SOUTHERN LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
12/31/2026
 
CATCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Gainesville Guidos Claudio Gonzáles 1st Claudio Gonzáles 1st 1st
Salem Silver Souls Jaime Rodríguez 2nd Jaime Rodríguez 4th 3rd
Beaumont Roughnecks Albert Alemán 3rd Albert Alemán 5th 4th
BlackIron Dragons António Romo 4th António Romo 2nd 2nd
Santa Fe Diablos Javier Martínez 5th Javier Martínez 3rd 5th
Wichita Wranglers Tom Gordon 6th Tom Gordon 7th 6th
Montgomery Biscuits António Fernández 7th António Fernández 6th 7th
Memphis Blues Wilson Vecino 8th Miguel Mendoza 8th 8th
Key West Barracudas Carlos Bravo 9th Chris Adams 9th 9th
West Virginia Power Brett Bell 10th 10th 10th
FIRST BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
West Virginia Power Roberto Tobías 1st Roberto Tobías 1st 1st
Memphis Blues Dale Taylor 2nd Alan McGilroy 3rd 2nd
Wichita Wranglers Alfredo Sánchez 3rd Alfredo Sánchez 5th 4th
Salem Silver Souls Millard Dye 4th Tied for 8th 8th
Gainesville Guidos Tomás Téllez 5th Tomás Téllez 2nd 3rd
Beaumont Roughnecks Michael Kent 6th Michael Kent 7th 7th
Key West Barracudas Joe Bailey 7th Joe Bailey 6th 6th
BlackIron Dragons Mike Davis 8th Ryan Jackson 4th 5th
Santa Fe Diablos Scott Compton 9th Tied for 8th 9th
Montgomery Biscuits 10th Tied for 8th 10th
SECOND BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Wichita Wranglers Giancarlo Giannini 1st Giancarlo Giannini 1st 1st
Beaumont Roughnecks Cam Flowers 2nd Tied for 6th 4th
West Virginia Power Pablo Sandoval 3rd Tied for 6th 6th
Montgomery Biscuits Rusty Downy 4th Rusty Downy 2nd 2nd
Salem Silver Souls Augusto Baiano 5th Tied for 6th 7th
Gainesville Guidos Juan Reyes 6th Juan Reyes 3rd 3rd
Santa Fe Diablos Gerald Johnson 7th Tex White 4th 5th
Memphis Blues Glenn Johnson 8th José Cabral 5th 8th
Key West Barracudas Richard Sanders 9th Tied for 6th 9th
BlackIron Dragons 10th Tied for 6th 10th
THIRD BASEMEN
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Key West Barracudas Anastasio Villa 1st Anastasio Villa 3rd 2nd
Salem Silver Souls Gabriel Miranda 2nd Tied for 8th 7th
Wichita Wranglers Ed Watkins 3rd Wayne Matthews 1st 1st
Beaumont Roughnecks Franklin Lawrence 4th Richard Griffin 6th 6th
Santa Fe Diablos Michael Barrett 5th Michael Barrett 4th 4th
Montgomery Biscuits Jack Estes 6th Tied for 8th 8th
West Virginia Power Tony Parker 7th Tony Parker 2nd 3rd
Gainesville Guidos Pedro Juárez 8th Pedro Juárez 5th 5th
BlackIron Dragons Brady McIntyre 9th Brady McIntyre 7th 9th
Memphis Blues 10th Tied for 8th 10th
SHORTSTOPS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
West Virginia Power Dave McGrath 1st Tied for 6th 4th
Beaumont Roughnecks Tony Rivera 2nd Tony Rivera 3rd 3rd
Wichita Wranglers Desi Thompson 3rd Tied for 6th 6th
Memphis Blues Chase Mueller 4th Terry Dailey 2nd 1st
Montgomery Biscuits Carlos Vásquez 5th Carlos Vásquez 1st 2nd
Santa Fe Diablos Tim Adkins 6th Tim Adkins 4th 5th
Gainesville Guidos Júlio Galló 7th Tied for 6th 8th
Key West Barracudas Luis Manuel López 8th Luis Manuel López 5th 7th
BlackIron Dragons Eugene Payne 9th Tied for 6th 9th
Salem Silver Souls 10th Tied for 6th 10th
LEFT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Beaumont Roughnecks Anthony Hezell 1st Si-xun Li 2nd 2nd
Salem Silver Souls Ezechiele Bruno 2nd Tied for 5th 4th
Wichita Wranglers Aurelio Torrez 3rd Tied for 5th 6th
Gainesville Guidos Eddy Jefferson 4th Augusto Baca 1st 1st
