Diamond Hoggers 2011 NL & AL All Stars

For being a member of the BBA (Baseball Bloggers Alliance), we were asked to vote on this year’s MLB All-Stars by our chapter president.

Here are my votes as follows:

 

American League

Catcher: Alex Avila, Detroit (.296, 9 HR, 36 RBI)
First Base: Adrian Gonzalez, Boston (.347, 13 HR, 60 RBI)
Second Base: Robinson Cano, NYY (.281, 12 HR, 41 RBI)
Third Base: Alex Rodriguez, NYY (.288, 13 HR, 42 RBI)
Shortstop: Asdrubal Cabrera, Cleveland (.297, 12 HR, 43 RBI)
Outfield: Jose Bautista, Toronto (.338, 21 HR, 42 RBI) Curtis Granderson, NYY (.282, 21 HR, 51 RBI), Carlos Quentin, Chicago White Sox (.269, 17 HR, 47 RBI)
Designated Hitter: David Ortiz, Boston (17 HR, 43 RBI, .321)
Starting Pitcher: Jered Weaver, Anaheim (8-4, 2.06 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 96 K, 26 BB)
Reliever: Mariano Rivera, NYY (16 saves, 1.85 ERA, 1.07 WHIP)

National League

Catcher: Brian McCann, Atlanta (.301, 9 HR, 37 RBI)
First Base: Prince Fielder, Milwaukee (.300, 19 HR, 58 RBI, 1.032 OPS)
Second Base: Brandon Phillips, Cincinnati (.284, 5 HR, 36 RBI)
Third Base: Placido Polanco, Philadelphia (.305, 4 HR, 38 RBI)
Shortstop: Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado (.273, 13 HR, 45 RBI)
Outfield: Matt Kemp, Los Angeles Dodgers (.332, 20 HR, 56 RBI) Jay Bruce, Cincinnati (.283, 17 HR, 48 RBI) Ryan Braun, Milwaukee (.308, 14 HR, 49 RBI, 16 SB)
Starting Pitcher: Cole Hamels (9-2, 2.49 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 97 K, 19 BB)
Reliever: Johnny Venters, Atlanta (o.44 ERA, 0.74 WHIP, 3 saves, 14 holds)