Lux, Carlson Power Texas League All-Stars

Image credit: Gavin Lux (Photo by John Williamson)

The Texas League has announced its all-star field, and the group is littered with Top 100 talent. The game will be played on June 25 at Hodgetown, the brand-new home of the Amarillo Sod Poodles.

The North is led by two of the Dodgers’ top prospects: shortstop Gavin Lux and catcher Keibert Ruiz. Ruiz checks in at No. 18 on the latest iteration of the Top 100 and is followed closely by Lux at No. 22.

Lux’s 13 home runs are tied for the league lead, and his .891 OPS is third on the circuit. Ruiz hasn’t had the greatest season, numbers-wise, but is holding his own in the Texas League as a 20-year-old. 

Springfield’s Dylan Carlson opened the season as the league’s fourth-youngest player (the youngest non-Padres prospect) and has thrived. His .875 OPS is fourth in the league, and his nine home runs this year are just two off his season total for all of 2018. 

Arkansas outfielder Jake Fraley, whom the Mariners acquired from the Rays in the Mike Zunino deal last offseason, has picked up where he left off in 2018. His .946 OPS is the league’s second-best, as is his .555 slugging percentage. 

There should also be plenty of action on the basepaths with the inclusion of three of the league’s top four base burglars (Khalil Lee, D.J. Burt and Dairon Blanco) on the rosters.

On the pitching side, expect a little bit of smoke down in Texas.

Dodgers righthander Dustin May (No. 43 on the Top 100) is the best prospect among both teams’ staffs and has racked up 67 strikeouts in 65.1 innings with Tulsa. 

He’s backed up by Arkansas’ Justin Dunn, who came over from the Mets in the offseason megadeal that sent Edwin Diaz(^) and Robinson Cano to New York. The righthander’s 72 strikeouts are second in the league, right behind Springfield lefty and fellow all-star Austin Warner.

Once the bullpens come into play, keep your eyes peeled for Corpus Christi righthander Carlos Sanabria and Frisco flamethrower Emmanuel Clase, each of whom are capable of putting triple-digits on the radar gun. 

NORTH DIVISION

Name	Position	Team	MLB Org
PITCHERS
Jack Anderson	RHP	Arkansas	Mariners
Nabil Crismatt	RHP	Arkansas	Mariners
Justin Dunn	RHP	Arkansas	Mariners
Gerson Garabito	RHP	NW Arkansas	Royals
Ofreidy Gomez	RHP	NW Arkansas	Royals
Conner Greene	RHP	NW Arkansas	Royals
Dustin May	RHP	Tulsa	Dodgers
Darren McCaughan	RHP	Arkansas	Mariners
Ricardo Sanchez	LHP	Arkansas	Mariners
Shea Spitzbarth	RHP	Tulsa	Dodgers
Austin Warner	LHP	Springfield	Cardinals
CATCHERS
Joseph Odom	C	Arkansas	Mariners
Keibert Ruiz	C	Tulsa	Dodgers
INFIELDERS
D.J Burt	3B	NW Arkansas	Royals
Gabriel Cancel	2B	NW Arkansas	Royals
Gavin Lux	SS	Tulsa	Dodgers
Zach McKinstry	2B	Tulsa	Dodgers
Chris Parmelee	1B	Tulsa	Dodgers
Cristian Santana	3B	Tulsa	Dodgers
Evan White	1B	Arkansas	Mariners
OUTFIELDERS
Dylan Carlson	OF	Springfield	Cardinals
Jake Fraley	OF	Arkansas	Mariners
Khalil Lee	OF	NW Arkansas	Royals
Cody Thomas	OF	Tulsa	Dodgers

SOUTH DIVISION

Name	Position	Team	MLB Org
PITCHERS
Bryan Abreu	RHP	Corpus Christi	Astros
Edgar Arredondo	RHP	Frisco	Rangers
Emmanuel Clase	RHP	Frisco	Rangers
Kyle Finnegan	RHP	Midland	Athletics
Brian Howard	RHP	Midland	Athletics
James Jones	LHP	Frisco	Rangers
Colin McKee	RHP	Corpus Christi	Astros
Travis Radke	LHP	Amarillo	Padres
Emmanuel Ramirez	RHP	Amarillo	Padres
Carlos Sanabria	RHP	Corpus Christi	Astros
Walker Weickel	RHP	Amarillo	Padres
CATCHERS
Collin Theroux	C	Midland	Athletics
Luis Torrens	C	Amarillo	Padres
INFIELDERS
Ivan Castillo	2B	Amarillo	Padres
Charles Leblanc	2B	Frisco	Rangers
Owen Miller	SS	Amarillo	Padres
Kyle Overstreet	1B	Amarillo	Padres
Juremi Profar	3B	Frisco	Rangers
Abraham Toro	3B	Corpus Christi	Astros
Mikey White	3B	Midland	Athletics
OUTFIELDERS
Luis Barrera	OF	Midland	Athletics
Dairon Blanco	OF	Midland	Athletics
Greg Deichmann	OF	Midland	Athletics
Edward Olivares	OF	Amarillo	Padres