It was announced today that SEVEN members of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals would be headed to play in the Texas League (AA) All-Star Game. The Texas League All-Star Game will be held on Tuesday, June 26 at 7:15 pm at Security Bank Ballpark in Midland, Texas.

The Texas League All-Star Game could be a significant date for some of the Naturals All-Stars, as it likely signifies the last time some of these Royals prospects will dawn the Naturals uniform. Here is your list of Naturals All-Stars:

SS Nicky Lopez currently owns a slash line of .321/.394/.383 with 9 SB and a 113 wRC+ in 63 games with the Naturals. Lopez earned the call to AA around the same time last season, and I would expect the 2018 Texas League All-Star Game to be the last time Lopez wears a Naturals jersey, as he appears to be primed to head to AAA Omaha after the break.

Fellow infielder Erick Mejia currently owns a .243/.311/.360 overall, but hit .297/.359/.466 in May after getting off to a rough start in April. Mejia has 4 HR and 18 SB to go with his slash line, and plays multiple positions on the infield well. He too could be looking at a promotion after the All-Star break, though that may require the Royals to move on from/demote a guy like Jack Lopez or Corey Toups, or both, which should be easy to do.

OF Elier Hernandez owns an impressive .317/.354/.431 slash line on the season, but hit a monster .336/.374/.496 with 3 HR in the month of may. He also has 17 doubles and 8 SB on the season, and he also is looking at an eminent promotion after the All-Star break. Poor Northwest Arkansas. If all three of the aforementioned guys get promoted, that lineup is going to take a hit. Hernandez’ promotion could leave a hole for Kort Peterson though, which would help.

Pitchers Jake Newberry and Foster Griffin both got the nod on the mound for NWA. Newberry has a 1.65 ERA and is striking out hitters at a robust rate of 11.85 batters/9 innings out of the bullpen for NWA. Griffin’s ERA isn’t quite as impressive at 5.63, but his FIP is a tidy 3.95 and he’s only allowing 2.18 BB/9 as a starter for NWA. In an offensively friendly league, Griffin’s numbers have swelled a bit compared to what you may normally expect.

Catcher Nick Dini and IF Jecksson Flores also got the nod. Dini hasn’t hit as well since returning to NWA from Omaha, but he still has 2 HR and 16 RBI to go along with solid defense behind the plate. Jecksson Flores has been a nice little surprise for NWA this season, hitting .324/.386/.441 in 49 games with 3 HR and 10 SB.

Congratulations to this year’s All-Stars!