What the 2011 MLB All Star Rosters Should Be

The 2011 season has been one of parity.  As of June 23, 2011 only one division (NL East) has a team that is in first place by more than 2 games.

The All Star Game should represent who are the best players from each team, not who the most popular players are.  Since the game decides home-field for the World Series (when will they rectify that ridiculous decision?) and since there are so many teams that have a chance this year, then it is extremely important to make sure the best players play. 

In my opinion this is who should be playing in the 2011 all star game.  I took the basic rules for the rosters into account, 34 players per roster, with at least one player from each team.  Each roster usually has about eight starting pitchers and five relief pitchers, so I stuck with that as well.

I'm sure things might change in the next few weeks, but this slideshow is written as of June 23rd. Also all stats are through June 22nd.

Just Missed the Cut

These guys just missed the cut, do you think they deserve it more than the players I picked?

PS: I left Pujols off the roster and list because he won't be able to play.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

C- Yadier Molina

1B- Todd Helton

SS- Jimmy Rollins

SS- Stephen Drew

3B- Aramis Ramirez

OF- Chris Young

OF- Carlos Beltran

OF- Hunter Pence

OF- Andre Ethier

OF- Mike Stanton

SP- Jaime Garcia

SP- Shawn Marcum

SP- Tommy Hanson

SP- Tim Lincecum

RP- John Axford

RP- Huston Street

RP- Craig Kimbrel

RP- Ryan Madson

RP- Francisco Cordero

AMERICAN LEAGUE:

