Posted on 07/03/2014 2:20:36 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson
Voting for the starting position players for the MLB All-Star game ends tonight at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern). The final rosters will have 34 players on a side, with all teams being represented.
Factors I weigh in making my choices (in descending order): 1) How the guy is doing this year. 2) How he did last year. 3) How he did the last two or three years. 4) The guy's whole career.
Here then are my choices, starters listed first, followed by backups:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
C: Lucroy, Molina, Posey
1B: Goldschmidt, Freeman, Rizzo, Morneau
2B: Utley, Murphy
SS: Tulowitzki, Ramirez
3B: Frazier, Carpenter
OF: Stanton, Upton
OF: McCutcheon, Gomez
OF: Puig, Smith, Pence
SP: Wainwright, Simon
SP: Cueto, Lohse
SP: Teheran, Bumgarner
SP: Greinke, Hudson
SP: Kershaw, Hammel
RP: Rodriguez, Street
RP: Kimbrel, Soriano
AMERICAN LEAGUE
C: Perez, Suzuki
1B: Cabrera, Abreu
2B: Cano, Altuve, Kinsler
SS: Ramirez, Escobar
3B: Beltre, Donaldson
OF: Trout, Brantley
OF: Jones, Crisp
OF: Bautista, Cespedes
DH: Encarnacion, Martinez, Cruz
SP: Tanaka, Kazmir
SP: Hernandez, Keuchel
SP: Darvish, Richards
SP: Buehrle, Lester
SP: Porcello, Price
RP: Rodney, Perkins
RP: Holland, Uehara
Nothing but pitchers this time — both teams composed entirely of pitchers.
Where is Jeter?
I just think Alexei Ramirez and Alcides Escobar are much better. But I wouldn’t object if Jeter gets on as a career tribute. He just hasn’t been very good for a couple of years now.
Alexei got my vote, as did another Ramirez(Hanley) in the NL. I am not a Yankee fan but hopefully Jeter can step it up in his last season.
Tulo HAS to be the NL SS. Hanley could be a backup though.
That is likely how it will shape up for the NL and I agree.
LOL Nat's.
Kurt Suzuki is on the Twins this year, and he’s having a good year, and the ASG is in Minneapolis, so he gets my backup spot behind Perez of KC.
Yep and Ramos (Nats) has been on the DL, I like Suzuki and Rizzo dumped him for Ramos. I’m a Phillies fan but Kurt is one of my favorite catchers.
I have faded off of all star fanaticism. But probably wont miss a pitch.
What’s with the kids?
yea. kids.
both teams were ready to run out of pitchers again in an extra inning game. Not a bad game, but I feel let down.
Russell, Ramos, Diaz failed in the key 2-out ABs for NL.
Not exactly Banks, Mays, Clemente.
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