The publication Baseball America selected Willie Calhoun of the Rangers' organization as the second-team designated hitter on its minor-league all-star team.

Calhoun, 22, hit .300 with 31 homers, 93 RBIs and a .927 OPS in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League. The Rangers acquired Calhoun from the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 31 in the Yu Darvish deal.

Darvish was the only Ranger selected. Cincinnati, Toronto and the Chicago White Sox each had three players chosen. Baseball America based the selections on performance and prospect status.

"I take a lot of pride in batting.300 and reaching 30 homers, just because of the way I'm overlooked a lot because of my height and my size," Calhoun told the Austin American-Statesman.

Calhoun is listed at 5-8, 187 pounds. The weight may be low.

Calhoun made 77 starts at second base and 35 in left field this season, but his future is at DH. Calhoun told the newspaper that he objects to negative descriptions to his defensive skills.

"People who haven't seen me think I'm a terrible defender just by the stuff they read," Calhoun told the American-Statesman. "If you actually come out and watch me, they think, 'OK, maybe he isn't a bad defender at all. Maybe he's better than average.' Instead they put too much effort into reading and rereading old scouting reports.

"I feel like I make all the routine plays, and I get some outs on hard ones, too. My confidence is really high in my defense."

The Rangers did not promote Calhoun when rosters expanded on Sept. 1 because they did not want to have him get his first major league exposure with the club pushing for a playoff spot.

The Rangers also need openings on the 40-man major league roster. Calhoun does not have to be protected on the 40-man roster until after the 2018 season.