C- A.J. Pierzynski

1B- Mark Teixeira

1B/DH- Adam Lind

2B- Howard Kendrick

SS- Alexei Ramirez

SS- Yunel Escobar

SS- Elvin Andrus

3B- Adrian Beltre

OF- Carlos Quentin

OF- Melky Cabrera

OF- Ben Zobrist

OF- Ichiro Suzuki

DH- Michael Young

DH- Victor Martinez

SP- Felix Hernandez

SP- David Price

SP- Jon Lester

SP- Dan Haren

SP- Alexi Ogando

RP- Sergio Santos

RP- Al Alburquerque

NL Reserve Catcher: Miguel Montero

AVG: .279

HITS: 63

DOUBLES: 20

TRIPLES: 0

HOME RUNS: 8

RBI: 37

SB: 0

OBP: .356

SLG: .473

OPS: .829

NL Reserve First Baseman: Gaby Sanchez

AVG: .302

HITS: 86

DOUBLES: 18

TRIPLES: 0

HOME RUNS: 13

RBI: 45

SB: 0

OBP: .377

SLG: .502

OPS: .879

NL Reserve First Baseman: Ryan Howard

AVG: .261

HITS: 72

DOUBLES: 17

TRIPLES: 1

HOME RUNS: 16

RBI: 61

SB: 0

OBP: .357

SLG: .504

OPS: .861

NL Reserve Second Baseman: Brandon Phillips

AVG: .282

HITS: 82

DOUBLES: 15

TRIPLES: 0

HOME RUNS: 5

RBI: 37

SB: 4

OBP: .338

SLG: .385

OPS: .722

NL Reserve Shorstop: Troy Tulowitzki

AVG: .274

HITS: 78

DOUBLES: 18

TRIPLES: 2

HOME RUNS: 13

RBI: 49

SB: 6

OBP: .338

SLG: .488

OPS: .825

NL Reserve Shortstop: Starlin Castro

AVG: .322

HITS: 99

DOUBLES: 21

TRIPLES: 5

HOME RUNS: 2

RBI: 36

SB: 10

OBP: .352

SLG: .443

OPS: .795

NL Reserve Third Baseman: Chipper Jones

AVG: .263

HITS: 63

DOUBLES: 19

TRIPLES: 1

HOME RUNS: 7

RBI: 41

SB:1

OBP: .354

SLG: .438

OPS: .791

NL Reserve Outfielder: Justin Upton

AVG: .304

HITS: 86

DOUBLES: 21

TRIPLES: 3

HOME RUNS: 12

RBI: 39

SB: 13

OBP: .384

SLG: .527

OPS: .910

NL Reserve Outfielder: Andrew McCutchen

AVG: .289

HITS: 78

DOUBLES: 16

TRIPLES: 2

HOME RUNS: 10

RBI: 37

SB: 14

OBP: .393

SLG: .474

OPS: .867

NL Reserve Outfielder: Jay Bruce

AVG: .277

HITS: 77

DOUBLES: 12

TRIPLES: 1

HOME RUNS: 17

RBI: 49

SB: 6

OBP: .348

SLG: .511

OPS: .859

NL Reserve Outfielder: Carlos Gonzalez

AVG: .281

HITS: 78

DOUBLES: 15

TRIPLES: 1

HOME RUNS: 10

RBI: 43

SB: 11

OBP: .341

SLG: .450

OPS: .790

NL Reserve Outfielder: Michael Bourn

AVG: .284

HITS: 84

DOUBLES: 19

TRIPLES: 5

HOME RUNS: 1

RBI: 25

SB: 32

OBP: .353

SLG: .392

OPS: .744

NL Reserve Pitcher: Cliff Lee

RECORD: 8-5

ERA: 2.87

STRIKEOUTS: 114

WHIP: 1.115

NL Reserve Pitcher: Clayton Kershaw

RECORD: 7-3

ERA: 3.01

STRIKEOUTS: 117

WHIP: 1.059

NL Reserve Pitcher: Cole Hamels

RECORD: 9-3

ERA: 2.51

STRIKEOUTS: 103

WHIP: 0.933

NL Reserve Pitcher: Ian Kennedy

RECORD: 8-2

ERA: 2.90

STRIKEOUTS: 89

WHIP: 1.086

NL Reserve Pitcher: Anibal Sanchez

RECORD: 6-1

ERA: 2.90

STRIKEOUTS: 101

WHIP: 1.128

NL Reserve Pitcher: Jhoulys Chacin

RECORD: 8-4

ERA: 2.71

STRIKEOUTS: 88

WHIP: 1.084

NL Reserve Pitcher: Jair Jurrjens

RECORD: 9-3

ERA: 2.11

STRIKEOUTS: 53

WHIP: 1.138

NL Reserve Pitcher: Brian Wilson

SAVES: 20

ERA: 2.45

STRIKEOUTS: 33

WHIP: 1.424

NL Reserve Pitcher: Drew Storen

SAVES: 18

ERA: 2.35

STRIKEOUTS: 31

WHIP: 0.965

