NORTHWEST LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
12/31/2026
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Moose Jaw Ghostbusters Mario Beltrán 1st Juan Vázquez 2nd 1st
Bismarck Barons Félix Gonzáles 2nd Félix Gonzáles 1st 2nd
San Diego Smashers Chris Woods 3rd Chris Woods 4th 3rd
La Crosse Loggers Kirk Powell 4th Kirk Powell 3rd 4th
Bismark Border Guards Alejandro Ramos 5th Alejandro Ramos 8th 7th
Balzac Rams Félix Quintero 6th Pedro Molina 6th 6th
Culver City Extras Shawn Gutiérrez 7th Shawn Gutiérrez 5th 5th
Riverside Red Bulls Luis Alonso 8th José Vázquez 7th 8th
Menlo Maniacs Gilberto León 9th Tied for 9th 9th
Red Deer Wranglers 10th Tied for 9th 10th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Riverside Red Bulls Paco Rivera 1st Tied for 7th 5th
Moose Jaw Ghostbusters John Major 2nd Tied for 7th 6th
Culver City Extras Tony Cruz 3rd Benny Richard 2nd 1st
San Diego Smashers Fred Ameris 4th Fred Ameris 4th 3rd
La Crosse Loggers Júlio Sánchez 5th Júlio Sánchez 3rd 4th
Bismarck Barons Manuel Hegnauer 6th Manuel Hegnauer 1st 2nd
Bismark Border Guards Vicente Pagán 7th Vicente Pagán 6th 8th
Menlo Maniacs Vicente Chávez 8th Bill McCraney 5th 7th
Balzac Rams Fernando Cruz 9th Tied for 7th 9th
Red Deer Wranglers 10th Tied for 7th 10th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Red Deer Wranglers Russell Peck 1st Russell Peck 1st 1st
Culver City Extras Jesús Gonzáles 2nd Brian Ford 3rd 3rd
Moose Jaw Ghostbusters Luis Miguel Sánchez 3rd Tied for 6th 6th
Bismark Border Guards Rusty Herbert 4th Tied for 6th 7th
Menlo Maniacs Dave Lee 5th Dave Lee 5th 4th
Riverside Red Bulls Enrique Flores 6th Tied for 6th 8th
Bismarck Barons Pedro Díaz 7th David Canseco 2nd 2nd
Balzac Rams Shaun Puckett 8th Shaun Puckett 4th 5th
La Crosse Loggers Tied for 9th Tied for 6th Tied for 9th
San Diego Smashers Tied for 9th Tied for 6th Tied for 9th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Bismark Border Guards Enrico Rodríguez 1st Danny Spode 6th 2nd
Bismarck Barons Jeff Chambers 2nd Jeff Chambers 2nd 1st
Moose Jaw Ghostbusters Ángel García 3rd Robert Carter 5th 5th
Balzac Rams Ron Glass Tied for 4th Ron Glass 4th 4th
Riverside Red Bulls Kelly Jones Tied for 4th Tied for 8th 8th
Menlo Maniacs Héctor Vázquez 6th Héctor Vázquez 7th 7th
Culver City Extras Artie Pennington 7th Artie Pennington 3rd 6th
San Diego Smashers John Nelson 8th John Nelson 1st 3rd
La Crosse Loggers António Pérez 9th Tied for 8th 9th
Red Deer Wranglers 10th Tied for 8th 10th
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
La Crosse Loggers Francisco Rodríguez 1st Robert Acosta 5th 4th
Culver City Extras Horace Johnson 2nd Horace Johnson 3rd 3rd
San Diego Smashers Francisco Medina 3rd Francisco Medina 2nd 2nd
Bismarck Barons Esteban Lara 4th Tim Johnson 1st 1st
Moose Jaw Ghostbusters John Robbins 5th Martín Cruz 4th 5th
Bismark Border Guards Reynaldo Slomp 6th Reynaldo Slomp 7th 7th
Menlo Maniacs David Strickland 7th David Strickland 6th 6th
Riverside Red Bulls Kevin Brown 8th Tied for 8th 8th
Balzac Rams Octávio Aldeguer 9th Tied for 8th 9th
Red Deer Wranglers 10th Tied for 8th 10th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Riverside Red Bulls Mike Petersen 1st Tied for 7th 6th
Culver City Extras Jesús Hernández 2nd Jesús Hernández 4th 3rd
La Crosse Loggers Troy Reed 3rd Troy Reed 5th 5th
San Diego Smashers Johnny Williams 4th Johnny Williams 1st 1st
