INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
04/05/2026
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CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Lehigh Valley IronPigs Didier Villeneuve 1st 4th(tied) 4th
Louisville Bats Mark Fogarty 2nd 4th(tied) 5th
Indianapolis Indians Matt Kunkle 3rd 4th(tied) 6th
Rochester Red Wings Austin Little 4th Austin Little 2nd 2nd
Buffalo Bisons Omari Pringle 5th Brendon Diamond 1st 1st
Gwinnett Stripers Rolf Stenger 6th 4th(tied) 7th
Iowa Cubs Dennis King 7th 4th(tied) 8th
Durham Bulls Juan Hernandez 8th 4th(tied) 9th
Columbus Clippers Jeremy Caldwell 9th 4th(tied) 10th
Syracuse Mets Franklin Robles 10th 4th(tied) 11th
Scranton WB RailRiders B.J. Hernandez 11th 4th(tied) 12th
St. Paul Saints Luis Rodriguez 12th 4th(tied) 13th
Omaha Storm Chasers Ron Manuel 13th 4th(tied) 14th
Worcester Red Sox Chris Mendez 14th 4th(tied) 15th
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Miles Ryba 15th 4th(tied) 16th
Norfolk Tides Eddy Castillo 16th 4th(tied) 17th
Toledo Mud Hens Andy Watson 17th 4th(tied) 18th
Nashville Sounds Jose Molina 18th 4th(tied) 19th
Memphis Redbirds Ming Xie 19th 4th(tied) 20th
Charlotte Knights Antonio Torres 20th Antonio Torres 3rd 3rd
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
St. Paul Saints Scott Leaf 1st 3rd(tied) 2nd
Lehigh Valley IronPigs Luis Ulibarri 2nd 3rd(tied) 4th
Omaha Storm Chasers Mike Wright 3rd 3rd(tied) 5th
Durham Bulls Raul Ortiz 4th 3rd(tied) 6th
Indianapolis Indians Rodolfo Gonzalez 5th 3rd(tied) 7th
Scranton WB RailRiders Ben Goodhart 6th 3rd(tied) 8th
Nashville Sounds John Manning 7th 3rd(tied) 9th
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Rob Kurk 8th 3rd(tied) 10th
Memphis Redbirds Tim Temores 9th (tied) 3rd(tied) 11th(tied)
Toledo Mud Hens Edwin Rivera 9th (tied) 3rd(tied) 11th(tied)
Charlotte Knights Preston Collins 11th 3rd(tied) 13th
Gwinnett Stripers Scott Klein 12th 3rd(tied) 14th
Columbus Clippers Matthew Petitjean 13th 3rd(tied) 15th
Worcester Red Sox Jesus Estrada 14th 3rd(tied) 16th
Rochester Red Wings Jason Wilson 15th 3rd(tied) 17th
Syracuse Mets Esteban Perez 16th Esteban Perez 1st 1st
Norfolk Tides Jayden Foxworth 17th Jayden Foxworth 2nd 3rd
Iowa Cubs Angel Centino 18th 3rd(tied) 18th
Louisville Bats Sean Pierson 19th 3rd(tied) 19th
Buffalo Bisons Pat Fisher 20th 3rd(tied) 20th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Memphis Redbirds Scott Cooper 1st 3rd(tied) 3rd
Lehigh Valley IronPigs Brandon Washington 2nd Oscar Ontiveros 1st 1st
Louisville Bats Alejandro Rios 3rd 3rd(tied) 4th
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Jose Aguilera 4th 3rd(tied) 5th
St. Paul Saints Justin Walker 5th 3rd(tied) 6th
Columbus Clippers Joel Howell 6th (tied) 3rd(tied) 7th(tied)
Gwinnett Stripers Scott Clements 6th (tied) 3rd(tied) 7th(tied)
Nashville Sounds Chris Phillips 8th 3rd(tied) 9th
Omaha Storm Chasers Bryan Beebe 9th 3rd(tied) 10th
Iowa Cubs Chris Osborne 10th 3rd(tied) 11th
Charlotte Knights Matt Adams 11th 3rd(tied) 12th
Norfolk Tides Ryan Mason 12th 3rd(tied) 13th
Indianapolis Indians Jody Nida 13th 3rd(tied) 14th
Worcester Red Sox Ramiro Cruz 14th 3rd(tied) 15th
