MIDWEST LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
11/13/2026
 
BELOIT SNAPPERS (A) 11/13/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dave Ash 13th Mike Sawyer 2nd 5th
First Basemen Dimitri Jolivet 3rd Brad Harris 3rd 3rd
Second Basemen Chet Smith 8th 6th 10th
Third Basemen Chuck Hicks 4th Juan Zambrano 1st 1st
Shortstops Arturo Román 2nd Arturo Román 1st 1st
Left Fielders Don Robison 6th Josh Horn 4th 4th
Center Fielders Joe Britten 8th Jeremy Smith 5th 6th
Right Fielders Tony Castro 10th 6th 10th
Starting Pitchers Greg Hall 2nd Juan Zapata 2nd 2nd
Relievers Chris Forrest 12th 7th 12th
Closers Damian Kline 7th 7th 10th
BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS (A) 11/13/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Steve Johnston 4th 11th 12th
First Basemen Steve Harper 9th 10th 12th
Second Basemen José Lugo 10th 6th (tied) 11th
Third Basemen Doug Williams 11th 6th 11th
Shortstops Tyrone Edwards 1st 7th 7th
Left Fielders Juan López 4th 6th 8th
Center Fielders Chris Jones 5th Chris Jones 7th 5th
Right Fielders Chris Hill 6th 6th (tied) 8th
Starting Pitchers Steve Brown 3rd Steve Brown 12th 10th
Relievers Edwin Hinkle 15th 7th (tied) 15th
Closers Ken Horn 6th 7th (tied) 9th
BURLINGTON BEES (A) 11/13/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Steve Lucas 3rd Steve Lucas 7th 6th
First Basemen Esteban Sánchez 5th 10th (tied) 11th
Second Basemen Darren Whitehead 13th 6th (tied) 14th
Third Basemen Mike Davis 6th Mike Davis 2nd 3rd
Shortstops Jorge Rodríguez 11th Jorge Rodríguez 4th 6th
Left Fielders Don Waller 14th 6th (tied) 14th
Center Fielders 16th 8th 16th
Right Fielders 15th 6th (tied) 15th
Starting Pitchers Ed Anderson 15th Ed Anderson 11th 12th
Relievers José Vásquez 13th 7th (tied) 13th
Closers Juan Silva 14th 7th (tied) 15th
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (A) 11/13/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers T.J. Martínez 15th Julián González 9th 10th
First Basemen Mickael Gentil 10th Joe Robinson 6th 7th
Second Basemen Spike Ladner 14th Spike Ladner 4th 5th
Third Basemen Vic Rosa 2nd Vic Rosa 3rd 4th
Shortstops Manny Ramírez 8th 7th (tied) 10th
Left Fielders Bobby Hamilton 15th 6th (tied) 15th
Center Fielders Mike Fletcher 15th 8th (tied) 15th
Right Fielders Cris Arroyo 14th 6th (tied) 14th
Starting Pitchers Bo Ferguson 5th Brendan Simpson 3rd 3rd
Relievers Bo Ferguson 4th 7th (tied) 5th
Closers Bo Ferguson 2nd 7th (tied) 7th
CLINTON LUMBERKINGS (A) 11/13/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers José Gómez 12th 11th (tied) 14th
First Basemen Dan Jones 14th Dan Jones 7th 9th
Second Basemen Mike Miller 9th Mike Miller 1st 2nd
Third Basemen 12th 6th (tied) 12th
Shortstops Curt Collier 9th 7th (tied) 11th
Left Fielders Juan Luna 5th Juan Luna 3rd 3rd
Center Fielders Chris Wemyss 12th Chris Wemyss 6th 7th
Right Fielders Ed Weaver 8th Ed Weaver 5th 5th
Starting Pitchers Don Brown 16th Johnny Maes 13th 13th
Relievers Jonathan Cartwright 6th Jonathan Cartwright 2nd 4th
Closers Bob Holliday 16th Jonathan Cartwright 2nd 2nd
DAYTON DRAGONS (A) 11/13/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Mike Davis 16th 11th (tied) 16th
First Basemen José Amalia 12th 10th (tied) 13th
Second Basemen Ben Reid 2nd 6th (tied) 6th
Third Basemen Buddy Kent 9th 6th (tied) 9th
