The 83rd MLB All-Star game has returned to Kansas City, Missouri.  The loyal Kansas City Royals fans haven’t seen a contending team in a long time.  So it will be a welcome sight for them to see the games best players on stage at their crown jewel of a stadium.  There are many deserving players this year.  What makes this year even better is that a lot of young superstars will be on display for everyone to see.  With that said here are my choices for the mid-summer classic.

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 3rd.

* – asterisk indicates starter

David Price – Tampa Bay Rays

11-4, 2.92 ERA, 97 K

Felix Hernandez – Seattle Mariners

6-5, 3.26 ERA, 122 K

Jim Johnson – Baltimore Orioles

24 SV, 1.26 ERA, 0.76 WHIP

Chris Sale – Chicago White Sox*

10-2, 2.19 ERA, 0.95 WHIP

Chris Perez – Cleveland Indians

23 SV, 2.67 ERA, 1.02 WHIP

Justin Verlander – Detroit Tigers

8-5, 2.69 ERA, 121 K

Jered Weaver – Los Angeles Angels

9-1, 2.13 ERA, 0.94 WHIP

C.J. Wilson – Los Angeles Angels

9-4, 2.33 ERA, .204 BAA

Ernesto Frieri – Los Angeles Angels

10 SV, 0.00 ERA, 42 K

Fernando Rodney – Tampa Bay Rays

24 SV, 0.96 ERA, 0.72 WHIP

Joe Nathan – Texas Rangers

18 SV, 1.87 ERA, 0.89 WHIP

Matt Harrison – Texas Rangers

11-3, 3.16 ERA, 1.24 WHIP

Jake Peavy – Chicago White Sox

6-5, 2.96 ERA, 101 K

Joe Mauer – Minnesota Twins*

.332 AVG 5 HR 38 RBI

Matt Wieters – Baltimore Orioles

.247 AVG 11 HR 40 RBI

A.J. Pierzynski – Chicago White Sox

.291 AVG 15 HR 48 RBI

2B Robinson Cano – New York Yankees*

.315 AVG 20 HR 48 RBI

1B Paul Konerko – Chicago White Sox*

.337 AVG 14 HR 42 RBI

1B/DH David Ortiz – Boston Red Sox*

.301 AVG 21 HR 54 RBI

SS Asdrubal Cabrera – Cleveland Indians

.290 AVG 11 HR 40 RBI

3B Miguel Cabrera – Detroit Tigers*

.317 AVG 16 HR 65 RBI

1B/DH Billy Butler – Kansas City Royals

.290 AVG 16 HR 48 RBI

SS Derek Jeter – New York Yankees*

.301 AVG 7 HR 25 RBI

1B Prince Fielder – Detroit Tigers

.299 AVG 12 HR 53 RBI

3B Adrian Beltre – Texas Rangers

.323 AVG 14 HR 52 RBI

1B/DH Edwin Encarnacion – Toronto Blue Jays

.296 AVG 22 HR 56 RBI

2B Ian Kinsler – Texas Rangers

.276 AVG 9 HR 40 RBI

Josh Hamilton – Texas Rangers*

.316 AVG 25 HR 73 RBI

Adam Jones – Baltimore Orioles*

.298 AVG 19 HR 43 RBI

Mike Trout – Los Angeles Angels*

.340 AVG 10 HR 36 RBI

Jose Bautista – Toronto Blue Jays

.243 AVG 27 HR 64 RBI

Josh Reddick – Oakland Athletics

.258 AVG 19 HR 41 RBI

Mark Trumbo – Los Angeles Angels

.304 AVG 20 HR 55 RBI

Austin Jackson – Detroit Tigers

.320 AVG 9 HR 37 RBI

R.A. Dickey – New York Mets

12-1, 2.15 ERA, 0.88 WHIP

Stephen Strasburg – Washington Nationals*

9-3, 2.81 ERA, 122 K

Matt Cain – San Francisco Giants

9-3, 2.53 ERA, 114 K

Craig Kimbrel – Atlanta Braves

23 SV, 1.50 ERA, 0.77 WHIP

Chris Capuano – Los Angeles Dodgers

9-3, 2.62 ERA, 95 K

Aroldis Chapman – Cincinnati Reds

9 SV, 1.93 ERA, 66 K

Clayton Kershaw – Los Angeles Dodgers

6-4, 2.65 ERA, 112 K

Joel Hanrahan – Pittsburgh Pirates

21 SV, 2.53 ERA, 1.09 WHIP

Gio Gonzalez – Washington Nationals

11-3, 3.01 ERA, .195 BAA

Huston Street – San Diego Padres

12 SV, 1.29 ERA, 0.67 WHIP

Johnny Cueto – Cincinnati Reds

9-5, 2.35 ERA, 1.13 WHIP

Zack Greinke – Milwaukee Brewers

9-2, 3.08 ERA, 106 K

Cole Hamels – Philadelphia Phillies

10-4, 3.08 ERA, 111 K

Carlos Ruiz – Philadelphia Phillies

.357 AVG 13 HR 46 RBI

Buster Posey – San Francisco Giants*

.295 AVG 10 HR 43 RBI

Yadier Molina – St. Louis Cardinals

.309 AVG 13 HR 45 RBI

1B Joey Votto – Cincinnati Reds*

.352 AVG 14 HR 47 RBI

2B Jose Altuve – Houston Astros*

.303 AVG 5 HR 25 RBI

SS Starlin Castro – Chicago Cubs*

.291 AVG 6 HR 40 RBI

3B David Wright – New York Mets*

.350 AVG 10 HR 55 RBI

2B Aaron Hill – Arizona Diamondbacks

.301 AVG 11 HR 38 RBI

3B Chipper Jones – Atlanta Braves

.313 AVG 6 HR 33 RBI

2B Brandon Phillips – Cincinnati Reds

.283 AVG 10 HR 47 RBI

SS Ian Desmond – Washington Nationals

.279 AVG 14 HR 47 RBI

3B Pablo Sandoval – San Francisco Giants

.313 AVG 7 HR 28 RBI

3B David Freese – St. Louis Cardinals

.286 AVG 13 HR 48 RBI