Syracuse Mets Alex Bustamante 15th Alex Bustamante 2nd 2nd
Rochester Red Wings Miguel Rios 16th 3rd(tied) 16th
Scranton WB RailRiders Bobby Fost 17th 3rd(tied) 17th
Toledo Mud Hens Denis Pinon 18th 3rd(tied) 18th
Buffalo Bisons Ray Gerloff 19th 3rd(tied) 19th
Durham Bulls Jim Miller 20th 3rd(tied) 20th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Durham Bulls Pat Messmer 1st 2nd(tied) 2nd
Nashville Sounds Chris Birkhold 2nd 2nd(tied) 3rd
Worcester Red Sox Alex Carvoeiro 3rd 2nd(tied) 4th
Buffalo Bisons Bryan Summers 4th 2nd(tied) 5th
Lehigh Valley IronPigs Oscar Mendez 5th Oscar Mendez 1st 1st
Norfolk Tides Ryan Hockensmith 6th 2nd(tied) 6th
Indianapolis Indians Alex Chavez 7th 2nd(tied) 7th
Toledo Mud Hens Dave Sevilla 8th 2nd(tied) 8th
Columbus Clippers Gustavo Gentil 9th 2nd(tied) 9th
Rochester Red Wings Austin Kirkland 10th 2nd(tied) 10th
Omaha Storm Chasers Dan Castillo 11th 2nd(tied) 11th
Louisville Bats Ryan Tucker 12th 2nd(tied) 12th
Memphis Redbirds Ben Humphries 13th 2nd(tied) 13th
St. Paul Saints Dave Palter 14th 2nd(tied) 14th
Charlotte Knights Danilo Dongallo 15th 2nd(tied) 15th
Syracuse Mets Joe Betances 16th 2nd(tied) 16th
Scranton WB RailRiders Matt Donald 17th 2nd(tied) 17th
Gwinnett Stripers Tom Northrup 18th 2nd(tied) 18th
Iowa Cubs Marty Ball 19th 2nd(tied) 19th
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 20th 2nd(tied) 20th
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Charlotte Knights Greg Smith 1st 4th(tied) 4th
Scranton WB RailRiders Elijah Hart 2nd 4th(tied) 5th
Rochester Red Wings Matthew Hall 3rd 4th(tied) 6th
Lehigh Valley IronPigs Brent Martinez 4th Brent Martinez 2nd 1st
Columbus Clippers Chad Dorley 5th 4th(tied) 7th
Iowa Cubs Leo Sanchez 6th 4th(tied) 8th
Syracuse Mets Tom Meyer 7th 4th(tied) 9th
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Francisco Martinez 8th 4th(tied) 10th
Norfolk Tides Justin Floyd 9th Justin Floyd 1st 2nd
Omaha Storm Chasers Bob Gonzalez 10th 4th(tied) 11th
Buffalo Bisons Ian Hendrickson 11th 4th(tied) 12th
Durham Bulls Ralph Haus 12th 4th(tied) 13th
Worcester Red Sox Cameron Caswell 13th 4th(tied) 14th
Gwinnett Stripers Juan Martinez 14th Juan Martinez 3rd 3rd
Toledo Mud Hens Chris Nees 15th 4th(tied) 15th
Nashville Sounds Enrique Soriano 16th 4th(tied) 16th
Memphis Redbirds Jimmy Perdew 17th 4th(tied) 17th
St. Paul Saints Willie Mendoza 18th 4th(tied) 18th
Indianapolis Indians Alex Mora 19th 4th(tied) 19th
Louisville Bats Franklin Martinez 20th 4th(tied) 20th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Gwinnett Stripers Bill Mathews 1st 3rd(tied) 2nd
Indianapolis Indians Eddie Benavidez 2nd 3rd(tied) 4th
Durham Bulls Brian Harris 3rd 3rd(tied) 5th
Charlotte Knights Mike Skinner 4th 3rd(tied) 6th
Iowa Cubs Ricky Puente 5th 3rd(tied) 7th
Lehigh Valley IronPigs David Schultz 6th 3rd(tied) 8th
Syracuse Mets David Colon 7th David Colon 1st 1st
Columbus Clippers Ryan Young 8th 3rd(tied) 9th
Rochester Red Wings Jesse Novack 9th (tied) 3rd(tied) 10th(tied)
St. Paul Saints Antonio Martinez 9th (tied) 3rd(tied) 10th(tied)
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Jeff Cunningham 11th 3rd(tied) 12th
Scranton WB RailRiders Tony Bogran 12th 3rd(tied) 13th
