Indians top prospect Francisco Lindor will lead his Eastern squad into Kane County this month against Twins No. 1 slugger Miguel Sano as the Midwest League detailed its rosters for the 2012 All-Star Classic on Monday afternoon.
Lindor, ranked as the No. 29 overall prospect in baseball by MLB.com, headlines the Eastern team that also includes three Bowling Green players in the starting lineup: first baseman Jeff Malm, third baseman Tyler Goeddel and outfielder Josh Sale.
West Michigan's Steve Moya (OF) and Dean Green (DH) join Lansing's Kevin Pillar (OF), South Bend's Gerson Montilla (2B) and Fort Wanye catcher Austin Hedges as the rest of the Eastern's starters.
Sano, whose 13 homers top the Midwest League, leads a Western squad that features Peoria's Rafael Lopez (C) and Paul Hoilman (1B), Kane County outfielders Lane Adams and Jorge Bonifacio, Quad Cities' Colin Walsh (DH), Wisconsin's Greg Hopkins (2B), Clinton's Jamal Austin (OF) and Burlinton's Sean Jamieson (OF).
Notable pitchers include Fort Wayne's Adys Portillo, San Diego's No. 16 prospect, 2011 first-round pick Archie Bradley, the D-backs' No. 2 prospect, and Noah Syndergaard, Toronto's top-ranked pitcher, all on the Eastern squad.
Kane County, which will host the game on June 19 at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark, will send it's field staff to the home team's dugout as manager Brian Buchanan leads the Western Division squad. Lansing's John Tamargo Jr. was selected as the Eastern Division's field manager.
Rosters were selected by team managers, who also nominated players. Below are full rosters for both teams:
Eastern Division
Starters
NAME
POS
TEAM
Austin Hedges
C
Fort Wayne
Jeff Malm
1B
Bowling Green
Gerson Montilla
2B
South Bend
Tyler Goeddel
3B
Bowling Green
Francisco Lindor
SS
Lake County
Steven Moya
OF
West Michigan
Kevin Pillar
OF
Lansing
Josh Sale
OF
Bowling Green
O'Koyea Dickson*
DH
Great Lakes
Reserves
NAME
POS
TEAM
Matt Rice
C
Bowling Green
Joe Winker
INF
Great Lakes
Ryan Brett
INF
Bowling Green
Ryan Wright
INF
Dayton
Jon Berti
INF
Lansing
Matt Heml
INF
South Bend
Jace Peterson
INF
Fort Wayne
Eugenio Suarez
INF
West Michigan
Chris Hawkins
OF
Lansing
Pitchers
NAME
POS
TEAM
Cody Anderson
RHP
Lake County
Archie Bradley
RHP
South Bend
Tommy Collier
RHP
West Michigan
Joe Colon
RHP
Lake County
Jake Floethe
RHP
Bowling Green
Frank Garces
LHP
Fort Wayne
Kable Hogben
RHP
South Bend
Jarret Martin
LHP
Great Lakes
Ajay Meyer
RHP
Lansing
Justin Nicolino
LHP
Lansing
Jake Partridge
LHP
Bowling Green
Adys Portillo
RHP
Fort Wayne
Felipe Rivero
LHP
Bowling Green
Aaron Sanchez
RHP
Lansing
Noah Syndergaard
RHP
Lansing
Michael Torrealba
RHP
West Michigan
Field Staff
NAME
POS
TEAM
John Tamargo Jr.
Manager
Lansing
Vince Horsman
Pitching Coach
Lansing
Kenny Graham
Hitting Coach
Lansing
James Gardiner
Athletic Trainer
Lansing
Jason Dowse
Strength Coach
Lansing
* O'Koyea Dickson of the Great Lakes Loons has been added to the roster to replace the injured Dean Green as the designated hitter.
Western Division
Starters
NAME
POS
TEAM
Jairo Rodriguez**
C
Beloit
Paul Hoilman
1B
Peoria
Greg Hopkins
2B
Wisconsin
Miguel Sano
3B
Beloit
Sean Jamieson
SS
Burlington
Lane Adams
OF
Kane County
Jamal Austin
OF
Clinton
Jorge Bonifacio
OF
Kane County
Colin Walsh
DH
Quad Cities
Reserves
NAME
POS
TEAM
Rafael Neda**
C
Wisconsin
Jason Rogers
INF
Wisconsin
Eddie Rosario
INF
Beloit
Zeke DeVoss
INF
Peoria
Luis Mateo
INF
Quad Cities
Kaleb Cowart
INF
Cedar Rapids
Tyler Grimes
INF
Beloit
Yadiel Rivera
INF
Wisconsin
Jhon Goncalves
OF
Beloit
Pitchers
NAME
POS
TEAM
A.J. Achter
RHP
Beloit
Kyler Burke
LHP
Peoria
Seth Frankoff
RHP
Burlington
Drew Gagnon
RHP
Wisconsin
Drew Granier
RHP
Burlington
Tim Griffin
RHP
Clinton
Seth Harvey
RHP
Wisconsin
Ty Kelley
RHP
Cedar Rapids
Matt Ridings**
RHP
Kane County
Jordan Shipers
RHP
Clinton
Tommy Toledo
RHP
Wisconsin
Michael Tonkin
RHP
Beloit
Stephen Tromblee
LHP
Cedar Rapids
Jason Wheeler
LHP
Beloit
Mark Williams
RHP
Wisconsin
Heath Wyatt
RHP
Quad Cities
Field Staff
NAME
POS
TEAM
Brian Buchanan
Manager
Kane County
Jim Brower
Pitching Coach
Kane County
Julio Bruno
Hitting Coach
Kane County
Mark Kreiser
Athletic Trainer
Kane County
David Kathmann
Strength Coach
Kane County
** Kane County pitcher Matt Ridings has been named to replace teammate Nick Graffeo after Graffeo was promoted to Class A Advanced Wilmington. Juan Castillo moves from reserve to starter and Beloit catcher Jairo Rodriguez has been added as a reserve to replace injured Peoria catcher Rafael Lopez. Daniel Mateo of Kane County has been named to replace injured Eddie Rosario of Beloit. Due to an injury to starting catcher Juan Castillo, reserve catcher Jairo Rodriguez of Beloit is now the starter and Wisconsin's Rafael Neda has been added as reserve catcher.
This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.
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