) 16th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Lansing Lugnuts Toby Clendennon 1st 6th(tied) 6th
Clinton LumberKings Norbert Coleman 2nd Norbert Coleman 4th 2nd
Bowling Green Hot Rods Cristián Cabrera 3rd Cristián Cabrera 3rd 3rd
West Michigan Whitecaps Tim York 4th Juan Martínez 1st 1st
Quad Cities River Bandits Juan Ruíz 5th 6th(tied) 7th
Burlington Bees Raúl Pérez 6th 6th(tied) 8th
Dayton Dragons Ed McCarthy 7th 6th(tied) 9th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Greg Harris 8th 6th(tied) 10th
Lake County Captains Garry Hamilton 9th 6th(tied) 11th
South Bend Cubs Alex Davis 10th 6th(tied) 12th
Kane County Cougars Shaun Hutchinson 11th 6th(tied) 13th
Great Lakes Loons Alfredo Hernández 12th 6th(tied) 14th
Peoria Chiefs Jonathon Grimes 13th Jonathon Grimes 2nd 4th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Gaylord O'Connor 14th Gaylord O'Connor 5th 5th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Clint Soto 15th 6th(tied) 15th
Beloit Snappers 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
Lansing Lugnuts Ed Buschlen 3rd 10th(tied) 9th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Chris Peterson 4th Chris Peterson 3rd 3rd
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Dominic Crow 5th Chris Mack 6th 4th
Fort Wayne TinCaps Daniel Ávila 6th Scotty Baxter 8th 6th
Clinton LumberKings Stan Valentine 7th Stan Valentine 5th 5th
Great Lakes Loons Tommy Murchie 8th Joe James 7th 7th
Bowling Green Hot Rods Damian Clark 9th Cliff Apsley 9th 8th
Burlington Bees Derek Hoskins 10th 10th(tied) 11th
South Bend Cubs Daryl Young 11th 10th(tied) 12th
Lake County Captains Myron Clark 12th 10th(tied) 13th
Peoria Chiefs Curt Warren 13th 10th(tied) 14th
Quad Cities River Bandits Ángelo Martínez 14th 10th(tied) 15th
Dayton Dragons Juan Sánchez 15th 10th(tied) 16th
Kane County Cougars Lou Adams 16th Lou Adams 4th 10th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Burlington Bees Derek Hoskins 1st Kevin Jenkins 1st 1st
Bowling Green Hot Rods Damian Clark 2nd 2nd(tied) 2nd
South Bend Cubs José Maréz 3rd 2nd(tied) 3rd
Fort Wayne TinCaps José Ortíz 4th 2nd(tied) 4th
Lansing Lugnuts Jim Barber 5th 2nd(tied) 5th
Clinton LumberKings Marlon Lyons 6th 2nd(tied) 6th
Beloit Snappers Joey Henderson 7th 2nd(tied) 7th
Quad Cities River Bandits Jimmy DeWitt 8th 2nd(tied) 8th
Kane County Cougars Mike Wright 9th 2nd(tied) 9th
West Michigan Whitecaps Yasunobu Hayagawa 10th 2nd(tied) 10th
Peoria Chiefs Freddie Adams 11th 2nd(tied) 11th
Lake County Captains Juan López 12th 2nd(tied) 12th
Great Lakes Loons Jarrod Lane 13th 2nd(tied) 13th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Tim Paul 14th 2nd(tied) 14th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Luis Flores 15th 2nd(tied) 15th
Dayton Dragons Ron Brooks 16th 2nd(tied) 16th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
West Michigan Whitecaps Yasunobu Hayagawa 1st 2nd(tied) 2nd
Burlington Bees Kevin Jenkins 2nd Kevin Jenkins 1st 1st
Fort Wayne TinCaps Sergio Guzmán 3rd 2nd(tied) 3rd
Bowling Green Hot Rods Damian Clark 4th 2nd(tied) 4th
Quad Cities River Bandits Bob Barraclough 5th 2nd(tied) 5th
Clinton LumberKings Marlon Lyons 6th 2nd(tied) 6th
South Bend Cubs José Maréz 7th 2nd(tied) 7th
Peoria Chiefs Freddie Adams 8th 2nd(tied) 8th
Lake County Captains Juan López 9th 2nd(tied) 9th
Great Lakes Loons Jarrod Lane 10th 2nd(tied) 10th
Kane County Cougars Mike Wright 11th 2nd(tied) 11th
Cedar Rapids Kernels Tim Paul 12th 2nd(tied) 12th
Dayton Dragons Juan Sánchez 13th 2nd(tied) 13th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers César Rivera 14th 2nd(tied) 14th
Lansing Lugnuts Jim Barber 15th 2nd(tied) 15th
Beloit Snappers Damian Kline 16th 2nd(tied) 16th
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