The Arizona Fall League has released its rosters for the 2011 Rising Stars Game. Several of Major League Baseball’s top prospects make up the East and West teams including; Bryce Harper, Danny Hultzen, Gerrit Cole, Mike Trout, Nick Franklin and Wil Myers. Overall, 50 players are selected to represent the best and brightest of the AFL. Let’s take a look at the complete rosters for each squad.
East
C – Jason Castro – Astros
C – Derek Norris – Nationals
INF – Nolan Arenado – Rockies
INF – Brian Dozier – Twins
INF – Junior Lake – Cubs
INF – Will Middlebrooks – Red Sox
INF – Joe Panik – Giants
INF – Ben Paulsen – Rockies
INF – Jean Segura – Angels
OF – Xavier Avery – Orioles
OF – Robbie Grossman – Pirates
OF – Bryce Harper – Nationals
OF – Mike Trout – Angels
OF – Tim Wheeler – Rockies
P – Steve Ames – Dodgers
P – Charles Brewer – Diamondbacks
P – Chris Carpenter – Cubs
P – David Carpenter – Angels
P – Gerrit Cole – Pirates
P – Jacob Diekman – Phillies
P – Terry Doyle – White Sox
P – Trey McNutt – Cubs
P – Kevin Munson – Diamondbacks
P – Rob Scahill – Rockies
P – Casey Weathers – Rockies
West
C – Christian Bethancourt – Braves
C – Kyle Skipworth – Marlins
INF – Matt Adams – Cardinals
INF – Tyler Bortnick – Rays
INF – Christian Colon – Royals
INF – Matt Dominguez – Marlins
INF – Nick Franklin – Mariners
INF – Mike Olt – Rangers
INF – Joe Terdoslavich – Braves
OF – Michael Choice – A’s
OF – Jaff Decker – Padres
OF – Anthony Gose – Blue Jays
OF – Mikie Mahtook – Rays
OF – Wil Myers – Royals
P – Nate Adcock – Royals
P – Anthony Bass – Padres
P – Brad Boxberger – Reds
P – Jed Bradley – Brewers
P – Corey Burns – Indians
P – Wes Etheridge – Blue Jays
P – Preston Guilmet – Indians
P – J.J. Hoover – Braves
P – Danny Hultzen – Mariners
P – Jeremy Jeffress – Royals
P – Taylor Whitenton – Mets
Making up the East squad are players from the Scottsdale Scorpions, Mesa Solar Sox and Salt River Rafters, while the West consists of members of the Phoenix Desert Dogs, Peoria Javelinas and Surprise Saguaros. The game is set for this Saturday, November 5th, and will be aired on the MLB Network.
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