Moose Jaw Ghostbusters Dan Hooper 5th Dan Hooper 3rd 4th
Menlo Maniacs Keith Green 6th Eleuterio Supardo 2nd 2nd
Bismark Border Guards Edward Melton 7th Edward Melton 6th 7th
Balzac Rams Tied for 8th Tied for 7th Tied for 8th
Bismarck Barons Tied for 8th Tied for 7th Tied for 8th
Red Deer Wranglers Tied for 8th Tied for 7th Tied for 8th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Culver City Extras Víctor Arredondo 1st Víctor Arredondo 2nd 1st
San Diego Smashers Ramiro Martínez 2nd Ramiro Martínez 3rd 2nd
Riverside Red Bulls Marcos Hernández 3rd Tied for 9th 8th
Balzac Rams Jeremy Flemming 4th Jeremy Flemming 6th 6th
Moose Jaw Ghostbusters Dave Stewart 5th Tied for 9th 9th
Bismark Border Guards Norbert Mosley 6th Doug Williams 7th 7th
Bismarck Barons John Frost 7th Manny Salazar 4th 4th
Red Deer Wranglers Jorge Olvera 8th Jorge Olvera 5th 5th
Menlo Maniacs Gabriel Erwin 9th Gabriel Erwin 1st 3rd
La Crosse Loggers Paul Richard 10th Paul Richard 8th 10th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Riverside Red Bulls Tom Howe 1st Tied for 7th 4th
San Diego Smashers Ken Phillips 2nd Ken Phillips 2nd 2nd
Red Deer Wranglers Luis Ibarra 3rd Fred Abrams 1st 1st
Moose Jaw Ghostbusters Will Vale 4th John Christopher 5th 5th
Balzac Rams José Román 5th James Tucker 3rd 3rd
Menlo Maniacs Frank Young 6th Frank Young 4th 6th
Culver City Extras Edmund Ross 7th Edmund Ross 6th 7th
La Crosse Loggers Brock Miller 8th Tied for 7th 8th
Bismarck Barons Tied for 9th Tied for 7th Tied for 9th
Bismark Border Guards Tied for 9th Tied for 7th Tied for 9th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
San Diego Smashers Jesús De Los Santos 1st Andrew Caine 1st 1st
Riverside Red Bulls Jesús González 2nd Jesús González 7th 3rd
Bismark Border Guards Júlio Quintana 3rd Ben Cobb 2nd 2nd
Moose Jaw Ghostbusters Máximo Marín 4th Aaron Green 9th 7th
Culver City Extras Tom Wallace 5th Tom Wallace 6th 4th
Bismarck Barons Brian Hull 6th Brian Hull 8th 5th
Red Deer Wranglers Ron Chapman 7th Luis Trujillo 5th 6th
Menlo Maniacs Will Jackson 8th Raúl Fernández 4th 8th
Balzac Rams Li-cong Sima 9th Steve Deal 10th 10th
La Crosse Loggers George Moore 10th George Moore 3rd 9th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Balzac Rams David Elías 1st John Dickson 5th 1st
Menlo Maniacs Steve Poe 2nd Pedro Cabrera 2nd 2nd
Culver City Extras Alden Parker 3rd Alden Parker 6th 3rd
San Diego Smashers Joe Shoemaker 4th Joe Shoemaker 3rd 4th
La Crosse Loggers Marty Blasingame 5th Tied for 7th 5th
Moose Jaw Ghostbusters Whit Johnson 6th Júlio Aguilar 4th 6th
Bismarck Barons Christiano Gomes 7th Tied for 7th 7th
Riverside Red Bulls Ricardo López 8th Tied for 7th 9th
Red Deer Wranglers Jeffery Lockhart 9th Luis Trujillo 1st 8th
Bismark Border Guards Steve Benson 10th Tied for 7th 10th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Riverside Red Bulls Jesús González 1st Jesús González 2nd 1st
Bismark Border Guards Júlio Quintana 2nd Ben Cobb 3rd 2nd
Bismarck Barons Rob Lucas 3rd Rob Lucas 6th 4th
San Diego Smashers Jesús Martínez 4th Joe Shoemaker 5th 6th
Balzac Rams Nick Johnson 5th Tied for 9th 8th
Menlo Maniacs James Jones 6th James Jones 4th 5th
Moose Jaw Ghostbusters Júlio Aguilar 7th Júlio Aguilar 7th 7th
Red Deer Wranglers Manuel Gil 8th Luis Trujillo 1st 3rd
Culver City Extras Cliff Williams 9th Tied for 9th 9th
La Crosse Loggers Jorge Martínez 10th Ray Adams 8th 10th
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