Six Phillies prospects headed to the Florida State League All-Star Game

By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor

The Florida State League announced their All-Star rosters on Thursday afternoon. Six Phillies prospects were named to the FSL North roster and will participate in the Florida State League All-Star Game on June 17 in Lakeland, Florida.

Pitchers Jose Tavares, Jeff Singer and Cole Irvin along with catcher Deivi Grullon, infielder Drew Stankiewicz and outfielder Zachary Coppola are the Threshers heading to Lakeland on Father's Day weekend for the All-Star Game. Pitcher Seranthony Dominguez was also selected to the FSL North roster, but is no longer on the team.

Tavares, 23, is 4-2 with a 2.26 ERA this season for the Threshers. He's given up two runs or less in eight of his nine starts this season and one run or less in six of nine starts. Tavares is in his 4th year with the Phillies organization, having joined them in 2014 with their DSL team.

Singer, 23, is 2-1 with a 1.69 ERA in 19 appearances out of the bullpen this season for Clearwater. He's struck out six batters in his last two appearances, spanning five innings. During the month of May, he struck out 19 hitters, walked five and held the opposition to a .172 average.

Irvin, 23, was a 5th round pick of the Phillies in 2016. This season with Clearwater, he's 3-6 with a 3.18 ERA. Irvin is having much more luck at home, posting a 2.32 ERA at Spectrum Field compared to 4.50 on the road.

Grullon, 21, is slashing .276/.288/.408, which doesn't look like All-Star stuff, but he's throwing out a career-high 37 percent of would-be base stealers this season in Clearwater.

Stankiewicz, 23, was an 11th round pick of the Phillies back in the 2014 draft. This season for the Threshers, he's hitting .286 with nine doubles, four home runs, 18 RBIs, 14 runs scored, 33 strikeouts and 10 walks. He hit .305 during the month of April and .272 in May.

Coppola, 23, was a 13th round pick in the 2015 draft and he's heating up big time at the plate this season. Over his last 10 games, Coppola is hitting .474 (18-f0r-38), raising his season average to .350. Coppola has good plate discipline, walking 17 times to 26 strikeouts. 

Seranthony Domiguez went 3-0 with a 2.02 ERA in seven games, six starts, with the Threshers. He last pitched on May 13 and has been sidelined with a shoulder injury.

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