Updated Jun 30, 2012 - 8:16 pm
My AL All-Stars
By Gary Hill
The 2012 AL All-Stars according to me. I chose two players at every position except for pitchers. I chose six starters and six relievers. I am not restrained by choosing a player from every team. I feel no impulse to include players because of name recognition. I am happy to defend any of my decisions. So here it is (starters in bold):
1B- P. Konerko- CWS- .332 13 39
P. Fielder- DET- .300 12 50
2B- R. Cano- NY- .307 18 42
I. Kinsler- TX- .272 9 38
3B- A. Beltre- TX- .333 13 49
M. Cabrera- DET- .312 16 62
SS- E. Andrus- TX- .303 1 30
A. Cabrera- CLE- .291 10 37
C- A.J. Pierzynski- CWS- .285 14 45
M. Weiters- BAL- .253 11 37
OF- J. Hamilton- TX- .316 24 69
M. Trout- LAA- .342 8 32
A. Jones- BAL- .297 19 41
J. Bautista- TOR- .238 26 61
A. Jackson- DET- .324 7 31
J. Reddick- OAK- .260 18 39
DH- D. Ortiz- BOS- .308 21 53
E. Encarnacion- TOR- .289 22 55
SP- J. Verlander- DET- 8-5 2.69
C. Sale- CWS- 9-2 2.27
J. Peavy- CWS- 6-4 2.84
D. Price- TB- 11-4 2.92
F. Hernandez- SEA- 6-5 3.09
J. Weaver- LAA- 8-1 2.31
RP- J. Nathan- TX- 0-2 1.87 18 SV
F. Rodney- TB- 2-1 1.07 21 SV
J. Johnson- BAL- 1-0 1.30 23 SV
J. Benoit-DET- 1-1 1.80 1 SV
T. Wilhelmsen- SEA- 3-1 2.77 6 SV
S. Downs- LAA- 1-0 0.35 6 SV
Here is the breakdown by team:
Detroit- 5
Texas- 5
White Sox- 4
Baltimore- 3
Angels- 3
Tampa- 2
Toronto- 2
Seattle- 2
New York- 1
Boston- 1
Cleveland- 1
Oakland- 1
Kansas City- 0
Minnesota- 0
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