Shortstops Sergio Castillo 5th Sergio Castillo 2nd 2nd
Left Fielders Lou Sweeney 10th 6th (tied) 10th
Center Fielders Nate Simms 9th 8th (tied) 10th
Right Fielders Dan O'Toole 5th 6th (tied) 7th
Starting Pitchers Alex Phillips 10th Joe Johnson 5th 5th
Relievers Ron Carter 14th 7th (tied) 14th
Closers Alex Phillips 3rd 7th (tied) 8th
FORT WAYNE TINCAPS (A) 11/13/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Wes Hardy 11th Wes Hardy 9th (tied) 9th
First Basemen Esteban Galló 4th 10th (tied) 10th
Second Basemen Juan Pérez 12th 6th (tied) 13th
Third Basemen Albert Orozco 10th 6th (tied) 10th
Shortstops Daniel Vega 14th 7th (tied) 14th
Left Fielders Eric MacIntyre 16th 6th (tied) 16th
Center Fielders Rubén Herrera 13th 8th (tied) 13th
Right Fielders Norberto Cuervo 12th 6th (tied) 12th
Starting Pitchers Tim Hopkins 8th Tim Hopkins 6th 7th
Relievers Abdul-Qahhar bin Sadaqat 10th 7th (tied) 10th
Closers Rob Nelson 11th 7th (tied) 13th
GREAT LAKES LOONS (A) 11/13/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Alex Davis 8th 11th (tied) 13th
First Basemen 15th 10th (tied) 15th
Second Basemen Jerry Peters 3rd 6th (tied) 7th
Third Basemen 12th (tied) 6th (tied) 12th (tied)
Shortstops Jorge Rivera 7th 7th (tied) 9th
Left Fielders Rob Lilly 11th 6th (tied) 11th
Center Fielders Rob Walls 1st Jeff Hamilton 1st 1st
Right Fielders Alfredo Hernández 11th 6th (tied) 11th
Starting Pitchers Bob Marín 6th Jake Doyle 6th (tied) 6th
Relievers Jarrod Lane 11th 7th (tied) 11th
Closers Jarrod Lane 8th 7th (tied) 11th
KANE COUNTY COUGARS (A) 11/13/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jesús Martínez 14th 11th (tied) 15th
First Basemen 15th (tied) 10th (tied) 15th (tied)
Second Basemen Jonathan Engeman 6th 6th (tied) 8th
Third Basemen 12th (tied) 6th (tied) 12th (tied)
Shortstops Mike Cole 12th 7th (tied) 12th
Left Fielders Norberto Muñóz 2nd 6th (tied) 7th
Center Fielders Bob Madison 11th 8th (tied) 12th
Right Fielders Héctor Chávez 13th 6th (tied) 13th
Starting Pitchers Jesús Fonseca 13th Jesús Fonseca 6th (tied) 9th
Relievers Ron Wells 9th 7th (tied) 9th
Closers Mike Terry 13th 7th (tied) 14th
LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS (A) 11/13/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Andy Williams 1st Doug Gary 2nd (tied) 1st
First Basemen Dave O'Neill 8th Jim Smith 5th 5th
Second Basemen 15th 6th (tied) 15th
Third Basemen Dave Bovey 5th 6th (tied) 6th
Shortstops 15th 7th (tied) 15th
Left Fielders Milo Lewis 8th Mitch Madison 2nd 2nd
Center Fielders Ron Ramsey 10th 8th (tied) 11th
Right Fielders Jeremy Kelley 9th Ben Wilson 1st 1st
Starting Pitchers Ron Lyons 4th Alex Lake 10th 11th
Relievers Ed Makarezos 2nd Rob Lee 5th 3rd
Closers Rob Lee 9th Rob Lee 5th 5th
LANSING LUGNUTS (A) 11/13/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Andy Cook 5th Andy Cook 8th 8th
First Basemen Mike Nicholas 1st Loren Allen 1st 1st
Second Basemen Bobby Shirley 4th Jesús Valentín 3rd 3rd
Third Basemen 12th (tied) 6th (tied) 12th (tied)
Shortstops Kevin Lewis 3rd 7th (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Bob Benton 12th 6th (tied) 12th
Center Fielders Jamal Marchant 7th 8th (tied) 9th
Right Fielders 15th (tied) 6th (tied) 15th (tied)
Starting Pitchers Jesús Ríos 11th 14th 15th
Relievers Jim Barber 5th 7th (tied) 7th
Closers Jim Barber 10th 7th (tied) 12th
