ABL All-Stars Announced — Plus, VOTE GOETZMAN

By Hot Rods Media Relations

On Tuesday morning, the Australian Baseball League published their rosters for the upcoming ABL All-Star game. As expected, the former Hot Rods currently playing for the Brisbane Bandits are well represented. 2014 Tampa Bay Rays MiLB Player of the Year Johnny Field started his 2014 success in BG, and he’s continuing that “down unda’” and headlines the All-Star list. 2013 Hot Rod Tommy Coyle, and former Fort Wayne TinCap and current Rays MiLB’er Maxx Tissenbaum also made the cut, but our friend (and ’14 BG man) Granden Goetzman needs your help:

Goetzman enjoyed a breakout season with the Hot Rods, batting .315 with seven home runs and 31 RBis in just 60 games before being promoted to Advanced-A Port Charlotte following the Midwest League All-Star game. He was also present on the MWL Mid-Summer classic squad, and he hopes to add an ABL All-Star nod to his resume. He’s currently tied for fifth in home runs with five, tied for third in stolen bases with six, and he’s launched exactly half of his hits for extra bases. To vote for Goetzman in the “Final Vote” for the ABL, visit their Facebook page by clicking here. Perhaps the leaders of the G-20 can give Goetzman a vote as a token of appreciation for his shoutout last month.

Field is tied for third in the ABL in homers with sxi, and like Goetzman, he has also driven in 11 runs and swiped six bases. Field owns a .371 on-base percentage, and like he did in BG, he’s made some highlight reel plays with the Bandits. Tommy Coyle finds himself in the batting-title race, he owns a .373 mark and is in fifth place. Coyle also leads the Bandits with 13 RBIs, and has complied nine extra-base hits. Tissenbaum may have never worn a Hot Rods jersey (perhaps acquired by Tampa just a year too late for BG), but the Tune-Up Blog counts him as one of our own. Maxx (that’s two X’s mind you) is hitting .321 with three home runs of his own.