Found July 03, 2009 on
Fire Brand American League:
PLAYERS:
Joe Mauer,
Victor Martinez,
Kevin Youkilis,
Mark Teixeira,
Justin Morneau,
Aaron Hill,
Ian Kinsler,
Dustin Pedroia,
Jason Bartlett,
Derek Jeter,
Evan Longoria,
Ichiro Suzuki,
Torii Hunter,
Jason Bay,
Mike Napoli,
Michael Young,
Brandon Inge,
Jermaine Dye,
Johnny Damon,
Ben Zobrist,
Nelson Cruz,
Zack Greinke,
Roy Halladay,
Edwin Jackson,
Dallas Braden,
Felix Hernandez,
Kevin Millwood,
Jered Weaver,
Mariano Rivera,
Jonathan Papelbon,
Joe Nathan,
Bobby Jenks,
Brian Fuentes,
Miguel Cabrera,
Russell Branyan,
Carlos Pena,
Robinson Cano,
Carl Crawford,
Juan Rivera,
Mark Buehrle,
Josh Beckett,
Justin Verlander,
Nick Blackburn,
Matt Garza
TEAMS: Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers, Tampa Bay Rays, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Angels, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics
TEAMS: Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers, Tampa Bay Rays, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Angels, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics
Since the American League is once again wholly superior (seriously, one could make the argument that any of the top four teams in the East could win four out of the other five divisions, the West being the exception with the Dodgers) and the league I know better than the back of my hand, here's my best shot at devising what should be true the 2009 AL All-Star Game Roster complete with nine starting position players, six starting pitchers, six closers and 13 reserves:
C- Joe Mauer (.392/.467/.667, 14 HR, 44 RBI)
Not much debate here. While Victor Martinez has had a nice year, Mauer is the first legitimate threat to breaking the .400 mark since Tony Gwynn.
1B- Kevin Youkilis (.314/.439/.593, 14 HR, 47 RBI)While all three will land on the team, the starting gig for first base in the AL is the tightest race for any position. One could make a case for Mark Teixeira, Justin Morneau or Kevin Youkilis. Even with bias aside, I'll give the slight edge to Youkilis- his OBP and ...
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