West Platinum Stick Award Winners Picked
For being the strongest offensive contributors at their position this year, the West has named a group of players as recipients of the Platinum Stick Award.

The 2056 winners of the award are:

<Catcher:value_bold#0>
<Tim Thomas:player#5369> (<San Antonio Turtles:team#9>)
.330/.375/.629, 466 AB, 35 HR, 106 RBI, 4.4 WAR

<First Baseman:value_bold#0>
<Alex McCarthy:player#8097> (<Eugene Ducks:team#11>)
.341/.411/.583, 446 AB, 22 HR, 137 wRC+, 3.3 WAR

<Second Baseman:value_bold#0>
<Jon Dempsey:player#10320> (<St. Louis Sportsman:team#10>)
.322/.390/.464, 513 AB, 12 HR, 2 SB, 113 wRC+, 2.4 WAR

<Third Baseman:value_bold#0>
<Dewey Lowe:player#6422> (<Idaho Falls Rapids:team#99>)
.322/.334/.561, 556 AB, 32 HR, 65 SB, 102 R, 116 wRC+, 2.7 WAR

<Shortstop:value_bold#0>
<Robby Holder:player#146> (<Glendale Cobras:team#16>)
.394/.439/.492, 315 AB, 31 SB, 136 wRC+, 3.1 WAR

<Left Fielder:value_bold#0>
<Mike Marshall:player#10517> (<Colorado Springs Avalanche:team#14>)
.295/.380/.588, 430 AB, 29 HR, 2 SB, 131 wRC+, 1.8 WAR

<Center Fielder:value_bold#0>
<Dusty Carroll:player#6449> (<Oklahoma City Whirlwind:team#13>)
.330/.423/.509, 336 AB, 8 HR, 15 SB, 136 wRC+, 2.9 WAR

<Right Fielder:value_bold#0>
<An-yan Li:player#852> (<Glendale Cobras:team#16>)
.371/.410/.528, 407 AB, 11 HR, 24 SB, 133 wRC+, 2.7 WAR

<Designated Hitter:value_bold#0>
<Carlos Arriaga:player#10767> (<St. Louis Sportsman:team#10>)
.303/.410/.750, 528 AB, 65 HR, 143 R, 156 RBI, 6.2 WAR

