Here are the rest of the All-Star Game Rosters based on my opinion. This will be expanded off my previous post of which eight position players I would like to see start the All-Star game. The roster breakdown is as followed: eight fan-elected starting position players, eight reserve position players selected by player ballot, eight pitchers (five starters, three relievers) selected by player ballot, and eight players selected by the manager. There is also the additional fan vote after the All-Star rosters are announced. So basically, 17 reserve batters, eight pitchers, and eight starters. Remember that every team must have one representative. Asterisk indicates who I believe will be the starting pitcher for their respective teams.
American League- Pitchers:
1. Zach Greinke-Kansas City (Starter)*
2. Roy Halladay- Toronto (Starter)
3. Justin Verlander- Detroit (Starter)
4. Felix Hernandez- Seattle (Starter)
5. Jared Weaver- Los Angeles (Starter)
6. Brian Fuentes- Los Angeles (Reliever)
7. Joe Nathan- Minnesota (Reliever)
8. Mariano Rivera- New York (Reliever)
Hitters:
1. Joe Mauer- Minnesota (Catcher)
2. Miguel Cabrera- Detroit (First Baseman)
3. Kevin Youkilis- Boston (First Baseman)
4. Mark Teixiera- New York (First Baseman)
5. Carlos Pena- Tampa Bay (First Baseman)
6. Ian Kinsler- Texas (Second Baseman)
7. Robinson Cano- New York (Second Baseman)
8. Alexei Ramirez- Chicago (Shortstop)
9. Brandon Inge- Detroit (Third Baseman)
10. Ichiro Suzuki- Seattle (Outfielder)
11. Ben Zobrist- Tampa Bay (Utility)
12. Jermaine Dye- Chicago (Outfielder)
13. Adam Jones- Baltimore (Outfielder)
14. Nelson Cruz- Texas (Outfielder)
15. Matt Holliday- Oakland (Outfielder)
16. Johnny Damon- New York (Outfielder)
17. Adam Lind- Toronto (Outfielder)
National League-Pitchers:
1. Tim Lincecum- San Francisco (Starter)*
2. Dan Haren- Arizona (Starter)
3. Johan Santana- New York (Starter)
4. Chad Billingsley- Los Angeles (Starter)
5. Matt Cain- San Francisco (Starter)
6. Heath Bell- San Diego (Reliever)
7. Francisco Rodriguez (Reliever)
8. Jonathan Broxton- Los Angeles (Reliever)
Hitters:
1, Yadier Molina- St. Louis (Catcher)
2. Ryan Howard- Philadelphia (First Baseman)
3. Prince Fielder- Milwaukee (First Baseman)
4. Adrian Gonzalez- San Diego (First Baseman)
5. Derek Lee- Chicago (First Baseman)
6. Freddy Sanchez- Pittsburgh (Second Baseman)
7. Brandon Phillips- Cincinnati (Second Baseman)
8. Miguel Tejada- Houston (Shortstop)
9. Ryan Zimmerman- Washington (Third Baseman)
10. David Wright-New York (Third Baseman)
11. Pablo Sandoval- San Francisco (Third Baseman)
12. Brad Hawpe- Colorado (Outfielder)
13. Nate McLouth- Atlanta (Outfielder)
14. Adam Dunn- Washington- (Outfielder)
15. Matt Kemp- Los Angeles (Outfielder)
16. Justin Upton- Arizona (Outfielder)
17. Carlos Lee- Houston (Outfielder)
Alexei's been hot lately, but I still think Bartlett gets the call. Ramirez's low OBP worries me, as did his incredibly slow start. Some say Bartlett is the heart and soul of that team. He can't help that he was hurt...up until that point he was the top SS in the game.
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It is a close call because Ramirez has better power numbers, but only becasue he has about 80 more at bats than Bartlett. I'm not too big at punishing Ramirez who has been consistently healthy, just beacuse Bartlett has been hurt It will be interesting to see what the Rays do with Bartlett in the next few years with Brignac coming up. Don't forget they also have Tim Beckham waiting in the wings. He should be up by 2011 at the earliest though.
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