NIPPON BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE
POSITIONAL STRENGTH OVERVIEW BY TEAMS
11/21/2022
 
CHIBA LOTTE (NI-GUN) MARINES (AA) 11/21/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Meibrys Viloria 1st Meibrys Viloria 8th 1st
First Basemen Jake Burger 5th 8th 8th
Second Basemen Pascual Fiorello 12th Pascual Fiorello 8th 10th
Third Basemen Willie Burger 5th 11th 11th
Shortstops Yeremi Rosario 10th Yeremi Rosario 3rd 7th
Left Fielders Casey Soltis 3rd Bakari Gayle 6th 5th
Center Fielders Chad W. Smith 1st Zachary Daniels 10th 10th
Right Fielders Tanner Stanley 5th Matt Lautz 4th 4th
Starting Pitchers Freddy Peralta 11th Diony Rodriguez 2nd 5th
Relievers Cole Baker 11th Sean Mathews 11th 12th
Closers Yoichibei Toyota 8th Yoichibei Toyota 5th 8th
CHUNICHI (NI-GUN) DRAGONS (AA) 11/21/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Jim Sherman 10th Jim Sherman 11th 12th
First Basemen Joel Diaz 12th 8th (tied) 12th
Second Basemen Julio Mendez 9th Shunen Hashimoto 11th 11th
Third Basemen Rio Ruiz 7th Steven Oakley 5th 3rd
Shortstops Royce Lewis 2nd Royce Lewis 2nd 1st
Left Fielders D.J. Artis 6th D.J. Artis 5th 7th
Center Fielders José Morales 9th José Morales 6th 7th
Right Fielders Jacob Parrott 2nd Jacob Parrott 1st 1st
Starting Pitchers Nick Wells 10th Kenshin Hayagawa 3rd 4th
Relievers Jorge N. Rodriguez 10th Emilio Ferrebus 8th 11th
Closers Javier Valentin-Rodriguez 9th Javier Valentin-Rodriguez 5th (tied) 9th
FUKUOKA SOFTBANK (NI-GUN) HAWKS (AA) 11/21/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Zeke Pinkham 8th Drew Blakely 3rd 4th
First Basemen Jorge Rodríguez 11th Jorge Rodríguez 5th 5th
Second Basemen Chris Bostick 2nd Matt Morales 2nd 2nd
Third Basemen Ty Buck 10th Shane Martinez 8th 9th
Shortstops Jeff Cox 11th Jeff Cox 3rd (tied) 8th
Left Fielders Bryan De La Cruz 12th Bryan De La Cruz 4th 4th
Center Fielders Daniel Fields 8th Kansuke Oka 6th (tied) 6th
Right Fielders Joey Curletta 10th Yoel Andujar 4th (tied) 5th
Starting Pitchers Jarrett Montgomery 6th Jarrett Montgomery 12th 12th
Relievers Elvis Araujo 1st Akihiro Kichida 11th (tied) 8th
Closers Fernando Salas 2nd Akihiro Kichida 5th (tied) 5th
HANSHIN (NI-GUN) TIGERS (AA) 11/21/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Bret Maxwell 7th Ismerling Mota 7th 6th
First Basemen Blake Anderson 7th 8th (tied) 10th
Second Basemen Logan Taylor 8th Ietsuna Asai 6th 6th
Third Basemen Matthew Schmidt 8th Matthew Schmidt 6th 4th
Shortstops Kody Clemens 1st Sahid Valenzuela 9th 9th
Left Fielders Blake Perkins 10th 9th 12th
Center Fielders Jon Jay 3rd Ton Koyama 6th (tied) 3rd
Right Fielders Jeremias Portorreal 6th Jeremias Portorreal 7th 8th
Starting Pitchers Max Wotell 8th Tadanobu Nakagawa 9th 10th
Relievers Yhonathan Barrios 7th Gregorio Sequera 7th 6th
Closers Toshimichi Tsuchiya 10th Toshimichi Tsuchiya 5th (tied) 10th
