Gators All-Star catcher Carlos Ruiz
The votes have been counted and the rosters are set for the 19th annual DTBL All-Star Game. The game will take place sometime next week, but the official date and time are TBD. The Demigods will be the host club. Jay will mange the American Division and I will call the shots for the National Division. Jay and I were responsible for breaking any ties in the final vote results and we picked the 23rd man for our respective teams. Without further ado, here are the 2012 DTBL All-Stars:
American Division
Starters:
- Pitcher – Matt Cain, Naturals
- Catcher – Carlos Ruiz, Gators
- First Base – Miguel Cabrera, Naturals
- Second Base – Ian Kinsler, Moonshiners
- Third Base – David Wright, Moonshiners
- Shortstop – Asdrubal Cabrera, Naturals
- Outfield – Jose Bautista, Choppers
- Outfield – Andrew McCutchen, Naturals
- Outfield – Ryan Braun, Jackalope
Reserves:
- Catcher – Yadier Molina, Choppers
- First Base – Mark Trumbo, Choppers
- Third Base – Adrian Beltre, Choppers
- Shortstop – Elvis Andrus, Jackalope
- Outfield – Curtis Granderson, Choppers
- Outfield – Giancarlo Stanton, Jackalope
- Pitcher – Zack Greinke, Naturals
- Pitcher – David Price, Naturals
- Pitcher – C.J. Wilson, Choppers
- Pitcher – Jered Weaver, Moonshiners
- Relief Pitcher – Jim Johnson, Jackalope
- Relief Pitcher – Craig Kimbrel, Choppers
- Relief Pitcher – Chris Perez, Naturals
- Relief Pitcher – Chris Sale, Choppers
National Division
Starters:
- Pitcher – Justin Verlander, Kings
- Catcher – Buster Posey, Demigods
- First Base – David Ortiz, Demigods
- Second Base – Robinson Cano, Kings
- Third Base – Edwin Encarnacion, Mavericks
- Shortstop – Starlin Castro, Mavericks
- Outfield – Carlos Beltran, Kings
- Outfield – Josh Hamilton, Cougars
- Outfield – Carlos Gonzalez, Kings
Reserves:
- Catcher – A.J. Pierzynski, Cougars
- First Base – Adam Dunn, Mavericks
- Second Base – Jason Kipnis, Cougars
- Outfield – Adam Jones, Mavericks
- Outfield – Mike Trout, Mavericks
- Outfield – Matt Holliday, Darkhorses
- Pitcher – Gio Gonzalez, Cougars
- Pitcher – Stephen Strasburg, Mavericks
- Pitcher – Cole Hamels, Demigods
- Pitcher – Madison Bumgarner, Cougars
- Relief Pitcher – Joel Hanrahan, Cougars
- Relief Pitcher – Kenley Jansen, Mavericks
- Relief Pitcher – Joe Nathan, Demigods
- Relief Pitcher – Jonathan Papelbon, Kings
All-Stars per team:
- 8 – Choppers
- 7 – Mavericks, Naturals
- 6 – Cougars
- 5 – Kings
- 4 – Demigods, Jackalope
- 3 – Moonshiners
- 1 – Darkhorses, Gators
Adrian Beltre and Matt Holliday were the 23rd players selected for each division. I chose Holliday to make sure the Darkhorses were represented on the roster. There are some interesting names NOT on the list above, namely NL MVP candidate Joey Votto and a pair of Dodgers: Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw. The Choppers lead the way with eight All-Stars. Interestingly, the league’s top two teams right now (Jackalope and Moonshiners) only have four and three All-Stars respectively. On the other end of the standings, the bottom two teams (Darkhorses and Gators) only have one All-Star each. One interesting voting fact is that all four National Division relief pitchers were chosen unanimously. Click here to view the full voting results. Much more All-Star Game info will be coming soon.