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The Fort Wayne TinCaps have added infielder, Dean Anna to their roster. He joins from extended Spring Training. The move was made possible becuase infielder, Andy Parrino has been transferred to Lake Elsinore (Advanced-A).

Parrino had started the season in Lake Elsinore and has appeared in only five games with the TinCaps. During that span, he had 18 official at-bats, collecting nine hits and drawing three walks for a .500 average and a .571 on base percentage.

Anna was drafted in the 26th round (795th overall) in the 2008 amateur draft out of Ball State University. As a leadoff hitter, he hit .319 for the Cardinals in 2008 with 11 home runs and 41 runs batted in. AFter being drafted, he split time between low-A Eugene and the Arizona Fall League.

Anna hit .224 with 24 hits in 107 at-bats with the Emeralds; including two doubles, four homers, 21 runs and 15 runs batted in over 30 games. He drew 20 walks to 23 strikeouts for a .366 on-base percentage. He successfully stole 10 bases in 11 attempts. With the AZL Padres, Anna went 11-for-44 across 13 games he hit .250 with one double, a home run, nine runs and nine runs batted in.

The Fort Wayne TinCaps made some roster moves today, adding two highly touted prospects to the roster and moving two others. Outfielder, Jaff Decker and infielder Andy Parrino were added while outfielder Angel Mercado was promoted to high-A Lake Elsinore and infielder Kevin Hansen was transferred to extended Spring Training.

Decker was the the 2008 Arizona League MVP. He was the 42nd overall pick in the 2008 draft, selected by the San Diego Padres as a supplemental first round pick. With the AZL Padres, he hit .352 with 5 home runs and 34 RBIs in just 49 games. His .513 on-base percentage led all of Minor League Baseball. The 19-years-old prospect is rated the third top prospect in the Padres system according to Baseball America.

Parrino (left) returns to Fort Wayne, where he spent all of 2008 and was a Midwest League All-Star. The Brockport, NY native hit .275 before the All-Star break and finished the season with seven home runs. Parrino becomes the first switch hitter on the TinCaps roster and can play second base, shortstop or third base. He opened the 2009 season with Lake Elsinore, where he went 8-for-26 at the plate (.308) in seven games.

Three Fort Wayne Wizards will represent the Midwest League’s Eastern Division team during the league’s All-Star Game on Tuesday, June 17th at Dow Diamond in Midland, Michigan; which is the home of the Great Lakes Loons.

Second baseman Andrew Parrino was named a starter for the squad, while first baseman Felix Carrasco was named a reserve infielder and right-hander Derek McDaid was named to the pitching staff.

Parrino enters tonight’s game between the Wizards and the Loons hitting .276 with four doubles, three home runs, 15 runs batted in and six stolen bases. Carrasco, hitting .255, leads the Wizards with nine home runs and 37 RBI, while also collecting 10 doubles. McDaid is 3-0 with one save and a 2.52 earned run average in 21 relief appearances. In 25 innings of work, he has allowed 23 hits, walked only seven and struck out 15. [source: MadFriars]

In Wizards Alumni News: Wade LeBlanc has earned Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week honors for May 26 through June 1.

There’s no doubt it’s been a struggle for LeBlanc this season. In his first nine starts, he allowed 40 earned runs in 40 2/3 innings. However, the 6-foot-2 lefty’s performance last week should help him forget his early season woes. His turnaround began Tuesday against the Sacramento River Cats. LeBlanc, out of the University of Alabama, allowed one hit, struck out five and walked three in five shutout innings. After picking up his fourth win of the season, the second-round pick by the San Diego Padres in 2006 wanted more. Against the Las Vegas 51′s on Sunday, LeBlanc tossed five more strong innings, yielding two hits and one earned run while fanning eight and walking one for his fifth victory of the year. [source: MiLB.com]

Photos: Top, Andy Parrino; Bottom, Felix Carrasco – both by Chad Gramling