Platinum Stick Award Winners Named for the CLE
The winners of the East Platinum Stick Award demonstrated "consistent and outstanding offensive excellence," according to a statement made from the office of the Confederation League commissioner.

The winners for 2053 are:

<Catcher:value_bold#0>
<Freddy Martínez:player#6912> (<Hilton Head Islanders:team#109>)
.281/.358/.515, 274 AB, 17 HR, 1 SB, 125 wRC+, 2.0 WAR

<First Baseman:value_bold#0>
<Shawn Graham:player#5514> (<Hoboken Falcons:team#55>)
.299/.382/.524, 529 AB, 25 HR, 139 wRC+, 2.3 WAR

<Second Baseman:value_bold#0>
<Walt Miller:player#9371> (<Toledo Ducks:team#51>)
.272/.338/.546, 441 AB, 24 HR, 13 SB, 130 wRC+, 4.4 WAR

<Third Baseman:value_bold#0>
<Robbie Fox:player#4123> (<Erie Brigs:team#53>)
.295/.351/.509, 519 AB, 25 HR, 26 SB, 124 wRC+, 4.2 WAR

<Shortstop:value_bold#0>
<Manny Cruz:player#1926> (<Erie Brigs:team#53>)
.246/.366/.401, 456 AB, 14 HR, 33 SB, 108 wRC+, 3.4 WAR

<Left Fielder:value_bold#0>
<Ed Stokes:player#10266> (<Hoboken Falcons:team#55>)
.336/.452/.831, 307 AB, 42 HR, 229 wRC+, 6.2 WAR

<Center Fielder:value_bold#0>
<Ed Caine:player#8293> (<Hilton Head Islanders:team#109>)
.244/.311/.477, 587 AB, 31 HR, 34 SB, 105 wRC+, 3.4 WAR

<Right Fielder:value_bold#0>
<Joe Hamilton:player#7682> (<Hilton Head Islanders:team#109>)
.263/.365/.534, 350 AB, 26 HR, 3 SB, 138 wRC+, 1.8 WAR

<Designated Hitter:value_bold#0>
<Chris Gunther:player#6177> (<Hilton Head Islanders:team#109>)
.312/.367/.577, 362 AB, 24 HR, 1 SB, 149 wRC+, 2.9 WAR

