The National League side will be without two of its strongest first-half performers at next Tuesday's New York-Penn League All-Star game, which is exacerbated by this fact: The American League will sport power-armed pitcher Taylor Guerrieri.
The Class A Short-Season circuit released its rosters for the eighth annual exhibition, which will be hosted by the Mahoning Valley Scrappers at Eastwood Field in Niles, Ohio.
State College outfielder Barrett Barnes (Pirates), the 45th overall pick in June's Draft, and Batavia catcher Jesus Montero (Cardinals) were selected to represent the NL but are currently overcoming injuries.
Among those who will help pick up the slack: Tri-City's Andrew Aplin (Astros), who was sporting a 1.000 OPS through 43 games, and Batavia second baseman Breyvic Valera, who is third in the league in batting with a .332 mark.
Hudson Valley right-hander Guerrieri, the Rays' first-round draftee in 2011, leads the AL's pitching staff. He has yet to earn his first pro win but, through seven outings, has compiled a 1.24 ERA and a 25-to-2 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Fellow Renegades starter Jeff Ames (3-0, 1.85 ERA) and Mahoning Valley's Luis DeJesus (4-0, 1.41) will also pose a challenge on the pitching rubber.
Twenty-eight players representing were selected to participate on the American League squad. The NL has 30 on its roster to account for Barnes and Montero.
American League All-Stars
Position Players
NAME
POS
TEAM
MLB ORG
Sam Kimmel
C
Aberdeen
BAL
Charlie Valerio
C
Mahoning Valley
CLE
Matt Snyder
1B
Staten Island
NYY
Christian Walker
1B
Aberdeen
BAL
Christopher Bostwick
2B
Vermont
OAK
Thomas Coyle
2B
Hudson Valley
TB
Tyler Hanover
3B
Connecticut
DET
Joseph Wendle
3B
Mahoning Valley
CLE
Joel Hutter
SS
Aberdeen
BAL
Jared Reaves
SS
Connecticut
DET
Leonardo Reginatto
SS
Hudson Valley
TB
Austin Booker
OF
Vermont
OAK
Taylor Dugas
OF
Staten Island
NYY
Lucas Herbst
OF
Aberdeen
BAL
Joey Rickard
OF
Hudson Valley
TB
Danry Vasquez
OF
Connecticut
DET
John Wooten
OF
Vermont
OAK
Dreily Guerrero
DH
Lowell
BOS
Joe Sever
DH
Mahoning Valley
CLE
Pitchers
NAME
POS
TEAM
MLB ORG
Jeff Ames
RHP
Hudson Valley
TB
Luis DeJesus
RHP
Mahoning Valley
CLE
Taylor Guerrieri
RHP
Hudson Valley
TB
Kristopher Hall
RHP
Vermont
OAK
Jacob Lee
RHP
Mahoning Valley
CLE
Jose Molina
LHP
Hudson Valley
TB
James Pazos
LHP
Staten Island
NYY
Francisco Taveras
LHP
Lowell
BOS
Josh Turley
LHP
Connecticut
DET
Field Staff
NAME
POS
TEAM
MLB ORG
Ted Kubiak
Manager
Mahoning Valley
CLE
Tony Mansolino
Coach
Mahoning Valley
CLE
Greg Hibbard
Coach
Mahoning Valley
CLE
National League All-Stars
Position Players
NAME
POS
TEAM
MLB ORG
Tyler Heineman
C
Tri-City
HOU
Jobduan Morales
C
Tri-City
HOU
Jesus Montero*
C
Batavia
STL
Jacob Stallings
C
State College
PIT
Shawn Pleffner
1B
Auburn
WAS
Viosergy Rosa
1B
Jamestown
MIA
Austin Elkins
2B
Tri-City
HOU
Breyvic Valera
2B
Batavia
STL
D.J. Crumlich
3B
State College
PIT
Patrick Wisdom
3B
Batavia
STL
Roman Quinn
SS
Williamsport
PHI
Wes Schill
SS
Auburn
WAS
Barrett Barnes*
OF
State College
PIT
Tyler Gaffney
OF
State College
PIT
Estarlin Martinez
OF
Auburn
WAS
Juancito Martinez
OF
Jamestown
MIA
Wander Ramos
OF
Auburn
WAS
Jesus Solorzano
OF
Jamestown
MIA
Craig Manuel
DH
Auburn
WAS
Chris Serritella
DH
Williamsport
PHI
Pitchers
NAME
POS
TEAM
MLB ORG
Blake Ford
RHP
Tri-City
HOU
Brian Holmes
LHP
Tri-City
HOU
Luis Mateo
RHP
Brooklyn
NYM
Tyler Melling
LHP
Batavia
STL
John Mincone
LHP
Brooklyn
NYM
Aaron West
RHP
Tri-City
HOU
Nick Wittgren
RHP
Jamestown
MIA
Lee Stoppelman
LHP
Batavia
STL
Gabriel Ynoa
RHP
Brooklyn
NYM
Hansel Robles
RHP
Brooklyn
NYM
Field Staff
NAME
POS
TEAM
MLB ORG
Angel Espada
Manager
Jamestown
MIA
Rick Arena
Coach
Jamestown
MIA
Brendan Sagara
Coach
Jamestown
MIA
* Player will not participate due to injury.
Umpires: Clayton Hamm, Sam Vogt, Blake Carnahan, Tim Hromada, Jorge Teran and Brian Peterson
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