Jose Bautista highlights a loaded American roster.
Sorry I’m a few days late with this, but I’m finally ready to announce the 2011 DTBL All-Stars. The 18th annual DTBL All-Star Game is tentatively scheduled for next Friday, July 15 at 10 p.m. EDT, 7 p.m. PDT. As mentioned a few days ago, the game will be live video-streamed here.
For the second straight year, the American Division will be managed by Nick while Dave will call the shots for the National Division. Perhaps there will be a little extra drama involved in this matchup as Nick and Dave try to claim final bragging rights from their championship tie a year ago. They broke all ties in voting and chose the 23rd player for their rosters. For the first time in league history, there was a team without any representation on the initial All-Star roster. Therefore, Nick was forced to use his 23rd player slot to make sure the Gators received a bid. He chose third baseman Johnny Peralta, who wasn’t even on the All-Star ballot (also a first). Peralta had fewer at bats than Danny Valencia at the time I created the list, which kept him off the ballot. Dave was able to use his 23rd slot with a more conventional pick, David Ortiz.
The American Division appears to have the stronger roster, which is not surprising considering they hold four of the top five spots in the standings. Their rotation of Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Jered Weaver, Felix Hernandez and Dan Haren is about as good as you can get (all but Haren were Jackalope a year ago). Meanwhile, the National team is loaded with Kings. 10 of the 23 players are from the Kings roster, which isn’t terribly surprising since they are the division’s lone contender so far this year.
Here are the 2011 DTBL All-Stars:
American Division
Starters:
- P – Roy Halladay, Jackalope
- C – Brian McCann, Jackalope
- 1B – Prince Fielder, Moonshiners
- 2B – Rickie Weeks, Naturals
- 3B – Adrian Beltre, Choppers
- SS – Asdrubal Cabrera, Naturals
- OF – Jose Bautista, Choppers
- OF – Ryan Braun, Jackalope
- OF – Curtis Granderson, Choppers
Reserves:
- C – Victor Martinez, Naturals
- 1B – Paul Konerko, Moonshiners
- 3B – Johnny Peralta, Gators
- SS – Troy Tulowitzki, Naturals
- OF – Hunter Pence, Jackalope
- OF – Justin Upton, Naturals
- P – Cliff Lee, Jackalope
- P – Jered Weaver, Moonshiners
- P – Felix Hernandez, Jackalope
- P – Dan Haren, Moonshiners
- RP – Craig Kimbrel, Choppers
- RP – Heath Bell, Jackalope
- RP – Mariano Rivera, Choppers
- RP – Drew Storen, Moonshiners
National Division
Starters:
- P – Justin Verlander, Kings
- C – Miguel Montero, Kings
- 1B – Adrian Gonzalez, Darkhorses
- 2B – Robinson Cano, Kings
- 3B – Alex Rodriguez, Kings
- SS – Jose Reyes, Kings
- OF – Matt Kemp, Demigods
- OF – Carlos Gonzalez, Kings
- OF – Jacoby Ellsbury, Darkhorses
Reserves:
- C – Carlos Santana, Mavericks
- 1B – Mark Teixeira, Cougars
- 1B – David Ortiz, Demigods
- 2B – Brandon Phillips, Cougars
- OF – Jay Bruce, Kings
- OF – Matt Holliday, Darkhorses
- P – Cole Hamels, Demigods
- P – James Shields, Darkhorses
- P – Clayton Kershaw, Mavericks
- P – Tommy Hanson, Kings
- RP – Joel Hanrahan, Cougars
- RP – Francisco Cordero, Kings
- RP – Brian Wilson, Darkhorses
- RP – J.J. Putz, Kings
Click here to view the full voting results.