Sinkoff Picks His MLB All-Star Teams
The voting ends tonight for the American League and National League All-Star teams. It's quite silly that the fans are still voting for the Mid-Summer Classic.
The MLB All-Star game has been a popularity contest for years - the best players should be playing in this game - not the most popular. After all, the winner of this game gets homefield advantage of the World Series.
Here are my All-Star teams - based on actual stats, not personal feelings.
AMERICAN LEAGUE:
1ST BASE - Adrian Gonzalez (Red Sox): .352, 16 HR, 71 RBI
2ND BASE - Howie Kendrick (Angels): .305, 8 HR, 26 RBI
3RD BASE - Alex Rodriguez (Yankees): .299, 13 HR, 51 RBI
SHORTSTOP - Asdrubal Cabrera (Indians): .296, 13 HR, 47 RBI
DH - David Ortiz (Red Sox): .307, 17 HR, 48 RBI
CATCHER - Matt Wieters (Orioles): .257, 7 HR, 33 RBI
OUTFIELD - Jose Bautista (Blue Jays): .329, 24 HR, 52 RBI
OUTFIELD - Curtis Granderson (Yankees): .276, 21 HR, 56 RBI
OUTFIELD - Matt Joyce (Rays): .308, 10 HR, 38 RBI
NATIONAL LEAGUE:
1ST BASE - Prince Fielder (Brewers): .302, 21 HR, 69 RBI
2ND BASE - Rickie Weeks (Brewers): .283, 14 HR, 33 RBI
3RD BASE - Placido Polanco (Phillies): .288, 4 HR, 39 RBI
SHORTSTOP - Jose Reyes (Mets): .352, 3 HR, 32 RBI
CATCHER - Brian McCann (Braves): .314, 14 HR, 47 RBI
OUTFIELD - Ryan Braun (Brewers): .314, 16 HR, 60 RBI
OUTFIELD - Matt Kemp (Dodgers): .331, 22 HR, 63 RBI
OUTFIELD - Michael Morse (Nationals): .300, 15 HR, 46 RBI