S32 American League All-Youth Team

Below is my top team of 30 American League players currently on MLB rosters who are 25 years-old or younger.  These are based on my opinion.  Some positions were more competitive than others.  Although statistics are listed, ratings were a major factor in determining the team.  If you think somebody got snubbed, feel free to discuss on the message board.

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Season 32 American League All-Youth Team

(Click on a player’s name to view their HBD profile)

C:

Cesar Durazo (Salem): .341 OBP, 11 HR, 46 RBI, 39% CS, 3.35 cERA

Cesar Santos (Boston): .321 OBP, 18 HR, 67 RBI, 26% CS, 4.18 cERA

1B:

Angel De La Rosa (Nashville): .340 OBP, 43 HR, 114 RBI

Felipe Osoria (Kansas City): .329 OBP, 17 HR, 58 RBI, 13 SB, 17 Plus Plays

Francisco Cervantes (Omaha): .312 OBP, 31 HR, 87 RBI

2B:

Abraham Logan (Nashville): .288 BA, 27 HR, 92 RBI, 12 SB, .985 F%

Nate Harrison (St. Louis): .276 BA, 16 HR, 50 RBI, 21 SB, .986 F%, 11 Plus Plays

SS:

Jesus Esposito (Tampa Bay): .257 BA, 17 HR, 58 RBI, 15 SB, 15 Plus Plays

John Nix (Dover): .267 BA, 41 RBI, 36 SB

3B:

Wendell Werth (Nashville): S30 & S31 All-Star, .327 BA, 45 HR, 119 RBI, 20 SB, 18 Plus Plays

Andres Rivera (Omaha): .275 BA, 20 HR, 59 RBI, 23 SB

CF:

Fernando Espinosa (Rochester): .383 OBP, 32 RBI, 31 SB, .987 F%, 7 Plus Plays

Willie Johnson (Chicago): Rookie – 91 Range, 86 R-Split, 94 Speed

LF:

Stone Bennett (Chicago): .385 OBP, 36 HR, 110 RBI, 15 SB

Ernest Grimsley (Nashville): .314 OBP, 20 HR, 56 RBI, 6 Plus Plays

RF:

Michael Chong (Milwaukee): .260 BA, 39 HR, 119 RBI

Arismendy DeRojas (Anaheim): .284 BA, 18 HR, 54 RBI

DH:

Ron Atkins (Tampa Bay): .355 OBP, 36 HR, 112 RBI

Vince Tollberg (Milwaukee): Rookie – 94 L-Split, 84 R-Split, 77 Power

Starting Pitchers:

Lonny Gonzalez (Salem): S31 Cy Young, 22-6, 3.66 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, .250 OAV

Esteban Mujica (Chicago): S31 ROY, 15-6, 2.26 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, .195 OAV

Lariel Osuna (Nashville): 18-9, 3.71 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, .252 OAV

Rymer Tavarez (Salem): 18-7, 2.96 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, .242 OAV

Alberto Rivas (Anaheim): 16-4, 4.25 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, .268 OAV

Brace Cota (Salem): 15-5, 3.15 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, .205 OAV

Michael Boyer (Chicago): 11-11, 4.39 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, .251 OAV

Relief Pitchers:

Alex James (Nashville): 3 time All-Star, 43 Saves, 2.04 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, .217 OAV

J.A. Burke (Chicago): 22 Saves, 3.65 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, .268 OAV

Dillon Abbott (Omaha): 26 Saves, 3.44 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, .253 OAV

Pedro Ontiveros (St. Louis): 4.75 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, .264 OAV

Honorable Mention:

C Tom Volstad (El Paso), C Edgar James (Rochester), 1B Kolten Doster (Durham), 2B Frank Starling (Chicago), 2B Phillip Bruske (Kansas City), SS Santo Herrera (New York), 3B Ricardo Sosa (Chicago), CF Sidney Zagone (Nashville), LF Harley Rose (Durham), LF Peter Komatsu (Huntington), LF J.D. Sele (El Paso), RF Russell Castillo (Anaheim), DH Vin Chavez (Boston), DH Brett Hiller (Chicago), SP Gio Esposito (Tampa Bay), SP Jamie Snow (St. Louis), RP Casper Corbin (Tampa Bay), RP Orval Jungmann (New York)