MIDWEST LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY POSITIONS
12/21/2025
BNN Index
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MID
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SCORES
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STANDINGS
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STATS
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TEAMS
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TRANSACTIONS
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HISTORY
CATCHERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
West Michigan Whitecaps
Jesús Montoya
1st
5th(tied)
5th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Andy Ison
2nd
Andy Ison
3rd
1st(tied)
Clinton LumberKings
Al Gray
3rd (tied)
5th(tied)
6th
Quad Cities River Bandits
Shawn Hatfield
3rd (tied)
Shawn Hatfield
2nd
1st(tied)
South Bend Cubs
Bob Lambert
5th
5th(tied)
7th
Beloit Snappers
Jim Campbell
6th
Jim Campbell
4th
4th
Great Lakes Loons
Alex Davis
7th
5th(tied)
8th
Burlington Bees
Coy Patterson
8th
Jared Whittier
1st
3rd
Lansing Lugnuts
Erik Johnston
9th
5th(tied)
9th
Fort Wayne TinCaps
Pancho Rivera
10th
5th(tied)
10th
Bowling Green Hot Rods
Doug Stephens
11th
5th(tied)
11th
Peoria Chiefs
Chris Johnson
12th
5th(tied)
12th
Lake County Captains
Tim Buchanan
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
Mike Nicholas
4th
3rd
Kane County Cougars
Eric Stanley
6th
5th(tied)
7th
Clinton LumberKings
Chris McIntosh
7th
5th(tied)
8th
Beloit Snappers
Phil Shepherd
8th
5th(tied)
9th
Bowling Green Hot Rods
Steve Harper
9th
5th(tied)
10th
Dayton Dragons
Lou Jones
10th
Jesús Guerra
3rd
4th
Quad Cities River Bandits
Álex Perales
11th
5th(tied)
11th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Juan Rodríguez
12th
5th(tied)
12th
Peoria Chiefs
Joe Wynn
13th
5th(tied)
13th
Fort Wayne TinCaps
Jesús Díaz
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
7th(tied)
7th
Lake County Captains
Danny Griffin
2nd
Víctor Díaz
5th
2nd
Beloit Snappers
Max Owens
3rd
7th(tied)
8th
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Olav Jansen
4th
Vic Rosa
1st
1st
Quad Cities River Bandits
Juan Salas
5th
Héctor Rivera
3rd
3rd
South Bend Cubs
Zach Kennedy
6th
7th(tied)
9th
Peoria Chiefs
Stan Miller
7th
7th(tied)
10th
Lansing Lugnuts
José López
8th
José López
6th
5th
Bowling Green Hot Rods
Alex Baker
9th
Joe Peterson
2nd
4th
West Michigan Whitecaps
Mike Murillo
10th
Mike Murillo
4th
6th
Kane County Cougars
Jim Seymour
11th
7th(tied)
11th
Clinton LumberKings
Marc Morgan
12th
7th(tied)
12th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Rudy Lamb
13th
7th(tied)
13th
Fort Wayne TinCaps
Jorge Gonzáles
14th
7th(tied)
14th
Burlington Bees
Darren Whitehead
15th
7th(tied)
15th
Dayton Dragons
16th
7th(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
3rd(tied)
3rd
West Michigan Whitecaps
Dax Johnson
3rd
3rd(tied)
4th
Peoria Chiefs
Ron Seeberg
4th
Luis Sánchez
1st
2nd
Burlington Bees
Walt Paniers
5th
3rd(tied)
5th
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Brad Beck
6th
3rd(tied)
6th
Kane County Cougars
Tommy Fields
7th
3rd(tied)
7th
Lake County Captains
Lou Wilson
8th
3rd(tied)
8th
Quad Cities River Bandits
Don Green
9th
3rd(tied)
9th
Bowling Green Hot Rods
Oriol Rodríguez