HIROSHIMA TOYO (NI-GUN) CARP (AA) 11/21/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Kuemon Morimoto 12th Kuemon Morimoto 1st 8th
First Basemen Aaron Ping 10th António Gómez 6th 7th
Second Basemen Cory Spangenberg 5th Juan Rodríguez 7th 8th
Third Basemen Sergio Macias 11th Sergio Macias 8th (tied) 10th
Shortstops Thairo Estrada 8th Tsuruki Suzuki 10th 11th
Left Fielders Taylor Dugas 5th 9th (tied) 10th
Center Fielders A.R. Hill 11th Bob Davis 2nd 8th
Right Fielders Leobaldo Cabrera 12th Leobaldo Cabrera 7th (tied) 10th
Starting Pitchers Kris Medlen 2nd Wander Cabrera 4th 2nd
Relievers Jose Leclerc 8th Keitaro Kichida 9th 9th
Closers Sergio Romo 1st Tokugawa Yamasaki 2nd 1st
HOKKAIDO NIPPON HAM (NI-GUN) FIGHTERS (AA) 11/21/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Logan Gillaspie 4th Logan Gillaspie 2nd 3rd
First Basemen Jaxxon Fagg 3rd Jose Colina 6th (tied) 6th
Second Basemen Jhon Meison Herrera 10th Jhon Meison Herrera 2nd (tied) 4th
Third Basemen Garrett Milchin 3rd Garrett Milchin 8th (tied) 8th
Shortstops Zack Kone 5th Tabito Matsui 3rd (tied) 4th
Left Fielders Jake Smolinski 11th Jose Jules 1st 3rd
Center Fielders Eddy Vizcaino 6th Terence Hill 5th 5th
Right Fielders Brock Anderson 1st Tulio Garcia 7th (tied) 6th
Starting Pitchers Harol Gonzalez 7th Matt McGarry 1st 1st
Relievers James Pazos 2nd Nobuatsu Kichikawa 6th 3rd
Closers Nick Sawyer 4th Bryant Jordan 3rd 3rd
ORIX (NI-GUN) BUFFALOES (AA) 11/21/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tim Susnara 5th Kerby Camacho 9th 9th
First Basemen Matt E. Duffy 8th 8th (tied) 11th
Second Basemen Ripken Reyes 7th Ripken Reyes 9th 9th
Third Basemen Ryan Karstetter 4th Ryan Karstetter 7th 7th
Shortstops Marco Hernandez 7th Ralphy Almarza 3rd (tied) 6th
Left Fielders Kevin Collard 1st John Cresto 1st (tied) 1st
Center Fielders Jose Patino 2nd Jose Patino 4th 1st
Right Fielders Kevin Strohschein 7th Kevin Strohschein 6th 7th
Starting Pitchers Patrick Murphy 4th Victor Concepcion 4th (tied) 3rd
Relievers Neftali Feliz 4th Yoritomo Fujishima 2nd 2nd
Closers Yoshinaka Iwata 6th Yoshinaka Iwata 5th (tied) 6th
SEIBU (NI-GUN) LIONS (AA) 11/21/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Logan Boyer 3rd Logan Boyer 11th (tied) 11th
First Basemen Jacob Corso 6th 8th (tied) 9th
Second Basemen Bryson Brigman 1st AJ Lee 9th (tied) 7th
Third Basemen Darren Miller 6th 11th (tied) 12th
Shortstops Diego A. Castillo 9th Yonny Hernandez 1st 2nd
Left Fielders Lou Schaefer 2nd 9th (tied) 9th
Center Fielders Saige Jenco 7th Randy Ventura 3rd 2nd
Right Fielders Nestor Muriel 3rd Nestor Muriel 3rd 2nd
Starting Pitchers Julio Mateo 12th Keegan James 9th (tied) 11th
Relievers Tom Harlan 9th Masahide Kobayashi 2nd (tied) 4th
Closers Connor Lunn 7th Connor Lunn 5th (tied) 7th
