'Under the Radar' Minor League Mid-Season All-Stars (NL)

posted 7/13/11 4:42 PM PST
by Jason Martinez

Last week, we revealed our 'Under the Radar' AL Minor League All-Stars. Today, we present a 25-man roster of some of the better NL minor leaguers during the first three months of the season that are in AA or lower (players recently promoted to AAA are exceptions - Brach) and not ranked by Baseball America as a pre-season top 10 prospect or by Baseball Prospectus as a pre-season top 11 prospect in their respective organization. Our regular 'Under the Radar' feature returns next week.

Current big leaguer Alex Presley was among last year's picks, as were Brandon Belt, Ozzie Martinez, Jerry Sands, Konrad Schmidt, and Blake Tekotte, all of whom have made their big league debuts since. Like with any All-Star team, there were plenty of deserving players left off. Make your best argument in the comments section if you feel like there is a player more deserving than any of these twenty-five 'Under the Radar' Mid-Season All-Stars.

Starting Lineup
1 RF Adam Eaton, Double-A Mobile (ARI): .337 BA, 7 HR, 51 RBI, 15 2B, 5 3B, 44 BB, 25 SB (AA/HiA)
2 CF Tim Wheeler, Double-A Tulsa (COL): .313 BA, 24 HR, 69 RBI, 18 2B, 6 3B, 39 BB, 15 SB
3 1B Matt Adams, Double-A Springfield (STL): .351 BA, 19 HR, 62 RBI, 17 2B, 21 BB
4 DH Paul Goldschmidt, Double-A Mobile (ARI): .312 BA, 25 HR, 79 RBI, 18 2B, 64 BB, 7 SB
5 LF Corey Dickerson, Lo-A Asheville (COL): .290 BA, 19 HR, 50 RBI, 18 2B, 29 BB, 5 SB
6 3B Vincent Belnome, Double-A San Antonio (SD): .321 BA, 14 HR, 53 RBI, 18 2B, 43 BB
7 2B Jarek Cunningham, Hi-A Bradenton (PIT): .262 BA, 15 HR, 49 RBI, 23 2B, 6 3B, 17 BB, 5 SB
8 C Bryce Massanari, Lo-A Asheville (COL): .328 BA, 14 HR, 43 RBI, 19 2B, 35 BB
9 SS Tyler Pastornicky, Double-A Mississippi (ATL):  .301 BA, 6 HR, 36 RBI, 11 2B, 5 3B, 21 BB, 19 SB

Bench  
C Chris Wallace, Double-A Corpus Christi (HOU): .284 BA, 17 HR, 69 RBI, 17 2B, 23 BB (AA/LoA)
IF Zachary Walters, Lo-A South Bend (ARI): .306 BA, 8 HR, 49 RBI, 22 2B, 6 3B, 37 BB, 10 SB (AA/HiA)
OF Khristopher Davis, Hi-A Brevard County (MIL): .326 BA, 14 HR, 62 RBI, 21 2B, 43 BB, 10 SB
OF Kyle Jensen, Hi-A Jupiter (FLA): .319 BA, 17 HR, 54 RBI, 16 2B, 34 BB

Starting Rotation
1 LHP David Holmberg, Hi-A Visalia (ARI): 2.64 ERA, 95.1 IP, 77 H, 15 BB, 92 K (HiA/LoA)
2 RHP Nathan Eovaldi, Double-A Chattanooga (LAD): 2.62 ERA, 82.1 IP, 63 H, 28 BB, 89 K
3 RHP Josh Smith, Lo-A Dayton (CIN): 2.36 ERA, 95.1 IP, 74 H, 20 BB, 112 K
4 LHP Darin Gorski, Hi-A St. Lucie (NYM): 1.56 ERA, 86.2 IP, 70 H, 20 BB, 96 K
5 LHP Austin Kirk, Lo-A Peoria (CHC): 2.53 ERA, 99.2 IP, 70 H, 23 BB, 87 K

Bullpen
CL RHP Shawn Tolleson, Double-A Chattanooga (LAD): 0.79 ERA, 45.2 IP, 28 H, 13 BB, 75 K, 16 Sv (AA/HiA/LoA)
SU LHP Heath Hembree, Double-A Richmond (SF): 1.15 ERA, 31.1 IP, 18 H, 17 BB, 56 K, 26 Sv (AA/HiA)
SU RHP Brad Brach, Triple-A Tucson (SD): 2.25 ERA, 44 IP, 32 H, 5 BB, 64 K, 23 Sv (AA)
MID RHP Steven Ames, Double-A Chattanooga (LAD): 1.42 ERA, 31.2 IP, 26 H, 5 BB, 45 K, 13 Sv (AA/HiA)
MID LHP Josh Edgin, Hi-A St. Lucie (NYM): 0.79 ERA, 45.1 IP, 23 H, 16 H, 53 K, 18 Sv (HiA/LoA)
MID RHP Garrett Claypool, Lo-A Lakewood (PHI): 3.24 ERA, 91.2 IP, 71 H, 33 BB, 104 K
LR LHP Edwar Cabrera, Hi-A Modesto (COL): 3.01 ERA, 104.2 IP, 95 H, 21 BB, 135 K (HiA/LoA)

Under the Radar Minor League Mid-Season All-Stars (AL)