Louisville Bats Lorenzo Ramirez 13th (tied) Lorenzo Ramirez 2nd 3rd
Nashville Sounds Yong-hong Yuan 13th (tied) 3rd(tied) 14th
Worcester Red Sox Jay Passmore 15th 3rd(tied) 15th
Toledo Mud Hens Antonio Arredondo 16th 3rd(tied) 16th
Buffalo Bisons Tony Quezada 17th 3rd(tied) 17th
Omaha Storm Chasers Tillmam Fresneda 18th 3rd(tied) 18th
Memphis Redbirds Jon Herrera 19th 3rd(tied) 19th
Norfolk Tides Julio Robles 20th 3rd(tied) 20th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Rochester Red Wings Paul Abell 1st 3rd(tied) 3rd
Scranton WB RailRiders Mark Newsome 2nd 3rd(tied) 4th
Memphis Redbirds Jesus Cacho 3rd 3rd(tied) 5th
Worcester Red Sox Rodolfo Guerrero 4th 3rd(tied) 6th
Louisville Bats Bill Owens 5th Bill Owens 2nd 1st
Iowa Cubs Luke Speight 6th 3rd(tied) 7th
Columbus Clippers Danny Cushman 7th (tied) 3rd(tied) 8th(tied)
Durham Bulls Rico Morales 7th (tied) 3rd(tied) 8th(tied)
St. Paul Saints Nate Williams 9th 3rd(tied) 10th
Charlotte Knights Mike Stoffel 10th 3rd(tied) 11th
Norfolk Tides Eduardo Flores 11th (tied) 3rd(tied) 12th(tied)
Omaha Storm Chasers Mike Coyne 11th (tied) 3rd(tied) 12th(tied)
Gwinnett Stripers Matt Cullen 13th 3rd(tied) 14th
Syracuse Mets Jonathan Patty 14th 3rd(tied) 15th
Nashville Sounds Mike Annett 15th 3rd(tied) 16th
Lehigh Valley IronPigs Jon Flores 16th Jon Flores 1st 2nd
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Fernando Fierro 17th 3rd(tied) 17th
Indianapolis Indians Danny Valencia 18th 3rd(tied) 18th
Buffalo Bisons Ricardo Salmeron 19th 3rd(tied) 19th
Toledo Mud Hens Dylan Marris 20th 3rd(tied) 20th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Gwinnett Stripers Ben Cook 1st 6th(tied) 6th
St. Paul Saints Dave Sambrano 2nd Alberto Paredes 2nd 1st
Indianapolis Indians Josh Budge 3rd Josh Budge 1st 2nd
Omaha Storm Chasers Eric Lancaster 4th 6th(tied) 7th
Worcester Red Sox Eddie Hopson 5th Blaine Ingram 5th 4th
Louisville Bats David Ressler 6th David Ressler 3rd 3rd
Charlotte Knights Eddie Ruff 7th 6th(tied) 8th
Scranton WB RailRiders Santiago Barraza 8th 6th(tied) 9th
Toledo Mud Hens Justin Heath 9th 6th(tied) 10th
Buffalo Bisons J.D. Johnson 10th 6th(tied) 11th
Lehigh Valley IronPigs Paul Gigliotti 11th Paul Gigliotti 4th 5th
Memphis Redbirds Juan Madero 12th 6th(tied) 12th
Iowa Cubs Josh Garcia 13th 6th(tied) 13th
Syracuse Mets Victor Hernandez 14th 6th(tied) 14th
Nashville Sounds Jim Batty 15th 6th(tied) 15th
Durham Bulls Mike Carrasco 16th 6th(tied) 16th
Rochester Red Wings Cory Quinones 17th 6th(tied) 17th
Norfolk Tides Willie Gutierrez 18th 6th(tied) 18th
Columbus Clippers Bryan Everett 19th 6th(tied) 19th
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 20th 6th(tied) 20th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Scranton WB RailRiders Brett Grosvenor 1st Vinny Vega 3rd(tied) 2nd
Norfolk Tides Pete Kumle 2nd Robbie Raposa 2nd 3rd
Toledo Mud Hens Carlos Acevedo 3rd Brian Stefanopoulos 14th 13th
Worcester Red Sox Sheldon Bailey 4th 15th(tied) 15th
Durham Bulls Peter Fay 5th Jon Perkins 5th 4th
Charlotte Knights Tommy Lanning 6th Matt LaPorte 6th(tied) 6th
Nashville Sounds Adam Rhodes 7th Ruben Acevedo 12th 12th
