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08/21/2008 7:10 PM ET
Baysox, B-Mets top EL All-Star squad
Trio of players from each squad land on postseason 13-man unit
By Nick Cammarota / MLB.com
Binghamton's Mike Carp is hitting .294 with 17 homers and 69 RBIs in 123 games this year. (Kevin Pataky/MLB.com)

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As far as All-Star rosters go, the Eastern League postseason All-Star team is one of the most accurate representations of pure talent.

Because the abbreviated 13-man roster is compiled at season's end, the players are some of the most elite the league has to offer.

The first-place Bowie Baysox (77-54) are represented by three All-Stars -- including the dynamic and recently promoted Lou Montanez -- while the Binghamton Mets (69-62) matched that league-leading mark with three selections of their own.

The squad is voted on by the league's managers, coaching staffs, sportswriters, radio and television broadcast personnel and other members of the media.

First baseman Mike Carp made the team in his second season in Binghamton. He's batting .294 while posting team-high totals in hits (130), home runs (17), RBIs (69), runs scored (64) and walks (71). The 22-year-old was also selected to play for the Northern Division in the 2008 Eastern League All-Star Game.

Voted in as a utility player, Dan Murphy, who was promoted to Triple-A on Aug. 1, appeared in games at first base, second base, third base, left field and designated hitter, while batting .308 with 13 home runs, 67 RBIs and 14 stolen bases in 95 games with the B-Mets. The Jacksonville, Fla., native is currently playing for the parent-club Mets after appearing in just one game with the Zephyrs. He is hitting .404 in 18 Major League games.

Right-hander Eddie Kunz has been a staple at the back end of the bullpen. The 42nd overall pick in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft has gone 1-4 with 27 saves and 43 strikeouts in 44 appearances. The 22-year-old made his Major League debut Aug. 3 and pitched one scoreless inning.

The trio of Baysox is headlined by Montanez. If the season ended now, the outfielder would become the first player since the 1976 season to win the Eastern League Triple Crown. He currently leads the circuit in batting average (.335), home runs (26) and RBIs (97). The 26-year old Bayamon, Puerto Rico native is also ranked first in the league in hits (151), slugging percentage (.601), extra-base hits (63), runs scored (90) and OPS (.986).

Fellow Bowie outfielder Nolan Reimold also earned a spot on the team. The second-round pick in 2005 has played in a league-high 129 games while hitting .279 (131-for-469) with 28 doubles, three triples, 19 home runs, 78 runs scored and 74 RBIs.

Right-hander Brad Bergesen rounds out Bowie's entries. The 22-year-old Concord, Calif., native is 15-4 with a 3.00 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 22 appearances. The fourth-round pick in 2004 leads the league in wins (15) and is also ranked second in WHIP (1.12).

The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (55-76) and Reading Phillies (49-81) each will be represented by two players, despite being in last place in their respective divisions.

Travis Snider, who was promoted to Triple-A on Aug. 7, was one of the best hitters in the Eastern League and also one of the youngest. The 20-year-old Everett, Wash. native was named the top prospect in the Blue Jays organization by Baseball America and was the youngest player in franchise history when he joined the Fisher Cats on April 21. He belted 17 home runs and drove in 67 runs during his time with the Fisher Cats.

Making the team at second base is Futures Game selection Scott Campbell. The 23-year-old New Zealand native is hitting .321 with nine home runs, 67 runs scored, 46 RBIs and 60 walks in his first season at Double-A.

The Phillies boast two of the brightest young stars in the game in catcher Lou Marson and shortstop Jason Donald, both of whom are representing Team USA at the Olympics.

Marson was a Florida State League All-Star last season and has repeated the performance in the Eastern League, hitting .319 with five homers, 55 runs scored and 46 RBIs. The 22-year-old Scottsdale, Ariz., native has reached base in 85 of 92 games this season and currently leads the league in on-base percentage (.434). The former high school quarterback has thrown out 36 percent of runners attempting to steal on him this year.

Jason Donald, who was selected to the Futures Game in New York along with Marson, was batting .308 with 14 home runs, 54 RBIs and 53 runs scored before departing for Beijing. The 23-year-old native of Fresno, Calif., is ranked fourth in the league in slugging percentage (.509) and OPS (.897).

At third base is Wes Hodges (another Futures Game selection) of the Akron Aeros. Hodges has appeared in all but eight games for the Aeros this season and is hitting .280 with 13 home runs, 87 RBIs, and 61 runs scored.

Wilkin Ramirez, yet another member of this year's Futures Game team, of the Erie SeaWolves is the club's final outfielder. The 22-year-old Dominican is hitting .313 with 19 home runs and 71 RBIs. He's also ranked third in the Eastern League in OPS (.927) and total bases (219).

Rounding out the elite crop of players is left-handed pitcher Phil Coke from the Trenton Thunder. The 26-year-old southpaw was promoted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Aug. 1, but prior to that went 9-4 with 115 strikeouts and a 2.51 ERA in 23 appearances for the Thunder. The Sonora, Calif., native did not allow an earned run in 10 of his 23 games, including a stretch of 18 consecutive scoreless innings.

Nick Cammarota is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.