10th
3rd(tied)
10th
Dayton Dragons
Phil Baker
11th
3rd(tied)
11th
Fort Wayne TinCaps
Qin-shu Jiang
12th
3rd(tied)
12th
Beloit Snappers
13th (tied)
3rd(tied)
13th(tied)
Lansing Lugnuts
13th (tied)
3rd(tied)
13th(tied)
South Bend Cubs
13th (tied)
3rd(tied)
13th(tied)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
13th (tied)
3rd(tied)
13th(tied)
SHORTSTOPS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
South Bend Cubs
Hugh Porter
1st
Hugh Porter
4th
3rd
Quad Cities River Bandits
Mike Muñóz
2nd
5th(tied)
5th
West Michigan Whitecaps
Jim Duffy
3rd
Jim Duffy
1st(tied)
1st
Lansing Lugnuts
Robbie Blankenbeckler
4th
Robbie Blankenbeckler
3rd
4th
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Ben Noke
5th
5th(tied)
6th
Beloit Snappers
Juan Carlos Tirado
6th
5th(tied)
7th
Clinton LumberKings
Dax Russell
7th
5th(tied)
8th
Kane County Cougars
Juan Carlos Canseco
8th
5th(tied)
9th
Dayton Dragons
Wes Carter
9th
5th(tied)
10th
Bowling Green Hot Rods
Torazo Ramírez
10th
5th(tied)
11th
Burlington Bees
Dave Burnett
11th
Danny Jarvis
1st(tied)
2nd
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Dan Thompson
12th
5th(tied)
12th
Fort Wayne TinCaps
Jon Schmidt
13th
5th(tied)
13th
Great Lakes Loons
14th (tied)
5th(tied)
14th(tied)
Lake County Captains
14th (tied)
5th(tied)
14th(tied)
Peoria Chiefs
14th (tied)
5th(tied)
14th(tied)
LEFT FIELDERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Beloit Snappers
Erik Wills
1st
6th(tied)
5th
West Michigan Whitecaps
Tony Boggs
2nd
Tony Boggs
4th
3rd
Clinton LumberKings
Quincy McLeod
3rd
José Barajas
2nd
2nd
Bowling Green Hot Rods
Jendrzej Geremek
4th
6th(tied)
7th
Quad Cities River Bandits
Luis Villarreal
5th
Charlie Jones
1st
1st
Dayton Dragons
Walt Harvey
6th
6th(tied)
8th
South Bend Cubs
Jorge Cortéz
7th
6th(tied)
9th
Peoria Chiefs
Dave Campbell
8th
Dave Campbell
3rd
4th
Lake County Captains
Sean Hartman
9th
6th(tied)
10th
Lansing Lugnuts
Wilbert Gordon
10th
6th(tied)
11th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Del Perkins
11th
6th(tied)
12th
Fort Wayne TinCaps
Eric MacIntyre
12th
6th(tied)
13th
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Dave Hensley
13th
6th(tied)
14th
Kane County Cougars
Jesús García
14th
Jesús García
5th
6th
Burlington Bees
Dave Conner
15th
6th(tied)
15th
Great Lakes Loons
16th
6th(tied)
16th
CENTER FIELDERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Quad Cities River Bandits
Eric Newton
1st
7th(tied)
7th
West Michigan Whitecaps
Steve Ford
2nd
7th(tied)
8th
South Bend Cubs
Chris Allen
3rd
7th(tied)
9th
Bowling Green Hot Rods
Juan Rocha
4th
Chris Jones
6th
6th
Lansing Lugnuts
Steve Eldridge
5th
7th(tied)
10th
Great Lakes Loons
Rob Walls
6th
Rob Walls
5th
3rd
Beloit Snappers
Pat Hall
7th
Curt Warren
4th
4th
Burlington Bees
Ron Ray
8th
7th(tied)
11th
Clinton LumberKings
Tony Villarreal
9th
Steve Bender
2nd
2nd
Kane County Cougars
Clarence Ackerman
10th
Clarence Ackerman
3rd
5th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Cristián Fernández
11th
Steve Walker
1st
1st
Peoria Chiefs
Innis Haggart
12th
7th(tied)
12th
Lake County Captains
Matilde Fiuza
13th
7th(tied)
13th
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Mario Gil
14th
7th(tied)
14th
Fort Wayne TinCaps
Jamie Burnell
