Arroyo, Spivey highlight NWL All-Stars
If you were worried that baseball's All-Star festivities came to a close last week, you're in luck.
The Northwest League have announced the North and South Division All-Star rosters on Wednesday ahead of the Class A Short Season circuit's All-Star Game on Aug. 6 in Eugene.
The most prominent name of the bunch might be Salem-Keizer shortstop Christian Arroyo, who checks in as the Giants' No. 5 prospect according to MLB.com. Selected 25th overall by San Francisco in 2013, the 19-year-old shortstop started the season at Class A Augusta but struggled against competition that is, on average, 2 1/2 years older than him, batting .204 in 31 games. He has since found his footing in the Northwest League, putting up a .317/.370/.423 slash line with two homers and 19 RBIs in 30 games with the Volcanoes. He will start for the South Division in two weeks.
This will be the second straight season in which Arroyo has been an All-Star. He was named an Arizona League postseason All-Star after leading the circuit in slugging percentage (.511), doubles (18), RBIs (39) and runs (47) to go with a .326 average last season.
Most of the Northwest League category leaders will join Arroyo in Eugene, although the majority of them will be on the other side.
Spokane second baseman Seth Spivey has received a starting nod for the North Division side, thanks to his NWL-best .365 average. He'll be joined in the same infield by teammate and third baseman Jose Trevino, whose eight home runs are tops in the circuit. (Zach Cone is tied with Trevino with eight long balls but was promoted to Class A Hickory on Thursday.)
Stolen-base leader and Vancouver center fielder Roemon Fields (28 steals) will be one of the intriguing stories at the showcase, given his origin story. He went from a Kansas junior college player to a Seattle post office worker to a Blue Jays prospect.
On the pitching side, the North Division boasts ERA leader Helmis Rodriguez of Tri-City (2.01 ERA) while the South will have strikeout leader Ben Eckels of Hilsboro (52) and WHIP leader Jose Reyes of Salem-Keizer (0.91).
Here are the complete North and South Division rosters for the Northwest League All-Star Game:
Northwest League North Division All-Stars
| CATCHERS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| NAME | POS | TEAM | MLB ORG |
| Marcus Greene* | C | Spokane Indians | TEX |
| Adam Martin | C | Everett AquaSox | SEA |
| INFIELDERS | |||
| NAME | POS | TEAM | MLB ORG |
| Franklin Barreto* | INF | Vancouver Canadians | TOR |
| Cesar Galvez | INF | Tri-City Dust Devils | COL |
| Tim Locastro | INF | Vancouver Canadians | TOR |
| Chris Mariscal | INF | Everett AquaSox | SEA |
| Ryan McBroom* | INF | Vancouver Canadians | TOR |
| Kyle Petty | INF | Everett AquaSox | SEA |
| Seth Spivey* | INF | Spokane Indians | TEX |
| Jose Trevino* | INF | Spokane Indians | TEX |
| OUTFIELDERS | |||
| NAME | POS | TEAM | MLB ORG |
| Austin Cousino* | OF | Everett AquaSox | SEA |
| Marcos Derkes | OF | Tri-City Dust Devils | COL |
| Roemon Fields* | OF | Vancouver Canadians | TOR |
| Eduard Pinto* | OF | Spokane Indians | TEX |
| Luke Tendler* | OF | Spokane Indians | TEX |
| PITCHERS | |||
| NAME | POS | TEAM | MLB ORG |
| Andrew Case | RHP | Vancouver Canadians | TOR |
| Miguel Castro | RHP | Vancouver Canadians | TOR |
| John Fasola | RHP | Spokane Indians | TEX |
| Kody Kerski | RHP | Everett AquaSox | SEA |
| Jairo Labourt | LHP | Vancouver Canadians | TOR |
| Shane McCain | LHP | Spokane Indians | TEX |
| Jerad McCrummen | RHP | Tri-City Dust Devils | COL |
| Richelson Pena | RHP | Spokane Indians | TEX |
| Cruz Pereira | LHP | Everett AquaSox | SEA |
| Helmis Rodriguez | LHP | Tri-City Dust Devils | COL |
| FIELD STAFF | |||
| NAME | POS | TEAM | MLB ORG |
| John Schneider | Manager | Vancouver Canadians | TOR |
| Dave Pano | Batting Coach | Vancouver Canadians | TOR |
| Jeff Ware | Pitching Coach | Vancouver Canadians | TOR |
| TBD | Athletic Trainer | ||
| TBD | Strength & Conditioning Coach |
Northwest League South Division All-Stars
| CATCHERS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| NAME | POS | TEAM | MLB ORG |
| Justin Marra* | C | Boise Hawks | CHC |
| Elvin Soto | C | Hillsboro Hops | ARI |
| INFIELDERS | |||
| NAME | POS | TEAM | MLB ORG |
| Christian Arroyo* | INF | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | SF |
| Will Callaway* | INF | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | SF |
| Daniel Canela | INF | Boise Hawks | CHC |
| Franchy Cordero* | INF | Eugene Emeralds | SD |
| Marcus Davis* | INF | Eugene Emeralds | SD |
| Jalen Goree | INF | Eugene Emeralds | SD |
| Jesse Hodges | INF | Boise Hawks | CHC |
| Chase Jensen | INF | Eugene Emeralds | SD |
| Travious Relaford* | INF | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | SF |
| OUTFIELDERS | |||
| NAME | POS | TEAM | MLB ORG |
| Rashad Crawford* | OF | Boise Hawks | CHC |
| Grant Heyman* | OF | Hillsboro Hops | ARI |
| Jordan Parr | OF | Hillsboro Hops | ARI |
| Mark Zagunis | OF | Boise Hawks | CHC |
| PITCHERS | |||
| NAME | POS | TEAM | MLB ORG |
| Nicholas Baker | RHP | Hillsboro Hops | ARI |
| Trevor Clifton | RHP | Boise Hawks | CHC |
| Aaron Cressley | RHP | Eugene Emeralds | SD |
| Zac Curtis | LHP | Hillsboro Hops | ARI |
| Ryan Doran | RHP | Hillsboro Hops | ARI |
| E.J. Encinosa | RHP | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | SF |
| Cody Geyer | RHP | Hillsboro Hops | ARI |
| Jose Reyes | RHP | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | SF |
| Eury Sanchez | RHP | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | SF |
| Bryan Verbitsky | RHP | Eugene Emeralds | SD |
| FIELD STAFF | |||
| NAME | POS | TEAM | MLB ORG |
| Robbie Wine | Manager | Eugene Emeralds | SD |
| Homer Bush | Hitting Coach | Eugene Emeralds | SD |
| Nelson Cruz | Pitching Coach | Eugene Emeralds | SD |
| Mitch Mattoon | Athletic Trainer | Eugene Emeralds | SD |
| Gabe Lazzaro | Strength & Conditioning Coach | Eugene Emeralds | SD |
Sam Dykstra is a contributor to MiLB.com.