A’s Farm’s 2015 Post-Season Organizational All-Star Team

With the 2015 minor league season now complete, it’s the perfect time to take a step back and determine who the true standouts on the field really were in the A’s system in 2015. And with that in mind, it’s time to name A’s Farm’s 2015 Post-Season Organizational All-Star Team!

Below you’ll find the primary starting players at each position for Triple-A Nashville, Double-A Midland, High-A Stockton, Class-A Beloit, Class-A Short-Season Vermont and the Rookie League Short-Season AZL A’s in 2015. Offensive starters were selected from the players who had the most games played at each position for each team over the course of the season, with notable players not leading in games played at a particular position listed in the designated hitter category. Starting pitchers for each club were selected from among the top starters for each team, while closers were selected from each team’s saves leader.

Asterisks denote players with combined statistics from multiple minor league teams within the A’s system, but players’ major league statistics and statistics acquired while with other organizations have not been included. Despite the fact that he’s no longer with the A’s organization, outfielder Kent Matthes is included since he still managed to make the third most starts in Nashville’s outfield this year, while catcher Jacob Nottingham and pitcher Sean Manaea were not included since they only appeared in 43 and 7 games respectively since joining the A’s system.

Check out our list of All-Star contenders at each position. Then click on the link just below the list of contenders to find A’s Farm’s winning Organizational All-Stars at each position. The winners were determined based purely on performance, not potential. Remember, we’re not selecting the top prospects here, we’re choosing the top performers on the field this season. So take a good look at the candidates for yourself and then cast your vote in our poll for the top A’s Organizational All-Star of 2015!

 

–THE CONTENDERS–

 

CATCHER

Nashville – Bryan Anderson (322 PA / 3 HR / .202 AVG / .273 OBP / .288 SLG / .561 OPS)

Midland – Bruce Maxwell (381 PA / 2 HR / .243 AVG / .321 OBP / .308 SLG / .629 OPS)

Stockton – Beau Taylor (342 PA / 6 HR / .223 AVG / .322 OBP / .334 SLG / .656 OPS) *

Beloit – Argenis Raga (269 PA / 3 HR / .275 AVG / .328 OBP / .385 SLG / .714 OPS) *

Vermont – Nick Collins (143 PA / 2 HR / .246 AVG / .329 OBP / .310 SLG / .638 OPS) *

AZL A’s – Robert Mullen (91 PA / 0 HR / .231 AVG / .333 OBP / .321 SLG / .654 OPS)

 

FIRST BASE

Nashville – Anthony Aliotti (448 PA / 4 HR / .269 AVG / .330 OBP / .346 SLG / .676 OPS) *

Midland – Matt Olson (585 PA / 17 HR / .249 AVG / .388 OBP / .438 SLG / .826 OPS)

Stockton – John Nogowski (402 PA / 4 HR / .274 AVG / .352 OBP / .364 SLG / .716 OPS)

Beloit – Max Kuhn (543 PA / 10 HR / .241 AVG / .320 OBP / .376 SLG / .697 OPS)

Vermont – Chris Iriart (289 PA / 5 HR / .230 AVG / .304 OBP / .359 SLG / .664 OPS)

AZL A’s – Shane Conlon (123 PA / 0 HR / .327 AVG / .392 OBP / .421 SLG / .812 OPS)

 

SECOND BASE

Nashville – Joey Wendle (618 PA / 10 HR / .289 AVG / .323 OBP / .442 SLG / .765 OPS)

Midland – Colin Walsh (619 PA / 13 HR / .302 AVG / .447 OBP / .470 SLG / .918 OPS)

Stockton – Branden Cogswell (487 PA / 3 HR / .235 AVG / .325 OBP / .303 SLG / .628 OPS)

Beloit – Trent Gilbert (450 PA / 6 HR / .252 AVG / .293 OBP / .345 SLG / .638 OPS) *

Vermont – Jesus Lopez (210 PA / 0 HR / .203 AVG / .233 OBP / .228 SLG / .461 OPS)

AZL A’s – Carlos Hiciano (196 PA / 0 HR / .199 AVG / .219 OBP / .220 SLG / .439 OPS)

 

SHORTSTOP

Nashville – Andy Parrino (321 PA / 5 HR / .272 AVG / .344 OBP / .376 SLG / .720 OPS)

Midland – Chad Pinder (522 PA / 15 HR / .317 AVG / .361 OBP / .486 SLG / .847 OPS)

