My All-Star Rosters -- Post Dated

So I had this all tee'd up and ready to go before the actual announcement of the National and American League All-Star teams.  Unfortunately, due to schedule conflicts, I wasn't able to get this up in time.  I kept everything true to form and didn't change anything upon seeing the actual roster results.

 

With the start of summer comes the Major League Baseball All-Star game.  Of the three major sports, this is the one All-Star game that people actually take an interest in and has withstand the test of time.  With much anticipation, kids and baseball enthusiast types wait to see if there favorite players will make the team.  I gave my best shot at predicting each league All-Star teams.  I adhered to the rules of Major League Baseball the best I could.  Fans vote for each leagues starters, the players and coaches then vote for the starters' back-ups, and the managers of each leagues team picks the reserves and pitchers. 

 

The players that I had earmarked as my All-Star starters were the leading vote getters at their positions as of Thursday, June 30th.  According to MLB rules, if a starting player is injured and unable to play in the All-Star game, the next leading vote getter is named the starter.  There are rules pertaining to pitchers pitching in the All-Star game that I didn't take into account.  MLB rules states, if a pitcher pitches on the Sunday prior to the All-Star game, he is not allowed to pitch in the All-Star game and will be replaced on the roster.  However, he is still recognized as an All-Star and is in attendance at the game.  For this post, I just picked the pitchers who I thought should make the team.  I also didn't take into account the fans voting in the last player to fill the final roster spot. 

 

In all, 34 players (at least one player representing each team) are picked for each All-Star team.  Here is my best shot.           

 

National League Roster

Catcher

Brian McCann, Atlanta Braves (Starter)

Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals

Miguel Montero, Arizona Diamondbacks

First Base

Albert Pujlos, St. Louis Cardinals (Starter) (Injured)

Prince Fielder, Milwaukee Brewers (Starter)

Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds

Gaby Sanchez, Florida Marlins

Michael Morse, Washington Nationals

Second Base

Rickie Weeks, Milwaukee Brewers (Starter)

Brandon Phillips, Cincinnati Reds

Third Base

Placido Polanco, Philadelphia Phillies (Starter)

Aramis Ramirez, Chicago Cubs

Shortstop

Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado Rockies (Starter)

Jose Reyes, New York Mets

Starlin Castro, Chicago Cubs

Outfield

Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers (Starter)

Lance Berkman, St. Louis Cardinals (Starter)

Matt Holliday, St. Louis Cardinals (Starter)

Matt Kemp, Los Angeles Dodgers

Hunter Pence, Houston Astros

Justin Upton, Arizona Diamondbacks

Shane Victorino, Philadelphia Phillies

Pitchers

Jari Jurrjens, Atlanta Braves (Starter)

Cole Hamels, Philadelphia Phillies

Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers

Roy Halladay, Philadelphia Phillies

Cliff Lee, Philadelphia Phillies

Ian Kennedy, Arizona Diamondbacks

Tommy Hanson, Atlanta Braves

Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants

Shaun Marcum, Milwaukee Brewers

Brian Wilson, San Francisco Giants

Joel Hanrahan, Pittsburgh Pirates

Heath Bell, San Diego Padres

Houston Street, Colorado Rockies

 

American League Roster

Catcher

Russell Martin, New York Yankees (Starter)

Alex Avila, Detroit Tigers

Victor Martinez , Detroit Tigers

First Base

Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox (Starter)

Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers

Paul Konerko, Chicago White Sox

Second Base

Robinson Cano, New York Yankees (Starter)

Howard Kendrick, Los Angeles Angels

Third Base

Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees (Starter)

Michael Young, Texas Rangers

Shortstop

Derek Jeter, New York Yankees (Starter)

Asdrubal Cabrera, Cleveland Indians

Jhonny Peralta, Detroit Tigers

Designated Hitter

David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox (Starter)

Outfield

Jose Bautista, Toronto Blue Jays (Starter)

Curtis Granderson, New York Yankees (Starter)

Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers (Starter)

Jacoby Ellsbury, Boston Red Sox

Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles

Alex Gordon, Kansas City Royals

Michael Cuddyer, Minnesota Twins

Pitchers

Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers (Starter)

Jered Weaver, Los Angeles Angels

Josh Beckett, Boston Red Sox

James Shields, Tampa Bay Rays

C.C. Sabathia, New York Yankees

Gio Gonzalez, Oakland A's

Michael Pineda, Seattle Mariners

Alexi Ogando, Texas Rangers

Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees

Chris Perez, Cleveland Indians

Jose Valverde, Detroit Tigers

Brandon League, Seattle Mariners

Kyle Fransworth, Tampa Bay Rays

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