NL Reserve Pitcher: Jonny Venters

HOLDS: 15

ERA: 0.57

STRIKEOUTS: 50

WHIP: 0.824

NL Reserve Pitcher: Heath Bell

SAVES: 19

ERA: 2.70

STRIKEOUTS: 24

WHIP: 1.133

NL Reserve Pitcher: Joel Hanrahan

SAVES: 20

ERA: 1.31

STRIKEOUTS: 30

WHIP: 0.961

AL Reserve Catcher: Carlos Santana

AVG: .232

HITS: 55

DOUBLES: 13

TRIPLES: 0

HOME RUNS: 10

RBI: 31

SB: 3

OBP: .360

SLG: .414

OPS: .773

AL Reserve First Baseman: Miguel Cabrera

AVG: .327

HITS: 84

DOUBLES: 20

TRIPLES: 0

HOME RUNS: 15

RBI: 50

SB: 1

OBP: .449

SLG: .580

OPS: 1.028

AL Reserve First Baseman: Paul Konerko

AVG: .327

HITS: 89

DOUBLES: 12

TRIPLES: 0

HOME RUNS: 21

RBI: 59

SB: 1

OBP: .398

SLG: .603

OPS: 1.001

AL Reserve Second Baseman: Dustin Pedroia

AVG: .274

HITS: 76

DOUBLES: 14

TRIPLES: 1

HOME RUNS: 6

RBI: 33

SB: 13

OBP: .390

SLG: .397

OPS: .788

AL Reserve Shortstop: Jhonny Peralta

AVG: .298

HITS: 71

DOUBLES: 12

TRIPLES: 2

HOME RUNS: 11

RBI: 40

SB: 0

OBP: .351

SLG: .504

OPS: .855

AL Reserve Third Baseman: Kevin Youkilis

AVG: .279

HITS: 69

DOUBLES: 21

TRIPLES: 1

HOME RUNS: 11

RBI: 53

SB: 1

OBP: .395

SLG: .506

OPS: .901

AL Reserve Outfielder: Alex Gordon

AVG: .288

HITS: 84

DOUBLES: 22

TRIPLES: 4

HOME RUNS: 9

RBI: 43

SB: 5

OBP: .356

SLG: .483

OPS: .839

AL Reserve Outfielder: Brennan Boesch

AVG: .300

HITS: 78

DOUBLES: 18

TRIPLES: 0

HOME RUNS: 10

RBI: 38

SB: 3

OBP: .359

SLG: .485

OPS: .843

AL Reserve Outfielder: Adam Jones

AVG: .293

HITS: 80

DOUBLES: 13

TRIPLES: 1

HOME RUNS: 11

RBI: 43

SB: 5

OBP: .336

SLG: .469

OPS: .804

AL Reserve Outfielder: Matt Joyce

AVG: .309

HITS: 69

DOUBLES: 16

TRIPLES: 2

HOME RUNS: 10

RBI: 36

SB: 4

OBP: .372

SLG: .534

OPS: .905

AL Reserve Outfielder: Carlos Quentin

AVG: .258

HITS: 66

DOUBLES: 21

TRIPLES: 0

HOME RUNS: 17

RBI: 48

SB: 1

OBP: .358

SLG: .535

OPS: .892

AL Reserve Utility: Michael Cuddyer

AVG: .283

HITS: 72

DOUBLES: 13

TRIPLES: 0

HOME RUNS: 10

RBI: 29

SB: 7

OBP: .346

SLG: .453

OPS: .799

AL Reserve Pitcher: Jered Weaver

RECORD: 9-4

ERA: 2.01

STRIKEOUTS: 102

WHIP: 0.920

AL Reserve Pitcher: James Shields

RECORD: 7-4

ERA: 2.40

STRIKEOUTS: 108

WHIP: 1.003

AL Reserve Pitcher: Josh Beckett

RECORD: 6-2

ERA: 1.86

STRIKEOUTS: 79

WHIP: 0.924

AL Reserve Pitcher: C.J. Wilson

RECORD: 7-3

ERA: 3.17

STRIKEOUTS: 97

WHIP: 1.229

AL Reserve Pitcher: C.C. Sabathia

RECORD: 9-4

ERA: 3.39

STRIKEOUTS: 84

WHIP: 1.237

AL Reserve Pitcher: Gio Gonzalez

RECORD: 6-5

ERA: 2.59

STRIKEOUTS: 90

WHIP: 1.298

AL Reserve Pitcher: Michael Pineda

RECORD: 7-4

ERA: 2.64

STRIKEOUTS: 85

WHIP: 1.026

AL Reserve Pitcher: Jose Valverde

SAVES: 17

ERA: 2.61

STRIKEOUTS: 32

WHIP: 1.258

AL Reserve Pitcher: Mariano Rivera

SAVES: 19

ERA: 1.84

STRIKEOUTS: 23

WHIP: 1.023

AL Reserve Pitcher: Chris Perez

SAVES: 18

ERA: 2.54

STRIKEOUTS: 20

WHIP: 1.235

AL Reserve Pitcher: Jordan Walden

SAVES: 17

ERA: 2.45

