The 53rd annual South Atlantic League all-star game will be held at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Ballpark, home of low Class A Charleston RiverDogs. Festivities commence on June 18 with the first round of the home run derby taking place on the deck of the USS Yorktown, an inoperative World War II-vintage aircraft carrier. The derby will conclude before the all-star game begins at 7:30 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday, June 19.
Let's take a closer look at this year's participants, noting age, acquisition history and performance through June 11. Charleston outfielder Mason Williams has been added to the Southern Division roster as a replacement for Greenville's Keury de la Cruz. We'll keep you updated with changes to rosters brought about by injuries or by players being promoted.
Key to notations: *bats/throws lefthanded. #switch-hitter.
Probable starters in bold, with best guesses for starting pitchers and outfield alignment.
| SAL NORTHERN DIVISION ALL-STARS • STATS THROUGH JUNE 11 |
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| PITCHER | TEAM | ORG | AGE | ACQUIRED | IP | ERA | SO | BB |
| Jose Fernandez | Greensboro | MIA | 19 | 2011 (1) | 71 | 1.27 | 88 | 17 |
| Aaron Barrett | Hagerstown | WAS | 24 | 2010 (9) | 24 | 3.42 | 37 | 9 |
| Matt Benedict | West Virginia | PIT | 23 | 2010 (30) | 71 | 3.66 | 42 | 20 |
| *Adam Conley | Greensboro | MIA | 22 | 2011 (2) | 69 | 2.60 | 80 | 22 |
| Kevin Cravey | Greensboro | MIA | 24 | NDFA (’10) | 28 | 1.61 | 22 | 9 |
| Phil Klein | Hickory | TEX | 23 | 2011 (30) | 25 | 2.49 | 22 | 11 |
| Colin Kleven | Lakewood | PHI | 21 | 2009 (33) | 64 | 3.66 | 51 | 24 |
| Nick Martinez | Hickory | TEX | 21 | 2011 (18) | 42 | 5.10 | 46 | 15 |
| *Greg Nappo | Greensboro | MIA | 23 | 2011 (18) | 34 | 2.12 | 37 | 14 |
| *Victor Payano | Hickory | TEX | 19 | Int'l FA (’10) | 61 | 3.54 | 50 | 36 |
| Blair Walters | Kannapolis | CWS | 22 | 2010 (11) | 66 | 2.58 | 64 | 17 |
| CATCHER | TEAM | ORG | AGE | ACQUIRED | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Austin Barnes | Greensboro | MIA | 22 | 2011 (9) | 265 | .289 | .408 | .384 |
| Adrian Nieto | Hagerstown | WAS | 22 | 2011 (5) | 155 | .259 | .331 | .403 |
| Kevan Smith | Kannapolis | CWS | 24 | 2011 (7) | 235 | .287 | .355 | .416 |
| INFIELD | TEAM | ORG | AGE | ACQUIRED | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| *Nicky Delmonico, 1b | Delmarva | BAL | 19 | 2011 (6) | 254 | .270 | .358 | .428 |
| Alen Hanson, 2b | West Virginia | PIT | 19 | Int'l FA (’10) | 280 | .324 | .380 | .567 |
| Rangel Ravelo, 3b | Kannapolis | CWS | 20 | 2010 (6) | 253 | .311 | .361 | .437 |
| *Matt Skole, 3b | Hagerstown | WAS | 22 | 2011 (5) | 276 | .290 | .442 | .555 |
| Hanser Alberto, ss | Hickory | TEX | 19 | Int'l FA (’09) | 227 | .339 | .386 | .458 |
| Josh Adams, ss | Greensboro | MIA | 23 | 2011 (13) | 263 | .277 | .327 | .496 |
| Matt Smith, 1b/dh | Greensboro | MIA | 24 | 2009 (49) | 179 | .285 | .363 | .481 |
| OUTFIELD | TEAM | ORG | AGE | ACQUIRED | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| *Gregory Polanco, rf | West Virginia | PIT | 20 | Int'l FA (’09) | 256 | .303 | .359 | .481 |
| *Caleb Ramey, lf | Hagerstown | WAS | 23 | 2011 (11) | 238 | .290 | .357 | .429 |
| *Brent Keys, cf | Greensboro | MIA | 21 | 2009 (17) | 262 | .361 | .439 | .475 |
| Chris Grayson, lf | Hickory | TEX | 22 | 2011 (13) | 251 | .296 | .390 | .469 |
| Mark Haddow, rf | Kannapolis | CWS | 24 | 2011 (24) | 267 | .328 | .399 | .494 |
Coaching Staff: David Berg, manager, Greensboro (Marlins); Blake McGinley, pitching coach, Greensboro; Chris Olson, trainer, Greensboro.