St. Paul Saints Sonny Simpson 8th 15th(tied) 16th
Louisville Bats Miguel Cruz 9th Eric Guthrie 6th(tied) 7th
Gwinnett Stripers Lusala Klouchi 10th Lusala Klouchi 6th(tied) 8th
Columbus Clippers Rodolfo Flores 11th Danny McCormick 6th(tied) 9th
Buffalo Bisons Ed McCormack 12th 15th(tied) 17th
Lehigh Valley IronPigs Jon Beckley 13th Jon Beckley 1st 1st
Omaha Storm Chasers Gustavo Lopez 14th 15th(tied) 18th
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Bryan Enos 15th Andy Thomas 6th(tied) 10th
Iowa Cubs Tom Myers 16th Mario Trevino 13th 14th
Syracuse Mets Ray Garnica 17th 15th(tied) 19th
Memphis Redbirds Greg Kinser 18th Nate Hagberg 6th(tied) 11th
Indianapolis Indians Xavier Boyle 19th Xavier Boyle 3rd(tied) 5th
Rochester Red Wings Ben Christie 20th 15th(tied) 20th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Omaha Storm Chasers Jordan Dethridge 1st Mike Byrd 6th 1st
Rochester Red Wings Josh Meyer 2nd 11th(tied) 2nd
Toledo Mud Hens Jose Munoz 3rd Brian Stefanopoulos 10th 5th
Durham Bulls Troy Thomas 4th Marco Razo 4th 3rd
Buffalo Bisons Jason Gaddis 5th John McDonald 8th 6th
Indianapolis Indians Fortunato Gard 6th Bobby Smith 1st(tied) 4th
Syracuse Mets Justin Jensen 7th 11th(tied) 8th
Iowa Cubs Jerry Shepard 8th 11th(tied) 10th
St. Paul Saints Dave Mahoney 9th 11th(tied) 12th
Worcester Red Sox Mike Delgado 10th 11th(tied) 13th
Gwinnett Stripers Phil Waggoner 11th Phil Waggoner 7th 9th
Memphis Redbirds David Reyes 12th Andy Shubert 9th 11th
Nashville Sounds Antonio Davilla 13th 11th(tied) 15th
Charlotte Knights Mark Smith 14th 11th(tied) 16th
Louisville Bats Andy Loftice 15th 11th(tied) 17th
Norfolk Tides Al Rodriguez 16th Robbie Raposa 1st(tied) 7th
Lehigh Valley IronPigs Rafael Escobar 17th 11th(tied) 18th
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Justin Fuller 18th 11th(tied) 19th
Columbus Clippers Bill Dixon 19th Bill Dixon 5th 20th
Scranton WB RailRiders Yoshimitsu Yoshihara 20th Orlando Rivera 1st(tied) 14th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Omaha Storm Chasers Ruben Benitez 1st Mike Byrd 5th 5th
Durham Bulls Andy Amari 2nd Peter Fay 1st(tied) 1st
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Matt Wood 3rd 11th(tied) 10th
Toledo Mud Hens Jose Munoz 4th Brian Stefanopoulos 10th 6th
Charlotte Knights Mark Smith 5th 11th(tied) 12th
Norfolk Tides Devon Pitt 6th Robbie Raposa 1st(tied) 2nd
Columbus Clippers Jon Pacheco 7th Bill Dixon 1st(tied) 3rd
Gwinnett Stripers Glen Blair 8th Phil Waggoner 6th 7th
Louisville Bats Andy Loftice 9th 11th(tied) 13th
St. Paul Saints Jason Lavigne 10th 11th(tied) 14th
Worcester Red Sox Dan Cicala 11th 11th(tied) 15th
Lehigh Valley IronPigs Kyle Williams 12th 11th(tied) 16th
Rochester Red Wings Taylor Manning 13th 11th(tied) 17th
Buffalo Bisons John McDonald 14th John McDonald 7th 8th
Syracuse Mets Alex Amaro 15th 11th(tied) 18th
Memphis Redbirds Micah Reed 16th Andy Shubert 9th 9th
Scranton WB RailRiders Dave Moran 17th Orlando Rivera 1st(tied) 4th
Indianapolis Indians Jason Yates 18th Jason Yates 8th 11th
Iowa Cubs Lyly Jortikka 19th 11th(tied) 19th
Nashville Sounds Josh Bloomer 20th 11th(tied) 20th
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