ELW Stars Named Platinum Stick Award Winners
It's a trophy on the mantle and certainly bragging rights around Explorer League locker rooms. The West announced the winners of the Platinum Stick Award today, which goes to the top offensive performer at each position.

Here are the 2053 winners:

<Catcher:value_bold#0>
<Tony Rodríguez:player#9624> (<St. Louis Sportsman:team#10>)
.299/.372/.581, 475 AB, 38 HR, 108 RBI, 3.0 WAR

<First Baseman:value_bold#0>
<Dave Lee:player#4612> (<St. Louis Sportsman:team#10>)
.363/.416/.567, 598 AB, 21 HR, 124 RBI, 1.7 WAR

<Second Baseman:value_bold#0>
<Jon Dempsey:player#10320> (<St. Louis Sportsman:team#10>)
.396/.447/.585, 371 AB, 14 HR, 150 wRC+, 4.0 WAR

<Third Baseman:value_bold#0>
<Jim Haney:player#2362> (<San Antonio Turtles:team#9>)
.266/.387/.542, 463 AB, 38 HR, 1 SB, 120 wRC+, 2.5 WAR

<Shortstop:value_bold#0>
<Jim George:player#3046> (<St. Louis Sportsman:team#10>)
.309/.383/.516, 434 AB, 20 HR, 21 SB, 110 wRC+, 2.8 WAR

<Left Fielder:value_bold#0>
<Víctor Trujillo:player#8909> (<Rochester Spartans:team#15>)
.390/.447/.658, 438 AB, 29 HR, 1 SB, 163 wRC+, 3.9 WAR

<Center Fielder:value_bold#0>
<Nobuhito Tanaka:player#10512> (<Oklahoma City Whirlwind:team#13>)
.318/.373/.510, 459 AB, 14 HR, 28 SB, 109 wRC+, 3.1 WAR

<Right Fielder:value_bold#0>
<Pat Watkins:player#8859> (<Louisville Sluggers:team#18>)
.369/.448/.577, 407 AB, 20 HR, 21 SB, 151 wRC+, 3.7 WAR

<Designated Hitter:value_bold#0>
<Pat James:player#5003> (<Olympia Battle Cats:team#95>)
.350/.449/.608, 337 AB, 20 HR, 152 wRC+, 2.8 WAR