Stockton – Franklin Barreto (364 PA / 13 HR / .302 AVG / .333 OBP / .500 SLG / .833 OPS)

Beloit – Yairo Munoz (565 PA / 13 HR / .260 AVG / .306 OBP / .397 SLG / .702 OPS) *

Vermont – Richie Martin (226 PA / 2 HR / .237 AVG / .353 OBP / .343 SLG / .695 OPS)

AZL A’s – Eric Marinez (179 PA / 0 HR / .241 AVG / .303 OBP / .304 SLG / .607 OPS)

 

THIRD BASE

Nashville – Ryan Roberts (499 PA / 13 HR / .283 AVG / .355 OBP / .450 SLG / .805 OPS)

Midland – Ryon Healy (543 PA / 10 HR / .302 AVG / .339 OBP / .426 SLG / .766 OPS)

Stockton – Matt Chapman (352 PA / 23 HR / .250 AVG / .341 OBP / .566 SLG / .907 OPS)

Beloit – Jose Brizuela (475 PA / 12 HR / .260 AVG / .349 OBP / .431 SLG / .781 OPS) *

Vermont – Ryan Howell (188 PA / 5 HR / .199 AVG / .278 OBP / .337 SLG / .615 OPS)

AZL A’s – Miguel Mercedes (193 PA / 2 HR / .216 AVG / .306 OBP / .347 SLG / .653 OPS)

 

LEFT FIELD

Nashville – Jason Pridie (541 PA / 20 HR / .310 AVG / .380 OBP / .515 SLG / .894 OPS)

Midland – Jaycob Brugman (566 PA / 6 HR / .260 AVG / .343 OBP / .382 SLG / .725 OPS)

Stockton – B.J. Boyd (511 PA / 5 HR / .277 AVG / .344 OBP / .389 SLG / .733 OPS)

Beloit – Joe Bennie (543 PA / 11 HR / .272 AVG / .363 OBP / .430 SLG / .793 OPS)

Vermont – Steven Pallares (292 PA / 2 HR / .246 AVG / .363 OBP / .317 SLG / .680 OPS)

AZL A’s – Luis Barrera (133 PA / 0 HR / .287 AVG / .344 OBP / .348 SLG / .691 OPS)

 

CENTER FIELD

Nashville – Craig Gentry (450 PA / 5 HR / .256 AVG / .319 OBP / .327 SLG / .646 OPS)

Midland – Chad Oberacker (451 PA / 5 HR / .294 AVG / .360 OBP / .425 SLG / .785 OPS)

Stockton – Brett Vertigan (627 PA / 4 HR / .288 AVG / .365 OBP / .385 SLG / .749 OPS) *

Beloit – James Harris (376 PA / 5 HR / .251 AVG / .356 OBP / .368 SLG / .724 OPS) *

Vermont – Skye Bolt (206 PA / 4 HR / .238 AVG / .325 OBP / .381 SLG / .706 OPS)

AZL A’s – Rodolfo Penalo (166 PA / 0 HR / .222 AVG / .321 OBP / .292 SLG / .613 OPS)

 

RIGHT FIELD

Nashville – Kent Matthes (239 PA / 2 HR / .233 AVG / .294 OBP / .358 SLG / .652 OPS)

Midland – Josh Whitaker (387 PA / 12 HR / .256 AVG / .312 OBP / .437 SLG / .748 OPS)

Stockton – Tyler Marincov (579 PA / 14 HR / .257 AVG / .320 OBP / .409 SLG / .728 OPS)

Beloit – Shawn Duinkerk (335 PA / 5 HR / .240 AVG / .281 OBP / .326 SLG / .607 OPS) *

Vermont – Seth Brown (290 PA / 3 HR / .282 AVG / .352 OBP / .432 SLG / .784 OPS) *

AZL A’s – Robert Martinez (303 PA / 5 HR / .170 AVG / .265 OBP / .275 SLG / .540 OPS) *

 

DESIGNATED HITTER

Nashville – Nate Freiman (306 PA / 4 HR / .220 AVG / .279 OBP / .321 SLG / .600 OPS)

Midland – Renato Nunez (416 PA / 18 HR / .278 AVG / .332 OBP / .480 SLG / .812 OPS)

Stockton – Michael Soto (460 PA / 9 HR / .229 AVG / .278 OBP / .355 SLG / .633 OPS)

Beloit – Sandber Pimentel (471 PA / 13 HR / .243 AVG / .335 OBP / .380 SLG / .715 OPS)

