All-Star Team Announced

Four Tampa Bay Seminoles will be appearing in the All-Star game this season doubling the number of All-Stars the team had last season. The following players will be representing the Seminoles:

Ben Neal - Coming fresh off his Pitcher of the Week Award, Neal is leading the team in wins. With an impressive 12-2 record, 2.61 ERA, OAV of .239, and a WHIP of 1.10, Neal has been sensational since joining the Seminoles. The front office has been so impressed with Neal they just gave him a 3 year $15 million dollar extension.

Scott Raines - As the full time closer this season Raines has converted 26 of 29 save opportunities. His 26 saves are best for 3rd in the ML. Recently Raines has seen his ERA climb to 4.13 but when asked the front office thinks it is simply due to him having to pitch in so many save situations and are not worried.

Steven Walsh - Making his first All-Star appearance, this selection is not a surprise considering he is leading all Short Stops in batting average at .342 and even though he bats seventh in the line up he still has 5 HRs and 28 RBIs. Walsh has also been impressive on the defensive side of the things with a .982 fielding percentage. Walsh was just recently signed to a 3 year, $15 million contract extension.

Willie Sodowsky - Sodowsky maks his first All-Star appearance as the back up 2B. Sodowsky is having another solid season as the lead off man for the Seminoles hitting .300 with 59 stolen bases. Sodowsky has already hit 14 doubles almost matching his total of 15 last season and has hit 5 triples almost matching his total of 6 last season. Sodowsky is in the final year of his contract and management is in negotiations on a possible contract extension considering Sodowsky stole 125 bases last season and is on pace to steal over 100 bases this season.

All-Star selections of note:

Vic Silva - now playing for the Atlanta Black Crackers, this former Seminoles is hitting .276 with 28 HRs and 66 RBIs.

Steven Doughtery - now playing for the Boston Beaneaters, this former Seminoles in his first full season in the ML is hitting .282 with 20 HRs and 63 RBIs.