ValleyCats send three players to NYPL All-Star game
TROY – Enrique Chavez, Taylor Jones and Chuckie Robinson have been selected to the North Team’s roster in the 2016 New York-Penn League All-Star Game. The showcase will be held on August 16th, 2016 at Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill, NY. Tri-City’s Athletic Trainer John Gregorich will also represent the ‘Cats, one of four trainers selected.
“You can’t say enough about how much these three guys have contributed to our team,” Manager Lamarr Rogers said. “They’re all incredibly deserving. I can’t wait to see what they accomplish not only in the All-Star Game, but in their careers as well.”
This is the second time that Hudson Valley has hosted the New York-Penn League All-Star Game in franchise history. In 2007, 4,827 fans saw the American League NYPL Affiliates beat the National League NYPL affiliates 6-4 at Dutchess Stadium.
“The ValleyCats are incredibly proud to send three players to this year’s All-Star Game,” General Manager Matt Callahan said. “Enrique, Chuckie and Taylor are excellent examples of this organization, and we wish them all the best in the game.”
Chavez has thrown the most innings of any ValleyCat this season, and in 10 games (six starts) compiled a 3-1 record and a 2.41 ERA. The righty’s best outing of the year came against Vermont on July 25 when he struck out seven in five innings, allowing just one baserunner, and retiring the first eleven he faced.
Jones, the Houston Astros 19th Round selection in the 2016 MLB Draft, has a team-leading six home runs, 13 doubles, 43 hits and 25 RBI. The first baseman’s six round-trippers put him in third place in the league.
Robinson, taken two rounds after Jones, has split time with former ‘Cat Jake Rogers, who was promoted to Class-A Quad Cities last week. In 26 games, the catcher has a .330 batting average, the highest of his career, and a .868 OPS, tops on the team. He’s committed just one error this year, and has thrown out six base runners.
The trio joins six Renegades, five Connecticut Tigers, four Vermont Lake Monsters, four Lowell Spinners, three Auburn Doubledays and two Batavia Muckdogs on the North squad.