My Complete 2013 American League All Star Team

Lineup:

1.       CF – Mike Trout (Angels)

2.       LF – Adam Jones (Orioles)

3.       3B – Miguel Cabrera (Tigers)

4.       1B – Chris Davis (Orioles)

5.       DH – Edwin Encarnacion (Blue Jays)

6.       RF – Nelson Cruz (Rangers)

7.       C – Joe Mauer (Twins)

8.       2B – Dustin Pedroia (Red Sox)

9.       SS – Jhonny Peralta (Tigers)

SP – Max Scherzer (Tigers)

Reserves:

C – A.J. Pierzynski (Rangers)

1B – Prince Fielder (Tigers)

2B – Robinson Cano (Yankees)

2B – Jose Altuve (Astros)

3B – Manny Machado (Orioles)

3B – Josh Donaldson (A’s)

SS – Jed Lowrie (A’s)

OF – Alex Gordon (Royals)

OF – Jacoby Ellsbury (Red Sox)

OF – Nick Markakis (Orioles)

DH – David Ortiz (Red Sox)

Pitchers:

Matt Moore (Rays)

Clay Buchholz (Red Sox)

Felix Hernandez (Mariners)

Hisashi Iwakuma (Mariners)

Yu Darvish (Rangers)

Bartolo Colon (A’s)

Justin Masterson (Indians)

Justin Verlander (Tigers)

Mariano Rivera (Yankees)

Joe Nathan (Rangers)

Tanner Scheppers (Rangers)

Grant Balfour (A’s)

Jesse Crain (White Sox)

First 5 to Miss:

1.       Evan Longoria (Rays)

2.       Chris Tillman (Orioles)

3.       Howie Kendrick (Angels)

4.       Daniel Nava (Red Sox)

5.       Greg Holland (Royals)

My American League All Star Team

With the MLB All Star Game two weeks away, here's my final American League roster.

Lineup:

1. RF Ichiro Suzuki- Mariners
2. SS Derek Jeter- Yankees
3. 1B Miguel Cabrera- Tigers
4. 3B Evan Longoria- Rays
5. CF Josh Hamilton- Rangers
6. DH Vladimir Guerrero- Rangers
7. 2B Robinson Cano- Yankees
8. LF Vernon Wells- Blue Jays
9. C Joe Mauer- Twins

SP David Price- Rays

Bullpen:

Clay Buchholz- Red Sox
Jon Lester- Red Sox
Phil Hughes- Yankees
Andy Pettitte- Yankees
CC Sabathia- Yankees
Mariano Rivera- Yankees
Jose Valverde- Tigers
Andrew Bailey- A's
Joakim Soria- Royals
Ervin Santana- Angels
Carl Pavano- Twins
Matt Garza- Rays

Reserves

C Victor Martinez- Red Sox
1B Justin Morneau- Twins
1B Paul Konerko- White Sox
1B Kevin Youkilis- Red Sox
2B Ben Zobrist- Rays
SS Alex Gonzalez- Blue Jays
3B Alex Rodriguez- Yankees
OF Magglio Ordonez- Tigers
OF Alex Rios- White Sox
OF Shin-Soo Choo- Indians
OF Torri Hunter- Angels
OF Nick Markakis- Orioles