Vermont – Trace Loehr (280 PA / 2 HR / .264 AVG / .325 OBP / .319 SLG / .644 OPS)

AZL A’s – Jhonny Rodriguez (120 PA / 1 HR / .284 AVG / .333 OBP / .450 SLG / .783 OPS)

 

STARTING PITCHER

Nashville – Barry Zito (138 IP / 121 H / 53 ER / 60 BB / 91 K / 3.46 ERA / 1.31 WHIP)

Midland – Dillon Overton (126 IP / 127 H / 48 ER / 27 BB / 106 K / 3.43 ERA / 1.22 WHIP) *

Stockton – Dylan Covey (140 1/3 IP / 135 H / 56 ER / 43 BB / 100 K / 3.59 ERA / 1.27 WHIP)

Beloit – Daniel Gossett (144 2/3 IP / 151 H / 76 ER / 52 BB / 112 K / 4.73 ERA / 1.40 WHIP)

Vermont – Bowdien Derby (37 1/3 IP / 24 H / 5 ER / 10 BB / 47 K / 1.21 ERA / 0.91 WHIP) *

AZL A’s – Ivan Andueza (46 2/3 IP / 44 H / 13 ER / 15 BB / 44 K / 2.51 ERA / 1.26 WHIP)

 

CLOSER

Nashville – Angel Castro (60 1/3 IP / 54 H / 21 ER / 19 BB / 45 K / 3.13 ERA / 1.21 WHIP / 8 SV)

Midland – Ryan Dull (61 IP / 39 H / 5 ER / 16 BB / 73 K / 0.74 ERA / 0.90 WHIP / 12 SV) *

Stockton – Brendan McCurry (63 IP / 39 H / 13 ER / 17 BB / 82 K / 1.86 ERA / 0.89 WHIP / 27 SV) *

Beloit – Jose Torres (77 1/3 IP / 55 H / 22 ER / 24 BB / 84 K / 2.56 ERA / 1.02 WHIP / 8 SV) *

Vermont – James Naile (25 1/3 IP / 19 H / 5 ER / 6 BB / 18 K / 1.78 ERA / 0.99 WHIP / 6 SV) *

AZL A’s – Dustin Hurlbutt (14 1/3 IP / 11 H / 5 ER / 10 BB / 20 K / 3.14 ERA / 1.47 WHIP / 5 SV)

 

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–A’s Farm’s Organizational All-Star Team–

 

 

CATCHER

Argenis Raga – Beloit Snappers

(269 PA / 3 HR / .275 AVG / .328 OBP / .385 SLG / .714 OPS) *

 

 

FIRST BASE

Matt Olson – Midland RockHounds

(585 PA / 17 HR / .249 AVG / .388 OBP / .438 SLG / .826 OPS)

 

 

SECOND BASE

Colin Walsh – Midland RockHounds

(619 PA / 13 HR / .302 AVG / .447 OBP / .470 SLG / .918 OPS)

 

 

SHORTSTOP

Chad Pinder – Midland RockHounds

(522 PA / 15 HR / .317 AVG / .361 OBP / .486 SLG / .847 OPS)

 

 

THIRD BASE

Matt Chapman – Stockton Ports

(352 PA / 23 HR / .250 AVG / .341 OBP / .566 SLG / .907 OPS)

 

 

LEFT FIELD

Jason Pridie – Nashville Sounds

(541 PA / 20 HR / .310 AVG / .380 OBP / .515 SLG / .894 OPS)

 

 

CENTER FIELD

Chad Oberacker – Midland RockHounds

(451 PA / 5 HR / .294 AVG / .360 OBP / .425 SLG / .785 OPS)

 

 

RIGHT FIELD

Seth Brown – Vermont Lake Monsters

(290 PA / 3 HR / .282 AVG / .352 OBP / .432 SLG / .784 OPS) *

 

 

DESIGNATED HITTER

Renato Nunez – Midland RockHounds

(416 PA / 18 HR / .278 AVG / .332 OBP / .480 SLG / .812 OPS)

 

 

STARTING PITCHER

Dillon Overton – Midland RockHounds

(126 IP / 127 H / 48 ER / 27 BB / 106 K / 3.43 ERA / 1.22 WHIP) *

 

 

CLOSER

Ryan Dull – Midland RockHounds

(61 IP / 39 H / 5 ER / 16 BB / 73 K / 0.74 ERA / 0.90 WHIP / 12 SV) *

 

 

 

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