West Virginia Power Héctor Soto 5th Héctor Soto 3rd 3rd
Memphis Blues Artie Green 6th Artie Green 4th 5th
Key West Barracudas Frederick Chamberlain 7th Tied for 5th 7th
Santa Fe Diablos Collin Smith 8th Tied for 5th 8th
BlackIron Dragons Giovannino Arduino 9th Tied for 5th 9th
Montgomery Biscuits 10th Tied for 5th 10th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Memphis Blues Arturo Rivera 1st Mark Folger 4th 3rd
Beaumont Roughnecks Benjamin Lawson 2nd Tied for 7th 6th
Santa Fe Diablos Roberto Lozano 3rd Roberto Lozano 1st 1st
Key West Barracudas Domingo Ledesma 4th Domingo Ledesma 2nd 2nd
Salem Silver Souls Gustavo Pagán 5th Tied for 7th 7th
Montgomery Biscuits Peyton Yardley 6th Jerry Johnston 5th 4th
BlackIron Dragons Chris Waggoner 7th Ramón Rodríguez 3rd 5th
Gainesville Guidos Mark McDonald 8th Mark McDonald 6th 8th
Wichita Wranglers Ralph Lambert 9th Tied for 7th 9th
West Virginia Power 10th Tied for 7th 10th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Wichita Wranglers Javier Peña 1st Bill Frazier 6th 1st
Montgomery Biscuits Warren Martin 2nd Warren Martin 3rd 3rd
West Virginia Power Júlio Martínez 3rd Júlio Martínez 7th 6th
Gainesville Guidos Alfredo Díaz 4th Alfredo Díaz 8th 8th
Memphis Blues Pedro Ramos 5th Pedro Ramos 4th 4th
Santa Fe Diablos Lee Price 6th Lee Price 2nd 5th
Salem Silver Souls Nick Scott 7th Nick Scott 5th 7th
BlackIron Dragons Al Bartlett 8th Al Bartlett 1st 2nd
Key West Barracudas Motoki Hirata 9th Tied for 9th 9th
Beaumont Roughnecks 10th Tied for 9th 10th
STARTING PITCHERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Beaumont Roughnecks José Salinas 1st Ron Scott 2nd 1st
Salem Silver Souls Francisco Nieto 2nd Miguel Ortíz 9th 6th
West Virginia Power Ricardo Guichardo 3rd Aaron Thrash Tied for 3rd 2nd
Wichita Wranglers George Lockhart 4th Todd Brewster 5th 5th
Gainesville Guidos Chris Chamberlain 5th John Jones Tied for 3rd 4th
Montgomery Biscuits Michael Young 6th Michael Young 6th 7th
Key West Barracudas Cade Baird 7th Luke Brown 7th 8th
Santa Fe Diablos Jerry Campbell 8th Jerry Campbell 8th 9th
BlackIron Dragons Tony Murillo 9th Tony Murillo 1st 3rd
Memphis Blues Pancho Guerrero 10th 10th 10th
RELIEVERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Santa Fe Diablos Jonathan Long 1st Tied for 5th 1st
Gainesville Guidos Keith Elkins 2nd Tied for 5th 2nd
West Virginia Power Mike Frank 3rd Germán Hernández 3rd 3rd
Wichita Wranglers Jorge Ybarra 4th Tied for 5th 4th
Key West Barracudas Sean Harden 5th Tied for 5th 6th
BlackIron Dragons Roberto Castro 6th Tied for 5th 7th
Salem Silver Souls Jeff Hansen 7th Tied for 5th 8th
Montgomery Biscuits Rick Grant 8th Rick Grant 4th 9th
Beaumont Roughnecks Artie Nelson 9th Jim Fitzgerald 1st 5th
Memphis Blues Mike Clay 10th Mike Clay 2nd 10th
CLOSERS
Team Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Beaumont Roughnecks Jim Fitzgerald 1st Jim Fitzgerald 1st 1st
Montgomery Biscuits Ken Lyons 2nd Jorge Villalobos 6th 3rd
Santa Fe Diablos Michael Manning 3rd Tied for 7th 4th
Key West Barracudas Luke Brown 4th Luke Brown 2nd 2nd
Salem Silver Souls Taylor Bowen 5th Tied for 7th 5th
BlackIron Dragons Roberto Ontiveros 6th Willie Richardson 5th 6th
Wichita Wranglers Luis Pérez 7th Tied for 7th 8th
West Virginia Power Mike Frank 8th Germán Hernández 4th 7th
Gainesville Guidos Salvador De Jesús 9th Tied for 7th 10th
Memphis Blues Mike Clay 10th Mike Clay 3rd 9th
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