TOHOKU RAKUTEN (NI-GUN) GOLDEN EAGLES (AA) 11/21/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Cordell Dunn 2nd Cordell Dunn 4th 2nd
First Basemen Luis Encarnacion 2nd Luis Encarnacion 2nd 1st
Second Basemen Jefry Souffront 3rd Jefry Souffront 2nd (tied) 3rd
Third Basemen Trey Michalczewski 2nd L.J. Talley 1st 1st
Shortstops Nick Madrigal 4th Nick Madrigal 3rd (tied) 3rd
Left Fielders Dany Rojas 7th Dany Rojas 8th 8th
Center Fielders Austin Schotts 3rd (tied) 12th 12th
Right Fielders D.J. Peters 4th 11th 11th
Starting Pitchers Austin Moore 3rd Evan Sperling 9th (tied) 8th
Relievers C.K. Irby 5th Mario Manuel 10th 10th
Closers Corey Taylor 5th Mario Manuel 4th 4th
TOKYO YAKULT (NI-GUN) SWALLOWS (AA) 11/21/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Tanner Gragg 11th Welbin Bautista 6th 7th
First Basemen Devin Davis 1st Devin Davis 3rd 3rd
Second Basemen Jordan Stephens 4th 12th 12th
Third Basemen Bill Pujols 9th Kevin Mathis 2nd 5th
Shortstops Aaron Schunk 3rd Aaron Schunk 10th (tied) 10th
Left Fielders Abraham Almonte 4th José Pérez 7th 6th
Center Fielders Carlos Machado 12th Carlos Machado 1st 9th
Right Fielders Wasner Peguero 11th 11th (tied) 12th
Starting Pitchers Chris Paddack 5th Masahiro Nagata 7th 9th
Relievers Jimmy Yacabonis 3rd Kazutoshi Okabe 1st 1st
Closers Enrique Burgos 3rd Kazutoshi Okabe 1st 2nd
YOKOHAMA (NI-GUN) BAY STARS (AA) 11/21/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Michael Higgins 6th Rafelin Lorenzo 5th 5th
First Basemen Hunter Stovall 8th (tied) Hunter Stovall 3rd (tied) 4th
Second Basemen J.D. Salmon-Williams 11th J.D. Salmon-Williams 2nd (tied) 5th
Third Basemen Omar Meregildo 12th Omar Meregildo 2nd (tied) 6th
Shortstops Greifer Andrade 12th Greifer Andrade 10th (tied) 12th
Left Fielders Ivan Wilson 9th Yoshimasa Tanaka 1st (tied) 2nd
Center Fielders Ánibal Gonzáles 10th Ánibal Gonzáles 10th (tied) 11th
Right Fielders Matt Hardy 8th Matt Hardy 2nd 3rd
Starting Pitchers Solomon Bates 1st Solomon Bates 7th (tied) 6th
Relievers John Cornely 12th Yerry De Los Santos 4th 7th
Closers Naomi Tenno 12th Naomi Tenno 5th (tied) 12th
YOMIURI (NI-GUN) GIANTS (AA) 11/21/2022
Position Top player Team ranking Top prospect Organizational ranking Overall ranking
Catchers Andrew Sharpe 9th Sachi Kobayashi 10th 10th
First Basemen Santiago Rincon 4th Santiago Rincon 1st 2nd
Second Basemen Wadye Ynfante 6th Wadye Ynfante 1st 1st
Third Basemen Cade Pollard 1st Cade Pollard 2nd (tied) 2nd
Shortstops Zach Green 6th Kosaku Fujita 3rd (tied) 5th
Left Fielders Kolby Copeland 8th 9th (tied) 11th
Center Fielders Joe Lancellotti 5th Joe Lancellotti 6th (tied) 4th
Right Fielders Corbin Martin 9th Nobuyori Okada 7th (tied) 9th
Starting Pitchers Grant Sloan 9th Nick Lodolo 6th 7th
Relievers Scott Oberg 6th Stephen Kolek 5th 5th
Closers Nobuhiko Yamamoto 11th Nobuhiko Yamamoto 5th (tied) 11th
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