Before the start of the season, the Chattanooga Lookouts were loaded with touted prospects.
Now they’re loaded with Southern League all-stars.
The league announced Tuesday afternoon that seven Lookouts were voted to the North Division all-star roster for the June 23 event at Montgomery’s Riverwalk Stadium. Three of Chattanooga’s all-star selections are center fielder Byron Buxton, third baseman Miguel Sano and starting pitcher Jose Berrios, who are ranked among the top 50 prospects in all of minor league baseball.
“It’s a tremendous honor for them, but the one thing about midseason all-star teams is that it can be a little premature,” Lookouts manager Doug Mientkiewicz said. “To me, the end-of-the-season all-star team means a little more if you stay at that level the whole year. Sometimes guys can fade off, but luckily this group has played together, and many of the guys who got picked were picked last year.”
Also representing the Lookouts will be outfielder Adam Walker, utility infielder Jorge Polanco, starting pitcher D.J. Baxendale and relief pitcher Zach Jones.