Harper, Profar honored by Sally League

His time in the South Atlantic League may have been brief, but Bryce Harper made an impact on not only the fans but most everyone involved in the league.

The circuits' managers, general managers and media members voted to select Harper as the league's Most Outstanding Major League Prospect on Tuesday as the Sally League's postseason All-Stars and award winners were announced.

Harper, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2010 Draft, batted .318 with 82 hits, 14 home runs, 46 RBIs and 19 stolen bases in 72 games before being promoted to Double-A Harrisburg. He was a mid-season All-Star and SAL Player of the Week on May 9 as well.

Hickory Crawdads shortstop Jurickson Profar, a Futures Game All-Star this summer, was selected as the league's Most Valuable Player. The Curacao native is batting .285 with 11 homers and 61 RBIs in 109 games.

The league's top pitcher, according to voters, was Shawn Sanford of the Augusta GreenJackets. The New Jersey native was named as the Most Outstanding Pitcher after going 10-9 record and a 2.47 ERA in 29 games.

Profar anchors an All-Star infield that includes Rome catcher Evan Gattis, Kannapolis first baseman Dan Black, Hickory second baseman Odubel Herrera and Augusta third baseman Adam Duvall. A second Crawdad, Christian Villanueva, made the squad as a utility infielder.

A pair of 2010 first-round picks -- the Marlins' Christian Yelich and the Rockies' Kyle Parker -- joined Greenville's Brandon Jacobs and Kannapolis Brady Shoemaker in the outfield. Lakewood's Jim Murphy made the team at designated hitter.

Ryan Ellis and Glenn Abbott of the Savannah Sand Gnats were voted as the top manager and coach, respectively. The All-Star team was voted on by the 14 South Atlantic League team's managers, general managers, local reports and team radio broadcasters for a total of 56 votes. The full roster is below:

Most Valuable Player: Jurickson Profar, Hickory
Most Outstanding Pitcher: Shawn Sanford, Augusta
Most Outstanding MLB Prospect: Bryce Harper, Hagerstown

2011 Florida State League Postseason All-Star Team
Position Players
POS	PLAYER	TEAM	AFFILIATE
C	Evan Gattis	Rome	Atlanta
1B	Dan Black	Kannapolis	Chicago (AL)
2B	Odubel Herrera	Hickory	Texas
3B	Adam Duvall	Augusta	San Francisco
SS	Jurickson Profar	Hickory	Texas
OF	Brandon Jacobs	Greenville	Boston
OF	Kyle Parker	Asheville	Colorado
OF	Christian Yelich	Greensboro	Florida
DH	Jim Murphy	Lakewood	Philadelphia
UT INF	Christian Villanueva	Hickory	Texas
UT OF	Brady Shoemaker	Kannapolis	Chicago (AL)
Pitchers
POS	PLAYER	TEAM	AFFILIATE
RHP	Shawn Sanford	Augusta	San Francisco
LHP	Jesse Biddle	Lakewood	Philadelphia
Field Staff
POS	NAME	TEAM	AFFILIATE
Manager	Ryan Ellis	Savannah	San Francisco
Coach	Glenn Abbott	Savannah	San Francisco