STRIKEOUTS: 38

WHIP: 1.212

AL Reserve Pitcher: Kyle Farnsworth

SAVES: 15

ERA: 2.17

STRIKEOUTS: 20

WHIP: 0.862

NL Starting Catcher: Brian McCann

AVG: .305

HITS: 74

DOUBLES: 14

TRIPLES: 0

HOME RUNS: 13

RBI: 43

SB: 2

OBP: .380

SLG: .523

OPS: .903

NL Starting First Baseman: Prince Fielder

AVG: .306

HITS: 81

DOUBLES: 18

TRIPLES: 1

HOME RUNS: 20

RBI: 63

SB: 0

OBP: .426

SLG: .608

OPS: 1.033

NL Starting Second Baseman: Rickie Weeks

AVG: .287

HITS: 88

DOUBLES: 19

TRIPLES: 2

HOME RUNS: 14

RBI: 32

SB: 7

OBP: .356

SLG: .498

OPS: .854

NL Starting Shortstop: Jose Reyes

AVG: .335

HITS: 105

DOUBLES: 20

TRIPLES: 13

HOME RUNS: 3

RBI: 29

SB: 26

OBP: .381

SLG: .511

OPS: .892

NL Starting Third Baseman: Placido Polanco

AVG: .292

HITS: 82

DOUBLES: 10

TRIPLES: 0

HOME RUNS: 4

RBI: 39

SB: 3

OBP: .341

SLG: .370

OPS: .711

NL Starting Outfielder: Matt Kemp

AVG: .328

HITS: 89

DOUBLES: 15

TRIPLES: 2

HOME RUNS: 20

RBI: 58

SB: 21

OBP: .420

SLG: .620

OPS: 1.040

NL Starting Outfielder: Ryan Braun

AVG: .309

HITS: 86

DOUBLES: 16

TRIPLES: 3

HOME RUNS: 15

RBI: 54

SB: 16

OBP: .395

SLG: .550

OPS: .945

NL Starting Outfielder: Lance Berkman

AVG: .307

HITS: 66

DOUBLES: 11

TRIPLES: 0

HOME RUNS: 17

RBI: 51

SB: 0

OBP: .418

SLG: .595

OPS: 1.013

NL Starting DH: Joey Votto

AVG: .318

HITS: 87

DOUBLES: 16

TRIPLES: 2

HOME RUNS: 9

RBI: 43

SB: 6

OBP: .440

SLG: .489

OPS: .930

NL Starting Pitcher: Roy Halladay

RECORD: 9-3

ERA: 2.51

STRIKEOUTS: 119

WHIP: 1.039

AL Starting Catcher: Alex Avila

AVG: .300

HITS: 61

DOUBLES: 14

TRIPLES: 3

HOME RUNS: 9

RBI: 41

SB: 3

OBP: .373

SLG: .532

OPS: .905

AL Starting First Baseman: Adrian Gonzalez

AVG: .359

HITS: 109

DOUBLES: 25

TRIPLES: 3

HOME RUNS: 15

RBI: 69

SB: 1

OBP: .410

SLG: .609

OPS: 1.019

AL Starting Second Baseman: Robinson Cano

AVG: .299

HITS: 84

DOUBLES: 16

TRIPLES: 2

HOME RUNS: 14

RBI: 48

SB: 6

OBP: .344

SLG: .520

OPS: .864

AL Starting Shortstop: Asdrubal Cabrera

AVG: .296

HITS: 89

DOUBLES: 19

TRIPLES: 3

HOME RUNS: 12

RBI: 43

SB: 12

OBP: .345

SLG: .498

OPS: .843

AL Starting Third Baseman

AVG: .296

HITS: 76

DOUBLES: 16

TRIPLES: 0

HOME RUNS: 13

RBI: 45

SB: 4

OBP: .375

SLG: .510

OPS: .885

AL Starting Outfielder: Jose Bautista

AVG: .325

HITS: 77

DOUBLES: 10

TRIPLES: 1

HOME RUNS: 22

RBI: 47

SB: 5

OBP: .470

SLG: .654

OPS: 1.124

AL Starting Outfielder: Curtis Granderson

AVG: .278

HITS: 78

DOUBLES: 11

TRIPLES: 6

HOME RUNS: 21

RBI: 54

SB: 10

OBP: .356

SLG: .584

OPS: .940

AL Starting Outfielder: Jacoby Ellsbury

AVG: .310

HITS: 92

DOUBLES: 22

TRIPLES: 0

HOME RUNS: 8

RBI: 38

SB: 24

OBP: .372

SLG: .465

OPS: .837

AL Starting DH: David Ortiz

AVG: .313

HITS: 84

DOUBLES: 20

TRIPLES: 1

HOME RUNS: 17

RBI: 48

SB: 1

OBP: .391

SLG: .586

OPS: .977

AL Starting Pitcher: Justin Verlander

Record: 9-3

ERA: 2.54

STRIKEOUTS: 110

WHIP: 0.854