Minor League Baseball Announced 2022 High Class-A League Awards and All-Star Teams

Cedar Rapids’ Encarnacion-Strand, Greensboro’s Rodriguez and Spokane’s Veen claim Most Valuable Player Awards

New York City, Nov. 9, 2022 — Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™) today announced the league awards and All-Star teams for the three leagues that make up the High Class-A classification. Votes were cast by league managers.

MIDWEST LEAGUE

Position	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI) (G, W-L, ERA, SO/Sv)
Catcher	Josh Crouch	West Michigan	Detroit	.290/.366/.445, .811, 10 HR, 61 RBI
First Base	Tyler Soderstrom	Lansing	Oakland	.260/.323/.513, .836, 20 HR, 71 RBI
Second Base	Jorbit Vivas	Great Lakes	Los Angeles (NL)	.269/.374/.401, .775, 10 HR, 66 RBI
Third Base	Christian Encarnacion-Strand	Cedar Rapids	Minnesota	.294/.370/.599, .969, 20 HR, 68 RBI
Shortstop	Elly De La Cruz	Dayton	Cincinnati	.302/.359/.609, .968, 20 HR, 52 RBI
Outfield	Johnathan Rodriguez	Lake County	Cleveland	.292/.346/.573, .919, 21 HR, 59 RBI
Outfield	Robert Hassell III	Fort Wayne	San Diego	.289/.371/.442, .813, 10 HR, 58 RBI
Outfield	Pete Crow-Armstrong	South Bend	Chicago (NL)	.287/.333/.498, .831, 9 HR, 34 RBI
Designated Hitter	Imanol Vargas	Great Lakes	Los Angeles (NL)	.268/.404/.467, .871, 18 HR, 63 RBI
Right-Handed Starter	M.D. Johnson	Beloit	Miami	20 G, 9-9, 3.46 ERA, 125 SO
Left-Handed Starter	DJ Herz	South Bend	Chicago (NL)	17 G, 2-2, 2.26 ERA, 99 SO
Reliever	Cam Robinson	Wisconsin	Milwaukee	28 G, 3-1, 1.45 ERA, 19 SV

Position	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats (Record) (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI) (G, W-L, ERA, SO/Sv)
Manager of the Year	Austin Chubb	Great Lakes	Los Angeles (NL)	76-55, 1st half division champions
Most Valuable Player	Christian Encarnacion-Strand	Cedar Rapids	Minnesota	.294/.370/.599, .969, 20 HR, 68 RBI
Pitcher of the Year	M.D. Johnson	Beloit	Miami	20 G, 9-9, 3.46 ERA, 125 SO
Top MLB Prospect	Elly De La Cruz	Dayton	Cincinnati	.302/.359/.609, .968, 20 HR, 52 RBI

NORTHWEST LEAGUE

Position	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI) (G, W-L, ERA, SO/Sv)
Catcher	Patrick Bailey	Eugene	San Francisco	.225/.342/.419, .761, 12 HR, 51 RBI
First Base	Colin Simpson	Spokane	Colorado	.300/.370/.530, .900, 17 HR, 60 RBI
Second Base	Eddy Diaz	Spokane	Colorado	.261/.331/.370, .701, 5 HR, 39 RBI
Third Base	Carter Aldrete	Eugene	San Francisco	.294/.369/.545, .914, 15 HR, 52 RBI
Shortstop	Julio Carreras	Spokane	Colorado	.289/.352/.473, .825, 11 HR, 59 RBI
Outfield	Zac Veen	Spokane	Colorado	.269/.368/.439, .807, 11 HR, 60 RBI
Outfield	Spencer Packard	Everett	Seattle	.282/.397/.490, .887, 12 HR, 37 RBI
Outfield	Jairo Pomares	Eugene	San Francisco	.254/.330/.438, .768, 14 HR, 59 RBI
Designated Hitter	Casey Schmitt	Eugene	San Francisco	.273/.363/.474, .837, 17 HR, 59 RBI
Right-Handed Starter	Prelander Berroa	Eugene/Everett	San Fran/Seattle	17 G, 2-2, 2.06 ERA, 97 SO
Left-Handed Starter	Nick Swiney	Eugene	San Francisco	21 G, 4-6, 3.84 ERA, 105 SO
Reliever	Isaiah Campbell	Everett	Seattle	19 G, 1-0, 0.82 ERA, 35 SO

Position	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats (Record) (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI) (G, W-L, ERA, SO/Sv)
Manager of the Year	Carlos Valderrama	Eugene	San Francisco	81-48, League champions
Most Valuable Player	Zac Veen	Spokane	Colorado	.269/.368/.439, .807, 11 HR, 60 RBI
Pitcher of the Year	Prelander Berroa	Eugene/Everett	San Fran/Seattle	17 G, 2-2, 2.06 ERA, 97 SO
Top MLB Prospect	Zac Veen	Spokane	Colorado	.269/.368/.439, .807, 11 HR, 60 RBI

SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE

Position	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats (AVG/OBP/OPS, HR, RBI) (G, W-L, ERA, SO/Sv)
Catcher	Endy Rodriguez	Greensboro	Pittsburgh	.302/.392/.544, .936, 16 HR, 55 RBI
First Base	Kyle Manzardo	Bowling Green	Tampa Bay	.329/.436/.636, 1.072, 17 HR, 55 RBI
Second Base	Thomas Saggese	Hickory	Texas	.308/.359/.487, .864, 14 HR, 61 RBI
Third Base	Tyler Hardman	Hudson Valley	New York (AL)	.262/.329/.479, .808, 22 HR, 79 RBI
Shortstop	Vaughn Grissom	Rome	Atlanta	.312/.404/.487, .891, 11 HR, 55 RBI
Outfield	Heriberto Hernandez	Bowling Green	Tampa Bay	.255/.368/.499, .867, 24 HR, 89 RBI
Outfield	Cody Milligan	Rome	Atlanta	.329/.458/.452, .910, 1 HR, 15 RBI
Outfield	Zach Daniels	Asheville	Houston	.282/.371/.522, .893, 23 HR, 64 RBI
Designated Hitter	Evan Carter	Hickory	Texas	.287/.388/.476, .864, 11 HR, 66 RBI
Right-Handed Starter	Ben Brown	Jersey Shore	Philadelphia	16 G, 3-5, 3.08 ERA, 105 SO
Left-Handed Starter	Nick Zwack	Brooklyn	New York (NL)	20 G, 6-2, 2.52 ERA, 108 SO
Reliever	Xavier Moore	Aberdeen	Baltimore	30 G, 2-4, 1.36 ERA, 10 SV

Position	Name	Team	MLB Affiliate	Stats (Record) (AVG/OBP/SLG, OPS, HR, RBI) (G, W-L, ERA, SO/Sv)
Manager of the Year	Jeff Smith	Bowling Green	Tampa Bay	78-52, League champions
Most Valuable Player	Endy Rodriguez	Greensboro	Pittsburgh	.302/.392/.544, .936, 16 HR, 55 RBI
Pitcher of the Year	Ben Brown	Jersey Shore	Philadelphia	16 G, 3-5, 3.08 ERA, 105 SO
Top MLB Prospect	Endy Rodriguez	Greensboro	Pittsburgh	.302/.392/.544, .936, 16 HR, 55 RBI

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