Chiefs, 'Nuts have most All-Star starters
The Bees will send five players to the midseason showcase, set for June 21 at Quad Cities' Modern Woodmen Park. Although the Lugnuts have only four representatives, three were named starters on the Eastern Division squad.
The third-place Peoria Chiefs landed three starters on the Western Division roster, as well as two reserve players and a pitcher. Their total of six representatives matches the South Bend Silver Hawks, on the Eastern side, for tops in the league.
The Clinton LumberKings, who send hurler James Paxton, are the only club with fewer than three representatives.
League strikeout leader Josh Smith, who's fanned 76 for the Dayton Dragons, headlines an Eastern pitching staff that also includes Lansing's Steve Turnbull, who leads the loop with 13 saves.
The Western hurlers are also a formidable group. In addition to Paxton, Wisconsin's Tyler Thornburg, who's 4-0 and ranks second in the league with a 1.31 ERA, and Beloit's Adrian Salcedo are among those charged with shutting down the Eastern offense.
That's no easy task. The East squad includes South Bend's Yazy Arbelo, who leads the league with 14 homers and 43 RBIs, and Lake County's Anthony Gallas, who has a Midwest-best .350 batting average.
Peoria teammates Matthew Szczur and Pierre LePage join Beloit's Daniel Ortiz on the West's impressive offense.
The Eastern team will be managed by Lake County's Ted Kubiak, while Quad Cities' Johnny Rodriguez is the West skipper.
2010 Midwest League All-Star Teams |
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Eastern Division All-Star Team |
Western Division All-Star Team |
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Starting Position Players |
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PLAYER | POS | TEAM | PLAYER | POS | TEAM | |
Rob Brantly | C | West Michigan | Cody Stanley | C | Quad Cities | |
Yazy Arbelo | 1B | South Bend | Michael Gonzales | 1B | Beloit | |
Hernan Perez | 2B | West Michigan | Pierre LePage | 2B | Peoria | |
Jake Blackwood | 3B | Fort Wayne | Greg Rohan | 3B | Peoria | |
Derek Dietrich | SS | Bowling Green | Yordy Cabrera | SS | Burlington | |
Ender Inciarte* | OF | South Bend | Daniel Ortiz | OF | Beloit | |
Marcus Knecht | OF | Lansing | Travis Witherspoon | OF | Cedar Rapids | |
Jake Marisnick | OF | Lansing | Matt Szczur | OF | Peoria | |
Michael Crouse | DH | Lansing | Chris Dennis | DH | Wisconsin | |
Reserve Position Players |
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PLAYER | POS | TEAM | PLAYER | POS | TEAM | |
Alex Monsalve | C | Lake County | Micah Gibbs | C | Peoria | |
Phil Wunderlich | INF | Bowling Green | Richard Jones | INF | Peoria | |
Dominic D'Anna | INF | Dayton | Nino Leyja | INF | Burlington | |
Argenis Martinez | INF | Lake County | Mike Walker | INF | Wisconsin | |
Matt Helm | INF | South Bend | Elliot Soto* | INF | Peoria | |
Zach Walters | INF | South Bend | Starlin Rodriguez | INF | Quad Cities | |
Rymer Liriano* | OF | Fort Wayne | Douglas Landaeta | OF | Burlington | |
Pitchers |
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PLAYER | POS | TEAM | PLAYER | POS | TEAM | |
C.J. Riefenhauser | LHP | Bowling Green | Adrian Salcedo | RHP | Beloit | |
Eliazer Suero | RHP | Bowling Green | Blake Hassebrock | RHP | Burlington | |
Josh Smith | RHP | Dayton | Daniel Tenholder | RHP | Burlington | |
Daniel Corcino | RHP | Dayton | Zach Thornton | RHP | Burlington | |
Keyvius Sampson | RHP | Fort Wayne | Dakota Robinson | LHP | Cedar Rapids | |
Matt Jackson | RHP | Fort Wayne | Max Russell | LHP | Cedar Rapids | |
Red Patterson | RHP | Great Lakes | James Paxton | LHP | Clinton | |
Garrett Gould | RHP | Great Lakes | Greg Billo | RHP | Kane County | |
Ryan Christenson | LHP | Great Lakes | Chase Boruff* | RHP | Kane County | |
Mike Rayl | LHP | Lake County | Leonel Santiago | RHP | Kane County | |
Mike Goodnight | RHP | Lake County | Austin Kirk | LHP | Peoria | |
Clayton Ehlert | RHP | Lake County | Anthony Ferrara | LHP | Quad Cities | |
Steve Turnbull | RHP | Lansing | Justin Wright | LHP | Quad Cities | |
Tyler Green | RHP | South Bend | Trevor Rosenthal | RHP | Quad Cities | |
David Holmberg | LHP | South Bend | Austin Ross | RHP | Wisconsin | |
Bruce Rondon | RHP | West Michigan | Tyler Thornburg | RHP | Wisconsin | |
Coaches |
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NAME | POS | TEAM | NAME | POS | TEAM | |
Ted Kubiak | Mgr. | Lake County | Johnny Rodriguez | Mgr. | Quad Cities | |
Jeff Harris | Pitching | Lake County | Tim Leveque | Pitching | Quad Cities | |
Jim Rickon | Batting | Lake County | Joe Kruzel | Batting | Quad Cities | |
Eric Bauer | Trainer | Quad Cities |
* On June 14, the Midwest League announced that South Bend's Ender Inciarte will replace Lake County's Anthony Gallas in the Eastern Division starting lineup. Fort Wayne's Rymer Liriano replaces Gallas on the Eastern Division roster. Gallas is unable to play due to promotion. Peoria's Elliot Soto and Quad Cities' Starlin Rodriguez will replace Kane County's Gerard Hall and Quad Cities' Greg Garcia on the Western Division roster. Both Hall and Garcia were promoted.
On June 17, the Midwest League announced that Kane County pitcher Sugar Ray Marinon has been placed on the disabled list. Therefore, teammate Chase Boruff will replace him on the Western Division roster.
Josh Jackson is a contributor to MLB.com.