It’s amazing how quickly time flies. We are already at the midway point of the 2016 season and All-Star festivities are right around the corner. While the major focus of All-Star Week/Weekend is the actual game itself and the Home Run Derby, the Futures Game on Sunday is something many baseball diehards look forward to. As has been the case in recent years, the Futures Game will continue the format of the United States versus The World. Each team has at least one representative, but no more than two. The cream of the prospect crop will descend upon San Diego and give us a nine-inning preview of what to expect in the future.

2016 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game

When: Sunday, July 10, 2016

Where: Petco Park, San Diego, California

Time: 4:05 ET

TV: MLB Network/MLB.com

Radio: SiriusXM Channel 89/Sirius Channel 209

Rosters

United States Team

Pitchers

Anthony Banda, LHP, Arizona Diamondbacks

Phil Bickford, RHP, San Francisco Giants

J.T. Chargois, RHP, Minnesota Twins

Carson Fulmer, RHP, Chicago White Sox

Amir Garrett, LHP, Cincinnati Reds

Josh Hader, LHP, Milwaukee Brewers

Jeff Hoffman, RHP, Colorado Rockies

Joe Musgrove, RHP, Houston Astros

Nate Smith, LHP, Seattle Mariners

Ryne Stanek, RHP, Tampa Bay Rays

Catchers

Carson Kelly, C, St. Louis Cardinals

Chance Sisco, C, Baltimore Orioles

Infielders

Alex Bregman, SS, Houston Astros

Willie Calhoun, 2B, Los Angeles Dodgers

Travis Demeritte, 2B, Texas Rangers

Hunter Dozier, 3B, Kansas City Royals

Ryon Healy, 1B/3B, Oakland A’s

Dominic Smith, 1B, New York Mets

Dansby Swanson, SS, Atlanta Braves

Outfielders

Andrew Benintendi, OF, Boston Red Sox

Dylan Cozens, OF, Philadelphia Phillies

David Dahl, OF, Colorado Rockies

Clint Frazier, OF, Cleveland Indians

Hunter Renfroe, OF, San Diego Padres

Christin Stewart, OF, Detroit Tigers

World Team

Pitchers

Jharel Cotton, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers

Chih-Wei Hu, RHP, Tampa Bay Rays

Joe Jimenez, RHP, Detroit Tigers

Reynaldo Lopez, RHP, Washington Nationals

Adalberto Mejia, LHP, San Francisco Giants

Dovydas Neverauskas, RHP, Pittsburgh Pirates

Ricardo Pinto, RHP, Philadelphia Phillies

Alex Reyes, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals

Francisco Rios, RHP, Toronto Blue Jays

Angel Perdomo, LHP, Toronto Blue Jays

Catchers

Francisco Mejia, C, Cleveland Indians

Gary Sanchez, C, New York Yankees

Infielders

Willy Adames, SS, Tampa Bay Rays

Carlos Asuaje, SS, San Diego Padres

Jeimer Candelario, 2B, Chicago Cubs

Ronald Guzman, 1B, Texas Rangers

Dilson Herrera, 2B, New York Mets

Jorge Mateo, SS, New York Yankees

Yoan Moncada, 2B, Boston Red Sox

Josh Naylor, 1B, Miami Marlins

Outfielders

Jorge Bonifacio, OF, Kansas City Royals

Eloy Jimenez, OF, Chicago Cubs

Manuel Margot, OF, San Diego Padres

Tyler O’Neill, OF, Seattle Mariners

Raimel Tapia, OF, Colorado Rockies

If you are a regular reader of this article, you will recognize many of these names. Instead of giving you a rundown of each player, I am going to pick random names and give a quick tidbit on what they’ve done up to this point during the 2016 season. Be sure to watch this game on Sunday—or at least DVR it. It is worth your time as we can catch a glimpse of the next batch of potential superstars on their way to the big leagues.

J.T. Chargois, Twins

The Twins have a potential closer waiting in the wings with J.T. Chargois. With Glen Perkins now out for the season—and no other arm really stepping up—Chargois could be back on the big league roster by season’s end. He owns a 1.59 ERA with 30 strikeouts in 22.2 innings at Triple-A Rochester.

