This team is based mostly on statistics, but age also plays a factor in my decisions as a very good year by a younger player tends to be more impressive than a great year by someone a bit older.
Catcher - Sebastian Valle
The Phillies prospect hit .307/.335/.531 for Williamsport over 206 plate appearances. At 19 years old he could use better plate discipline than he showed at Williamsport where he had a 4.9% walk rate and had a 19.9% strikeout rate.
Honorable Mention - Sean Ochinko
First Base - Christopher McGuiness
The Lowell first baseman hit .255/.374/.434 on the season in a down year for first baseman in the league. McGuiness had a 15.2% walk rate to go along with his 17% strikeout rate.
Honorable Mention - Erik Castro
Second Base - Brock Holt
The State College second baseman hit .299/.361/.449 on the season with 285 plate appearances. Holt had an impressive 9.1% walk rate and 10.9% strikeout rate.
Honorable Mention - Francisco Soriano
Shortstop - Tyler Bortnick
The 22 year old hit .300/.378/.470 for Hudson Valley this season with a 10.6% walk rate and 15% strikeout rate. Bortnick had 17 doubles, 4 triples, 4 HR’s and 23 stolen bases.
Honorable Mention - Jeremy Barnes
Third Base - Alan Ahmady
Batavia’s man at the hot corner hit .292/.407/.391 and while Ahmady lacked power his 15.9% walk rate and 17.6% strikeout rate made him a very tough out.
Honorable Mention - Patrick Irvine
Outfield - Julio Martinez
Martinez hit .326/.380/.540 for Tri-City. The 22 year old had 15 walks and 30 strikeouts over 208 plate appearances.
Outfield - Ryan Westmoreland
The Red Sox prospect hit .296/.401/.484 for Lowell. The 19 year old also had a 14.2% walk rate, 18.4% strikeout rate and 19 steals in 267 plate appearances.
Outfield - Leandro Castro
Castro hit .316/.350/.512 with 18 steals for Williamsport. The 20 year old also had a 4.7% walk rate to go along with a 17.7% strikeout rate.
Honorable Mentions - Deangelo Mack, Neil Medchill
Starting Pitcher - Alexander Colome
Hudson Valley’s starter threw 76 innings with a 1.66 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP. The 20 year old right hander coupled a 31% strikeout rate with a 10.6% walk rate and 55% groundball rate.
Starting Pitcher - Marty Popham
Popham went 6-1 with a 2.76 ERA and 1.13 WHIP. The 22 year old had a 26.9% strikeout rate and a 3.2% walk rate for Mahoning Valley.
Starting Pitcher - Kyle Lobstein
The Hudson Valley starter threw 73.1 innings with a 2.58 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP. The 20 year old lefty had a 7.7% walk rate, 24.7% strikeout rate and a 52% groundball rate.
Starting Pitcher - Clayton Cook
The Indians 19 year old prospect had a 2.79 ERA with a 1.19 WHIP for Mahoning Valley. The right hander also had a 9.4% walk rate, 23% strikeout rate and a 45% groundball rate.
Honorable Mention - Collin McHugh, Adam Warren
Relief Pitcher - Evan Bronson
The left handed reliever had a 0.55 ERA and a 0.62 WHIP over 49.1 innings. The Vermont lefty had a 1.7% walk rate and a 21.1% strikeout rate to go with a 51% groundball rate.
Relief Pitcher - Austin Hyatt
Williamsport’s right hander had a 0.66 ERA and 0.69 WHIP over 54.1 innings. Hyatt struck out 40.7% of the hitters he saw and walked just 6% of them.
Honorable Mention - Alejandro Ramos
