Cats' McDade among Eastern All-Stars

NEW YORK -- For Mike McDade, July 13 will be just another day at the office.

McDade, the New Hampshire slugger and the Eastern League's top run producer, was among those players selected on Wednesday to the 2011 Eastern League All-Star Game. The Blue Jays affiliate will host this year's event.

Fans are well acquainted with McDade, who has knocked in 22 of his 52 RBIs at home this year. He also leads the league with 25 doubles and 49 runs scored.

McDade will be joined by teammates Adeiny Hechavarria, Moises Sierra, Travis d'Arnaud, Henderson Alvarez and Joel Carreno on the Eastern Division roster. McDade and Carreno were both voted in by fans.

The Eastern team also will feature Red Sox prospects Will Middlebrooks, Chih-Hsien Chiang, Stephen Fife, Alex Wilson and Alex Hassan of Portland. Hassan leads the circuit with 49 walks, while Fife's eight wins have him tied for first.

The Yankees are well represented with catcher Futures Game All-Star Austin Romine joining Manny Banuelos, Dellin Betances and fan favorite Corban Joseph.

Harrisburg will send five representatives to the game for the Western Division squad, including Archie Gilbert and the league's active home run hitter, Tyler Moore. Bill Rhinehart, who ranks second with 12 homers, will join Erik Arnesen and Futures Gamer Brad Peacock. Peacock, tied with Fife with eight wins, and Moore were voted in by the fans.

Akron's Chun-Hsiu Chen was voted by fans as the West's catcher, giving him a chance to backstop Aeros pitcher Austin Adams, another fan selection.

Previous Eastern League All-Stars include Ryan Howard (2004, Reading), Kevin Youkilis (2003, Portland) and Kyle Drabek (2010, New Hampshire).

One position player and one pitcher from each team in the league is selected for the All-Star rosters based on fan voting. The remainder of the rosters are selected based on feedback from managers and members of the media. Below are the full rosters for both teams:

2011 Eastern League All-Star Teams
Eastern Division All-Star Team				Western Division All-Star Team
Position Players
PLAYER	POS	TEAM		PLAYER	POS	TEAM
Travis d'Arnaud	C	New Hampshire		Johnny Monell^	C	Richmond
Austin Romine	C	Trenton		Caleb Joseph*	C	Bowie
Chih-Hsien Chiang	OF	Portland		Xavier Avery	OF	Bowie
Alex Hassan	OF	Portland		Charlie Culberson*	INF	Richmond
Adeiny Hechavarria	INF	New Hampshire		Juan Diaz	INF	Akron
Corban Joseph*	INF	Trenton		Jeremy Farrell*	INF	Altoona
Mike McDade*	INF	New Hampshire		Archie Gilbert	OF	Harrisburg
Will Middlebrooks*	INF	Portland		Justin Henry*	OF	Erie
Matt Rizzotti*	INF	Reading		Brock Holt	INF	Altoona
Joshua Satin*	INF	Binghamton		Roger Kieschnick	OF	Richmond
Moises Sierra	OF	New Hampshire		Starling Marte	OF	Altoona
Yangervis Solarte*	OF	New Britain		Francisco Martinez	INF	Erie
Mike Spidale	OF	Reading		Tyler Moore*	INF	Harrisburg
Jordany Valdespin	INF	Binghamton		Bill Rhinehart	OF	Harrisburg
Pitchers
PLAYER	POS	TEAM		PLAYER	POS	TEAM
Zach Stewart^	RHP	New Hampshire		Austin Adams*	RHP	Akron
Manny Banuelos	LHP	Trenton		Erik Arnesen	RHP	Harrisburg
Dellin Betances*	RHP	Trenton		Justin Fitzgerald	RHP	Richmond
Joel Carreno*	RHP	New Hampshire		Jeff Locke*	LHP	Altoona
Jeurys Familia*	RHP	Binghamton		Hassan Pena^	RHP	Harrisburg
Stephen Fife	RHP	Portland		Aaron Pribanic	RHP	Altoona
Liam Hendriks*	RHP	New Britain		Casey Crosby^	LHP	Erie
Austin Hyatt*	RHP	Reading		Timothy Bascom^	RHP	Bowie
Brett Jacobson	RHP	New Britain		Jacob Turner	RHP	Erie
Alex Wilson*	RHP	Portland		Cory Burns^	RHP	Akron
Field Staff
NAME	POS	TEAM		NAME	POS	TEAM
Sal Fasano	Manager	New Hampshire		P.J. Forbes	Manager	Altoona
Pete Walker	Batting	New Hampshire		Brandon Moore	Pitching	Altoona
Justin Mashore	Batting	New Hampshire		Wally Whitehurst	Batting	Altoona
Danny Solano	Coach	New Hampshire

* denotes selection from fan balloting.

^ On July 1, the Eastern League announced the following change to the Eastern Division roster. New Hampshire pitcher Henderson Alvarez is attending the game but unable to pitch. Teammate Zach Stewart will replace Alvarez. In the Western Division, Harrisburg pitcher Brad Peacock will not be attending the game. Teammate Hassan Pena will replace Peacock.

On July 6, the Eastern League announced three changes to the Western Division roster. Erie pitcher Casey Crosby has been added in place of teammate Chance Ruffin, who has been promoted. Akron reliever Cory Burns has been added in place of Bowie's Pedro Viola, who has been promoted. Richmond catcher Johnny Monell has been added in place of Akron's Chun-Hsiu Chen, who is injured.

On July 8, the Eastern League announced one change to the Western Division roster. Bowie pitcher Timothy Bascom has been added to the Western Division roster. Bascom replaces Richmond pitcher Eric Surkamp.