Carson Fulmer, White Sox

If you haven’t heard, Chris Sale took Fulmer under his wing during spring training. That is great company for Fulmer to be in as he matures into a major league pitcher. His 4.76 ERA at Double-A Birmingham is rather ugly this season, but he’s still striking out more than a batter per inning.

Joe Musgrove, Astros

Musgrove gave up just one earned run in 26.1 innings at Double-A before receiving a promotion in May. His career K/9 throughout the minor leagues is 8.5, but where he really excels is with his impeccable control. In 323.1 minor league innings, Musgrove has walked 40 batters good for a BB/9 of 1.1; this is an elite walk rate. He is going to find success in the majors.

Alex Bregman, Astros

I’d be remiss if I didn’t touch on Bregman for at least a couple of sentences. Bregman has been truly remarkable this year and has a good chance of being called up when rosters expand in September. After completely dominating Double-A in every way imaginable, Bregman picked right up where he left off and has been on fire at Triple-A Fresno. In just seven games, he is batting .400 with four home runs. On top of that, he’s been playing shortstop. It’s becoming clear that the Astros are preparing him for a possible super utility role once he’s given the call.

Dansby Swanson, Braves

This is another player that sits near the top of all prospect rankings. The Braves stole Swanson from the Diamondbacks and he is yet to disappoint. Atlanta has their middle infield combo of the future in Swanson and Ozzie Albies; the pair is currently playing together at Double-A Mississippi.

David Dahl, Rockies

Here is another bat that has performed exceptionally well since being promoted to Triple-A. Dahl is 10-for-15 (.667) since his arrival in Albuquerque. Coors Field is going to be very kind to Dahl when he finally arrives. With Colorado being probable sellers at the deadline, a spot may open up in the team’s outfield sooner rather than later.

Hunter Renfroe, Padres

If you are looking for an outfield bat to add in any format, give Renfroe a long look. The Padres aren’t going to make the playoffs this season and Renfroe has amassed 440 at-bats at Triple-A between 2015 and 2016. In that time frame, he’s blasted 26 home runs. Even with Petco Park being his home, his power is going to translate. I expect him up after the All-Star break.

Joe Jimenez, Tigers

Regarding pitching prospects, relievers are usually an afterthought. The focus is usually on starting pitchers, which makes sense. When there are standout relievers though, they need to be mentioned. The Tigers are grooming Jimenez for a critical role in their bullpen and it is likely to happen next season. Between High-A and Double-A Jimenez has given up one earned run in 32 innings pitched. I’ll go ahead and say that again—Jimenez has given up ONE EARNED RUN IN 32 INNINGS; utterly phenomenal to say the least.

Reynaldo Lopez, Nationals

The Nationals have another flamethrower on their hands with Lopez. He can hit 100 on the radar gun, though he normally sits in the 95-97 range. Lopez struck out 100 batters in 76.1 innings at Double-A Harrisburg before receiving a recent promotion. Given the life on his fastball, Lopez is a candidate to pitch out the bullpen for Washington down the stretch. He is someone that should be added in dynasty leagues and deeper NL-Only leagues right now.

Dilson Herrera, Mets

Herrera has 149 major league at-bats under his belt, but has been playing at Triple-A Las Vegas for the better part of two years. The good news here is that he’s only 22 and he does possess a modest power/speed combo. It’s somewhat telling that the Mets brought Jose Reyes back into the fold as opposed to bringing up Herrera and that move could foretell a possible trade prior to the deadline.

Eloy Jimenez, Cubs

At 19 years old, Jimenez is one of the youngest players on the Futures Game roster. He is progressing slowly through the Cubs’ system, but given how top heavy—and deep—the organization is, that’s a good thing. Jimenez is batting a solid .332 with 10 homers and 58 RBI. He is striking out at a 22.4 percent clip this season, so the Cubs will likely work with him to get that number down a bit. Don’t expect to see Jimenez in the majors until 2018 at the earliest.

Manuel Margot, Padres

San Diego’s future is looking bright, at least in their outfield. Along with Hunter Renfroe, the team also has a future centerfielder and leadoff man in Margot. Much like Renfroe, Margot is likely to see a promotion during the second half of the season. He won’t give you much in the power department, but should exhibit solid plate discipline and plenty of steals.