| SAL SOUTHERN DIVISION ALL-STARS • STATS THROUGH JUNE 11 |
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| PITCHER | TEAM | ORG | AGE | ACQUIRED | IP | ERA | SO | BB |
| Mike Foltynewicz | Lexington | HOU | 20 | 2010 (1) | 78 | 2.07 | 61 | 29 |
| *T.J. Chism | Savannah | NYM | 23 | 2009 (32) | 25 | 3.28 | 23 | 9 |
| Jason Chowning | Lexington | HOU | 24 | 2010 (28) | 27 | 0.66 | 40 | 9 |
| Dave Filak | Rome | ATL | 22 | 2010 (4) | 66 | 4.65 | 75 | 28 |
| Pedro Guerra | Charleston | NYY | 22 | MiLB FA | 29 | 2.15 | 34 | 10 |
| Cody Hall | Augusta | SF | 24 | 2011 (19) | 19 | 2.33 | 29 | 7 |
| Bryan Mitchell | Charleston | NYY | 21 | 2009 (16) | 53 | 3.74 | 57 | 30 |
| Navery Moore | Rome | ATL | 21 | 2011 (14) | 56 | 4.15 | 47 | 25 |
| *Miguel Pena | Greenville | BOS | 21 | 2011 (6) | 56 | 2.72 | 59 | 8 |
| Carlos Quevedo | Lexington | HOU | 22 | Int'l FA (’06) | 45 | 2.82 | 49 | 5 |
| Nick Tropeano | Lexington | HOU | 21 | 2011 (5) | 70 | 2.82 | 82 | 16 |
| CATCHER | TEAM | ORG | AGE | ACQUIRED | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Gary Sanchez | Charleston | NYY | 19 | Int'l FA (’09) | 228 | .298 | .345 | .507 |
| Will Swanner | Asheville | COL | 20 | 2010 (15) | 162 | .336 | .416 | .629 |
| Francisco Arcia | Charleston | NYY | 22 | Int'l FA (’06) | 87 | .375 | .453 | .625 |
| INFIELD | TEAM | ORG | AGE | ACQUIRED | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Harold Riggins, 1b | Asheville | COL | 22 | 2011 (7) | 241 | .313 | .398 | .553 |
| Delino DeShields, 2b | Lexington | HOU | 19 | 2010 (1) | 287 | .262 | .368 | .367 |
| Matt Duffy, 3b | Lexington | HOU | 23 | 2011 (20) | 277 | .321 | .382 | .514 |
| Garin Cecchini, 3b | Greenville | BOS | 21 | 2010 (4) | 259 | .304 | .380 | .438 |
| Zach Johnson, 3b/dh | Lexington | HOU | 24 | 2011 (15) | 283 | .243 | .349 | .430 |
| T.J. Rivera, ss | Savannah | NYM | 23 | NDFA (’11) | 270 | .323 | .394 | .478 |
| Sam Mende, ss | Asheville | COL | 22 | 2011 (31) | 241 | .315 | .379 | .549 |
| OUTFIELD | TEAM | ORG | AGE | ACQUIRED | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Tyler Austin, rf | Charleston | NYY | 20 | 2010 (13) | 247 | .330 | .406 | .656 |
| Delta Cleary, cf | Asheville | COL | 22 | 2008 (37) | 257 | .301 | .388 | .406 |
| *Mason Williams, cf | Charleston | NYY | 20 | 2010 (4) | 232 | .306 | .353 | .471 |
| Tyler Massey, lf | Asheville | COL | 22 | 2008 (14) | 211 | .339 | .419 | .519 |
| Travis Taijeron, lf | Savannah | NYM | 23 | 2011 (18) | 252 | .289 | .392 | .540 |
Coaching Staff: Carlos Mendoza, manager, Charleston (Yankees); Greg Colbrunn, hitting coach, Charleston; Danny Borrell, pitching coach, Charleston; Brian Baisley, infield coach, Charleston; Jorge Vargas, trainer, Charleston.
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Roster changes for Tuesday's South Atlantic League all-star game, according to a press release issued June 18:
Northern Division
• Hagerstown manager Brian Daubach will be replaced on the coaching staff by Greensboro's Frank Moore.
• Greensboro righthander Kevin Cravey will not play due to injury. Cravey has not been replaced on the roster, leaving the Northern Division with 10 pitchers.
• Greensboro catcher Wilfredo Gimenez was added to the roster as the third catcher to replace Hagerstown's Adrian Nieto, who is injured.
• Finally, Greensboro's Chris Olson will replace Delmarva's Will Lawhorn and handle the trainer's duties for the Northern squad.
Southern Division
• Righthander Jason Chowning from Lexington has been promoted to Lancaster in the California League. Chowning has not been replaced on the roster, leaving the Southern Division with 10 pitchers.
• Greenville left fielder Keury De La Cruz will not play due to injury, so Asheville's Tyler Masey has been moved to the left fielder position from his spot as a utility outfielder.
• Charleston's Mason Williams has been added to the roster as a utility outfielder.
Posted by Matt Eddy | June 18, 2012 at 7:32 am | Shortcut