Down On The Farm: A's Organizational All-Star Team

By Bill Moriarity A's Farm Jun 24, 2013, 1:04am PDT

With the California League and the Midwest League both having just had their All-Star breaks and all the minor league affiliates right around the halfway points of their seasons, it's a good time to take a step back and determine who the true standouts in the A's system have been in the first half of 2013. And with that in mind, I named the A's Mid-Season Organizational All-Star Team on my Athletics Farm blog this week, and I thought all you A's Nation followers would want to weigh in on it here too!

Below you'll find the starting players at each position for Triple-A Sacramento, Double-A Midland, High-A Stockton, and Class-A Beloit. Offensive starters were selected from the players who had the most games played at each position for each team, with notable players not leading in games played at a particular position listed in the designated hitter category. Starting pitchers for each club were determined purely on performance, while closers were selected from each team's saves leader.

The statistics below are complete through the end of the California League and Midwest League All-Star breaks at the end of last Wednesday night's games. Ryan Ortiz, David Freitas, Tyler Ladendorf and Kyler Newby have all had brief stints with Sacramento this season, but only the statistics for their primary teams are included below.

Below the list of contenders, you'll find my selection of Organizational All-Stars at each position. The winners were determined purely on performance, not potential. Remember, we're not selecting the top prospects here, we're choosing the top performers on the field so far this season. So take a good look at the candidates for yourself and feel free to chime in with your own thoughts and selections!

A's Organizational All-Star Team - The Contenders

CATCHER

Sacto - Stephen Vogt (9 HR / .326 AVG / .393 OBP / .553 SLG / .946 OPS)

Midland - David Freitas (8 HR / .230 AVG / .291 OBP / .404 SLG / .695 OPS)

Stockton - Ryan Ortiz (3 HR / .220 AVG / .354 OBP / .402 SLG / .756 OPS)

Beloit - Bruce Maxwell (2 HR / .293 AVG / .366 OBP / .399 SLG / .765 OPS)

FIRST BASE

Sacto - Daric Barton (3 HR / .286 AVG / .433 OBP / .422 SLG / .854 OPS)

Midland - Anthony Aliotti (10 HR / .364 AVG / .462 OBP / .572 SLG / 1.034 OPS)

Stockton - Max Muncy (18 HR / .304 AVG / .414 OBP / .537 SLG / .951 OPS)

Beloit - Matt Olson (9 HR / .240 AVG / .327 OBP / .432 SLG / .759 OPS)

SECOND BASE

Sacto - Grant Green (8 HR / .299 AVG / .360 OBP / .458 SLG / .818 OPS)

Midland - Darwin Perez (3 HR / .244 AVG / .316 OBP / .350 SLG / .666 OPS)

Stockton - Antonio Lamas (5 HR / .257 AVG / .305 OBP / .373 SLG / .678 OPS)

Beloit - Chris Bostick (9 HR / .283 AVG / .366 OBP / .483 SLG / .849 OPS)

SHORTSTOP

Sacto - Andy Parrino (3 HR / .188 AVG / .280 OBP / .312 SLG / .592 OPS)

Midland - Dusty Coleman (2 HR / .268 AVG / .351 OBP / .381 SLG / .732 OPS)

Stockton - Addison Russell (7 HR / .249 AVG / .332 OBP / .467 SLG / .799 OPS)

Beloit - Daniel Robertson (4 HR / .282 AVG / .351 OBP / .429 SLG / .780 OPS)

THIRD BASE

Sacto - Scott Moore (9 HR / .289 AVG / .383 OBP / .500 SLG / .882 OPS)

Midland - Tyler Ladendorf (2 HR / .287 AVG / .352 OBP / .447 SLG / .799 OPS)

Stockton - B.A. Vollmuth (9 HR / .206 AVG / .282 OBP / .393 SLG / .675 OPS)

Beloit - Renato Nunez (13 HR / .278 AVG / .327 OBP / .496 SLG / .823 OPS)

LEFT FIELD

Sacto - Shane Peterson (5 HR / .251 AVG / .364 OBP / .377 SLG / .741 OPS)

Midland - Jake Goebbert (13 HR / .292 AVG / .361 OBP / .515 SLG / .877 OPS)

Stockton - Dusty Robinson (9 HR / .214 AVG / .303 OBP / .382 SLG / .685 OPS)

Beloit - Ryan Mathews (7 HR / .265 AVG / .346 OBP / .450 SLG / .796 OPS)

CENTER FIELD

Sacto - Michael Choice (10 HR / .282 AVG / .381 OBP / .435 SLG / .816 OPS)

Midland - D'Arby Myers (2 HR / .262 AVG / .297 OBP / .358 SLG / .655 OPS)

Stockton - Bobby Crocker (6 HR / .255 AVG / .306 OBP / .431 SLG / .737 OPS)

Beloit - Brett Vertigan (0 HR / .247 AVG / .351 OBP / .337 SLG / .688 OPS)

RIGHT FIELD

Sacto - Michael Taylor (7 HR / .299 AVG / .363 OBP / .494 SLG / .857 OPS)

Midland - Chad Oberacker (2 HR / .243 AVG / .325 OBP / .380 SLG / .706 OPS)

Stockton - Myrio Richard (5 HR / .233 AVG / .284 OBP / .393 SLG / .677 OPS)

Beloit - John Wooten (9 HR / .285 AVG / .353 OBP / .446 SLG / .799 OPS)

DESIGNATED HITTER

Sacto - Jemile Weeks (2 HR / .275 AVG / .401 OBP / .388 SLG / .788 OPS)

Midland - Miles Head (2 HR / .196 AVG / .264 OBP / .264 SLG / .527 OPS)

Stockton - Tony Thompson (8 HR / .231 AVG / .302 OBP / .394 SLG / .696 OPS)

Beloit - Sam Roberts (2 HR / .217 AVG / .329 OBP / .358 SLG / .687 OPS)

STARTING PITCHER

Sacto - Sonny Gray (82 1/3 IP / 79 H / 24 ER / 27 BB / 83 K / 2.62 ERA / 1.29 WHIP)

Midland - Murphy Smith (90 1/3 IP / 86 H / 28 ER / 23 BB / 53 K / 2.79 ERA / 1.21 WHIP)

Stockton - Drew Granier (83 IP / 71 H / 30 ER / 40 BB / 97 K / 3.25 ERA / 1.34 WHIP)

Beloit - Raul Alcantara (77 1/3 IP / 84 H / 21 ER / 7 BB / 58 K / 2.44 ERA / 1.18 WHIP)

CLOSER

Sacto - Dan Otero (27 1/3 IP / 14 H / 3 ER / 1 BB / 22 K / 0.99 ERA / 0.55 WHIP / 15 SV)

Midland - Kyler Newby (32 1/3 IP / 28 H / 7 ER / 7 BB / 31 K / 1.95 ERA / 1.08 WHIP / 6 SV)

Stockton - Jose Macias (32 2/3 IP / 24 H / 10 ER / 7 BB / 28 K / 2.76 ERA / 0.95 WHIP / 5 SV)

Beloit - Ryan Dull (25 2/3 IP / 16 H / 6 ER / 3 BB / 35 K / 2.10 ERA / 0.74 WHIP / 12 SV)

A's Organizational All-Star Team - The Winners