15th
7th(tied)
15th
Dayton Dragons
Jorge Duarte
16th
7th(tied)
16th
RIGHT FIELDERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
Clinton LumberKings
Norbert Coleman
1st
Norbert Coleman
3rd(tied)
2nd
Bowling Green Hot Rods
Cristián Cabrera
2nd
Cristián Cabrera
3rd(tied)
3rd
West Michigan Whitecaps
Tim York
3rd
Juan Martínez
1st
1st
Lansing Lugnuts
José Cisneros
4th
6th(tied)
6th
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
Mike González
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
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Chris Peterson
3rd
Chris Peterson
3rd
3rd
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Dominic Crow
4th
Chris Mack
6th
4th
Clinton LumberKings
Stan Valentine
5th
Stan Valentine
5th
5th
Great Lakes Loons
Tommy Murchie
6th
Joe James
7th
6th
Bowling Green Hot Rods
Damian Clark
7th
Cliff Apsley
9th
7th
Burlington Bees
Derek Hoskins
8th
10th(tied)
10th
South Bend Cubs
Daryl Young
9th
10th(tied)
11th
Lake County Captains
Mike Fletcher
10th
10th(tied)
12th
Fort Wayne TinCaps
Daniel Ávila
11th
Scotty Baxter
8th
8th
Peoria Chiefs
Curt Warren
12th
10th(tied)
13th
Quad Cities River Bandits
Ángelo Martínez
13th
10th(tied)
14th
Lansing Lugnuts
Steve Collins
14th
10th(tied)
15th
Dayton Dragons
Ernie Thompson
15th
10th(tied)
16th
Kane County Cougars
Lou Adams
16th
Lou Adams
4th
9th
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
3rd(tied)
2nd
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
César Rivera
3rd
3rd(tied)
4th
Lansing Lugnuts
Doug Winters
4th
Doug Winters
2nd
3rd
South Bend Cubs
José Maréz
5th
3rd(tied)
5th
Clinton LumberKings
Marlon Lyons
6th
3rd(tied)
6th
Beloit Snappers
Joey Henderson
7th
3rd(tied)
7th
Quad Cities River Bandits
Jimmy DeWitt
8th
3rd(tied)
8th
Fort Wayne TinCaps
Rob Anderson
9th
3rd(tied)
9th
Kane County Cougars
Mike Wright
10th
3rd(tied)
10th
West Michigan Whitecaps
Yasunobu Hayagawa
11th
3rd(tied)
11th
Peoria Chiefs
Freddie Adams
12th
3rd(tied)
12th
Lake County Captains
Juan López
13th
3rd(tied)
13th
Great Lakes Loons
Jarrod Lane
14th
3rd(tied)
14th
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Tim Paul
15th
3rd(tied)
15th
Dayton Dragons
José Fernández
16th
3rd(tied)
16th
CLOSERS
Team
Top player
Team ranking
Top prospect
Organizational ranking
Overall ranking
West Michigan Whitecaps
Yasunobu Hayagawa
1st
3rd(tied)
3rd
Burlington Bees
Kevin Jenkins
2nd
Kevin Jenkins
1st
1st
Lansing Lugnuts
Doug Winters
3rd
Doug Winters
2nd
2nd
Bowling Green Hot Rods
Damian Clark
4th
3rd(tied)
4th
Quad Cities River Bandits
Bob Barraclough
5th
3rd(tied)
5th
Clinton LumberKings
Marlon Lyons
6th
3rd(tied)
6th
South Bend Cubs
José Maréz
7th
3rd(tied)
7th
Peoria Chiefs
Freddie Adams
8th
3rd(tied)
8th
Lake County Captains
Dylan Fairchild
9th
3rd(tied)
9th
Great Lakes Loons
Jarrod Lane
10th
3rd(tied)
10th
Kane County Cougars
Mike Wright
11th
3rd(tied)
11th
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Tim Paul
12th
3rd(tied)
12th
Fort Wayne TinCaps
Rob Anderson
13th
3rd(tied)
13th
Dayton Dragons
Joe Sanders
14th
3rd(tied)
14th
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
César Rivera
15th
3rd(tied)
15th
Beloit Snappers
Damian Kline
16th
3rd(tied)
16th
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