For those who believe that 140-game seasons offer only arbitrary endpoints, too, we present all-stars at each minor league classification for the month of April. This installment is very by the book. At each level, the player with the most runs created at each position in April—and who also appears in the 2012 Prospect Handbook—gets the nod. (Yes, this makes it easier for players in hitter-friendly leagues to pad their résumés and thus make the list.)
Click through the player links for draft history, minor league splits, game logs, career transactions, prospect rankings, scouting reports and more (BA subscription required in some cases). Doubles and triples folded into one statistic (2B).
| TRIPLE-A ALL-STARS FOR APRIL |
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| POS | PLAYER | ORG | TEAM | LGE | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | HR | SB | RC |
| C | Josh Phegley | CWS | Charlotte | IL | 79 | .382 | .405 | .539 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 14.7 |
| 1B | Anthony Rizzo | CHC | Iowa | PCL | 93 | .384 | .430 | .663 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 19.3 |
| 2B | Alex Castellanos | LAD | Albuquerque | PCL | 88 | .366 | .477 | .746 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 21.2 |
| 3B | Will Middlebrooks | BOS | Pawtucket | IL | 96 | .348 | .396 | .708 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 20.3 |
| SS | Adeiny Hechavarria | TOR | Las Vegas | PCL | 115 | .311 | .357 | .443 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 14.5 |
| LF | Roger Kieschnick | SF | Fresno | PCL | 112 | .350 | .402 | .680 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 21.5 |
| CF | Mike Trout | LAA | Salt Lake | PCL | 93 | .403 | .467 | .623 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 20.9 |
| RF | Scott Van Slyke | LAD | Albuquerque | PCL | 109 | .323 | .385 | .531 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 17.8 |
IL Runner-Up: Columbus 2B Cord Phelps, Indians, 13.8 RC. PCL Runner-Up: Omaha 1B Clint Robinson, Royals, 17.9 RC.
| DOUBLE-A ALL-STARS FOR APRIL |
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| POS | PLAYER | ORG | TEAM | LGE | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | HR | SB | RC |
| C | Rob Brantly | DET | Erie | EL | 73 | .358 | .397 | .597 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 13.9 |
| 1B | Jonathan Singleton | HOU | Corpus Christi | TL | 92 | .350 | .435 | .600 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 17.7 |
| 2B | Kolten Wong | STL | Springfield | TL | 89 | .295 | .382 | .500 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14.6 |
| 3B | Matt Davidson | ARI | Mobile | SL | 111 | .330 | .450 | .549 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 19.5 |
| SS | Tyler Saladino | CWS | Birmingham | SL | 108 | .259 | .406 | .376 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13.8 |
| LF | Marc Krauss | ARI | Mobile | SL | 105 | .259 | .410 | .543 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 15.5 |
| CF | Adam Eaton | ARI | Mobile | SL | 108 | .363 | .458 | .484 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 20.4 |
| RF | Wil Myers | KC | NW Arkansas | TL | 92 | .349 | .402 | .663 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17.0 |
EL Runner-Up: Bowie 1B Brandon Waring, Orioles, 14.7 RC. SL Runner-Up: Birmingham CF Jared Mitchell, White Sox, 19.3 RC. TL Runner-Up: Springfield CF Oscar Taveras, Cardinals, 19.2 RC.
| HIGH CLASS A ALL-STARS FOR APRIL |
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| POS | PLAYER | ORG | TEAM | LGE | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | HR | SB | RC |
| C | Evan Gattis | ATL | Lynchburg | CAR | 94 | .385 | .468 | .821 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 24.4 |
| 1B | Telvin Nash | HOU | Lancaster | CAL | 89 | .247 | .348 | .623 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 13.1 |
| 2B | Tommy La Stella | ATL | Lynchburg | CAR | 79 | .361 | .468 | .590 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18.2 |
| 3B | Miles Head | OAK | Stockton | CAL | 100 | .368 | .390 | .716 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 20.3 |
| SS | Billy Hamilton | CIN | Bakersfield | CAL | 104 | .398 | .481 | .591 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 24.6 |
| LF | Tyler Collins | DET | Lakeland | FSL | 94 | .337 | .404 | .446 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 14.7 |
| CF | Jackie Bradley | BOS | Salem | CAR | 101 | .359 | .465 | .474 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 18.7 |
| RF | Avisail Garcia | DET | Lakeland | FSL | 91 | .400 | .440 | .565 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18.1 |
CAL Runner-Up: High Desert SS Brad Miller, Mariners, 19.0. CAR Runner-Up: Potomac C David Freitas, Nationals, 13.8. FSL Runner-Up: Lakeland 3B Nick Castellanos, Tigers, 17.9.
| LOW CLASS A ALL-STARS FOR APRIL |
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| POS | PLAYER | ORG | TEAM | LGE | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | HR | SB | RC |
| C | Gary Sanchez | NYY | Charleston | SAL | 86 | .346 | .407 | .462 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 11.5 |
| 1B | Aaron Westlake | DET | West Michigan | MWL | 101 | .250 | .307 | .337 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
| 2B | Eddie Rosario | MIN | Beloit | MWL | 105 | .326 | .429 | .472 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 17.0 |
| 3B | Matt Skole | WAS | Hagerstown | SAL | 102 | .321 | .441 | .538 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17.6 |
| SS | Alen Hanson | PIT | West Virginia | SAL | 113 | .410 | .441 | .695 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 25.6 |
| LF | Aaron Altherr | PHI | Lakewood | SAL | 94 | .314 | .362 | .442 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 13.3 |
| CF | Mason Williams | NYY | Charleston | SAL | 101 | .323 | .350 | .484 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 16.6 |
| RF | Tyler Austin | NYY | Charleston | SAL | 90 | .357 | .389 | .857 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 20.9 |
MWL Runner-Up: Beloit 3B Miguel Sano, Twins, 17.3. SAL Runner-Up: Hagerstown SS Jason Martinson, Nationals, 15.0.
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