PEORIA CHIEFS (A) 11/13/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jung Choo 10th Joey Byrd 1st 4th
First Basemen Chuck Edwards 2nd Phil Bass 1st (tied) 2nd
Second Basemen 15th (tied) 6th (tied) 15th (tied)
Third Basemen 12th (tied) 6th (tied) 12th (tied)
Shortstops Gil Peterson 10th Gil Peterson 3rd 5th
Left Fielders Sancho Vega 7th Sancho Vega 5th 5th
Center Fielders Wilson Ramos 13th (tied) 8th (tied) 13th (tied)
Right Fielders Gil Guistiniani 7th 6th (tied) 9th
Starting Pitchers Mike Miller 7th Mike Miller 4th 4th
Relievers Greg Davis 3rd Greg Davis 4th 2nd
Closers Greg Davis 5th Greg Davis 4th 4th
QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS (A) 11/13/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Dan Silver 9th Miguel Angel Randín 6th 7th
First Basemen Bobby O'Day 7th Bobby O'Day 9th 6th
Second Basemen António Méndez 5th Tony Randull 5th 4th
Third Basemen Pancho Mendoza 1st Pancho Mendoza 4th 2nd
Shortstops Kevin Hickman 4th Kevin Hickman 5th 3rd
Left Fielders Ernie Williams 9th 6th (tied) 9th
Center Fielders Charlie Jones 4th Charlie Jones 1st (tied) 2nd
Right Fielders Luis Villarreal 2nd Luis Villarreal 4th 3rd
Starting Pitchers Joe Holmes 12th Juan Saucedo 6th (tied) 8th
Relievers Ignacio Gómez 8th Ignacio Gómez 6th 8th
Closers Ben Campbell 12th Ignacio Gómez 6th 6th
SOUTH BEND CUBS (A) 11/13/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Ron McIntosh 2nd 11th (tied) 11th
First Basemen Héctor Olivo 10th (tied) Héctor Olivo 8th 8th
Second Basemen José Bernal 7th 6th (tied) 9th
Third Basemen Walt O'Connelan 8th 6th (tied) 8th
Shortstops Yu-wei Liu 13th 7th (tied) 13th
Left Fielders Matt Blagdon 1st 6th (tied) 6th
Center Fielders Phil Lind 1st (tied) 8th (tied) 8th
Right Fielders Rob Wade 1st 6th (tied) 6th
Starting Pitchers Marcus Kerklaan 14th 14th (tied) 16th
Relievers Kip Harris 16th 7th (tied) 16th
Closers António Salazar 15th 7th (tied) 16th
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS (A) 11/13/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bob Steib 7th Bob Steib 2nd (tied) 3rd
First Basemen Juan Martínez 6th Juan Martínez 3rd (tied) 4th
Second Basemen Ted Garland 1st Orlando Gutiérrez 1st (tied) 1st
Third Basemen Sergio Jara 2nd (tied) Sergio Jara 5th 5th
Shortstops Joe Pettifer 6th Joe Pettifer 6th 4th
Left Fielders Joe Jacobs 3rd Joe Jacobs 1st 1st
Center Fielders Jeff Young 3rd Jeff Young 4th 3rd
Right Fielders Rusty Henry 3rd Rusty Henry 2nd 2nd
Starting Pitchers Filip Pauw 1st Jody Simmons 1st 1st
Relievers Filip Pauw 1st Jody Simmons 1st 1st
Closers Filip Pauw 1st Jody Simmons 1st 1st
WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (A) 11/13/2026
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Andy Ison 6th Joel Miles 2nd (tied) 2nd
First Basemen Cisco Ramírez 13th 10th (tied) 14th
Second Basemen Danny Nelson 11th 6th (tied) 12th
Third Basemen Ken White 7th 6th (tied) 7th
Shortstops 15th (tied) 7th (tied) 15th (tied)
Left Fielders Bernardo Martínez 13th 6th (tied) 13th
Center Fielders Doug Holt 6th Doug Holt 3rd 4th
Right Fielders Gaylord O'Connor 4th Gaylord O'Connor 3rd 4th
Starting Pitchers Ken Alford 9th 14th (tied) 14th
Relievers Juan Fuentes 7th Walt Austin 3rd 6th
Closers Walt Austin 4th Walt Austin 3rd 3rd
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