Sea Dogs on the All Star team

Four good choices. Lefty Abe Alvarez, c/OF Jeff Bailey, OF Bret Ronenberg and (a bit of a surprize to me), SS Kenny Perez.

As of this writing, Bailey is Portland's top hitter, sporting a 326/445/596-12-50 line while playing out of his normal position for most of the season.

Ronenberg has been Mr. Consistency at 284/369/484-12-54 while appearing in all but two games. He recently was upgraded to the "Top Prospect" list.

Perez started out fairly slow, but he's put up a 286/322/415-3-34 line, which is just fine for a shortstop. He's been a top producer for the last month or so for the Sea Dogs.

Abe Alvarez has been terrific, especially considering that he was originally scheduled to play in Sarasota this year. He's only had a couple of bad appearances, and through 16 starts he's got a 7-5, 3.54 record. Abe's got a 1.24 WHIP and a 73/22 K/BB ratio in 86 1/3 innings pitched.

John Hattig's injury may have kept him off the team, as he's posted a strong 278/405/522-10-27 line in 59 games, though his defense leaves a bit to be desired.

Joe Nelson (3-2, 1.78, 13 saves) also deserved consideration, but his consolation prize was a promotion to Pawtucket, which I'm sure he would probably prefer.