The 82nd MLB All-Star game is making its first appearance in Arizona. Granted the Arizona Diamondbacks have only been around since 1998, but they have a very good baseball history. There’s also the Arizona Fall League where many youngsters get a chance to refine their technique during the winter break. This year seemed to be a tougher year than most to really hammer out the All-Star rosters. There are some very deserving players, but not a lot of ‘has to be an All-Star’ types. I’ve followed the rules of having 34 players, 13 of them pitchers for each league and a representative from each team. Here are my choices for the mid-summer classic.
American League
AVG – Batting Average
ERA – Earned Run Average
HR – Home Runs
RBI – Runs Batted In
SV – Saves
BAA – Batting Average Against
WHIP – Walks/Hits Per Innings Pitched
K – Strikeouts
Stats are accurate as of July 2nd.
* – asterisk indicates starter
Pitchers
Josh Beckett – Boston Red Sox
6-3 2.20 ERA .178 BAA
Chris Perez – Cleveland Indians
19 SV 2.37 ERA 1.22 WHIP
Justin Verlander – Detroit Tigers*
11-3 2.32 ERA 130 K
Jose Valverde – Detroit Tigers
19 SV 3.09 ERA 1.34 WHIP
Jered Weaver – Los Angeles Angels
10-4 1.92 ERA 114 K
Dan Haren – Los Angeles Angels
8-5 2.85 ERA 1.02 WHIP
Mariano Rivera – New York Yankees
21 SV 1.69 ERA 0.97 WHIP
C.C. Sabathia – New York Yankees
11-4 3.05 ERA 106 K
Gio Gonzalez – Oakland Athletics
7-5 2.38 ERA 99 K
Felix Hernandez – Seattle Mariners
8-7 3.35 ERA 124 K
James Shields – Tampa Bay Rays
8-5 2.45 ERA 127 K
David Price – Tampa Bay Rays
8-6 3.43 ERA 116 K
Alexi Ogando – Texas Rangers
8-3 2.86 ERA 1.03 WHIP
Catchers
Victor Martinez – Detroit Tigers
.335 AVG 6 HR 46 RBI
Alex Avila – Detroit Tigers*
.299 AVG 10 HR 46 RBI
A.J. Pierzynski – Chicago White Sox
.294 AVG 3 HR 28 RBI
Infielders
1B Adrian Gonzalez – Boston Red Sox*
.353 AVG 16 HR 74 RBI
1B David Ortiz – Boston Red Sox*
.302 AVG 17 HR 49 RBI
1B Paul Konerko – Chicago White Sox
.317 AVG 21 HR 62 RBI
SS Asdrubal Cabrera – Cleveland Indians*
.294 AVG 14 HR 49 RBI
1B Miguel Cabrera – Detroit Tigers
.329 AVG 17 HR 56 RBI
1B Billy Butler – Kansas City Royals
.296 AVG 6 HR 34 RBI
2B Howie Kendrick – Los Angeles Angels
.307 AVG 8 HR 26 RBI
3B Alex Rodriguez – New York Yankees*
.304 AVG 13 HR 52 RBI
2B Robinson Cano – New York Yankees*
.292 AVG 14 HR 54 RBI
INF Michael Young – Texas Rangers
.313 AVG 7 HR 54 RBI
3B Adrian Beltre – Texas Rangers
.265 AVG 14 HR 61 RBI
SS Yunel Escobar – Toronto Blue Jays
.289 AVG 9 HR 29 RBI
Outfielders
CF Adam Jones – Baltimore Orioles
.288 AVG 13 HR 46 RBI
CF Jacoby Ellsbury – Boston Red Sox
.300 AVG 9 HR 40 RBI
RF Michael Cuddyer – Minnesota Twins
.286 AVG 11 HR 32 RBI
CF Curtis Granderson – New York Yankees*
.276 AVG 22 HR 57 RBI
RF Matt Joyce – Tampa Bay Rays*
.302 AVG 11 HR 40 RBI
RF Jose Bautista – Toronto Blue Jays*
.328 AVG 26 HR 55 RBI
National League
Pitchers
Ian Kennedy – Arizona Diamondbacks
8-2 3.01 ERA 97 K
Jair Jurrjens – Atlanta Braves*
11-3 1.89 ERA 1.06 WHIP
Jonny Venters – Atlanta Braves
4-1 1.59 ERA .174 BAA
Tommy Hanson – Atlanta Braves
9-4 2.62 ERA 97 K
Clayton Kershaw – Los Angeles Dodgers
8-4 3.23 ERA 138 K
Cole Hamels – Philadelphia Phillies
9-4 2.41 ERA 110 K
Roy Halladay – Philadelphia Phillies
11-3 2.44 ERA 131 K
Cliff Lee – Philadelphia Phillies
9-5 2.66 ERA 119 K
Joel Hanrahan – Pittsburgh Pirates
24 SV 1.41 ERA 0.97 WHIP
Heath Bell – San Diego Padres
24 SV 2.31 ERA .213 BAA
Brian Wilson – San Francisco Giants
24 SV 3.03 ERA .228 BAA
Matt Cain – San Francisco Giants
7-4 3.02 ERA 95 K
Tim Lincecum – San Francisco Giants
6-6 3.04 ERA 122 K
Catchers
Miguel Montero – Arizona Diamondbacks
.270 AVG 9 HR 40 RBI
Brian McCann – Atlanta Braves*
.311 AVG 14 HR 47 RBI
Infielders
SS Starlin Castro – Chicago Cubs
.309 AVG 2 HR 37 RBI
1B Joey Votto – Cincinnati Reds
.316 AVG 12 HR 51 RBI
2B Brandon Phillips – Cincinnati Reds
.296 AVG 8 HR 45 RBI
1B Todd Helton – Colorado Rockies
.323 AVG 9 HR 38 RBI
SS Troy Tulowitzki – Colorado Rockies*
.273 AVG 17 HR 57 RBI
1B Gaby Sanchez – Florida Marlins
.292 AVG 13 HR 46 RBI
1B Prince Fielder – Milwaukee Brewers*
.299 AVG 21 HR 69 RBI
2B Rickie Weeks – Milwaukee Brewers*
.276 AVG 14 HR 33 RBI
SS Jose Reyes – New York Mets*
.354 AVG 3 HR 32 RBI
1B Mike Morse – Washington Nationals
.299 AVG 15 HR 46 RBI
Outfielders
RF Justin Upton – Arizona Diamondbacks
.297 AVG 13 HR 43 RBI
RF Jay Bruce – Cincinnati Reds
.267 AVG 18 HR 51 RBI
RF Hunter Pence – Houston Astros
.323 AVG 10 HR 57 RBI
CF Matt Kemp – Los Angeles Dodgers*
.327 AVG 22 HR 64 RBI
LF Ryan Braun – Milwaukee Brewers*
.320 AVG 16 HR 62 RBI
CF Shane Victorino – Philadelphia Phillies
.299 AVG 9 HR 34 RBI
CF Andrew McCutchen – Pittsburgh Pirates
.289 AVG 12 HR 43 RBI
RF Lance Berkman – St. Louis Cardinals*
.297 AVG 21 HR 59 RBI
LF Matt Holliday – St. Louis Cardinals
.321 AVG 10 HR 40 RBI
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