2007 XM Satellite Futures Game Rosters

by faketeams on Jul 8, 2007 1:42 PM EDT

Update [2007-7-8 13:42:27 by Eric Hz]: There have been a couple of rosters changes thanks to promotions. Off the US roster is CF Jacoby Ellsbury and SP Matt Garza. They were replaced by Twins' OF Matt Tolbert and Mets' SP Kevin Mulvey. Tolbert's slash stats are 313/374/452 with just 29 strikeouts in 230 ABs. Mulvey has a 3.40 ERA in AA, his first full-season since being drafted in 2006. He sports a nice 1.66 GB/FB ratio.

On the World roster, the Mets 18-year-old AA phenom, Fernando martinez, is out with an injury. In his stead is Astros' OF James Von Ostrand. In his first full-season since being drafted in 2006, he has an .820 OPS with 36 Ks in 237 ABs.

Update [2007-7-8 14:31:41 by Eric Hz]: Thanks to an injury to the Tigers' Cameron Maybin, Jacoby Ellsbury has been re-added to the US Roster.

The rosters for the 2007 XM Satellite All-Star Futures Game were announced on June 21st. The game is fast becoming, if it already isn't, the marquee event of the All-Star Game festivities. The rosters are selected in a collaborative effort between MLB, the 30 major league clubs and Baseball America and MLB.com, and the game will be broadcast on ESPN2 at 4PM on All-Star Sunday. it will also be carried on Channel 176 on XM Radio.

Because of this collaborative effort, one only sees those players considered to be future stars in the game. There are no AAAA players. Because of this, these rosters offer fantasy players a glimpse into which players will be receiving extensive coverage once the off-season begins and prospect lists begin compilation.

What I am providing is an easy one-stop place to see both rosters and a notable statistic for each player so far. In the links provided to MiLB's Futures Game coverage and to that of Baseball America's US Roster and World Roster, there is more detailed information available. For MiLB.com, there is a direct link to each player's up-to-date 2007 stats page, and, in BA's, there is also a brief scouting report for each player. I suggest both for those interested in a fuller picture of the players involved.

Position	Name	Organization	Birthdate	Note	Position	Name	Organization	Birthdate	Note
2007 U.S. Team					2007 World Team
P	Collin Balester	Washington	6/6/1986	K:BB 3.53	P	Pedro Beato	Baltimore	10/27/1986	ERA 3.43
P	Clay Buchholz	Boston	8/14/1984	K/9 12.2	P	Carlos Carrasco	Philadelphia	3/21/1987	74.2IP/53H
P	Joba Chamberlain	New York (AL)	9/23/1985	K/9 12.0	P	Fautino de los Santos	Chicago (AL)	2/15/1986	.161 BAA
P	Matt Garza	Minnesota	11/26/1983	K/9 9.2	P	Emiliano Fruto	Washington	6/6/1984	.199 BAA
P	Luke Hochevar	Kansas City	9/15/1983	K/9 9.0	P	Deolis Guerra	New York (NL)	4/17/1989	0.96 WHIP
P	Clayton Kershaw	Los Angeles (NL)	3/19/1988	K/9 11.2	P	Serguey Linares	Pittsburgh	2/1/1983	2.14 GB/FB
P	Chuck Lofgren	Cleveland	1/29/1986	K/9 10.2	P	Franklin Morales	Colorado	1/24/1986	3.25 ERA
P	Michael Madsen	Oakland	11/29/1982	K/9 9.0	P	Henry Sosa	San Francisco	7/28/1985	.150 BAA
P	Jeff Niemann	Tampa Bay	2/28/1983	K/9 9.1	P	Rich Thompson	Los Angeles (AL)	7/1/1984	K/9 9.8
P	Garrett Olson	Baltimore	10/18/1983	K:BB 3.3	P	Rick Vanden Hurk	Florida	5/22/1985	K/9 11.0

C	Bryan Anderson	St. Louis	12/16/1986	OPS .844	C	Robinzon Diaz	Toronto	9/19/1983	94.6% CR
C	J.R. Towles	Houston	2/11/1984	AA OBP .402	C	Max Ramirez	Cleveland	10/11/1984	OPS .948

IF	Brian Bocock	San Francisco	3/9/1985	29 SB	IF	Elvis Andrus	Atlanta	8/26/1988	19 SB
IF	Adrian Cardenas	Philadelphia	10/10/1987	7 HR in SAL	IF	German Duran	Texas	8/3/1984	SLG .570
IF	Chris Coghlan	Florida	6/18/1985	OPS .970	if	Alcides Escobar	Milwaukee	12/16/1986	20 SB
IF	Brent Lillibridge	Atlanta	9/18/1983	22 SB	IF	Chin-Lung Hu	Los Angeles (NL)	2/2/1984	SLG .515
IF	Evan Longoria	Tampa Bay	10/7/1985	OPS .926	IF	Freddy Sandoval	Los Angeles (AL)	8/16/1982	OPS .827
IF	Steve Pearce	Pittsburgh	4/13/1983	OPS 1.056	IF	Geovany Soto	Chicago (NL)	1/20/2007	OPS .941
IF	Ian Stewart	Colorado	4/5/1985	OPS .821	IF	Craig Stansberry	San Diego	3/8/1982	OPS .870
IF	Johnny Whittleman	Texas	2/11/1987	OPS .983	IF	Joey Votto	Canada	9/10/1983	OBP .419

OF	Jay Bruce	Cincinnati	4/3/1987	43 XBH	OF	Wladimir Balentien	Seattle	7/2/1984	OPS .970
OF	Jacoby Ellsbury	Boston	9/11/1983	27 SB	OF	Carlos Gonzalez	Arizona	10/17/1985	29 XBH
OF	Cameron Maybin	Detroit	4/4/1987	OPS .861	OF	Gorkys Hernandez	Detroit	9/7/1985	28 SB
OF	Colby Rasmus	St. Louis	8/11/1986	36 XBH	OF	Fernando Martinez	New York (NL)	10/10/1988	18YR-Old in AA
OF	Justin Upton	Arizona	8/25/1987	OPS .969	OF	Michael Saunders	Seattle	11/19/1986	OBP .404