Indians Prospects Highlight New York-Penn League All-Star Rosters

Image credit: Brayan Rocchio (Photo by Mike Janes/Four Seam Images)

The New York-Penn League’s all-star game will be played in Staten Island on Aug. 21, and the rosters for the game are headlined by a pair of top Indians prospects from their Mahoning Valley club.

Outfielder George Valera is perhaps the game’s most interesting prospect, and he’s found a high level of success as one of the league’s youngest players. His eight home runs are tied with fellow all-stars Joe Genord and Jordan Diaz for third in the league, and his .808 OPS ranks ninth.

His teammate, Brayan Rocchio, comes highly regarded and has shown flashes of his talent as a teenager in a league typically filled with college players.

The league’s home run leader, Staten Island second baseman Ezequiel Duran, has impressed scouts with his skills on both sides of the ball. He looks to be the next in the line of Yankees intriguing international infielders. 

The Red Sox are represented by talented teenaged outfielder Gilberto Jimenez, who possesses an intriguing blend of tools and boasts a .361/.392/.483 slash line. All three categories rank among the league’s top 10. He’s accompanied by righthander Yusniel Padron-Artilles, a 21-year-old whose 80 strikeouts lead the league. 

The rosters are rounded out by two first-round shortstops from this year’s draft—Williamsport’s Bryson Stott and Hudson Valley’s Greg Jones. Stott, who received high marks for his potential on offense and defense as an amateur at Nevada-Las Vegas, and has swatted five home runs so far in the NYPL.

Jones, a speedster from North Carolina-Wilmington, has already racked up three triples and 13 stolen bases in 35 games with the Renegades.

RED TEAM

Name	Position	Team	MLB Org
PITCHERS
Joe La Sorsa	P	Hudson Valley	Rays
Evan Lee	P	Auburn	Nationals
Leonardo Rodriguez	P	Aberdeen	Orioles
Hector Villalobos	P	State College	Cardinals
Xavier Javier	P	Connecticut	Tigers
Jorge Martinez	P	Vermont	A’s
Fausto Segura	P	Auburn	Nationals
Ryan Conroy	P	Aberdeen	Orioles
Anderson Munoz	P	Staten Island	Yankees
Andre Pallante	P	State College	Cardinals
CATCHERS
Eliezer Alfonzo	C	Connecticut	Tigers
Carlos Narvaez	C	Staten Island	Yankees
INFIELDERS
Martin Figueroa	1B	State College	Cardinals
Jacson McGowan	1B	Hudson Valley	Rays
Ezequiel Duran	2B	Staten Island	Yankees
Andrew Fregia	2B	Aberdeen	Orioles
Jordan Diaz	3B	Vermont	A’s
Toby Welk	3B	Aberdeen	Orioles
Greg Jones	SS	Hudson Valley	Rays
Nick Sogard	SS	Hudson Valley	Rays
OUTFIELDERS
Ricardo Mendez	OF	Auburn	Nationals
Kyle Stowers	OF	Aberdeen	Orioles
Andrew Warner	OF	State College	Cardinals
Garrett Hiott	OF	Hudson Valley	Rays
Caldioli Sanfler	OF	Auburn	Nationals
Dalton Hoiles	OF	Aberdeen	Orioles
DESIGNATED HITTERS
David Vinsky	DH	State College	Cardinals
Hill Alexander	DH	Hudson Valley	Rays

BLUE TEAM

Name	Position	Team	MLB Org
PITCHERS
Yusniel Padron-Artilles	P	Lowell	Red Sox
Mitch Ragan	P	Brooklyn	Mets
Cameron Junker	P	West Virginia	Pirates
Julio Frias	P	Batavia	Marlins
Garrison Bryant	P	Brooklyn	Mets
Brock Love	P	Batavia	Marlins
Peyton Battenfield	P	Tri-City	Astros
Josh Simpson	P	Batavia	Marlins
Matt Cleveland	P	Brooklyn	Mets
Jesus Valles	P	West Virginia	Pirates
CATCHERS
Logan O’Hoppe	C	Williamsport	Phillies
Nathan Perry	C	Tri-City	Astros
INFIELDERS
Joe Davis	1B	Lowell	Red Sox
Juan Paulino	1B	Tri-City	Astros
Wilmer Reyes	2B	Brooklyn	Mets
Brayan Rocchio	2B	Mahoning Valley	Indians
Nic Ready	3B	Batavia	Marlins
Jared Triolo	3B	West Virginia	Pirates
Bryson Stott	SS	Williamsport	Phillies
Kendall Simmons	SS	Williamsport	Phillies
OUTFIELDERS
Gilberto Jimenez	OF	Lowell	Red Sox
Milton Smith II	OF	Batavia	Marlins
J.D. Orr	OF	Batavia	Marlins
Corbin Williams	OF	Williamsport	Phillies
Troy Johnston	OF	Batavia	Marlins
George Valera	OF	Mahoning Valley	Indians
Blake Sabol	OF	West Virginia	Pirates
DESIGNATED HITTERS
Joe Genord	DH	Brooklyn	Mets
Bryan Lavastida	DH	Mahoning Valley	India