WARNE: My 2017 AL and NL All-Star Teams
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The balloting for MLB All-Star teams ends this Thursday at 11:59 p.m. Eastern, and fans can vote up to five times every 24 hours — up to a total of 35 ballots.
The results will be announced on a television special on ESPN at 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 2, and the game will be played at Marlins Park on July 11.
So, who do we think should be on the rosters for each side? We’ve cut through all the red tape for the final balloting and just made sure we had each team represented by at least one player. We also went starting pitcher heavy — they’re more valuable than relievers due to sheer innings thrown — but we won’t quibble if others prefer to load up on relievers to get through the late innings of a potentially great clash between the senior and junior circuits.
I listed my roster with Jon Becker of Roster Resource and MLBDailyDish.com on Tuesday’s recording of Midwest Swing — available here — but did make a change after our discussion.
So here it is, my final version of who’d be on my 34-man roster if the game were to be played today:
AL Starting Lineup
C- Salvador Perez, Royals
1B- Logan Morrison, Rays
2B- Jose Altuve, Astros
3B- Jose Ramirez, Indians
SS- Carlos Correa, Astros
LF- George Springer, Astros
CF- Mike Trout, Angels
RF- Aaron Judge, Yankees
DH- Corey Dickerson, Rays
SP- Chris Sale, Red Sox
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Bench
Lorenzo Cain, Royals
Justin Upton, Tigers
Miguel Sano, Twins
Avisail Garcia, White Sox
Mookie Betts, Red Sox
Jonathan Schoop, Orioles
Francisco Lindor, Indians
Alex Avila, Tigers
Gary Sanchez, Yankees
Ben Gamel, Mariners
Yonder Alonso, A’s
Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox
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