American League All-Youth Team

Below is my All-Youth Team of 25 American League players currently on MLB rosters who are 25 years-old or younger.  These are based on my opinion.  I looked at both ratings and statistics.  I valued both offense and defense, but usually tend to favor offense over defense.  If you think somebody got snubbed, feel free to point it out on the message board.

C:

Cesar Santos (Boston) - .302 BA, .362 OBP, 10 HR, 39 RBI, 37% CS, 3.16 ERA

Daniel Acosta (Tampa Bay) - .298 BA, .405 OBP, 14 RBI, 30% CS, 4.59 ERA

1B:

Willie Tarasco (Vancouver) - .268 BA, .353 OBP, 19 HR, 64 RBI

Valerio Martinez (St. Louis) - .288 BA, .366 OBP, 19 HR, 52 RBI

2B:

Rubby Prieto (Salem): S28 MVP, .270 BA, .340 OBP, 17 HR, 61 RBI, 19 SB

SS:

Lefty Twitchell (Salem): .303 BA, .349 OBP, 17 HR, 41 RBI, 17 SB, 6 plus plays

3B:

Cristobal Izquierdo (Salem): .333 BA, .405 OBP, 26 RBI, 27 SB, 11 plus plays

Yamid Lee (Florida): .286 BA, .351 OBP, 20 RBI, 11 plus plays

CF:

Lyle Rapp (Nashville) - .354 BA, .411 OBP, 1.026 OPS, 11 HR, 46 RBI

LF:

John Martin (Milwaukee) - .316 BA, .386 OBP, 32 RBI, 21 SB

Michel Pena (Salem): .276 BA, .361 OBP, 9 HR, 46 RBI, 23 SB

RF:

Roger Byrne (Indy) - .311 BA, .401 OBP, 1.118 OPS, 20 HR, 58 RBI, 18 SB

Marvin Rose (Nashville) - .296 BA, .356 OBP, 22 HR, 58 RBI, 5 plus plays

Hugh Paterson (Kansas City) - .304 BA, .360 OBP, 19 HR, 69 RBI, 5 plus plays

DH:

Harry Gibson (Salem) – S28 ROY, .266 BA, .349 OBP, 18 HR, 55 RBI

SP:

Yoshinori Zhou (Vancouver): 10-3, 4.13 ERA, .245 OAV, 1.19 WHIP

Wilt Sizemore (Fresno): 3-time All-Star, 5-8, 4.70 ERA, .267 OAV, 1.28 WHIP, 3 CG

Kevin Leonard (Nashville): 5-6, 5.43 ERA, .272 OAV, 1.53 WHIP, 18 wins in S28

Lonny Gonzalez (Salem): 12-3, 3.61 ERA, .251 OAV, 1.26 WHIP

Willis Reynolds (New York): 8-3, 3.01 ERA, .218 OAV, 1.21 WHIP

RP:

Ben Boyer (Milwaukee): 2.70 ERA, .185 OAV, 0.95 WHIP, 43.1 IP

Al Gonzalez (Nashville): 5-3, 3.54 ERA, .177 OAV, 1.34 WHIP, 48.1 IP

Sandy Banks (St. Louis): S28 All-Star, 3.41 ERA, .218 OAV, 1.08 WHIP

Douglas Bibby (Rochester): 4.30 ERA, .218 OAV, 1.17 WHIP

Alex James (Nashville): 3.50 ERA, .232 OAV, 1.28 WHIP, 17/17 Saves

Honorable Mention (in no particular order):

LF Bubbles Conger (Nashville), DH Ron Atkins (Tampa Bay), CF/RF Avisail Martin (Salem), 3B Skeeter Mottola (St. Louis), SP Clint Buddie (Kansas City), RP Tex Wagner (Milwaukee), RP Lou Lomasney (Salem)