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Aaron Altherr with Lakewood in 2012 The Class A Advanced Florida State League All-Star rosters were announced on Wednesday and the North Division team included seven Phillies prospects from the Clearwater Threshers. Included on the team are outfielders Cameron Perkins and Aaron Altherr, third baseman Maikel Franco , second baseman Carlos Alonso , catcher Logan Moore along with pitchers Gabriel Arias and Perci Garner . Perkins, a righty hitter, was the Phillies' 6th round choice in last year's draft, and skipped Class A full season Lakewood this year, opening his 2013 campaign with Clearwater.  In 51 games this season the 22-year-old Purdue University product is batting a league best .337 with three homers and 31 RBI.  Last year, with the Gulf Coast League Phillies and short-season Williamsport, the 6-foot-5 205-pounder tallied a .294 average with one home run and 38 RBI in 72 combined contests. Altherr, a 9th round pick from 2009 out of Agua Fria High Sch...

Carlos Zambrano, photo- @BaseballBetsy Carlos Zambrano continues to try to reestablish himself as an impact pitcher and made his first official minor league appearance for the Phillies on Tuesday.  In 4 1/3 innings, Zambrano threw 81 pitches while allowing no runs on three hits for the Class A Advanced Clearwater Threshers.  The former Cubs and Marlins pitcher also struck out two and walked two en route to a no decision. Zambrano did not exhibit any of the traits that have made him one of Major League Baseball's most notorious characters (examples here and here ).  In fact, according the Threshers catcher Logan Moore , who spoke exclusively with PhoulBallz.com following the team's 3-0 win over Brevard County on Tuesday, Zambrano was a pleasure to deal with. "It was a real cool experience," Moore stated.  "He basically told me to call whatever (pitches) I wanted because I knew the hitters and he just threw what I called." Moore, the Phillies...