With All-Star voting ending tonight and the selection show coming up on Sunday, I figured it was time to make my picks for the 2012 All-Star Game. For the starters, I'm going with all the guys who were leading the voting as of Monday/Tuesday when they made the final ballot update. The online-only portion of voting usually changes things, of course, but I'm not concerning myself with that right now. I'm also not picking replacements for injured guys or starting pitchers that are going on Sunday. I am, however, following the one from every team rule, which I fully support.
And with that, here we go...
NATIONAL LEAGUE
C: *Buster Posey (Giants), Yadier Molina (Cardinals)
1B: *Joey Votto (Reds), Paul Goldschmidt (Diamondbacks)
2B: *Dan Uggla (Braves), Brandon Phillips (Reds), Jose Altuve (Astros)
SS: *Rafael Furcal (Cardinals), Starlin Castro (Cubs)
3B: *David Wright (Mets), David Freese (Cardinals)
OF: *Matt Kemp (Dodgers), *Carlos Beltran (Cardinals), *Ryan Braun (Brewers), Michael Bourn (Braves), Carlos Gonzalez (Rockies), Giancarlo Stanton (Marlins), Andrew McCutchen (Pirates), Matt Holliday (Cardinals), Melky Cabrera (Giants)
SP: Johnny Cueto (Reds), Chris Capuano (Dodgers), R.A. Dickey (Mets), Cole Hamels (Phillies), Lance Lynn (Cardinals), Matt Cain (Giants), Gio Gonzalez (Nationals), Stephen Strasburg (Nationals)
RP: Craig Kimbrel (Braves), Jonathan Papelbon (Phillies), Joel Hanrahan (Pirates), Huston Street (Padres), Santiago Casilla (Giants)
**Final Vote: Aaron Hill (Diamondbacks), Martin Prado (Braves), Andre Ethier (Dodgers), Carlos Ruiz (Phillies), Ian Desmond (Nationals)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
C: *Mike Napoli (Rangers), Joe Mauer (Twins)
1B: *Prince Fielder (Tigers), Paul Konerko (White Sox)
2B: *Robinson Cano (Yankees), Ian Kinsler (Rangers)
SS: *Derek Jeter (Yankees), Asdrubal Cabrera (Indians)
3B: *Adrian Beltre (Rangers), Miguel Cabrera (Tigers), Mark Trumbo (Angels)
OF: *Josh Hamilton (Rangers), *Curtis Granderson (Yankees), *Jose Bautista (Blue Jays), Adam Jones (Orioles), Alex Rios (White Sox), Mike Trout (Angels), Josh Reddick (Athletics)
DH: *David Ortiz (Red Sox), Adam Dunn (White Sox)
SP: Clay Buchholz (Red Sox), Chris Sale (White Sox), Justin Verlander (Tigers), Jered Weaver (Angels), CC Sabathia (Yankees), Felix Hernandez (Mariners), David Price (Rays), Yu Darvish (Rangers), Matt Harrison (Rangers)
RP: Josh Johnson (Orioles), Chris Perez (Indians), Jonathan Broxton (Royals), Fernando Rodney (Rays)
**Final Vote: A.J. Pierzynski (White Sox), Austin Jackson (Tigers), Alcides Escobar (Royals), Elvis Andrus (Rangers), Edwin Encarnacion (Blue Jays)
NL Starting Lineup: Furcal-SS, Beltran-RF, Kemp-CF, Votto-1B, Braun-LF, Holliday-DH, Wright-3B, Posey-C, Uggla-2B, Strasburg-P
AL Starting Lineup: Jeter-SS, Granderson-CF, Hamilton-LF, Beltre-3B, Fielder-1B, Bautista-RF, Ortiz-DH, Cano-2B, Napoli-C, Verlander-P
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