Cuevas voted Arizona League's best
The Giants prospect was named the AZL Most Valuable Player and Dodgers skipper Jody Reed earned Manager of the Year honors as the league announced its 2011 Postseason All-Star team Tuesday afternoon.
Cuevas, San Francisco's 29th-round pick last year, hit .337 and led the circuit with nine homers and 46 RBIs in 46 games for the AZL Giants this summer. He's joined on the All-Star squad by Giants teammates Ben Thomas (1B) and Joan Gregorio (RP).
Reds first baseman Juan Perez, Rangers catcher Kevin Torres and Cubs shortstop Gioskar Amaya round out the infield.
The A's Kevin Rojas and the Padres' Yoan Alcantara were selected to the outfield alongside the Dodgers' Joe Winker.
Indians starter Elvis Araujo was named the top left-hander, and Brewers southpaw Manuel Ruiz was voted the top lefty out of the bullpen. Royals righty Andrew Stueve made the squad as the best right-handed reliever.
Reed won top skipper honors after leading the Dodgers to a 34-22 mark in the regular season. Reed and the Dodgers will take on Cuevas in the Giants this week in the Arizona League Championship Series.
The full roster is below:
Most Valuable Player: Jose Cuevas, Giants
Manager of the Year: Jody Reed, Dodgers
2011 Arizona League All-Star Team |
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Position Players |
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POS | PLAYER | TEAM | AFFILIATE |
C | Kevin Torres | Rangers | Texas |
1B | Ben Thomas | Giants | San Francisco |
2B | Juan Perez | Reds | Cincinnati |
3B | Jose Cuevas | Giants | San Francisco |
SS | Gioskar Amaya | Cubs | Chicago (NL) |
OF | Kelvin Rojas | Athletics | Oakland |
OF | Yoan Alcantara | Padres | San Diego |
OF | Joseph Winker | Dodgers | Los Angeles (NL) |
DH | Kevin Torres | Rangers | Texas |
Starting Pitchers |
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POS | PLAYER | TEAM | AFFILIATE |
RHP | Yoan Gregorio | Giants | San Francisco |
RHP | Elvis Araujo | Indians | Cleveland |
Relief Pitchers |
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POS | PLAYER | TEAM | AFFILIATE |
RHP | Andrew Stueve | Royals | Kansas City |
LHP | Manuel Ruiz | Brewers | Milwaukee |
Danny Wild is an editor for MLB.com.