Biscuits aplenty
In another testament to the Rays' vaunted farm system, four Montgomery Biscuits were named to the Topps Double-A All-Star Team released Tuesday.
Third baseman Evan Longoria, the Southern League MVP, highlighted the group. Catcher John Jaso, right-handed pitcher Chris Mason and reliever Dale Thayer rounded out the quartet. Four players made up one-third of the 12-player team.
Longoria, who led the Southern League in six offensive categories despite spending the end of the season at Triple-A Durham.
Jaso's .316 average was tops among all Double-A catchers and ranked second in the Southern League. Mason, who was 15-4 with a classification-low 2.54 ERA, was MiLB.com's Double-A pitcher of the year.
Thayer's 21 saves led the Southern League and he held opposing batters to a .187 average.
The team included Arizona OF Justin Upton, younger brother of Rays CF B.J. Upton, and Cleveland 2B Asdrubal Cabrera, both of whom finished the season in the majors playing for title contenders
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