The 2018 Perfect Game Minor League All-Star Team is the 13th of its kind, starting back in 2006 which has essentially served as a preview of the players ready to make their impact at the Major League level. The team collects the best annual performers in the minor leagues, players that attended a Perfect Game event while in high school. Corey Seager, Carlos Correa, Kris Bryant, Javier Baez, Clayton Kershaw, Mike Trout, Paul Goldschmidt, Anthony Rizzo, Mookie Betts, Buster Posey, Madison Bumgarner, Joey Votto, and Gerrit Cole have been honored during that time and are among the game's brightest stars.
Here are the links to the previous teams:
2018 Perfect Game Minor League All-Stars (First Team)
| Pos. |
Player |
Organization |
Level |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
XBH |
| C |
Danny Jansen |
Blue Jays |
AAA |
.275 |
.390 |
.473 |
34 |
| 1B |
Peter Alonso |
Mets |
AA/AAA |
.285 |
.395 |
.579 |
68 |
| 2B |
Brandon Lowe |
Rays |
AA/AAA |
.297 |
.391 |
.558 |
54 |
| 3B |
Nolan Gorman |
Cardinals |
R/A |
.291 |
.380 |
.570 |
31 |
| SS |
Gavin Lux |
Dodgers |
A+/AA |
.324 |
.399 |
.514 |
50 |
| OF |
Alex Kirilloff |
Twins |
A/A+ |
.348 |
.392 |
.578 |
71 |
| OF |
Jo Adell |
Angels |
A/A+/AA |
.290 |
.355 |
.543 |
56 |
| OF |
Eloy Jimenez |
White Sox |
AA/AAA |
.337 |
.384 |
.577 |
53 |
| DH |
Kyle Tucker |
Astros |
AAA |
.332 |
.400 |
.590 |
54 |
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| Pos. |
Player |
Organization |
Level |
W-L |
ERA |
IP |
K:BB |
| SP |
Dylan Cease |
White Sox |
A+/AA |
12-2 |
2.40 |
124 |
160:50 |
| SP |
Touki Toussaint |
Braves |
AA/AAA |
9-6 |
2.38 |
136.1 |
163:53 |
| SP |
Justus Sheffield |
Yankees |
AA/AAA |
7-6 |
2.48 |
116 |
123:50 |
| SP |
Stephen Gonsalves |
Twins |
AA/AAA |
12-3 |
2.76 |
120.2 |
120:65 |
| SP |
Patrick Sandoval |
Angels |
A/A+/AA |
11-1 |
2.06 |
122.1 |
145:29 |
| RP |
Colin Poche |
Rays |
AA/AAA |
6-0 |
0.82 |
66 |
110:19 |
2018 Perfect Game Minor League All-Stars (Second Team)
| Pos. |
Player |
Organization |
Level |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
XBH |
| C |
Austin Allen |
Padres |
AA |
.290 |
.351 |
.506 |
53 |
| 1B |
Nathaniel Lowe |
Rays |
A+/AA/AAA |
.330 |
.416 |
.568 |
60 |
| 2B |
Kevin Kramer |
Pirates |
AAA |
.311 |
.365 |
.492 |
53 |
| 3B |
Bobby Dalbec |
Red Sox |
A+/AA |
.257 |
.361 |
.558 |
70 |
| SS |
Kevin Smith |
Blue Jays |
A/A+ |
.302 |
.358 |
.528 |
62 |
| OF |
Austin Dean |
Marlins |
AA/AAA |
.345 |
.410 |
.511 |
37 |
| OF |
Corey Ray |
Brewers |
AA |
.239 |
.323 |
.477 |
66 |
| OF |
Drew Waters |
Braves |
A/A+ |
.293 |
.343 |
.476 |
57 |
| DH |
Tyler O'Neill |
Cardinals |
AAA |
.311 |
.385 |
.693 |
37 |
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| Pos. |
Player |
Organization |
Level |
W-L |
ERA |
IP |
K:BB |
| SP |
Jesus Luzardo |
Athletics |
A+/AA/AAA |
10-5 |
2.88 |
109.1 |
129:30 |
| SP |
Ian Anderson |
Braves |
A+/AA |
4-7 |
2.49 |
119.1 |
142:49 |
| SP |
Logan Allen |
Padres |
AA/AAA |
14-6 |
2.54 |
148.2 |
151:51 |
| SP |
Mike King |
Yankees |
A+/AA/AAA |
11-5 |
1.79 |
161.1 |
152:29 |
| SP |
Chris Paddack |
Padres |
A+/AA |
7-3 |
2.10 |
90 |
120:8 |
| RP |
Tyler Johnson |
White Sox |
A/A+ |
9-0 |
1.40 |
58 |
89:16 |
Fun Facts:
The Rays, Twins, Angels and White Sox each have two first-teamers. The Rays, White Sox and Braves have the most total players mentioned with three each, while the Blue Jays and Padres each have two players recognized.
Both Kyle Tucker and Danny Jansen are returning to the first team for the second straight year, while Peter Alonso and Eloy Jimenez move up from the second team (Jimenez also made the second team in 2016). This is the third year that Stephen Gonsalves has found himself on the first team after being honored in both 2015 and 2016, while second team DH Tyler O'Neill was also honored as a first teamer in 2015-16.
Of the 30 players nine of them (Jansen, Lowe, Tucker, Toussaint, Sheffield, Gonsalves, Kramer, Dean, O'Neill) were called up to the big leagues.
Of the 15 first team all-stars, 10 have previously played in the Perfect Game All-American Classic (Gorman, Lux, Kirilloff, Adell, Tucker, Cease, Tousaint, Sheffield, Gonsalves, Sandoval). Two of the second teamers (Waters, Anderson) have also participated in the Classic.
Nolan Gorman is the only player listed that was drafted this past year, making his professional debut at the Cardinals Rookie affiliate before being called up to the Midwest League. Gorman was named the MVP of the 2017 Classic by driving in four runs, two of which came on a booming two-run home run.
In addition to the all-stars listed above further congratulations are in order for the players honored by the respective leagues they played in after being named the player or pitcher of the year. Here are those players that have previously attended a Perfect Game event:
Dakota Hudson: Pacific League (AAA) Pitcher of the Year
Joey Curletta: Texas League (AA) Player of the Year
Logan Allen: Texas League (AA) Pitcher of the Year
Corey Ray: Southern League (AA) Player of the Year
Zack Brown: Southern League (AA) Pitcher of the Year
Cavan Biggio: Eastern League (AA) Player of the Year
Rylan Bannon: California League (A+) Player of the Year
Bobby Dalbec: Carolina League (A+) Player of the Year
Wil Crowe: Carolina League (A+) Pitcher of the Year
Patrick Murphy: Florida State League (A+) Pitcher of the Year
Casey Golden: South Atlantic League (A) Player of the Year
Curtis Terry: Northwest League (R) Player of the Year
Josh Winckowski: Northwest League (R) Pitcher of the Year
JC Cloney: Pioneer League (R) Pitcher of the Year
Andrew Warner: Gulf Coast League (R) Player of the Year